This week on the HowLongToBeat podcast, Ric, Alex, and Paula discuss what makes a game "modern"? As usual, the gang discusses the games they beaten, retired, and are currently playing before a new round of How Long To Beat? The Game!  

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This week on the HowLongToBeat podcast, Ric, Alex, and Paula discuss the mystery surrounding video games for the outside observer. Any observers of this episode will also see the games they completed, retired, and are currently playing, as well as a somewhat irrelevant instalment of How Long To Beat? The Game!

HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum

Music – Ian Edward

00:00:00 - Intro

Games Mentioned:

Ric: Bendy and the Ink Machine (PC), Welcome to Elk (Switch), The Year After (GB), Black Castle (GB), Cookies Bakery (GB), Mud Warriors (GB), Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars (Switch), Eiyuden Chronicles: Rising (Switch), Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (PSP), FF VII Remake (PS4), Citizen Sleeper (PC), Jelly Car Worlds (Switch)

Alex: Cube Escape: Seasons, The Lake, Arles, Harvey’s Box, Case 23, The Mill, Birthday [Mobile], Nobody Saves The World [Xbox], Citizen Sleeper [PC], Persona 5 Strikers [Switch], Pokemon Prism [GBC], Gears of War: Ultimate Edition [Xbox], Cube Escape: Theatre [Mobile], Chained Echoes [Xbox]

Paula: Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator [PC], Rusty Lake Hotel [PC], Rusty Lake Roots[PC], Rusty Lake Paradise[PC], Unlock The Cat [PC], Pokemon Scarlet (aiming for pokedex completion) [Switch], Valkyria Chronicles [Switch], The White Door [PC], Bear and Breakfast [PC]

Time for the next instalment of New Game+! This is a series where we occasionally revisit a topic from the podcast in more depth for an unedited mini-episode. These episodes run around 45 minutes to an hour. Sometimes our lives get in the way of our recording but we always want to make sure you've got something to enjoy each week! These aren't released on a regular schedule but on an as-needed basis. If there's a topic we've covered before that you'd really like to hear us expand upon, then let us know on the HLTB forums, Discord, or at [email protected]. In this episode of NG+, returning guest Abatage guides Ric, Paula, and Alex in looking back at the 2022 Fantasy Critic League. 

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:30 - How has it been different?

00:15:00 - Strategy

00:28:00 - Disappointed

00:43:58 - Roster

01:14:46 - 2023

Time for the next instalment of New Game+! This is a series where we occasionally revisit a topic from the podcast in more depth for an unedited mini-episode. These episodes run around 45 minutes to an hour. Sometimes our lives get in the way of our recording but we always want to make sure you've got something to enjoy each week! These aren't released on a regular schedule but on an as-needed basis.  

If there's a topic we've covered before that you'd really like to hear us expand upon, then let us know on the HLTB forums, Discord, or at [email protected].  

In this episode of NG+, returning guest Dunedad joins Alex, Paula, and Ric as they unwrap the twelve days of Itchmas. Itchmas was an event held on HLTB where for 12 (technically 15, shh) days, a new game on Itch was revealed for everyone to play. We discuss all the games and reveal the top 3 games as chosen by the community!  

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Music – Ian Edward 

Graphic design – M4thew

Happy New Year… and Happy Episode 100!! Between the usual beaten/retired/playing coverage and a new instalment of How Long To Beat? The Game!, Ric, Alex, and Paula look back on 100 episodes of the podcast. Let us know what your favourite moments or memories were in the comments below!

HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum

Music – Ian Edward

00:00:00 - Intro

Games Mentioned:

Ric: Mario & Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Switch), Like No Other: The Legend of the Twin Books (Switch), Hyper Princess Pitch (Vita), F.I.S.T: Forged in Shadow Torch (Switch), Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One (PS3), Tokyo Jungle (PS3), Zenge (Android), Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (PSP), FF VII Remake (PS4), Citizen Sleeper (PC), Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars (Switch), Welcome to Elk (Switch)

Alex: Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales [PC], Severed Steel [PC], Halo Infinite [Xbox], Citizen Sleeper [PC], Persona 5 Strikers [Switch], Pokemon Prism [GBC], Gears of War: Ultimate Edition [Xbox]

Paula: A Castle Full of Cats [PC], Pokemon Scarlet (main story) [Switch], Assemble With Care [PC], Guardian Tales [Android], Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator [PC], Pokemon Scarlet (aiming for pokedex completion) [Switch]

Merry Christmas! Last week, Alex, Paula, and Ric reflected on the games they played in 2022. This week, they talk about the games they plan to tackle in 2023! Will they be able to stick to their plans this time around? You’ll have to wait until next year to find out! They finish off this special episode with another round of HLTB?: The Game!

HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum

Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk

Email - [email protected]

Music – Ian Edward

Graphic design – M4thew

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:07 - Beaten

00:13:04 - Retired

00:16:41 - Playing

00:57:57 - 2023 Plans

01:21:11 - HLTB The Game

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Ballot: https://www.rcv123.org/ballot/rPk2phdWc7C2R59guRCkcF

Results: https://www.rcv123.org/results/rPk2phdWc7C2R59guRCkcF

Games Mentioned:

Alex: Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands [Xbox], Return to Monkey Island [PC], Citizen Sleeper [PC], Halo Infinite [Xbox], Persona 5 Strikers [Switch]

Ric: Dynamite Headdy (Genesis), Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (PC), He Fucked the Girl out of Me (GBC), Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (PSP), FF VII Remake (PS4), Mario & Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Switch), Tokyo Jungle (PS3), Citizen Sleeper (PC),

Paula: Guardian Tales [Android], Pokemon White [DS], Guitar Hero World Tour [PC], Zelda II: The Adventure of Link [NSO], Terraria [Switch], The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [Switch], Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator [PC], Escape Academy [PC]

Alex, Paula, and Ric are back again with the year's most anticipated awards show ever: the HLTB Podcast's GOTY Awards! We go through all your favourite categories we introduced last year and reflect on the games we played in 2022. There are some real gems in here! We finish it off with another round of HLTB?: The Game!  

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Alex, Paula, and Ric are back again to talk about the games they've beaten, retired, and are playing. This week’s topic is ‘intense gaming moments’, and the show is rounded out with an appropriately intense round of How Long To Beat? The Game!

HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum

Music – Ian Edward

00:00:00 - Intro

Games Mentioned:

Ric: Severed Steel (PC), Towaga: Among Shadows (PC), TumbleSeed (PC), Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (PSP), FF VII Remake (PS4), Mario & Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Switch), Tokyo Jungle (PS3), Dynamite Headdy (Genesis)

Alex: Hot Pot Panic [PC], Dead Estate Classic [PC], Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia [NDS], Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands [Xbox], Return to Monkey Island [PC], Persona 5 Strikers [Switch]

Paula: Guardian Tales [Android], PokeMMO [PC], Pokemon White [DS], Guitar Hero World Tour [PC], Zelda II: The Adventure of Link [NSO]

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Alex, Paula, and Ric are back again to talk about the games they've beaten, retired and been playing. They then talk about the new Pokemon releases and how buggy they are and: is the Switch lacking power?, before finishing it all off with a round of How Long To Beat? The Game!

HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum

Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk

Email - [email protected]

Music – Ian Edward

Graphic design – M4thew

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:13 - Beaten

00:39:10 - Retired

00:48:20 - Playing

01:25:33 - The Pokemon of it All

01:39:39 - HLTB The Game

Games Mentioned:

Alex: Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor [Xbox], Pentiment [Xbox], Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery [PC], The Lord of the Rings Tactics [PSP], Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands [Xbox], Return to Monkey Island [PC], Persona 5 Strikers [Switch]

Ric: Yu Yu Hakusho - Makyou Toitsusen (Mega Drive), Transiruby (Switch), Minoria (PC), Adios (PC), Little Noah: Scion of Paradise (Switch), Steel Assault (Switch), Haven Park (Switch), Mind Scanners (PC), Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (PSP), Severed Steel (PC), FF VII Remake (PS4), Mario & Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Switch),

Paula: Pokewilds [PC], Guardian Tales [Android], PokeMMO [PC], Pokemon White [DS], Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth [Vita], Zelda II: The Adventure of Link [NSO]

Time for the next instalment of New Game+! This is a series where we occasionally revisit a topic from the podcast in more depth for an unedited mini-episode. These episodes run around 45 minutes to an hour. Sometimes our lives get in the way of our recording but we always want to make sure you've got something to enjoy each week! These aren't released on a regular schedule but on an as-needed basis.    

If there's a topic we've covered before that you'd really like to hear us expand upon, then let us know on the HLTB forums, Discord, or at [email protected].    

In this episode of NG+, Paula, Ric, and Alex discuss the Strategy RPG genre! As well as outlining what makes a game fit into the genre, each host brings five-game recommendations to the table for first-time players and genre veterans!    

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