Game Time With Manny

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