Game Time With Manny

Matt and I return once again to talk about the news, which is fairly scarce this week. Jason Schreier is leaving Kotaku, and Xbox has an upcoming joint announcement with Sega. What could it all mean? As for games Matt has been trying out some indie titles while I've been on the opposite end of the spectrum playing a ridiculously high budget AAA title. For the final segment we rank everyone's favorite blue hedgehog loving company Sega! News - 1:07 to 24:58 What We Played - 24:59 to 52:34 Sega - 52:35 to 1:52:08 Specific Game Timestamps Scourgebringer - 25:17 to 28:03 The Supper - 28:04 to 30:22 The Pedestrian - 30:23 to 34:28 Final Fantasy 7 Remake - 34:29 to 52:33

I initially thought this week was going to be much shorter, but thanks to Nintendo's wealth of games to talk about it ended up being just as long as every other one... We start our first weekly podcast by discussing the news of the world such as Cooking Mama being de-listed and the newest Inside Xbox showing. I didn't play anything new, and Matt had a few quick things to say about what he has been playing. I'm not going to do timestamps for specific games this week because of that! As usual we end with a special discussion of Nintendo, which just so happens to be one of my favorite publishers of all time! News - 2:53 to 38:30 What We Played - 38:31 to 1:00:16 Nintendo - 1:00:17 to 2:53:39

This week we try recording our online podcast a bit differently, so I apologize for any audio weirdness. We are also no transitioning to weekly for the duration of the pandemic, so look forward to more hot content than ever before. With a ton of new releases we have a lot to talk about before transitioning into dumping all over EA. News - 1:14 to 48:03 What We Played - 48:04 to 1:52:15 EA - 1:52:16 to 2:57:31 Specific Game Time Stamps Ori and the Will of the Wisps - 48:15 to 53:57 Pummel Party - 53:58 to 59:03 Persona 5 Royal - 59:04 to 1:10:17 Fire Emblem: Three Houses - 1:10:18 to 1:16:08 Animal Crossing: New Horizons -1:16:09 to 1:29:12 Doom Eternal - 1:29:13 to 1:40:11 One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 - 1:40:12 to 1:45:20 Jack Box Party Pack - 1:45:21 to 1:46:38 One Step From Eden - 1:46:39 to 1:52:15

Coronavirus is a very serious thing, and in an attempt to stay safe Matt and I have taken to social distancing. This sounds like a joke, but I am very serious about it. We don't want to take any unnecessary risks and get sick. Due to that fact we are recording the podcast over Discord for the foreseeable future. If there are any audio issues I apologize. We will attempt to work them out over the coming weeks. There has been a lot of news in general the past few weeks and the world of video games is no different. We chat about that and what we played before transitioning into ranking 5 prominent indie publishers in our ranking of publishers. News - 1:38 to 41:13 What We Played - 41:14 to 1:03:33 Indie Publishers - 1:03:34 to 2:47:35 Specific Game Time Stamps Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - 41:14 to 44:41 Ori and the Will of the Wisps - 44:42 to 52:01 Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 52:02 to 1:01:02 Fire Emblem: Three Houses - 1:01:03 to 1:03:33

Matt has recovered from the flu just in time for us to talk about little to no news. Luckily we have actually been playing things, which we talk about before moving on to rating Capcom's performance this generation. News - 1:28 to 18:15 What We Played - 18:16 to 1:12:55 Capcom - 1:12:56 to 2:08:19 Specific Game Time Stamps Wind Waker - 22:00 to 25:49 Final Fantasy 7 Remake Demo - 25:50 to 49:31 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon DX Demo - 49:32 to 55:09 Timespinner - 55:10 to 56:56 Guacamelee - 56:57 to 59:27 Granblue Fantasy Versus - 59:28 to 1:12:55

We discuss hot topics like Geoff Keighly ditching E3, the Animal Crossing Direct, and Anthem being reworked. Sadly neither of us have been playing a bunch, so expect a very light game section where we mostly talk about the Sonic movie. For the end we rate Bethesda's generation, but it doesn't end like you'd expect. News - 00:32 to 43:23 What We Played - 43:24 to 1:12:20 Bethesda - 1:12:21 to 2:13:59 Specific Game Time Stamps The Sonic Movie - 43:38 to 58:44 Wind Waker - 58:45 to 1:00:29 Kentucky Route Zero - 1:00:30 to 1:12:20

We lead in with hot news like The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter, the 2020 EVO Lineup, and numerous industry figures changing roles! We then transition into all the games Matt has been playing. It's possible I'll only play FFXIV for the rest of my life. For part 3 we continue out look back at the current console generation by looking at Namco-Bandai. Get ready for a lot of one sided anime talk! News - 00:48 to 43:30 What We Played - 43:31 to 1:36:19 Namco Bandai - 1:36:20 to 2:20:44 Specific Game Time Stamps Wind Waker HD - 43:31 to 51:45 Saint's Row The Third - 51:46 to 59:19 COD: Advanced Warfare - 59:20 to 1:03:54 Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - 1:03:55 to 1:13:25 DmC - 1:13:26 to 1:23:07 Steam World Heist - 1:23:08 to 1:27:27 KH3 REMIND - 1:27:28 to 1:36:19

Sony is not going to E3 again, games are getting delayed left and right, and the new Smash DLC character is a total bummer. Despite all that we talk about the games we've been playing and then take a look at what Activision Blizzard has done this generation. News - 00:38 to 41:27 What We Played - 41:28 to 1:12:59 Activision Blizzard - 1:13:00 to 2:18:36 Specific Game Time Stamps Shenmue 3 - 41:28 to 52:30 Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon - 52:31 to 54:55 Thief - 54:56 to 1:00:55 Kingdom Hearts 3 - 1:00:56 to 1:07:48 Final Fantasy XIV - 1:07:49 to 1:12:59

For our first podcast of 2020 we break the record for longest non GOTY podcast. We do that by chatting it up about the Pokemon expansion pass and the PS5 logo. We didn't play many games, but we do talk a whole lot about the upcoming games in 2020. News - 00:54 to 49:47 What We Played - 49:48 to 1:22:02 2020 Preview - 1:22:03 to 3:07:59 Specific Game Time Stamps Bayonetta - 49:48 to 1:01:16 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - 1:01:17 to 1:06:52 Final Fantasy XIV - 1:06:53 to 1:22:02

As always I am going to issue a rough audio warning. This one is better than previous years, but we're four people using a single mic. More often than not Scott and I are louder while Noukeo and Matt are quieter. Since it's all one track I can't properly adjust anything individually. Someday we'll be able to use multiple mics and it'll be magical. This is the same as every GOTY podcast. We count down our favorite games of the year from 10 to 1. So buckle up for three and a half hours of non-stop action!

There was absolutely no news for the past two weeks that we cared about, so we move right into talking about the four games we played before getting into our Game of the Year Categories! News - There isn't any What We Played - 4:06 to 29:05 GOTY Categories - 29:06 to 2:32:18 Specific Game Time Stamps Control - 4:06 to 11:23 Wreckfest - 11:24 to 15:16 Sayonara WIld Hearts - 15:17 to 24:41 Resident Evil 2 Remake - 24:42 to 29:05

This week is action packed as we start off looking at Porn Hub's year in review to see what video games people were searching for the most. It's a wild ride. In terms of actual news we chat about In the Valley of the Gods being put on hold and 2Ks newest studio. The games we played goes fairly quick and then we transition into talking about The 2019 Game Awards, which also gets pretty wild. News - 15:27 to 37:08 What We Played - 37:09 to to 58:52 The Game Awards - 58:53 to 2:20:06 Specific Game Time Stamps Shenmue 3 -37:18 to 38:32 Romancing Saga 3 - 38:33 to 43:19 Need for Speed: Heat - 43:20 to 48:04 Control - 48:05 to 55:34 My Friend Pedro - 55:35 to 58:52

The length of the podcast this week gets away from us, but we discuss quite a bit. We begin by discussing the nominations for the 2019 Game Awards, and then transition into what we've been playing. Pokemon and Death Stranding take up a lot of time, but at least we won't really have to talk about them much now that they're done! The final portion is about Fallen Order. Matt did not like it very much, while I did. Beware of spoilers for Fallen Order. I marked them in the timestamps. News - 00:35 to 59:40 What We Played - 59:41 to 2:08:42 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - 2:08:43 to 2:52:34 Spoilers start at 2:38:51 Specific Game Time Stamps Shenmue 3 - 59:41 to 1:14:38 Pokemon Sword/Shield - 1:14:39 to 1:34:35 Death Stranding - 1:34:36 to 1:50:05 Forager - 1:50:06 to 1:54:11 Bug Fables - 1:54:12 to 2:02:21 Sparklite - 2:02:22 to 2:05:32 Luigi's Mansion 3 - 2:05:33 to 2:08:42

Two of the most highly anticipated games of the year have finally arrived. Death Stranding and Pokemon Sword/Shield. You'll never guess which one I yell more about on the podcast! To start we go over some news about PlayStation employees leaving, and Xbox Inside 2019. It leads to some conversations about what the two will be doing in the next few years. The what we've been playing segment gets heated as we discuss a myriad of new releases and then transition to talking about Tony Hawk Pro Skater where I get heated, but in a good way. News - 00:39 to 40:14 What We Played - 40:15 to 2:13:59 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - 2:14:00 to 2:38:11 Specific Game Time Stamps Zelda 2 - 40:15 to 46:03 Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair - 46:04 to 46:54 Pokemon Shield - 46:55 to 1:18:04 Luigi's Mansion 3 - 1:18:05 to 1:29:17 After Party - 1:29:18 to 1:32:38 Call of Duty Modern Warfare - 1:32:39 to 1:35:28 Death Stranding - 1:35:29 to 2:13:59

I have returned from Japan so that Matt and I could bring you this hot new edition of our podcast. In it we discuss such things as my trip to Japan, Death Stranding reviews, Overwatch 2, and the possibility of Capcom bringing back dormant IPs. Since I was mostly in Japan and asleep for the past two weeks I didn't really play a lot. So for this episode mostly Matt regales us with tales of the games he was playing. For the final part we pick Wind Waker out of Frosty's head and you can hear me ramble in an incoherent half asleep state about it! Also, I need to wake up for Extra Life in less than 12 hours, so no time stamps this episode!

News - 00:59 to 45:22 What We Played - 45:23 to 1:47:40 Ace Attorney - 1:47:41 to 2:09:46 Specific Game Time Stamps Zelda 2 - 45:23 to 55:16 Indivisible - 55:17 to 1:07:21 Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair - 1:07:22 to 1:17:39 Concrete Genie - 1:17:41 to 1:28:16 Ghost Recon: Breakpoint - 1:28:17 to 1:47:40

It's business as usual this week as we chat about a bunch of Sony related news and some cool Pokemon stuff. Make sure you listen to the what we've been playing to hear all about the not so great KFC visual novel and out feelings on Zelda 2... We finish off with a whole bunch of Link's Awakening talk. If you're sensitive to spoilers about the ending you can find the time stamp of when we talk about that below! News - 1:18 to 1:14:00 What We Played - 1:14:01 to 1:54:18 Link's Awakening - 1:54:19 to 2:39:42 Ending spoilers - 2:16:41 to 2:27:15 Specific Game Time Stamps Shenmue 2 - 1:14:01 to 1:18:20 What Remains of Edith Finch - 1:18:21 to 1:21:43 Abzu - 1:21:44 to 1:23:10 Zelda 2 - 1:23:11 to 1:27:09 Riverbond - 1:27:10 to 1:30:12 Assassin’s Creed Origins - 1:30:13 to 1:36:48 I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator - 1:36:39 to 1:49:58 Monster Hunter World: Iceborne - 1:49:59 to 1:54:18

This week we focus a bunch on the various news stories of TGS, especially all the Death Stranding gameplay. Some other random stuff gets thrown in as well before we move on to the games we have been playing. Due to not wanting the podcast to be 3 hours long we opted not to do a third part this week. News - 00:59 to 1:16:47 What We Played - 1:16:48 to 2:24:15 Specific Game Time Stamps Borderlands 3 - 1:16:48 to 1:40:07 Shenmue 2 - 1:40:08 to 1:49:03 Monster Hunter World: Iceborne - 1:49:04 to 2:01:28 Gears 5 - 2:01:29 to 2:14:30 Kind Words - 2:14:31 to 2:21:54 Plague Tale: Innocence - 2:21:55 to 2:24:15

As usual we talk about a plethora of news stories such as the The return of Telltale, the #MeToo movement of the video game industry, Yakuza becoming an RPG, and the World's hottest Nintendo Direct. After we talk at length about the games we've been playing we have just enough time to pull a topic from the snowman's head, so we chat a bit about Kid Icarus Uprising. News - 1:40 to 1:20:39 What We Played - 1:20:40 to 2:13:46 Kid Icarus: Uprising - 2:13:47 to 2:37:58 Specific Game Time Stamps 39 Days to Mars - 1:20:40 to 1:22:54 Shenmue 2 - 1:22:55 to 1:28:09 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - 1:28:10 to 1:30:38 Pokemon Masters - 1:30:39 to 1:38:02 Assassins Creed Origins - 1:38:03 to 1:40:50 Knights and Bikes - 1:40:51 to 1:46:24 Control - 1:46:25 to 1:57:58 Astral Chain - 1:57:59 to 2:08:03 Plague Tale Innocence - 2:08:04 to 2:13:46

After over a month we finally hit my ideal target for podcast length again. We're in the midst of a summer lull, so Matt played a bunch of random stuff and I didn't really play anything. Despite the fact that new releases haven't been popping off, Gamescom has gifted us all sorts of news, so we talk about that a bunch! News - 3:59 to 54: 39 What We Played - 54: 40 to 1:29:09 Gamescom - 1:29:10 to 2:28:23 Specific Game Time Stamps The Witcher 3 - 54:40 to 57:38 Monster Hunter Generations: Ultimate - 57:39 to 58:49 Super Mario Maker 2 - 1:03:24 to 1:07:54 Enter the Gungeon - 1:07:55 to 1:10:48 Slay the Spire - 1:10:49 to 1:18:27 Battle Chasers: Nightwar - 1:18:28 to 1:19:07 Gears Pop! - 1:19:08 to 1:29:09