230: Game of the Year 2025, Part 2

In our second and final year-end wrap-up, we detail numbers 4 through 1 on our personal GOTY lists, and then dive into an array of honorable (and not too many dishonorable) mentions before pondering the year ahead. Happy new year!

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:17) Brad's recap from last episode
(00:01:55) Vinny's recap from last episode
(00:02:10) Alex's recap from last episode
(00:02:29) Number 04 [Brad]
(00:10:04) Number 04 [Vinny]
(00:16:18) Number 04 [Alex]
(00:22:55) Number 03 [Brad]
(00:31:03) Number 03 [Vinny]
(00:31:21) Number 03 [Alex]
(00:38:12) First Break
(00:38:17) Number 02 [Brad]
(00:45:34) Number 02 [Vinny]
(00:52:49) Number 02 [Alex]
(00:57:38) Number 01 [Brad]
(01:16:09) Number 01 [Vinny]
(01:29:34) Number 01 [Alex]
(01:38:21) Second Break
(01:38:26) Honorable Mentions
(02:17:56) The games that missed the mark for us
(02:24:05) ...and nobody talked about Maro Kart World
(02:25:05) There's always more to talk about...
(02:27:06) Brad's Top Ten Games of 2025
(02:27:25) Vinny's Top Ten Games of 2025
(02:27:53) Alex's Top Ten Games of 2025
(02:28:13) Wrapping up and thanks for 2025
(02:31:20) See ya
(02:31:41) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts