In this episode Michael and Larry dive into their thoughts on the video game industry in 2024. They also share their thoughts on this very podcast and some of the changes that were made this year. They share what they played in 2024, and how well they predicted what would be the best games of the year. Then they dive deep into explaining what a 10 our of 10 game means to them and share a whole plethora of games that meet that criteria, as well as 7, 8, and 9 out of 10 games they recommend you try, along with tons of games being shouted out from some of your favorite podcasters in the video game industry! This is a fun one, enjoy the ride :)!!
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Happy Holidays
(00:52) The Best Year of Games Yet?!?
(02:32) Thoughts on Our Podcast
(06:15) Did We Play What We Were Excited For This Year?
(12:38) Did We Predict The Best Games?
(17:40) Butchering our Backlogs
(23:06) What Makes a 10 out of 10 Game?
(29:05) A List of 7 our of 10 Games
(35:05) Chris - 1 Hour 1 Decision 7/10 Game
(36:33) Dave - Tales From the Backlog 7/10 Game
(39:10) A List of Our 8 out of 10 Games
(44:31) Jared - Play Along Podcast 8/10 Game
(46:15) A List of Our 9 out of 10 Games
(56:44) Rick - Pixel Project Radio 9/10 Game
(59:50) A List of our 10/10 Games
(1:05:31) Matt - Fun and Games and Reignite Podcast
(1:06:57) Geoff - Fun and Games Podcast
(1:09:44) Josh - The Still Loading Podcast
(1:11:21) Thank You
(1:12:41) BLOOPERS
All Those who contributed -
7/10
Chris from 1 Hour 1 Decision:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/41Btg00mUTChhvlpcw9O5f?si=6BnQ2-O-RXSZhwcMJ5GHMQ
Dave from Tales of the Backlog:
https://talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/137
Forgot to shout out this blog entry out on the episode so sorry about that! Super Pod Saga shouted out a game from this blog as their 7/10 entry can you figure it out?
https://superpodnetwork.com/blog/5-awesome-xbox-360-games-that-arent-backwards-compatible
8/10
Jared from Play Along Podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Zvy4Bp7IXmT0jUPn0NJuj?si=UgHEU6nOQhW6HcYvyz6oFw
9/10
Rick from Pixel Project Radio:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3kkWZ6zLdhWqSS8agrAR1Z?si=eFOhDl5dRsSqSjAqtSTLhQ
10/10
Matt from Fun and Games and Reignite Podcast:
Geoff from Fun and Games Podcast: An interview with the creator of his 10/10 game:
https://funandgames.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=trombone
Josh from the Still Loading Podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/29x2PwUMFD1vruIdDSxUR0?si=zVf6eA-LQqugrXShOfqydQ
Podcast Bio
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
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