Boss Barrel Radio

Ding dong Pooky!  A new episode pops out to spook you!  It appears we are in bizarro 2026 where everything is bad, but the games are pretty dang good.  Like the Spirit of Halloween, we'll see you next bankruptcy. Links Boss Barrel website Patreon YouTube channel Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:00 State of the Games Industry 00:09:38 Physical Future Fears 00:23:08 Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 00:43:03 Mina the Hollower 00:54:57 Splatoon Raiders 00:58:59 Star Fox (2026) 01:00:59 Pragmata 01:07:52 Control Resonant 01:24:35 007 First Light 01:38:45 Star Wars: Galactic Racer 01:51:41 Neverness to Everness 01:52:52 Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales 01:53:52 Mewgenics 01:54:44 Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve 01:59:27 Outro Speaking: Collin Connett, Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann Intro/Outro music Crimson Fly by Huma-Huma Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann

What's the biggest problem with game of the year podcasts you might ask?  Well its the hyper saturation of goty podcasts in December.  We here at Boss Barrel Radio are addressing that problem by releasing our Game of the Year podcast episode in April.  You are welcome.  Oh! Spoilers...Its Clair Obscure: Expedition 33. Links Boss Barrel website Patreon YouTube channel Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro music 00:00:24 Introduction 00:01:41 Donkey Kong Bananza 00:13:34 Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 00:25:29 Ghost of Yōtei 00:40:19 Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector 00:50:20 Lumines Arise 00:54:35 Monster Train 2 01:00:14 Sunderfolk 01:05:09 Silksong 01:14:33 Hades II 01:16:01 Blue Prince 01:21:01 The Roottrees are Dead 01:24:47 Umamusume: Pretty Derby 01:25:44 Abiotic Factor 01:27:36 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance 01:30:44 Closing Speaking: Collin Connett, Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann Intro/Outro music Crimson Fly by Huma-Huma Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann

The year is off to a kooky start and so are we.  Geoff and Collin discuss the difficult bosses of and weird art of Dragon Quest.  Griff gets hooked by a new contender in the gacha verse, Arknights: Endfield with its factory sim mechanic.  Thanks for listening, byeeeeee... Links Boss Barrel website  Patreon  YouTube channel  Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro gag 00:00:24 Intro music 00:00:48 Introduction 00:03:14 Steam Machine delays 00:04:13 DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake 00:12:28 Arknights: Endfield 00:35:14 DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined 00:45:13 2XKO 00:48:56 Highguard 00:51:08 UFO 50 00:56:14 Closing Speaking: Collin Connett, Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann Intro/Outro music Crimson Fly by Huma-Huma Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann

Oops!  We forgot to podcast for half the year again.  But we are back to talk about all the important things like high school horse girls, the end table of hatred, Silksong pain, and Hawk Tuah meme coin.  Better late than never. Links Boss Barrel website Patreon YouTube channel Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro music 00:00:24 Introduction 00:01:59 Banter 00:03:38 Hollow Knight: Silksong 00:21:29 Hades II 00:35:32 DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake 00:49:27 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach 00:58:13 Kirby Air Riders 01:01:58 Donkey Kong Bananza 01:07:35 Pokémon Legends: Z-A 01:09:05 Ghost of Yōtei 01:17:37 Final Fantasy Tactics - Ivalice Chronicles 01:25:24 UFO 50 01:27:17 Abiotic Factor 01:31:46 Umamusume: Pretty Derby 01:42:35 Borderlands 4 01:43:35 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance 01:43:48 Lumines Arise 01:44:39 Closing Speaking: Collin Connett, Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer Intro/Outro music Crimson Fly by Huma-Huma Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann Edited and Produced by Griffin Hoffmann

Geoff and Jamie got the Switch 2 and are, for the most part, enjoying the new hybrid handheld.  Mario Kart World thrashes, Cyberpunk 2077 crashes, and Collin and Griff are not swayed.  We talk highlights from the Summer Games Fest and get into the details of Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, Blue Prince, and Doom: The Dark Ages. Links Boss Barrel website Patreon  YouTube channel Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro music 00:00:24 Introduction 00:01:59 Banter 00:03:02 Switch 2 Hands On plus Mario Kart World and Cyberpunk 2077 00:27:11 FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time 00:30:18 Switch 2 Library 00:33:28 DELTARUNE 00:37:42 Summer Games Fest: ROG Xbox Ally 00:45:54 Summer Games Fest: Final Fantasy Tactics 00:48:01 Summer Games Fest: Capcom's  Pragmata 00:49:20 Summer Games Fest: Capcom's Resident Evil 9 00:50:55 Summer Games Fest: Mina the Hollower 00:52:21 Summer Games Fest: Code Vein II 00:53:10 We didn't play Nightreign 00:54:26 Summer Games Fest 00:59:31 Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 01:14:44 Blue Prince 01:24:05 Doom: The Dark Ages 01:31:59 The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy 01:33:40 Avowed 01:35:30 Monster Hunter Wilds 01:40:29 Closing Speaking: Collin Connett, Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer Intro/Outro music Crimson Fly by Huma-Huma  Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann Edited and Produced by Griffin Hoffmann