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Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:10:34 - Cool things we like (including Amy's objectively correct opinions about The Matrix films)
0:30:20 - If Moody is hit by a bus and forgets all video games, what would we recommend (versus edition)
1:01:17 - Indie Game of the Week - Threads of Time (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2090210/Threads_of_Time)
1:04:05 - We continue recommending Moody games
1:27:02 - Amy is exhausted with Silent Hill f
1:51:00 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/
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Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:17:12 - Cool things we like
0:26:00 - Xbox Game Pass price rises are eye watering
1:11:37 - Indie Game of the Week - People Of Note (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1626170/People_of_Note)
1:17:32 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
1:22:59 - Unreal Engine 5 stutters?
1:29:14 - Amy's Little Nightmares t-shirt story
1:31:38 - We like Until Dawn (and Amy tells her funny Until Dawn EGX story)
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Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:07:55 - Amy comes clean about Silksong
0:15:24 - Cool things we like
0:24:43 - Amy remembers too much of Resident Evil 2
0:32:11 - Top 10 Video Game Consoles (Part 1)
1:02:17 - Indie Game of the Week - Another Pint (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3150160/Another_Pint/)
1:06:32 - Top 10 Video Game Consoles (Part 2)
1:57:21 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/
We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025
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Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:45 - Cool things we like
0:19:59 - Vitz's quick review of and Roger
0:26:10 - Moody unlocked mindfulness (and Dragon Quest XI)
0:35:28 - New Yakuza games are incoming
0:55:31 - Physical game sales are falling again
1:23:34 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/
We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025
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Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:11:46 - Cool things we like
0:21:06 - Ads are the devil
0:26:39 - Amy ranks video game companions
1:16:20 - Indie Game of the Week - Entropy
1:21:11 - How to fix Final Fantasy
1:49:52 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/
We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025
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Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:11:26 - Cool things we like
0:25:55 - When Did 7 Out Of 10 Games Become Seen As Bad?
1:04:26 - Indie Game of the Week - The Killing Stone (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/The_Killing_Stone)
1:10:10 - How much should a remaster change from the original?
1:38:29 - Why don't we enjoy game showcases anymore?
1:56:37 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/
We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025
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Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:08:19 - Cool things we like
0:29:57 - How to get someone new to games into the hobby
1:09:52 - Moody is shadow boxing
1:10:48 - Is how long it takes to make a video game destroying the industry
1:40:30 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/
We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025
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Intro:0:00:00 - Intro0:11:40 - Cool things we like0:28:33 - What's going on with Steam and itch.io's crackdown on adult content?0:58:33 - Indie Game of the Week - No, I’m Not Human (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180070/No_Im_not_a_Human)1:07:00 - You can only play five games for the rest of your life. What are they?1:35:38 - OpenCritic Head-To-HeadCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel
Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:11:39 - Cool things we like
0:21:45 - Xbox have dropped the price of Outer Worlds 2 from $80
0:59:27 - Indie Game of the Week - Felt That: Boxing (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3763840/Felt_That_Boxing)
1:04:46 - Fable is rumoured to be delayed to 2027
1:24:39 - Moody's thoughts on the Pokemon Presents
1:44:14 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
1:52:09 - Fantasy Critic check-in
Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/
We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025
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Everything is burning down and falling apart around us, so Vitz and Amy teamed up to present a series of prompts that made us think about the games we love.
Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:07:18 - Cool things we like
0:14:38 - Summer Games Done Quick raised $2.4m for Doctors Without Borders
0:24:49 - Introducing the concept of us naming us games
0:26:21 - Name a game that you love
0:33:18 - Name a game that you want to play
0:40:07 - Name a game that you "hate"
0:47:05 - Name a game that you own physically
0:52:21 - Name a game that you own digitally
0:54:55 - Name a game that you love the style of
1:01:00 - Name a game that you've played more than once
1:06:19 - Name a game that you never finished
1:13:17 - Pixel Pop Stars season 2 post-mortem
1:19:33 - Indie Game of the Week - There Are No Ghosts at the Grand (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3725190/There_Are_No_Ghosts_at_the_Grand/)
1:25:21 - What game ignited your passion for games?
1:32:48 - What game are you surprised that you love?
