AVoCADo GamesCast

Episode #28: HallowEAn

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Featuring:

Merve
Wolfman Jew
Science is Bad
The Kappa

Editor:

The Kappa

Timestamps:

0:30 – Introductions
7:05 – Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
13:40 – SteamWorld Dig 2
18:25 – Middle-earth: Shadow of War
32:00 – Stardew Valley
33:30 – Mass Effect: Andromeda
56:30 – Development Troubles at Electronic Arts
1:10:00 – Outsider Art in Video Games, Part 1
1:27:25 – Outsider Art in Film
1:30:45 – Outsider Art in Video Games, Part 2

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep28

Linkdump after the jump. The podcast header background is a still from the “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah” music video from “Jack Gets in the Game” (30 Rock, S2E02).

Introductions (0:30)
  • A kappa is a reptilian yōkai. (Source: Wikipedia)
  • “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah” from 30 Rock. (Source: Jeff Richmond – Topic on YouTube)
  • A couple of pieces on why the titular character from Columbo is a great American TV character, from The Toast and The A.V. Club.
    • Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (7:05)
    • Wolfman Jew’s piece on the game. (Source: Source Gaming)
    • The A.V. Club’s review of the game.
    • A collection of A.V. Club commenters’ thoughts on the game.
      • SteamWorld Dig 2 (13:40)
      • Steam store page for SteamWorld Dig 2.
        • Middle-earth: Shadow of War (18:25)
        • Steam store page for Middle-earth: Shadow of War.
        • How the microtransactions and loot boxes work in the game. (Source: Kotaku)
        • An editorial about forward operating bases (FOBs) in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. (Source: GamesRadar+)
          • Stardew Valley (32:00)
          • Steam store page for Stardew Valley.
          • A collection of A.V. Club commenters’ thoughts on Stardew Valley and its ilk.
            • Mass Effect: Andromeda (33:30)
            • The A.V. Club’s three-part review of Mass Effect: Andromeda.
            • BannerThief was indeed on the inaugural episode of this podcast. He’s a cool dude.
            • The story of Mass Effect: Andromeda’s development. (Source: Kotaku)
            • No DLC for Mass Effect: Andromeda. (Source: Kotaku)
            • Wiki article on the Forerunners from Halo. (Source: Halo Nation on Wikia)
            • Steam store page for Assassin’s Creed III.
            • Our Mass Effect podcast was Episode 18.
              • Development Troubles at Electronic Arts (56:30)
              • The Division movie will star Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain. (Source: Variety)
              • EA’s “indies” initiative is called EA Originals.
              • Clarification: Mass Effect was developed at BioWare prior to its acquisition by EA. (Source: Wikipedia)
              • Merve’s review of Mirror’s Edge Catalyst. (Source: Refrigerator Rants)
              • The A.V. Club’s three-part review of Prey.
              • A video series on the design of Dead Space. (Source: Mark Brown on YouTube)
                • Outsider Art in Video Games, Part 1 (1:10:00)
                • Steam store page for Dust: An Elysian Tale.
                • Official website for game developer Lucas Pope.
                • Steam store page for Pony Island.
                • Official website for Crypt Worlds.
                • Official website for Rebuild.
                • Download page for Imscared. (Source: Game Jolt)
                • Steam store page for Five Nights at Freddy’s.
                • Kickstarter page for Crypt Underworld.
                • Steam store page for Hatred.
                • A video essay on the Postal series. (Source: Noah Caldwell-Gervais on YouTube)
                • Steam store page for Postal 2.
                • Steam store page for Goat Simulator.
                • Steam store page for Grand Theft Auto IV.
                • The original forum post for the second episode of the Avocadocast. It is unfortunately no longer available for download, as far as I can tell.
                  • Outsider Art in Film (1:27:25)
                  • Wikipedia article on Neil Breen.
                  • The “hack the planet” scene from Hackers. (Source: skimaskready on YouTube)
                  • Uwe Boll’s rant. (Source: The Dissolve)
                    • Outsider Art in Video Games, Part 2 (1:30:45)
                    • Vine is no longer active, but the site is still online.
                    • Twine is a tool for creating interactive fiction.
                    • Ren’Py is a tool for creating visual novels.
                    • RPG Maker is a product line of tools geared towards creating top-down RPGs.
                    • Correction: Undertale was made in GameMaker: Studio. (Source: Wikipedia)
                    • Steam store pages for Analogue: A Hate Story and Hate Plus.
                    • Steam store page for Cradle.
                    • Flying Cafe for Semianimals, the studio that made Cradle, is based in Kiev, Ukraine. (Source: Flying Cafe for Semianimals)
                    • Steam store page for Continue?9876543210.
                    • Official website for the Emogame series.
                    • A.V. Club piece on Wall Destroyer.
                    • Steam store page for Cargo! The Quest for Gravity.
                    • Wikipedia article on Golf Story.
                    • Official website of John Teti, editor-at-large for the A.V. Club.
                    • Wikipedia article on Super 3D Noah’s Ark.
                    • A video essay on gaming in East Germany while the Iron Curtain was still up. (Source: Super Bunnyhop on YouTube)
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