Show Notes
For our final two podcasts of 2025, we're getting together to lay out and discuss our personal top 10 lists. This week we reflect a bit on the state of games over the past year before running through numbers 10 through 5 on our lists. Hope you're having a happy holiday!
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(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:10) Intro (00:11:15) Number 10 [Brad] (00:17:34) Number 10 [Vinny] (00:24:01) Number 10 [Alex] (00:28:27) Number 09 [Brad] (00:30:58) Number 09 [Vinny] (00:31:42) Number 09 [Alex] (00:36:28) Number 08 [Brad] (00:46:32) First Break (00:46:37) Number 08 [Vinny] (00:47:57) Number 08 [Alex] (00:49:44) Number 07 [Brad] (00:50:24) Number 07 [Alex] (01:06:38) Number 07 [Vinny] (01:07:14) Number 06 [Brad] (01:16:14) Number 06 [Vinny] (01:22:26) Second Break (01:22:30) Number 06 [Alex] (01:26:29) Number 05 [Brad] (01:37:25) Number 05 [Vinny] (01:37:48) Number 05 [Alex] (01:46:43) Brad numbers 10 through 05 recap (01:47:05) Vinny's Number 10 through 05 recap (01:47:23) Alex's Number 10 through 05 recap (01:47:38) Wrapping up (01:49:35) See Ya! (01:49:48) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
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