How Long To Beat

This week, we were joined by the wonderful Cecile Richard AKA Haraiva, to talk about her body of work and her evolution as a writer and game developer. Some of the games we discuss might be familiar to regular listeners as we have have talked about some of Cecile's games on previous episodes. We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it!

You can find Cecile and her games here:

https://haraiva.itch.io/

https://twitter.com/haraiva

https://www.cecile-richard.com/

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

Discord - https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk

Email - [email protected]

Music - Ian Edward

Graphic design - M4thew

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:52 - Introductory Interview

00:19:00 - "art as an offering to the audience"

00:24:44 - novena

00:37:59 - continental drift

00:47:22 - ENDLESS SCROLL

00:57:47 - Under a Star Called Sun

01:16:40 - HOPE

01:27:30 - TOPOGRAPHY

01:38:39 - i am still here

01:52:22 - ( C Y C L E ) // THE EVIL ERA

02:09:50 - An Overview, Evolution

Back at it again for another week of games! This week, Alex, Paula, and Ric talked about games we're playing and have beaten (no retirements this time around)! Alex came around on Dungeon of the Endless thanks to the PC version and the gang discussed all things licensed games before finishing things off with a 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

00:00:55 - Beaten

00:34:00 - Playing

01:04:10 - The HLTB The Game: Game - Dungeon of the Endless

01:12:30 - Licensed Games

01:31:58 - HLTB The Game

Alex: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge [PC], Yakuza Kiwami 2 [Xbox], The Room Two [Android], The Room Three [PC], Simulacra [PC], Do Not Feed the Monkeys [PC], Going Under [Switch], Picross S2 [Switch], Life is Strange: True Colours [Xbox]

Paula: Fire Emblem Fates - Revelations [3DS], Picross: Sega and Master System Edition [Switch], Hollow Knight [PC], Diablo III: Eternal Collection [PS4] (co-op), Variable Barricade [Switch]

Ric (who is a poopy head): ELOH (Android), Gun Rounds (Android), The Witcher (PC), Days Gone (PS4), Sifu (PS4), Metroid Dread (Switch), Secret of Mana (Vita), Luigi's Mansion 2 (3DS), Neon White (PC)

Here at the HLTB Podcast, we focus on the games:

-Games (Beaten)

-Games (Retired)

-Games (Playing)

-Games (Demos via Steam Next Fest)

-Game (How Long To Beat: The Game)

-Alex is a poo poo head.

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

Discord - https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk

Email - [email protected]

Music - Ian Edward

Graphic design - M4thew

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:37 - Beaten

00:24:48 - Retired

00:26:34 - Playing

01:06:28 - The HLTB The Game: Game - Dungeon of the Endless

01:13:48 - Steam Next Fest

01:38:21 - HLTB The Game

Games:

Paula: Stardew Valley [PC] Persona 4 Golden [Vita], Fire Emblem Fates - Revelations [3DS], Dungeon of the Endless [PC], Picross: Sega and Master System Edition [Switch], Age of Empires IV [PC], Solasta: Crown of the Magister [PC], Hollow Knight [PC]

Ric: Dadish 2 (Switch), Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (PC), Picross E7 (3DS), The Artful Escape (PC), The Witcher (PC), Days Gone (PS4), Sifu (PS4), Metroid Dread (Switch), ELOH (Android), Secret of Mana (Vita), Luigi's Mansion 2 (3DS)

Alex: Spyro Reignited Trilogy - Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! [Xbox], The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante [PC], The Room VR: A Dark Matter [Oculus], Going Under [Switch], Picross S2 [Switch], Yakuza Kiwami 2 [Xbox]

Hello everyone, Paula here! Time to go back to our good ol' description format, without the nonsense... ok with SOME nonsense, but you get it.

Join Paula, Ric and Alex as they talk about, like usual, about the games they've beaten, retired and been playing. They then discuss their time with Dungeon of the Endless (the chosen game from the first round of the all-new HLTB The Game!). For the topic of this week, they tackle the other side of the coin of an old topic: are there games that aree not art? Finally, they end the episode with what you've all been waiting for: the one and only 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

00:01:03 - Beaten

00:41:50 - Retired

00:45:55 - Playing

01:00:37 - The HLTB The Game: Game - Dungeon of the Endless

01:12:00 - Are all games art?

