Ep. 438 - We Will Not Be Kept in Your Balls

About this episode

The panel discusses the future of Xbox, the distinction between dad games and mom games, and the evolution of level design in video games.

Your Insert Credit Panel discusses the future of Xbox, the difference between dad games and mom games, and weird little guys. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: KEXP Italian AOC “This wild aura, man. Can’t let this go.” Falsetto 1 : When are you convinced to go back to a particular game after putting it down? (02:51) Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Cronos: The New Dawn Red Dead Redemption II Deadwood Sega Genesis Sony PlayStation World of WarCraft Quest 64 Quest 64 Official The Ooze barleybap 2 : Through video game history, how has the job of level designer evolved? (07:44) TUME Disney’s Aladdin Hirokazu Yasuhara Sonic the Hedgehog series Uncharted series Titanfall 2 Iwata Asks Legend of Zelda series Shigeru Miyamoto Takashi Tezuka 3 : What are the differences between a dad game and a mom game? (12:59) Pragmata Cooking Mama Bayonetta Amnesia: Rebirth Super Metroid NieR NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… Stardew Valley The Sims Black & White Peter Molyneux You know it’s bad…

People in this episode

Host: Alex Jaffe

Guests: Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield

Topics covered

• future of Xbox
• dad games vs mom games
• level design evolution
• video game trilogies
• game development
• game genres

Keywords

• Xbox
• dad games
• mom games
• level design
• video game history
• game development
• trilogies

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, Red Dead Redemption II, World of WarCraft, Quest 64, Disney’s Aladdin, Sonic the Hedgehog series, Uncharted series, Titanfall 2, Legend of Zelda series, Cooking Mama

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