Game Time With Manny

After a year of being missing in action E3 makes its triumphant (?) return and Matt and I talk about it for 2 WHOLE HOURS.

E3 2021 has begun popping off, so we discuss the Summer Game Fest stream and all the other extraneous streams that happened over the past few days. Matt is continuing to play old games, and tells us a truly heartbreaking story. I on the other hand am experiencing a Summer Game Feast and I let you know about Guilty Gear Strive, Final Fantasy 7 INTERMission, and Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart. To close it out we pull a topic out of frosty, which happens to be Conker's Bad Fur Day. News - 11:03 to 50:51 What We Played - 50:52 to 1:21:06 Conker's Bad Fur Day - 1:21:07 to 1:37:50 Specific Games Matt's Old Game Odyssey - 50:52 to 1:01:10 Guilty Gear Strive - 1:01:11 to 1:05:18 FF7 INTERMission - 1:05:19 to 1:08:27 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart - 1:08:28 to 1:21:06

I woke up from a nap to record the podcast. If you want to hear about the hottest new Sonic bling, then this is the episode for you! Matt continues to pay old games and I try a new card based rogue-lite... To finish off we reminisce about the olden days when people thought Twisted Metal was cool. News - 2:06 to 51:42 What We Played - 51:43 to 1:24:36 Twisted Metal - 1:24:37 to 1:47:49 Specific Games Matt's Old Game Odyssey - 51:43 to 1:14:52 Griftlands -1:14:53 to 1:24:36

I had to record early this week and video game companies found out and decided that all the cool news and streams would happen tomorrow! We tell you all about what will be happening tomorrow, and even find some other news! Matt continues his old game Odyssey and I let you know that Mass Effect 2 still kicks ass! To finish we do another bracket, but this time it's with Microsoft games! Lots of exclamation points this week! News - 11:05 to 36:41 What We Played - 36:42 to 50:29 Xbox Bracket - 50:30 to 1:56:05 Specific Games Matt's Old Game Odyssey - 36:42 to 45:07 Mass Effect 2 -45:08 to 50:29

It is once again the time of the week where Matt and I talk about video games! This week we hit such news topics as Starfield rumors, and the management at IGN overstepping their boundaries in spectacular fashion. The what we've been playing section is pretty long this week. I let everyone know what's up with Mass Effect in the Legendary Collection and Matt continues his old game odyssey. Turns out I was right about MGS 4... To finish off we do a good old fashioned top ten list of our favorite Pokémon related games! News - 7:00 to 25:44 What We Played - 25:45 to 1:19:15 Pokémon Top 10 - 1:19:16 to 2:14:30 Specific Games Mass Effect Legendary Collection - 26:00 to 46:12 Matt's Old Game Odyssey -46:13 to 1:19:15

We chat about what SONY is up to before transitioning to the newest updates about the Summer Games Mess. We do talk about a bunch of games, but I think it's best to leave most of them as a surprise. Especially my reaction to them. This is why Resident Evil Village will be the only specific game timestamp. To finish Matt and I talk about what has been happening at Giant Bomb and how much the site means to us. Spoiler, it's a lot. News - 9:40 to 39:32 What We Played - 39:33 to 1:03:37 Giant Bomb - 1:03:38 to 2:12:35 Specific Games Resident Evil Village - 55:00 to 1:03:37

This week we find out that Matt may have actually willed Sunset Overdrive 2 in existence and that there is a sequel to Judgement! Matt played a million games, which we discuss and I really only played Returnal! To finish we played through Arkham Asylum and chat about how well it has aged. News - 5:21 to 35:24 What We Played - 35:25 to 1:28:48 Arkham Asylum Spoilercast - 1:28:49 to 2:07:02 Specific Games Jedi Fallen Order - 35:25 to 37:43 Dead Space - 37:44 to 41:46 Resident Evil Village - 41:47 to 43:41 Assassin's Creed Unity - 43:42 to 52:05 New Pokemon Snap - 52:06 to 1:17:38 Returnal - 1:17:39 to 1:28:48

We have huge news stories this week such as Toys for Bob being relegated to COD hell and Stadia adding a search bar. We've been playing a lot of video games, and we chat about them! To finish we take a look at our video game review predictions and find out we've been doing quite well! News - 8:23 to 31:05 What We Played - 31:06 to 1:01:44 Review Check - 1:01:45 to 1:32:15 Specific Games Assassin's Creed Unity - 32:12 to 38:15 Monster Hunter Rise - 38:16 to 43:47 Nier Replicant - 43:48 to 47:45 New Pokemon Snap - 47:46 to 1:01:44

This week the gods smiled down at me and gave me all the news I deserve. Did you see the Tales of Arise trailer, or hear me yelling about the Great Ace Attorney? If you did, get ready to listen to it all over again! Matt and I finished up It Takes Two and I've been thoroughly enjoying Disco Elysium! To finish I pick Spelunky out of Frosty and monologue about how much I love it for a bit! News - 8:14 to 36:09 What We Played - 36:10 to 54:14 Spelunky - 54:15 to 1:12:04 Specific Games It Takes Two - 36:10 to 42:48 Cozy Grove - 43:51 to 47:09 Disco Elysium - 47:10 to 52:10

