57. Taking My Vegetables, so to Speak

It's the holiday season, and that means it's time to talk about our favorite games of 2021 (some of which may not be video games)! We discuss them both in the context of The Game Awards, as well as beyond. Also, Dan's been playing the recently released Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and anticipating the upcoming Pokémon Arceus, Alex is "taking his veggies" and trying a bunch of new games, and Tony is playing Metroid Dread.

Summary

It's the holiday season, and that means it's time to talk about our favorite games of 2021 (some of which may not be video games)! We discuss them both in the context of The Game Awards, as well as beyond. Also, Dan's been playing the recently released Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and anticipating the upcoming Pokémon Arceus, Alex is "taking his veggies" and trying a bunch of new games, and Tony is playing Metroid Dread.

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0:00:00 Holidays Start!
Rose Gold PS4 Controller
0:01:41 Pokemon Brilliant Diamond
Slay the Spire

0:12:15 Recommending Games
Magic: The Gathering
Celeste

0:17:07 Pokemon Legends: Arceus
0:22:17 Alex "Takes His Veggies"
0:26:27 Chrono Trigger
TheOldDrunkGuy

0:28:59 Loop Hero
Max Gentlemen Sexy Business

0:29:49 Hollow Knight
Final Fantasy XII
Darkest Dungeon
Solasta: Crown of the Magister
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Slime Rancher
Rhythm Rush
Owlboy
NieR: Automata

0:38:35 Metroid Dread
Back 4 Blood
HowLongToBeat.com

0:46:07 It Takes Two
Game Awards' GotY Nominees
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
Deathloop
It Takes Two
Metroid Dread

0:49:10 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
0:50:37 Deathloop
Kurzgesagt

0:57:44 A Look at Other Categories
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Returnal
Life is Strange: True Colors
Guardians of the Galaxy Game

0:59:49 Metroid Dread's In-Game Timer
1:01:19 Back to Other Categories
Cyberpunk 2077
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
The Sequel to "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Horizon: Forbidden West
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarök

1:05:31 Favorite Games of 2021
Among Us
Stardew Valley
Super Mario RPG
Jak II
Deltarune Chapter 2
Left 4 Dead 2
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
A Way Out
The Pathless
Spiritfarer
Half-Life 2
Twelve Minutes
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Pokemon Snap
Return of the Obra Dinn
Before Your Eyes
Hades

1:27:58 "Real quick" D&D Tangent
Theatre of the Mind
"...bigger than the box it came in."
“Lean Forward” vs “Lean Back” gaming