Ep. 183 - We Need To Talk About The Noid, with Jim Stormdancer

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Jim Stormdancer, developer of Frog Fractions and host of Topic Lords joins the panel to hearld/warn of the return of The Noid, how to craft an ARG, and The Insert Credit Greatest Game of All Time (ICGGOAT). (Content warning: This episode contains strong language.)

Questions this week:

We Need To Talk About The Noid (00:57)
What game did you have to learn to like before liking it? (06:29)
Is there a line between surprising players and not giving them the game they paid for? (09:34)
What do we have to say about NFTs? (15:27)
Which game series have the most interesting naming and numbering conventions? (20:08)
Dirtbag Kory asks: What are the best games about electricity? (25:52)
What are the game design principles behind a good ARG? (31:39)
What would your video game vanity license plate be? (37:53)
What’s the best Star Wars game, and how could you make a better one? (40:57)
What is the Paddington 2 of video games? (46:13)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Adjectivity (51:33)

Think YOU have better answers than the panel? You don’t! But you can discuss the episode here in the insert credit forums.

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Brandon: Dance Volunteer by Portable Rock, Pensieri di Nessuno by Words And Actions, Gozu (2003)

Frank: Play video games on easy

Jim: The Hat DLC which is no longer on sale, Topic Lords

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

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