Ep. 307J - Podcast Swap Situation, with 8-4 Play
8-4 Play (Tina Carter, Mark MacDonald and John Riccardi) serve as your panel with Brandon Sheffield as host, covering a barrage of questions about localization, the global nature of games, and Sans. Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with Tina Carter, Mark MacDonald and John Riccardi. 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? (03:08)
What are Japanese arcades like right now? (08:28)
Design an online multiplayer game where the mechanics are intended to incorporate international time zone differences. (14:04)
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? (19:08)
What’s your approach to game localization purity? (25:57)
Which game studio has produced the most good games without releasing ANY bad ones? (32:03)
What is the “But doctor, I am Pagliacci!” of video games? (37:12)
LIGHTNING ROUND: First Person Pronouns (39:44)
Bonus Question: Defend your choice of the “I” pronoun you used for Sans in Undertale. (44:03)
Recommendations and Outro (45:46)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
8-4 Play
Capcom Five
UFO Catcher
Dave & Buster’s
Round One
Gunslinger Stratos
Groove Coaster
Kirby
Mercari
Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
Ms. Pac-Man
Pong
NARC
Space Invaders
Phantasy Star Online
Swatch Internet Time
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
EVE Online
Resident Evil 4
Unpacking
NieR
NieR: Automata
David Jaffe
Alex Jaffe
Alex Jaffe
Dragon’s Dogma series
Perfect Dark
GoldenEye 007
Saturday Night Live
Limp Bizkit
Trouble Bobble, with Mathew Kumar and MoxBagel
Final Fantasy VIII
Densha de Go! series
Final Fantasy IV
Kotatsu
Undertale
Enhance Experience Inc.
Disco Elysium
Supergiant Games, Inc.
Angry Birds
Valve Corporation
Vanillaware Ltd.
Treasure Co., Ltd.
Stretch Panic
Mischief Makers
cavia inc.
Bullet Witch
Earth Defense Force series
Sandlot
“But doctor, I am Pagliacci”
Bayonetta series
The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa
Undertale ’s Japanese Localization Is Causing A Fan Frenzy
Legends of Localization
Recommendations:
Mark: Enhance Experience Inc.’s games
John: Follow @johntv, listen to 8-4 Play, check out Masahiro Sakurai’s Youtube channel
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Ep. 307J - Podcast Swap Situation, with 8-4 Play