Make That Game! A Game Design Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

This week's ~USER SUBMITTED~ game theme is Armor! Isaac's game is about roaming a post-apocalyptic equipping a rusting tank with state of the art... cardboard armor!? And Clair pitches an idea about shedding your hard protective exterior and exposing your vulnerable self for the sake of love! Then we talk a whole lot about The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom!

This is Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about the latest and greatest new video games... that aren't ever going to get made. We pitch 'em, you make 'em (if you want, nobody's forcing you I guess). Then we break down games we've played by game design elements we liked or didn't like so much. If you're looking for a video game design focused podcast, we might have just the one for you!

And of course, as always, we have the rapid fire round, where we generate 3 random words and come up with a game idea and design incorporating them! Needless to say, it's a riot!

04:45 Isaac Pitches Tank World

13:49 Claire pitches "Armour" (it's a pun)

24:15 Isaac and Claire discuss Echos of Wisdom

53:41 The rapid fire round!

This week's game idea theme is cookies and in that spirit Isaac brings us the aptly named Cookie Shooter! It's a first person shooter... with a cookie theme. Yup. Claire's game is a Battletech-inspired Gingerbread man game! Then we discuss savescumming and building it into games.

This is Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about the latest and greatest new video games... that aren't ever going to get made. We pitch 'em, you make 'em (if you want, nobody's forcing you I guess). Then we break down games we've played by game design elements we liked or didn't like so much. If you're looking for a video game design focused podcast, we might have just the one for you!

And of course, as always, we have the rapid fire round, where we generate 3 random words and come up with a game idea and design incorporating them! Needless to say, it's a riot!

00:00 Make that game!

02:40 Isaac Pitches a cookie FPS

9:23 Claire pitches a half-baked gingerbread person game

16:45 Discussion: Save Scumming built into your game?

30:27 The Rapid Fire Round!

Claire pitches her game named "Age of Umpires", if that gives you any hints as to what it could be about, and Isaac's pitch is for a tower defense themed after exploiting tourists! Then we talk about the psychological need to use the bonuses you have, even if that's not really the best idea.

This is Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about the latest and greatest new video games... that aren't ever going to get made. We pitch 'em, you make 'em (if you want, nobody's forcing you I guess). Then we break down games we've played by game design elements we liked or didn't like so much. If you're looking for a video game design focused podcast, we might have just the one for you!

And of course, as always, we have the rapid fire round, where we generate 3 random words and come up with a game idea and design incorporating them! Needless to say, it's a riot!

Step right up and join Isaac and Claire for a fun adventure on this episode of Make That Game! We discuss that cat game that everyone (except Isaac) is talking about, think about the best ninja motion in Metal Gear Rising, and discuss how games can be a bit more accessible through special motion sickness testers.

Games We Talk About

Oxenfree

No Man’s Sky

Stray

Metal Gear Rising Revengeance

We're back at it with the show format that you know and love, we've got discussions about new games, old games, and games in between. Claire shares news about Nintendo's next summer video game drop, while Isaac shares his Klonoa frustrations, and they both have a roaring good time during the rapid-fire round! As a note, there will not be an episode next Tuesday due to some travel but we should be back at it again on the following Tuesday! Kirby’s Dream Buffet: https://youtu.be/qOGQv0hJNJ8 Klonoa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klonoa  Ring Fit: https://ringfitadventure.nintendo.com/

Folks, it was a big week for gamers! Specifically speedrunners. This week, Isaac and Claire recap the excitement and emotional rollercoaster that was Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ for short). What is a speedrun? Can a game exhibition make you cry? Is Isaac a secret speedrunner? These questions and more will be answered as well as a traditional rapid-fire round for old time's sake. Stay tuned!

Important Links:

Games Done Quick

Speedrun.com

Speedrun VOD - Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Speedrun VOD - Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

Speedrun VOD - Elden Ring All Remberances 

Speedrun VOD - Ocarina of Time Beta Showcase 

Speedrun VOD - Pokemon Glitchful Any %

It's the most wonderful time of the year! What time, you may ask? Summer games time! No, not the Olympics, it's Summer Games Done Quick! Isaac and Claire break down the games that they're most excited about and also somehow find some time to honk and bonk other games, Claire continues her journey to Kirby 100%, and some brand new baby games are born. 

Games/Things we talk about:

Summer Games Done Quick (June 26 - July 3rd)

Steam Summer Sale

Catizens

Rouge Warlords

Dread Delusion 

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

The Uber Game

We're recording late at night but also super early! What will you get today? Well, Isaac tells us about some things he's excited for Steam Next Fest, Claire falls in love with Kirby, and they both create a game all about the emotional journey of getting over your ex while saving the world. Relatable, right?

Games we talk about: 

Kirby and the Forgotten Lands

Lila's Sky Arc

Please Fix the Road

Chuck E Cheese: Summer of Fun

It's our first SPEED RUN which means we're doing all the content in half the time! We have news, we honk, we bonk, we pitch, and we create some really brilliant games that will never be made.

Games we talk about:

Galaga

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

Lila's Sky Arc

No Man's Sky

Nuclear Throne

Mini Metro

Rain or shine or sleet or hail, we will deliver ... all of the games! This episode, Isaac once again tries to tell Claire what a Rouge-Lite game is to no avail and laments some new updates to No Man's Sky. Claire is still playing Animal Crossing and against all odds has started playing a new game full of nostalgia! She says she didn't play video games in the '90s but how can we be sure? 

Reference Materials for Claire's Game Pitch: Oregon Trail Hunting (not 5th edition) Oregon Trail 5 Walkthrough Monty Python Animation Example (rated PG13)

Games We Talk About

Kirby and the Forgotten Lands

Warhammer

Animal Crossing New Horizons

No Man's Sky

Tokoyo: The Tower of Perpetuity

Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated