After last week’s digression, Eric and Jon (SSMP) reunite to discuss Mad Max: Fury Road and the problems with world building in video games. They also discuss Broken Age, Bloodstained, and the impact on Kickstarter, while Eric runs out of patience for Hohokum.
Download: The WhaleCast Episode 22 (57:08)
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Programme:
- 0:00 – Intro – “Easy Target” by Blink 182
- :35 – Jon plots to steal Ben Stein’s money
- 3:00 – The excellent world building in Mad Max: Fury Road
- 8:55 – The problems world building in video games
- 19:15 – Broken Age
- 23:40 – Broken Age, Bloodstained, and the expectations for Kickstarter
- 39:10 – Hohokum (More like Hoho-hum)
- 48:00 – Is there a right way to play a game?
- 56:49 – Outro – “Go” by Blink 182
