A Winner Is You

Jan 17 2025 109 ep. 106 mins 4
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A Winner Is You is a video game club podcast from the UK presented by Alex Aldridge and David Smillie. We specialise in deep diving into the biggest and best games, both old and new, and deliver it all with irreverent banter and British humour.

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Episode 109: Game of the Year Awards 2024

Jan 17 2025 163 mins  
We may be halfway through January already, but 2024 doesn't officially end until we've decided our prestigious Game of the Year Awards! The categories, as is now the standard, are: Best Story, Best Gameplay, Most Bullshit, Best Surprise, Worst Game, Outsider Award (best non-pod game), Best Game, Most Anticipated 2025 Podcast Game, and Most Anticipated 2025 New Release. E

Episode 108: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Dec 31 2024 122 mins  
What a way to close out 2024, eh? There's something quintessentially Christmassey about sticking on an Indiana Jones movie, so we decided we'd play one in Machine Games' latest masterpiece. We dive deep into the gameplay, story, mysteries, puzzles, characters, combat and much, much more. Say hi to us on Twitter or BlueSky @winnerisyoupod and have a bloody brilliant new year. See y

Episode 107: 20 Years of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Dec 13 2024 135 mins  
Snaaaaake Eeeeeeeaaaaaterrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's right, we're rounding off the original MGS trilogy with what many believe to be its finest hour. Join us in celebration of MGS3's 20th birthday as we have a deep dive into its gameplay, impact, bosses and all the insane details you may have missed! Come say hi to use on Twitter or BlueSky @winnerisyoupod

Episode 106: 30 Years of PlayStation & Our Top 10 PS1 Games

Dec 02 2024 120 mins  
Happy birthday, PlayStation, you old bastard! 30 years of Sony's iconic, game-changing machine needs to be acknowledged and celebrated with more than just a grey PS5 controller, so we're here to throw a proper party. We've got memories of the console, anecdotes from childhood, a look through our PS1 games collections and our individual top 10 lists of PS1 games. It's a warm and fu

Episode 105: 20 Years of Halo 2

Nov 23 2024 111 mins  
Don't feel old, mate. We're all in this together, ageing like fine wine. Has Halo 2 done the same, or is it old and embarassing like your dad? We talk through everything - gameplay, story, marketing, multiplayer, the 2014 remaster and much, much more. Say hi @winnerisyoupod on twitter and/or BlueSky, watch us on YouTube, and please rate/review on your platform of choice - it proba

Episode 104: SPOOKTOBERFEST '24 - Silent Hill 2

Oct 27 2024 130 mins  
Yeah, not the remake. We both bought the terribly-optimised PC version and... nah. Unplayable. But hey, the original Silent Hill 2 is a masterpiece and one of the greatest horror games, if not the greatest, ever made. We have an epic chat about this seminal, groundbreaking game that is just as unsettling now as it was in 2001. Trigger warning: this podcast contains discussions ab

Episode 103: SPOOKTOBERFEST '24 - Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

Oct 15 2024 110 mins  
It's spooky season once again, and we are nothing if not men of tradition. It's a two-parter this year, and first up is a game we've wanted to play for years: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. A GameCube launch window gem, this game has a still-unique sanity system that brilliantly fucks with the player, some great puzzling, a deep magic system, top voice acting and much more to

Episode 102: Astro Bot

Sep 30 2024 95 mins  
The final game before Spooky Season is a strong contender for game of the year, and the best 3D platformer in bloody ages (and we do love one of those on this pod) - it's the PS5-chugging Astro Bot. As a little bonus, Alex relays all the mad games he played while abject and directionless as David was away on a cruise for two weeks. Say hi @winnerisyoupod on X, awinnerisyoupod on In

Episode 101: Summer of Resi ‘24 pt. 4 - Resident Evil 3 Remake

Sep 07 2024 112 mins  
Sometimes you just have the play the ball as it lies. We made this bed to finish Summer of Resi 2024 with the remake of Resident Evil 3 so, by god, we had a lie in it. Is it really as bad as people say (not really)? Is it a terrible remake of the original (pretty much)? We have some pretty strong feelings on this one, and there are many laughs to be had along the way. Hey! Rate th

Episode 100: The Top 100 Xbox 360 Games of All Time pt.1

Aug 30 2024 139 mins  
We got to 100 episodes and went mad! As promised, we bring to you the first part in our magnum opus. Based on ranking the Xbox 360 as our favourite console back in episode 82, we promised you we'd eventually rank the top 100 games on the system. That begins now. We'll be hitting 15 games per episode until the final part, which will be the final 10. Some of the below games