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This week's episode is a look ahead at all the intriguing indie games coming out this year. In the roundup: Dragon Age - The Veilguard, Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and Balatro. See the video version of the main segment here to check out the games in action: https://youtu.be/Wjfc7bKO50I?si=wkT9jMHrGjkQLNgz.
If you like this podcast, you can support it on Patreon. You get instant access to 15 bonus podcast episodes, and an invite to join the awesome patron community: http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild.
Thanks to new supporters Michael, Glenn, Meisuko, and Garrick. Also thanks to loyal patrons and tier upgraders Juzzy, Zanem, and Andre, and boss tier patrons Hollow, Mike Sampier, and Shy Guy.
And finally, thanks Dovetail for helping me organise the 2025 game release spreadsheet. Dovetail also maintains this Steam curator page, so you can see if games you're browsing come pod-recommended: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43457463-Gaming-in-the-Wild-%2528unofficial%2529/
Thanks for listening everybody!
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238: GOTY 2024 - The Final Cut
Just under the wire on New Year's Eve — I bring you the Games of the Year Final Cut episode, aka my own top ten games of 2024. And not a Starfield in sight.Support the show on Patreon: http://patron.com/gaminginthewildFollow the show on YouTube: http://youtube.com/gaminginthewild.Find the show on BlueSky, Insta, etc: http://linktr.ee/gaminginthewildThanks for listening everyone, and see you in 2025!(00:00) Intro(05:00) Shout outs & honorable mentions(21:15) Top Ten(41:12) Top Five(01:03:48) Thanks & outro
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237: GOTY 2024 - The Listener Vote & Blinkoom's Games of the Year
GOTY season continues! This bumper episode features returning special guest Blinkoom, who dropped by to talk about the Indie Game Awards, the podcast’s patron GOTY vote, and to share his own 2024 faves. It was a great conversation — enjoy!Find Blink on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlinkoomAnd Twitch: https://m.twitch.tv/blinkoom/homeAnd Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/blinkoom.bsky.socialSupport this show on Patreon and join the Discord community: http://patreon.com/gaminginthewildAnd find the show on social media and elsewhere: http://gaminginthewild.comThanks for listening!(00:00:00) Open(00:03:24) Hello Blink!(00:12:08) The Indie Game Awards(00:32:00) Discord Vote - Honourable Mentions(01:02:10) Discord Vote - Top Ten(01:27:48) Discord Vote - Top Five(02:04:35) Blink's Final Picks(02:17:55) Outro
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236: GOTY 2024 - Ciarán Daly's Games of the Year 2024
The third episode in the 2024 games of the year season features special guest Ciarán Daly, a friend of the show, a journalist, and — as of 2024 — a gamedev-in-training. We had a great chat about his faves of the last twelve months including Animal Well, NanoApostle, The Legend of Zelda - Echoes of Wisdom, Lorelei & The Laser Eyes, Wilmot Works It Out, Balatro, Fountains, and 1000xRESIST.Support this pod: http://patreon.com/gaminginthewildCheck out the videos: http://youtube.com/gaminginthewildFollow the Steam Curator page: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43457463-Gaming-in-the-Wild-%2528unofficial%2529/Thanks for listening!00:00 Intro03:30 Guest segment begins19:52 Game Awards predictions 30:19 GOTY chat01:50:32 Outro
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235: GOTY 2024 - Erik Dovetail's Games of the Year 2024
This week’s episode welcomes first-time guest Erik, aka Dovetail — a friend of the pod, and host of the Pages of Play podcast. His show focuses on video game stories, and so do his GOTY picks for 2024.
Discussed in this episode show: Arco, Flintlock, Minds Beneath Us, Two Falls, Caravan SandWitch, 1000xRESIST, and Ultros.
Follow Pages of Play on Bluesky — https://bsky.app/profile/dovetail.bsky.social — and find the podcast wherever you like to listen.
You can support this show on Patron to join our Discord community and vote in the listener GOTYs: http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild.
Thanks for listening!
A chill video games podcast about interesting and creative games, from indie to AAA. Your host: Iceland-based games critic John Rogers.
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