Ep. 428 - Even More Games of the Year 2025

Editor Esper Quinn (ourbroadcastday.com) joins Ash and Brandon to cover the rest of 2025’s best games.

Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with Ash Parrish and Esper Quinn. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (mobygames.com/game/241065/clair-obscur-expedit…)

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store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/Demonschool

1: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (mobygames.com/game/250122/hyrule-warriors-age-…) (02:28)

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Dynasty Warriors: Origins (mobygames.com/game/236737/dynasty-warriors-ori…)

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (mobygames.com/game/203119/the-legend-of-zelda-…)

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (mobygames.com/game/84595/the-legend-of-zelda-b…)

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Hyrule Warriors series (mobygames.com/group/13601/hyrule-warriors-series)

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zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Linkle

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Vampire Survivors (mobygames.com/game/178788/vampire-survivors)

2: Soulstone Survivors (mobygames.com/game/196808/soulstone-survivors) (05:38)

3: Let Them Come: Onslaught (mobygames.com/game/250511/let-them-come-onslau…) (06:21)

4: Vital Shell (mobygames.com/game/252722/vital-shell) (06:38)

5: to a T (mobygames.com/game/242741/to-a-t) (07:39)

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Keita Takahashi (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keita_Takahashi)

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Despelote (mobygames.com/game/240820/despelote)

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Perfect Tides: Station to Station (mobygames.com/game/253700/perfect-tides-statio…)

6: Ball x Pit (mobygames.com/game/249065/ball-x-pit) (10:49)

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Arkanoid (mobygames.com/game/1087/arkanoid)

7: Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (mobygames.com/game/245849/shinobi-art-of-venge…) (16:20)

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Blasphemous (mobygames.com/game/134455/blasphemous)

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Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (mobygames.com/game/243163/ninja-gaiden-ragebound)

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Insert Credit Gaiden #14 - Arcadevania, with Ben Fiquet (insertcredit.com/show/arcade)

8: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (mobygames.com/game/243163/ninja-gaiden-ragebound) (18:11)

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Blasphemous (mobygames.com/game/134455/blasphemous)

9: Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (mobygames.com/game/248588/final-fantasy-tactic…) (19:46)

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Fire Emblem series (mobygames.com/group/2195/fire-emblem-series)

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Advance Wars series (mobygames.com/group/3984/famicom-wars-series)

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Triangle Strategy (mobygames.com/game/179656/triangle-strategy)

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Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT series (mobygames.com/group/14864/dissidia-final-fanta…)

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Yasumi Matsuno (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasumi_Matsuno)

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Ogre Battle (mobygames.com/game/7569/ogre-battle)

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Tactics Ogre (mobygames.com/game/8367/tactics-ogre)

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Final Fantasy Tactics (mobygames.com/game/4522/final-fantasy-tactics)

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Vagrant Story (mobygames.com/game/3728/vagrant-story)

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Final Fantasy XII (mobygames.com/game/21692/final-fantasy-xii)

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Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (mobygames.com/game/10325/final-fantasy-tactics…)

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Jeanne d’Arc (mobygames.com/game/36099/jeanne-darc)

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Disgaea series (mobygames.com/group/7536/disgaea-series)

10: Terminator 2D: No Fate (mobygames.com/game/246123/terminator-2d-no-fate) (25:20)

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Xeno Crisis (mobygames.com/game/136614/xeno-crisis)

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The Phantom (mobygames.com/game/239581/the-phantom)

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The Phantom (1996) (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_(1996_film))

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Macaw45 (twitch.tv/macaw45)

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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind (mobygames.com/game/234566/mighty-morphin-power…)

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (mobygames.com/game/6655/teenage-mutant-ninja-t…)

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Judge Dredd (mobygames.com/game/7151/judge-dredd)

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Metal Slug series (mobygames.com/group/1854/metal-slug-series)

11: Blade Chimera (mobygames.com/game/235945/blade-chimera) (29:03)

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Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (mobygames.com/game/143369/record-of-lodoss-war…)

12: Squeakross: Home Squeak Home (mobygames.com/game/243291/squeakross-home-sque…) (31:32)

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Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (mobygames.com/game/74110/animal-crossing-happy…)

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Jerma Streams - Squeakross: Home Squeak Home (youtube.com/watch?v=SjukTLlq2wA)

13: Unbeatable (mobygames.com/game/251464/unbeatable) (34:45)

14: Ambrosia Sky: Act One (mobygames.com/game/250162/ambrosia-sky-act-one) (37:06)

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PowerWash Simulator (mobygames.com/game/188039/powerwash-simulator)

15: Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To (mobygames.com/game/236862/spirit-swap-lofi-bea…) (38:54)

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Lofi Girl (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lofi_Girl)

16: Skin Deep (mobygames.com/game/241366/skin-deep) (41:27)

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Laura Michet (lauramichet.com)

17: Angeline Era (mobygames.com/game/251158/angeline-era) (44:43)

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Ys series (mobygames.com/group/1497/ys-series)

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Earthbound (mobygames.com/game/6676/earthbound)

18: Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. (mobygames.com/game/236574/virtua-fighter-5-revo) (47:39)

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Tekken series (mobygames.com/group/458/tekken-franchise)

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Hades II (mobygames.com/game/223472/hades-ii)

19: Birdcage (mobygames.com/game/244993/birdcage) (51:24)

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Doom: The Dark Ages (mobygames.com/game/241974/doom-the-dark-ages)

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Radiant Silvergun (mobygames.com/game/17870/radiant-silvergun)

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Sōkyūgurentai (mobygames.com/game/26560/sokyugurentai)

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Ikaruga (mobygames.com/game/7738/ikaruga)

20: JAIL DICE: Roll to Break (store.steampowered.com/app/3579010/JAIL_DICE_R…) (53:17)

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Devil Dice (mobygames.com/game/8808/devil-dice)

21: Magic: The Gathering®—FINAL FANTASY™ (mtg.wiki/page/Final_Fantasy) (56:54)

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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (mtg.wiki/page/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_Tales_of_…)

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Magic: The Gathering® | The Hobbit™ (mtg.wiki/page/The_Hobbit)

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Assassin’s Creed (mtg.wiki/page/Assassin%27s_Creed)

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War of the Spark (mtg.wiki/page/War_of_the_Spark)

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Ep. 401 - Let’s Gather Some Magic, with Esper Quinn (insertcredit.com/show/401)

22: Hell Is Us (mobygames.com/game/247280/hell-is-us) (01:03:59)

23: Hades II (mobygames.com/game/223472/hades-ii) (01:13:47)

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Hades (mobygames.com/game/122190/hades)

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Pyre (mobygames.com/game/93161/pyre)

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Transistor (mobygames.com/game/65869/transistor)

24: Shadow Labyrinth (mobygames.com/game/245227/shadow-labyrinth) (01:16:42)

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Pac-Man (mobygames.com/game/138/pac-man)

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Xevious (mobygames.com/game/11460/xevious)

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Mr. Driller (mobygames.com/game/4348/mr-driller)

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Secret Level (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Level)

25: Doom: The Dark Ages (mobygames.com/game/241974/doom-the-dark-ages) (01:21:49)

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Doom Eternal (mobygames.com/game/143581/doom-eternal)

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Doom (mobygames.com/game/78860/doom)

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djent

26: The Dark Queen of Mortholme …