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Ep. 259 - Specdracular 2022, with Christa Lee


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Game music composer and console restoration expert Christa Lee joins this year’s monster hunting party, taking on evils like foreshadowing, deceptively powerful industry figures, and ranking the Silent Hill series. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Christa Lee. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this year:

  1. What do we think of all the Silent Hill stuff that got announced? (03:35)
  2. What games best use technological constraints to their advantage? (09:59)
  3. When does a game seem perfect for you, but still doesn’t work? (15:58)
  4. What’s the right way to do foreshadowing in a video game? (23:09)
  5. The Fightening Return of Questions Deemed Too Stupid for the Dirtbag (29:36)
  6. What’s the biggest risk you’ve taken in a video game? (39:50)
  7. Should video games even have unwinnable scenarios? (46:05)
  8. Who are the most surprisingly powerful people in the video game industry? (53:06)
  9. LIGHTNING ROUND: Ranking the Silent Hill series (01:00:39)

    Recommendations and Outro (01:12:32)

    Visit the forums to see the final ranking of the Silent Hill series!

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • Silent Hill series
    • Clock Tower series
    • Septentrion: Out of the Blue
    • Mizzurna Falls
    • Ihatovo Monogatari
    • Ep. 207 - Specdracular 2021, with Ian Ferguson
    • Konami announces Silent Hill F and a Silent Hill 2 remake
    • Resident Evil series
    • Super Mario series
    • Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition
    • Higurashi: When They Cry series
    • Siren series
    • Vectorman series
    • Eternal Champions
    • Metal Gear series
    • Panzer Dragoon series
    • Paradise Killer
    • Star Ocean series
    • Ninja Gaiden series
    • Dark Souls series
    • Devil May Cry series
    • Bayonetta series
    • Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
    • Astral Chain
    • Sol Cresta
    • DoDonPachi
    • Final Fantasy Tactics
    • TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga - Lazberia Chronicle Chapter 174
    • Fire Emblem series
    • Shining Force
    • Ogre Battle series
    • Dorohedoro
    • Dragon Quest VII
    • Jill Sandwich
    • Super Smash Brothers series
    • Xenoblade series
    • Iron Man 3 (2013)
    • The Dark Knight (2008)
    • Angel’s Egg (1985)
    • Mad Max 2 (1981)
    • The Madness of King George (1994)
    • Dawn of the Dead (1978)
    • Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
    • Zombi 2 (1979)
    • Splinter Cell series
    • Titanic (1997)
    • Blade Runner (1982)
    • Catwoman (2004)
    • Catwoman
    • P.T.
    • Alien: Isolation
    • The Silver Case
    • Platinum Demo: Final Fantasy XV
    • Final Fantasy XV
    • Yggdra Union: We’ll Never Fight Alone
    • Baroque universe
    • Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
    • Elden Ring
    • Quake series
    • Duke Nukem series
    • Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
    • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
    • Shenmue series

      Tim: Have already put a “Skip Intro” on Star Trek: The Next Generation if you’re someone who has the ability to make that happen inside Paramount+ by the time this episode airs

      Brandon: Virtuosic Hair Metal Band T-Ride, buy from CastleMania if you’re gonna buy any of these rereleases coming up

      Christa: Insmouse no Yakata, get your VirtualBoy ribbons fixed at SoundRetro.co, Furuhata Ninzaburō, Mikey and Nicky (1976)

      Jaffe: Wishlist Demonschool and Hyper Gunsport on Steam, Welcome to the Fantasy Zone

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