DomsRoundtable joins us this week as Ben shares his latest obsession, Planet Zoo 2, which has been keeping him up until the early hours. But with the game receiving a mixed reception, is the criticism justified? We discuss what's changed from the original, why some players are frustrated and what makes it so difficult to put down.

Ed's also been playing Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, and we get into Star Wars Galactic Racer, the best games of 2026, Steam Next Fest and whether GTA 6 is worth buying on day one.

Timestamps: 00:00 Cold Open 00:29 Intro & DomsRoundtable 02:45 Star Wars Galactic Racer 07:44 Steam Next Fest 13:00 My Arms Are Longer Now 15:17 Jackbox Party Pack 12 21:14 The Blood of Dawnwalker & Onimusha 23:50 Best Games of 2026 29:43 Planet Zoo 2 53:52 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse 01:06:36 GTA 6 & Upcoming Games 01:11:35 Buying Games at Launch

Planet Zoo 2 review copy kindly provided by Frontier.

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This week, we're both playing Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, but is it too easy, and does it take far too long to get going? Ben's finally finished The Blood of Dawnwalker and gives his verdict after 45 YouTube episodes, while Ed's looking forward to Phantom Blade Zero.

We also chat about Dragon's Dogma, the frustrations of PC gaming, the return of Ben's Minecraft server and whether the Rides and Relics DLC for Two Point Museum is secretly a test run for a theme park game.

Timestamps: 00:00 Cold Open 00:29 Intro 09:03 Gears of War and PC gaming 12:27 Dragon's Dogma 19:55 Upcoming games and Phantom Blade Zero 20:46 Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 31:45 The Blood of Dawnwalker 49:22 Minecraft 52:16 Two Point Museum: Rides and Relics DLC 01:02:53 Minecraft Dungeons 2

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We've both been playing Star Wars: Galactic Racer, and it seems that mixing Star Wars, Burnout and a roguelite is very much our thing. Ed has also finished Control Resonant and has plenty to say about what worked and what really didn't, we've tried the Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo, and we ask how many hours a game needs to give us to feel worth the money. Plus, Ed went to a Sonic concert and Ben's music taste gets a thorough inspection.

00:00 Intro and Ben's music taste 09:18 Ed's Sonic concert 16:55 Star Wars: Galactic Racer 37:07 Our Game of the Year contenders 45:21 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse 50:25 Control Resonant (includes spoilers) 1:06:36 How long should games be? 1:26:29 Outro

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