Ep. 284 - Let Me Be Frank, with Simone de Rochefort
What starts as a lively episode with Polygon editor and podcaster Simone de Rochefort becomes something far more interesting when one panelist’s audio goes missing. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Simone de Rochefort. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
From Frank Cifaldi: What is the Criterion Channel of video games? (10:48)
Sega just bought Rovio. Why? (25:29)
Simone, please convince the panel board games are good. (32:26)
What’s the deal with those TikTok videos that all have Minecraft or Subway Surfer footage playing at the bottom? (38:48)
Improv Zone - Video Game Pawn Shop (42:20)
Zara asks: Have you ever recognized something deeply personal from your real life inside of a video game? (48:29)
From Ash Parrish: Who is the American Mario? (55:24)
LIGHTNING ROUND: VIOLENCE ISLAND (01:02:24)
Recommendations and Outro (01:25:26)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Elden Ring
The Sun Also Rises
Charles Leclerc
Max Verstappen
decimate
The Criterion Channel
The Criterion Collection
Mega Man: Legacy Collection
Tubi
Letterboxd
Rocket
Legend of Zelda series
DF Retro
Shadow of the Colossus
GameTap
GameFly
Yoshio Sakamoto
Esper Boukentai
Super Metroid
Hollow Knight
Koji Igarashi
Sega is officially buying Angry Birds developer Rovio for $775 million
Angry Birds
Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
Persona series
Sonic the Hedgehog games
Bonk series
Square Enix launches its first NFT project
“It’s not Hitman without IO”: Why Square Enix set the franchise free
Small Town Murders
Sugar Blast
Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball
Proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft
Puzzle & Dragons
Forbidden City
Sleep No More
Among Us
Ticket to Ride
Minecraft
Subway Surfers
Fontanelle
Contra series
Gordon Freeman
Dragon Quest series
Shining Force series
Battle Chess
Coquí
Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite (1999)
The Bear
Diego E. Garcia
Casual Birder
Sons of the Forest
Oh, Deer!
Bubsy series
Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel
Wild Woody
Sifu
Kao the Kangaroo games
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger
Vanquish
Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Grand Theft Auto series
Ray Liotta
Kratos
Diana, Princess of Wales
Depeche Mode - New Dress
Quiet
Shigeru Miyamoto
Toad
No One Can Stop Mr. Domino
Wild Woody
Dynamite Headdy
Miles “Tails” Prower
Penitent One
Satan
Recommendations:
Brandon: Echo Image, Spirit Posession, make more things like game stores and video stores so people can be paid to get baseline experience in a field they care about
Simone: Murder, She Wrote
Tim: Decision to Leave (2022), The Little Drummer Girl, Interview with the Vampire
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Ep. 284 - Let Me Be Frank, with Simone de Rochefort