Game Time With Manny

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

Who would have thought that in 2021 we could have to talk n depth about how the stock market works on our video game podcast? Certainly not me. After we go through the hot new games we've been playing we buckle up for the ride of our lives as we decide our top 10 favorite Mario Party minigames. News - 00:54 to 32:38 What We Played - 32:39 to 54:38 Top 10 Mario Party Minigames - 54:39 to 1:30:19 Specific Games Moving Out - 32:39 to 34:31 Hitman 3 - 34:32 to 40:10 Beat Saber - 40:11 to 54:38

Matt and I both come into this episode very tired to discuss how sad it is the Vicarious Visions merged with Blizzard. Matt has been finishing up the games he's been chipping away at, and I played Hitman 3! To finish up we reach into Frosty and pull out a wonderful topic to discuss! News - 2:30 to 25:30 What We Played - 25:31 to 50:50 Persona 4 - 50:51 to 1:20:33 Specific Games Assassin's Creed Valhalla - 25:40 to 26:34 Tom Raider - 26:35 to 26:55 The Mummy Demastered - 26:56 to 32:13 Rayman Legends - 32:14 to 33:12 Hitman 3 - 33:13 to 50:50

The news actually popped off a bit this week, so Matt and I go over that before talking about a whole bunch of Hitman. To close we play a fun game where we guess the Open Critic scores of upcoming games. We'll be able to see how close we were as the year goes on. Winner is a great guesser. News - 15:35 to 47:09 What We Played - 47:10 to 1:07:36 Look at 2021 - 1:07:37 to 2:16:43 Specific Games Hitman 2 - 47:10 to 57:40 Assassin's Creed Valhalla - 57:41 to 59:08 Modern Warfare 2 - 59:09 to 59:58 Tom Raider - 59:59 to 1:02:37

2021 sure is happening, but sadly not a lot in the world of games. It's usual for this time of year. We chat a bit about some extraneous stuff like being catfished before transitioning into video games. To finish off we talk in depth about Spider-Man Miles Morales! News - 14:23 to 35:50 What We Played - 35:50 to 1:01:40 Spider-Man: Miles Morales Spoilercast - 1:01:41 to 1:38:53 Specific Games Paradise Killer - 37:20 to 43:57 Hitman 2 - 43:58 to 51:30 Assassin's Creed Valhalla - 51:31 to 52:16 Modern Warfare 2 Remaster - 52:17 to 57:07 Tomb Raider - 57:08 to 1:01:40

Another year is in the books and we are once again here to talk about our top ten games of the year. We managed to break the record for longest podcast for the second week in a row. This time Matt did some sweet timestanps if you want to hear about a specific game. Be careful, because we definitely spoil The Last of Us 2. 2:08-Astro's Playroom 5:10-Genshin Impact 11:24-Assassin's Creed Valhalla 15:24-One Step From Eden 18:14-Gears Tactics 22:12-Paradise Killer 26:32-Animal Crossing 32:50-Xcom Chimera Squad 38:47-Risk of Rain 2 42:06-Ikenfell 46:56-Resident Evil 3 54:16-Fortnite: Save the World 1:00:14-Valorant 1:08:39-Star Renegades 1:11:50-The Pedestrian 1:16:23-Granblue Fantasy Versus 1:29:15-Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales 1:35:03-Tony Hawk 1+2 1:39:14-Hades 1:51:41-Monster Train 1:58:54-Yakuza: Like A Dragon 2:04:17-Doom Eternal 2:10:08-Visage 2:13:26-Call of Duty Cold War 2:20:01-Final Fantasy VII Remake 2:35:09-Ghost of Tsushima 2:43:29-Persona 5 Royal 2:47:55-The Last of Us Part 2 3:02:05-Them's F