Bitmob editors Aaron and Demian host Micah Seff and Andre Segers, both of GameXplain. First, they discuss Activision’s aversion to female lead characters. Apart from the possible reasons for this, they talk about some of their favorite lead ladies.
Aaron, whose house is apparently an arcade, asks what past consoles they regret not owning. They talk about what Nintendon’t and whether or not it’s worth picking up the consoles they missed.
If you could travel back in time to the dawn of the video game era, what would you take with you to blow the minds of young gamers? That’s the community question they answer with Rock Band’s social features and Super Mario 64′s use of 3D environments.
Apropos of a discussion on GameXplain, Micah asks if restrictive movement is good or bad. They don’t move far beyond the comparison of Resident Evil 4 and Alan Wake, but discuss whether they think limited controls provide tension or frustration.
Finally, they talk game introductions. Rain seems to be a common theme in good intros.
Covered topics: Female lead characters, retro consoles, time travel, restrictive movement, introductions.
This week, GameXplain‘s Micah Seff and Andre Segers join Bitmob’s Aaron Thomas and Demian Linn. The group talks shop about about games featuring restrictive movement, female protagonists, great intros, titles that would be impressive to someone from the past, and which consoles they never got to own.
Runtime – 50:28
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