Total Rating Recall – Gaming Podcast

Video Gamers Podcast

Leisure, Games, Video Games

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Gaming hosts Josh, Ryan and Ace are putting their memories to the test in this nostalgia-fueled episode of the Video Gamers Podcast. Instead of replaying old favorites, they’re diving headfirst into gaming history and attempting to rate recent titles purely from memory. How accurate are their takes? Has time made these video games better than they actually were, or is nostalgia clouding their judgment? From unforgettable boss fights to mechanics they swear were revolutionary, the guys debate what still holds up in today’s gaming landscape and what might deserve a lower score on a modern scale. It’s a fun, chaotic look at how we remember video games versus how they might actually play today. If you love bold opinions, questionable recall, and passionate arguments about gaming, this is one episode you won’t want to miss! Thanks to our MYTHIC Supporters: Redletter, Disratory, Ol’ Jake, Gaius, Jigglepuf, Phelps and NorwegianGreaser, and Dettmarp Thanks to our Legendary Supporters: HypnoticPyro, PeopleWonder, Bobby S. Connect with the show: Support us on Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/videogamerspod⁠ Join our Gaming Community: https://discord.gg/h2cHKAvSmu Follow us on Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/videogamerspod/⁠ Follow us on X:⁠ https://twitter.com/VideoGamersPod⁠ Subscribe to us on YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamersPod?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Visit us on the web:⁠https://videogamerspod.com/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, fellow gamers, and welcome to the video gamers podcast.
0:16.3	How much does recency bias come into play when you think about a game?
0:21.6	Helldivers too took over the world, but over a year later, would you still rate it the same?
0:27.8	Well, on today's episode, we're testing that theory out.
0:31.1	We'll be rating games from memory and then seeing where we rated them fresh off of playing.
0:37.2	How far off will we be and will some games get better or worse with time?
0:42.3	We're about to find out, but first, some introductions are in order.
0:47.1	I am your host Josh, and joining me, I initially rated him a 7 out of 10,
0:53.9	but years later, he's a perfect seven and a half.
0:59.2	It's Ryan.
1:01.1	I'm going up, baby.
1:03.0	I'm going up.
1:04.1	Up, up.
1:06.0	Oh, God.
1:07.8	We're going to get copyrighted now.
1:09.4	Copyrighted.
1:12.3	And joining us, he's only rated three AAA titles in his professional career, and he gave one a 10 out of 10.
1:21.3	This guy loves AAA Studios, apparently.
1:25.1	It's ace.
1:26.9	I gave one a 10 out of 10 what did i do that red dead redemption too
1:31.9	oh okay well that's the obvious okay no that's a 10 of well really you forgot apparently not that
1:36.9	obvious was yeah i know well here's the thing i'm kind of lucy goosey sometimes so i couldn't
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