In this episode, Brian Barnett, Joshua Mobley, and Chris Shriver are joined by the fantastic Mitchell Saltzman to talk about 2021 and all of their favorite games of the year, with each host highlighting the best games, as well as their “Critic’s Choice” Game of the Year and their “Heart Choice” Game of the Year. Enjoy!
This episode was streamed on Twitch.tv/PlatformersPod & is archived on YouTube.com/PlatformersPod
TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:
- 2:18 - Game of the Year & Guidelines Introduction |
- 3:38 - Guilty Gear: Strive (Mitch/Brian) |
- 7:08 - Resident Evil: Village (Chris) |
- 11:59 - Tales of Arise (Josh) |
- 14:53 - The Great Olive Garden Tangent |
- 17:08 - Forza Horizon 5/Hot Wheels: Unleashed (Brian) |
- 20:28 - Halo Infinite (Mitch/All) |
- 32:09 - Swarm (Chris) |
- 35:16 - Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (Josh) |
- 42:48 - Metroid Dread (Brian/Mitch) |
- 55:58 - Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Chris) |
- 1:01:41 - Loop Hero (Josh) |
- 1:06:43 - Disgaea 6 (Brian) |
- 1:09:41 - Death’s Door (Brian) |
- 1:16:37 - Returnal (Mitch) |
- 1:24:20 - It Takes Two (Mitch) |
- 1:26:17 - Nier Replicant (Mitch) |
- 1:29:05 - Hot Wheels: Unleashed (Chris/Brian) |
- 1:31:10 - Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Chris) |
- 1:36:42 - Inscryption (Brian) |
- 1:43:53 - Unpacking, Control Ultimate, Chicory (Brian) |
- 1:45:02 - Hitman 3 (Brian) |
- 1:47:18 - Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy (Chris) |
- 1:52:28 - Honorable Mentions: Psychonauts 2, Return of the Obra Dinn, Florence, Curse Of The Dead Gods, Unpacking, Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon |
“Critic’s Choice” Game Of The Year Awards:
- Mitch - Metroid Dread |
- Chris - Guardians of the Galaxy |
- Josh - Loop Hero |
- Brian - Hitman 3 |
“Heart Choice” Game Of The Year Awards:
- Mitch - Nier Replicant |
- Chris - Kena: Bridge of Spirits |
- Josh - Returnal |
- Brian - Inscryption |
POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):
- +Anime Bingo Card Story |
- Artorias of the UH-BISSS |
- An Auspicious Occasion |
- +++Our Favorite Chaff Of The Year |
- ‘That Man,’ Brian Barnett |
- +The Most Solid 8 |
- A Good One Of ‘These’ |
- I Don’t Feel Like I’m Going To Die |
- +I’m Glad We Came To Olive Garden |
- +Are Any Of These Motherf$%^ers Floppy |
- The Peak Of Cuisine |
- Don’t Want A Crouton, Don’t Want Dough |
- +A Real Croissant |
- The Glassy Shell |
- +Brian’s Cookie Theory |
- +The Internet’s Number One Olive Garden Podcast |
- When You’re Here, You Hate Each Other |
- You Assume I Can Hit People |
- +The Play Of The Century (Almost) |
- Stole The Warthog, Drove It Off A Cliff |
- +Do Not Walk In Front Of Me, Do Not Try To Talk To Me |
- +The Lack Of Raw Materials |
- Brian & Will Agreed On Something |
- Speticularly |
- A Bowl Of Breadsticks, A Platformers Podcast, & Loop Hero |
- Hitman In The Halo 3 Engine |
- +Take My Water |
- +Thank You, Steamed Hams Mod |
- +Rap This One Out |
- +A Book With A Mirror At The End Of It |
TAGS: #Entertainment #Podcast #VideoGames