01:35:10 - HLTB The Game

Games Mentioned

Paula: Murder by Numbers [PC], Strange Horticulture [PC], Pokemon X (nuzlocke) [3DS], Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master! [PC], Persona 4 Golden [Vita], Fire Emblem Fates - Revelations [3DS], Dungeon of the Endless [PC],

Ric: Dungeon of the Endless (Switch), Minit Fun Racer (Vita), Golf Peaks (Android), God of War: Ascension (PS3), Max Gentlemen Sexy Business! (PC), Risk of Rain 2 (PC), The Witcher (PC), Days Gone (PS4), Metroid Dread (Switch), ELOH (Android), Picross E7 (3DS), Secret of Mana (Vita),

Alex: Part-Time UFO [Android], Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition [Xbox], Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered [Xbox], Bushi Seiryuuden: Futari no Yuusha (Warriors Legend of the Blue Dragon: The Two Heroes) [SNES], Final Fantasy IV Advanced [GBA], Spyro Reignited Trilogy [Xbox]

This week, Alex edited the episode and thus you'll have a very loquacious and decidedly not lazy description. Buckle up my podcast patrons for we're about to go on an audio odyssey. Since we last checked in with our eloquent hosts, Alex, Ric, and Paula have beaten, retired, and played many a video game. Join them as they wax lyrical about their gaming escapades. They then discuss their unending adventures in Dungeon of the Endless (the chosen game from the first round of the all-new HLTB The Game!). Spoiler alert! The gang discusses what are spoilers? Why are spoilers? How are spoilers? It gets pretty deep before they finish things off with the all-new HLTB: The Game! Truly a wonderful piece of content for your pretty little ears.

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

Discord - https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk

Email - [email protected]

Music - Ian Edward

Graphic design - M4thew

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:15 - Beaten

00:30:00 - Retired

00:37:02 - Playing

01:04:03 - The HLTB The Game: Game - Dungeon of the Endless

01:15:55 - Spoilers: What are they?

01:39:45 - HLTB The Game

Games Mentioned:

Alex: Lost Judgment [Xbox], Lost Judgment: The Kaito Files [Xbox], Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon [Switch], Strange Horticulture [PC], Stacklands [PC], Bushi Seiryuuden: Futari no Yuusha (Warriors Legend of the Blue Dragon: The Two Heroes) [SNES], Final Fantasy IV Advanced [GBA], Sifu [PC], Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition [Xbox]

Paula: The Pedestrian [PC], Variable Barricade [Switch], Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master![PC], Murder by Numbers [PC], Genshin Impact [PC], Pokemon X (nuzlocke) [3DS], Stardew Valley (co-op) [PC], The Great Ace Attorney [Switch]

Ric: Part-Time UFO (Switch), Olija (PC), Luigi's Mansion (3DS), Golf Peaks (Android), Risk of Rain 2 (PC), The Witcher (PC), Days Gone (PS4), God of War: Ascension (PS3), Dungeon of the Endless

Alex, Paula, and Ric... yada yada yada, it's episode 73 you know the drill by now. This week's topic is negative videogame tropes.

...something something 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

00:01:39 - Beaten

00:11:35 - Retired

00:31:57- Playing

01:19:33 - The HLTB The Game: Game - Dungeon of the Endless

01:24:43 - Negative Video Game Tropes

01:47:24 - HLTB The Game

Games Mentioned:

Alex: Monster Train [PC], Lost Judgment [Xbox], Bushi Seiryuuden: Futari no Yuusha (Warriors Legend of the Blue Dragon: The Two Heroes) [SNES], Wildermyth [PC], Final Fantasy IV Advanced [GBA], Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon [Switch]

Paula: Yes, Your Grace [PC], The Sims 3 [PC], The Sims 4 [PC], Variable Barricade [Switch], Pokemon Shining Pearl [Switch], The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [Switch], Ys I Chronicles [PSP], Animal Crossing: New Horizons [Switch], Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master![PC], Murder by Numbers [PC], The Pedestrian [PC], Genshin Impact [PC]

Ric: FIFA 22 (PS4), Fishing Paradiso (Android), Going Under (Switch), Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (DS), Trek to Yomi (PC), .projekt (Android), Golf Peaks (Android), Risk of Rain 2 (PC), The Witcher (PC), Days Gone (PS4), Part-Time UFO (Switch), Olija (PC), God of War: Ascension (PS3), Luigi's Mansion (3DS), System Shock (Vita)

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 - in the third of a planned series, and following a previous NG+ episode on Zelda-likes - discuss the genre of Puzzle games! As well as outlining what makes a game fit into the genre, each host brings five game recommendations to the table both for first-time players and genre veterans!

