Ep. 267 - Asynchronicity 2: Holiday Spectacular
Ep. 267

Ep. 267 - Asynchronicity 2: Holiday Spectacular

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Episode description

A grand cast of holiday favorites are subjected to a gauntlet of questions. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, Ash Parrish, Patrick Miller, Topher Florence, Esper Quinn, Andrés Velasco y Coll, Azurelore Korrigan, Liz Ryerson, K Thor Jensen and Fūnk-é Joseph. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

  1. What are the worst trends, currently or historically, in video game character design? (w/Ash Parrish) (06:38)
  2. Design a unique custom rule set for a fighting game tournament. (w/Patrick Miller) (11:33)
  3. Which three video game characters would you ask to help you move? (w/Topher Florence) (14:59)
  4. What do you do when you’re working on a game and your funding gets cut? (18:17)
  5. What’s the best time you ever had with a bad game? (w/Esper Quinn) (21:25)
  6. Which video game voice actors deserve wider recognition? (w/Andrés Velasco y Coll) (27:30)
  7. What’s the best answer that someone in the game industry has given you to a question you asked them? (w/Azurelore Korrigan) (31:17)
  8. How would you remake Indie Game: The Movie today? (w/Liz Ryerson) (37:13)
  9. Which modern video game would be the best introduction to video games for a child? (w/K Thor Jensen) (43:21)
  10. What’s the difference between a good video game and a cool video game? (w/Fūnk-é Joseph) (45:55)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Recommendations and Outro (47:59)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations: Frank: Magic Kid Googoo
Brandon: Quo Vadis 2
Ash: Pepsiman
Patrick: Goddess of Victory: Nikke
Topher: Chair Chaser
Esper: Gravity Rush series
Andrés: Windjammers 2
Azurelore: Ghost House
Liz: Soul Axiom, Uurnog: Uurnlimited
K Thor: Guardians / Denjin Makai II
Fūnk-é: Bloons TD 6

Closing song: [XMAS]「諸人こぞりて」Mix Yona [音量可変版 Ex - Pcm][X68000][1994制作] ****by Keishi Yonao

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