Bits of Time

Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu - Remake to Battle Pokemon

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.
YouTube:
YouTube Channel
Twitters:
Larry
Michael
Instagram:
Bitsoftimemedia

The Forgotten City - Better Without Skyrim?

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
YouTube:
YouTube Channel
Twitters:
Larry
Michael
Instagram:
Bitsoftimemedia
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.

Banjo-Kazooie - A Super Mario 64 Contender?

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.
YouTube:
YouTube Channel
Twitters:
Larry
Michael
Instagram:
Bitsoftimemedia

Top 10 FPS Games - Living in a Game

The 5 Best First Person Shooter worlds to live in and the 5 worst. Each brother comes with their own list.
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
Twitters:
Larry
Michael
Instagram:
bitsoftimemedia

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Part III Chapter 5 - Quest Along

The feels continue with more Xenoblade as we make it to the end of Chapter 5. Welcome to Quest Along where Michael is trying to save you time on JRPGs.
(00:00) Welcome
(00:45) Nearly 55 Hours with XB3
(01:05) A Numbers Game - Locales Coming Through
(05:20) Nitpicks Eroding?
(07:26) Combat Tips
(09:25) Stick the Landing - Share This
(10:20) Question Time & Rankings
(13:45) SPOILERS INCOMING
(26:39) Excellent Acting #1 (Spoiler)
(29:39) EVEN MORE SPOILERS INCOMING
(36:32) Excellent Acting #2 (Spoiler)
(38:05) Excellent Acting #3 (Spoiler)
(41:00) The Quick Bits
(41:32) Outro - See You at The Credits
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
YouTube:
YouTube Channel
Twitters:
Larry
Michael
Instagram:
Bitsoftimemedia

Midnight Fight Express - Game or Pass

Game or Pass is a series in which Larry dives into a game from the Xbox Game Pass library. The catch? Michael has given him some rules must follow when picking a game. After a few hours of play, does Larry continue to Game or Pass the game back, never to be played again?
Bits of the Episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(00:55) - Welcome
(02:00) - Early Game Wrap up
(03:04) - The Music
(03:25) - The Gameplay Loop
(03:48) - Is It Worth The Money
(04:12) - Who Should Play This
(04:50) - Weird Rythmn
(05:50) - Loads of Bonuses
(06:30) - Leaderboard Life
(07:05) - Clever Replayability
(08:00) - Promising Bundle
(08:29) - That Look
(09:29) - The Moment 
(10:16) - Game or Pass
(10:59) - Outro
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
Twitters:
Larry
Michael
Instagram:
bitsoftimemedia
 

Top 10 PS1 Remakes and Remasters

PS1 5 Remakes and 5 Remasters. Each brother comes with their own list of games they believe deserves a comeback.
 
(00:00) Top PS1 Remasters
(18:54) Top PS1 Remakes
 
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
Twitters:
Larry
Michael
Instagram:
bitsoftimemedia

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Part II Middle Game Thoughts - Quest Along

The Quest continues on with a lot more Xenoblade content. Come hear if Michael's nitpicks have been solved and whether or not he's still enjoying his experience after 35 hours with Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
(00:00) What This Episode is About
(00:34) Intro Music
(00:50) The Locals
(03:08) The Cast of Villians
(04:40) Our Wonderful Characters
(05:54) Combat, Classes, and My New Strategies
(10:15) The Loop
(10:57) The Outro Message
(11:36) SPOILER WARNING up to the beginning of Chapter 5 - Plus Sweet Music
(25:06) The Quick Bits
(26:00) Small Spoilers
(26:30) Outro Wrap-up
(26:59) Outro Music
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
Twitters:
Larry
Michael
Instagram:
bitsoftimemedia

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Part I The Beginning Hours - Quest Along

Quest Along is here to help you save time on JRPGs and see if it is the right game for you. Michael starts this journey with Xenoblade Chronicles 3, answering if it's good for newcomers, how it compares to the previous games in the series, and what he's loving about in the beginning hours of the game.
(00:00) Intro
(00:43) Quest Along Theme
(01:03) Setup for the Episode
(02:22) The Cast of Characters
(08:00) The HUD & The Combat
(11:30) Xenoblade 1 DNA & Distractions
(14:18) Locale Bummers
(16:12) Send Off - Go Play This Game
(18:15) Spoiler Transition
(25:50) The Quick Bits
(26:50) Send Off #2
(27:34) Outro Music
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
Twitters:
Larry
Michael
Instagram:
bitsoftimemedia

Unsighted - Game or Pass

Game or Pass is a series in which Larry dives into a game from the Xbox Game Pass library. The catch? Michael has given him some rules must follow when picking a game. After a few hours of play, does Larry continue to Game or Pass the game back, never to be played again?
 
Bits of the Episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:58) Welcome 
(01:14) Bit of the Story
(02:52) Anima Time
(04:22) Iris
(05:08) Gameplay
(06:08) The Guns...
(06:34) The Platforming...
(07:40) Puzzles
(08:13) Upgrades
(09:10) Death Done Right
(09:50) The Usual Side Quests
(10:44) The Melody
(11:09) The Look
(12:31) Game or Pass?
 
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
Twitters:
Larry
Michael
Instagram:
bitsoftimemedia
 

Top 10 N64 Games

N64 5 and 5 - What N64 games should you own/play and which ones are worth giving a chance? Each brother comes with their own list and debates what the best N64 games are.
 
(00:00) Top 5 Must own/Must Play
(14:30) Top Ten Games You Should Try Out
 
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
Twitters:
Larry
Michael
Instagram:
bitsoftimemedia

Bloopers - Season 1

A quick listen to what it's like recording this podcast from our side...
We hope you enjoy it!
 
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
Twitters:
Larry
Michael
Instagram:
bitsoftimemedia
 

What Are We Buying in 2022 and Beyond

There has been a lot announced this year. We dive into what 5 games we are buying the rest of the year. And then we also give our top 5 most anticipated games next year!
(00:00) 2022 Games
(25:00) 2023 Games
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
Twitters:
Larry
Michael
Instagram:
bitsoftimemedia
 

2021 Games of The Year List

What games do we think were worth your time from 2021? Come find out. We do the Games of the Year a little differently...
 
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
 
Twitters:
Larry
Michael
Instagram:
bitsoftimemedia

Season 1 Wrap Up

The brothers give their final thoughts on all the games of Season 1; what they hated and loved along with trying to come to a consensus on the Top 5 games that Bits of Time recommends this season. After the credits roll, the brothers share a little of how this podcast got started, and also what to expect leading up to the launch of Season 2.Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intro
(00:29) What Are The Brothers Drinking
(01:16) Brothers Games Slayed + Recommendations
(02:29) Total Time Played
(03:41) Mike Makes Larry Guess Highest/Lowest Rated Game
(07:02) Favorite and Least Favorite Game 
(09:30) Favorite Box Art
(13:24) Trying to Figure out The Top 5
(20:27) The Top 5 Bits of Time Game Recommendations 
(21:45) "End of Episode"
(22:13) Creating Bits of Time
(26:22) What's Next?
(30:16) Say Hi on our Socials and See You for Season 2
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
Twitters:
Larry
Michael
Instagram:
bitsoftimemedia