Q&A: November 23rd, 2022

Joshua Lovejoy Asks
What are the lessons you think the next Forza Motorsport should take from Gran Turismo 7? Vice versa?

That people want progression, not a grind.

Now, Forza's had rather the opposite problem the last bunch of years in both Motorsport & Horizon, but consideing how much grinds are rearing their ugly head in almost every major game now, I really hope Forza isn't planning on taking notes from GT7's campaign.

OzarkTempses Asks
Deep Rock Galactic, yay or nay? (I'll only accept one answer and you know which one)

Yay... but not for me.

I played the game for a dozen hours and had my fill, I'm just not generally into four player coop games for a long time, I can only engage in one loop so many times.

However, Deep Rock Galactic is quite clearly a fantastic one, that fans of said genre would likely love.

Canaan Meyers Asks
What can a story in a video game do that a film story cannot? What distinguishes storytelling in video games versus films?

Perspective.

No matter how good a show is, it can't put me in the shoes of a character as effectively as a game because there's no interactivity involved. 

Carrying Sarah in The Last of Us opening feels more personal when you're controlling her Father carrying her as they flee together.

The main power perspective has is empathy. It's much harder to hate somebody when you've lived their lives, seen what they saw, and done what they done first hand, we're the hero of our own story right?

It's a storytelling medium where you can use that as a real tool rather than a desire.

Now, do we use this tool enough?

Not really.

There's a couple that've used it effectively. Spec Ops The Line, Telltale's The Walking Dead, even Far Cry 3, but most are still sticking with the "kill hundreds of people and let's never talk about it" which isn't inherently bad, most movies do that as well, but their dissonance isn't nearly as overt as it is in an average video game.

The real problem is that there's tons of video games being made with a great story idea, that don't actually fit the context of a video game very well.

I'm playing Far Cry 6 at the moment, and it's got several cutscenes, characters, and dialogue that I really enjoy but just don't fit the context of a customizable open-world revolution shooter effectively... but the video has to be made, and building an entire game around a story pillar is risky, so, it's saved mostly for the indies.

Oh well... that's a separate topic.

K The Shy Kat Asks
Do you plan to cover anything Nintendo related in the future? Would love to hear your thoughts about em

No plans but that's mostly because I don't have a Switch, and don't intend on buying one. I've already got a dust collector called a PS4 Pro. Though I don't have anything overtly against Nintendo's games, and will at least play Breath of the Wild on an emulator at some point.

DiKel91 Asks
You say you'll keep doing your thing until you can't, prompting my question here: Do you have an exit strategy for that day? If so, what is it?

Not really, no.

Though as I've seen with other people who've done YT and left, being able to walk up to somebody and say "I built and ran a self-employed channel that gave me a living for 5+ years" is rather unique, and definitely gives you more potential than walking into an editor, writing, or community position with nothing.

I'd hate the 9-5, but hopefully I could do something like that rather than QA again.

DizzyDwarf Asks
why don't you make more jokes in videos considering how funny your far cry 3 video is?

I don't consider myself very funny.

jojo Asks
Kotor 1 or 2?

2. Easily.

KOTOR 1, as great as it is, I had already played via Mass Effect 1.

NephryisX Asks
Thoughts on Signalis?

I look forward to playing it!

GiantPurplePen15 Asks
What are your thoughts on lab grown meats? Would you switch over fully if it did get to a point where it was economically, environmentally, and nutritionally viable to replace your meat consumption?

Definitely.

I'm not a traditionalist in the slightest.

I say bring on the Cyberpunk future.

I want a robot spine! Flying cars! And meat grown from a tube!

If we really could have food that's cheaper to make, friendlier to the environment, and as nutritionally viable as real food? Why wouldn't you accept that?

Unless it tastes like shit.

Then I'd have to pause.