Leading game industry professionals and Insert Credit Show regulars Mathew Kumar and Liz Ryerson rejoin the panel for cryptid talk, Nintendo Direct, and pissing on gentrifiers.
Questions this week:
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Vincent Diamante asks: What’s the best money you’ve spent on a free-to-play game? (04:33)
- How do you make blocking in a game feel as good as attacking? (10:40)
- What ideas does Quantic Dream have for Star Wars? (14:37)
- Which games were most interesting to you prior to their release? (21:04)
- Improv Zone: Nintendo Direct (25:15)
- Dirtbag PrivatelyAttack asks: What cryptids show up in an Altus JRPG set in the American midwest? (31:44)
- Who are the heroes and role models in the video game industry today? (40:01)
- Make a video game about Passion Orange Guava juice without making it entirely about POGs. (45:58)
- What is the I Love Lucy of video games? (50:54)
- Would the world be better off if there weren’t video games? (54:13)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design: Old Cursewords (from Dirtbag Yeso) (01:00:14)
Don’t even act like you don’t wanna discuss this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Jack Frost (1997), Pig (2021)
Liz: Cruelty Squad, Salad Fields
Jaffe: Batman the Audio Adventures
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.