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Ep. 177 - Yakuza the Musical, with Heather Alexandra

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Double Fine’s Heather Alexandra joins the panel to cover Jerry Lewis, beating coins out of people, and The Ultimate MacGuffin.

Questions this week:

  1. Previously on Insert Credit 20: You encounter someone who, quote, “plays video games for the story.” What games can you assume they own? (7:12)
  2. What does it mean to be a community manager for a game studio that mostly makes single player games? (12:35)
  3. What are the most video gamey things you’ve seen in real life? (18:04)
  4. It’s been one year since we all went into a global quarantine. How would video games be different right now if that never happened? (23:06)
  5. The Adaptation Game: Yakuza movie (27:49)
  6. Dirtbag Kory asks: What is the most underappreciated button on a controller? (32:20)
  7. What is the best MacGuffin in a video game? (37:25)
  8. Frank’s question: How would you design a video game museum? (40:48)
  9. What tea blends would you match with games? (48:37)

    10. LIGHTNING ROUND: Blue Rogue’s Code (52:59)

    Think you have better answers than the panel? Politely discuss this episode in the Insert Credit forums

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • Skies of Arcadia
    • Danganronpa
    • Firewatch
    • Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
    • Jerry Lewis
    • Gallagher
    • Gallagher’s Gallery
    • Double Fine’s Discord
    • Insert Credit Forums
    • Everwild
    • Fig
    • Supergiant
    • Grim Fandango
    • Austin Walker
    • Brent Porter
    • They Live
    • Intellivision Amico
    • Gunsport By Necrosoft Games Available Now On Google Play Pass
    • Yakuza 0
    • Baka Mitai
    • Turbografx controller
    • VMU buttons
    • Dreamcast controller
    • Jaguar controller
    • GameCube controller
    • The Duke
    • MacGuffin
    • Chaos Emeralds
    • Big Whoop
    • The Empty Lot
    • Ankaran Sarcophagus
    • Amulet of Kings
    • Piece of Eden
    • Rain Room
    • David Crane
    • Cyber Doll
    • Blue Rogues
    • Sakura Taisen
    • Bryce Boltzmann

      Recommendations:

      Heather: To The Horizon, Psychonauts 2, Lapsang tea, Kukicha tea

      Frank: DG Voodoo 2

      Brandon: Ploho, Morwan, D’LaVance, Moondog, Peppermint Bark tea, Turmeric Three Root tea, Unicorn Grass tea

      Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

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