Ep. 9 - Al Pacino’s Vegas Adventure, with Brent Porter
Ep. 09

Ep. 9 - Al Pacino’s Vegas Adventure, with Brent Porter

Episode description

Action Button Entertainment art director Brent Porter hangs out for some real talk about BioWare, escort missions, and how to make D-Day interesting again.

Questions this week:

  1. What can horror games do to effectively scare players? (02:36)
  2. What is the correct way to establish lore in a video game series? (08:54)
  3. ANNA P. What's the best food item in a game? (15:09)
  4. Where's the best real world location to set a Metroidvania? (20:46)
  5. Is BioWare really the Joss Whedon of video games? (27:02)
  6. How can war games make D-Day interesting again? (36:41)
  7. Defend the oft-maligned escort mission. (42:59)
  8. Which real life sport translates most accurately into its video game counterpart? (49:08)
  9. What will the repercussions be once Wreck-It Ralph shatters all of the box office records? (55:31)

…and a special Game Show Round! (01:03:30)

Edited by Andrew Toups.