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A podcast full of idiots is our new slogan.  Jamie is satisfied with his PSVR 2 pickup and so is Sony.  Griff opposes Sony’s continued dalliance with VR and just wants them to fight Microsoft again.  Geoff is dispassionately interested.  We catch up on a month of played game; hot for Fire Emblem Engage, cool for Sea of Stars, nonplussed by the completely-average-with-hand/wrist-based-reluctant-companion games, hyped for Hitman Freelancer and popping off for Pizza Tower.  Let's all agree to not talk about The Last of Us any more and continue to talk more about fecal transplants.
Timestamps
00.00.00 - Intro music
00.00.33 - Banter
00.08.53 - Introduction
00.10.53 - PSVR2
00.50.04 - The Last of Us TV Show
00.52.19 - Clips from Boss Barrel Radio 06/21/2020
00.57.37 - Forspoken
00.58.04 - Fire Emblem Engage
01.10.06 - Sea of Stars Demo
01.16.43 - Atomic Heart
01.19.25 - Forspoken
01.22.15 - Pizza Tower
01.28.09 - Hitman Freelancer
01.43.13 - Season: A Letter to the Future
01.54.02 - Fantasy Critic Check In
Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer
Intro music by Andy Poppen
Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann

Griff, Geoff, and Jamie wish everyone a happy New Year and happy Lunar New Year. We discuss our Warhammer 40K resolutions, brush past the Dungeons and Dragon’s drama, set the table for our Fantasy Critic league, 2022 year of the on fire tree, and of course the video games we’ve been playing.
Timestamps
00.00.00 - Intro music
00.00.33 - The Banter
00.01.39 - Introduction
00.01.57 - The Banter continued
00.06.38 - Fantasy Critic
00.09.00 - Chained Echoes
00.17.41 - Fire Emblem Engage
00.34.23 - Tunic
00.39.25 - Inscryption *mild spoilers*
00.46.58 - Shovel Knight : Dig
00.50.03 - Vampire Survivors
00.53.02 - Retro Bowl
00.57.35 - Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
01.13.01 - 2022 Look Back
01.14.39 - Steam Deck
01.23.01 - Rollerdrome
01.26.02 - News
Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer
Intro music by Andy Poppen
Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann

​Topics: Best of 2022, on fire churches, tiny folk, good games and good music
Speaking: Griff Hoffmann, Collin Connett, Gene Sopher jr
​Music Timestamps and credits:
00.06.40 - Mirror of the World (Baiken’s Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive - Daisuke Ishiwatari (composer) Naoki Hashimoto (performer)
00.09.05 - The Town Inside Me (Bridget Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive - - Daisuke Ishiwatari (composer) and AISHA (performer)
00.11.58 - Mirror of the World (Baiken’s Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive - Daisuke Ishiwatari (composer) Naoki Hashimoto (performer)
00.15.11 - Godskin Apostles - Elden Ring - Tsukasa Saitoh
00.17.04 - Lord of Blood - Elden Ring - Tsukasa Saitoh
00.21.29 - The Shroud - Darkest Dungeon 2 - Stuart Chatwood
00.27.26 - Counsel of Condemnation (Cyno’s Theme)  - Genshin Impact - HOYO-MiX (composer) tnbee (youtuber arranger)
00.28.48 - Hustle and Bustle of Ormos  - Genshin Impact - HOYO-MiX
00.33.42 - Ooze Control - Tunic - Lifeformed × Janice Kwan
00.36.55 - Goblins ! - Tiny Folks - Pierre Vandermaesen
00.38.38 - Port Pelican - Tiny Folks - Pierre Vandermaesen
00.43.31 - Panic in the Sky! - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Tee Lopes and Jonny Atma
00.46.11 - Cyan's Theme - Final Fantasy VI: Pixel Remaster - Nobuo Uematsu (composer) Yoko Komiyama (arranger)
00.49.39 - Glass Ocean - Neon White - Machine Girl
00.52.49 - The Gall and the Gumption - Dicey Dungeons (Reunion DLC) - Chipzel
00.57.45 - Sleeper - Citizen Sleeper - Amos Roddy
01.01.44 - Air Twister - Air Twister - Valensia
01.02.54 - Princess Mystic - Air Twister - Valensia
Outro music by Andy Poppen

Topics: Fall, Autumn, PSLs, a gentle prelude to death
Speaking: Griff Hoffmann, Collin Connett, Gene Sopher jr
​Music Timestamps and credits:
00.02.07 - Windmill Hills - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - David Wise
00.05.39 - Hills of Destiny (Autumn Hills Past) - The Messenger - Rainbowdragoneyes
00.08.49 - Hills of Intent (Autumn Hills Future) - The Messenger - Rainbowdragoneyes
​00.10.38 - River of Life - Octopath Traveler - Yasunori Nishiki
​00.15.02 - A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup - Sonic Adventure 2 - Composer Tomoya Ohtani Artist Hunnid-P
00.18.53 - What The Forest Taught Me (Remastered) - Secret of Mana - Hiroki Kikuta
00.22.09 - Ecruteak City (Anime Orchestral version) - Pokémon Gold/Silver - Shinji Miyazaki, Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki
00.26.38 - Beeton Tracks - Blast Corps - Graeme Norgate
00.30.09 - Elven Town - Shining Force 2 - Motoaki Takenouchi
00.33.24 - Tarrey Town - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata, Hajime Wakai
00.37.58 - Village of Dali - Final Fantasy IX - Nobuo Uematsu
Outro music by Andy Poppen

On this episode of Boss Barrel Radio Griff Hoffmann, Geoff Brewer, and Jamie Sherer talk in detail about Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Neon White, Playdate, and Stray.  We touch on a few other games, discuss the announcement of Soulframe by Digital Extremes, give a nod to Rockstar and GTA6, and cover the Pokémon Scarlet/Violet event.
Timestamps
00:33:00 - Intro
00:05:30 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3
00:33:00 - Teenage Mustang Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
00:38:20 - Last Call BBS
00:45:00 - Neon White
00:55:05 - Into the Breach Advanced Edition
01:01:30 - Playdate
01:13:55 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land
01:15:55 - Stray
01:25:15 - Topics
01:37:10 - Outro
Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer
Intro music by Andy Poppen and Outro sounds from Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Podcast art by John Stanhope and Griffin Hoffmann 

Topics: Dragalia Lost ending and the future of service games
​Games: Elden Ring, Tunic, Nintendo Switch Sports, Citizen Sleeper, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, Coromon, Tactics Ogre
​Speaking: Geoff Brewer, Griff Hoffmann, Jamie Sherer
Music: Intro by Andy Poppen