Episode 217

It's hard to believe, but we are already over halfway through 2025, and what an eventful year it's been! Today, we look back at some of this year's standout titles, and look ahead to what we're anticipating in the back half of 2025. As always, we conclude with the games we're playing (Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Deltarune, Satisfactory). This episode was recorded in July 2025. Intro and outro music composed for Gametalk by Dylan Chase (dylan.robert.chase@gmail.com).

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Opening Banter

8:11 - Our Favorite Games of 2025 So Far

23:55 - Reflecting on Switch 2 and Mario Kart World

31:18 - Big 2025 Games That We Missed

38:02 - Upcoming 2025 Games We're Most Excited For

56:13 - Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

1:15:15 - Deltarune

1:27:44 - Satisfactory

1:32:49 - Closing Banter