How Long To Beat

After a brief hiatus that the crew skillfully hid from you all with prerecorded episodes (and definitely did not lose a recording of this episode and needed to re-record), Ric, Paula, and Alex are back! The gang talks about the multitude of games they beaten, retired, and are currently playing before taking a listening questioner about all those shitty shitty plot twists. And finally, they finish off with the latest instalment 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

00:01:43 - Fantasy Critic League Update

00:06:36 - Games Beaten

00:38:30 - Games Retired

00:53:28 - Games Playing

01:32:15 - Listener Question: Bad Plot Twists

01:39:54 - Persona 5 Spoilers

01:42:28 - 13 Sentinels Spoilers

01:44:45 - Narita Boy Spoilers

1:45:15 - Pokemon Sun and Moon Spoilers

01:46:47 - How Long To Beat? The Game!

Games Mentioned:

Alex: The Artful Escape [Xbox], Superliminal [Xbox], Tomato Adventure [GBA], The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons [GBC], The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles [Switch], Yakuza: Like a Dragon [Xbox]

Ric: Telling Lies (PC), Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island (PS4), Vagrant Story (Vita), Kine (PC), VA-11 Hall-A (Vita)[replay], Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (DS)[replay], Wario Land 4 (GBA), Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (PC), Sumire (PC), The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC)

Paula: Lonely Wolf Treat [PC], Friendly Bunny Mochi [PC], Clever Fox Moxie [PC], Wandering Wolf Treat [PC], Dreaming Treat[PC], Mochi in Frosting[PC], Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia [3DS], Age of Empires IV (Closed Beta)[PC], Nightshade／百花百狼[Switch](replay), Amnesia: Later [Vita], Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective[DS], New Pokemon Snap[Switch], Olympia Soireé [Switch], The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [Switch], Timberborn [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+, we discuss games media, how it has developed from niche trade/industry press to what it is today, and some of the pressing topics it currently covers.

On this new episode of the HowLongtToBeat Podcast, Ric, Paula, and Alex once again go over the one beaten game and the many games they are playing. Then they tackle the subject of (delicious) food in videogames, including its history on the media, their own history with cooking and various appearances of ingredients and plates in different games. And finally, they finish off with the latest instalment 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

00:01:12 - Games Beaten

00:13:40 - Games Playing

00:49:58 - Food in Videogames

01:26:52 - How Long To Beat? The Game!

Games Mentioned:

Alex: Wasteland 3 [Xbox], Tomato Adventure [GBA], The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles [Switch], The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons [GBC], The Artful Escape [Xbox]

Ric: Rocket League (PC), Vagrant Story (Vita), Kine (PC), VA-11 Hall-A (Vita)[replay], Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (DS), Wario Land 4 (GBA), Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island

Paula: Nightshade／百花百狼[Switch](replay), Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia [3DS], Amnesia: Later [Vita], Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective[DS], New Pokemon Snap[Switch]

On this new episode of the HowLongtToBeat Podcast, Ric, Paula, and Alex once again go over the games they've beaten, retired and are playing. Before they can do that though, Abatage pops in for an update on the Fantasy Critic League. They continue their conversation from last week on subscription services by focusing on game preservation. And finally, they finish off with the latest instalment 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

00:01:54 - FCL August Update

00:08:49 - Games Beaten

00:25:39 - Games Retired

00:26:52 - Games Playing

01:08:30 - Game Preservation

01:32:20 - How Long To Beat? The Game!

Games Mentioned:

Alex: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective [NDS], Tomato Adventure [GBA], The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles [Switch], Wasteland 3 [Xbox], The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons [GBC]

Paula: reky[PC], The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild(Switch, run 3), Amnesia: Later [Vita], Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia [3DS], Nightshade／百花百狼[Switch](replay), Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective[DS],

Ric: puppy string (Browser), Silent Hill: Book of Memories (Vita), Vagrant Story (Vita), Kine (PC), VA-11 Hall-A (Vita)[replay], Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (DS), Wario Land 4 (GBA)

On this new episode of HowLongtToBeat, Ric, Paula, and Alex talk about, as always, the games they've beaten/retired. They then tackle the good, the bad and the ugly of Subscription services, and finish of with the latest instalment 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

00:01:14 - Games Beaten

00:32:30 - Games Retired

00:41:28 - Games Playing

01:12:00 - Game Subscriptions and Streaming Services

01:37:14 - How Long To Beat? The Game!

Games Mentioned:

Alex: Psychonauts 2 [Xbox], Myst (2021) [Xbox], Enslaved: Odyssey to the West [360], Tomato Adventure [GBA], Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective [NDS], The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles [Switch]

Paula: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild(Switch, run 3), Amnesia: Later [Vita], Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia [3DS]

Ric: Root Film (PS4), The Banner Saga (Android), Centipede: Infestation (3DS), Rodea: The Sky Soldier (3DS), Wargroove (PC)[TBC], Vagrant Story (Vita), Kine (PC), VA-11 Hall-A (Vita)[replay], Silent Hill: Book of Memories (Vita), Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (DS)

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].

In this episode of NG+, we take a deep dive into how games tell stories. A big shoutout to the Cinema Cartography's video: The Video Games that Changed Storytelling (https://youtu.be/LGyx-G4HPnc) which served as a jumping-off point for this discussion.

What have Ric, Paula, and Alex beaten/retired/played this week? Will any of the hosts be buying Skyrim *again*? Can anybody succeed in the latest instalment of 'How Long To Beat? The Game!'? You'll find the answers to all these questions and more in this, the latest episode of the How Long To Beat Podcast...

