How Long To Beat

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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This week Ric, Alex, and Paula are joined by community member knalb AKA Tom! He brings with him a humorous topic, a fresh round of Guest The Game, and weighs in on the usual podcast content, including How Long To Beat? The Game!

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

Music – Ian Edward

00:00:00 - Intro

Games Mentioned:

Tom: Doom(2016) [PC], Elden Ring [PC], Borderlands [PS3], Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Doctor Ned [PS3], Crusader Kings 2 [PC], Rocksmith (2014) [PS4], Rock Band 4 [PS4], Euro Truck Simulator 2 [PC], American Truck Simulator [PC], Borderlands: Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot [PS3]

Ric: Rocket League (PC), Devil Daggers (PC), Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (PSP), Little Noah: Scion of Paradise (Switch), Severed Steel (PC)

Alex: The Lord of the Rings Tactics [PSP], Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor [Xbox], Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia [NDS], Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery [PC]

Paula: Guardian Tales [Android], Pokewilds [PC], Pokemon White [DS], Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth [Vita]

Alex, Paula, and Ric are back again to talk about the games they've  beaten, retired and been playing. They then talk about fixing their  favorite game (can they fix perfection?), before finishing it all off  with a round of How Long To Beat? The Game!

00:00:00 - Intro

Games Mentioned (Chronological):

Guacamelee 2 (PS4), Rhapsody (Switch), The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors (PS4), Mighty Switch Force! 2 (3DS), Automatoys (Android), Crusader Kings III [PC], Donkey Kong Country (SNES, via 3DS Virtual Console), Resident Evil 2 (PC), The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA), Metal Slug 3D (PS2), Guardian Tales [Android], Pokewilds [PC], Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor [Xbox], Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia [NDS], The Lord of the Rings Tactics [PSP], Rocket League (PC), Transiruby (Switch), Devil Daggers (PC), Minoria (PC), Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (PSP), Mass Effect, Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, VA-11 Hall-A, Transformers: Devastation, The Matrix: Path of Neo, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, TLoZ: Majora’s Mask, Steins;Gate, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Shin Megami Tensei IV

Alex, Paula, and Ric are back again to talk about the games they've beaten and are playing. No retirements this week! They then talk about the logic and rationale of game releases before finishing it all off with a round of How Long To Beat? The Game!   

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Link’s Crossbow Training (Wii), Shovel Knight [Shovel of Hope] (3DS), Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor [Xbox], Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia [NDS], Crusader Kings 3 [PC], Piofiore: Fated Memories [Switch], Guardian Tales [Android], Pokemon White [DS], Age of Empires IV [PC](IT IS BACK), Slime Rancher 2[PC], Disco Elysium [PC], The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA), Guacamelee 2 (PS4), Resident Evil 2 (PC), Rhapsody (Switch), Automatoys (Android)

This week’s episode sees the return of Matt - HLTB’s resident cock(roach) - just in time for Halloween! He brings with him an appropriately spooky topic, a fresh round of Guest The Game, and weighs in on the usual podcast content, including 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

00:01:38 - Beaten

00:47:31 - Retired

00:57:43 - Playing

01:51:35 - SpOoOoOoky games!

02:12:18 - Guest: The Game!

02:18:15 - HLTB The Game

Games Mentioned:

Matt: Dadish (Mobile), Stray (PC), Ninja Gaiden II (NES), Crazy Chicken Extreme (PC), Minesweeper (Mobile), Narcosis (PC VR), Hollow Knight (PC), Eternal War: Shadows of Light (PC), Scorn (PC), Phasmophobia (PC), Castlevania (NES); Grounded (PC)

Ric: Risk of Rain 2 (PC), Jack Move (Switch), McDonald’s Treasure Land Adventure (Genesis), Kero Blaster (Switch), Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth (Wii), Rain World (PC), Evoland (Android), Link’s Crossbow Training (Wii), The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA), Guacamelee 2 (PS4), Resident Evil 2 (PC), Rhapsody (Switch), Shovel Knight [Shovel of Hope] (3DS)

Alex: Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor’s Path [NDS], Lost in Random [Switch], Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia [NDS], Crusader Kings 3 [PC], Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor [Xbox]

Paula: Piofiore: Fated Memories [Switch], Guardian Tales [Android], Pokemon White [DS], Age of Empires IV [PC], Super Smash Bros Ultimate [Switch]

Alex, Paula, and Ric are back again to talk about the games they've  beaten, retired, and are playing. They then talk about some upcoming  games they tried out during the Steam Next Fest, and they finish it all  off with a round of How Long To Beat? The Game!

Alex, Paula, and Ric are back again with a very special guest, the head honcho moderator himself: Tiamat! We grilled Tiamat on all his gaming preferences while enjoying his excellent physical collection before discussing games they've beaten, retired, and are playing. They then cast their gaze back to the past to talk about nostalgia in games. They finish it all off with a round of How Long To Beat? The Game!   

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Games Mentioned (in chronological order): 

Castlevania [NES], RealMyst [PC], Boxboy [NDS], Kirby’s Epic Yarn [Wii], Trash Quest, Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes [NDS], Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Guitar Hero [PS2], Guardian Tales [Android], Evoland (Android), The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA), Luigi’s Mansion 2 (3DS), Jack Move (Switch), Guacamelee 2 (PS4), Immortality (PC), Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor’s Path [NDS], In Death: Unchained [Oculus], Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin [Switch], The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age [GCN]

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 rhythm game 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!    

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

00:00:00 - Intro  

Games Mentioned:    

Ric: Tap Tap Revenge, Cytus, Jam with the Band, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call, Persona 4: Dancing All Night, Beat Saber, Before the Echo  

Alex: Rock Band 3, Deemo, Elite Beat Agents, Crypt of the Necrodancer, Cadence of Hyrule, Beat Saber, Everhood, Rhythm Heaven Gold  

Paula: Deemo, Osu!, Hatsune Miku Project Diva X, Metal Hellsinger, Cadence of Hyrule, Taiko no Tatsujin (WITH A TAIKO), Persona 4: Dancing All Night

Alex, Paula, and Ric are back again to talk about the games they've beaten, retired, and are playing. They then tackle the topic of all things gaming adjacent. Fan communities? Video essays? Fan art? The list goes on! They finish it all off with a round of How Long To Beat? The Game!

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Games Mentioned (in chronological order): 

Cyberpunk 2077 [Xbox], Playdate: Week 4, Life’s Too Short [Playdate], Sketch, Share, Solve [Playdate], Days Gone (PS4), Golazo! Soccer League (PC), Automaton Lung (3DS), Live A Live (Switch), Sid Meier’s Civilization VI [PC], Age of Empires IV [PC], Piofiore: Fated Memories [Switch], The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past [NSO Switch], Super Smash Bros. Ultimate [Switch], Guardian Tales [Android], The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA), Railbound (Android), Void Bastards (PC), Luigi’s Mansion 2 (3DS), Deadpool (PS4), Disco Elysium [PC], Live A Live [Switch], Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun [PC], Super Mario Maker 2 [Switch], Resident Evil 2  

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Alex, Paula, and Ric pick up this week on a thread left dangling during last week’s topic and delve into what it means to have an enthusiast or collector’s mindset about gaming. This is nestled neatly between the hosts covering their beaten, retired, and currently playing games, and a new round of How Long To Beat? The Game!   

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