Words About Games

Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:25:22 - Blind Ranking Previous GOTY Winners1:11:56 - We discuss Game Awards GOTY nominees1:23:00 - Guessing this year's GOTY nominees1:35:40 - Vitz platinumed Ghost of YoteiCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:10:34 - Cool things we like (including Amy's objectively correct opinions about The Matrix films)0:30:20 - If Moody is hit by a bus and forgets all video games, what would we recommend (versus edition)1:01:17 - Indie Game of the Week - Threads of Time (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2090210/Threads_of_Time)1:04:05 - We continue recommending Moody games1:27:02 - Amy is exhausted with Silent Hill f1:51:00 - OpenCritic Head-To-HeadCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:17:12 - Cool things we like0:26:00 - Xbox Game Pass price rises are eye watering1:11:37 - Indie Game of the Week - People Of Note (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1626170/People_of_Note)1:17:32 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head1:22:59 - Unreal Engine 5 stutters?1:29:14 - Amy's Little Nightmares t-shirt story1:31:38 - We like Until Dawn (and Amy tells her funny Until Dawn EGX story)Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:07:55 - Amy comes clean about Silksong0:15:24 - Cool things we like0:24:43 - Amy remembers too much of Resident Evil 20:32:11 - Top 10 Video Game Consoles (Part 1)1:02:17 - Indie Game of the Week - Another Pint (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3150160/Another_Pint/)1:06:32 - Top 10 Video Game Consoles (Part 2)1:57:21 - OpenCritic Head-To-HeadCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:06:45 - Cool things we like0:19:59 - Vitz's quick review of and Roger0:26:10 - Moody unlocked mindfulness (and Dragon Quest XI)0:35:28 - New Yakuza games are incoming0:55:31 - Physical game sales are falling again1:23:34 - OpenCritic Head-To-HeadCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateFollow along with Amy's backlog progress (including her raw thoughts on the game's she plays) throughout 2025 here: https://tinyurl.com/amysbacklogSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:11:46 - Cool things we like0:21:06 - Ads are the devil0:26:39 - Amy ranks video game companions1:16:20 - Indie Game of the Week - Entropy1:21:11 - How to fix Final Fantasy1:49:52 - OpenCritic Head-To-HeadCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:11:26 - Cool things we like0:25:55 - When Did 7 Out Of 10 Games Become Seen As Bad?1:04:26 - Indie Game of the Week - The Killing Stone (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/The_Killing_Stone)1:10:10 - How much should a remaster change from the original?1:38:29 - Why don't we enjoy game showcases anymore?1:56:37 - OpenCritic Head-To-HeadCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:08:19 - Cool things we like0:29:57 - How to get someone new to games into the hobby1:09:52 - Moody is shadow boxing1:10:48 - Is how long it takes to make a video game destroying the industry1:40:30 - OpenCritic Head-To-HeadCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Intro:0:00:00 - Intro0:11:40 - Cool things we like0:28:33 - What's going on with Steam and itch.io's crackdown on adult content?0:58:33 - Indie Game of the Week - No, I’m Not Human (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180070/No_Im_not_a_Human)1:07:00 - You can only play five games for the rest of your life. What are they?1:35:38 - OpenCritic Head-To-HeadCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:11:39 - Cool things we like0:21:45 - Xbox have dropped the price of Outer Worlds 2 from $80 0:59:27 - Indie Game of the Week - Felt That: Boxing (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3763840/Felt_That_Boxing)1:04:46 - Fable is rumoured to be delayed to 20271:24:39 - Moody's thoughts on the Pokemon Presents1:44:14 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head1:52:09 - Fantasy Critic check-inCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Everything is burning down and falling apart around us, so Vitz and Amy teamed up to present a series of prompts that made us think about the games we love.Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:07:18 - Cool things we like0:14:38 - Summer Games Done Quick raised $2.4m for Doctors Without Borders0:24:49 - Introducing the concept of us naming us games0:26:21 - Name a game that you love0:33:18 - Name a game that you want to play0:40:07 - Name a game that you "hate"0:47:05 - Name a game that you own physically0:52:21 - Name a game that you own digitally0:54:55 - Name a game that you love the style of1:01:00 - Name a game that you've played more than once1:06:19 - Name a game that you never finished1:13:17 - Pixel Pop Stars season 2 post-mortem1:19:33 - Indie Game of the Week - There Are No Ghosts at the Grand (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3725190/There_Are_No_Ghosts_at_the_Grand/)1:25:21 - What game ignited your passion for games?1:32:48 - What game are you surprised that you love?1:39:14 - What is your ultimate comfort game?1:44:01 - If you were going to speedrun a game, what game would you choose?1:48:04 - What game made you ugly cry?1:55:38 - What game made you cry laughing?2:02:28 - OpenCritic Head-To-HeadCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

