Ep. 206 - Bmups, with Christine Love

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English - October 18, 2021 01:02 - 1 hour - 60.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 99 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep. 205 - A Richness of Embarrassments, with Kelsey Lewin

Next Episode: Ep. 207 - Specdracular 2021, with Ian Ferguson

Developer of Get in the Car, Loser! Christine Love joins the panel to cover Alf, tactical romance action, and the crushing economic realities of indie games.

Questions this week:

How has video game art and design been impacted by Christian iconography? (03:40)
What are the worst ports of the best games? (09:00)
Has the Metroidvania outgrown Metroid? (13:01)
What is the weirdest advice you’ve gotten for playing a video game? (17:22)
What is and is not a visual novel? (21:11)
Dirtbag Spencer asks: What Mortal Kombat character should get the next Mythologies game? (27:13)
Are video games capable of evoking Britcom-style secondhand embarrassment? (32:37)
Should games with a customizable protagonist and multiple love interests assume bisexuality? (36:59)
From Brandon Sheffield: Christine, how can you justify giving away your game for free? (41:57)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design: Meme Girls (50:17)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Oh, Deer!

Analogue: A Hate Story

Ladykiller in a Bind

Get in the Car, Loser!