Insert Credit Co-founder and legendary game composer Vincent Diamante joins the panel to cover Fighters Megamix romance, Russian Adventure, and the top 5 Sonic games that aren’t the immediately great ones. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield and Vincent Diamante. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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I hope you like hanging out and talking about stuff, because Bonus Credit 20 delivers. Feast your earfangs on Kris Graft explaining how he scammed 2002 prices on a 2022 parking ticket, and all the Brandon and Tim movie talk you could ever want in one convenient location.
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(brandon:) Woooo, continuing my series of small reviews of games I had to play for competitions, here's one I never talked about on the show! I didn't want to dignify it with a conversation ha ha. Maybe if I played it more than 2 hours something would've opened up but this was sure not for me.
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Bravely Default II is a pretty standard JRPG with the main "twist" being the "default system" in battles. Essentially, when you "default" you guard and store up action points so that you...
2022-05-03 18:06:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe Tarnished Kris Graft takes his spot on the panel to cover bloodwritten OSHA violations, snipers, and syphilitic electrocution revival. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield and Kris Graft. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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This is a quick one. Part of my (brandon's) continuing series of reviews for competitions. I played it for like 2 hours and shrugged, is the short version, but apparently some folks had a very different feeling about this one!
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This is a remake of the Diamond/Pearl DS games, which I played through (most of) back in the day. The original was actually the first pokemon I played extensively. What I'll say right off the bat is this *feels* like a remake. It feels like an older and clun...
Cool, cute, and Iori Yagami! Insert Credit Fighting Game Correspondent Patrick Miller hosts Brandon Sheffield, EVO Head Tournament Organizer Andrés “nothingxs” Velasco y Coll and classic Insert Credit writer ...
2022-04-25 08:44:01 +0000 UTC View PostContinuing my (brandon's) series on games I had to review for competitions, here's one that surprised me! We talked about it in the GOTY episode, and I probably wouldn't have played it if not for the judging process, so hooray! This was in the RPG category, so I spent a lot of time talking about whether it was an RPG... it's probably not, 100%!? it's hard to say, even now.
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Dodgeball Academia.
This one took me by surprise! This game takes a very kunio-kun (super dodgeball...
2022-04-22 18:47:14 +0000 UTC View PostContinuing the series of mini reviews I (brandon) had to do for competition judging for games of 2021. Now we're getting to one I liked! It's Nier!!
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Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
Okay, so this is a remake, and a pretty straightforward one at that. There's no way around it. But this is a game I beat on the 360 and then again on PS4, so clearly it does something for me. My focus will be on whether it's worth reconsidering in 2021.
For those who haven't played eith...
2022-04-18 18:43:23 +0000 UTC View PostAfter defeat at the hands of scheduling conflicts, Esper steps in to deliver a few of the best Insert Credit Show moments since October 2020.
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2022-04-18 03:03:51 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Alex Jaffe is under the weather, Tim Rogers is stepping in to perform something vaguely resembling hosting duties. Ash Parrish joins the panel to relay Activision news, Sonic 2 The Movie thoughts, and spreadsheet olympics. Hosted by Tim Rogers, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield and Ash Parrish. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldm...
2022-04-11 04:46:29 +0000 UTC View Post(brandon:) Continuing my series of mini-"reviews" of games I had to play to judge for competition. I chose this one because it seemed like a ~vania.
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What's the game about?
This is indeed a ~vania of a sort, but much lighter. It's more of a gated experience where new areas are open with new powers, but in a very node-based way. there's no big continuous castle/map like there is in metroid or similar. Ultimately it winds up being more of a platforming hack and...
They almost didn’t make it! After a month of imaginative experiments that resulted in incredible episodes but very little bonus audio, the panel got together to just hang out and chill for a good long while. Enjoy a double-sized porition of the cutting room floor of a few episodes from March 2022 as well as the newest release. With audio recoreded specifically for this bonus credit, you know it’s gotta be good!
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Continuing the series of reviews I (brandon) had to do whilst judging awards shows, here's SMT V! A game I quite liked but stopped playing partially because of my bad controller, partially because... I dunno, the open world gave me more of a busywork feel than previous games did? Not sure why. I should get back to it. And remember, I'm mostly describing the game to people who might not play it at all. Anyway:
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Shin Megami Tensei V
I'm an SMT fan and I bought this when it came...
