Game Time With Manny

Guys, it's the end of the year and I'm tired. So I'm not going to do timestamps this time and probably for the remaining two podcasts this year. Sony is putting out colored plastic for your PS5, there was an indie showcase, and Ubisoft starts sucking with some NFTs. We played a bunch of games and talk about how I have a problem with buying video games. To finish we look at our Opencritic predictions and crown a winner.

Geoff Keighley has once again put on the Game Awards and we discuss whether or not he delivered on his crazy promises. Spoiler: I don't think he did at all. Matt and I played some stuff, but it wasn't too exciting of a week. News - 6:16 to 23:24 What We Played - 23:25 to 38:34 The Game Awards - 38:35 to 1:41:58

Sony is apparently going to try and make a run at gamepass, but we're a bit skeptical that they'll succeed and Take Two wants to take a run at everyone who tries to trademark Take Two or variations of it. Matt finished Gears 2, I started and finished Inscryption and started playing Pokemon BDSM. To finish we revisit the 2020 games of the year and crown a new king together. News - 10:50 to 40:55 What We Played - 40:56 to 1:06:03 2020 Top Ten - 1:06:04 to 1:53:22 Specific Games Gears of War 2 - 40:56 to 43:13 Inscryption - 43:14 to 47:48 Pokemon BDSM - 47:59 to 1:04:30

I meant to post this at the normal time, but completely forgot because I had to run to the store to get toilet paper before I forgot. I'll be honest, I made the choice to forget the right thing. In this hot episode we talk about the possibility of a Chrono Cross remake/remaster, Project L, and several other things! Matt and I gamed it up this week, so listen in for engaging talk about Deathloop, and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl! To finish we decide it is finally time to make everyone upset with a top 10 list of the top controllers of ALL TIME. News - 4:31 to 39:17 What We Played - 39:18 to 1:26:23 Top Ten Controllers - 1:26:24 to 1:49:53 Specific Games Forza Horizon 5 - 39:28 to 40:29 Rayman Legends - 40:30 to 44:03 Gears of War 2 - 44:04 to 49:15 Pokémon Shining Pearl - 49:16 to 1:04:56 Lost Judgment - 1:04:57 to 1:13:18 Ruined King - 1:13:19 to 1:13:38 Deathloop - 1:13:39 to 1:26:23

Activision continues to burn to the ground as our hell world hurtles towards its natural conclusion. Thankfully we still get cool things like the Riot Forge Showcase and news that Yakuza games are continuing to be developed. Matt and I continued to play Forza Horizon 5 and several other products which we talk about at length. To finish up we do a bracket that pits games released in November against each other! News - 2:45 to 46:19 What We Played - 46:20 to 1:22:34 November Bracket - 1:22:35 to 2:30:00 Specific Games Resistance 2 - 46:27 to 49:28 Dead Space 3 - 49:29 to 51:25 Forza Horizon 5 - 51:35 to 1:04:26 Ruined King: A League Of Legends Story - 1:04:27 to 1:10:50 Halo Infinite Multiplayer - 1:10:51 to 1:22:34

Some hardware is getting delayed, and Geoff Keighly is popping off about The Game Awards. Matt played a few games, but we both played Forza Horizon 5 and we talk about it a lot. In fact, we get through everything and then talk about it AGAIN! To finish we chat about where the PS5 and the Xbox Series X/S just one year after release. News - 1:04 to 24:31 What We Played - 24:32 to 1:02:02 Console 1 Year Review - 1:02:03 to 1:33:55 Specific Games Forza Horizon 5 - 24:35 to 45:53 Resistance 2 - 45:54 to 47:24 Dead Space 3 - 47:25 to 52:14 Forza Horizon 5 again - 52:15 to 1:02:02

I have returned from my San Francisco vacation to talk about the news of the past week. Blizzard continues to turn into a pile of dust, Facebook is going all in on the VR Metaverse, and Take-Two cancels Hangar 13's ongoing project. Matt played my PS5 while I was gone, so he finally can give his opinion on Ratchet and Clank, while I basically have just been playing Animal Crossing for hours on end. We skipped a part 3, and I'm not going to do timestamps this week because I'm trying to recover from my vacation brain before I go in to work tomorrow and read several hundred emails.

