Ep. 390 - Fix Your Kingdom Hearts or Die, with Liz Ryerson

Musician, writer, podcaster, and friend of the show Liz Ryerson joins the panel for Giant Bomb’s resurrection, the next video game-based Magic the Gathering set, and the introduction of gacha mechanics to the podcast format. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Liz Ryerson. 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: “The air tastes of plastic and charcoal. Oxygen microwaving society by a hundredth of a Fahrenheit each month. Will they also assemble a team for this?” Dungeons & Dragons Great Art, by Liz Ryerson 1: Any Austin asks, which video game bar would provide the best three-mile walk home after a night out that ended kind of badly? (03:45) Seventh Heaven Final Fantasy VII Deadly Premonition Twin Peaks Bayonetta Galdin Quay Final Fantasy XV Dragon Age: Inquisition SSV Normandy Mass Effect series Anachronox Aaron Stewart-Ahn Cyberpunk 2077 Starfield BurgerTime The King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters (2007) The King of Comedy (1982) The Original Kings of Comedy (2000) 2: Brandon Sheffield asks, what is the can opener of video games? (11:14) Can opener 3: What do you think we could have done with Giant Bomb? (14:30) Giant Bomb Finally Set Free By Fandom The Hamburglar G4 ScrewAttack Starcade Nick Arcade Geoff Keighley Will Arnett Alfonso Ribeiro George Wallace Steve Harley Giant Bomb Wiki Double Jump Tyler Perry Madea Harrison Ford Patriot Games (1992) Tom Clancy Jack Ryan Alex Cross Martin Lawrence Eddie Murphy Colin Powell Vice (2018) 4: Which video game should the next Magic: the Gathering set be based on? Magic: the Gathering Final Fantasy series Final Fantasy is Magic’s Best-Selling Set of All Time, And it’s Not Even Out Yet Pokemon series Tetris Jackbox series Horse Race Tests Digimon series My Little Pony Team Fortress 2 Kingdom Hearts series Fallout Warhammer 40,000 Space Harrier Panzer Dragoon Garry’s Mod Skibidi Toilet Nier series Rhystic Study Final Fantasy X Genshin Impact Honkai: Star Rail Zenless Zone Zero Exodia Hatris Alexey Pajitnov Karlach Baldur’s Gate III Heidi Kalson The Sims: Life Stories 5: KikoB asks, aside from 50 Cent, what recording artists should have their own video games? (33:43) 50 Cent 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand Beat Takeshi Vin Diesel Wheelman Nicholas Cage William Shatner Andrew W.K. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) Rose McGowan Kat Dennings Chappell Roan Final Fantasy Tactics Carly Rae Jepsen Final Fantasy X-2 Björk Biophilia Keita Takahashi Grasshopper Manufacture Red Dead Redemption Lil Nas X Lil Nas X’s ‘Twerk Hero’ is a real game where you shake a virtual butt to Montero Kim Kardashian: Hollywood Nicki Minaj Ice Spice Bonk’s Adventure M.I.A. Taylor Swift Drake-Kendrick Lamar feud Dan Hibiki 6: Is there something you used to love in video games that has overstayed its welcome? (40:09) Can You Pet the Dog? Demonschool Katamari Damacy Creepypasta Dusk Sonic the Hedgehog series Freedom Planet Tryrush Deppy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Super Metroid 7: What is the “I Got This Before I Knew He Was Crazy” bumper sticker of video games? (45:36) David Cage Indigo Prophecy Kingdoms of Amalur Tim Sweeney Jill of the Jungle ZZT The Neverhood Microsoft BDS Boycott Harry Potter Ori Studio Head Says Review Bombing Might Force Studio Closure, Then Takes It All Back Peter Molydeux Peter Molyneux Minecraft Notch LIGHTNING ROUND: This Ain’t No Game (50:09) Recommendations and Outro (01:03:45): Brandon: Ozone (1993) (but this particular recommendation is only for Ash) Katedralen, Man Under Erasure Ash: Touch grass Liz: The King of Comedy (1982), The Mask (2023), B3313, Um - Martha Skye Murphy, Liz Ryerson on Patreon, stay tuned for a stream on game visibility This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!