There's one news item that isn't even cool and then we chat a bit about Jeff Grubb's Summer Games Mess. I played some Disco Elysium and Matt hit random on Gamepass again. Everything finishes quickly, but the third part takes a bit as we pit Ubisoft games against each other in a hot new bracket. News - 00:40 to 16:20 What We Played - 16:21 to 32:18 Ubisoft Bracket - 32:27 to 1:32:18 Specific Games Disco Elysium - 16:22 to 22:19 Dishonored - 23:24 to 26:47 Jedi Fallen Order - 26:48 to 32:18

Once again the news is light, but we spend a lot of time talking about the possibility of The Last of Us releasing again on the PS5. WHY!? Strangely enough we've been playing a buttload of stuff, so we chat about that before moving on to reminisce about the Batman Arkham games. News - 00:57 to 21:22 What We Played - 21:23 to 53:27 Batman Arkham Franchise - 53:28 to 1:17:51 Specific Games Kaze and the Wild Masks - 21:27 to 24:55 Outriders - 25:56 to 26:49 Horizon Zero Dawn - 26:50 to 27:22 It Takes Two - 27:23 to 32:14 Monster Hunter Rise - 32:15 to 35:50 Trails of Cold Steel 3 - 35:51 to 39:45 Cozy Grove - 39:46 to 49:20

The news decided to take a break this week, so we quickly cover the nothing that happened before chatting about such hot titles as Kaze and the Wild Masks and Monster Hunter Rise. To finish we talk about Super Mario 3D Land/World. News - 5:32 to 24:57 What We Played - 24:58 to 1:00:25 Super Mario 3D Land/World - 1:01:22 to 1:16:29 Specific Games It Takes Two - 24:58 to 32:06 Kaze and the Wild Masks - 32:07 to 34:10 Horizon Zero Dawn - 34:11 to 36:15 Monster Hunter Rise -36:16 to 59:24

This week there is very little news, and Matt talks about Kaze and the Wild Masks. We finish off with a March Madness style bracket of Nintendo games! I may come back to this and do timestamps, but right now I need to fit in as much Monster Hunter as possible!

We begin the episode by looking back at 1992 and checking out a Sonic 2 preview. Matt and I have been keeping up with the same games, but I bring a new one to the table as well. To finish it off we pull from Frosty and chat about the Sly Cooper franchise. News - 14:20 to 51:17 What We Played - 51:18 to 1:10:08 Sly Cooper - 1:10:08 to 1:31:40 Specific Games Everhood - 59:26 to 1:07:41

The time has come again for Matt and I to talk about video games. There is a new Ninja Turtles game coming out and I'm hype as hell. Matt has continued his oddysey of trying random games he's suggested by Game pass, and I played like 30 hours of Loop Hero. To finish we chat it up about the Ratchet and Clank franchise. News - 6:04 to 32:10 What We Played - 32:11 to 52:44 Ratchet and Clank - 53:36 to 1:13:35 Specific Games Dead Rising - 32:26 to 33:36 Deadspace - 33:37 to 35:00 Monster Train - 35:01 to 37:36 Outriders Beta - 37:37 to 45:19 Loop Hero - 45:20 to 52:44

Thankfully this week the audio is back to normal, so everyone can safely listen again. The news is a bit light, but there are rumors of a hot new Switch with an OLED screen. I am VERY excited. I've been on the same games and Matt has been trying to find something that interests him. It's not going great. To finish we pull a game out of Frosty. This time it is Hotline Miami. So, you can listen to me talk about how I didn't like it very much! News - 00:42 to 36:25 What We Played - 36:26 to 58:01 Hotline Miami - 58:02 to 1:09:45 Specific Games Bravely Default 2 - 37:26 to 45:06

Sadly something goofed and my audio quality this recording is terrible. Instead of using my mic the podcast platform we use changed to my webcam mic. So, if you use headphones maybe avoid this episode. Outside of that we talked about a ton of news, chat about Persona 5 Scramble, and then chat about Mario 64. Overall it's a good episode outside of my god awful audio quality. I decided not to do timestamps this time.

Matt and I discuss what may be one of the most disappointing Nintendo Directs of all time before I chat it up about the re-release of 3D World. To finish up we discuss Fire Emblem a bit. News - 1:05 to 1:08:01 What We Played - 1:08:02 to Fire Emblem - 1:22:38 to 1:46:33 Specific Games Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury - 1:10:55 to 1:22:37

We chat about the hottest news like CDProjekt being hacked and held for ransom before transitioning to the games we've been playing. To finish it off we figure out the top 10 maps in the new Hitman trilogy. News - 3:16 to 30:15 What We Played - 30:16 to 54:13 Top 10 Hitman Maps - 54:14 to1:27:10

Mass Effect is being re-released as promised, Google is closing internal dev studios, and more exciting news is presented this week. Matt hops back on the NHL train for the first time in years, while I hopped around as a ninja, and then played one of the worst demos of all time. To close it out we spoil Hitman 3 (not there there's a lot to spoil) and then gush over the game for a while. News - 3:32 to 32:11 What We Played - 32:12 to 59:30 Hitman 3 Spoilercast - 59:31 to 1:40:29 Specific Games NHL 21 - 32:32 to 34:56 Cyber Shadow - 34:57 to 42:37 Balan Wonderland Demo - 42:38 to 56:58