Matt and I meet to do the podcast IN PERSON so that he can borrow my PS5 while I am on vacation. We chat it up about the news and then do a quick recap of the games we've been playing in less than a week since the last podcast. Spoilers, it's not a lot! News - 2:40 to 43:17 What We Played - 43:18 to 52:53 Specific Games InFamous - 43:33 to 44:08 Far Cry 6 - 44:09 to 46:12 Lost Judgment - 46:13 to 50:54

Video game delays have hit us hard again, so I won't be playing the next gen version of The Witcher 3 for a bit longer. Thankfully there is a new Pokémon form for me to get excited about. Matt continued to play the games he has been playing and I suffered through The Good Life and started playing Lost Judgment. To finish Matt came up with his greatest segment yet, which he claims is his "Mona Lisa". We have a wonderful time. News - 1:10 to 38:46 What We Played - 38:47 to 1:12:06 Mona Lisa - 1:12:07 to 2:00:50 Specific Games InFamous - 38:52 to 39:05 Far Cry 6 - 39:06 to 41:46 Splinter Cell Conviction - 41:47 to 42:55 The Good Life - 42:56 to 56:25 Lost Judgment - 56:26 to 1:12:06

The podcast returns with another action packed week. Did you hear that Animal Crossing is getting updated? Well, it doesn't matter because you'll get to hear me talk about it! Matt played a ton of games, but specifically talks about a really cute dog in Far Cry 6. I finished up some stuff, but mainly relay my experience with Metroid Dread. I liked it quite a bit. To finish Matt teaches us all a lesson about Hockey as we create a list of our top 10 favorite hockey games of all time. Thankfully the one I played a lot of makes it in! News - 9:55 to 33:52 What We Played - 33:53 to 1:12:03 Hockey Top 10 - 1:12:04 to 1:57:08 Specific Games Syndicate - 34:20 to 34:40 Resident Evil 5 - 34:41 to 42:51 Splinter Cell: Conviction - 42:52 to 46:12 Infamous - 46:13 to 48:20 Far Cry 6 - 48:21 to 51:47 Hot Wheels Unleashed - 51:48 to 54:06 Warioware: Get it Together - 54:07 to 55:42 Metroid Dread - 55:43 to 1:12:03

Twitch was hacked, GTA Trilogy finally got announced, and Garfield was found in the data of Nick All-Star Brawl. It was an action packed week. To go along with action packed news we played a ton of fun games! Matt had a whole smorgasbord while I just lived the dumb fun life in Hotwheels and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. To finish it off we have a bracket to find out the best Metroidvania title of all time. Can you guess what we made win!? I am trying to get a bunch of stuff done at the moment before a friend comes over, so sadly no time stamps this week!

Ladies and gentlemen, this week we talk about all sorts of studio acquisitions and then get very excited about all the DJMax Respect V updates coming out. Matt and I played a metric buttload of games, which we talk about at length. Tune in for some hot chatter about Cruis'n Blast and Kena. To finish off I pick a topic out of Frosty that truly disgusts me, Final Fantasy XV. If you like the game then maybe don't listen to this part... News - 2:25 to 38:57 What We Played - 38:58 to 1:13:06 Final Fantasy XV - 1:13:07 to 1:54:38 Specific Games F.I.S.T. - 39:23 to 42:30 Kena: Bridge of Spirits - 42:31 to 47:16 The Ascent - 47:17 to 52:09 Tales of Arise - 52:10 to 55:54 Toem - 55:55 to 57:40 WarioWare: Get it Together - 57:41 to 1:00:57 Cruis'n Blast - 1:00:58 to 1:06:58 Eastward - 1:06:59 to 1:10:39

A 40 minute action packed Nintendo direct happened and boy was it something else. Old games are coming to Switch, some new hotness was announced, and then Miyamoto let us know about the cast of the upcoming Mario movie and I had an out of body experience! Matt and I both played a ton of games and then we decide to check in with our game review score guesses. News - 15:30 to 1:14:14 What We Played - 1:14:15 to 1:52:26 Review Score Check In - 1:52:27 to 2:11:18 Specific Games Metal Gear Solid Cutscenes - 1:14:23 to 1:21:34 Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - 1:14:24 to 1:23:16 Flynn: Son of Crimson - 1:23:17 to 1:26:31 F.I.S.T. Forged in Shadow - 1:26:32 to 1:34:50 Tales of Arise - 1:34:51 to 1:41:20 Eastward - 1:41:21 to 1:45:09 Delarune Chapter 2 - 1:45:10 to 1:52:26

