Game Time With Manny

For this episode Matt and I are joined by special guest Gary. You may remember him from a Project Top 10 I did where his favorite game happened to be The Last of Us. He was very excited to talk about TLOU2, but first we had to get through the news and the surprising amount of games we've been playing. Then we get into a very lengthy spoiler discussion for TLOU2.

News - 1:19 to 31:42

What We Played - 31:43 to 55:00

The Last of Us 2 Spoiler Discussion - 55:01 to 3:16:48

Specific Games -

Death Stranding - 31:55 to 38:38

Dreams - 38:39 to 43:02

Ghosts of Tsushima - 43:03 to 48:23

Panzer Paladin - 48:24 to 52:27

Carrion - 52:28 to 55:00

There were a few pseudo E3 press conferences this week, so we chat about those before transitioning into talk of the hottest new releases like Deadly Premonition 2 and Ghosts of Tsushima.

To round out the podcast we make a top ten list of our favorite Nintendo published games that came out in the 90's.

News - 00:44 to 19:38

What We Played - 19:41 to 39:28

Top 10 Nintendo Games of the 90's - 39:29 to 1:25:27

Specific Games

Deadly Premonition 2 - 19:41 to 27:47

The Last of Us 2 - 27:48 to 32:27

Ghosts of Tsushima - 32:28 to 36:50

I'll be real honest with you guys there probably won't be time stamps for this one since I accidentally deleted the project file...

Anyways, this is our shortest episode yet where we talk about the hottest new reality TV show and Dynasty Warriors. Enjoy!

2020 continues to suck ass, so we talk about that a lot. However, Ooblets is coming out on the 15th of July and that's tight!

Matt played two games, which we briefly discuss and then move on to our Frosty topic, which is Majora's Mask!

News - 00:35 to 29:52

What We Played - 29:53 to 36:28

Majora's Mask - 36:29 to 1:05:32

Specific Games

Castlevania - 29:53 to 32:36

Celeste - 32:37 to 36:28

Sadly this week contains numerous allegations of sexual assault and predatory behavior in the video game industry. When talking about it we reference several Tweet threads. Which I will link below.

- https://twitter.com/Teanah/status/1275491588479672320

- https://twitter.com/inkydojikko/status/1275296031119310848

- https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sr9m2g

It's awful stuff, but at least it's coming to light. Some good stuff happened too like a new Crash Bandicoot, Min-Min in Smash and Pokemon Unite...

The only game we both played is The Last of us 2, which we talk about a lot and then pick a topic from Frosty which ends up being the original The Last of Us. So buckle up for a lot of talking about The Last of Us.

News - 4:40 to 39:36

What We Played - 39:37 to 1:02:19

The Last of Us - 1:02:20 to 1:31:45

Specific Games

The Last of Us 2 - 39:37 to 1:02:19

The news is light, but there are some true bangers to talk about. Cyberpunk delayed? A new Pokemon Snap game? Tune in and find out!

We both actually played some stuff this time, so we talk about that as usual before moving into a fun game that lets you know what we're excited about for the rest of the year!

News - 4:14 to 26:09

What We Played - 26:10 to 40:50

Fuck,Marry,Kill - 40:51 to 1:17:31

Specific Game Timestamps

Pokemon Isle of Armor DLC - 26:10 to 30:15

Saints Row the Third - 30:16 to 33:08

Assassin's Creed Rogue - 33:09 to 35:55

The Last of Us 2 - 35:56 to 40:50

Sony came out swinging with tons of got PS5 gameplay, so we begin by talking about that. Matt was the only one who played anything this week, which we also talk about before determining our collective top ten games of the generation.

I'll be honest, this went a lot easier than I thought it would..until the very end.

News - 00:28 to 49:50

What We Played - 49:51 to 56:06

Top 10 of the Generation - 56:07 to 2:06:01

Specific Game Timestamps

RE3 Remake - 49:51 to 56:06

It's been an awful week in the U.S. as the murder of George Floyd by a police officer has sparked protests and incited even more police violence. The system is broken, and has been forever. Now is the time for change, and if you have a problem with the views Matt and I express during the first 7-10 minutes of this podcast we won't miss having you around.

The news is lighter than it was going to be originally this week as most gaming companies made the right decision to take a step back and let the world have a discourse about its issues.

Matt and I played one game each, which we briefly chat about before moving into the final 6 publishers we're going to discuss. The top 10 publishers of the generation list is completed in this episode.

Next time though, we're doing a top 10 games of the generation podcast. Hopefully that goes well.

News - 00:35 to 19:11

What We Played - 19:12 to 30:09

6 Publishers - 30:10 to 2:29:13

Specific Game Timestamps

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition - 19:13 to 25:48

Minecraft Dungeons - 25:49 to 30:09

Most of the news this week is related to events being announced over the next few weeks. E3 may have been cancelled, but it looks like the industry is still going to come at us hard with announcements over the next month or so.

After chatting it up about the games we've been playing we discuss the final major publisher on our list, which is Xbox Game Studios.

News - 00:37 to 27:59

What We Played - 28:00 to 1:01:51

Xbox Game Studios - 1:01:52 to 2:13:39

Specific Game Timestamps

Signs of the Sojourner - 28:04 to 41:45

PSO2 - 41:46 to 53:05

Rayman Origins - 53:06 to 57:00

As Matt predicted last week there was too much news and now we're getting absolutely nothing. We scrape the bottom of the news barrel before Matt talks a bit about what he's been playing.

For the grand finale we talk about WB Games and CD Projekt Red while going on several tangents about the films Cars and Spiderman 2.

News - 00:33 to 18:18

What We Played - 18:19 to 34:16

WB Games and CD Projekt Red - 34:17 to 1:44:41

Specific Game Timestamps

Spiderman - 20:59 to 23:28

Hyperdot - 23:29 to 25:05

Uncharted 4 & Middle Earth: Shadow or Mordor - 25:06 to 34:16