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

Discord - https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk

Email - [email protected]

Music - Ian Edward

Graphic design - M4thew

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:31 - Games Beaten

00:53:12 - Games Retired

00:56:54 - Games Playing

01:17:17 - Re-re-re-re-remakes

01:40:35 - How Long To Beat? The Game!

Games Mentioned:

Paula: Among Pipes [Switch], BUSTAFELLOWS [Switch], How Buddy's Parent's Met - jigsaw puzzle[PC], The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild(Switch), Pokemon LeafGreen [GBA], Amnesia: Later [Vita], Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia [3DS]

Alex: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening [Switch], Blair Witch [Xbox] 押忍! 闘え! 応援団! (Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan!) [NDS], The Ascent [Xbox], Twelve Minutes [Xbox], Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade [GBA], System Shock Enhanced Edition [PC], Tomato Adventure [GBA], Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective [NDS], The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles [Switch], Enslaved: Odyssey to the West [360]

Ric: Chicken Wiggle (3DS), Metal Slug 4 (Vita), Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion (3DS), Bullet Girls (PS Vita), Vagrant Story (Vita), Wargroove (PC), Root Film (PS4), Kine (PC), The Banner Saga (Android), VA-11 Hall-A (Vita)

This week on the How Long To Beat Podcast, Ric, Alex, and Paula are back with some beaten games! Still a lonely Ric for retired games but we've all been playing lots of chunky games in the meantime. The gang tackles the question of gaming white whales, whether that be series they've meant to get into or that one elusive game they can't track down. As usual, they take a question from the listeners and finish things off with the 2020 game of the year: How Long To Beat? The Game!

You can find us all on the HowLongToBeat forums, HLTB Discord, or email us at [email protected]

Music - Ian Edward

Graphic design - M4thew

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:18 - Games Beaten

00:30:52 - Games Retired

00:33:36 - Games Playing

00:55:38 - Thar she blows! Gaming White Whales

01:23:18 - Listeners' question

01:30:33 - How Long To Beat? The Game!

Games Mentioned:

Paula: Sweet Fuse: At Your Side [PSP|PSVita], The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild(Switch, run 3), Pokemon LeafGreen [GBA], BUSTAFELLOWS [Switch], Luigi's Mansion 3, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate [Switch]

Alex: Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright [3DS], Picross S: Genesis & Master System Edition [Switch], The Ascent [Xbox], Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade [GBA], System Shock Enhanced Edition [PC], The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening [Switch]

Ric: Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA), Inferna (PC, itch), Front Mission: Gun Hazard (SNES), Vagrant Story (Vita), Wargroove (PC), Root Film (PS4), Kine (PC), The Banner Saga (Android)

This week on the How Long To Beat Podcast, Ric, Alex, and Paula have been slacking! With no beaten or retired games this week, there's a focus on current playthroughs before talk turns to how the hosts handle their backlogs and a community question. As always, the episode is rounded out with the latest instalment of How Long To Beat? The Game!

You can find us all on the HowLongToBeat forums, HLTB Discord, or email us at [email protected]

Music - Ian Edward

Graphic design - M4thew

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:24 - Fantasy Critic League Round-up

00:05:45 - Games Playing

00:48:58 - Backlogs Backlogs Backlogs

01:21:00 - Listeners' question

01:28:45 - How Long To Beat? The Game!

Games Mentioned:

Paula: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of

the Wild(Switch, run 3), Sweet Fuse: At Your Side [PSP|PSVita], Pokemon

LeafGreen [GBA], BUSTAFELLOWS [Switch], Tears of Themis [Android], Luigi's

Mansion 3, Mariokart 8 [Switch], Super Smash Bros. Ultimate [Switch]

Alex: Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright

[3DS], The Ascent [Xbox], Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade [GBA], Picross S:

Genesis & Master System Edition [Switch], Microsoft Flight Simulator [Xbox]

Ric: Inferna (PC, itch), Vagrant Story

(Vita), Front Mission: Gun Hazard (SNES), Wargroove (PC), Root Film (PS4),

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA),

This week on the How Long To Beat Podcast, Ric, Alex, and Paula comment on the brand new lil' guy on the block: the Playdate! As usual, they discuss what they've Beaten, Retired, and Played over the past week(s) and finish off with the Best Game of all Time(TM): How Long To Beat? The Game!

You can find us all on the HowLongToBeat forums, HLTB Discord, or email us at [email protected]

Music - Ian Edward

Graphic design - M4thew

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:21 - Games Beaten

00:21:55 - Games Retired (Ric's Corner)

00:37:25 - Games Playing

01:20:00 - The Playdate

01:29:50 - How Long To Beat? The Game!

Games Mentioned:

Ric: Brukel (PC), The Swapper (Vita), MotorStorm: RC - Carnival Expansion (Vita), Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight (PC), Titanfall 2 (PS4), Lichdom: Battlemage (PC), Dex (Vita), Witchcrafty (Vita), Last Day of June (PC), Sonic Colours (DS), Wario Land: The Shake Dimension (Wii), E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy (PC), Vagrant Story (Vita), Wargroove (PC), Root Film (PS4)

Alex: Yu-Gi-Oh: The Eternal Duelist Soul [GBA], Professor Layton and the Unwound Future [DS], Pokemon Prism [GBC], Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright [3DS], The Ascent [Xbox], Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade [GBA], Pokemon Picross [3DS].

Paula: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild(Switch, run 3), Sweet Fuse: At Your Side [PSP|PSVita], Pokemon LeafGreen [GBA], Pokemon Unite [Switch], BUSTAFELLOWS [Switch]