Bits of Time

By Bits of Time

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

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The podcast currently has 121 episodes available.

Bits of Time episodes:

June 14, 2023 Steam World Dig 2 - Can We Dig It?
Season 3 Game 8
Michael Beat it, Larry did not (shocker). Yet both brothers seem to have come away with similar feelings on this one. Lets dive into what makes this game tick, and what should stay buried.

Episode Bits:
(00:00) What to Expect
(01:16) Welcome - Brothers in Agreement?
(03:23) Where Did It Go Wrong For Larry?
(04:21) Playtime - Difficulty Issues
(06:45) Unique Environments - Pacing Concerns
(08:34) Brothers Playstyle
(11:55) Michael Thinks This Game Needs...
(13:43) History Class
(16:38) The Characters
(20:12) SPOILER WARNING - The Story
(23:53) The Quick Bits
(25:50) Brothers Create Custom Gadgets
(26:52) Games Like This Can't Be Triple A?
(30:43) Until Next Time

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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32min
June 07, 2023 Undertale - Heart Flawed Filler
Season 3 Game 7
Can Larry Ever Finish an RPG, what makes this game so popular, and even as the years go on you can still learn new terms. A lot to dive in on a little Indie darling called Undertale.

Episode Bits:
(00:00) What to Expect
(01:24) Welcome - Will Larry Ever beat an RPG?
(04:22) How Long - Budget and Indie
(05:40) How We Played?
(07:20) What Kept Michael Going - What Stopped Larry - Funny Moments
(15:56) Old Man Brain Michael
(18:30) Twists of the Heart - Favorite Characters
(21:08) Short RPGs - What Makes Them Worth Playing?
(23:11) Larry Learns a New Term
(27:00) An Ending - And What It Brings with Fandoms
(31:38) What Makes an Indie Game so Popular & Undertale Sales
(36:29) The Quick Bits
(36:56) Designing Special Moves for Each Brother
(39:14) Toodaloo

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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40min
May 17, 2023 Vampire Survivors - Addictive Simplicity
Season 3 Game 6
Vampire Survivors became an addictive indie darling in 2022. Is there more than meets the eye with this addictive title? And why do both Michael and Larry want to turn the Final Fantasy and Pokemon franchises into this style of game? Come join us to find out!
Time Stamps:
(00:00) Opening Monologue + Sucking Time
(00:59) Welcome
(02:06) Playtime
(03:51) History Class
(05:54) Favorite Upgrades
(11:15) Favorite Characters + Random Game Moments
(13:03) How Much Should This Game Cost?
(16:19) Create a Sales Pitch for This Game
(18:15) The Allure of Pixel Graphics
(20:26) Good Entry to Rogue-like/lite?
(21:46) Quick Bits
(22:58) Turn a Franchise into Vampire Survivors
(25:23) 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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26min
May 10, 2023 Monster Train - In the Shadow of the Spire
Season 3 Game 5. Each brother converts video game titles into generic ones and tries to guess what game they are talking about, it's a great way to end this Monster Train discussion. Lot's to talk about in this shorter episode. Come listen.
Episode Bits:
(00:01) Intro
(01:03) Welcome & How Many Runs and Time
(02:50) Score Incentive
(05:31) Paint Me a Picture of Monster Train
(08:48) The Choices & Predictability
(14:00) Pugs & A New Game
(16:41) More Story Content?
(18:42) The Quick Bits
(19:33) Bad Names for Games & Making Video Game Titles into Generic Titles Challenge
(23:05) Outro

We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
YouTube:
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24min
May 03, 2023 BattleField 2042 - Crazy Stupid Fun
Season 3 Game 4. For a game that struggled so much at release, it's refreshing to see how far it has come. Michael's inability to pilot a helicopter aside, both brothers are having a blast with Battlefield 2042. Though one does have to ask, why are so many games being released in such an unpolished state nowadays? Let's discuss it!
Episode Bits:
(00:05) Intro Monologue
(00:57) Welcome
(01:33) Our History with Battlefield
(05:15) Having Reasons to Grind + Stats
(07:18) Halo Infinite vs Battlefield 2042
(09:30) Battlefields Amazing Comeback
(15:32) History Class
(16:00) What Defines Battlefield
(17:33) Brother's Skills
(20:36) “Squish”
(21:03) Revoke Michael’s License to Fly
(22:52) Top 3 Maps
(33:44) How Long Will We Continue to Play?
(37:12) Map Length Issues?
(37:46) Time to Get Competitive
(44:33) Frustrations Arise
(49:25) Praise or Shame the state of Battlefield
(51:57) Games Releasing Unfinished (Pokemon + Diablo)
(55:00) Lex Fridman + Todd Howard Topics
1:00:51) 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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1h 2min
April 19, 2023 To The Moon - An Analogy to Life’s Wishes
Season 3 Game 3. Both brothers found this game had a lasting effect on them. This is episode goes places, deep talks about life, and what we leave behind. Stay for game talk and keep listening for a truly long wrap-up session about life and what to accomplish before we turn into star dust.
Episode Bits:
(00:01) Intros
(01:33) Spoiler Suggestions - Time to Finish - Development
(03:15) The Sappy Cheese & Story Concept
(04:55) Impactful Barebones
(08:57) Axing Gameplay & More in this Universe
(12:58) A Memory Machine of Malice & No Longer Existing
(19:12) The Story
(36:40) Ending Wants & Tragedies
(39:29) The Quick Bits + a Manly Question
(41:08) Life Ends: Is There Something You Want to Do before you Die?

