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Ep. 266 - Perspexpertise

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Our standard party of panelists covers the newly announced God of War and Death Stranding adaptations, what they’d teach in game design school, hangout flavors, and Christopher Lambert. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

  1. Who were the kings of the lost art of video game packaging? (05:40)
  2. Which games make the weird controllers they were designed for worth using? (12:57)
  3. Other than fatherhood, what types of interpersonal relationships should games explore? (19:59)
  4. What’s the worst flavor text in video games? (26:04)
  5. In the Death Stranding movie, who should play Sam Porter Bridges? (31:17)
  6. What questions would you put on a written exam in a game design class? (39:15)
  7. What would you change about the last video game you played? (44:25)
  8. How would you describe your unique perspective and how would you put that in a video game? (51:42)
  9. How would you break down the first screen of Super Mario Bros.? (56:34)

    10. LIGHTNING ROUND: The Price is Sprite (from Yeso) (01:04:56)

    Recommendations and Outro (01:12:38)

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    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • Batman: The Animated Series
    • Guillermo del Toro
    • The incredible boxes of Hock Wah Yeo
    • Prince of Persia series
    • Spectre
    • Gabriel Knight series
    • Worms series
    • Westworld
    • Rome
    • Deadwood
    • A Man Called Hawk
    • Internet Archive
    • Resident Evil series
    • Crazy Controllers – The Resident Evil Pad
    • Wicked Monsters: BLAST!
    • Onimusha 3: Demon Siege
    • Onimusha 3 unsheathes katana controller
    • WarioWare: Twisted!
    • NeGcon
    • PlayStation Move
    • Johann Sebastian Joust
    • Wii Sports Resort
    • Konami Justifier
    • Lethal Enforcers
    • Steel Battalion
    • BattleTech Centers
    • God of War: Ragnarök
    • The Last of Us series
    • Uncharted series
    • Giana Sisters DS
    • Ace Attorney series
    • Super Mario series
    • Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
    • Seinfeld
    • Final Fantasy XV
    • Gears of War
    • War and Peace
    • Hesher’S Pizza
    • Magic: The Gathering
    • ResetEra
    • Fantasy Life
    • Elden Ring
    • Elder Scrolls series
    • Oblivion (2013)
    • Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
    • Death Stranding
    • Death Stranding movie announced, with Hideo Kojima producing
    • Norman Reedus
    • The Boondock Saints (1999)
    • The Walking Dead
    • Amazon Is Making a ‘God of War’ TV Series
    • Christopher Lambert
    • Henry Cavill says he will not return as Superman
    • The Witcher
    • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
    • Subway (1985)
    • The Young Pope
    • Sonic the Hedgehog universe
    • Dragon Quest Treasures
    • Judgment series
    • Demonschool
    • VIDEOBALL
    • Ninja Gaiden Black
    • Pac-Man
    • Tengai Makyō: Fūun Kabuki Den
    • the Lord of the Rings banner Tim put in the chat
    • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

      Recommendations:

      Brandon: Take a look at the Jewel of the Five Suns kickstarter, Cameron Paul 106 KMEL Powermixes, wishlist Hyper Gunsport and Demonschool on steam please thank you
      Frank: Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
      Tim: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
      Jaffe: The Blacklist

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