The panel reassembles once more to Game Now!, share the best soundtrack for walking your dog, and groan over a couple real Jaffeisms.
Questions this week:
- Previously on Insert Credit 138: What is the best way to announce a video game release delay? (02:11)
- Will the new PS Plus program be worthy of investment? (07:16)
- What are the best player health management systems in video games? (13:28)
- How important is background art to a video game? (19:43)
- Custom Soundtrack: Half-Life 2 (26:53)
- Anonymous asks: when was the last time Konami did anything interesting? (33:51)
- What are the biggest missed opportunities for lawsuits in video game history? (39:59)
- What’s something modern video game designers have forgotten how to do? (45:41)
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Brandon Sheffield asks: What are some good action games that aren’t too hard? (51:31)
LIGHTNING ROUND: A Synthesthetic Experiment (01:01:58)
Go ahead and bark about this one in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
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Sea Horse Hide’n Seek
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Coney Island
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The Great Gonzo in Word Rider
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Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s sequel is delayed to spring 2023
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Skullgirls
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Phantom Gear
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Sony revamps PlayStation Plus with new Extra and Premium tiers, merges with PlayStation Now
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Metal Gear series
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection
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Forza Motorsport 7
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Gran Turismo 7
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Biohazard / Resident Evil series
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Elden Ring
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Hollow Knight
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Gears of War series
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Deus Ex
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System Shock
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Sonic the Hedgehog series
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Kaze Kiri
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Tower Toppler
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Battletoads series
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Skyblazer
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Ys series
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Mickey Mania
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
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Uncharted series
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Tomb Raider (2013 Reboot) series
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The Offspring
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Crazy Taxi
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Half-Life 2
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Dragula
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Trent Reznor
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Quake
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Ministry
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Superman: The Movie soundtrack
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Skinny Puppy
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The Monster Mash
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Contra: Rogue Corps
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P.T.
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Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls
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Fantasian
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Watchmen
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BioShock
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Zeebo
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Myst
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Pyst
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“Weird Al” Yankovic
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Threes!
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Wordle
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Dragon Age: Origins
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Beethoven’s 2nd
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Eternal Sonata
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F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
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Gunstar Heroes
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Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy
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Kirby games
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Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
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Assassin’s Creed series
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God of War
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Guardian Heroes
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Panzer Dragoon
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God Hand
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Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth
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The Legendary Axe
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Ghost of Tsushima
Recommendations:
Frank: Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth if you’re Brandon Sheffield, go pirate old games instead of buying them you fools
Brandon: 2002 (2001) if you like stuff that’s stupid
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.