Music - Ian Edward

Graphic design - M4thew

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:48 - Defining the Genre

00:06:32 - Intro Game

00:12:09 - Foundational Game

00:23:28 - Interesting Takes

00:33:30 - Modern Interpretation

00:41:25 - A Hidden Gem

Games Mentioned:

Ric

Inbento, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, BOXBOY! [series], The Swapper, Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure, Soul Bubbles, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes

Alex

Tetris Effect, The Witness, Paradise Killer, Return of the Obra Dinn, Hypnospace Outlaw

Paula

Inbento, The Room, The Gardens Between, Baba is You, Helltaker

Alex, Paula, and Ric are back once again this week to talk about the games they've beaten, retired, and been playing. This week, they tackle the topic of games that seem designed just for them but for some reason they just can't get into them. And, of course, they finish this episode off with the new and improved How Long To Beat? The Game! Fresh off of Ric's victory last week, the scores are set back to zero once again!

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

Discord - https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk

Email - [email protected]

Music - Ian Edward

Graphic design - M4thew

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:20 - Beaten

00:32:50 - Retired

00:46:56 - Playing

01:18:30 - Games we should love, but just don't

01:33:40 - HLTB The Game

Games Mentioned:

Alex: Yakuza Kiwami [PC], Remnant: From the Ashes [PC], Kirby and the Forgotten Land [Switch], Monster Train [PC], F.E.A.R. [PC], One Step From Eden [Switch], Lost Judgment [Xbox], Bushi Seiryuuden: Futari no Yuusha (Warriors Legend of the Blue Dragon: The Two Heroes) [SNES], Wildermyth [PC]

Paula: Pixross [PC], Spore [PC], Variable Barricade [Switch], Pokemon Shining Pearl [Switch], Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes [PC]

Ric: The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe (PC), Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (PC), Axolotl is Dry (Switch), FIFA 22 (PS4), Risk of Rain 2 (PC), The Witcher (PC), Days Gone (PS4), Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (DS), Part-Time UFO (Switch), Going Under (Switch), .projekt (Android)

Aaron and Vice (of Studio Voyager) return to the podcast once again following the release of their first game, What Lies in the Multiverse! Alex, Paula, and Ric discuss the game at length as well as the process of releasing a game on modern PC/console digital storefronts. Somehow there was still enough time and energy for a fresh instalment of How Long To Beat? The Game! at the end as well!

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

Discord - https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk

Email - [email protected]

Music - Ian Edward

Graphic design - M4thew

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:12 - Game Launch Interview

00:29:15 - Game Analysis - Ch.1

00:53:21 - Ch.2

01:07:42 - Ch.3

01:19:33 - Ch.4

01:24:00 - Ch.5

01:33:00 - Ch.6

01:38:00 - Ch.7

01:48:00 - Ch.8 & Finale

01:54:00 - Story

02:18:54 - HLTB: The Game!

Alex, Paula, and Ric are back once again this week to talk about the games they've beaten, retired, and been playing. For the topic, they briefly talk about co-op games. And, of course, they finish this episode off with the new and improved 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

00:45:12 - Retired

00:49:04 - Playing

01:20:40 - Co-Op

01:39:15 - HLTB The Game

Games Mentioned:

Alex: Triangle Strategy [Switch], The Hex [PC], Warioware: Get it Together [Switch], What Lies in the Multiverse [Switch], Metal Gear Solid [BFB], Pictooi [Switch], Kirby and the Forgotten Land [Switch], Yakuza Kiwami [PC], Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics [Switch]

Paula: Timberborn [PC], Jurassic World Evolution [PC], Variable Barricade [Switch], Minecraft (Java Edition) [PC], The Great Ace Attorney Adventures [Switch], Chrono Trigger [DS], Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes [PC]

Ric: Astral Chain (Switch), What Lies in the Multiverse (Switch), Risk of Rain 2 (PC), The Witcher (PC), Days Gone (PS4), Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (PC), Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (DS), Part-Time UFO (Switch), .projekt (Android)