Ep. 197 - Myst Opportunities, with Chris Remo and Mathew Kumar

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English - August 09, 2021 01:32 - 1 hour - 72.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 99 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep. 196 - The 420 Episode, with Patrick Miller

Next Episode: Ep. 198 - YSCBA, with Ash Parrish and Liz Ryerson

Game designer, composer, and co-creator of Idle Thumbs Chris Remo joins the panel along with Mathew “Agent of Chaos” Kumar to cover the Honda Prelude, Crossword of the Dead, and live on-air cat noises.

Questions this week:

Jeff Gerstmann asks: What’s the coolest vehicle to ever appear in a video game? (04:54)
Are the Myst games still good? What should people play instead? (10:55)
What kind of feeling does acoustic guitar give to a game? (16:41)
What’s better in a video game, an elevator or stairs? (22:45)
What six C-list video game villains would you recruit for a government black ops team? (28:20)
Dirtbag Gaagaagiins asks: What’s the best autoscrolling section in video games? (33:08)
When and how do games successfully recontextualize frustrating tropes? (40:28)
Review the concept of crossword puzzles based on their graphics and mechanics. (44:57)
What are some of your favorite harmless video game hoaxes? (50:41)
What is the Waiting for Godot of video games? (56:48)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design – Jodi Picoult (01:01:44)

Don’t you wish you could share your answers to the prompts? You can do exactly that in the forums!

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