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This week we’re getting honest about taste shifts: the game genres we’ve grown into (and the ones we’ve quietly fallen out of).
From rogue-likes and tactics to racing sims and survival horror, we list the genres that finally clicked and the ones that just don’t hit like they used to… and dig into the why: time, mood, mechanics, and life-changing around us.

We also share our impressions on what could be our new obsession in Ball X Pit, why Baby Steps may actually be a GOTY contender, Final Fantasy Tactics joy, as well as dig into what is our ever-growing backlog with the final tidal wave of games arriving this silly season. We also discuss the latest news from Xbox and their plans for next-gen… are they reading the room?

And in this week’s Pixel Picks Showdown, we’re naming the Best Gateway Game, the one that converted us to a genre we didn’t think was for us!

In this episode:

• Ball X Pit: Our New Obsession?
• Final Fantasy Tactics
• Baby Steps: GOTY?
• The end of the silly season, what big games are next?
• Xbox, Next-Gen Woes
• Main Topic: Genres we’ve grown into (and out of)
• Pixel Picks Showdown: Best Gateway Game

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