Ep. 38 - Hold On To Your Butt-ler

Welcome back for another weekly episode of Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about the latest and greatest new video games... that aren't ever going to get made. We pitch 'em, you make 'em (if you want, nobody's forcing you I guess). Then we break down games we've played by game design elements we liked or didn't like so much. If you're looking for a video game design focused podcast, we might have just the one for you! Claire pitches us a game idea about fake pastries. Listeners, have you ever played a game and though, "jeez, I wish there were more mimics. I wish there were 2000% more mimics"? THIS is the game of your dreams, then! Isaac digs into listener requests and comes up with a horror game about flesh-eating locusts! If you didn't see this coming, I don't know what to tell you! Isaac and Claire spend most of the episode ranting about Pokemon Violet. What are the game designers trying to tell us? Are they effectively communicating these things? Is terastilizing ANYTHING? Maybe we'll answer those questions! And of course, as always, we have the rapid fire round, where we generate 3 random words and come up with a game idea and design incorporating them! Needless to say, it's a riot! Watch Us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEP1OMmrheT-PcgdXu5vs9Q Rate us on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/make-that-game/id1608019316 Games We Talk About: Rollercoaster Tycoon: https://www.rollercoastertycoon.com/ Link’s Awakening: https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/the-legend-of-zelda-links-awakening-switch/ Pokemon Scarlet/Violet: https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/ Plague Tale: https://www.focus-entmt.com/en/games/a-plague-tale-requiem VA-11 Hall-A: https://waifubartending.com/