The Skybox Podcast

SECTION TIMESTAMPS:Lucas’ Honorable Mentions - 2:30 |Kris’ Honorable Mentions - 9:26 |Will’s Honorable Mentions - 13:25 |Brian’s Honorable Mentions - 17:13 |Lucas’ Top 10 - 23:30 |Kris’ Top 10 - 26:10 |Will’s Top 10 - 27:00 |Brian’s Top 10 - 27:50 |“Safe” Games - 29:25 |Most Of The Show: Challenges & Defenses |Update: What Remains Of Our Top 40 - 3:09:55 |SPOILERS FOR AND ROGER BEGIN - 4:20:24 |SPOILERS FOR AND ROGER END - 4:29:14 |Going Over The Final 10 - 4:12:50 |Reading The Top 10 - 5:10:45 |SPECIFIC GAME TIMESTAMPS:LUCAS HONORABLE MENTIONSShujinkou - 2:30 |Shadow Labyrinth - 4:45 |Crescent Tower - 6:09 |Lunar Remastered - 7:13 |House of Necrosis - 8:13 |LUCAS' TOP 101 Digimon Story Time Stranger - 4:51:25 |2 Look Outside - 5:00:50 |3 Silent Hill F - 3:03:30 |4 Citizen Sleeper 2 - 3:11:20 |5 Unbeatable - 4:30:20 |6 and Roger - 4:18:18 |7 Artis Impact - 2:33:08 |8 Blade Chimera - 1:53:00 |9 Ninja Gaiden Ragebound - 2:20:30 |10 TMNT Tactical Takedown - 23:30, 1:29:55 |KRIS HONORABLE MENTIONSAnbennar - 9:26 |Abiotic Factor - 10:30 |Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - 11:30 |KRIS’ TOP 101 UNBEATABLE - 4:30:20 |2 Rhythm Doctor - 4:42:09 |3 The Seance Of Blake Manor - 3:57:50 |4 StarVaders - 2:05:50, 2:50:40 |5 Hades 2 - 50:15 |6 Citizen Sleeper 2 - 3:11:20 |7 Monster Hunter Wilds - 1:44:10 |8 Dispatch - 1:21:10 |9 Ooo - 1:18:36 |10 Tempest Rising - 59:30 |WILL HONORABLE MENTIONSAbsolum - 13:26 |Marvel Cosmic Invasion - 13:50 |Demonschool - 14:20 |Rematch - 15:00 |Dark Queen of Mortholme - 15:36 |WILL’S TOP 101 Rhythm Doctor - 4:42:09 |2 Bounty Star - 3:45:30 |3 The Midnight Walk - 3:20:58 |4 Elden Ring: Nightreign - 2:39:06 |5 Ninja Gaiden II Black - 46:40 |6 Mecha Break - 1:05:45 |7 Ninja Gaiden Ragebound - 2:20:30 |8 Everdeep Aurora - 2:14:30 |9 Little Nightmares 3 - 1:37:20 |10 Pizza Bandit - 54:45 |BRIAN HONORABLE MENTIONSTime Flies - 17:36 |Spilled! - 18:10 |Earthion - 18:40 |Spirit Swap - 19:00 |Windswept - 19:30 |Monster Hunter Wilds - 20:00 |Marvel Rivals - 20:45 |Elden Ring Nightreign - 22:50 |BRIAN’S TOP 101 and Roger - 4:18:18 |2 Unbeatable - 4:30:20 |3 Camille and Laura - 4:04:17 |4 Eclipsium - 2:52:30, 3:33:59 |5 Look Outside - 5:00:50 |6 Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles - 38:30 |7 Citizen Sleeper 2 - 3:11:20 |8 Hollow Knight: Silksong - 1:12:05 |9 Henry Halfhead - 1:59:25 |10 Is This Seat Taken? - 1:26:07 |POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):++Give Us 5 Minutes And Some Alcohol, We Can Give You A Better Box Quote |+I’m Tipsy And I Changed What Sentence I Was Gonna Say Halfway Through |+Brian Has Failed The Bloodline |+Save The Animals, But Leave Brian In A Dumpster Somewhere |+The Ostrich Knows How To Shinespark |Touhou Hooty-Two |+It’s A Fucking Cat With A Dril, Baybeee! |++This Cat Is Not Steeped In Orientalism |+For The Pod, I Will Take This Bullet |+Shut Up Will, We’re Keeping Bounty Star |+++Inside Of You, There Are Two Skateboarding Brians |+I Don’t Think You Could Sell Me Harder If You Tried |+Thanks For Reminding Me About That, You Jerk |Alcoholism: The Mr. Mime Story |HOSTS:Brian BarnettLucas WhiteKris CornelisseWill Borger[This show is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:Random Opening - 0:00 |OFF - 4:20 |Gundam Movies - 17:46 |9/11 Thoughts - 39:44 |Josh Johnson’s Australian Food Standup - 44:45 |Dispatch, Telltale - 46:00 |George R.R. Martin, Muira, Art Ending With Or Without The Author - 1:03:00 |Earthion, Angel at Dusk, Ex-Zodiac - 1:16:30 |Skateboarding Brian & Skybox Discord - 1:28:00 |Trails Beyond The Horizon - 1:32:00 |Patreon Q