Since last week was filled with news not a whole lot happened this week that normal people would care about. Too bad for all of you, I am not normal! I get beyond excited for the surprise announcement of Delta Rune Chapter 2 and a brand new season of Battle for the Grid DLC. Matt finished up one game this week and I started playing several out of a giant stack of new games. To finish we rank all of the mainline Yakuza games including Judgment! News - 1:15 to 25:53 What We Played - 25:54 to 1:07:18 RGG Top 10 - 1:07:19 to 1:35:05 Specific Games Prince of Persia 26:09 to 27:28 Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - 27:29 to 29:22 Metal Gear Solid Cinematics - 29:23 to 39:23 World Flipper - 39:24 to 44:46 Eastward - 44:47 to 51:49 Tales of Arise - 51:50 to 1:01:06

Hello everyone! We are two days late with this, because I was volunteering for a local show all week. Sadly I didn't have any time to play the several new games I have piling up on my desk, but thankfully Matt played a whole shitload. We talk about the news, which was mostly dominated by Sony, transition to what Matt played and then finish off strong with even more Sony by doing a Sony related bracket. No time stamps this week, but they'll be back for next Friday. (Look, I just want to play video games right now and then go to bed)

I talk at length about the Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl cover art leak perpetuated by Nintendo, and then we discuss what could be at Sony's showcase next week. Matt is finishing up Saints Row IV, and started up Psychonauts 2 after I 100%ed it. Other than that I talk a bit about No More Heroes 3 before we move on to the Frosty pick of Toy Story 3. News - 12:15 to 42:43 What We Played - 42:44 to 1:03:45 Toy Story 3 - 1:03:46 to 1:18:15 Specific Games Saints Row IV - 42:44 to 43:24 Psychonauts 2 - 43:25 to 53:34 No More Heroes 3 - 53:35 to 1:03:45

Some news has been coming out of Gamescom, but we really only go over what Keighly announced in his opening night stream. Matt continued to play Saints Row 4 and Ghosts of Tsushima while I finished Garden Story and fell in love with Psychonauts 2. To finish we discuss and completely spoil 12 Minutes. It gets wild. News - 7:17 to 30:57 What We Played - 30:58 to 52:58 12 Minutes Spoilers - 52:59 to 1:31:43 Specific Games Bionic Commando - 31:10 to 33:33 Saints Row 4 - 33:34 to 35:45 Ghosts of Tsushima - 35:46 to 37:00 Garden Story - 37:01 to 40:11 Psychonauts 2 - 40:12 to 52:58

It wouldn't be episode 150 if we didn't talk about the Pokemon DIrect and what is most likely a Saints Row franchise reboot! I finished NEO: The World Ends With You and Matt played approximately 900 games. To finish Matt came up with a fun game we've done before, but as usual made it video game related. We had a good time and look forward to another 150 episodes of absolute nonsense! News - 6:55 to 33:45 What We Played - 33:46 to 54:07 150 - 54:08 to 2:33:12

The Sonic film universe is growing as Knuckles joins! Some indie games were announced, and future announcement streams are coming. Matt continues to play Immortals Fenyx Rising, and I played a bunch more NEO: TWEWY and beat Axiom Verge 2. To finish we do a hot Capcom bracket. News - 10:15 to 25:35 What We Played - 25:36 to 44:32 Capcom Bracket - 44:33 to 2:00:15 Specific Games Immortals Fenyx Rising - 25:36 to 27:09 NEO: TWEWY - 27:10 to 31:18 Axiom Verge 2 - 31:19 to 44:32

The bottom of the barrel is here and we are definitely scraping it! I finished the first Great Ace Attorney and started NEO: The World Ends With You. Matt continued to play Immortals Fenyx Rising. To finish we look back at 2008 and determine what would have been our collective top ten. News - 7:40 to 25:34 What We Played - 25:35 to 42:38 2008 Top Ten - 42:39 to 1:34:15 Specific Games Immortals Phoenix Rising - 26:21 to 27:57 The Great Ace Attorney - 27:58 to 34:05 NEO: The World Ends With You - 34:06 to 40:29