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Ep. 307US - Tomorrowind, with Christa Lee

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Console modification expert Christa Lee joins our stateside panel to answer the same gauntlet of questions 8-4 Play faced in episode 307J. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Christa Lee. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

  1. How has Japanese corporate culture manifested itself in the history of game development? (03:29)
  2. What are Japanese arcades like right now? (08:54)
  3. Design an online multiplayer game where the mechanics are intended to incorporate international time zone differences. (14:43)
  4. Jaffe’s NieR Automata Dilemma: How is it that sometimes a video game sequel or follow-up can be technically better than the previous one in every way, but you don’t like it as much? (20:32)
  5. What’s your approach to game localization purity? (28:19)
  6. Which game studio has produced the most good games without releasing ANY bad ones? (37:31)
  7. What is the “But doctor, I am Pagliacci!” of video games? (48:02)

    8. LIGHTNING ROUND: First Person Pronouns (55:31)

    Recommendations and Outro (01:07:48)

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    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • Merzbow
    • Swans
    • Ep. 307J - Podcast Swap Situation, with 8-4 Play
    • 8-4 Play
    • No More Heroes series
    • Rising Sun (1993)
    • OutRun 2
    • Gunslinger Stratos
    • Jeans Mate
    • Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
    • Phantasy Star Online
    • Final Fantasy XI Online
    • Swatch Internet Time
    • Satellaview
    • 1 vs. 100
    • HQ Trivia
    • Scott Rogowsky
    • Death Stranding
    • Braid
    • Lemnis Gate
    • NieR
    • NieR: Automata
    • Crash Bandicoot series
    • Final Fantasy XIV Online
    • Donkey Kong Country series
    • Assassin’s Creed series
    • Elder Scrolls series
    • Mega Man / Rockman series
    • Super Mario series
    • Grand Theft Auto V
    • Red Dead Redemption series
    • Ys series
    • Maneater
    • Calamity Jane
    • Final Fantasy VII games
    • War and Peace
    • Constance Garnett
    • Persona 5
    • Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
    • Dragon Ball
    • Capcom
    • Exoprimal
    • The DioField Chronicle
    • Dragon Quest series
    • Hudson Soft
    • Rockstar North
    • FromSoftware
    • Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis
    • Manhunt
    • Remedy Entertainment
    • Quantum Break
    • Max Payne series
    • Alan Wake
    • Dead Rising
    • Far Cry series
    • Far Cry (2008)
    • EarthBound
    • Star Wars Outlaws
    • Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
    • Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
    • Watch_Dogs series
    • Child of Light
    • For Honor
    • Michael Jackson: The Experience
    • Tonic Trouble
    • Batman: Vengeance
    • DC Universe Infinite
    • Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu
    • id Software
    • Valve Corporation
    • Doogie Howser, M.D.
    • Kingdom Hearts series
    • Karnov
    • StarCraft
    • Diablo II
    • Tooth Protectors
    • Mortal Kombat games
    • Fight Club
    • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

      Recommendations:

      Tim: Invite a friend to a movie but don’t tell them what it is, then have them do the same to you. But make sure the movie is interesting, not Expendables 4 or whatever.

      Christa: Void Stranger

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