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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Show Notes

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
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
0:59:49 Metroid Dread's In-Game Timer
1:01:19 Back to Other Categories
1:05:31 Favorite Games of 2021
1:27:58 "Real quick" D&D Tangent