Summary

It's the holiday season, and that means it's time to talk about our favorite games of 2021 (some of which may not be video games)! We discuss them both in the context of The Game Awards, as well as beyond. Also, Dan's been playing the recently released Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and anticipating the upcoming Pokémon Arceus, Alex is "taking his veggies" and trying a bunch of new games, and Tony is playing Metroid Dread.

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Show Notes

• 0:00:00 Holidays Start!


• Rose Gold PS4 Controller


• 0:01:41 Pokemon Brilliant Diamond
  
  
  • Slay the Spire
  
  
  
  


• 0:12:15 Recommending Games
  
  
  • Magic: The Gathering
  
  
  • Celeste
  
  
  
  


• 0:17:07 Pokemon Legends: Arceus


• 0:22:17 Alex "Takes His Veggies"


• 0:26:27 Chrono Trigger
  
  
  • TheOldDrunkGuy
  
  
  
  


• 0:28:59 Loop Hero
  
  
  • Max Gentlemen Sexy Business
  
  
  
  


• 0:29:49 Hollow Knight
  
  
  • Final Fantasy XII
  
  
  • Darkest Dungeon
  
  
  • Solasta: Crown of the Magister
  
  
  • Crypt of the NecroDancer
  
  
  • Slime Rancher
  
  
  • Rhythm Rush
  
  
  • Owlboy
  
  
  • NieR: Automata
  
  
  
  


• 0:38:35 Metroid Dread
  
  
  • Back 4 Blood
  
  
  • HowLongToBeat.com
  
  
  
  


• 0:46:07 It Takes Two
  
  
  • Game Awards' GotY Nominees
    
    
    • Psychonauts 2
    
    
    • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
    
    
    • Resident Evil Village
    
    
    • Deathloop
    
    
    • It Takes Two
    
    
    • Metroid Dread
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• 0:49:10 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart


• 0:50:37 Deathloop
  
  
  • Kurzgesagt
  
  
  
  


• 0:57:44 A Look at Other Categories
  
  
  • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
  
  
  • Returnal
  
  
  • Life is Strange: True Colors
  
  
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Game
  
  
  
  


• 0:59:49 Metroid Dread's In-Game Timer


• 1:01:19 Back to Other Categories
  
  
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  
  
  • NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
  
  
  • The Sequel to "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  
  
  • Horizon: Forbidden West
  
  
  • Elden Ring
  
  
  • God of War Ragnarök
  
  
  
  


• 1:05:31 Favorite Games of 2021
  
  
  • Among Us
  
  
  • Stardew Valley
  
  
  • Super Mario RPG
  
  
  • Jak II
  
  
  • Deltarune Chapter 2
  
  
  • Left 4 Dead 2
  
  
  • The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
  
  
  • A Way Out
  
  
  • The Pathless
  
  
  • Spiritfarer
  
  
  • Half-Life 2
  
  
  • Twelve Minutes
  
  
  • Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
  
  
  • Pokemon Snap
  
  
  • Return of the Obra Dinn
  
  
  • Before Your Eyes
  
  
  • Hades
  
  
  
  


• 1:27:58 "Real quick" D&D Tangent
  
  
  • Theatre of the Mind
  
  
  • "...bigger than the box it came in."
  
  
  • “Lean Forward” vs “Lean Back” gaming