About this episode
Jim Stormdancer , developer of Frog Fractions and host of Topic Lords joins the panel to hearld/warn of the return of The Noid, how to craft an ARG, and The Insert Credit Greatest Game of All Time (ICGGOAT). (Content warning: This episode contains strong language.) Questions this week: We Need To Talk About The Noid (00:57) What game did you have to learn to like before liking it? (06:29) Is there a line between surprising players and not giving them the game they paid for? (09:34) What do we have to say about NFTs? (15:27) Which game series have the most interesting naming and numbering conventions? (20:08) Dirtbag Kory asks: What are the best games about electricity? (25:52) What are the game design principles behind a good ARG? (31:39) What would your video game vanity license plate be? (37:53) What’s the best Star Wars game, and how could you make a better one? (40:57) What is the Paddington 2 of video games? (46:13) LIGHTNING ROUND: Adjectivity (51:33) Think YOU have better answers than the panel? You don’t! But you can discuss the episode here in the insert credit forums. A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: The Noid Hatsune Miku <3 Avoid The Noid Yo! Noid KFConsole Dr. Muto Dr. Neo Cortex Ys Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes Warlock Frog Fractions King of the Hill “Full Metal Dust Jacket” NFTs Long Blockchain Corporation List of Kingdom Hearts games NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… Driv3r Battle Frenzy Herzog und Herzog Zwei Zwei und Zwei 2 Megamanx 9 Stories 9 Rooms 9 Whatevers Shenzhen I/O Chibi Robo!: Plug into Adventure! Gunpoint Elec Man Electrician Hansha de Spark! Pipe Dream Frog Fractions ARG What’s That Game? on the insert credit forums Train Hot Dog Podcast Sea of Thieves GTA2 Star Wars: Dark Forces Star Wars Super Star Wars Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order Battlefront und Battlefront Squadrons Star Wars Holiday Special Paddington 2 (2017) Babe: Pig in the City (1998) Kuron and the Jelly Islands The Quiet Man Recommendations: Brandon: Dance Volunteer by Portable Rock , Pensieri di Nessuno by Words And Actions , Gozu (2003) Frank : Play video games on easy Jim : The Hat DLC which is no longer on sale, Topic Lords Edited by Esper Quinn . Original Music by Kurt Feldman .