Ep. 177 - Yakuza the Musical, with Heather Alexandra

Double Fine’s Heather Alexandra joins the panel to cover Jerry Lewis, beating coins out of people, and The Ultimate MacGuffin.

Questions this week:

1. Previously on Insert Credit 20: You encounter someone who, quote, “plays video games for the story.” What games can you assume they own? (7:12)
2. What does it mean to be a community manager for a game studio that mostly makes single player games? (12:35)
3. What are the most video gamey things you’ve seen in real life? (18:04)
4. It’s been one year since we all went into a global quarantine. How would video games be different right now if that never happened? (23:06)
5. The Adaptation Game: Yakuza movie (27:49)
6. Dirtbag Kory asks: What is the most underappreciated button on a controller? (32:20)
7. What is the best MacGuffin in a video game? (37:25)
8. Frank’s question: How would you design a video game museum? (40:48)
9. What tea blends would you match with games? (48:37)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Blue Rogue’s Code (52:59)

Think you have better answers than the panel? Politely discuss this episode in the Insert Credit forums

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Skies of Arcadia
• Danganronpa
• Firewatch
• Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
• Jerry Lewis
• Gallagher
• Gallagher’s Gallery
• Double Fine’s Discord
• Insert Credit Forums
• Everwild
• Fig
• Supergiant
• Grim Fandango
• Austin Walker
• Brent Porter
• They Live
• Intellivision Amico
• Gunsport By Necrosoft Games Available Now On Google Play Pass
• Yakuza 0
• Baka Mitai
• Turbografx controller
• VMU buttons
• Dreamcast controller
• Jaguar controller
• GameCube controller
• The Duke
• MacGuffin
• Chaos Emeralds
• Big Whoop
• The Empty Lot
• Ankaran Sarcophagus
• Amulet of Kings
• Piece of Eden
• Rain Room
• David Crane
• Cyber Doll
• Blue Rogues
• Sakura Taisen
• Bryce Boltzmann

Recommendations:

Heather: To The Horizon, Psychonauts 2, Lapsang tea, Kukicha tea

Frank: DG Voodoo 2

Brandon: Ploho, Morwan, D’LaVance, Moondog, Peppermint Bark tea, Turmeric Three Root tea, Unicorn Grass tea

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.