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End of Year GOTY Scramble + Our Most Anticipated 2026 Games | Party Select Podcast

Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.
In this episode, we're trying to play as many games as we can before our 2025 Game of the Year deliberations begin later in December. The Outer Worlds 2 may come up again but Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 definitely will not. We also talk some random retro game bullsh*t before looking ahead to 2026 and calling out some of our most anticipated games. Some of them even have release dates!
CHAPTERS
(00:00:00) Welcome to Party Select (00:01:46) Quick Question (00:10:44) Episode Agenda (00:12:29) What's Up? (00:20:48) November Game Select: The Outer Worlds 2 (00:50:01) Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (00:57:55) Dragon Quest 1 Remake (01:03:55) Pokemon Z-A (01:07:56) Kyle's Random Bullsh*t Block (01:23:21) Cody's Random Bullsh*t Block (01:37:26) The Game Awards Predictions (01:49:09) 2026 Most Anticipated Games (02:08:59) Fantasy Critic Update (02:11:41) Playlist Side Quests* (02:29:36) Emails (02:55:50) December Game Releases (03:03:24) Party Select December Content Schedule (03:06:49) Join Our Party
*Games Mentioned: Ball X Pit, Herdling, Tiny Terraces, Bersek B.I.T.S., Powerwash Simulator 2, Deconstruction Simulator, My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All), Supermarket Simulator
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Ghost of Yōtei was super effective! Pokémon Legends: Z-A fainted! | Party Select Podcast

Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.
In this episode, Ghost of Yōtei and Pokémon Legends: Z-A face off in a very unfair battle. We also catch up on some of the biggest indie releases of the last month in Dispatch and Ball x Pit. Battlefield 6's single player campaign is certainly one of the shooter campaigns of all time. Halo is coming to PS5 and Xbox is so weird now. Plus, some Game of the Year chat, fantasy critic catch-up, November game releases to keep your eye on, and other video game stuff!
CHAPTERS
(00:00:00) Welcome to Party Select (00:00:55) Quick Question (00:09:01) What's Up? (00:22:47) Episode Agenda (00:25:40) October Game Select: Pokémon Legends: Z-A (00:58:07) Ghost of Yōtei (01:22:13) Ball X Pit (01:36:50) Dispatch (01:49:30) Battlefield 6 (01:57:01) Halo News (02:08:56) Game of the Year Process (02:22:59) Fantasy Critic Update (02:30:55) Playlist Side Quests (02:33:29) November Game Releases (02:41:32) November Game Select Reveal (02:45:39) Party Select November Schedule (02:49:16) Join Our Party
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Ranking the Best Video Games of 2004

Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.
It's 2004! Spider-Man 2 is in theaters, Nintendo just launched the DS, and Janet Jackson's nipple is the highlight of the Super Bowl halftime show. Also there were good video games! Join us for an always contentious discussion narrowing down to our collective top five video games from 2004. Drop you faves in the comments below!
Games Discussed: Alien Hominid, Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django, Burnout 3: Takedown, Call of Duty: Finest Hour, Counter-Strike: Source, Donkey Konga, Driver 3, Fable, Far Cry, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Half-Life 2, Halo 2, Hitman: Contracts, Jak 3, Katamari Damacy, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Ninja Gaiden, Onimusha 3: Demon Siege, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Phantom Dust, Pikmin 2, Pokemon Emerald, Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green, Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal, Shadow Hearts: Covenant, Silent Hill 4: The Room, Sly 2: Band of Thieves, Spider-Man 2, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, Star Wars Battlefront, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords, Tales of Symphonia, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age, Tony Hawk's Underground 2, Viewtiful Joe 2, World of Warcraft
CHAPTERS
(00:00:00) Welcome to Party Select(00:05:57) Honorable Mentions (00:08:06) The Long List (01:00:01) The Short List (01:24:50) The Top 5 (01:47:45) Join Our Party!
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Xbox Game Pass Is Too Expensive + We Played Lots of Video Games | Party Select Podcast

Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.
Consoles are too expensive! Xbox Game Pass is too expensive! Everything is too expensive! And yet, we still be gaming.
CHAPTERS
(00:00:00) Welcome to Party Select (00:05:13) Quick Question (00:10:02) Episode Agenda (00:13:58) September Game Select: Indiana and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants (00:29:08) Ghost of Yotei (00:39:59) Hell Is Us (00:54:33) Borderlands 4 (01:04:42) Baby Steps (01:15:31) Silent Hill f (01:24:04) Dead Take (01:30:19) Eclipsium (01:37:16) The Rogue Prince of Persia (01:45:59) Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (01:54:58) Megabonk (01:59:10) Keep Digging (02:00:17) CloverPit (02:02:44) Uncharted Series (02:10:15) Donkey Kong Bananza (02:16:43) Pokemon Sword (02:22:08) Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance + Melody of Memory (02:30:38) Kyle's Print Media Minute (02:34:32) Xbox Game Pass and Console Pricing Increases (02:54:23) Rock Band 4 Is Being Delisted (02:58:04) Announcements from Gamescom, Tokyo Game Show, Nintendo Direct, Sony State of Play (03:20:43) Fantasy Critic Update (03:27:19) Side Quests: Reading Your Emails and Comments (03:31:43) October Game Releases (03:38:50) October Game Select Reveal (03:40:55) Party Select October Schedule (03:42:36) Join Our Party
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Sword of the Sea Slaps and Mafia: The Old Country Does Not | Party Select Podcast

Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.
We're two-thirds through 2025 and it's been quite the year. Great video games, weird video games, weird and not so great state of the video game industry. The trend continues this month with Sword of the Sea, Is This Seat Taken, and Mafia: The Old Country. And we've got plenty more news and games where that came from!
CHAPTERS
(00:00:00) Welcome to Party Select(00:01:07) Quick Question (00:05:11) Episode Agenda (00:06:40) August Game Select: Mafia: The Old Country (00:28:01) Sword of the Sea (00:39:51) Is This Seat Taken? (00:43:34) Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon (00:49:29) The Darkness (00:57:32) Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (01:04:26) Parasite Eve 2 (01:10:28) The Alters (01:15:54) Helldivers 2 (01:23:33) Cody's Platinum Trophy Hunting (01:31:18) Sonic Game Tier List (01:36:50) 50 Indie Games That Changed the World (01:38:57) Nintendo Tells Devs to Just Publish on Switch 1 (01:48:30) No Man's Sky and Light No Fire News (01:54:01) Bungie is Being Absorbed Into Sony (02:00:00) Fantasy Critic Update (02:06:34) Games of the Month: September (02:17:26) September Game Select Reveal (02:18:53) Join Our Party
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Ranking the Best Video Games of 2003

Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.
It's 2003! Peter Jackson's epic The Lord of the Rings trilogy comes to a close as The Matrix and X-Men get solid sequels. Fantasy, sci-fi, and comic books nerds are happy. But what about video game nerds? Well, as our list proves, we were pretty happy too. Come along with us for a discussion of the best video games to release in 2003. Final Fantasy X-2 is not on the list.
Games Discussed:
Call of Duty, Dark Cloud 2, Dynasty Warriors 4, Enter the Matrix, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Freelancer, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town, Jak II, Kirby Air Ride, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando, Ribbit King, Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: Rebel Strike: Rogue Squadron III, The Simpsons: Hit and Run, Tony Hawk's Underground, Viewtiful Joe, WarioWare Inc: Mega Microgames, Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht
Honorable Mentions (so that no one can be mad at us):
Beyond Good and Evil, Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Devil May Cry 2, Disney Extreme Skate Adventure, Eve Online, Gladius, Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde, Kung Fu Chaos, Manhunt, Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga, Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, Metal Arms: Glitch in the System, Midnight Club 2, Need for Speed Underground, PlanetSide, Pokemon Channel, Second Life, Silent Hill 3, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, The Getaway, Toontown Online, True Crime: Streets of LA
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) Welcome to Party Select(00:03:56) The Long List(00:50:31) The Short List(01:10:35) The Top 5(01:18:14) Join Our Party
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Destiny 2 is Screwed + Sony Bringing Games to Xbox? | Party Select Podcast

Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.
We're into August and there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of summer slump going on. That is, besides the bummer of a time you experience when playing Destiny 2. We've also got conflicting thoughts on DK Bananza, a few new indies that are bringing the vibes, an update on our favorite gaming magazines, and rumors on how Sony is pivoting their publishing strategy to match Microsoft's "everything is an Xbox."
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(00:00:00) Welcome to Party Select(00:01:25) Quick Question(00:09:48) Episode Agenda(00:12:05) July Game Select: Destiny 2: Edge of Fate(00:37:21) Death Stranding 2(00:43:27) Donkey Kong Bananza(00:58:23) Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson(01:10:02) Wheel World(01:17:19) Fantasy Life i(01:31:50) EA Sports College Football 26(01:39:46) Crimson Sea(01:52:04) World of Warcraft(01:56:44) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2(02:05:13) Game Informer(02:21:46) Fearzine(02:34:01) Glen Schofield and AAA Games(02:55:04) Sony Bringing Games to Xbox?(03:02:55) Fantasy Critic Update(03:08:55) Side Quests (Emails)(03:28:05) Games of the Month: August(03:33:58) August Game Select Reveal(03:35:43) Join Our Party
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Ranking the Worst Video Games of 2002

Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.
In this episode, the boys travel back to 2002, when developers still had not figured out how to do 3D action games (or make good licensed games on Game Boy Advance). Here are the worst games of 2002!
Games Discussed: Antz Extreme Racing, Blade II, Gungrave, Ice Age, Metal Dungeon, Shadow Man: 2econd Coming, Shrek Super Party, Simpsons Skateboarding, Sneakers, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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(00:00:00) Intro (00:02:18) The Long List (00:45:17) The Short List (00:49:49) The Bottom Three (00:54:30) Join Our Party
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The Top 25 Games of the Last 25 Years

Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.
We are at the quarter century mark (big yikes) so let's take a look back at the best games to come out in the last 25 years! Rather than make a collective list like we usually do with Game of the Year, this time we're just celebrating our individual Top 25s with a countdown.
Games discusses (spoilers!)
7 Days to Die, Animal Crossing, Astro Bot, Bioshock, Baldur's Gate 3, Borderlands 2, Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, Cyberpunk 2077, Dark Souls, Dead Space, Death Stranding, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Fallout 4, Fallout: New Vegas, Final Fantasy Tactics: Advance, Final Fantasy X, Freelancer, Ghost of Tsushima, God of War, God of War Ragnarok, Gone Home, Guitar Hero 2, Half-Life 2, Halo 2, Halo 3, Journey, Katamari Damacy, Kingdom Hearts, Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Metro 2033, Minecraft, Pikmin 4, Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal, Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire, Portal 2, Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 5, Return of the Obra Dinn, Spiritfarer, Star Wars: Battlefront, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Odyssey, Super Smash Bros. Melee, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Last of Us, The Last of Us: Part II, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, World of Warcraft, Xenosaga Episode I
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MindsEye Saboteurs + The Future of Xbox | Party Select Podcast

Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.
The state of the world and the state of the video game industry continue to be pretty dire, so let's all disassociate together and chat about some fun (and not so fun) video games! We also go deep on the ROG Xbox Ally X and what it means for the future of Xbox consoles, talk through our most anticipated games releasing in July, and find a little time to celebrate Cody's big summer purchase.
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(00:00:00) Welcome to Party Select(00:02:17) Quick Question(00:08:15) Episode Agenda(00:09:57) June Game Select: FBC Firebreak(00:31:27) Death Stranding 2(01:04:36) Kingdom Come: Deliverance II(01:08:59) MindsEye(01:20:06) Cat Quest(01:22:15) Vending Dokan(01:25:02) Tower Wizard(01:26:27) TCG Card Shop Simulator(01:30:06) Kingdom Hearts(01:38:02) Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age(01:44:10) Cody Bought Something(01:53:50) Fearzine(01:58:37) ROG Xbox Ally X(02:18:12) Fantasy Critic Update(02:20:03) Games of the Month: July(02:35:51) July Game Select Reveal(02:38:31) Party Select July Content Schedule(02:41:09) Join Our Party
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