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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

We finally are able to talk about the games from 2025 we've been playing and there is some catching up to do.  After getting through out notable games, we discuss the Nintendo Switch 2 details and lament the direction Nintendo took at almost every decision point. Links Boss Barrel website https://www.bossbarrel.com Patreon https://patreon.com/BossBarrelMedia?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@bossbarrel Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro music 00:00:23 Introduction 00:01:30 Banter 00:02:56 Nubby's Number Factory 00:08:35 Stellar Blade 00:13:47 Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist 00:19:57 Final Fantasy II: Pixel Remaster 00:22:40 1000X Resist 00:37:42 Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector 00:57:36 A Game about Digging a Hole 01:00:35 Xenoblade Chronicles X 01:01:44 Assassin's Creed Shadows 01:10:33 Nintendo Switch 2 01:36:27 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

Its a wild ride as we close out our top three favorite games of 2024.  There is some overlap and some contention but all around we had a great time sharing our opinions.  Enjoy and be warned there are significant spoilers abound.  Thanks for listening! Links Boss Barrel website Patreon YouTube channel Timestamps 00:00:00 Cold Open 00:00:50 Intro music 00:01:22 Introduction 00:07:12 Recap Everyone's 10-4 00:11:39 Geoff's Number 3 00:22:35 Jamie's Number 3 00:31:17 Collin & Griff's Number 3 00:48:19 Geoff's Number 2 01:02:16 Jamie's Number 2 01:07:48 Griff's Number 2 01:08:25 Collin's Number 2 01:09:15 Geoff's Number 1 01:33:00 Jamie & Collin's Number 1 01:48:02 Griff's Number 1 02:08:36 Closing 02:12:25 Closing Music Speaking: Collin Connett, Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer Intro/Outro music by Andy Poppen Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann

Using the scientist approved and commonly understood method of reverse-order-about-10-games-from-roughly-the-past-year we begin to uncover the Game of the Year 2024.  Its all in good fun as the corn coast gang meet up with the beast coast fellas to talk about our favorite games over the last year.  Its going to be a long one so we broke it into two parts.  Enjoy our journey as more games keep coming out and we have less time for them all.  But that will not stop us this year, last year, or ever!!!  Also Jaime bought a 3D printer. Links Boss Barrel website  Patreon  YouTube channel  Timestamps 00:00:00 Cold Open 00:03:12 Intro music 00:03:45 Introduction 00:07:56 Number 10 00:18:19 Number 9 00:27:21 Number 8 00:41:18 Number 7 00:57:46 Number 6 01:19:27 Number 5 01:30:54 Number 4 01:56:13 Closing 01:57:14 Closing Music Speaking: Collin Connett, Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer Intro/Outro music by Andy Poppen Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann

Time to pay the piper.  Boss Barrel has been providing video games coverage for close to 15 years and now its your chance to give back with a one or many time donation.  Act now to exploit us for the low, low cost of 2 dollars per month.  Maybe you can donate more and get the even wilder shit we talk about on the podcast. Head over to the Patreon and subscribe.  Or don't and just keep listening whenever we find time to record an episode.  And just remember what we always say: if you die without ever being recorded on a podcast, no one will remember you. Links: SAG-AFTRA Interactive Media (Video Game) Strike https://www.sagaftra.org/contracts-industry-resources/contracts/interactive-media-video-game-strike Ask the Developer Vol. 13, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom — Part 1 https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-13-the-legend-of-zelda-echoes-of-wisdom-part-1/?utm_source=SW-AAA&utm_medium=sotwnoa&utm_campaign=N1141-01&utm_id=N1141-01 Boss Barrel Patreon https://patreon.com/BossBarrelMedia?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link Timestamps 00:00 Intro music 00:34 Introduction 05:07 Voice Actor Strike 11:24 Play Nice by Jason Schreier 23:33 Game Freak data breach 27:15 Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games ends 32:51 Boss Barrel Patreon 34:47 Astro Bot 45:23 Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC 54:17 Metaphor: ReFantazio 01:11:52 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom 01:24:19 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 01:33:19 Silent Hill 2 (2024) 01:36:12 Super Mario Party Jamboree 01:38:03 Tactical Breach Wizards 01:40:40 Balatro 01:42:31 Star Wars Outlaws 01:44:51 Closing 01:47:16 Outro music Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer Intro/Outro music by Andy Poppen Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann

