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.

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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

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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!

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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.

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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