Our most popular Insert Credit panel undergoes action experiences, chases down Chester Cheevos, and delivers judgments of gaucheness. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:

At what point does a strategy game become too complicated? (08:58)
Is swimming in games ever good? (15:03)
How long before release is the right time to announce your video game? (20:41)
Where would you take Sonic and his friends if they were in town? (26:06)
Let’s talk about that Suicide Squad game and live service games (33:08)
How would you name a new console to compete with the Xbox and Playstation? (41:17)
If The Purge were real, how would that affect video games? (52:58)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - British TV Shows (submitted by LeFish) (57:57)
Recommendations and Outro (01:04:42)
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series


Akira Nishikiyama


Hannibal Lecter


Kazuma Kiryu


Evil Zone


Famicom Wars series


TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga - Lazberia Chronicle Chapter 174


Fire Emblem series


Will Wright


Yggdra Union: We’ll Never Fight Alone


R-Type Tactics series


The Game of Life


Candy Land


Disgaea series


Kikou Souhei Armodyne


Wild Arms XF


Quake


Ecco the Dolphin


Super Mario series


Sonic the Hedgehog series


Flappy Bird


Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty


Descent


Tomb Raider series


Metroid Prime: Remastered


Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon


Legend of Zelda series


Triangle Strategy


Sega has been hit with an Unfair Labor Practice charge


Big the Cat


Berkeley Bowl


Lake Merritt


Fish Batman


Donkey Kong Country series


Koi-Koi


Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League


Batman: Arkham series


Destiny series


Left 4 Dead


Fortnite: Battle Royale


Overwatch


Battleborn


Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands


Brothers in Arms series


Lethal Company


Roblox


Halo series


Among Us


Kevin Conroy


Marvel Spider-Man


PlayStation


Xbox


Dreamcast


Wii


MSX


Malice


Hunter × Hunter


GameCube


Sega Saturn


Wii U


Nintendo DS


Nintendo 3DS


Uber


Ur


Mii


The Purge


GameStop


Funko Pop


PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds


Death Stranding


The Return of the Archons


The Trouble with Tribbles


Recommendations:
Brandon: Consider the blu-ray commentary for the first Resident Evil movie
Frank: Marvel Spider-Man 2
Tim: Band of Brothers, The Heroic Trio (1993)
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