Welcome back to the club, for the first time in 2025!

That’s right, we’re back after taking January off. Well, that’s not quite true, because that entire time we’ve been recording these Game of The Year deliberations! This is part one, where Graydon, Al, Josh, and Emmett discuss the following categories:

What Took So Long? (Older games we played in 2024)

Biggest Gaming News

Zeitgeist of the Year (game with the most buzz and activity in 2024)

Biggest Fumble (most disappointing game)

Best Look (for excellence in visual design and style)

You can listen to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pocket Casts, on this article, and more!

• Timestamps
  • Start 00:00
  • What Took You So Long?    6:40                              
  • Biggest Gaming News    48:03                              
  • Zeitgeist of the Year    1:13:14                              
  • Biggest Fumble    1:30:05                              
  • Best Look    2:03:55 
• Housekeeping:
  • VGU.tv’s 20 for ’25
  • Dreamcore l VGU Test Drive
  • Episode 1 – Mobile Suit Gundam I & II (1981) | O Say Can UC? A Beginner’s Guide to Gundam
  • The 24 Best Video Essays of 2024 – VGU.TV
  • Episode 2 – Mobile Suit Gundam III (1982) | O Say Can UC? A Beginner’s Guide to Gundam
  • The Crush House | VGU Test Drive

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