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  • S2 E120 - So it's just a Pigeon

    It's Steam Next Fest time! This week Alex, Paula, and Ric talk games they've beaten, retired and are playing before diving into some demos from SNF. They wrap it up with another round of How Long to Beat? The Game!

    HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum
    Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk
    Music – Ian Edward
    Graphic design – M4thew
    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:01:03 - Beaten
    00:22:55 - Retired
    00:25:25 - Playing
    01:18:25 - Steam Next Fest
    01:53:20 - HLTB The Game
    Games Mentioned:
    Ric: Toodee and Topdee (Switch), Negative Nancy (Switch), Say No! More (PC), Forgive Me Father (PC), Smile For Me (PC), JYDGE (PC), FF VII Remake (PS4), Radiant Historia (DS), Klonoa: Moonlight Museum (WonderSwan), Sword of the Vagrant (Switch),
    Alex: Melatonin [Steam Deck], Ring of Pain [Steam Deck], Star Wars: Jedi Survivor [Xbox], Growing Up [Steam Deck], Cult of the Lamb [Steam Deck]
    Paula: Pokemon Emerald [GBA], Hatoful Boyfriend [PC]
    Steam Next Fest Games:
    En Garde!, Laika: Aged Through Blood, Sword Hero, Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists, Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, Ambition of the Slimes 2, A Tiny Sticker Tale, Ducky’s Delivery Service, The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, Wargroove 2

    2 hr 2 min
  • S2 E119 - One Day My Player Will Return

    How do we pick the games we buy and/or play? This week (alongside the usual coverage of beaten/retired/playing and How Long To Beat? The Game!) Alex, Paula, and Ric discuss this very question.


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

    Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk


    Music – Ian Edward

    Graphic design – M4thew


    00:00:00 - Intro

    00:00:57 - Beaten

    00:04:58 - Retired

    00:14:13 - Playing

    00:49:34 - How we Pick Games

    01:05:48 - HLTB The Game


    Games Mentioned:

    Ric: Paranormasight (Switch), Melatonin (Switch), Marvel Snap (Android), FF VII Remake (PS4), JYDGE (PC), Forgive Me Father (PC), Radiant Historia (DS), Klonoa: Moonlight Museum (WonderSwan), Toodee and Topdee (Switch), Smile For Me (PC)

    Alex: Smile For Me [Steam Deck], Jack Move (Steam Deck), Assassin’s Creed Origins [Xbox], Star Wars: Jedi Survivor [Xbox], Melatonin [Steam Deck], Ring of Pain [Steam Deck], Growing Up [Steam Deck]

    Paula: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Switch], Pokemon Emerald [GBA], Lover Pretend [Switch]

    1 hr 18 min
  • S2 E118 - I'm a Shallow Bastard


    Alex, Ric, and Paula once again delve into what they're playing and have beaten before talking about - for once - a trending topic: the Summer Game Fest! They then finish the episode off by playing another round of How Long To Beat? The Game! 

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

    Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk 

    Music – Ian Edward 

    Graphic design – M4thew 

    00:01:57 - Beaten

    00:14:55 - Retired

    00:18:02 - Playing

    01:27:31 - Summer Game Fest

    02:00:45 - HLTB The Game

    The Game Games Mentioned:

    Alex: Yakuza 3 Remastered [Steam Deck], Smile For Me [Steam Deck], Assassin’s Creed Origins [Xbox]

    Ric: The Final Station (Switch), The Final Station: The Only Traitor DLC (Switch), Marvel Snap (Android), FF VII Remake (PS4), JYDGE (PC), Forgive Me Father (PC), Radiant Historia (DS), Paranormasight (Switch), Klonoa: Moonlight Museum (WonderSwan), 

    Paula: inbento[Switch], The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Switch], Pokemon Emerald [GBA], Lover Pretend [Switch]

    2 hr 8 min
  • S2 E117 - Podcast Speedrun Any%

    Alex, Ric, and Paula once again delve into what they're playing and have beaten before talking about things younger gamers have missed out on before playing another round of How Long To Beat? The Game!

    HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum
    Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk
    Music – Ian Edward
    Graphic design – M4thew
    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:01:07 - Beaten
    00:04:34 - Playing
    00:28:22 - What the Youngin's Miss
    01:05:10 - HLTB The Game
    Games Mentioned:
    Ric: Muramasa Rebirth: Genroku Legends - Fishy Tales of the Nekomata (Vita), FF VII Remake (PS4), JYDGE (PC), Forgive Me Father (PC), Radiant Historia (DS), Paranormasight (Switch), The Final Station (Switch), Klonoa: Moonlight Museum (WonderSwan),

    Alex: Yakuza 3 Remastered [Steam Deck]

    Paula: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Switch]

    1 hr 14 min
  • S2 E116 - I Don’t Want to Tri and Force the Point

    In addition to your regularly scheduled update on Alex, Ric, and Paula’s beaten, retired, and currently playing games, this week the gang provide an update on the future of the podcast, as well as the latest installment of How Long To Beat? The Game!


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

    Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk


    Music – Ian Edward

    Graphic design – M4thew


    00:00:00 - Intro

    00:02:07 - Beaten

    00:12:48 - Retired

    00:26:31 - Playing

    01:11:45 - Future of the Pod

    01:25:17 - HLTB The Game


    Games Mentioned:


    Ric: Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Adventure 1 (Switch), FF VII Remake (PS4), Radiant Historia (DS), Forgive Me Father (PC), Paranormasight (Switch), JYDGE (PC)

    Alex: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Switch], Yakuza 3 Remastered [Steam Deck]

    Paula: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Switch], Pokemon Emerald [GBA]

    1 hr 35 min
  • S2 E115 - The Good, The Bad and the Ug-Wii


    Alex, Ric and Paula are back once again to discuss the games they’ve beaten, retired and been playing, with a big Tears of the Kingdom tangent. This week they talk about gaming peripherals and, of course, they finish the episode off with another round of How Long To Beat? The Game!

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

    Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk 

    Music – Ian Edward 

    Graphic design – M4thew 

    00:00:00 - Intro

    00:01:57 - Beaten

    00:08:18 - Retired

    00:13:00 - Playing

    00:57:50 - Gaming Peripherals 

    01:20:25 - HLTB The Game

    Games Mentioned:

    Alex: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Switch], Resident Evil 4 Remake [Xbox], Moonscars [Steam Deck] 

    Ric: Who’s Lila? (PC), Muramasa Rebirth: Genroku Legends - A Cause to Daikon For (Vita), The Swapper (Vita), Grim Guardians: Demon Purge (Switch), Daily Dadish (Android), Marvel Snap (Android), FF VII Remake (PS4), Radiant Historia (DS), Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Adventure 1 (Switch), Forgive Me Father (PC), 

    Paula: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Switch]


    1 hr 28 min
  • S2 E114 - Make Way for the Kingdom

    This month marks 100 installments of the HLTB Video Game Book Club, encompassing 133 games since 2015! To celebrate, Ric, Paula, and Alex dedicated this week’s topic to looking back at some of their favourite Book Club memories… alongside the usual beaten/retired/playing and HowLongToBeat: The Game! Segments, of course.

    HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum
    Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk
    Music – Ian Edward
    Graphic design – M4thew

    • 00:00:00 - Intro
    • 00:01:20 - Beaten
    • 00:11:39 - Retired
    • 00:18:40 - Playing
    • 01:10:45 - 100th GotM!
    • 01:32:35 - HLTB The Game

      • Games Mentioned:

      Ric: Railways of Love (Android), GrimGrimoire OnceMore (Switch), Aliens Infestation (DS), The Church in the Darkness (PC), Metal Unit (PC), ish (Android), Marvel Snap (Android), Myst: The Book of Atrus (Book), FF VII Remake (PS4), Radiant Historia (DS), Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Adventure 1 (Switch), Rocket League (PC), Grim Guardians: Demon Purge (Switch), Muramasa Rebirth: Genroku Legends - A Cause to Daikon For (Vita),
      Alex: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Switch], Resident Evil 4 Remake [Xbox], Advance Wars 1&2 Re-boot Camp [Switch], Moonscars [Steam Deck]
      Paula: Chaos;Head Noah [PC], Steins; Gate [Vita], Café Enchanté [Switch], Pokemon Emerald [GBA], Fire Emblem Engage [Switch], The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Switch]

