Bits of Time

Fire Emblem Three Houses Part II The Choice - Quest Along

Part II of Fire Emblem Three Houses is here. My favorite scene so far, delving into the choice, and talking about the battle system that I'm really enjoying.
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intro Why FE: TH is worth your time(00:37) Quest Along Grooves(00:57) Welcome(01:18) Nitpick - Exploration - Slow Brewing(02:46) Nitty Gritty of battle is awesome(05:16) Favorite Classes(06:20) Give me all the cutscenes(06:36) Mock Three Houses Battle is awesome(07:33) More Characters - Overview of Time Spent(09:15) Thank you!(09:29) Incoming Spoilers(09:46) The Choice Part I(11:04) The Choice Part II(12:44) The Final Battle of this section(14:09) The Flame Emperor & A touching scene(15:40) Dashing my hopes(16:35) Brutal & My favorite Scene(18:00) Spoilers Finished(18:01) The Quick Bits(19:04) Part II Outro
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Fire Emblem Engage Reviews: Worth Your Time?

The reviews are in on Fire Emblem Engage. Is this game worth your time? Let's find out!
(00:00) Overview
(00:35) Deep Combat & Heartfelt Story
(01:14) No Three Houses Crescendos
(02:12) Sharp Character Models
(02:32) Love Letter, But not the best entry point
(02:59) Wrap-Up Thoughts (03:35) Best Fire Emblem Entry?
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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Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2023

2023 is shaping up to be one heck of a year for video games. These are the games that the brothers are most excited about.
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intro
(00:23) Welcome!
(01:59) Honorable Mentions
(02:47) Number Tens
(05:28) Number Nines
(08:08) Number Eights
(11:03) Number Sevens
(13:00) Number Sixes
(14:58) Number Fives
(18:58) Number Fours
(21:21) Number Threes
(24:50) Number Twos
(26:58) Number Ones
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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2023 Gaming Predictions

A lot is coming in 2023. Let's talk about that. Plus, we have to make a few outlandish predictions about the video game industry towards the end of the episode.So many video games, so little time!Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intro
(00:19) Some Love
(01:49) Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
(04:05) Starfield
(06:01) Redfall
(07:30) Fire Emblem Engage
(09:37) Resident Evil 4 Remake
(11:17) Star Wars Jedi Survivor
(13:12) Hogwarts Legacy
(15:12) Hollow Knight Silksong
(16:18) Final Fantasy 16
(18:06) Dead Space Remake
(19:50) Spider Man 2
(21:34) Diablo 4
(24:17) Is the Switch Pro even happening?
(31:45) New Hardware for PlayStation and Xbox?
(38:52) Highest Rated first Party Game
(42:20) Any more Buyouts in 2023?
(45:07) Who Wins 2023?
(48:04) Unique Predictions from us for 2023
(55:17) 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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Fire Emblem Three Houses Part I Black Bird Rising - Quest Along

A new Quest begins! Michael is going through Fire Emblem Three Houses for the Nintendo Switch. Is this a good entry point into the series? Will Michael succeed in conquering another SRPG? Come listen and find out.
 
(00:00) Music Hype
(01:27) Welcome to Quest Along & Fire Emblem
(01:52) Quest Along Tune
(02:10) Some Notes
(03:00) What an opening & ill-prepared for the depth
(04:33) The Battles
(07:11) All the Levels & Battle Aspects
(08:38) The Enormous Cast of Characters
(14:22) Start to our Lesson Plan - Upgrades&Exploration
(16:18) Gauging the Story
(17:24) Spoilers Incoming
(17:52) Spoiler: Stumbling Across Something
(18:40) Spoiler: Bad Vibes
(20:50) Spoiler: Didn't see that coming
(22:15) End of Spoilers
(22:16) The Quick Bits
(23:20) 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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Season 2 Wrap Up

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

Halo Reach - Bungie’s Swan Song

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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Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver - Remake This Game

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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Custom Robo - The Unsung Hero of Gamecube

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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Slay the Spire - A Top Ten Roguelite

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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Norco - Morbid Indie Masterpiece - Game or Pass

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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The World Ends With You: Final Remix - Short Switch RPG Goodness

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

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Part IV The Finale - Quest Along

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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OPUS: Echo of Starsong - A Slow Romance

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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We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.

Limbo - It Crawled so Inside Could Fly

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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