​Topics: Best of 2022, on fire churches, tiny folk, good games and good music

Speaking: Griff Hoffmann, Collin Connett, Gene Sopher jr

​Music Timestamps and credits:

00.06.40 - Mirror of the World (Baiken’s Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive - Daisuke Ishiwatari (composer) Naoki Hashimoto (performer)

00.09.05 - The Town Inside Me (Bridget Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive - - Daisuke Ishiwatari (composer) and AISHA (performer)

00.11.58 - Mirror of the World (Baiken’s Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive - Daisuke Ishiwatari (composer) Naoki Hashimoto (performer)

00.15.11 - Godskin Apostles - Elden Ring - Tsukasa Saitoh

00.17.04 - Lord of Blood - Elden Ring - Tsukasa Saitoh

00.21.29 - The Shroud - Darkest Dungeon 2 - Stuart Chatwood

00.27.26 - Counsel of Condemnation (Cyno’s Theme)  - Genshin Impact - HOYO-MiX (composer) tnbee (youtuber arranger)

00.28.48 - Hustle and Bustle of Ormos  - Genshin Impact - HOYO-MiX

00.33.42 - Ooze Control - Tunic - Lifeformed × Janice Kwan

00.36.55 - Goblins ! - Tiny Folks - Pierre Vandermaesen

00.38.38 - Port Pelican - Tiny Folks - Pierre Vandermaesen

00.43.31 - Panic in the Sky! - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Tee Lopes and Jonny Atma

00.46.11 - Cyan's Theme - Final Fantasy VI: Pixel Remaster - Nobuo Uematsu (composer) Yoko Komiyama (arranger)

00.49.39 - Glass Ocean - Neon White - Machine Girl

00.52.49 - The Gall and the Gumption - Dicey Dungeons (Reunion DLC) - Chipzel

00.57.45 - Sleeper - Citizen Sleeper - Amos Roddy

01.01.44 - Air Twister - Air Twister - Valensia

01.02.54 - Princess Mystic - Air Twister - Valensia

Outro music by Andy Poppen

Topics: Fall, Autumn, PSLs, a gentle prelude to death

Speaking: Griff Hoffmann, Collin Connett, Gene Sopher jr

​Music Timestamps and credits:

00.02.07 - Windmill Hills - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - David Wise

00.05.39 - Hills of Destiny (Autumn Hills Past) - The Messenger - Rainbowdragoneyes

00.08.49 - Hills of Intent (Autumn Hills Future) - The Messenger - Rainbowdragoneyes

​00.10.38 - River of Life - Octopath Traveler - Yasunori Nishiki

​00.15.02 - A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup - Sonic Adventure 2 - Composer Tomoya Ohtani Artist Hunnid-P

00.18.53 - What The Forest Taught Me (Remastered) - Secret of Mana - Hiroki Kikuta

00.22.09 - Ecruteak City (Anime Orchestral version) - Pokémon Gold/Silver - Shinji Miyazaki, Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki

00.26.38 - Beeton Tracks - Blast Corps - Graeme Norgate

00.30.09 - Elven Town - Shining Force 2 - Motoaki Takenouchi

00.33.24 - Tarrey Town - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata, Hajime Wakai

00.37.58 - Village of Dali - Final Fantasy IX - Nobuo Uematsu

Outro music by Andy Poppen

On this episode of Boss Barrel Radio Griff Hoffmann, Geoff Brewer, and Jamie Sherer talk in detail about Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Neon White, Playdate, and Stray.  We touch on a few other games, discuss the announcement of Soulframe by Digital Extremes, give a nod to Rockstar and GTA6, and cover the Pokémon Scarlet/Violet event.

Timestamps

00:33:00 - Intro

00:05:30 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3

00:33:00 - Teenage Mustang Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

00:38:20 - Last Call BBS

00:45:00 - Neon White

00:55:05 - Into the Breach Advanced Edition

01:01:30 - Playdate

01:13:55 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land

01:15:55 - Stray

01:25:15 - Topics

01:37:10 - Outro

Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer

Intro music by Andy Poppen and Outro sounds from Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann 

Topics: Dragalia Lost ending and the future of service games

​Games: Elden Ring, Tunic, Nintendo Switch Sports, Citizen Sleeper, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, Coromon, Tactics Ogre

​Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer

Music: Intro by Andy Poppen

Topics: MiSTer emulation
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Games: Elden Ring, Triangle Strategy, Tunic, Super Auto Pets., Coromon, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins
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Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer

Music: Intro by Andy Poppen

Topics: Our Pokémon MMO design doc of 2009, Nintendo Direct hype, Wide Ryu, Acquisition fever, Auto Chess, Genshin lizard people
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Games: Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Horizon Forbidden West, Vampire Survivors, Windjammers 2, Dying Light 2 Stay Human
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Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer

Music: Intro by Andy Poppen

Topics: Microsoft's Activision acquisition, 2021 Personal Favorites 

​Games: Deathloop, Metroid: Dread, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Unpacking, New Pokémon Snap, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Inscryption, Forza Horizon 5, Great Ace Attorney, Tales of Arise

Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer

Music: Intro by Andy Poppen