Show Notes
The finest minds in video games discuss the evolution of turn-based combat, turning pixels into symphonies, and the devastating return of Violence Island.
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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SHOW NOTES:
Audacity
E3
Doctor Who
Doctor Manhattan
Blink
Tom Baker
Sherlock
Steven Moffat
Daliens
Cybermen
“Do you think people are happy in this wizard kingdom?”
Mega Man series
Clown Man
It
Nicole Kidman
Kid n’ Play
1: What tips you off that someone discussing video games has no idea what they’re talking about? (06:08)
New York Times
IGF Awards
Call of Duty series
Mega Man: Legacy Collection
Batman
Superman
Zack Snyder
Madden series
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Out Of Touch
2: How have turn-based battle systems evolved over 30 years? (11:58)
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Shin Megami Tensei series
Valkyria Chronicles
Final Fantasy XII
Parasite Eve
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Kingdoms of the Dump
The Doors - Riders On The Storm
Final Fantasy X-2
3: On what occasions have you wished a game was harder? (17:27)
Soulslike
Gunstar Heroes
Bayonetta 3
Pokemon series
4: If we were to re-establish an official video game seal of quality, what would be the qualifying criteria? (21:41)
Official Nintendo Seal
Steam Deck
5: Syswivv asks, what kind of video game would Andy Warhol have made? (28:08)
Andy Warhol
Madonna
Fortnite
CD-i
Eric Idle
Starship Titanic
Harlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
CD+G
Sega CD
Empire (1965)
Peter Molyneux
MAGFest
GDC
Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective
James Turrell
6: Describe Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective to Ash (32:24)
Arcane Kids
Donut County
Bubsy series
7: What’s the best use a game has ever made of being able to click in the analog stick? (34:39)
The Godfather: The Game
Manhunt
God of War III
Oedipus
Yanya Caballista: City Skater
Katamari Damacy
Kinect
Ghost (1990)
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
8: Who is your favorite video game character to debut in the last ten years? (40:39)
Crow Country
Mara Forest
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Hornet
Bayonetta series
Bayonetta
Nier: Automata
2B
Indika
Final Fantasy XV
Prompto Argentum
Ignis Scientia
Overwatch
Tracer
Baldur’s Gate III
Astarion
Balan Wonderworld
Balan
Concord
LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (46:02)
Recommendations and Outro (01:01:52):
Brandon: The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1993), Gnosia, yucca
Ash: Put chili crisp on everything, Support Laid-off Vox Media Workers
Frank: Lil’ baby potatoes
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