Big Changes Are Coming For The Channel

Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:25:22 - Blind Ranking Previous GOTY Winners1:11:56 - We discuss Game Awards GOTY nominees1:23:00 - Guessing this year's GOTY nominees1:35:40 - Vitz platinumed Ghost of YoteiCheck 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

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/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 - Intro0:10:34 - 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 games1:27:02 - Amy is exhausted with Silent Hill f1:51:00 - 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 - Intro0:17:12 - Cool things we like0:26:00 - Xbox Game Pass price rises are eye watering1:11:37 - Indie Game of the Week - People Of Note (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1626170/People_of_Note)1:17:32 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head1:22:59 - Unreal Engine 5 stutters?1:29:14 - Amy's Little Nightmares t-shirt story1:31:38 - We like Until Dawn (and Amy tells her funny Until Dawn EGX story)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/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/@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 - Intro0:07:55 - Amy comes clean about Silksong0:15:24 - Cool things we like0:24:43 - Amy remembers too much of Resident Evil 20:32:11 - 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-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 - Intro0:06:45 - Cool things we like0:19:59 - Vitz's quick review of and Roger0:26:10 - Moody unlocked mindfulness (and Dragon Quest XI)0:35:28 - New Yakuza games are incoming0:55:31 - Physical game sales are falling again1:23:34 - 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/@itsmeamykateFollow along with Amy's backlog progress (including her raw thoughts on the game's she plays) throughout 2025 here: https://tinyurl.com/amysbacklogSupport 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 - Intro0:11:46 - Cool things we like0:21:06 - Ads are the devil0:26:39 - Amy ranks video game companions1:16:20 - Indie Game of the Week - Entropy1:21:11 - How to fix Final Fantasy1:49:52 - 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 - Intro0:11:26 - Cool things we like0:25:55 - 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-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 - Intro0:08:19 - Cool things we like0:29:57 - How to get someone new to games into the hobby1:09:52 - Moody is shadow boxing1:10:48 - Is how long it takes to make a video game destroying the industry1:40:30 - 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

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