Ep. 5 - Tactical Freakout, with Shawn McGrath

This week the Insert Credit gang is joined by Dyad creator Shawn McGrath to discuss weapon design, NPC dialogue, and the rigidity of Johnny Wadd.

Questions this week:

1. What is the most fun weapon in a video game? (02:18)
2. In an MMO addiction clinic, what would be used as methadone? (08:36)
3. NORBERT LEVEJSIK: Who is the Johnny Wadd of video games? (10:52)
4. Pitch DYAD as a Saturday morning cartoon. (16:58)
5. What studio would you cede control of Kingdom Hearts to: Atlus, Level 5, or Cavia? (21:40)
6. Can we actually see a good Superman game in our lifetime? (29:42)
7. If you were Doctor Robotnik, how would you finally beat Sonic the Hedgehog? (35:54)
8. Rank these from best to worst: Spec Ops The Line, Marble Madness 2, Shank (42:08)
9. What's the best way to make a living in the video game industry? (48:14)
10. What bands and artists would you recommend to people who primarily listen to video game music? (53:10)

LIGHTNING ROUND: You have 5 minutes to write as much dialogue as possible for NPCs in a 90s Japanese RPG. (59:50)

Edited by Andrew Toups.