2022-04-04 21:55:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe panel reassembles once more to Game Now!, share the best soundtrack for walking your dog, and groan over a couple real Jaffeisms. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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Insert Credit covers GDC 2022 with Liz Ryerson reporting direct from the expo hall on a quest to achieve corporate heaven, while Brandon Sheffield gets quick hits from some prominent attendees and reflects on GDC itself. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, Liz Ryerson and Brandon Sheffield reporting. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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2022-03-28 07:25:01 +0000 UTC View PostContinuing my (brandon's) series of "games I had to sort-of-review for awards shows," here's Pokemon Unite, which did wind up winning some awards even though I really don't think it's that special (oops). Again, these "reviews" are meant to tell other judges what the game is all about, so sometimes it's a bit basic.
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Pokemon Unite: what is it?
It's a pretty MOBA-ish MOBA. You have hero characters, which of course are pokemon. They have basic attacks of different r...
2022-03-27 17:07:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe heroes known as Insert Credit return to do battle with Two Point Eight-A video games, Vectourmaun, and giving yousa unna bongo. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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Hello! This is brandon. I had to do a bunch of small "reviews" of games for various competitions I was judging for the games of 2021, and I thought I could share them here as a little extra something. They're not written for prose or with much intention, nor are the games very intentionally selected - these are simply the games I had to play for competitions, and the things I had to say about them in that context. I've got 9 of these. I guess I'll post one per week, or whenever I remember. Wi...
2022-03-19 20:48:17 +0000 UTC View PostIn an eternal battle against time constraints, the panel speedruns tricky topics like shader bananas, unusually serious discussion of bullying, and Badstlevanias. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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The panel returns complete to confront dudekillers, money laundering, and quick-a time events. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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Gadzooks, it's another Bonus Credit! This one features a lot of animal talk, and I'll warn you up front it's not all positive. You're gonna learn some dark things about otters, but you'll also learn some hopeful things about buffalo. Also: Simpsons, Swartzwelder, S.H.I.E.L.D., Sharpie, and cellular shades.
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It’s not over yet! Listen to Tim and Brandon mention honorables from last year that didn’t make it on the Insert Credit Top 21 of 2021 list. Plus the essay “isle o tims” by Brandon Sheffield, exploring Balan Wonderworld as a capitalism allegory. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Games Discussed:
In which our heroes (and you!) are absolved of the sin of piracy by the highest authority in game history, and Ice the Goose reveals arcane knowledge of anthropology. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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In which our heroes recount a few of the best video games released in 2021, the most interesting video games released in 2021, and the video games they actually played in 2021. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original music by Kurt Feldman.
Nominees in Order of Discussion (Unranked)
Video Game History Foundation Co-Director Kelsey Lewin joins Brandon, Tim and host Alex Jaffe in exploring duality, Caroque, and Spider-Man Root Canals Pregnant Elsa. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Kelsey Lewin. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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Get ready to chill!! With a smattering of off-kilter episodes including Donkey Milk and console ranking, revel in the comparatively tranquil atmosphere of panel and guests alike more or less just chatting. Take a deep breath, grab a frosty or warm drink, and hang out with some cool people for a while.
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Our heroes reunite to tackle the return of Reagen Sheffield, the Turkish Star Wars of Yuzo Koshiro, and Paul Blart Mall Battletoad. They also discuss the Microsoft-Activision-Blizzard-King merger, Tifa in the Italian senate, and the metaverse. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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Insert Credit Sells Out! Liz Ryerson returns with a vengeance to help design fifteen games for brands that owe us money now. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Brandon Sheffield, Tim Rogers and Liz Ryerson. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Advergame Designathon:
You've waited long enough, now Insert Credit ranks the greatest video game consoles of all time, and a few others for good measure. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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GameDeveloper.com publisher Kris Graft joins the panel to cover E3, Square Enix NFTs, what rock and roll really is, and smoking weed at the Sega E3 booth. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield and Kris Graft. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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