Ep. 403 - It's Okay to Shut Up, with Victoria Tran

Innersloth Communications Director, Wholesome Games organizer, and author Victoria Tran joins the panel for game industry tax tips, thoughts on the “cozy game” genre, and checking Ash’s sauce privilege. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Victoria Tran. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

SHOW NOTES:

• Innersloth

• Outersloth

• Gunpla

• Max Headroom

• “So long, gay Bowser!”

• RX-78-2

• Mobile Fighter G Gundam

• Wholesome Games

• Game Developer Conference

• ZZ Plant

• Legend of Zelda series

1: Esper Quinn asks, which video game has the best music? (05:09)

• NieR

• Katamari Damacy

• The Sims series

• Katy Perry

• Simlish

• Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing

• Demonschool

• Carmen Sandiego series

• Alisia Dragoon

• Minecraft

• Celeste

• Stardew Valley

• Wii Shop Music

• 12 Hours of Incredible Game Music for the Sharp X68000

• Tim Follin

• Pictionary

• Silver Surfer

• Kurt Feldman

2: When have you had to make an exception to a personal rule about video games? (11:04)

• Nintendo Switch 2

• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would’ve been better as a movie

• Xbox 360

• Ray tracing

• Nikki series

3: Which games have been failed the most by their marketing? (16:30)

• Forspoken

• Phalanx

• Columns III: Revenge of Columns

• George Costanza

• Jason Alexander

• TurboGrafx-16

• Nintendo Wii

• It’s more than just a hat

• Aggro Crab

• Hello Neighbor

4: What are the easiest ways to trick investors into giving you money? (24:39)

• Hideo Kojima

• Abandoned

• Jason Schreier

• [Xalavier Nelson Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xalavier_Nelson_Jr.)

• Clickolding

• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

• Computer Entertainer Magazine

5: What kind of games are particularly prone or resistant to toxic community? (30:03)

6: How do we feel about cozy games? (36:57)

• Brandon Boyer

• IGF

• A Short Hike

• Doom series

• Castle Wolfenstein series

• Neverway

• BookTok

• Son M

LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Among Us (48:03)

Recommendations and Outro (53:34):

• Victoria: Mastering Community Management, the “Best Fishing Minigame” panel at PAX West

• Frank: the “Launch of the NES” panel at PAX West

• Brandon: Figure out the Intrusive R, don’t turn your french fries around when double dipping

• Ash: Recommend your favorite master grade gunpla kits to Ash on the forums

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