1 Hour 1 Decision (1H1D)

The fuzz is out to stop reckless racers in this twentieth(!) installment of the famous racing game franchise. Our hosts might be considered "rivals" of a sort, but will they feel "the need for speed" while playing this arcade racer developed by Ghost Games? The Xbox Game Pass "Surprise Me" button is clearly interested in the answer because it has selected this particular title from the myriad of o...

What do you get when you combine acclaimed comic book artist Joe Madureira with a turn-based RPG? For this episode, the Xbox Game Pass "Surprise Me" button has landed on an interesting choice. Both Tom and Chris are certain to bring some amount of unconscious bias to their hour with this turn-based RPG developed by Airship Syndicate and published by THQ Nordic. Will they be able to look past their...

It's time for shootin' and lootin' in a post-apocalyptic world filled with punks and marauders... If there's one thing we should all know by now, it's that the Xbox Game Pass "Surprise Me" button sure likes to make Tom and Chris experience the apocalypse. On this episode, the guys review their hour of play time with Rage 2, an action-packed first-person shooter developed by Avalanche Studios in co...

"Dungeon" sounds promising, "Endless" not so much, especially when we only have an hour on the clock. For this episode, Tom and Chris found an hour to join up and tackle this random selection from Xbox Game Pass together. How will the two of them feel about this roguelike tower defense game developed by Amplitude Studios? Will the bias of playing cooperatively taint their review? Will help from ra...

Horror is on the menu at this fictional pizza chain and Chris is less than thrilled about it. Nevertheless, the Surprise Me button on Xbox Game Pass has randomly selected Five Nights at Freddy's by Scott Cawthon for this episode and so... play it, he must! Will he be able to get past his aversion to jump scares and find some joy during his hour of game time? Will Tom discover that he has been tota...

Did you know this game's plot revolves around blood? Well, it IS the first bullet on the ESRB rating. Also "vein" is in the title, so that should have tipped you off... It looks like the Xbox Game Pass "Surprise Me" button landed us on another post-apocalyptic title, but this one has an anime twist! Will this action role-playing game developed by Bandai Namco feel like Dark Souls and Final Fantasy...

Space is always an enigma... but for how long? Ever wonder what it would be like to be the Artificial Intelligence of a spacecraft? It's probably not something you have considered, but in this plot-driven puzzle game developed by No Code, you can find out! There's no doubt that the Surprise Me button built into Xbox Game Pass has selected a truly unique experience this time. Just one hour is all w...

What does this special episode have to do with a teenager's coming of age party? Nothing, actually. It turns out this phrase has a completely different meaning in the sports world and we are using that definition here! Let the games begin! On this VERY special episode, we have our dear friend Eric from Game Positive (http://linktr.ee/GamePositive) join us to recap the first 16 games that we've pla...

If you ever wondered why your train was late... this might help you understand. Train Sim World 2020 is apparently the fourth version of the simulation game developed by Dovetail Games. Just like Killer Instinct before it, TSW has seen many revisions since its inception and has now been randomly selected for us by Xbox Game Pass. Will the allure of riding and conducting familiar trains captivate u...

Are we allowed to say "bastards" on this show? It's probably okay if it's in the title, right? What do you get when you mix a science-fiction first-person shooter with a roguelike? Yes, you read that correctly. This title developed by Blue  Manchu and published by Humble Bundle is a fusion of two genres that don't sound like they pair well together. That said, the one rule of this show is tha...

What do dinosaurs, robots, skeletons, werewolves and elemental creatures all have in common? Apparently a desire to punch and kick the crap out of each other. This reboot of the 1994 arcade fighter was developed by Double Helix Games and published by Microsoft as a free-to-play launch title for the Xbox One back in 2013. Over the years, numerous things have been added to the game and now it has be...

Where we're going... we're gonna need clean underwear. Tom has been planning to play this survivor horror title developed by Creative Assembly since it was published by Sega way back in 2014. Chris  has been doing his best to avoid its jump scares for just about as long. Needless to say, the two were quite surprised when Xbox Game Pass  randomly selected it for the show. Will this game l...