We talk about Xbox slowly destroying itself to throw endless money into the AI void, and Amy & Moody talk about a couple of games they played recently (and the massive retro game shop they visited).Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:09:47 - Amy & Moody visited Forgotten Worlds0:22:28 - Cool things we like0:31:13 - Microsoft is making Xbox look bad - but they are doing a bang up job of that themselves1:13:04 - Pixel Pop Stars1:15:24 - Indie Game of the Week - Dice Gambit (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1812860/Dice_Gambit/)1:18:26 - Amy's Citizen Sleeper 2 thoughts1:29:44 - Moody and Amy's Neva thoughts1:45:18 - OpenCritic Head-To-HeadCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:0:23:44 - Underappreciated Games of the 21st Century (Part 1)1:06:55 - Indie Game of the Week - Dead Take (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/Dead_Take/)1:13:19 - Underappreciated Games of the 21st Century (Part 2)2:05:06 - OpenCritic Head-To-HeadCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Moody has some things to get off his chest about Xbox, Amy dares the games industry to make their games $100 and Vitz talks about mental health.Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:11:16 - Cool things we like0:27:25 - Xbox Is About To Lay Off A Bunch More People1:13:06 - Indie Game of the Week - Relooted (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/Relooted/)1:21:10 - Ashly Burch launches a cool new YouTube series1:38:36 - OpenCritic Head-To-HeadCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateFollow along with Amy's backlog progress (including her raw thoughts on the game's she plays) throughout 2025 here: https://tinyurl.com/amysbacklogSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Amy enlists Moody's help to build a list of 2025 games to play throughout the second half of the year, and Moody wants to chat about the upcoming Xbox handheld.Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:14:07 - Cool things we like0:21:22 - What if D&D?0:26:18 - Building Amy A 2025 Backlog1:15:00 - Indie Game of the Week - Dreams of Another (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3561230/Dreams_of_Another/)1:19:30 - Are we interested in the Xbox handheld?1:51:55 - OpenCritic Head-To-HeadCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

The gang get together to talk about their favourite reveals and demos from the past week of the Summer of Gaming, and also a little bit about the stupid hat man & the swirling toxicity of video game commentary.Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:15:32 - Cool things we like0:25:19 - Summer Game Fest2:07:04 - Open Critic Head-To-HeadCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateFollow along with Amy's backlog progress (including her raw thoughts on the game's she plays) throughout 2025 here: https://tinyurl.com/amysbacklogSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Moody and Vitz break down the latest State of Play and talk about Switch 2 launch week.Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:05:53 - Cool things we like0:19:25 - State of Play Thoughts1:14:57 - Switch 2 releaseCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateFollow along with Amy's backlog progress (including her raw thoughts on the game's she plays) throughout 2025 here: https://tinyurl.com/amysbacklogSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Moody wants to know what games we're hoping to see at the upcoming Summer Game Fest/Hot Game Summer/E3 (depending on who you ask) and Vitz wants to talk about our predictions and expectations for the Switch 2, because expectations and predictions are much cooler if you make them ahead of time. Amy brings her usual energy. Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:12:56 - Cool things we like0:22:08 - Pixel Pop Stars update0:27:06 - 5 Games We Hope To See At Summer Game Fest1:17:24 - Indie Game of the Week - Ikuma - The Frozen Compass (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1728620/IKUMA__The_Frozen_Compass/)1:22:45 - “Happy” Switch 2 Eve (Week)1:54:07 - OpenCritic Head-To-HeadCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

This week Amy and Moody talk about turn-based RPGs. That's it. That's the whole show. Enjoy!Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:15:50 - Cool things we like0:23:13 - Turn-based RPGs never went anywhere1:05:03 - Indie Game of the Week - The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2809660/The_Remake_of_the_End_of_the_Greatest_RPG_of_All_Time/)1:09:40 - Let's check out IGN's Top 25 JRPGs of All Time1:58:39 - OpenCritic Head-To-HeadCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel