1 Hour 1 Decision (1H1D)

The subject of this episode is one of many real-time strategy games developed by the veterans over at Creative Assembly. What makes this one different from most of their titles is that it sits outside the Total War franchise and exists inside the Halo universe. With the lion’s share of the developer’s previous work designed especially for the mouse and keyboard, how will this console RTS feel on the Xbox controller? Also of interest, this game was not developed exclusively by Creative Assembly. Will their collaborative effort with 343 Industries prove fruitful or were there too many master chefs in the kitchen? Join our hosts as they discuss the hour they spent with the game and discover if they will keep playing now that their mandated tour of duty is complete!

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The Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button has made some interesting choices in the past, but the random selection of this action RPG developed by BioWare shall prove to be a decisive one. Tom played Dragon Age: Origins and its expansion (Awakening) back when they launched in 2009 and 2010 respectively. Then BioWare dropped this sequel just sixteen months after the original had hit store shelves. With such a short development cycle, could they possibly capture the same magic it had taken them five whole years to harness for the first game? Some thought they had, but many fans felt that the sequel was a tragic example of a cash-in. This would lead Tom to avoid this sequel at first and, without a strong recommendation from any of his friends, he simply moved on to other franchises. Over a decade later, the “Surprise Me” button has decided Tom should give this game another chance. Will he regret not playing it ages ago? How about Chris, who has never played any of the Dragon Age titles? Will freedom from any nostalgia prove positive or negative for his experience? Our hosts have played the required hour, but will they still want to fight darkspawn when the time is up?

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Devolver digital takes center stage once again as the Xbox Game Pass has selected the side-scrolling platformer developed by Skeleton Crew Studios for this episode. With the game's story focused on a shipwrecked sailor on a quest to get home and most of the development handled by a single individual (Thomas Olsson), we have a feeling we know where the studio got its name. To be honest, that's basically all we know about this title, as it has completely flown under the radar of both Tom and Chris. Will a lack of expectations give the game a leg up in their evaluations? We know an hour of gameplay can prove to be a lot of time with an indie game, so how deep into the experience will they both get? If you are curious, our hosts have just returned from their journey to Terraphage and are ready to regale you with their tales. Join them, won't you?

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The Xbox Game Pass has led our hosts to a number of games published by tinyBuild, but this is the first time they are tackling a game crafted by the French indie developer Splashteam. In this action-adventure platformer, players take on the role of Milo as he collects hundreds of cute little critters and uses their powers to solve puzzles and ultimately return home. Will the game’s 2D characters traversing a 3D environment end up being a blessing or a curse? Will the game loop prove to be different enough from Pikmin to debunk the surface level comparison? Most importantly, will Chris feel justified in his excitement or be left disappointed? Both he and Tom have done their time and now it’s time for them to make their final decision… tune in and discover if this cartoon adventure has a happy ending!

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Can you guess who we brought on to solve the debate of Dead Space 2 versus Bugsnax? The answer is in the absurd subtitle of this episode, but there's also a little bit of an asterisk there. On this special episode, we have Jake, Cowboy and JB from "Welcome to GAMECORP" joining us to determine which game is the grand champion... but we have stolen their format and made them the judges as Tom and Chris each champion one of the winners of the prior bracket episodes. Who will end up being the better lawyer in this one-on-one battle between our hosts? Will they keep it clean or will lots of mud be thrown? Will they even manage to stay on topic? Time to hit play and LET THEM FIGHT!

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The Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button has decided it is time to manage a zoo once again. This time, however, it has selected the retro-styled simulation sandbox developed by Springloaded. Like the retro zoo simulation games that inspired it, this title has you managing the staff, attractions, and amenities of your own custom-built zoo. Unlike those games, this title also has you breeding rare creatures and, when that’s not enough to entertain your guests, you can take a page out of the Jurassic World playbook and start splicing together DNA to make your own monstrosities. What could possibly go wrong with that? Tom and Chris have each played an hour and now it’s time to learn if their zoos will become world renowned or fade into obscurity. Hit play and find out!

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Earning its name, the Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button has made an eccentric choice for this episode. This dubiously categorized “sci-fi adventure game” developed by Exbleative revolves around an alien spacecraft that must traverse different planets on a journey toward an unclear objective. The worlds themselves are procedurally generated and traversal is left to the player’s discretion, so no two players will have the exact same experience. Tom and Chris have both given the game the obligatory hour and come to a decision. Will they be seeing this journey through to the end? Find out on this episode of 1H1D!

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The show has reached episode 100 and it seems only fitting that the game chosen for this landmark episode is another roguelike! Can you feel how thrilled Chris must be with this turn of events? The show must go on and in this roguelike side-scroller developed by Luca Galante, the player is tasked with surviving as long as possible as endless waves of non-vampire enemies fill the screen. It’s a bullet hell game, but the enemies are the bullets… and none of those “bullets” are vampires. Fun fact: the internet tells us that the designer was a big Ultima Online fan! Will that bleed through in the game design and impact Tom’s ultimate decision? As always, the rules are simple, our hosts play for an hour and then must make their decision. Find out if this game is one they will keep playing after the time is up!

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The Xbox Game Pass library is full of indies and oddities that could easily be overlooked. Fortunately for you, dear listener, our hosts are honor bound to investigate these titles when fate selects them. On the docket for this particular episode is the first-person comedy adventure trilogy designed and crafted by Grace Bruxner. Broken up into a series of cases, the player takes on the role of an aptly named amphibious gumshoe and attempts to solve mysteries that only the second-best investigator can solve. Well, obviously the best investigator could solve them too… but he’s otherwise engaged. Will an hour of mystery solving leave Tom & Chris eager to complete the trilogy, or will they permanently retire after the required hour is up? Let’s find out!

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Are you ready for part deux? Thirty-two games all at once was sixteen too many, so this time we split the field of competitors in half. On this special episode, we have Eric from The Unlockables joining us to tackle the games that we played from episodes 65 to 80 here on 1H1D. Eric's votes are sure to come in handy when Tom and Chris need a tie breaker... and it seems likely that will happen quite a bit! Which game will be victorious and move on to duke it out with Dead Space 2? Will it be an obvious choice or something unpredictable? Join us to find out!

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