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1 Hour 1 Decision (1H1D)

Tom and Chris are college buddies and life-long gamers. Unfortunately, responsibilities of middle-age life are hindering their opportunities to try many of the great games out there! With the help of Xbox Game Pass and its "Surprise Me" button, they play just 60 minutes of a random game and decide if they will keep at it or trash it.

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00:54:31

1H1D Interviews: Chris Chancey

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2023/04/09

Our hosts spend an hour... speaking with a game designer! In this special episode of 1 Hour 1 Decision, Tom and Chris take some time to interview Christopher Chancey, President & CEO of ManaVoid Entertainment. If you are a fan of this show, you will recognize ManaVoid as the company behind Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan, which we covered on episode # 109. Join our hosts as they flip their script and use their usual format to learn all about this Canadian game designer. Can he explain why

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00:22:10

1H1D #116: Lost in Random

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2023/04/06

This show gets lost there all the time! In a fitting move, the Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button has randomly selected this aptly titled third-person action-adventure game. As the final game developed by Zoink before it was absorbed into Thunderful Development, this title has some decidedly indie sensibilities, including both literal dice rolls and card mechanics integrated into its otherwise action-style combat. Considering his appreciation of physical board games and his general aversion to

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00:23:17

1H1D #115: Unsouled

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2023/03/30

This is a popular title for several unrelated fantasy novels. With the Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button to guide them, our hosts are once again faced with something truly random. This time, the title selected is the 2D action-RPG developed by Megusta Games. With a heavy focus on combat mechanics, one might be inclined to compare this with other games that also have “souls” in their names… but this game is decidedly more indie, brought to life by a passionate individual. Will this singular vision

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00:27:39

1H1D #114: Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

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2023/03/24

Why romance one kingdom when you can romance three? Our listeners have spoken and decided via poll that this episode will center on the action-role playing video game developed by Team Ninja and published by Koei Tecmo. The story may be centuries old, but this game is incredibly fresh. Available on just about everything, our hosts have booted up their PC and Xbox respectively and sat down to play an hour of this title through their Game Pass subscriptions. Will this day one release deliver on the

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00:23:32

1H1D #113: Gungrave G.O.R.E

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2023/03/16

Allegedly it stands for Gunslinger Of REsurrection. When you see that the title includes a forced acronym and hear that the protagonist’s full name is “Beyond the Grave” some eyebrows are justifiably raised. Nevertheless, Tom and Chris are honor bound to heed listener Adam's (from Revival and Extinction Pod) request and thus this episode focuses on the third-person action shooter developed by IGGYMOB. With a protagonist designed by acclaimed manga artist Yasuhiro Nightow (of Trigun fame) and a

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00:21:57

1H1D #112: Lapin

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2023/03/09

Apparently, it’s the French word for rabbit. The tried-and-true Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button is in control and has selected the so-fresh-it’s-not-technically-done indie platformer created by Studio Doodal for this episode. Information on this indie developer is particularly sparce but it appears they plan to specialize in creating story-driven games with compelling background lore. Will this narrative focus complement the precision platforming, or will it prove distracting? Is it even fair

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00:20:57

1H1D #111: Eville

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2023/03/02

Are you an innocent villager or a vile conspirator? The Xbox Game Pass "Surprise Me" button has selected the murder mystery social deduction game from German indie developer VestGames as the subject of this episode. In this online game, players are assigned a random role as either a villager or a conspirator and then must work to eliminate the other group. The game is full of hidden information, so investigation and deduction are the main thrusts of the gameplay. With just an hour on the clock to

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00:26:54

1H1D #110: Chained Echoes

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2023/02/23

Inspired by 90’s JRPGs, one man decided to make his own. Once again, game selection was left to our listeners and the result of that poll was this turn-based, 16-bit-style RPG developed by Matthias Linda. It turns out that if you exclude some of the backgrounds and the music, basically everything else was done by this one individual. His intent was to capture the feelings of playing those games back in the 90’s and reviews suggest that he was successful in the attempt. After some time on other

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00:05:33

MICRO REVIEW! Hi-Fi Rush

1 Hour 1 Decision (1H1D) ·

2023/02/22

Wait what the? This isn't a random game...but it IS a game on Game Pass! We've got a fresh hot take on a game that dropped just over a month ago! Chris has been loving Hi-Fi Rush and had to share his thoughts on it. Check it out! What do you think? Let us know! Hit us up on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tc1h1d Drop us an email at tc.1h1d(at)outlook[dot]com Follow us on Goodpods @1h1d Check out our fancy site: https://quitthebuild.com/1h1d Thanks for taking this ride with us :-) --- Send in

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00:22:07

1H1D #109: Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan

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2023/02/16

It's time to bring the color back to this monochrome world. This game may have lost the poll, but the Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button has declared that our hosts will be playing it anyway! Developed by Quebec-based ManaVoid Entertainment, this indie adventure title is chock full of RPG elements, including a host of collectable allies and a turned-based “battle” system. You play as the titular Billy and you are set on a quest to restore color to the world and undo the curse of a particularly

