The Insert Credit Show

Ep. 255 - It's Boss Time Now, with John Learned

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October 03, 2022 3:22am

1h 15m

Game annotater and journalist John Learned joins the panel to cover dead babies, doing a Batman, and Mr. Bones and me.

Questions this week:

  1. What’d you think of Return to Monkey Island, Frank? (04:57)
  2. What have been the most significant improvements to the Metroidvania format since Symphony of the Night? (11:30)
  3. How many fighters should be in a fighting game? (16:53)
  4. What’s the best use of a musical instrument in a non-music based video game? (21:53)
  5. What job in the video game industry are you not qualified for, but could do an okay job at anyway? (27:14)
  6. Spencer’s Gifts asks: Are lost memories a compelling story device? (35:27)
  7. Violence Island Season 2 (41:37)
  8. Other than an achievement or trophy, what’s the best way to reward a player for 100% completion in a video game? (58:00)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Pull Quotes (01:03:30)

Recommendations and Outro (01:08:19)

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