Kinda Funny Games host and producer Blessing Adeoye Jr. joins the panel to cover review scores for video games, Frank’s answer for good adventure game design, and the Capcom Five. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Blessing Adeoye Jr. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

1. What do people expect from a review of a new game? (06:29)
2. Who have been the best level designers since Doom? (17:23)
3. How can a difficult video game puzzle keep players from losing patience and resolve to solve it? (25:06)
4. Let’s all record some all purpose video game sample dialogue. (33:13) Insert Credit Ad Break: 100 Gold (37:36)
5. Lloyd Irving asks: Rank the Capcom Five (38:50)
6. Koei Tecmo wants you to scout the right IP for their next Musou game. Who do you approach? (46:46)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Reccing Crew - Star Wars characters (54:42)

Recommendations and Outro (01:07:06)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Chun-Li
• The Pest (1997)
• K’
• Terry Bogard
• Garou: Mark of the Wolves
• Asuka 120% series
• Blue Mary
• Ramlethal Valentine
• Eddy Gordo
• Scorpion
• Takeda Takahashi
• Fight Night Round 3
• PS5 controller could track your sweat and heart rate
• The Last of Us: Part I
• Redfall
• Star Wars: Jedi - Survivor
• Dead Rising
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Pokémon Scarlet
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2
• Fallout: New Vegas
• GamePro Magazine
• Super Mario series
• Doom
• Gears of War series
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
• Dishonored