Ep. 230 - This Podcast Is My Penance

The panel reassembles once more to Game Now!, share the best soundtrack for walking your dog, and groan over a couple real Jaffeisms. Questions this week: Previously on Insert Credit 138: What is the best way to announce a video game release delay? (02:11) Will the new PS Plus program be worthy of investment? (07:16) What are the best player health management systems in video games? (13:28) How important is background art to a video game? (19:43) Custom Soundtrack: Half-Life 2 (26:53) Anonymous asks: when was the last time Konami did anything interesting? (33:51) What are the biggest missed opportunities for lawsuits in video game history? (39:59) What’s something modern video game designers have forgotten how to do? (45:41) Brandon Sheffield asks: What are some good action games that aren’t too hard? (51:31) LIGHTNING ROUND: A Synthesthetic Experiment (01:01:58) Go ahead and bark about this one in the forums! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Sea Horse Hide’n Seek Coney Island The Great Gonzo in Word Rider Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s sequel is delayed to spring 2023 Skullgirls Phantom Gear Sony revamps PlayStation Plus with new Extra and Premium tiers, merges with PlayStation Now Metal Gear series Halo: The Master Chief Collection Forza Motorsport 7 Gran Turismo 7 Biohazard / Resident Evil series Elden Ring Hollow Knight Gears of War series Deus Ex System Shock Sonic the Hedgehog series Kaze Kiri Tower Toppler Battletoads series Skyblazer Ys series Mickey Mania The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Uncharted series Tomb Raider (2013 Reboot) series The Offspring Crazy Taxi Half-Life 2 Dragula Trent Reznor Quake Ministry Superman: The Movie soundtrack Skinny Puppy The Monster Mash Contra: Rogue Corps P.T. Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Fantasian Watchmen BioShock Zeebo Myst Pyst “Weird Al” Yankovic Threes! Wordle Dragon Age: Origins Beethoven’s 2nd Eternal Sonata F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch Gunstar Heroes Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Kirby games Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime Assassin’s Creed series God of War Guardian Heroes Panzer Dragoon God Hand Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth The Legendary Axe Ghost of Tsushima Recommendations: Frank: Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth if you’re Brandon Sheffield, go pirate old games instead of buying them you fools Brandon: 2002 (2001) if you like stuff that’s stupid Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.