Ep. 234 - Come Play, My Laggardly Sort, with Kris Graft

The Tarnished Kris Graft takes his spot on the panel to cover bloodwritten OSHA violations, snipers, and syphilitic electrocution revival. Questions this week: Andrés Velasco y Coll asks: When did Konami go bad? (07:39) Kris Graft, what did you do to get fired from Game Developer? (14:28) Which NPCs deserve a promotion to playable characters? (21:13) Do negative status effects make a game more interesting, or just annoying? (27:34) Improv Zone: Elden Ring Political Debate (33:20) Dirtbag Gaagaagiins asks: What are some games that would be improved by the removal of their headline feature? (38:55) Violence Island (47:50) LIGHTNING ROUND: This or That (01:05:22) Recommendations and Outro (01:20:31) Come discuss the episode, my laggardly reader, in the forums! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Target La Nueva Charreada Seinfeld Rasputin Music CRIMESIGHT 428: Shibuya Scramble P.T. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Guillermo del Toro Crimson Peak Chrysler PT Cruiser Castlevania: Advance Collection Contra: Rogue Corps Minority Report (2002) Brandon Sheffield’s reported net worth Cortana Weapon Shop de Omasse Dragon Warrior / Dragon Quest series Papers, Please Elder Scrolls series Red Dead Redemption II Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Judgment / Judge Eyes series Final Fantasy IV Fallout games Loop Hero Cyberpunk 2077 Vampire Survivors Elden Ring Elden Ring messages Fortnite series Orcs Must Die! Sentry Death Stranding Dishonored series Assassin’s Creed series PaRappa Rappa 50 Cent Mario Goro Majima Yakuza PS2 dub with Mark Hamill as Majima Lester the Unlikely Larry Laffer Yevgeny Borisovitch Volgin Ash’s Pikachu 50 Cent forgot he had a stash of Bitcoin now worth $8m Recommendations: Brandon: Smithereens (1982), tonyhax, Jun Chikuma’s The Midas Touch Tim: Don’t shave with an electric razor Kris: Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), older The Simpsons episodes, Dark Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield and Kris Graft. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.