230: Game of the Year 2025, Part 2
230: Game of the Year 2025, Part 2  
Podcast: The Nextlander Podcast
Published On: Thu Jan 01 2026
Description: In our second and final year-end wrap-up, we detail numbers 4 through 1 on our personal GOTY lists, and then dive into an array of honorable (and not too many dishonorable) mentions before pondering the year ahead. Happy new year!CHAPTERS(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.(00:00:10) Intro(00:01:17) Brad's recap from last episode(00:01:55) Vinny's recap from last episode(00:02:10) Alex's recap from last episode(00:02:29) Number 04 [Brad](00:10:04) Number 04 [Vinny](00:16:18) Number 04 [Alex](00:22:55) Number 03 [Brad](00:31:03) Number 03 [Vinny](00:31:21) Number 03 [Alex](00:38:12) First Break(00:38:17) Number 02 [Brad](00:45:34) Number 02 [Vinny](00:52:49) Number 02 [Alex](00:57:38) Number 01 [Brad](01:16:09) Number 01 [Vinny](01:29:34) Number 01 [Alex](01:38:21) Second Break(01:38:26) Honorable Mentions(02:17:56) The games that missed the mark for us(02:24:05) ...and nobody talked about Maro Kart World(02:25:05) There's always more to talk about...(02:27:06) Brad's Top Ten Games of 2025(02:27:25) Vinny's Top Ten Games of 2025(02:27:53) Alex's Top Ten Games of 2025(02:28:13) Wrapping up and thanks for 2025(02:31:20) See ya(02:31:41) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts