Ep. 403 - It's Okay to Shut Up, with Victoria Tran

Innersloth Communications Director, Wholesome Games organizer, and author Victoria Tran joins the panel for game industry tax tips, thoughts on the “cozy game” genre, and checking Ash’s sauce privilege. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Victoria Tran. 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: Innersloth Outersloth Gunpla Max Headroom “So long, gay Bowser!” RX-78-2 Mobile Fighter G Gundam Wholesome Games Game Developer Conference ZZ Plant Legend of Zelda series 1: Esper Quinn asks, which video game has the best music? (05:09) NieR Katamari Damacy The Sims series Katy Perry Simlish Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Demonschool Carmen Sandiego series Alisia Dragoon Minecraft Celeste Stardew Valley Wii Shop Music 12 Hours of Incredible Game Music for the Sharp X68000 Tim Follin Pictionary Silver Surfer Kurt Feldman 2: When have you had to make an exception to a personal rule about video games? (11:04) Nintendo Switch 2 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would’ve been better as a movie Xbox 360 Ray tracing Nikki series 3: Which games have been failed the most by their marketing? (16:30) Forspoken Phalanx Columns III: Revenge of Columns George Costanza Jason Alexander TurboGrafx-16 Nintendo Wii It’s more than just a hat Aggro Crab Hello Neighbor 4: What are the easiest ways to trick investors into giving you money? (24:39) Hideo Kojima Abandoned Jason Schreier Xalavier Nelson Jr. Clickolding E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Computer Entertainer Magazine 5: What kind of games are particularly prone or resistant to toxic community? (30:03) 6: How do we feel about cozy games? (36:57) Brandon Boyer IGF A Short Hike Doom series Castle Wolfenstein series Neverway BookTok Son M LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Among Us (48:03) Recommendations and Outro (53:34): Victoria: Mastering Community Management, the “Best Fishing Minigame” panel at PAX West Frank: the “Launch of the NES” panel at PAX West Brandon: Figure out the Intrusive R, don’t turn your french fries around when double dipping Ash: Recommend your favorite master grade gunpla kits to Ash on the forums This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. This week’s horrible buzzer was sent in by J.R. Raith. Thanks! To submit your own horrible buzzer, send an original recording no longer than two seconds in mp3 or wav format to [email protected], and maybe we’ll use it on the show! Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!