While familiar faces continued their usual streak of excellence, there were loads of newcomers that provided some of the year’s best VGM. This hefty episode looks at a bit of everything, from recurring brands like Zelda, Sonic, Xenoblade and Ys, to fresh experiences like Horizon, Cuphead and Prey. Light spoilers ahead!

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SHOW NOTES

0:00:00 – Dancing Skeleton (PS4 Theme)

0:14:16 – Sunshine Coastline (Ys VIII)

0:17:27 – Woods of Elevated Coral Reef (Ys VIII)

0:20:05 – A Footprint in the Wet Sand (Ys VIII)

0:31:20 – Action Start (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)

0:35:47 – Mor Ardain (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)

0:46:51 – Studiopolis Zone Act 1 (Sonic Mania)

0:49:58 – Titanic Monarch Zone Act 1 (Sonic Mania)

0:52:37 – Press Garden Zone Act 2 (Sonic Mania)

1:02:22 – The Magic Mirror (Shovel Knight Treasure Trove)

1:06:54 – The Price of Doing Business (Shovel Knight Treasure Trove)

1:20:46 – Botanic Panic (Cuphead)

1:24:44 – Floral Fury (Cuphead)

1:35:33 – Inkoming (Splatoon 2)

1:38:24 – Rip Entry (Splatoon 2)

1:40:43 – Seafoam Shanty (Splatoon 2)

1:53:44 – Field Battle (Breath of the Wild)

1:56:33 – Hyrule Castle (Breath of the Wild)

2:05:04 – Aloy’s Theme (Horizon: Zero Dawn)

2:07:27 – Territory of None (Horizon: Zero Dawn)

2:14:03 – City on the Mesa (Horizon: Zero Dawn)

2:26:35 – Everything is Going to be OK (Prey)