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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Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Season 2 is in the books! Thank you so much for joining us and cheers to a celebration of gaming and fun. We appreciate your time, enjoy.
(00:00) Welcome to the End
(00:38) Music & What are we drinking & Share us around please
(02:04) Larry's Future Questions
(02:50) An Idea Coming & The Time Spent
(08:10) Where Larry is at in gaming
(09:23) Oldest Game/Newest Game
(11:32) Guessing Review Scores Highest and Lowest
(18:11) Bits of Time Top Five
(23:42) Favorite Boxart
(26:04) The Best Name
(27:40) Our Continuity & What Has Come to Pass
(31:10) An Idea - A Brother's Journey
(36:27) Season 3 - The Possibilities
(39:33) The Outro, Thank You, Onward to 2023
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Season 2 Game 12 - Halo Reach gets our approval. This is a prequel that shouldn't be missed. Top 3 Levels, Halo's Future, A masterful ending, this episode is jam packed with goodies.
(00:00) Intros
(01:06) Music & Welcome to Reach's hopelessness
(02:07) A Worthy Prequel & Our Times and the Background
(03:28) Lite Spoilers for the ending
(03:49) Visually, Paint me a Picture
(05:40) Favorite so bad game
(08:08) Reach's High Points right away
(10:38) Teammates Vs Solo Chief
(15:08) Top 3 Levels
(22:53) Nitpick
(24:12) No Flood
(28:18) References
(29:40) A Masterful Ending
(33:00) Ranking
(35:50) Hey Listenter
(36:17) Halo Infinite Online versus Master Chief Collection
(45:02) Future of Halo, What Would We Do?
(52:30) The Modern Era of Gaming Who Takes Over Halo & The Roadmap
(01:06:08) The Quick Bits
(01:07:30) The Outro
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Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Season 2 Game 11 - Beautiful writing deserving of a remake so Raziel can finally spread his wings
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Opening Monologue
(01:07) Welcome + Not Worth it…but
(02:05) Pokemon as a pet
(03:32) What makes it crumble?
(04:42)Walkthrough required?
(05:33) Time spent playing
(06:27) History Class
(09:29) A Smart Game + Amazing Opening
(11:28) Needing a Remake?
(12:52) Mike’s Likes
(13:48) Teleportation just done wrong…
(15:00) Block Puzzle Hatred
(16:38) Lack of a Map + Exploration Frustration
(20:54) Feeling motivation to make progress
(22:14) More Puzzle than combat bad?
(23:12) The Combat
(28:55) Poetic
(30:32) Writing continued (SPOILERS)
(33:26) New Soul Reaver (END SPOILERS)
(37:23) Quick Bits
(37:55) Outro MonologueWe 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 Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Season 2 Game 10
Both brothers love the multiplayer here, but was the story enough to win them both over? Also, what modern games would be great to see brought into this battle arena type universe? Stick around and find out!
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intro Monologue
(01:20) Welcome + Control Hate
(03:50) Larry’s Paints a picture of Custom Robo
(05:25) Playtime and History
(07:50) Could it have gone without the story?
(09:20) Intro story nitpick
(10:05) Michael’s quick positives
(13:00) Lack of Save Points
(14:25) Tutorial length + Character Game Speak
(15:40) What kept you playing?
(16:30) Enough Variety in Multiplayer
(17:04) Customization
(20:55) “Jelly Bean” Multiplayer Start
(22:20) What made Larry stop playing
(24:17) Maybe the biggest Negative?
(26:05) Favorite Character + DBZ
(27:14) Favorite Playstyle
(29:44) Mike’s quick summary
(30:30) STORY SPOILERS
(32:20) END SPOILERS + Modern Game with Multiplayer
(35:30) Larry New Franchise Question to Mike
(39:50) Quick Bits
(40:45) 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 Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Season 2 Game 9. Play this game.
(00:00) Intros
(00:50) Welcome & Happy Gobble Day
(01:20) Picking a gaming a couple
(02:30) Slay the Spire Worth your time approved + Addicting loops
(04:07) Painting A Picture
(06:24) Time Spent + History
(08:25) Differences and Character runs
(14:52) Lack of Story
(18:24) Getting into Card Games + Strategies
(27:47) Preference of Rougelites
(29:52) Entering the Spire...
(31:04) The Quick Bits
(33:30) The Fun by Omission
(33:44) 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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Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Norco is now on Gamepass. This is a little indie Point and Click adventure that has snuck its way into my mind and planted it self firmly in one of my favorite experiences so far in 2022.
Episode Bits:
(00:00) - Intro
(00:41) - Welcome + Spoiler Warning
(01:10) - Real World Location
(01:35) - Our Character + Clever Revelations
(02:27) - The Characters of this Town
(04:01) - Playing Mother
(04:34) - Art style
(04:58) - Gameplay designed for a mouse
(05:24) - Mind-Node
(05:49) - Battling + The Kitty
(06:08) - Swamp Boating and Hacking!
(06:40) - Questions Left to be answered
(07:07) - The Verdict
(07:34) - Ambiant Music OutroWe ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.Social Media:
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Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Season 2 Game 8
Larry's feeling old, while Mike is vibing along in this one.
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intro
(01:16) Welcome + Larry’s Old
(02:25) Who was your first celebrity crush?
(04:12) How long did we play for?
(05:30) History Class
(06:35) Larry explains feeling overwhelmed
(10:20) Explaining the style and gameplay
(13:45) The Touch Controls Unique?
(15:30) Lyrical Music + Trying to read + Digital Summer
(18:50) The Story (Light spoilers)
(21:00) The Pin System = Pokemon
(25:16) The Look
(27:40) Pick a Band to Write a Song for this game
(29:35) Quick Bits
(34:10) Story SPOILER Time
(38:15) End Spoilers + Wrap-Up
39:06) 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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FAR: Lone Sails Review
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
The Finale is here. This is the final part of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Quest Along. A wrap-up of where this game stands by itself and where it sits in the Xenoblade Series as a whole. 85 Hours into Xenoblade Chronicles 3 begins now.
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Welcome to this Quest Along Review
(00:40) 85 Hours with XB3
(01:04) A Good Starting Point for the Series
(01:53) The Overview - Why I Kept Playing
(04:33) The Quick Bits - The Stats
(05:25) Thank you
(05:44) SPOILERS
(20:57) Xenoblade Series Comparison (some spoilers) - Where does XB3 Slot In?
(23:50) The Send Off - Still Wanting More
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 Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Season 2 Game 7.
OPUS: Echo of Stasong is a slow burn. One brother made I through and loved it for its character moments and gripping sadness. The other brother couldn't get past the nitpicks. Much to discuss!
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intros
(01:20) Welcome!
(01:58) What Game Changed Your Mind About a Certain Genre?
(04:07) The Time Spent - History
(06:40) The Starting Goodness for Larry - And Then the Bad
(07:50) Slow Burn Play Sessions
(10:37) Things Michael Liked Away
(14:00) Starting Incidents
(16:03) The Dice Rolls
(21:25) The Driving Force
(25:46) Lack of Mouse Support
(27:40) Review Scores
(30:00) Nitpicks - Praises
(31:34) Take This Game and Genre Switch!
(35:40) The Lore - The Small Percentage Audio Logs
(39:28) Story SPOILERS
(47:01) End of Spoilers - Come LISTEN TO THIS
(47:47) The Quick Bits
(51:06) Final Thoughts - Outro
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FAR: Lone Sails Review
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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.
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Season 2 Game 6
Both brothers did not vibe with this one. They also have differing views on what exactly is happening in the story.
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intro Monologue
(01:16) Welcome
(02:20) Loving Inside = Not Liking Limbo?
(03:10) Community Question (New)
(05:12) Playtime
(06:20) Racking up Deaths
(06:56) History class
(08:41) The Likes
(10:11) The Dislikes
(11:50) Is Limbo Fun + Religion
(12:45) Sound Design
(14:18) The Puzzles
(16:08) Story (SPOILERS)
(20:44) Horror?
(22:38) Quick Bits
(23:22) Replacing the Spider
(25:18) Should This Have Been A Short Film Instead
(27:38) 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 Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Season 2 Game 5.
