Bits of Time

2025 is a wrap, it is time for us to talk about our favorite games we played in 2025! This is a wild list from both brothers. Our Games of the Year list encompasses anything we beat in 2025, not just games released in that year. We do let you know our favorite games of 2025 as well though. We also for the first time ever both have the same NUMBER 1!! Enjoy the episode!

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(06:50) Our 10th Games

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

It is Winter Special time! In this episode Larry and Michael dive deep into their favorite consoles of all time! They then quickly go through their predictions from last year on the Open Critic prediction scores for many of the popular games that released this year. They also dive into their backlogs, and make fun of Larry's issues there. The episode is wrapped up with the impossible task of ordering all 13 games they talked about this year from worst to best! Wherever you are, may you have a wonderful December and end of the year!

Episode Bits:

(00:14) Welcome All

(03:12) Larry & Michaels # 5 Console All Time

(10:37) Our Top 4 Consoles of All Time

(15:32) Our Top 3 Consoles of All Time

(21:46) Our Top 2 Consoles of All Time

(33:54) Best Consoles of All Time

(46:34) Predicting Open Critic Results

(51:11) How Good Are We At Predictions?

(55:20) Our Backlogs

(1:03:05) Ranking Our Podcast Games

(1:30:15) 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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In this episode, Michael and Larry dive into Halo Combat Evolved! A game that is littered with childhood memories. Lan parties, lugging around tv's, late nights, and good times. How well does this game hold up today? Ranking favorite multiplayer and single player maps + guns, on top of ranking where Halo 1 sits in their all time favorite Halo games list! So much to get to in this one, sit back and have a mountain dew code red along with the brothers!

Episode Bits:

(00:00) Gameplay Storytelling King

(08:15) Why Play + Selling PS2 for XBOX

(18:43) The Graphics Dilemma

(23:34) Aged Like Swiss Cheese + Gameplay Feel

(27:02) AI Ahead of it’s Time + Larry Bashes Mario 64

(29:05) Challenges of Creating a New IP + Enemy Design

(35:34) Best Music in Gaming + The FLOOD Experience

(40:24) Ranking the Guns + Health System

(49:57) Ranking Multiplayer Maps

(1:06:32) Ranking Story Missions

(1:21:56) Ranking The Halo Games

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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In this episode, Michael and Larry try and explain the story of SOMA. This is Larry's birthday game, and for good reason. He loves games that make you think. And boy oh boy does SOMA make you do just that. Most of this episode is story spoilers trying to give our thoughts on everything that happened. If you have played, do you agree with our thoughts here?

(16:04) **STORY SPOILERS**

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Michael, Sam, Tim, and Larry in spirit try and come to a consensus on what the top 3 most ESSENTIAL video games of all time are. Everyone brings 3 games to the table and then whittle it down from there. This is a long one, and heavy debate happens all around. Do you agree with their final list? Who has the best individual list? Let us know!

Episode Bits:

(00:00) Introducing The Guests

(01:15) Establishing The Ground Rules

(07:18) Larry's First Entry

(09:58)Sam's First Entry

(14:30) Tim's First Entry

(18:55) Michael's First Entry

(23:10) Larry's Second Entry

(27:22) Sam's Second Entry

(33:30) Tim's Second Entry

(39:12) Michael's Second Entry

(42:03) Larry's Third Entry

(50:35) Tim's Third Entry

(55:45) Michael's Third Entry

(1:01:55) Sam's Third Entry

(1:05:06) Honorable Mentions

(1:14:50) Debate Begins

(1:50:02) The Three Most Essential Games

(1:52:02) Top Selling And Rated Games Discussion

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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In this episode, Michael and Larry dive into a childhood favorite and Michael's birthday month pick, Star Fox 64! Our second Star Fox game on the channel and both brothers seem to agree, this one holds up so well! Is the game big enough to please modern gamers though? What will it take for Star Fox to become a "successful" franchise? Happy Birthday Michael!!

Episode Bits:

(00:00) Birthday Star Fox 64

(03:08) Better Than Super Mario 64 Graphically?

