Ep. 230 - This Podcast Is My Penance
Added 2022-04-04 06:04:28 +0000 UTCThe panel reassembles once more to Game Now!, share the best soundtrack for walking your dog, and groan over a couple real Jaffeisms. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
- Previously on Insert Credit 138: What is the best way to announce a video game release delay? (02:11)
- Will the new PS Plus program be worthy of investment? (07:16)
- What are the best player health management systems in video games? (13:28)
- How important is background art to a video game? (19:43)
- Custom Soundtrack: Half-Life 2 (26:53)
- Anonymous asks: when was the last time Konami did anything interesting? (33:51)
- What are the biggest missed opportunities for lawsuits in video game history? (39:59)
- What’s something modern video game designers have forgotten how to do? (45:41)
- Brandon Sheffield asks: What are some good action games that aren’t too hard? (51:31)
LIGHTNING ROUND: A Synthesthetic Experiment (01:01:58)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Sea Horse Hide'n Seek
- Coney Island
- The Great Gonzo in Word Rider
- Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s sequel is delayed to spring 2023
- Skullgirls
- Phantom Gear
- Sony revamps PlayStation Plus with new Extra and Premium tiers, merges with PlayStation Now
- Metal Gear series
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection
- Forza Motorsport 7
- Gran Turismo 7
- Biohazard / Resident Evil series
- Elden Ring
- Hollow Knight
- Gears of War series
- Deus Ex
- System Shock
- Sonic the Hedgehog series
- Kaze Kiri
- Tower Toppler
- Battletoads series
- Skyblazer
- Ys series
- Mickey Mania
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Uncharted series
- Tomb Raider (2013 Reboot) series
- The Offspring
- Crazy Taxi
- Half-Life 2
- Dragula
- Trent Reznor
- Quake
- Ministry
- Superman: The Movie soundtrack
- Skinny Puppy
- The Monster Mash
- Contra: Rogue Corps
- P.T.
- Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls
- Fantasian
- Watchmen
- BioShock
- Zeebo
- Myst
- Pyst
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Threes!
- Wordle
- Dragon Age: Origins
- Beethoven's 2nd
- Eternal Sonata
- F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
- Gunstar Heroes
- Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy
- Kirby games
- Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
- Assassin's Creed series
- God of War
- Guardian Heroes
- Panzer Dragoon
- God Hand
- Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth
- The Legendary Axe
- Ghost of Tsushima
Recommendations:
Frank: Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth if you’re Brandon Sheffield, go pirate old games instead of buying them you fools
Brandon: 2002 (2001) if you like stuff that’s stupid
DIRTBAGS: You can submit your questions to the show using this form. And, thanks!
Comments
wasn't that Metal Gear Survive weird and interesting?
Jodeaux
2022-04-05 20:03:57 +0000 UTCoh, nice
insert credit
2022-04-04 21:20:31 +0000 UTCStrawberry is Celeste
Squit
2022-04-04 17:52:56 +0000 UTCBrandon: the Kirby Magic Mirror game for GBA is probably the best of the earlier Kirby games, imo.
Sam
2022-04-04 15:39:57 +0000 UTCThank you. 🙏🏻
Sam
2022-04-04 06:22:40 +0000 UTC
