I'm Me And It's This Game's Fault | San Diego Comic Con 2025 (Full Panel)

I'm Me And It's This Game's Fault | San Diego Comic Con 2025 (Full Panel)The video game community jokes about this, but it’s true: some games don’t just leave an impression—they change us inside and out. Hosted by Savepoint Stories founder Kurosh Jozavi (video games correspondent), this panel is a celebration of identity, creativity, and the unexpected ways games help us grow into ourselves. Panelists Lisa Wallen (stand-up comedian & professional nerd), Ronell Crawford (co creator - 8-Bit Closed Fist), Hannah Hillam (cartoonist & author - Cat People), Thomas Craig (podcast host - Sick Burn Podcast), & Kaveh Taherian (writer, illustrator, & podcaster) share the titles that shaped their humor, values, style, or even career choices—from the chaotic energy of sandbox games to the quiet strength of narrative indies. It’s funny, it’s honest, and it’s full of moments that will have you saying “...same.”! Audience members will be encouraged to consider not just what they play, but why and how to use that insight to better understand themselves.0:00 Intro1:34 Panel Start2:23 Panelist Introductions6:55 Beginning of Discussion13:13 What Resonates about Games?20:02 Our Unhinged Sides26:07 Performance or Play?36:22 Connections with Communities43:15 Gaming for Comfort55:50 Games Pull on Memories and Emotion1:02:32 Final Thoughts & ClosingPanelistsRonell Crawford https://www.instagram.com/8bitclosedfist/Hannah Hillam https://www.instagram.com/hannahhillam/Kaveh Taherian https://www.instagram.com/permafriends/Thomas Craig https://www.instagram.com/thomascraigviii/Lisa Wallen https://www.instagram.com/wisalallen/