You ready for this, Playa? Welcome back to the club! This week, Al (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xvlomytpphcmo5wy3ov6c4u2) and Emmett (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zvyn4tctscn44fj4nrobupq5) are Joined by Graydon (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4tjia4lvbaq7th5vzxioqhw5) to predict the winners for (most of) the categories for The Game Awards! Will Nintendo finally lose the Best Family Game Award? Why didn’t Dragon Age get nominated for best RPG? Which one of the hosts would now like to be referred to as The Big Sexy? We discuss all of these questions and more in this mega-sized episode of the podcast! • Timestamps: • Start: 00:00 • TotS: Game Awards Predictions 8:48 • Most Anticipated 15:37 • Best Adaptation 22:22 • Best Multiplayer 30:45 • Best Sports/Racing 38:44 • Best Sim/Strategy 47:16 • Best Family 53:38 • Best Fighting Game 1:07:40 • Best RPG 1:15:06 • Best Action/Adventure 1:22:53 • Best Action Game 1:32:02 • Best VR/AR 1:37:17 • Best Mobile Game 1:47:27 • Best Debut Indie 2:02:07 • Best Independent Game 2:07:42 • Best Community Support 2:11:38 • Best Ongoing Game 2:16:40 • Games for Impact 2:21:46 • Innovation in Accessibility 2:30:05 • Best Performance 2:34:54 • Best Audio Design 2:42:25 • Best Score & Music 2:45:23 • Best Art Direction 2:47:52 • Best Narrative 2:49:26 • Best Game Direction 2:54:52 • Game of the Year 2:58:27 • Housekeeping 3:07:41 • Housekeeping: • Onee Chambara Origin | VGU Test Drive (https://youtu.be/6vlNO0w2kyQ) • Project Tower | VGU Test Drive (https://youtu.be/qbB1CU9FjMU) • This Was Supposed To Be an Astro Bot Review. It's Not Anymore. - (https://vgu.tv/2024/12/03/this-was-supposed-to-be-an-astro-bot-review-its-not-anymore/) • Emmett’s 30 for 30 Platinum Marathon Stream! (http://www.vgu.tv/30plat) • Welcome to the Thing: It's taking everything in my being to not call this episode Mustard (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/the-management2/episodes/Welcome-to-the-Thing-Its-taking-everything-in-my-being-not-to-call-this-episode-Mustard-e2resp8) • VGU.tv's Starter Pack (https://go.bsky.app/T3YZfcF) Check out YouTube Channel here! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYNf0R9uHJCv-oJnEijWTWQ) ...
Note: Emmett’s audio this episode is a bit rough, though still audible. We’ll tweak settings for next time but bear with us for this episode! You ready for this, playa? Welcome back to the club! In this episode, Allan Muir returns to join Emmett Watkins Jr. in discussing the games that will get us through the current political moment. Look, Trump won, and we have a lot of work to do to survive and take care of each other as he returns to power. Playing games won’t directly change anything, but the art we embrace does help us view the world differently. Here are a few games that engage with the moment we're in, or even allow us to disengage from it for a while. And hey, maybe you’ll even get a few novel recommendations as well! Also, in the Whatcha Playin segment, Al talks about their time with Dragon Age Veilgaurd while Emmett talks about his time with El Paso Elsewhere and Coffee Rush. • Timestamps: • Start 00:00 • TotS: Games That'll Get You Through the Political Moment 29:03 • Fallout Series (not Brotherhood of Steel or Shelter) 30:46 • Metaphor Refantazio/1000XResist 53:36 • Dragon Age Series 1:01:45 • Red Dead Redemption II 1:15:26 • Simulator Games 1:20:51 • Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess 1:30:26 • Novels to Read 1:40:09 • Whatcha Playin? 1:47:52 • Dragon Age Veilgaurd 1:48:28 • El Paso Elsewhere 2:04:06 • Coffee Rush 2:12:04 • Housekeeping 2:19:06 • • Housekeeping: • Potato Sack Racing Simulator 2024 | VGU Test Drive (https://youtu.be/EBEO0SdeE5g) • Vidjagame Apocalypse : The Top 6 Top 5s - Vidjagame Apocalypse 600 (https://vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/the-top-6-top-5s-vidjagame-apocalypse-600) • VGU.tv's Starter Pack (https://go.bsky.app/T3YZfcF) Check out YouTube Channel here! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYNf0R9uHJCv-oJnEijWTWQ) Follow us on Bluesky, @vgu.bsky.social! (https://bsky.app/profile/vgutv.bsky.social) Like us on Facebook! (https://www.facebook.com/VGU.TV) Follow us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/vgu_tv?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==)
