Big Hops | Review

One of the best games this year may not be the one you'd expect. These are our thoughts on it!Special thanks to SFB Games for the review code!Marcus can be found on Aurelius Whitlock's Murder Museum: https://open.spotify.com/show/30R5REvknCBprrCrlAYDTWFootage provided by Handheld Players: https://youtu.be/RSYEEnglJdg?si=ZniG52e8h33ZDiCd

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There's nothing like a solid 3D platformer -- especially one that lets you play as a frog and break the game in unexpected ways. This is our review for Big Hops, which is available now on all major platforms!Switch: Big Hops for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official SiteNintendohttps://www.nintendo.com › Store › GamesSteam: Big Hops on SteamSteamhttps://store.steampowered.com › app › Big_HopsPS5: Big HopsPlayStation Storehttps://store.playstation.com › en-us › concept

In this special post-mortem episode, Jared and Marcus return to discuss their top games of the year! Sit back and enjoy us highlight our favorite titles AND do a mini-Name That Tune at the end!0:00 - Intro1:49 - Our Top Games of 202534:45 - Name That Tune 2025 Games Edition45:30 - OutroIf you ever want to reach out to see what else we're up to, reach us at LevelWithUsPodcast[at]gmail[dot]comAnd be sure to check out Marcus's murder mystery podcast as well: Aurelius Whitlock's Murder Museum | Podcast on Spotify

It's official: This is our 100th episode! Join us for impressions of the Switch 2, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Marcus FINALLY having his revenge on Jared with a special Name That Tune!Thank you for listening to and supporting our show. We've had such a good run, and we hope you'll keep an eye out for some of our future projects, maybe even including a Level With Us episode now and then!To contact us, you can reach us at LevelWithUsPodcast[AT]gmail.comTimestamps:0:00 - Intro0:21 - 100 episodes!!2:20 - Nintendo Switch 26:45 - Donkey Kong Bananza13:00 - Name That Tune... about our show?14:48 - Song #116:39 - Song #218:07 - Song #320:22 - Song #422:29 - Wild Card #125:38 - Song #526:37 - Song #628:28 - Song #730:21 - Song #831:51 - Song #933:33 - Wild Card #235:34 - Song #1036:40 - Song #1138:01 - Song #1240:01 - Song #1341:41 - Wild Card #344:04 - Song #1445:28 - Song #1547:22 - A Tangent About Video Game Music49:53 - Song #1652:12 - Song #1753:42 - Wild Card #455:55 - The Future of Level With Us...58:26 - Outro

As admirers of Davey Wreden’s previous work, we’re now thrilled to review his latest game, “Wanderstop”, a cozy tea-making game with a character-driven narrative and some poignant moments that are darker than you’d typically expect from this type of fare. We’ll stay spoiler-free for our discussion here, but if you’d like to play the game fresh please know that we wholeheartedly recommend it to cozy game fans and other gamers alike!Wanderstop is available on Steam and Playstation on March 11th:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1299460/Wanderstop/https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10011513Music by C418: https://c418.bandcamp.com/If you have upcoming indie game recommendations, or just want to reach out, feel free to contact us at LevelWithUsPodcast [at] gmail [dot] com!We are on all major podcasting platforms: https://anchor.fm/levelwithusTimestamps:0:00 - Introduction1:28 - What is Wanderstop?3:25 - Main Discussion11:22 - ⭒Star Pieces15:28 - Quick Jabs17:03 - Who’s the Fake Fan?22:04 - Who do we recommend this game to?23:25 - Musical Spotlight & Credits

Connor from the ZU podcast joins Jared this week for an ultra-hard gauntlet of obscure Zelda music! Can you correctly identify these 15 tracks from across the mainline titles, spin-offs, and Japanese exclusives? Let us know how you do!Check out the ZU podcast HERE: https://zeldauniverse.net/media/podcasts/And Connor’s other platforms:Bluesky) @conterez.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/conterez.bsky.socialTwitch) twitch.tv/conterezYoutube) youtube.com/conterezIf you have upcoming indie game recommendations, or just want to reach out, feel free to contact us at LevelWithUsPodcast [at] gmail [dot] com!Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction & Special Guest2:08 - The Rules5:29 - Song #17:57 - Song #210:57 - Song #312:59 - Song #415:17 - Song #516:26 - Song #618:38 - Song #720:39 - Song #823:32 - Song #925:50 - Song #1028:20 - Song #1130:05 - Song #1232:18 - Song #1334:30 - Song #1436:41 - Song #1538:06 - Outro

It is our OTHER yearly tradition to surprise Marcus with a “Name That Tune” featuring themes from 2024’s biggest video game releases! Can you beat Marcus? Let us know how well you score! Most of all, happy new year! We look forward to hearing from you in 2025! YouTube Version (with cheat sheet): https://youtu.be/_yzM_9pdELc If you have upcoming indie game recommendations, or just want to reach out, feel free to contact us at LevelWithUsPodcast [at] gmail [dot] com! We are on all major podcasting platforms: https://anchor.fm/levelwithus Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction & Rules 1:03 - Song #1 2:21 - Song #2 4:36 - Song #3 6:32 - Song #4 9:09 - Song #5 11:12 - Song #6 13:10 - Song #7 15:06 - Song #8 15:41 - Song #9 16:30 - Song #10 BONUS ROUND! 17:37 - Song #11 18:00 - Song #12 18:09 - Song #13 19:09 - Song #14 21:06 - Song #15 21:25 - Song #16 21:36 - Song #17 23:26 - Song #18 24:49 - Outro

It is our yearly tradition to discuss our top games this year, and boy was 2024 STACKED! Sit back, relax, and enjoy as we talk about our top 5 games and way, way too many honorable mentions. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 3:16 - How is the Backlog is coming along? 4:50 - Marcus’s #5 6:32 - Jared’s #5 9:26 - Marcus’s #4 13:49 - Quick Tangent 14:31 - Marcus’s #3 16:53 - Jared’s #3 19:33 - Marcus’s #2 22:48 - Jared’s #2 24:32 - Marcus’s #1 26:14 - Jared’s Honorable Mentions 29:52 - Marcus’s Honorable Mentions 31:23 - Jared’s #1 33:46 - Most Anticipated Games 35:15 - Outro