A world filled with monster pals that skirt copyrights and trademarks. With thanks to a coworker, Pocket Pair’s monster-collecting survival game has been on Tom’s radar for quite some time now. So, when a close friend learned it was coming to Xbox Game Pass and immediately requested that he and Chris cover it in an episode, Tom was ready to give the Surprise Me button another day off. With an unofficial tagline of “Pokemon With Guns!” that succinctly captures both the similarities and the more adult themes of this game, the question remains if it will deliver on its promise of providing a fun and unique gameplay experience. The fact that it is legally allowed to exist suggests that the developer succeeded, but let’s see if our hosts think it passes the good ole squint test. Join Tom and Chris as they discuss their first hour of gameplay and find out if they will be returning to the Palpagos Islands to try and catch them all. 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 Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/c/1hour1decision1h1d Thanks for taking this ride with us :-) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1-hour-1-decision/message

Turn on lights to survive the night. It’s been a minute since the Xbox Game Pass "Surprise Me" button made Chris play a horror game, so Michael from Bits of Time stepped up to course-correct by requesting this Indie Psychological Horror developed by Camel 101. With a narrative told from a first-person perspective and sinister environments shrouded in darkness, this is one that is likely to keep Chris on the edge of his seat. Fortunately for the game, Tom gets to weigh in with his thoughts on his first hour of gameplay too. Will he be more forgiving of the creepy elements? Will Chris surprise us all with a rave review? Join our hosts as they shed some light on the mysteries of Dormont and discover if this adventure is worth your time. 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 Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/c/1hour1decision1h1d Thanks for taking this ride with us :-) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1-hour-1-decision/message

Return to greeting an adjacent homeowner. Mr. Peterson has drawn the suspicions of another of his neighbors in this sequel to a game that our hosts have actually played! It’s hard to believe, but over a hundred episodes have transpired since Tom and Chris took a stab at the first game, so when the Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button selected the sequel developed by Netherlands-based Eerie Guest Studios as the subject of this episode, both felt it was safe to acquiesce to the whims of their virtual co-conspirator. With some games under the developer’s belt and years of time to iterate and improve on the initial game’s formula, our hosts are curious to see if this game delivers on the promising premise. Let’s find out where this game lands when they make their final decisions! 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 Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/c/1hour1decision1h1d Thanks for taking this ride with us :-) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1-hour-1-decision/message

It’s the Spanish word for grey. Created by the Barcelona-based Nomada Studio, this platform adventure title has been described as a combination of other games-as-art staples (namely Journey and Ori). Created by a small team, this randomly chosen game has both a minimalist design and a distinctive visual style that is sure to secure a place for it amongst other artsy indie games. Critical praise aside, several listeners have also suggested that our hosts should investigate this game, so expectations are running a bit high for Tom and Chris. After an hour of gameplay, will they be ready to put the controllers down or will they want to keep moving toward the title’s brisk conclusion? The required hour is up and now it’s time to make a decision, press play to find out if this one deserves the hype. 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 Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/c/1hour1decision1h1d Thanks for taking this ride with us :-) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1-hour-1-decision/message

Alice takes her trauma back to Wonderland. The Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button has indeed surprised us with its selection of this 2011 third-person adventure game developed by Spicy Horse and published by Electronic Arts. Originally released on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, this sequel to American McGee’s Alice is definitely among the oldest games our hosts have been tasked with playing for this program. After over a decade, will the design and mechanics still hold up or will this game prove better off forgotten like Alice’s traumatic memories? Join Tom and Chris as they discuss their first hour with the game and discover if they will continue their adventures in Wonderland or if they are ready for this tea party to end. 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 Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/c/1hour1decision1h1d Thanks for taking this ride with us :-) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1-hour-1-decision/message

Travel to a land down under. The Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button has selected yet another sequel for our hosts. This time it has chosen the first-person Metroidvania developed and published by Supra Games. Originally conceived as DLC for the original Supraland, this expansion exploded in scope and became a full game all its own. With an advertised focus on exploration and puzzle-solving, this first-person platformer is not your typical specimen in the genre. Will Tom and Chris appreciate their hour with this experimental entry or will they be waiting for a way out? Now that their time is up, let’s find out if they think this game is worth your time! 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 Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/c/1hour1decision1h1d Thanks for taking this ride with us :-) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1-hour-1-decision/message

Executing exorcisms of evil eastern enemies. Our hosts had no idea what they were going to be playing when the Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button picked this title at the end of the previous episode. A cursory search of the internet revealed that it is a side-scrolling action RPG developed by a Chinese company called Wildfire Game. Screenshots show that the art is 2D and done in a hand-drawn ink painting style, but that’s all they had to work with before beginning the requisite hour of gameplay. Will the game's combat and upgrade systems resonate with our hosts or will they simply be inferior incarnations of ones found in similar games? Press play to join Tom and Chris as they discuss their hour with the game and arrive at their final decisions! 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 Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/c/1hour1decision1h1d Thanks for taking this ride with us :-) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1-hour-1-decision/message

The spin-off to the series that is itself a spin-off! We move away from a tactical shooter with RPG elements and on to a tactical RPG with shooting elements for this episode of 1H1D. Selected by our special guest Slade from The Game Club Podcast, this episode focuses on the latest spin-off of the beloved series developed by Atlus. With a plot that takes place concurrently with the events of the main game, this side-story adopts a different art style and combines it with grid-based tactical combat to deliver a novel experience for the franchise. Will this new direction be a welcome change for our highly-invested special guest? With only minimal knowledge of the larger story, will Tom and Chris end up being completely lost? Join our trio of hosts as they learn if the Phantom Thieves of Hearts live up to their name! Check out The Game Club Podcast: https://linktr.ee/thegameclub Follow Slade on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GameClubPod 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 Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/c/1hour1decision1h1d Thanks for taking this ride with us :-) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1-hour-1-decision/message

It is a sequel, but not to Darude’s dancefloor hit. For this episode, the Xbox Game Pass “Surprise Me” button has selected the multiplayer tactical first-person shooter developed by New World Interactive. The bad news is that our hosts are unfamiliar with the game, but the good news is that the developer is apparently no stranger to the tactical FPS space. Will their founder’s real-world experience on the battlefield synergize with the company’s desire to deliver an authentic but still fun game? Will the lack of a single-player story kill the game for Tom and Chris before they even begin? The timer was set for the standard hour and it has been ticking down, let’s find out if this one explodes or if it ends up being a total dud! 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 Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/c/1hour1decision1h1d Thanks for taking this ride with us :-) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1-hour-1-decision/message

Presumably referencing people and not dobermanns. In a surprising twist, neither of our hosts have yet to play Ubisoft Montreal's 2016 action-adventure, making it fair game as the subject for this episode of 1H1D. Set in a fictionalized version San Francisco, the game puts you in the shoes of a hacker looking to take down the city's big brotheresque surveillance system. The astute will note that Ubisoft is no stranger to open-world action-adventure games, so they may be wondering how this one stacks up against the developer's other franchises. With just one hour to form their decision, will Tom and Chris experience enough of the actual game mechanics to get an accurate impression of this title? Listen as they join forces to discuss their experiences and discover if they think Ubisoft has predicted the future with acumen. 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 Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/c/1hour1decision1h1d Thanks for taking this ride with us :-) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1-hour-1-decision/message