{"podcast":{"title":"The Insert Credit Show","slug":"the-insert-credit-show-30525","podcast_index_feed_id":30525,"rss_url":"https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@show/feed/","website_url":"https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@show","image_url":"https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/media/podcasts/show/cover_feed.jpg","author":"Brandon Sheffield","episode_count":471,"summary":"A relentlessly on topic smorgasbord of hard hitting video game questions as addressed by a panel of experts. Featuring Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and a rotating group of special guests. Hosted by Alex Jaffe. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original music by Kurt Feldman.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T22:19:01.968258+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-insert-credit-show-30525"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 427 - Game of the Year 2025","slug":"ep-427-game-of-the-year-2025","published_at":"2026-02-09T11:18:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-insert-credit-show-30525/ep-427-game-of-the-year-2025","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-insert-credit-show-30525","url":"https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@show/episodes/427","audio_url":"https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/audio/@show/427.mp3","summary":"Insert Credit nominates and ranks the fifteen best video games of the year 2025. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums (Finalized list appears at the bottom of the show notes, don’t spoil yourself!) SHOW NOTES: Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure “Displeased! If I breathe, if I live, I am displeased. Only the dead are satisfied.” 52 Pickup Video Game History Foundation Digital Archive Demonschool 1 : Ash Parrish’s First Nominee (05:20) South of Midnight BDS Ahmed Best Jar Jar Binks 2 : Brandon Sheffield’s First Nominee (09:27) Yakuza series Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Ichiban Kasuga Kazuma Kiryu Goro Majima Yakuza 0 Deadpool 3 : Frank Cifaldi’s First Nominee (14:46) Wanderstop Davey Wreden The Stanley Parable The Beginner’s Guide Animal Crossing series 4 : Ash’s Second Nominee (20:34) Blue Prince Escape Academy 5 : Brandon’s Second Nominee (24:50) Asura the Striker Space Harrier OutRun Darius 6 : Frank’s Second Nominee (28:01) The Roottrees are Dead The Séance of Blake Manor HowLongToBeat.com 7 : Ash’s Third Nominee (32:37z) Dead Take Tales of Kenzera: Zau Assassin’s Creed: Origins Full-motion video Ben Starr Neil Newbon Final Fantasy XVI Baldur’s Gate III Matt Mercer Jeffrey Epstein Harvey Weinstein Alan Wake series Sam Lake Max Payne series Palworld Meet The Unconventional Publishers Trying To Unfuck The Games Industry 8 : Brandon’s Third Nominee (37:53) Call of Ponchy : Mahjong Warfare Fortnite D3Publisher Inc. 9 : Frank’s Third Nominee (43:24) Silent Hill f Silent Hill 2 Sonic the Werehog Bonk Bubsy Frank’s Top 5 Albums of the Year (54:01)…","meta_description":"Insert Credit nominates and ranks the fifteen best video games of the year 2025. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5966,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-insert-credit-show-30525/episodes/ep-427-game-of-the-year-2025/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-insert-credit-show-30525/ep-427-game-of-the-year-2025.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}