Video Games are upon us.  Like the timely groundhog, we emerge from our middle aged burrows to look for our shadows and determine the state of video games in 2024.  Lots to talk about and catch up on since we haven't recorded in a bit, but we keep it crisp.  Watch out for spoilers and no stealing the shocker scissors patent pending. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro music 00:00:34 Introduction 00:01:13 2023 Lookback 00:07:21 Knife talk 00:10:01 Summer Game Fest Highlights 00:10:47 Doom: The Dark Ages 00:15:21 Tomb Raider 00:16:58 Astro Bot 00:19:36 Dragon's Dogma 2 00:25:11 Perfect Dark 00:27:10 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom 00:29:21 Mario & Luigi: Brothership 00:31:21 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 00:40:17 Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake 00:41:19 Metroid Prime 4 00:43:39 Dragon Age: The Veilguard 00:49:22 Assassin's Creed Shadows 00:51:43 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 00:55:23 Animal Well 00:58:35 Loralie and the Laser Eyes 01:07:42 Chants of Sennaar 01:09:59 *Spoilers Incoming* 01:10:10 *Spoiler* Chants of Sennaar Puzzle Revelation 01:13:24 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 01:22:42 Hades II 01:23:10 Balatro 01:27:18 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 01:30:19 Palword 01:33:40 Outro Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer Intro music by Andy Poppen Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann

A podcast full of idiots is our new slogan.  Jamie is satisfied with his PSVR 2 pickup and so is Sony.  Griff opposes Sony's continued dalliance with VR and just wants them to fight Microsoft again.  Geoff is dispassionately interested.  We catch up on a month of played game; hot for Fire Emblem Engage, cool for Sea of Stars, nonplussed by the completely-average-with-hand/wrist-based-reluctant-companion games, hyped for Hitman Freelancer and popping off for Pizza Tower.  Let's all agree to not talk about The Last of Us any more and continue to talk more about fecal transplants. Timestamps 00.00.00 - Intro music 00.00.33 - Banter 00.08.53 - Introduction 00.10.53 - PSVR2 00.50.04 - The Last of Us TV Show 00.52.19 - Clips from Boss Barrel Radio 06/21/2020 00.57.37 - Forspoken 00.58.04 - Fire Emblem Engage 01.10.06 - Sea of Stars Demo 01.16.43 - Atomic Heart 01.19.25 - Forspoken 01.22.15 - Pizza Tower 01.28.09 - Hitman Freelancer 01.43.13 - Season: A Letter to the Future 01.54.02 - Fantasy Critic Check In Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer Intro music by Andy Poppen Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann

Griff, Geoff, and Jamie wish everyone a happy New Year and happy Lunar New Year. We discuss our Warhammer 40K resolutions, brush past the Dungeons and Dragon's drama, set the table for our Fantasy Critic league, 2022 year of the on fire tree, and of course the video games we've been playing. Timestamps 00.00.00 - Intro music 00.00.33 - The Banter 00.01.39 - Introduction 00.01.57 - The Banter continued 00.06.38 - Fantasy Critic 00.09.00 - Chained Echoes 00.17.41 - Fire Emblem Engage 00.34.23 - Tunic 00.39.25 - Inscryption *mild spoilers* 00.46.58 - Shovel Knight : Dig 00.50.03 - Vampire Survivors 00.53.02 - Retro Bowl 00.57.35 - Pokémon Scarlet and Violet 01.13.01 - 2022 Look Back 01.14.39 - Steam Deck 01.23.01 - Rollerdrome 01.26.02 - News Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer Intro music by Andy Poppen Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann

​Topics: Best of 2022, on fire churches, tiny folk, good games and good music Speaking: Griff Hoffmann, Collin Connett, Gene Sopher jr ​Music Timestamps and credits: 00.06.40 - Mirror of the World (Baiken's Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive - Daisuke Ishiwatari (composer) Naoki Hashimoto (performer) 00.09.05 - The Town Inside Me (Bridget Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive - - Daisuke Ishiwatari (composer) and AISHA (performer) 00.11.58 - Mirror of the World (Baiken's Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive - Daisuke Ishiwatari (composer) Naoki Hashimoto (performer) 00.15.11 - Godskin Apostles - Elden Ring - Tsukasa Saitoh 00.17.04 - Lord of Blood - Elden Ring - Tsukasa Saitoh 00.21.29 - The Shroud - Darkest Dungeon 2 - Stuart Chatwood 00.27.26 - Counsel of Condemnation (Cyno's Theme)  - Genshin Impact - HOYO-MiX (composer) tnbee (youtuber arranger) 00.28.48 - Hustle and Bustle of Ormos  - Genshin Impact - HOYO-MiX 00.33.42 - Ooze Control - Tunic - Lifeformed × Janice Kwan 00.36.55 - Goblins ! - Tiny Folks - Pierre Vandermaesen 00.38.38 - Port Pelican - Tiny Folks - Pierre Vandermaesen 00.43.31 - Panic in the Sky! - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Tee Lopes and Jonny Atma 00.46.11 - Cyan's Theme - Final Fantasy VI: Pixel Remaster - Nobuo Uematsu (composer) Yoko Komiyama (arranger) 00.49.39 - Glass Ocean - Neon White - Machine Girl 00.52.49 - The Gall and the Gumption - Dicey Dungeons (Reunion DLC) - Chipzel 00.57.45 - Sleeper - Citizen Sleeper - Amos Roddy 01.01.44 - Air Twister - Air Twister - Valensia 01.02.54 - Princess Mystic - Air Twister - Valensia Outro music by Andy Poppen

Topics: Fall, Autumn, PSLs, a gentle prelude to death Speaking: Griff Hoffmann, Collin Connett, Gene Sopher jr ​Music Timestamps and credits: 00.02.07 - Windmill Hills - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - David Wise 00.05.39 - Hills of Destiny (Autumn Hills Past) - The Messenger - Rainbowdragoneyes 00.08.49 - Hills of Intent (Autumn Hills Future) - The Messenger - Rainbowdragoneyes ​00.10.38 - River of Life - Octopath Traveler - Yasunori Nishiki ​00.15.02 - A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup - Sonic Adventure 2 - Composer Tomoya Ohtani Artist Hunnid-P 00.18.53 - What The Forest Taught Me (Remastered) - Secret of Mana - Hiroki Kikuta 00.22.09 - Ecruteak City (Anime Orchestral version) - Pokémon Gold/Silver - Shinji Miyazaki, Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki 00.26.38 - Beeton Tracks - Blast Corps - Graeme Norgate 00.30.09 - Elven Town - Shining Force 2 - Motoaki Takenouchi 00.33.24 - Tarrey Town - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata, Hajime Wakai 00.37.58 - Village of Dali - Final Fantasy IX - Nobuo Uematsu Outro music by Andy Poppen

On this episode of Boss Barrel Radio Griff Hoffmann, Geoff Brewer, and Jamie Sherer talk in detail about Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Neon White, Playdate, and Stray.  We touch on a few other games, discuss the announcement of Soulframe by Digital Extremes, give a nod to Rockstar and GTA6, and cover the Pokémon Scarlet/Violet event. Timestamps 00:33:00 - Intro 00:05:30 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 00:33:00 - Teenage Mustang Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge 00:38:20 - Last Call BBS 00:45:00 - Neon White 00:55:05 - Into the Breach Advanced Edition 01:01:30 - Playdate 01:13:55 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land 01:15:55 - Stray 01:25:15 - Topics 01:37:10 - Outro Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer Intro music by Andy Poppen and Outro sounds from Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann

Topics: Dragalia Lost ending and the future of service games ​Games: Elden Ring, Tunic, Nintendo Switch Sports, Citizen Sleeper, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, Coromon, Tactics Ogre ​Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer Music: Intro by Andy Poppen