from Murph: Is "jank is part of the charm" a valid statement, or cope? - 2:00:00  |POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):We BREEEEAK Into Soooong |Made With Sticky Stuff |Something Is A Little… Not Quite ON |Vomiting Rainbow At The Speed Racer Movie |+Gundam: Urder Of En I On’t Ike |+The Half Of Australia Where Something Is |Radsnakes |White Guy Twilight |++Skateboarding Brian Will Return In Avengers: Doomsday |Lucas The Blessed |Stepping Away For 17 Cups Of Water |+I Will Not Rise To Your Foreshadowing |Mandatory Bonus Mode |+Make The Art You Want To Make |+Timestamping 9/11 |++Stop Colony Dropping The Twin Towers |HOSTS:Brian BarnettLucas WhiteKris Cornelisse[Beyond the Skybox is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:Wrapping Up The Year - 0:00 |Silent Hill f - 8:20 |Superheroes, DC Compact - 21:10 |Death Howl - 30:45 |The Seance of Blake Manor - 41:18 |Switch 2 Ports, WWE 2K25, Tomb Raider, AC Shadows - 55:30 |Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 - 1:16:51 |Patreon Q: What loot would you drop, and at what rarity? - 1:34:30 |POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):Tickled By The Niggling Mucus |+Milky Vision |+Silently Laying Down Pipe |Triggered By The Biolizard |Something Deeply Wrong With Me |A Touchstone For Culture |+Kris' Crystal Kris |+Kingdom Come Take A Bath |You’ve Done Well, Brian, Now Rest |HOSTS:Brian BarnettLucas WhiteKris Cornelisse[Beyond the Skybox is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:Naruto Burger King, Ninja Ramen, & Goku Burger - 2:30 |Skydive Schedule Change - 7:30 |Emulation on Steam Deck - 10:00 |Bubble Bobble Sugar Dungeon - 19:50 |Marvel Cosmic Invasion - 36:00 |Sleep Awake (& Day 5) - 52:30 |Patreon Q: Murph - Adapt your favorite movie to Wii or Xbox Kinect - 1:10:30 |POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):+Recoiling In Fear At A Pending Brian Rant Is Just A Reflex At This Point |This Is Going To Tie Back Into The Holocaust Somehow |+The Burger King Is Stuck In Naruto Mode |Finn Doesn't Care About Your PSPSPS |Bubble Bobble Sugar Daddies |Safe From His Psychopathy |Stacked In Defiance Of God |+That's My Secret Cap, I'm Always Johnny Blazin' |HOSTS:Brian BarnettLucas WhiteKris Cornelisse[Beyond the Skybox is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:Demonschool - 0:00 |Risk of Rain 2 - 22:34 |Patreon Q: Murph - Embarrassing scary video game moments as a kid - 35:15 |Xenoblade X - 46:44 |Agatha Christy's Death On The Nile - 56:28 |Borderlands 4 - 1:19:48 |Monster Train 2 - 1:30:00 |POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):Kris Cornelisse - The Man Of Tomorrow |HOSTS:Brian BarnettLucas WhiteKris Cornelisse[Beyond the Skybox is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:BallxPit - 2:00 |Baldur's Gate 1 - 37:50 |The Introduction of Lisan Al Gaib Handsome Squidward - 53:00 |DC / Sonic Crossover - 56:30 |Lumines Arise - 1:09:30 |Blippo+ - 1:15:00 |Dog Witch - 1:20:00 |Descent of Lunaris - 1:28:00 |Ixion, Super Fantasy Kingdom - 1:39:00 |Patreon Q: Mads - Are Console Exclusives Going Away? - 1:50:00 |POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):Lucas Is Afraid The AI Is Taking His Job (In Ball X Pit) |Superman Impregnated By Knuckles |+If You Don't Go Down, You Are No King & You Deserve No Queen |If You're Not Careful Someone Will Make A Sandwich Out Of Dogs |+I Hope You Weren't Planning On Eating That |+Kratos' Sekiro-Like Boss Fight Against The Hindu Stack Of Turtles |HOSTS:Brian BarnettLucas WhiteKris Cornelisse[Beyond the Skybox is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

In this episode, Brian, Lucas, and Kris start things off ridiculously, and somehow get around to answering a hot Patreon question.TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:Insane Beginning, Spindly Superman, Shadow X Batman, SMT Lucifer's Call, Solving Racism & Peace Prize - 0:00 |Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles - 16:00 |Max Faith Chocobo Holy War (Insane Tangent) - 25:30 |Heart Of The Machine - 31:00 |Double Dragon Revive - 40:45 |Lumines Arise - 1:03:10 |Patreon Q: What Are Brian's All-Time Worst Takes? - 1:14:00 |POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):Designed To Take The Piss Out Of Me |Surprised He's Not Wider (Whiter?) |+This Is Where I Watched My Parents Die, Shadow |Hostess Fruitcakes |Persona Q: John de Lancie |+The World Tree's Wood & The Greater Good |The Voice Of Treason |+Turtle Pope Miriel & High Confessor Boco: Enemies To Lovers |+Lisan Al Gisahl Greens |A Junkyard Bouquet |+Get Yourself A Long Penis Microphone & Put It In The Hand Of A Man Who Likes To Castrate Pets |Died Tragically In A Fist Fight With Adam Sandler |[Beyond the Skybox is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

In this episode, Brian and Lucas talk about The Sentry, Thunderbolts, My Hero Academia and spend lots of time discussing whether JRPG is really the best term for the genre. Enjoy!TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:Thunderbolts* & The Sentry - 0:00 |My Hero Academia & Fullmetal Alchemist - 10:00 |Monster Train - 31:13 |Digimon Story: Time Stranger - 40:30 |Patreon Q: Can We Come Up With A Better Term Than “JRPG?” - 1:10:00 |POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):The Golden Guardians Of Good |+United States Of Smash Somebody’s Face Off |Normeal |We Have Danganronpa At Home |+What If You Could Tell The Kid Game’s Music Composer Fucked? |+Mr. Mime With A Jug Of Moonshine |+THIS Pokemon Is ‘Authoritative Libertarian!’ |Do You Want To Have Fun Or Be A Buzz-Kill Min-Maxer? |+My Guy Became More Wisdomy |You Just Have To Know A LITTLE Bit About Quantum Mechanics & You’re Fine |+It’s Not A Mechanic, It’s An Ethnicity |++A Fenced-In Camp Of Gamergate Gooners |+Drop The J |+Two White Guys Fix Racism |[Beyond the Skybox is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

In this episode, Brian, Lucas, and Kris talk about Puzzle Quest, Hello Dolly, poisonous spiders, Hades 2, and Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles.TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:Organization XIII - 0:00 |X-Men, Magneto, Sir Ian McKellen, & Charleses - 4:03 |Brian’s Elevator Music - 13:47 |Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition - 14:13 |Hello Dolly - 29:20 |Bop-It: The Video Game - 30:00 |Hades 2 - 33:56 |Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles - 53:56 |POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):+Ribnax, Caslux, & Skrix |When You Raise Children, You Do A Lot Of Things |++Oh Look, An Eight-Legged Charles! |You Should’ve Killed Me When You Had The Chance, Charles |All Jumpy Boys Are Charleses, But Not All Charleses Are Jumpy Boys |+++Getting Donuts From The Newcastle Big Boy |+The Only Way To Make It More Australian Is Calling It Bruce |Bruce the Newcastle Big Boy |Terrifying Spiders From Down Under |++All My Friends Have Horrible Jellyfish |++Politics Is Happening! Brian, Do Showtunes! |++You’re Barbara F***ing Streisand |Bop It, Twist It, Pull It |+Don’t Let Those Happy Aliens & Goldfish Distract You |One Glance & It’s Game Over, OOH So Close! |+Add “Spin It” & “Flick It” To The Mix |+Bop-It Does What Nintendon’t |You’ve Not Only Bopped Yourself, You’ve Robbed Yourself Of The Accomplishment Of Twisting |Separate Save Slots Save Lives |[Beyond the Skybox is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

