Bits of Time
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
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Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Season 3 Game 10
Is Contra as hard as everyone says? What makes a hard game worth playing through? Come learn about this little SNES game from a different era of gaming.
Episode Bits:
(00:00) What a F****** Intro
(00:13) What's in a Name?
(00:49) Late Music Intro
(01:00) Welcome - A HARD Change
(03:05) A Switch Up - No Konami Vs Save Scum
(05:04) Deaths and Times
(06:12) Never Gonna Give Up - Mechanical Progression
(10:10) Design Frustration
(11:27) The Stages Discussion
(15:05) The Upgrades
(17:07) Neverending Bosses - Terminator & Alien Vibes
(18:23) The Last Boss
(27:30) The Hard Game Future - Contra Wrap Up Thoughts
(33:10) Outro
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
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Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Season 3 Game 9
Michael didn't beat it??? Larry actually did, sort of. Michael seems to have issues with pacing in both the story and gameplay. While Larry complains about what the game does to his eyes. The brothers also create their own Roguelike game to compete with Hades, come have a listen!
Episode Bits:
(00:00) What to Expect
(01:37) Welcome - Brothers in Disagreement?
(02:43) History Class + Playtime
(03:47) RogueLike vs RogueLite
(04:57) Mike only made it this far?
(06:02) Struggling to See the Story
(09:18) Fun Gameplay Mechanics + Not so Fun
(11:59) Side Quests & Favorite God's
(13:28) Larry is Old (Art Style Complaint)
(16:30) Ranking Roguelikes
(20:20) Our Builds
(24:34) What is Hades Defining Characteristic?
(26:18) Favorite Levels (Mike has an epiphany)
(30:18) Favorite Side Characters
(32:38) Sound Design
(34:18) Quick Bits
(35:15) Create a Roguelike
(38:00) Larry Burns Mike
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
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Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Season 3 Game 8
Michael Beat it, Larry did not (shocker). Yet both brothers seem to have come away with similar feelings on this one. Lets dive into what makes this game tick, and what should stay buried.
Episode Bits:
(00:00) What to Expect
(01:16) Welcome - Brothers in Agreement?
(03:23) Where Did It Go Wrong For Larry?
(04:21) Playtime - Difficulty Issues
(06:45) Unique Environments - Pacing Concerns
(08:34) Brothers Playstyle
(11:55) Michael Thinks This Game Needs...
(13:43) History Class
(16:38) The Characters
(20:12) SPOILER WARNING - The Story
(23:53) The Quick Bits
(25:50) Brothers Create Custom Gadgets
(26:52) Games Like This Can't Be Triple A?
(30:43) Until Next Time
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
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Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Season 3 Game 7
Can Larry Ever Finish an RPG, what makes this game so popular, and even as the years go on you can still learn new terms. A lot to dive in on a little Indie darling called Undertale.
Episode Bits:
(00:00) What to Expect
(01:24) Welcome - Will Larry Ever beat an RPG?
(04:22) How Long - Budget and Indie
(05:40) How We Played?
(07:20) What Kept Michael Going - What Stopped Larry - Funny Moments
(15:56) Old Man Brain Michael
(18:30) Twists of the Heart - Favorite Characters
(21:08) Short RPGs - What Makes Them Worth Playing?
(23:11) Larry Learns a New Term
(27:00) An Ending - And What It Brings with Fandoms
(31:38) What Makes an Indie Game so Popular & Undertale Sales
(36:29) The Quick Bits
(36:56) Designing Special Moves for Each Brother
(39:14) Toodaloo
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
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Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Season 3 Game 6Vampire Survivors became an addictive indie darling in 2022. Is there more than meets the eye with this addictive title? And why do both Michael and Larry want to turn the Final Fantasy and Pokemon franchises into this style of game? Come join us to find out!
Time Stamps:
(00:00) Opening Monologue + Sucking Time
(00:59) Welcome
(02:06) Playtime
(03:51) History Class
(05:54) Favorite Upgrades
(11:15) Favorite Characters + Random Game Moments
(13:03) How Much Should This Game Cost?
