Drop-In Drop-Out – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome to Drop-In Drop-Out!

This is episode 0 of our brand new gaming podcast. Before we officially launched, the 7 of us got together over at Spotlight Games to decide our collective game of the year for 2024. But make no mistake, THIS is Drop-In Drop-Out. We hope this inspires you to find us on www.dropindropoutpod.com to find us around the internet.

Drop In Drop Out brings together a mix of seven passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. Drop In Drop Out is a gaming podcast where everyone’s welcome—no controller required.

www.dropindropoutpod.com

Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod

Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast

Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod

Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com

Video essays from youtube.com/@cognitive-clips

Dumpster Dives from @thedumpsterboy

And the gamble worth taking, @GWTMori

Music by Chike Okaro (@bassicfun) 

Logo by Cameron French (@thefrenchdipdesign)

This week! The full crew comes together to make 25 predictions for 2025. 

Time codes

What we're playing - 5:10

Predictions - 33:47

GTA 6 -34:29

Metroid Prime 4 - 44:25

KOTOR - 50:28

Resident Evil - 55:03

Death Stranding 2 - 59:40

Indie GOTY - 1:05:52

A game reinventing itself - 1:13:36

1 game announcement prediction - 1:19:41

SWITCH

Switch launch games - 1:27:00

Mario Kart 9 - 1:36:00

Switch release - 1:39:33

Switch cost - 1:42:31

Joycons - 1:45:33

XBOX

Xbox handheld - 1:48:15

Xbox acquisition - 1:51:37 

First party games on PS/Nintendo - 1:57:28

Xbox GOTY - 2:02:00

PLAYSTATION

Cancelled games - 2:07:45

Unnanounced PS Studios games - 2:12:39

Ghost of Yotei - 2:17:12 

PS on Xbox - 2:20:44

RANDOM 

Ubisoft - 2:23:06

Fantasy critic - 2:27:00

GOTY Nominees at TGA - 2:30:45

2025 GOTY - 2:38:32

Drop In Drop Out brings together a mix of seven passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. Drop In Drop Out is a gaming podcast where everyone’s welcome—no controller required.

www.dropindropoutpod.com

Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod

Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast

Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod

Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com

Video essays from youtube.com/@cognitive-clips

Dumpster Dives from @thedumpsterboy

And the gamble worth taking, @GWTMori

This week, we are predicting the first 5 years of the Switch 2’s lifecycle, and looking at the launch lineup compared to previous Nintendo console launches!

Dropping in this week: Patrick, JakeTwitchin, Kayla, Jerica

Timecodes

Beginning of episode 00:00

Predicting switch 2 future: 10:15

Do we get a Mario? When? 12:38

animal crossing 27:50

Switch 2 OLED 41:08

Where does the Zelda franchise go from here? 43:37

Who is the hottest character in the Mario universe? 1:03:49

Switch 2 lineup thoughts: 1:06:33

Nintendo launch retrospective: 1:13:40

Audience submissions: 2:00:17

Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of seven passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. Drop In Drop Out is a gaming podcast where everyone’s welcome—no controller required.

www.dropindropoutpod.com

Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod

Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday  ⁨@jkgamespodcast⁩ 

Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday  ⁨@spotlightgamespod⁩ 

Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com

Video essays from  ⁨@Cognitive-Clips⁩ 

Dumpster Dives from  ⁨@TheDumpsterBoySTC⁩ 

And the gamble worth taking,  ⁨@gwtmori⁩ 

Opening animation provided by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

Let's review Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with full spoilers! Worth noting we stay spoiler-free until about 17:00 in

Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of seven passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. Drop In Drop Out is a gaming podcast where everyone’s welcome—no controller required.

www.dropindropoutpod.com

Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod

Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday ⁨@jkgamespodcast⁩

Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday ⁨@spotlightgamespod⁩

Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com

Video essays from ⁨@Cognitive-Clips⁩

Dumpster Dives from ⁨@TheDumpsterBoySTC⁩

And the gamble worth taking, ⁨@gwtmori⁩

Opening animation provided by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Breakdown! We are unpacking everything shown at the unveiling of all things Switch 2, from Mario Kart World to Donkey Kong Bananza. What'd you think of the Switch 2?

