The gang is back in town! Dalan and I welcome my brother, Jonathan Macias, on to Salient Points to talk about the new Resident Evil 9 Requiem and how it fares on Nintendo’s Switch 2 portable powerhouse.
That, and we break down We Got Comms’s 2025 Game(s) of the Year — along with The Wackies — at the link below:
=== 20XX Game of 2025 Award ===
Dalan: Level Devil, Atari Mania, Fights in Tight Spaces
Jonathan: Hollow Knight, Street Fighter 6, Cyberpunk 2077
Carlos: Doom Eternal, Mafia Trilogy
=== 2025’s Frictionless Award ===
Dalan: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
Jonathan: Donkey Kong Bananza
Carlos: Doom: The Dark Ages
=== Shameful Platinum Award ===
Carlos: MindsEye
Runner-up: Fast & Furious Arcade Edition
=== Disappointment of the Year Award ===
Dalan: Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate
Jonathan: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Carlos: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
=== Top AI Slop Award ===
Dalan: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
=== The Game No One Asked For Award ===
Dalan: Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection
=== 2026’s Most Anticipated Game ===
Dalan: Kena: Scars of Kosmora, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse
Jonathan: Grand Theft Auto VI
Carlos: Grand Theft Auto VI, Wolverine, Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
=== 2025’s Honorable Mentions ===
Dalan: Capcom Fighting Collection 2, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Jonathan: Kirby Air Riders
Carlos: Ghost of Yotei, The Outer Worlds 2, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Split Fiction, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4
=== 2025’s #5 Personal Game of the Year ===
Dalan: Split Fiction (1 point)
Jonathan: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (1 point)
Carlos: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (1 point)
=== 2025’s #4 Personal Game of the Year ===
Dalan: Ghost of Yotei (2 points)
Jonathan: Hollow Knight: Silksong (2 points)
Carlos: Doom: The Dark Ages (2 points)
=== 2025’s #3 Personal Game of the Year ===
Dalan: Borderlands 4 (3 points)
Jonathan: Mario Kart World (3 points)
Carlos: Donkey Kong Bananza (3 points)
=== 2025’s #2 Personal Game of the Year ===
Dalan: Silent Hill f (4 points)
Jonathan: Donkey Kong Bananza (4 points)
Carlos: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (4 points)
=== 2025’s #1 Personal Game of the Year ===
Dalan: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (5 points)
Carlos: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (5 points)
Jonathan: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (5 points)
=== We Got Comms’s 2025 Game of the Year ===
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (15 points, PERFECT)
Runner-Up: Donkey Kong Bananza (7 points)
3rd Place: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond / Silent Hill f (4 points)
We Got Comms! 