(16:19) Create a Sales Pitch for This Game
(18:15) The Allure of Pixel Graphics
(20:26) Good Entry to Rogue-like/lite?
(21:46) Quick Bits
(22:58) Turn a Franchise into Vampire Survivors
(25:23) Outro
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
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Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Season 3 Game 5. Each brother converts video game titles into generic ones and tries to guess what game they are talking about, it's a great way to end this Monster Train discussion. Lot's to talk about in this shorter episode. Come listen.
Episode Bits:
(00:01) Intro
(01:03) Welcome & How Many Runs and Time
(02:50) Score Incentive
(05:31) Paint Me a Picture of Monster Train
(08:48) The Choices & Predictability
(14:00) Pugs & A New Game
(16:41) More Story Content?
(18:42) The Quick Bits
(19:33) Bad Names for Games & Making Video Game Titles into Generic Titles Challenge
(23:05) Outro
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
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Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Season 3 Game 4. For a game that struggled so much at release, it's refreshing to see how far it has come. Michael's inability to pilot a helicopter aside, both brothers are having a blast with Battlefield 2042. Though one does have to ask, why are so many games being released in such an unpolished state nowadays? Let's discuss it!
Episode Bits:
(00:05) Intro Monologue
(00:57) Welcome
(01:33) Our History with Battlefield
(05:15) Having Reasons to Grind + Stats
(07:18) Halo Infinite vs Battlefield 2042
(09:30) Battlefields Amazing Comeback
(15:32) History Class
(16:00) What Defines Battlefield
(17:33) Brother's Skills
(20:36) “Squish”
(21:03) Revoke Michael’s License to Fly
(22:52) Top 3 Maps
(33:44) How Long Will We Continue to Play?
(37:12) Map Length Issues?
(37:46) Time to Get Competitive
(44:33) Frustrations Arise
(49:25) Praise or Shame the state of Battlefield
(51:57) Games Releasing Unfinished (Pokemon + Diablo)
(55:00) Lex Fridman + Todd Howard Topics
1:00:51) Wrap Up
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
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Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Season 3 Game 3. Both brothers found this game had a lasting effect on them. This is episode goes places, deep talks about life, and what we leave behind. Stay for game talk and keep listening for a truly long wrap-up session about life and what to accomplish before we turn into star dust.
Episode Bits:
(00:01) Intros
(01:33) Spoiler Suggestions - Time to Finish - Development
(03:15) The Sappy Cheese & Story Concept
(04:55) Impactful Barebones
(08:57) Axing Gameplay & More in this Universe
(12:58) A Memory Machine of Malice & No Longer Existing
(19:12) The Story
(36:40) Ending Wants & Tragedies
(39:29) The Quick Bits + a Manly Question
(41:08) Life Ends: Is There Something You Want to Do before you Die?
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
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Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Season 3 Game Two: Yoku's Island Express - Larry struggles with fatigue, Michael destroys a JRPG to create a better game and the brothers discuss the UP's and DOWN's of this unique pinball video game.
Episode Bits:
(00:05) Intro
(01:16) Welcoming the mixed opinions
(01:58) How long did we play
(02:25) Why does Larry hate balls
(04:07) Traversal Woes
(05:37) Worst Mechanic/Favorite item in the game
(06:34) Mike's pacing issue
(07:15) Larry's creepy concern
(07:40) Boss battles
(08:53) Jolly Characters
(09:53) Music
(11:13) Gameplay
(12:44) What Pushed Michael to the Finish
(14:16) Late History Lesson
(16:15) Steam Reviews
(17:58) Indie Games Receiving Inflated Reviews
(19:25) Short Game Fatigue
(20:29) Remove the Pinball
(24:35) Wanting more Metroidvania?
(26:44) Larry Confuses Michael
(28:13) Quick Bits
(29:12) Transforming a JRPG into a ball
(32:57) Outro Monologue
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
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Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Season 3 Game One: Elden Ring is here and wow do we have a lot to talk about. A worthy first game to start off the season. So much to talk about, discuss, and dive in deep with some viewpoints. Let's begin!
