Ep. 280 - Zimulation, with Vincent Diamante and ThorHighHeels
Added 2023-03-27 09:10:29 +0000 UTCComposers Vincent Diamante and ThorHighHeels join Tim in covering modern video game news sources, mysterious games, and excellent yacht names. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Vincent Diamante, and ThorHighHeels. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
- Here and now in 2023, how do you get video game news? (08:59)
- What qualifies a game as mysterious? (14:39)
- Tell me about a project that you really believed in at one point, but couldn’t find a way to make it come together. (18:46)
- What subject could you give an unprepared GDC talk on? (28:29)
- From Kyle: What's the newest game genre, excluding overt combinations of established genres? (36:36)
- Are YouTube audiences more interested in hearing about bad video games than good ones? (48:26)
- Why do you think people like what you do? (54:17)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Pull Quotes (59:32)
Recommendations and Outro (01:09:39)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- The Witcher series
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
- Assassin's Creed series
- Phonopath
- Elden Ring
- Christa Lee
- Shadow the Hedgehog
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Starfield
- Germs: Nerawareta Machi
- Bullet Witch
- NieR
- Sonic Adventure 2
- Blender
- Unity ProBuilder
- Flower Sun and Rain
- Final Fantasy XV
- Undertale
- Celeste
- Yoshi Bongos
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Grant Kirkhope
- Vampire Survivors
- Animal Crossing series
- Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons series
- Boku no Natsuyasumi series
- MySims
- Love-de-Lic
- Captain★Rainbow
- Chulip
- L.O.L.: Lack of Love
- Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
- Giftpia
- Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order
- Disaster Report series
- Kyoei Toshi
- Resident Evil series
- Flower
- Demon's Souls
- Evony
- Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
- Jack Reacher
- Left 4 Dead
- Gears of War series
- Bubblegum Crisis
- Umurangi Generation
Recommendations:
Vincent: Baseball, Chair Simulator
Thor: Boot up a Zed X
Tim: The city of Detroit
DIRTBAGS: You can submit your questions to the show using this form. And, thanks!
Comments
Shout out to Alex Jaffee for the metroboomin reference 😂
Zack Daigle
2023-04-01 15:00:40 +0000 UTCEnjoyed hearing Vincent Diamante and ThorHighHeels on this episode. Especially, Thor's concept around the chair! So fun that such an idea was born out of tutorials and learning a tool set. I certainly find myself less concerned with whether a video examining a game is good or bad and more interested in why the presenter connected with it or how it is unique. When a game resonates with someone and they can explain why it makes them excited or want to keep engaging with it, there is something infectious about that format. Wasn't especially familiar with Thor's videos, but I am certainly going to look into them now!
Dustin Reno
2023-03-29 21:41:39 +0000 UTC
