Ep. 203 - Tomb of the Unknown Gamer, with Mathew Kumar and Liz Ryerson
The Insert Credit Show
English - September 27, 2021 01:16 - 1 hour - 70.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 99 ratingsVideo Games Leisure Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Leading game industry professionals and Insert Credit Show regulars Mathew Kumar and Liz Ryerson rejoin the panel for cryptid talk, Nintendo Direct, and pissing on gentrifiers.
Questions this week:
Vincent Diamante asks: What’s the best money you’ve spent on a free-to-play game? (04:33)
How do you make blocking in a game feel as good as attacking? (10:40)
What ideas does Quantic Dream have for Star Wars? (14:37)
Which games were most interesting to you prior to their release? (21:04)
Improv Zone: Nintendo Direct (25:15)
Dirtbag PrivatelyAttack asks: What cryptids show up in an Altus JRPG set in the American midwest? (31:44)
Who are the heroes and role models in the video game industry today? (40:01)
Make a video game about Passion Orange Guava juice without making it entirely about POGs. (45:58)
What is the I Love Lucy of video games? (50:54)
Would the world be better off if there weren’t video games? (54:13)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design: Old Cursewords (from Dirtbag Yeso) (01:00:14)
Don’t even act like you don’t wanna discuss this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Sensible Soccer European Champions
Tommy Tallarico settles dispute over ‘oof’ sound in Roblox
Quantic Dream is making a Star Wars game
Detroit Become Human patches out its ending
Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi
Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order
Jake from State Farm in NBA 2K22
Zuckerberg forcing Hawaiian land sales
Recommendations:
Brandon: Jack Frost (1997), Pig (2021)
Liz: Cruelty Squad, Salad Fields
Jaffe: Batman the Audio Adventures
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.