Ep. 307US - Tomorrowind, with Christa Lee

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Oct 09, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 308

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Episode description

Console modification expert Christa Lee joins our stateside panel to answer the same gauntlet of questions 8-4 Play faced in episode 307J. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Christa Lee. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

How has Japanese corporate culture manifested itself in the history of game development? (03:29)
What are Japanese arcades like right now? (08:54)
Design an online multiplayer game where the mechanics are intended to incorporate international time zone differences. (14:43)
Jaffe’s NieR Automata Dilemma: How is it that sometimes a video game sequel or follow-up can be technically better than the previous one in every way, but you don’t like it as much? (20:32)
What’s your approach to game localization purity? (28:19)
Which game studio has produced the most good games without releasing ANY bad ones? (37:31)
What is the “But doctor, I am Pagliacci!” of video games? (48:02)

LIGHTNING ROUND: First Person Pronouns (55:31)

Recommendations and Outro (01:07:48)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Tim: Invite a friend to a movie but don’t tell them what it is, then have them do the same to you. But make sure the movie is interesting, not Expendables 4 or whatever.

Christa: Void Stranger

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