Dropping in this week: EVERYBODY

Beginning of episode - 00:00

60-second review of the direct - 4:48

Standout moments - 12:54

Moments that we wish were different - 25:40

Breaking down each announcement - 45:05

Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of seven passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. Drop In Drop Out is a gaming podcast where everyone’s welcome—no controller required. www.dropindropoutpod.com Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod

Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday  @jkgamespodcast 

Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday  @spotlightgamespod 

Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com

Video essays from  @Cognitive-Clips 

Dumpster Dives from  @TheDumpsterBoySTC 

And the gamble worth taking,  @gwtmori 

Opening animation provided by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

This week, we're talking about that Nintendo Direct and then we dive into our Switch 2 Predictions!

Dropping in this week: Jordan aka Cognitive Clips, JakeTwitchin, and Jerica

00:00:00 Start

00:05:25 Nintendo Direct impressions and Dragon Quest side talk

00:21:23 Nintendo Direct thoughts continued

00:31:00 Metroid Prime 4

00:48:50 Nintendo Direct thoughts continued

01:20:34 Switch 2 Predictions

Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of seven passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. Drop In Drop Out is a gaming podcast where everyone’s welcome—no controller required. www.dropindropoutpod.com Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod

Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday  @jkgamespodcast 

Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday  @spotlightgamespod 

Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com

Video essays from  @Cognitive-Clips 

Dumpster Dives from  @TheDumpsterBoySTC 

And the gamble worth taking,  @gwtmori 

Opening animation provided by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

This week, SAVE TRASH CINEMA TAKES OVER THE SHOW! We're dissecting Mortal Kombat (1995) to see if it's worth saving, or if it should be forgotten in the dustbin of time. 

Dropping in this week: The Dumpster Boy, Patrick, JakeTwitchin, Kayla

Time Codes: 

Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of seven passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. Drop In Drop Out is a gaming podcast where everyone’s welcome—no controller required.

www.dropindropoutpod.com

Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod

Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast

Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod

Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com

Video essays from youtube.com/@cognitive-clips

Dumpster Dives from @thedumpsterboy

And the gamble worth taking, @GWTMori

And for Drop-In Drop-Out Stream VODs, head over youtube.com/@dropindropoutvod

Assassin's Creed Shadows Review In-Progress! Game provided by Ubisoft. 

In this Bonus Drop, Patrick, JakeTwitchin and Jerica all share their thoughts on the latest entry in the Assassin's Creed franchise, this time in Japan!

Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of seven passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. Drop In Drop Out is a gaming podcast where everyone’s welcome—no controller required.

www.dropindropoutpod.com

Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod

Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast

Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod

Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com

Video essays from https://www.youtube.com/@Cognitive-Clips

Dumpster Dives from @thedumpsterboy

And the gamble worth taking, @GWTMori

#podcast #assassinscreed #assassinscreedshadows #dropindropout #ubisoftpartner

This week, we're deciding the best exclusive gaming franchise in 1v1 BATTLES

Dropping in this week: 

Time codes 

IN or OUT Franchise Battle - 7:30

Franchise Battle wrap-up, deciding winner - 2:15:14

Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of seven passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. Drop In Drop Out is a gaming podcast where everyone’s welcome—no controller required.

www.dropindropoutpod.com

Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod

Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast

Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod

Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com

Video essays from youtube.com/@cognitive-clips

Dumpster Dives from @thedumpsterboy

And the gamble worth taking, @GWTMori

This week, we're talking about our favorite FREAKS in video games! You know the ones. Plus, we share our initial thoughts on Split/Fiction, Two Point Museum, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!

Dropping in this week: JakeTwitchin, Patrick, Kayla, and The Dumpster Boy

Time codes 

Jake's freaks ambush - 12:05

Hot Drop (name pending) - 19:20

Update on Fantasy Critic - 40:54

The weirdest games you love - 46:44

The best video game freaks - 1:29:22

Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of seven passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. Drop In Drop Out is a gaming podcast where everyone’s welcome—no controller required.

www.dropindropoutpod.com

Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod

Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast

Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod

Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com

Video essays from youtube.com/@cognitive-clips

Dumpster Dives from @thedumpsterboy

And the gamble worth taking, @GWTMori