11.20.2023 - By Insert Credit
Our most popular Insert Credit panel undergoes action experiences, chases down Chester Cheevos, and delivers judgments of gaucheness. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
At what point does a strategy game become too complicated? (08:58)
Is swimming in games ever good? (15:03)
How long before release is the right time to announce your video game? (20:41)
Where would you take Sonic and his friends if they were in town? (26:06)
Insert Credit Quick Break: Transgender Day of Remembrance (32:32)
Let’s talk about that Suicide Squad game and live service games (33:52)
How would you name a new console to compete with the Xbox and Playstation? (42:02)
If The Purge were real, how would that affect video games? (53:43)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - British TV Shows (submitted by LeFish) (58:41)
Recommendations and Outro (01:05:27)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
Akira Nishikiyama
Hannibal Lecter
Kazuma Kiryu
Evil Zone
Famicom Wars series
TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga - Lazberia Chronicle Chapter 174
Fire Emblem series
Will Wright
Yggdra Union: We’ll Never Fight Alone
R-Type Tactics series
The Game of Life
Candy Land
Disgaea series
Kikou Souhei Armodyne
Wild Arms XF
Quake
Ecco the Dolphin
Super Mario series
Sonic the Hedgehog series
Flappy Bird
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Descent
Tomb Raider series
Metroid Prime: Remastered
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Legend of Zelda series
Triangle Strategy
Sega has been hit with an Unfair Labor Practice charge
Big the Cat
Berkeley Bowl
Lake Merritt
Fish Batman
Donkey Kong Country series
Koi-Koi
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
Batman: Arkham series
Destiny series
Left 4 Dead
Fortnite: Battle Royale
Overwatch
Battleborn
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
Brothers in Arms series
Lethal Company
Roblox
Halo series
Among Us
Kevin Conroy
Marvel Spider-Man
PlayStation
Xbox
Dreamcast
Wii
MSX
Malice
Hunter × Hunter
GameCube
Sega Saturn
Wii U
Nintendo DS
Nintendo 3DS
Uber
Ur
Mii
The Purge
GameStop
Funko Pop
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Death Stranding
The Return of the Archons
The Trouble with Tribbles
Recommendations:
Brandon: Consider the blu-ray commentary for the first Resident Evil movie
Frank: Marvel Spider-Man 2
Tim: Band of Brothers, The Heroic Trio (1993)
This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Transgender Day of Remembrance, and patrons like you. Thank you.
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