(04:54) Best N64 Game For Modern Players + Playtime

(07:10) Mutual Hatred Over This Control Issue

(08:44) Our Stats and Skill Issues + Difficulty

(18:35) Star Fox Made For Today

(21:32) Dialogue + Respecting Your Time + Larry's Rant

(24:05) One & Done Games

(31:11) Dialogue + Different Gameplay Controls

(36:37) Should Nintendo Bring Star Fox Back?

(42:28) The Music!

(43:24) The Story + New Game Name

(47:33) Larry's Nintendo Creation Theory

(49:17) Mission Variety + Michael's Wrap Up For The Game

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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Dive into the nostalgic world of Return to Grace, where retro visuals meet a story-driven sci-fi adventure. In this episode, we debate the balance between gameplay and dialogue, tackle a surprising disagreement over the cover art, and explore the game’s playtime, replay-ability, and its unique AI-driven characters.

Along the way, Michael’s curiosity shines as we analyze collectibles and the puzzles. With ethereal music setting the tone, we recommend similar walking simulators while unpacking the storytelling strengths of this sci-fi gem in a very lengthy story spoiler section.

Episode Bits:

(01:20) Dialogue Trumping Gameplay

(02:35) Cover Art Disagreement 

(03:35) What is Return to Grace + Playtime & Replayability

(08:00) That RETRO Look + Gameplay ISSUES

(13:00) Our Character + Artificial Intelligence Characters

(16:06) Graphical WOW Moment + Larry's Balance Issues

(18:20) Snarky Collectibles + Michael's Curiosity

(22:00) Slow Exploration + Backward Z + Puzzle Beep

(27:20) Ethereal Music + Walking Sim Recommendation + Mike's Struggles

(33:02) ****STORY SPOILERS****

(1:13:06) 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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In this episode, Michael and Larry play 

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(00:00) Roguelike's killed Metroidvania's + Backtracking

(05:34) Dual Wielding Gameplay + Why did we play it?

(07:55) Playtime + Awesome Boss

(09:20) Items + Larry is STRESSED + Hit-boxes and Movement

(13:09) Michael's Opinion on Metroid and Castlevania

(16:18) What Kept us Playing + Slight Spoilers

(17:20) Clever Idea or Cop Out?

(18:52) Boss or not a Boss + Death Counts

(21:28) Game Difficulty Discussion + Dracula Fight

(23:17) What did we like + Favorites + Table Hatred + Pun

(31:54) Rating + Worth Your Time + Elden Ring/Hades Comparison

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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In this episode, Michael and Larry look out for fires. Running from life's troubles plus the introduction of Delilah has Larry concerned about our character and his morals. Michael describes Firewatch as "Brilliant Crap". Plus, does the story pay off in the way either was expecting it to? Let us listen for fire!

Episode Bits:

(00:00) Getting Past Dissapointment 

(02:20) Why Did We Want to Play This

(04:29) Is it Alright to Run Away from a Loved One?

(06:41) The Delilah Dilema 

(07:50) Literal Fire Watch + Early Game Thoughts

(10:03) Should Have Been a Visual Novel? + Exploration Issues

(13:06) Natural Human Interaction + Art Style Issue

(15:56) Gameplay Loop + Do We Recommend You Play?

(18:37) STORY SPOILERS

(28:37) Episode 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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In this episode, Michael and Larry tackle a childhood classic brought back for modern games, Super Mario RPG. Did Larry finally beat this game? Does Michael like it even more than the original? Is the game a bit too easy? Should we be getting more Mario games like this in the future? Let us know below!

Episode Bits:

(00:52) How Adorable is Mario?

(04:10) Why Did We Want To Play?

(05:50) Larry's Controversial Take

(11:20) A-Typical Cast of Characters

(16:32) Favorite Map Ever?

(19:20) Save Point vs Save Anywhere + Mike's Pause Rant

(23:10) The Enemies + User Interface + Quirky Mario

(26:40) Do We Recommend + SPOILER WARNING

(30:28) End of Spoilers + The Little Bits

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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