      1 hr 41 min
    • S2 E113 - Get Fortnite Out of My Zelda

      Microsoft has been taking some massive Ls over the past month. Ric, Paula, and Alex spend some time looking over what's gone wrong and make some predictions for the future of Xbox… alongside the usual beaten/retired/playing and HowLongToBeat: The Game! Segments, of course.
      HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum
      Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk
      Music – Ian Edward
      Graphic design – M4thew
      00:00:00 - Intro
      00:01:37 - Beaten
      00:11:44 - Retired
      00:14:41 - Playing
      00:49:37 - Xbox’s Month of Ls
      01:16:25 - HLTB: The Game
      01:23:40 - Just Paula being rude af
      Games Mentioned:
      Ric: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 (Switch), Myst: The Book of Atrus (Book), FF VII Remake (PS4), GrimGrimoire OnceMore (Switch), Radiant Historia (DS), Aliens Infestation (DS), Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Adventure 1 (Switch),
      Alex: Advance Wars [Switch], Resident Evil 4 Remake [Xbox], Advance Wars 1&2 Re-boot Camp [Switch], Moonscars [Steam Deck]
      Paula: The Last Nurse Joy [PC], Citizen Sleeper [PC], OMORI [PC], Chaos;Head Noah [PC], Steins; Gate [Vita], Café Enchanté [Switch], Pokemon Scarlet (aiming to be a pokemon master) [Switch], Fire Emblem Engage [Switch],

      1 hr 25 min
    • S2 E112 - You Guys Finally Decided to Stop Sharing a Braincell


      Welcome back to our podcast’s regular schedule, where Paula, Ric and Alex talk about the games they’ve beaten, retired and been playing. This week’s topic is one out of Paula’s whims: What is UI? What makes it good/bad? What’s in the hall of fame or in the wall of shame? So many questions and so little time! But they, as always make some time for another round of everyone’s favorite: How Long To Beat? The Game!

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

      Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk

      Music – Ian Edward

      Graphic design – M4thew


      00:00:00 - Intro

      00:01:05 - Beaten

      00:24:05 - Retired

      00:31:27 - Playing

      01:20:30 - UI and UX

      01:46:30 - HLTB The Game

      Games Mentioned:

      Paula: The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog [PC], Chaos;Head Noah [PC], Steins; Gate [Vita], Café Enchanté [Switch], Pokemon Scarlet [Switch], Fire Emblem Engage [Switch], 

      Ric: South Park: The Stick of Truth (PC),  SUITS: A Business RPG (PC), Ys Origin (Vita), Knights in the Nightmare (PSP), Moonscars (PC), Myst: The Book of Atrus (Book), FF VII Remake (PS4), GrimGrimoire OnceMore (Switch), Rocket League (PC), Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 (Switch), Radiant Historia (DS), Aliens Infestation (DS), Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Adventure 1 (Switch), 

      Alex: Marvel’s Midnight Suns [Steam Deck], Resident Evil 4 Remake [Xbox], Advance Wars 1&2 Re-boot Camp [Switch], Moonscars [Steam Deck] Vampire Survivors [Steam Deck]

      Links:

      BOTW UI: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/743889238491136151/743889650200084561/f7b495b2-58b3-48f3-981c-706d35d23030.png?width=888&height=498


      1 hr 59 min
    • NG+ - The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog Spoilercast

      Time for the next installment 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].
      The gang sits down to discuss the April Fool's Day release of "The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog". Paula, Ric and Alex go into full spoiler mode for this one and we recommend that you play through the game once at least first before listening! It is free after all!
      Music – Ian Edward
      Graphic design – M4thew
      00:00:00 - Intro
      00:01:30 - Spoiler Talk
      00:39:30 - April Fool’s Games

      54 min

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