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Ep. 374 - Cage Rage Gauge, with Aaron Stewart-Ahn


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Screenwriter Aaron Stewart-Ahn joins a panel guest hosted by Esper to cover the current definition of “good graphics,” Nicholas Cage’s sublime beauty, and seeing Attack of the Clones on acid.

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  • Fenrir
  • Light Cycle
  • Tron (1982)
  • Kingdom Hearts II
  • Tron
  • Honda Motocompo
  • Shadows of the Damned
  • Mandy (2018)
  • Yaiba Kusanagi CT-3X
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Keanu Reeves
  • Arch Motorcycle
  • Alex Winter
  • Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
  • Gran Turismo
  • Polyphony Digital
  • Tourist Trophy: The Real Riding Simulator
  • Road Rash
  • Sega Saturn
  • Sony Playstation
  • 3DO
  • Full Throttle

    1: Where are your favorite places to hang out in open world video games? (06:20)

    • Throne and Liberty
    • Fallout 76
    • The First Descendant
    • World of WarCraft: The Burning Crusade
    • Honor Hold
    • Arator the Redeemer
    • Final Fantasy XIV Online
    • Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza universe
    • Boyhood (2014)
    • Kamurochō
    • Shenmue
    • Slitterhead

      2: When is it most obvious that zero research went into a particular video game scene? (15:15)

      • Starfield
      • Astral Lounge
      • Mass Effect series
      • GoldenEye 007
      • Far Cry series
      • Motor Toon Grand Prix

        3: Design a video game where the main hero is played by Nicolas Cage. (20:54)

        • Nicholas Cage
        • Superman 64
        • Dead By Daylight
        • Leon Kennedy
        • Leatherface
        • Tekken series
        • Stanislavski’s system
        • Mortal Kombat series
        • Avery Brooks
        • Shun Di
        • Virtua Fighter series
        • John Barrymore
        • Charlie Chaplin
        • Buster Keaton
        • Akuma
        • M. Bison

          4: Design a video game where the main villain is played by Nicolas Cage. (25:16)

          • Pig (2021)
          • Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
          • Death Stranding 2 On The Beach
          • Hideo Kojima
          • Dan Brown
          • Weezer
          • Cats (2019)
          • Megalopolis (2024)
          • Kendrick Lamar
          • Shroud of Turin
          • Robert De Niro
          • The Devil’s Advocate (1997)
          • Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
          • Legend (1985)
          • Tim Curry
          • Constantine (2005)

            5: Spencer asks, what are games biggest strengths as a medium? (30:56)

            • Street Fighter (1994)
            • Watchmen
            • Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
            • Indika
            • ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 4’ Gets 2027 Release Date
            • Call of Duty series
            • Half-Life 2

              6: What do “good graphics” mean in 2025? (38:11)

              • Super Scaler
              • Indika
              • Final Fantasy X
              • Final Fantasy XV
              • OutRun
              • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

                7: What is the Decemberists of video games? (44:46)

                • The Decemberists
                • Colin Meloy
                • Shrek 2 (2004)
                • Shoryuken
                • The Matrix (1999)
                • The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
                • Dark Souls series
                • Bloodborne
                • Fleetwood Mac
                • Kate Bush
                • King’s Field
                • Devil May Cry series

                  LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design – Czech New Wave Classics (49:37)

                  Credit Report (57:01)

                  Recommendations and Outro (57:24):

                  • Ash: Dynasty Warriors: Origins, Three Kingdoms
                  • Brandon: And Give My Love to the Swallows (1972), Kin-dza-dza! (1986), exercise
                  • Aaron: Rejection

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