GOTY 2025 - Major Releases

After three weeks of talking for too long about games you don't care about, we finally get to two of the biggest releases of the year: Hollow Knight Silksong and Donkey Kong Bananza. Despite what some commenters may think, this isn't a comparison of the two: it's just part 6 of a 7 part retrospective on 2025 gaming that just so happens to contain a discussion of Silksong and Bananza. Ryan also talks about the underrated Shinobi: Art of Vengeance. Finally, Dan and Mike revisit 1999's Donkey Kong 64 and share their thoughts with the class. —Chapters— 00:00:00 - Opening 00:00:06 - Introduction 00:02:45 - More GOTY 2025 00:03:38 - Shinobi: Art of Vengance 00:07:22 - Ninja Gaiden in 2025? 00:09:02 - Glimby the Glimglorm and the Magical Spoon Quest 00:11:47 - Hollow Knight: Silksong 00:23:01 - Donkey Kong Bananza 00:24:30 - Donkey Kong Redesign 00:26:35 - The Premise 00:28:22 - An Easy Donkey Kong Game 00:33:43 - The Combat and Demolition 00:39:53 - Bananza Forms 00:42:08 - DK Bananza Spoilers 00:46:52 - Bananza Final Thoughts 00:49:11 - Ryan on DK Bananza 00:50:21 - Revisiting Donkey Kong 64 01:07:59 - Outro 01:09:02 - Credits —Additional Credits— @ThatSoundDesignGuy - Composer: Unversed Cast Theme Portfolio: noahtaublieb.com —Contributors— ‪@ExoParadigmGamer‬Commenter, Editor Twitter:   / exoparadigmgmr   Bluesky: @exoparadigmgamer.bsky.social ‪@KingKlonoa‬Commenter Twitter:   / kingklonoa   Bluesky: @kingklonoa.bsky.social ‪@RyruleFantasy‬Commenter, Thumbnail Creator