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00:24:58

1H1D #108: The Evil Within 2

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2023/02/09

With just a glance at the title, you know Chris must be thrilled. In a not-so-surprising move, the Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button has resumed torturing poor Chris by choosing a third person survival horror game. Developed by Tango Gameworks, this selection also happens to be a sequel to a game that neither of our hosts have ever played. It seems obvious that the deck is stacked against this title, but with both solid critical reviews and a lineage that traces back to the Resident Evil series,

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00:28:51

1H1D #107: Monster Hunter Rise

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2023/02/02

Instead of balls, you hunt these monsters with literal swords and shields. Always on the hunt for their next game, our hosts put this episode's selection up to a vote and the winner was this action roleplaying game developed and published by Capcom. While this is apparently the sixth mainline entry in the series, it turns out there are basically quadruple that many entries in total! You might be surprised to learn that despite his self-professed love of monsters, Tom has curiously avoided this

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00:25:33

1H1D #106: Halo Wars 2

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2023/01/26

The sequel to the spinoff that expanded the scope of the franchise. The subject of this episode is one of many real-time strategy games developed by the veterans over at Creative Assembly. What makes this one different from most of their titles is that it sits outside the Total War franchise and exists inside the Halo universe. With the lion’s share of the developer’s previous work designed especially for the mouse and keyboard, how will this console RTS feel on the Xbox controller? Also of

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00:28:29

1H1D #105: Dragon Age II

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2023/01/19

It took Tom twelve years to try this sequel. The Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button has made some interesting choices in the past, but the random selection of this action RPG developed by BioWare shall prove to be a decisive one. Tom played Dragon Age: Origins and its expansion (Awakening) back when they launched in 2009 and 2010 respectively. Then BioWare dropped this sequel just sixteen months after the original had hit store shelves. With such a short development cycle, could they possibly

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00:23:33

1H1D #104: Olija

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2023/01/12

Surprisingly, this has nothing to do with the spirit board. Devolver digital takes center stage once again as the Xbox Game Pass has selected the side-scrolling platformer developed by Skeleton Crew Studios for this episode. With the game's story focused on a shipwrecked sailor on a quest to get home and most of the development handled by a single individual (Thomas Olsson), we have a feeling we know where the studio got its name. To be honest, that's basically all we know about this title, as it

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00:22:01

1H1D #103: Tinykin

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2023/01/05

Chris is excited and Tom has never heard of this one. The Xbox Game Pass has led our hosts to a number of games published by tinyBuild, but this is the first time they are tackling a game crafted by the French indie developer Splashteam. In this action-adventure platformer, players take on the role of Milo as he collects hundreds of cute little critters and uses their powers to solve puzzles and ultimately return home. Will the game’s 2D characters traversing a 3D environment end up being a

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00:45:36

THRILLING THIRTY-TWO: Volume Two: Part Three

1 Hour 1 Decision (1H1D) ·

2022/12/29

The Epic Grand Finale Head-to-Head Battle featuring Welcome To GAMECORP! Can you guess who we brought on to solve the debate of Dead Space 2 versus Bugsnax? The answer is in the absurd subtitle of this episode, but there's also a little bit of an asterisk there. On this special episode, we have Jake, Cowboy and JB from "Welcome to GAMECORP" joining us to determine which game is the grand champion... but we have stolen their format and made them the judges as Tom and Chris each champion one of the

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00:24:22

1H1D #102: Let's Build A Zoo

1 Hour 1 Decision (1H1D) ·

2022/12/22

This game is not based on that film with the similar sounding title. The Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button has decided it is time to manage a zoo once again. This time, however, it has selected the retro-styled simulation sandbox developed by Springloaded. Like the retro zoo simulation games that inspired it, this title has you managing the staff, attractions, and amenities of your own custom-built zoo. Unlike those games, this title also has you breeding rare creatures and, when that’s not

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00:18:01

1H1D #101: Exo One

1 Hour 1 Decision (1H1D) ·

2022/12/15

Is this the lost alien child of Journey and Marble Madness? Earning its name, the Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button has made an eccentric choice for this episode. This dubiously categorized “sci-fi adventure game” developed by Exbleative revolves around an alien spacecraft that must traverse different planets on a journey toward an unclear objective. The worlds themselves are procedurally generated and traversal is left to the player’s discretion, so no two players will have the exact same

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00:23:01

1H1D #100: Vampire Survivors

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2022/12/08

Would you believe surviving is impossible and there are no vampires? The show has reached episode 100 and it seems only fitting that the game chosen for this landmark episode is another roguelike! Can you feel how thrilled Chris must be with this turn of events? The show must go on and in this roguelike side-scroller developed by Luca Galante, the player is tasked with surviving as long as possible as endless waves of non-vampire enemies fill the screen. It’s a bullet hell game, but the enemies are

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