A strong contrast of light and dark.

Move over Xbox Game Pass "Surprise Me" button, we have a guest with a request! For this episode, our duo is joined by the one, the only, Stormageddon! Just to be clear, we are talking about the person, not the poorly-rated 2015 disaster movie. Moving along, our illustrious guest has chosen the turn-based RPG developed by Sandfall Interactive and published by Kepler Interactive as the subject of this episode. Tom was completely unfamiliar with it, but apparently it was already on the radar for Chris, so it was an easy thing to accommodate. With the game chosen, our trio has embarked on an expedition of their own. Their mission: spend an hour to learn if this anticipated title is worthy of your time! With three judges, at least you know a split vote isn't possible... or is it?

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How many aliens fit in a wristwatch?

The purpose of using the Xbox Game Pass "Surprise Me" button in game selection is to ensure that our hosts play games that they would never normally experience. The third person action adventure title developed by PHL Collective and published by Outright Games that was chosen for this episode is a perfect presentation of that purpose. Chris and Tom were too old to be the target audience for the original show when it debuted in 2005 and they've only gotten older since! Chris has some kids now, so perhaps he has some tangential knowledge, but otherwise our hosts are going in completely blind. Will this brand-blindness be a blessing? Will this second game based on the 2016 reboot of the franchise prove compelling enough to keep them playing after the mandated hour is complete? Let's discover if this trip really has any power!

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It only took 25 years to get it localized!

Developed by Xeen and published by Square Enix, this third-person action RPG remake of the third entry in the Mana series is the first time that story is officially available for Western audiences. Despite his well-established love of nineties RPGs, Tom never got around to playing the famous SNES installment of the franchise. Three decades later, he will discover if he should have given this lauded franchise a fair shake way back when... or at least at some point during the intervening years! Will Mana live up to the hype? What about Chris? How will he rank this title against the hundreds he has played for this show? With six different heroes to chose from, which one did each of our hosts select? Join Tom and Chris as they sit down to discuss the first hour of this game and learn if it's worth your time!

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