1:39:14 - What is your ultimate comfort game?
1:44:01 - If you were going to speedrun a game, what game would you choose?
1:48:04 - What game made you ugly cry?
1:55:38 - What game made you cry laughing?
2:02:28 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/
We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025
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We talk about Xbox slowly destroying itself to throw endless money into the AI void, and Amy & Moody talk about a couple of games they played recently (and the massive retro game shop they visited).
Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:09:47 - Amy & Moody visited Forgotten Worlds
0:22:28 - Cool things we like
0:31:13 - Microsoft is making Xbox look bad - but they are doing a bang up job of that themselves
1:13:04 - Pixel Pop Stars
1:15:24 - Indie Game of the Week - Dice Gambit (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1812860/Dice_Gambit/)
1:18:26 - Amy's Citizen Sleeper 2 thoughts
1:29:44 - Moody and Amy's Neva thoughts
1:45:18 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/
We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025
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Time Stamps:
0:23:44 - Underappreciated Games of the 21st Century (Part 1)
1:06:55 - Indie Game of the Week - Dead Take (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/Dead_Take/)
1:13:19 - Underappreciated Games of the 21st Century (Part 2)
2:05:06 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/
We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025
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Moody has some things to get off his chest about Xbox, Amy dares the games industry to make their games $100 and Vitz talks about mental health.
Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:11:16 - Cool things we like
0:27:25 - Xbox Is About To Lay Off A Bunch More People
1:13:06 - Indie Game of the Week - Relooted (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/Relooted/)
1:21:10 - Ashly Burch launches a cool new YouTube series
1:38:36 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/
We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025
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Amy enlists Moody's help to build a list of 2025 games to play throughout the second half of the year, and Moody wants to chat about the upcoming Xbox handheld.
Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:14:07 - Cool things we like
0:21:22 - What if D&D?
0:26:18 - Building Amy A 2025 Backlog
1:15:00 - Indie Game of the Week - Dreams of Another (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3561230/Dreams_of_Another/)
1:19:30 - Are we interested in the Xbox handheld?
1:51:55 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/
We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025
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The gang get together to talk about their favourite reveals and demos from the past week of the Summer of Gaming, and also a little bit about the stupid hat man & the swirling toxicity of video game commentary.
Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:15:32 - Cool things we like
0:25:19 - Summer Game Fest
2:07:04 - Open Critic Head-To-Head
Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/
We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025
Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!
Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate
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Moody and Vitz break down the latest State of Play and talk about Switch 2 launch week.
Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:53 - Cool things we like
0:19:25 - State of Play Thoughts
1:14:57 - Switch 2 release
Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/
We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025
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Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate
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Moody wants to know what games we're hoping to see at the upcoming Summer Game Fest/Hot Game Summer/E3 (depending on who you ask) and Vitz wants to talk about our predictions and expectations for the Switch 2, because expectations and predictions are much cooler if you make them ahead of time. Amy brings her usual energy.
Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:12:56 - Cool things we like
0:22:08 - Pixel Pop Stars update
0:27:06 - 5 Games We Hope To See At Summer Game Fest
1:17:24 - Indie Game of the Week - Ikuma - The Frozen Compass (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1728620/IKUMA__The_Frozen_Compass/)
1:22:45 - “Happy” Switch 2 Eve (Week)
1:54:07 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/
We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025
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This week Amy and Moody talk about turn-based RPGs. That's it. That's the whole show. Enjoy!
Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:15:50 - Cool things we like
0:23:13 - Turn-based RPGs never went anywhere
1:05:03 - Indie Game of the Week - The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2809660/The_Remake_of_the_End_of_the_Greatest_RPG_of_All_Time/)
1:09:40 - Let's check out IGN's Top 25 JRPGs of All Time
1:58:39 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/
We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025
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Amy and Vitz have both finished Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and they've both fallen head over heels in love with it. Moody wants to talk about Giant Bomb going independant. We also deployed a brand new segment for the podcast.
Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:11:47 - Cool things we like
0:22:39 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review
0:52:26 - Moody is worried the game has been overhyped
1:07:03 - Indie Game of the Week - over the hill (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2929250/over_the_hill/)
1:12:35 - Giant Bomb Is Back & Independant
1:39:49 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/
We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025
Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!
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