We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
YouTube:
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59min
April 12, 2023 Yoku’s Island Express - How far Can a Dung Beetle Roll?
Season 3 Game Two: Yoku's Island Express - Larry struggles with fatigue, Michael destroys a JRPG to create a better game and the brothers discuss the UP's and DOWN's of this unique pinball video game.
Episode Bits:
(00:05) Intro
(01:16) Welcoming the mixed opinions
(01:58) How long did we play
(02:25) Why does Larry hate balls
(04:07) Traversal Woes
(05:37) Worst Mechanic/Favorite item in the game
(06:34) Mike's pacing issue
(07:15) Larry's creepy concern
(07:40) Boss battles
(08:53) Jolly Characters
(09:53) Music
(11:13) Gameplay
(12:44) What Pushed Michael to the Finish
(14:16) Late History Lesson
(16:15) Steam Reviews
(17:58) Indie Games Receiving Inflated Reviews
(19:25) Short Game Fatigue
(20:29) Remove the Pinball
(24:35) Wanting more Metroidvania?
(26:44) Larry Confuses Michael
(28:13) Quick Bits
(29:12) Transforming a JRPG into a ball
(32:57) Outro Monologue

We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
YouTube:
YouTube Channel
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34min
April 05, 2023 Elden Ring - A New Era in Open World Design
Season 3 Game One: Elden Ring is here and wow do we have a lot to talk about. A worthy first game to start off the season. So much to talk about, discuss, and dive in deep with some viewpoints. Let's begin!
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intro
(00:55) Welcome to Season 3!
(01:35) Thank You & Small Changes
(02:50) Development Time & Influences
(04:01) What Makes Elden Ring Different in it's Open World execution
(09:09) Time Spent & Ranking The Souls Games
(11:58) Class Break Down & How We Played
(17:25) Long Game Fatigue
(19:50) Frustrating Bosses & Top Three Bosses
(37:55) Moments and Zones
(43:11) Quest Design & The World of Elden Ring
(46:11) The Accessibility of Elden Ring
(54:42) What's Next for the Soulsbourne Genre?
(56:37) DLC Talk: Shadow of the Erdtree Thoughts
(59:27) The Quick Bits
(01:01:35) What Franchise Should get the Elden Ring Treatment & One Character to kill them all?

#EldenRing #FromSoftware

We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
YouTube:
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1h 8min
March 29, 2023 1 Year Anniversary + Season 3 Update
It is our 1 year anniversary!
We share our insights over the first year of the Bits of Time podcast, including our download numbers, top podcast episodes, where you all are listening to us from, and also answer some questions from around the community. We also give some updates to season 3!
(00:00) Intro
(00:57) Season 3 Changes
(03:02) Mike’s Tease
(04:06) We Appreciate You, Truly
(04:50) Your Reviews Help
(05:20) Download Numbers
(06:25) Top 5 episodes
(11:35) Top Podcast Apps
(12:01) Top 3 Locations
(12:45) Youtube Channel
(17:00) “It Takes a lot of Work”
(18:14) The Youtube Change That Worked
(22:30) Using Reddit for Promotion
(23:55) Coolest Podcast Discovery
(27:01) What Have We Learned
(30:38) Best Podcast Moment
(32:54) Oblivion or Morrowind
(34:07) Fictional Character Interview
(36:35) Thanking Guest Podcasts
(37:15) What is Success
(38:40) Where is the Guest Podcast
(39:40) The Future
(42:03) Wrap Up
Podcast Bio:
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@bitsoftimemedia
All the Links:
https://campsite.bio/bitsoftimemedia
...more
43min
March 15, 2023 Top Ten Video Game Sequels That Need to Happen
What game franchises need another shot? What game needs a sequel? What game needs to be resurrected from our past? Come and listen and find out our top ten sequel that we really need.
Episode Bits:
(00:00) Intro
(01:20) Larry's Number 5
(06:22) Michael's Number 5
(08:04) Larry's Number 4
(10:33) Michael's Number 4
(12:48) Larry's Number 3
(15:40) Michael's Number 3
(16:40) Larry's Number 2
(20:52) Michael's Number 2
(24:55) Larry's Number 1
(28:33) Michael's Number 1
(33:07) Outro
We ask the simple question, is this game worth your time? Two brothers trying to save you time on video games.
YouTube:
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All the Links:
https://campsite.bio/bitsoftimemedia
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34min

FAQs about Bits of Time:

How many episodes does Bits of Time have?

The podcast currently has 121 episodes available.