Ep. 418 - Keep Cringe Alive, with Vanessa B

Crystal Dynamics and GDQ Community Manager Vanessa B joins Ash and Brandon to talk about Horses discourse, engaging with game communities, and Juri’s feet. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Vanessa B. 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: Discord “They hate me…But I still have to shop” Color blindness Diablo series League of Legends Crystal Dynamics Games Done Quick Vanessa B AKA PleasantlyTwstd Bloodborne 1: What’s the best community in speedrunning? (04:57) Haloruns.com Halo series Celeste Black in a Flash Cuphead Tool-assisted speedrun Castlevania series Demonschool Final Fantasy XII Super Mario 64 Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights Resident Evil series Lady Arcaders GDQueer Frame Fatales 2: How does a community manager keep the fanbase of a series engaged between release cycles? (13:23) Ep. 208 - How to Correctly Pronounce Ocarina, with Jackie Cole Tomb Raider series Twitter Can You Pet the Dog? MUD FarmVille Capcom Creator Program Monster Hunter series Victoria Tran Among Us Andy Wong Street Fighter series Marvel vs. Capcom series Juri The Behemoth 3: Here in 2025, how do you explain the significance of Lara Croft? (20:54) Lara Croft Alyx Vance Half-Life series Jade Beyond Good & Evil series Nathan Drake Pitfall Harry Indiana Jones Metroid Prime 4: Beyond yoobrandii 4: What is Gex like in real life? (30:17) Gex Geoff Keighley Conker Bubsy Sonic Alex Kidd Crash Bandicoot Ratchet Jak PaRappa Rappa Nathan Fillion Geico Gecko Batman 5: spencergifs asks, how would one make a video game that had the fewest amount of players while generating the largest amount of discourse and content? (37:07) Horses Pokemon series Umamusume: Pretty Derby Mouthwashing I Am Rich Touhou Project 6: Are there specific racial stereotypes within the video game industry and community that we have to contend with? (43:29) Michael Jackson The Witcher series Assassin’s Creed series Aloy Fallout tv series Killmonger cut Overwatch Lúcio Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Stray LIGHTNING ROUND: Synestheatre (50:05) Recommendations and Outro (01:10:21): Vanessa: Back to Black 2026, Speeding Through the Holidays Ash: Sit with art that makes you uncomfortable Brandon: Under Siege (1992), the blu-ray commentary for The Hunted (1995) if you’re interested in the craft of making movies, Unglued - Way Back When Jaffe: Demonschool 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 selib. 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!