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intro
(00:55) Welcome to Season 3!
(01:35) Thank You & Small Changes
(02:50) Development Time & Influences
(04:01) What Makes Elden Ring Different in it's Open World execution
(09:09) Time Spent & Ranking The Souls Games
(11:58) Class Break Down & How We Played
(17:25) Long Game Fatigue
(19:50) Frustrating Bosses & Top Three Bosses
(37:55) Moments and Zones
(43:11) Quest Design & The World of Elden Ring
(46:11) The Accessibility of Elden Ring
(54:42) What's Next for the Soulsbourne Genre?
(56:37) DLC Talk: Shadow of the Erdtree Thoughts
(59:27) The Quick Bits
(01:01:35) What Franchise Should get the Elden Ring Treatment & One Character to kill them all?#EldenRing #FromSoftware
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
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Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
It is our 1 year anniversary!We share our insights over the first year of the Bits of Time podcast, including our download numbers, top podcast episodes, where you all are listening to us from, and also answer some questions from around the community. We also give some updates to season 3!
(00:00) Intro
(00:57) Season 3 Changes
(03:02) Mike’s Tease
(04:06) We Appreciate You, Truly
(04:50) Your Reviews Help
(05:20) Download Numbers
(06:25) Top 5 episodes
(11:35) Top Podcast Apps
(12:01) Top 3 Locations
(12:45) Youtube Channel
(17:00) “It Takes a lot of Work”
(18:14) The Youtube Change That Worked
(22:30) Using Reddit for Promotion
(23:55) Coolest Podcast Discovery
(27:01) What Have We Learned
(30:38) Best Podcast Moment
(32:54) Oblivion or Morrowind
(34:07) Fictional Character Interview
(36:35) Thanking Guest Podcasts
(37:15) What is Success
(38:40) Where is the Guest Podcast
(39:40) The Future
(42:03) Wrap Up
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We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
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Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
What game franchises need another shot? What game needs a sequel? What game needs to be resurrected from our past? Come and listen and find out our top ten sequel that we really need.
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intro
(01:20) Larry's Number 5
(06:22) Michael's Number 5
(08:04) Larry's Number 4
(10:33) Michael's Number 4
(12:48) Larry's Number 3
(15:40) Michael's Number 3
(16:40) Larry's Number 2
(20:52) Michael's Number 2
(24:55) Larry's Number 1
(28:33) Michael's Number 1
(33:07) Outro
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
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Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Starfield could be Xbox's largest property and Bethesda needs to show us quite a bit more of this game at the upcoming showcase to convince the mainstream of its potential greatness.
What do you want to see from the upcoming Starfield showcase?
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intro
(01:17) Request 1
(02:48) Request 2
(05:21) Request 3
(07:08) Request 4
(10:19) Request 5
(11:22) OutroWe ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
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#starfield #bethesda #xbox
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
These are recommendations from one brother to the next, games we think they will love. It's a battle to see how many games we can finish by the end of the year. There are some fantastic games on this list.
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Where it all started
(00:26) Larry's Fifth Pick
(01:05) Michael's Fifth Pick
(01:38) Larry's Fourth Pick
(02:43) Michael's Fourth Pick
(03:32) Larry's Third Pick
(03:58) Michael's Third Pick
(04:53) Larry's Second Pick
(05:42) Michael's Second Pick
(06:27) Larry's First Pick
(07:39) Michael's First Pick
(08:31) Predictions
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
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Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
2023 has many games, but we're still working on some oldies, some much older than others. These are ten games we'd like to finish by the end of the year.
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intro
(00:10) Number 5 Larry
(00:42) Number 5 Michael
(01:22) Number 4 Larry
(01:59) Number 4 Michael
(03:14) Number 3 Larry
(04:05) Number 3 Michael
(05:12) Number 2 Larry
(06:04) Number 2 Michael
(07:30) Number 1 Larry
(08:38) Number 1 Michael
(09:33) Outro
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
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