GameDeveloper.com publisher Kris Graft joins the panel to cover E3, Square Enix NFTs, what rock and roll really is, and smoking weed at the Sega E3 booth.
Questions this week:
- How does Jaffe beat his friend in a Metacritic rating betting pool? (04:17)
- What video game character would you invite to a potluck, and what would they bring? (12:04)
- What the hell is Square Enix’s problem? (19:10)
- Design an emote for an online game. (25:58)
- What would a Rockstar Games version of an Orlando theme park be like? (33:28)
- Tim Rogers asks: You guys wanna talk about E3? (40:46)
- Dirtbag Mike Larkey asks: Design a recently public domain Winnie-the-Pooh game (47:57)
- Violence Island (53:52)
- What is rock and roll? (01:05:06)
Recommendations and Outro (01:12:44)
Maybe everyone who discusses this episode in the forums will talk about donkey milk less!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Metacritic
- Sifu
- Horizon: Zero Dawn
- Days Gone
- Cooking Mama
- Crash Bandicoot
- Bubsy
- Little Mac
- Master Chief
- Marcus Michael Fenix
- Bayonetta
- Shin Megami Tensei V
- The Ninja Warriors
- Square Enix’s New Years letter talking about NFTs and other trash
- Cryptoland
- Fortnite
- Destiny
- The Macarena
- Gangnam Style
- Voldo
- Bayonetta’s Avocado Dance
- i’m not gonna link that whale milking picture, thank me later
- Grand Theft Auto series
- Hot Coffee
- BioShock Infinite
- Jungle Cruise (2021)
- A Christmas Carol (2009)
- The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
- Attack of the Friday Monsters!
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Hook
- Story of Seasons series
- Bomber Man
- Bomb Man
- Mighty Bomb Jack
- Bomberman Hero
- Minecraft Steve
- Cubivore
- Manic Miner
- Mr. Driller
- Chao
- Chocobo
- VMU
- PocketStation
- The Hurt Locker (2008)
- The Beatles
- Elvis Presley
- Cream
- Led Zeppelin
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- Chuck Berry
- Lil Nas X
- The Beatles: Get Back
Thanks:
Brandon: Syzygy of the Insert Credit Forums
Recommendations:
Jaffe: thanking Syzygy
Kris: Alan Partridge audiobooks
Tim: Don’t bother looking into what Wordle is
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield and Kris Graft. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.