Ep. 343 - The Invention of Teabagging, with Esper Quinn

Editor Esper Quinn hosts the best panel in video games looking at the legacy of Halo, reactions to Summer Game Fest, and the origins of rude crouching. Hosted by Esper Quinn, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

1. Let’s talk about Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Showcase (06:50)
2. What’s your personal experience with the Halo franchise, and how has it impacted video games? (18:48)
3. What game, ultimately, was the Halo Killer? (23:28) Insert Credit Quick Break: The Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s production of Titanic, June 21-30th (28:51)
4. Alex Jaffe asks: I need to play the first 3 hours of Demonschool right now. What should I do? (30:07)
5. Is dual wielding just a gimmick, or does it actually have interesting gameplay ramifications? (32:19)
6. What are the warning signs when developing a colorful companion character that they might be annoying? (37:36)
7. Do you think you could be friends with Master Chief in real life? (44:43)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Halo Fragrances (50:12)

Recommendations and Outro (54:20)

Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Overwatch
• Left 4 Dead
• Minecraft
• Doom
• Quake
• GoldenEye 007
• Halo: Combat Evolved
• Titanfall
• Halo 2
• Wolfenstein 3D
• Alien: Resurrection
• Every big announcement and trailer from Summer Game Fest 2024
• Everything announced at the Xbox showcase at Summer Game Fest 2024
• Gears of War: E-Day trailer
• Fable trailer
• Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007
• Perfect Dark trailer
• Doom: The Dark Ages trailer
• Tomb Raider series
• Mindjack
• Perfect Dark Zero
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle trailer
• Wolfenstein
• Every big announcement from PlayStation’s new State of Play
• Astro Bot trailer
• Sackboy
• Slitterhead
• Call of Duty series
• Medal of Honor series
• Halo: Reach
• Halo: Infinite
• Halo 3
• Halo 4
• Halo 5: Guardians
• Halo 3: ODST
• Halo Wars
• Dota 2
• League of Legends
• Heroes of the Storm
• Destiny
• Fortnite
• Tiger Woods
• Gears of War
• Super Mario Bros. 3
• Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
• Kingdom Hearts III
• Kingdom Hearts II
• Demonschool
• The Last of Us
• John Woo
• Chow Yun-fat
• Final Fantasy XV
• Noctis Lucis Caelum
• Prompto Argentum
• Ignis Scientia
• Gladiolus Amicitia
• Kazuma Kiryu
• Goro Majima
• Chris Pratt
• Keanu Reeves
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Werner Herzog
• Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Keith David
• The Thing (1982)
• They Live (1988)
• John Carpenter
• Rick and Morty
• Master Chief
• Boba Fett
• The Mandalorian
• Samus Aran
• Doomguy
• Teabagging

Recommendations:

Brandon: Byblos yogurt, Grand Bakery bagels

Frank: The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History

This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by The Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s production of Titanic, June 21-30th, and patrons like you. Thank you.

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