Waste of time or enjoyable experience? Let's dive in! Perhaps you are noticing a trend. Xbox Game Pass seems to enjoy having us face the aftermath of the apocalypse. How will this crowdfunded  sequel to 1988's Wasteland stack up against the rest? Will this tactical role-playing game developed by inXile Entertainment be one of our favorites or end up in the trash heap? What do you think? Let u...

Roguelite? 2D Twin-stick shooter? Daft Punk style pixel concert? Yes. We each take one hour of our busy lives and devote it exclusively to playing this 2D platform shooter created by Veewo Games. Will the retro feel of this title appeal to our old school roots? Will the neon tantalize, will the abyss consume? Will we demand our time back? We've heard that nostalgia is a heck of a drug, let's see w...

Guns and politically incorrect jokes, what could go wrong? Can we put a disclaimer in here? Playing this shooter developed by Devolver Digital‬ was not our decision and we place all blame (or perhaps credit) on the "Surprise Me" button included in Xbox Game Pass. Like Fallout 76, we took the opportunity to play this one cooperatively and it was a doozy. Will we be allowed to keep creating podcasts...

This one was NOT random, because we are two very big Toriyama-Stans! We were both interested in trying this Square Enix action RPG and it conveniently arrived on Xbox Game Pass. We could not squander an opportunity like that, so we gave the Surprise Me button some time off and made our own fate for this episode. After an hour of game time, will we feel like we made the right decision? Listen and f...

This game's initial release had its own kind of fallout. What's the half-life of those issues? Is it better now? Xbox Game Pass has selected an online action role-playing game for this episode. Seizing the opportunity, we did something a bit different and played our hour cooperatively. Will this impact our decision to keep playing this Bethesda Game Studios title? Listen and find out! What do you...

Finally, the Final Fan-oh wait there's more? Will our first final fantasy also be our final final fantasy? Will the fifteenth entry in the series change our perspectives on the franchise as whole? Join us as we discuss our experiences utilizing Xbox Game Pass to play one hour of the action RPG developed and published by Square Enix. What do you think? Let us know! Hit us up on Twitter at https://t...

Zombies?! Why did it have to be zombies... You play enough games and eventually you'll play a game with zombies. Join us as we determine if the second State of Decay deserves a second past the 60 mins we've played! 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  Thanks for taking this ride with us :-)

Living in the subway seems pretty awful until you realize how much worse the alternative is... Fate (in the guise of the "Surprise Me" function of Xbox Game Pass) has selected this post-apocalyptic shooter by 4A Games for this entry of 1  Hour 1 Decision. Join us as we discuss our 60 mins of gameplay and find out if we want to keep going when our time is up. What do you think? Let us know! Hi...

Lions? Tigers? We did not see any bears though... In this episode, Xbox Game Pass has us running our very own zoos in the park management title by Frontier Developments and Asobo Studios. Will we discover our inner Matt Damons or will this game end up collecting dust on the shelf? Listen and find out! What do you think? Let us know! Hit us up on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tc1h1d Drop us an ema...

We told you it would be random, right? We make our way through the Pixar Universe in this kid friendly game by Asobo Studios on Xbox Game Pass. Will the joys of animated films compel us to keep playing this game past our 60 mins of allotted 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  Thanks for...

Do you like to drive big trucks? Let's find out if we do too! We got a chance to play this before it was pulled from Xbox Game Pass and man was it a doozy. Join us as we discuss our 60 mins of playtime with Saber Interactive's MudRunner! 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  Thanks for taking this rid...

Our premiere episode! What random game is THIS? In our very first episode, we spin the metaphorical wheel (aka the "Surprise Me" button) on Xbox Game Pass and land on Alvastia Chronicles by Exe-Create! The decision if this retro-styled JRPG holds our attention past the 60 mins, is DECIDED. What do you think? Let us know! Hit us up on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tc1h1d Drop us an email at tc.1h1...