In this episode, Brian, Lucas, and Kris talk about how to make a bowl of cereal the wrong way, revisiting System Shock 2, stand-up, and answer the question on everyone’s tongues, “would you rather fight 1 big Lucas or 100 tiny Wills?” The end of this episode is one for the ages, so… enjoy!TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:What Would You Do If You Were Robbed? |Camille & Laura - 5:11 |#MilkFirst - 11:33 |Baby Steps - 17:30 |Gianmarco Soresi: Thief Of Joy - 36:46 |System Shock 2 - 42:00 |The Rogue Prince Of Persia - 57:15 |UNHINGED Patreon Q: Would you rather fight one big Lucas or 100 tiny Wills? - 1:19:07 |POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):Taking The Immersive Sim Approach To Home Invasions / House Robbery |I Could Be Robbed At Any Moment |Be Warned, My Back Legs Are ALSO Poison |A Flashbang To Start The Podcast |A Weapon To Surpass A Hammer & Pot |We Only Use 10% Of Our Brains, The Other 90% Is Flipping The Image Upside Down |The Future Is Filled With Stuff |We’ve Been Filling Holes |Big Lucas Boss Fight Symphony |I Could Easily Win A Debate Against 100 Babies |Current Lucas, Just Big |Emoji Will, Sticker Lucas |Yao Ming Lucas |100 Devious Will-Sized Brains |100 Two-Pound, Three Centimeter Wills |Wading Through Chihuahuas |[Beyond the Skybox is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

In this episode, Brian and Lucas are joined by Will to talk about PAX, Henry Halfhead, and answer some fantastic (and unhinged) Patreon questions. Enjoy!TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:PAX Preview Roundup “Keeping It Short” - 1:30 |Patreon Q: Weight of story VS gameplay? - 45:41 |Henry Halfhead - 1:01:12 |Patreon Q: Whatchu doing wit all dat azz? - 1:06:43 |Digimon Story: Time Stranger - 1:10:30 |POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):No Gimmick This Week, I Already Messed Up Too Much |It Makes You Feel Like A Star War |Swap Your Meat With Somebody Else's |Lucas White Will Remember That |Their Skin Is More Skin-like |Agumon Of Theseus |Multiplayer Battle Royale Wizardry |Getting My Head Spun Right Round |Lucas Doesn’t Have That Much Ass |Riding High On That One For A While, & Not Just On The Ass |Serving That S*** Up On A Platter, Boys |[Beyond the Skybox is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

In this episode, Brian, Lucas, and Kris talk about the new Superman film, the massive influence of OFF, and how to talk to people who cite Grummz and Gamergate. Enjoy!TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:Superman - 1:00 |Across The Obelisk, Deckbuilders - 15:30 |Kill The Brickman - 29:30 |OFF - 38:00 |Patreon Q: How would you respond to people who cite Grummz & Gamergate? - 1:00:40 |POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):++Get Me Pictures Of Superman |He Made Me Like Polkadot Man |+Toby Fox: Sin Eater |[Beyond the Skybox is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

In this episode, Brian and Lucas are joined by Kris to talk about Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, DK Bananza, TMNT: Splintered Fate, and a whole lot more… but remember, this episode of ‘off the record,’ so enjoy it accordingly. Enjoy!TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:Static Dread: The Lighthouse - 5:00 |Towa & The Guardians Of The Sacred Tree - 17:30 |Patreon Q: 5 star sequences in 1 star games? Vice versa? - 34:00 |Is This Seat Taken? - 52:57 |System Shock Remake - 59:12 |POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):You Can Enjoy The Depths Of My Company Anytime |++Kris Is Handsome But He Doesn’t Have Lesbian Power |++Wined, Dined, & Proposition 65’d |+Trying To Fix Things… With Violence |THE GREATER GOOD |Top Five Fifty Hundred |[Beyond the Skybox is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]Source: Patreon

