Ep. 184 - Gamer Type Gamers, with Liz Ryerson
Added 2021-05-10 04:52:18 +0000 UTCLiz Ryerson rejoins the panel to cover DDR dance pads, Batman games, and Burger Time Royale with Cheese. Original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
- What are we learning about the video game industry from the Apple v. Epic court case? (03:52)
- What would be an interesting game series to play a Shuffler of? (09:04)
- Is there something you’ve wanted to see video games do for a long time, but once they finally did it you weren’t that impressed? (15:25)
- Which property-based video games take the greatest liberty with their source material? (20:33)
- Design a new non-dance game for the DDR pad. (26:25)
- Dirtbag Spencer asks: What makes a definitive edition of a video game definitive? (31:07)
- What game has the best party members? (36:41)
- Is there anywhere for the Battle Royale genre to go from here? (41:47)
- When have you had to lie about how you felt about a video game? (46:43)
- Who is the John Swartzwelder of video games? (52:34)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Donkey Kong Universe – Phase 1 (57:11)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Phanto Mask
- Sonic Ice Cream
- Epic v. Apple
- Epic Payouts
- Enter the Gungeon
- Celeste
- Everything
- Bizhawk Emulator Suite
- Sonic Shuffler
- Mr. Friendly by JP LeBreton
- Bennett Foddy's Multibowl
- Sonic 4
- Sonic 4ces
- Batman: The Video Game
- The Adventures of Batman & Robin
- PC Engine Batman
- ZX Spectrum Batman
- McKids
- Popful Mail
- Waterwold
- SNES Waterworld Soundtrack
- Incredible Crisis
- Space Channel 5
- Deee-Lite
- Fullmetal Alchemist!
- Mimikyu
- Nuzlocke Challenge
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- Anachronox
- Battle Royale (2000)
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Paul Verhoeven
- Black Book (2006)
- Burger Time Pro Player interview
- John Swartzwelder's interview
- Jeff Minter
- The Time Machine Did It
- Steve Ditko
- Colossal Cave Adventure
- Danielle Bunten Berry
Recommendations:
Frank: Beat Nier Replicant, get bored on the second playthrough and watch the endings on YouTube (both Jaffe and Esper strongly recommend against this)
Liz: Tomato Way trilogy
Brandon: Touch and Go by Toshiki Kadomatsu, Returner (2001), Get your parents and grandparents vaccinated
Comments
Dang, that's a rough one! It's tough to know what to do. I've got left wing parents who also go in for conspiracies which is confusing in its own way. (~Brandon)
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2021-05-14 17:42:47 +0000 UTCMy Still-Sporting-a-Trump-Bumpersticker parents definitely would not respond to the withholding visits method. I seem to remember as a child my mom would get very upset at anti-vax people (and they would also make fun of people who held onto bumper stickers of failed political candidates)! Dont know what changed and I don't know where the line is as far as completely disregarding any kind of truth. My one living grandparent is vaccinated though!
Nathan Grim
2021-05-13 22:43:57 +0000 UTCgood ole lids
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2021-05-12 04:27:13 +0000 UTCLids! Heck yeah!
Matthew Yon
2021-05-12 01:01:37 +0000 UTCi always thought a racing game would make a good "shuffler" - every time you cross the lap line it warps you to a new course. i first thought of this when playing the zone endurance mode on wipeout, but any series could do it. it's analogous i suppose to the "stage shuffle" thing in smash bros ultimate
rootfifthoctave
2021-05-11 10:48:26 +0000 UTC(P.S. I also agree that it's better to actually play through the game and see the endings yourself. I'm playing on normal and really don't think it's difficult as a game at all, especially with the new battle mechanics (which I like less))
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2021-05-10 19:31:29 +0000 UTC(brandon speaking:) It could also be argued that the characters not capturing him is a failure ("failure") of the game itself - I personally was more engaged by the world, vibe, and environment (sub-characters I guess) and I think that just doesn't quite do it for a lot of people.
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2021-05-10 17:48:15 +0000 UTCThanks! (~Brandon)
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2021-05-10 17:46:06 +0000 UTCYeah great ep, Liz rules. Gotta say I'm with Jaffe and Esper on the whole play-Nier-on-easy-if-you-want-but-don't-just-watch-the-endings-on-youtube thing. There's an alternate universe in which Frank decided to devote a little more time and effort to that game and found himself much more engaged and attached to the characters! But as I am not a Gamer-type gamer I won't take his opinion as a personal insult.
goonbag
2021-05-10 08:52:08 +0000 UTCGreat episode! I'm going to save the discussion for the forum page but I'm just posting to say this was the episode that reminded me to play Gunhouse, it rules!
Robert Rostant
2021-05-10 06:48:31 +0000 UTC