Larry isn't a Star Wars Fan, but this game won him over.
Michael went into Lightspeed to finish this game.
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intros
(00:54) Welcome & Jedi was in Larry's top games of 2021
(03:15) Are We Star Wars Fans - Blown Away - Background
(06:07) The Time - Speedy Michael
(08:55) Development Notes
(11:09) Intriguing Beginnings & Nitpicks
(13:50) Things We Liked Right Away - Away with QTEs
(17:07) Light Spoilers - Suspension of Disbelief - YOU'RE JUST THERE?!
(20:30) Side Characters - Orange Boys
(24:40) Gameplay Hooks
(31:30) Why is Star Wars so Popular?
(36:07) Major Spoiler Talk - Perfection of a Scene - Wrap-Up Thoughts
(46:10) A Made Up Ad Spot From Darth Vader
(47:21) The Quick Bits
(48:04) 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 Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Season 2 Game 4
A Short experience that leaves you feeling warm and cozy inside; what's not to love? Yet somehow, Larry still found more than one thing to become frustrated over in this video game.
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intro
(01:34) Why The Hot Cocoa
(03:38) Playtime
(05:06) History Class
(06:00) Is It Too Short?
(07:34) Favorite Activities + Larry's Lack of Skill
(10:08) The Animals of the Mountain
(14:50) The Ascent
(16:00) The Peak (Spoilers)
(18:35) Spoilers Over
(18:53) Podcasters Hike Up The Mountain
(19:24) Podcast Shout Out
(21:50) The Menu System/UI
(22:41) Mike Randomly Shouting Out More Podcasts
(23:04) Quick Bits
(23:33) 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.
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Season 2 Game 3.
Larry can't stand the Tank. Michael's childhood memories don't mesh up with the slow pace of these cool merging battles these monsters offer.
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intros
(00:48) Welcome & A Little Praise
(01:38) Quality of Life Features
(02:28) How Long We Spent
(03:40) A Really Cool Feature
(04:38) The History & The Goods
(07:20) What Stopped Larry From Playing
(13:20) The Slowness of Battle & Bioshock?
(14:40) Light Spoilers
(15:32) Larry's Slowness
(17:10) Monster Blending & Leveling Up
(21:30) These Features in a new Game Remade & Battle Mechanic Troubles
(26:40) Jade Cocoon's World
(30:40) The Flow
(32:00) Story Spoilers & Cool Last Boss Battle Concept
(34:00) Final Thoughts - Making a New Collecting Game Fun Question - The Fox & The Boy
(37:30) The Quick Bits
(40:41) Memories don't always pave the way for a bright future - 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 Oct 12, 2022
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Season 2 Game 2
Both brothers agree that even with the slow start, it's worth sticking with this one to experience that ending!
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intro
(01:09) Welcome
(01:52) Slow Begining
(04:17) Grabbing the Flower!
(05:30) Time Invested in The Loop
(07:12) History Class
(08:51) Development Crunch
(10:21) Intrigued by Multiple Endings?
(13:20) Thoughts on the City Itself
(15:22) Statues
(17:20) Combat
(22:36) A City Without Sin
(24:34) The Ending - Spoilers Here on Out
(29:09) Game Logic Just Works
(29:43) The Present
(30:57) Credits Done Right
(33:00) A Random Question From Larry
(36:43) Another Era to Play A Game Like This?
(39:36) Quick Bits
(40:18) 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.
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Season 2 Game 1.
Let's see if Banjo-Kazooie's Platforming holds up outside the 90's era. Larry likes how this game's collectibles work. Michael conquers a childhood dream.
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intros
(01:20) Welcome!
(02:45) Platforming Bad like Season 1?
(05:12) Our History with The Lovely Duo
(13:05) Plodding Banjo and Muzzle that Bird
(15:40) Worse than Star Fox Zero from Season 1
(18:00) Bottles for the win & Yippin Turtles
(23:00) Favorite Levels
(31:09) Collectible Goodness
(35:50) An N64 Gem & And Where's Banjo?
(43:46) Banjo's Future
(49:22) Another New Musical Duo Incoming
(51:39) The Quick Bits
(54:03) 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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