In this episode, Brian and Lucas are joined by Kris to talk about Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, DK Bananza, TMNT: Splintered Fate, and a whole lot more… but remember, this episode of ‘off the record,’ so enjoy it accordingly. Enjoy!TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:Time Flies - 0:00 |Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound - 7:45 |Digimon Cyber Sleuth (Kris This Time) - 18:26 |Slay The Spire - 21:48 |Donkey Kong Bananza - 26:17 |DK Bananza Spoilers - 29:30 - 40:15 |Seven Days To Die - 41:20 |TMNT Splintered Fate - 49:00 |Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 - 1:02:32 |CyberPunk 2077 - 1:09:22 |Hunter x Hunter: Nen Impact - 1:13:00 |POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):Kris: Local Discord Cyber Sleuth |Beyond The Skybox, After Hours & Off The Record |Digi-Devolving Kris, Just To See What Happens |A Little Fly, Making Mischief |Coming To Terms With Donkey Kong |Shameless Pandering |Aren’t You F*ING HYPE?! |Biff’s New Casino In New Donk City |Friends Don’t Let Friends Reach The Blood Moon Unprepared |Press A Button, Something Cool Happens |I’m Delaying Putting It Off |[Skybox: After Hours is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

In this episode, Brian and Lucas are joined by Kris to talk about Brian’s absence, He Is Coming, Look Outside, Donkey Kong Bananza, and lots more. Enjoy!TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:Patreon Q: What did you do with the baby penguin in Mario 64? - 3:20 |MADO MONOGATARI: Fia and the Wondrous Academy - 7:12 |Grandpa Jim Update - 16:12 |Look Outside - 23:13 |Killing Floor 3 - 38:00 |He Is Coming - 50:28 |Nintendo Drop & Donkey Kong Bananza - 1:00:00 |Digimon Cybersleuth - 1:23:09 |Patreon Q: What is your gaming Everest? - 1:33:00 |POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):Big Believer In Podily Autonomy |Would You Stop Killing Us If I Sent You Part Of My Face? |The Vibes Are Rancid (Complimentary) |Editor-At-Quite-Large |Mug So Small Lucas Looks Like A Giant |++Converging In The Sin Pit |+Yeeting The Baby Penguin Like John Wick’s Gun |++If I’m Not Gonna Die, I Might As Well Go For A Walk |++Beat It So He Can Come |[Beyond the Skybox is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]

In this episode, Brian is joined by Lucas, Will, and special guest Giovanni Colantonio go all the way off the rails. Enjoy!TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:Enjoying Metroid - 5:00 |Don Knotts Begins - 12:37 |Game of the Year & Lost Nuance - 15:32 |Don Knotts Returns - 49:00 |General Writing Advice |Everdeep Aurora - 1:22:20 |Rematch - 1:35:35 |Patapon - 1:55:00 |Patreon Q: How High Is The Skybox? - 2:13:00 |POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):Patrick Stewart AND The Devil |You Can Parry If You Want To, You Can Leave Your Friends Behind… |Metroid Will Remember That… |Don Knotts: “Are We The Baddies?” |I’ve Got Mad Vertigo, I Think I Might Become A Janitor At NASA |+Peanut Butter, Inch-Worming Its Way Around The Cockpit |Ben Starr, Blowing A Banana While Dressed As A Joker |+Can You Imagine Don Knotts At Burning Man? |+Don Knotts, Pass The Ayahuasca |++Behold The Mustardpiece |A Lot Of Bad Stuff Happened After 9/11 |Will Borger, The Great Gatsby Of Skybox |At Least The Fall Would Be Spectacular |Thank You, Rematch Don Knotts |My Name Is Mayo, The Spiritual Sequel To Patapon |A Primordial Horse Game |How You Sons Of Bitch Doing Tonight? |Like A Backdrop In A Hannah Barbara Cartoon |Tout Suite |FOUR. MORE. REFERENCES. |I Could Go All Night, Baby |MORE DON KNOTTS |[Beyond the Skybox is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]