Journalist and Insert Credit favorite Ash Parrish returns to the panel as it covers Starfield’s launch, Soulslike sports games, and the perfect handheld console. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Ash Parrish. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:

Max Krieger asks: Pair a video game and a meal. Explain why. (07:18)
What could Bethesda have done to generate a more positive reaction to Starfield while shipping the exact same game? (15:21)
How do you make a nonviolent Soulslike? (22:23)
If you use the word genre in the same way media other than video games do, which genre of video game is best? (27:11)
What would you put in the next pack of stuff players can buy with in-game currency in Grand Theft Auto Online? (32:07)
Insert Credit Quick Break: This Way Madness Lies (36:57)
Catherine asks: What makes the perfect handheld? (38:18)
What’s the drama happening in the Let’s Play community? (44:37)
If you could go back and witness the entire development cycle of one game, what would it be? (50:24)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Arcade Of Our Own (55:48)
Recommendations and Outro (01:05:24)
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


Rosamunde Sausage Grill


Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater


The Great British Bake Off


Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series


Baldur’s Gate III


Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn


Dragon Age series


Divinity series


Fallout 3


Mario’s Picross


Charles Martinet explains Mario Ambassadorship


Starfield


Mass Effect series

*Starfield* Is Too Big to Fail


Garfield and Friends


U.S. Acres


Orson Welles


George Orwell


Orson Scott Card


The Catillac Cats


Soulslike


The Talos Principle


Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City


Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden - Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa


Jean-Paul Sartre


Brett Favre


Beyond: Two Souls


Firewatch


Gone Home


John Cooper Hawksmoor


Judgment / Judge Eyes series


Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Online Edition


Deadly Premonition


Just Cause series


Supreme


MrBeast


Flying Lotus


Budweiser Frogs


Judge Judy


WonderSwan


Game Gear


Game Boy Color


Nintendo DS


Game Boy Advance


Animal Crossing series


Game.com


Playdate


Atari Lynx


Klax


Nintendo Entertainment System


Master System


Super Nintendo Entertainment System


PlayStation Portable


PlayStation 2


PlayStation Vita


PlayStation 3


Nintendo 64


Guitar Hero: On Tour


Dreamcast


Japanese YouTuber convicted of copyright violation after uploading Let’s Play videos


Steins;Gate series


Spy × Family


Kurt Feldman


Sonic Frontiers


The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild


Uncharted series


Super Mario 64


Castlevania 64


Castlevania: Bloodlines


Interview with the Vampire


Hyper Neo Geo 64


Recommendations:
Brandon: Please consider adopting the adorable chiweenie Juice if you have a suitable home and want a lovely stupid dog, if you’re in the Bay Area check out FlyerMire.com, and PantsOnFlyers.com if you’re in the PNW, buy Hyper Gunsport, give Brandon a million dollars
Frank: Whatever the buffalo seasoning from Costoco is, the Costco club card, figure out one kernel at a time, Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2023 in October
Ash: Don’t talk to the fuckin’ cops, check out all of Ash’s work at The Verge and get in touch if you work in or used to work in esports
This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by This Way Madness Lies, and patrons like you. Thank you.
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