1 Hour 1 Decision (1H1D) – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Resist... your urge to run and gun!

In 1992, two brothers started a company called Rebellion. Three decades later, their studio has come a long way from those humble beginnings. The most successful of their products is certainly the shooter franchise where players sneak around and one-shot their enemies from incredible distances. It seems fitting that the Xbox Game Pass "Surprise Me" button has stealthily selected the freshest entry in that famed franchise as the subject of this episode. With lots of opportunities to nail down their core mechanics, will this game deliver on decades of optimization or has franchise fatigue resulted in a sub-par experience? Tom and Chris have spent a precious hour of their lives behind enemy lines and now it's time to report back on their reconnaissance. Let's learn if this one's worth your time!

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What's this? Another planet in peril?

It's starting to feel like the "Surprise Me" button may have an agenda as it puts our players on another alien planet in peril. In this action-adventure title by Inverge Studios, the world is suffering from an unstoppable infection, and the player is tasked with saving as many animals as possible before the end arrives. It sounds a bit like a futuristic Noah's Ark, where the gameplay elements focus on taming the local fauna to access new areas, expanding the number of new critters available to befriend. With just one hour to make a decision, have the game designers given our hosts a proper taste of the full experience? Will the taming and creature-controlling mechanics be fun to use or will poor execution mark this one for the trash heap? Join Tom and Chris as they share their thoughts and their final decisions!

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Wake up! Do androids need to wear make-up?

Is it accurate to call a visual novel a game? What if it incorporates dice rolls and character advancement? The Xbox Game Pass "Surprise Me" button asks our hosts to ponder these questions with its selection for this episode. Crafted by the London-based one-person development studio Jump Over the Age and published by Fellow Traveller, this title is listed as a role-playing game. As usual, Tom and Chris have an hour to decide if that's an accurate assessment. Over the course of that hour, they must also determine if the experience is fun and worthy of at least an hour of your own time. Will theirs be an hour well spent, or will they encourage you to keep sleeping on this highly praised title? Join them as they break down their time spent trapped in android bodies that are likewise breaking down!

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Is it possible to make a single-player MMO?

The Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button has selected the massive asynchronous multiplayer title developed by Team WIBY and published by Devolver Digital for this episode. Asynchronous multiplayer is a pretty fancy way to say that the game is played solo, but the presence of other players is felt throughout the experience. For reference, think about doing a time trial against a "ghost" in your favorite racing game and then imagine there were a bunch of those time trial "ghosts" all moving through the level at same time. Will this hybrid resonate with Tom, who much prefers to play games alone at his own pace? How about Chris, who leans more into multiplayer games? Our hosts have each played their hour and now it is time to discuss if that hour will be the first of many!

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We promise to give a final decision [insert game title here].

This episode is about the hexagonal city-builder developed by Balancing Monkey Games. Never heard of the studio? Neither had our hosts… but this New Zealand based team is on a mission to make peaceful, inclusive games and this here is their debut. As you may have noticed, the Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button has a tendency to task our hosts with investigating these seemingly niche titles and that is certainly part of the fun. For this episode, our hosts will dive into the world of the subterranean peeps and help them rebuild on the ruins of their fallen civilization. Will the standard hour prove satisfactory to get a grip on the mechanics? Strategy games in this “4X” format can get pretty stressful… will the developers actually deliver on making this one peaceful? Find out as Tom and Chris discuss their experiences and deliver their final decisions!

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Whoa-oh, here she comes!

For this episode, our usual duo is joined by the trio from Play Along Podcast to discuss a certain shark-centric action game developed and published by Tripwire Interactive. With oh-so-many delicious(?) hosts in the water, this one is sure to be a feeding frenzy of opinions! Tom and Chris are forever hooked to their one-hour time limit, but our three guests have been set free of this restriction. How will this extra time impact their final decisions? Join us for a dip and find out if this game sinks or swims!

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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 those Xbox file sizes are larger than their PC counterparts? Will he divulge his likes and dislikes regarding the Xbox Games Pass business model? Tune in to this special episode and see what secrets are revealed!

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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 digital card games, it will be interesting to see how Tom reacts to this particular mix. Join him and Chris as they roll the dice with this random game and discover if it leaves them feeling like winners or losers.

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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 give the game a distinct charm that captures the hearts of our hosts, or will it leave the game feeling incomplete and unpolished? Tom and Chris have clocked in their mandated hour and now it is time to decide if they will keep on playing!
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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 developer’s rich lineage and demonstrate the value of Game Pass, or will it fail to live up to all the hype? In a coincidental homage to the kingdoms, our usual duo is joined by Josh of the Out of Mana podcast, resulting in three hosts for this episode. Will this lead to all-out war, or will everyone be joined in peaceful agreement? Let’s find out!

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