Donkey Kong Bananza And The Complicated Pac-Man Metroidvania

Donkey Kong Bananza And The Complicated Pac-Man Metroidvania

Author: Game Informer July 19, 2025 Duration: 1:15:02
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we rave about Donkey Kong Bananza on Switch 2, which shines on the new Nintendo console, and the complicated Pac-Man Metroidvania called Shadow Labyrinth. We also recommend a great new stealth game, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream, praising it for its gorgeous art direction and brilliant final act. Finally, Charles rounds out the podcast episode, briefly chatting about the Bravely Default HD remaster and a house-decorating Picross-like puzzler called Squeakcross.

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00:00 - Introduction
06:53 - Donkey Kong Bananza
36:33 - Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (New Stealth Game)
50:55 - Shadow Labyrinth (Pac-Man Metroidvania)
01:02:57 - Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster
01:08:16 - Squeakross

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