"Godot! God-ot? Godot." Learning a Game Engine; Guns

On this week's episode, your nice hosts explore two completely separate but fully compelling topics! Ellen learns a new engine, Mark discusses why shooting could be a more interesting mechanic than it is, and Stephen completely misses a pun.

• Astral Gunners
• Pillars of Creation

• Games shown at 2D Con 2021:

  • Snow Day: The Cold War
  • Emery
  • Johnny Chainsaw
  • Armed and Gelatinous
  • Captain's Log: Crisis Detected
  • Merchant of Windvale
  • Far Away
  • Magical Unicorn Quest
  • Chronicles of the Wolf and Wallachia: Reign of Dracula
  • Eterbal Exodus
  • Widget Satchel
  • They Stirred
  • Astral Gunners
  • Fitment
  • Fingeance
  • Ollie-Oop
  • HyperDot
  • CULTivate
  • Pillars of Creation

Learning a Game Engine 0:13:05 Ellen Burns-JohnsonProgrammingToolsThe Only Certainty Is That He Won’t Show Up - Dave Itzkoff, The New York TimesStep by Step Godot Documentation - Index - Godot EngineStep by Step Godot Documentation - Instancing - Godot EngineStop Waiting for Godot Jam - Terry Cavanagh, itch.io#stopwaitingforgodot - TwitterTypes of Interference in Psychology - Kendra Cherry, verywellmind Guns 0:43:14 Mark LaCroixGame DesignCritical Reaction to Mass Effect Citadel - Metacritic20 years on, Bushido Blade remains a fighting game masterpiece - Simon Parkin, EurogamerAny good 1 hit kill games out there? - Reddit