Sacred Symbols+, Episode 205 | The Unlimited Transmedia Potential of Ashfall (Video)

You and me both, Ian.

Joban

The more I listened to them talk about this game, the more gross it felt. Everything Michael said to justify the blockchain and NFT-esqe aspects was either ignoring the systems already in place that provide the same functionality or complete false equivalencies like comparing physical collector's editions to digital assets in the scarcity conversation. And they were allowed to state those false equivalencies multiple times with no pushback from Colin or Dustin, which was surprising. I was only slightly interested before this interview, but I'm completely out now. Furthering the NFT bullshit hype train in any way is an unequivocal nonstarter for me.

Joban

Remember horse armor happened. Now we have people buying 100 dollar skins. This is next whether it sucks or not. Smh

superbadisfunny .

I think they already have investors. That's what I was trying to get at.

Colin Moriarty

It's just an example.

Colin Moriarty

Michael acted like he came to sell his game, like he needs investors but doesn't really believe in it himself.

TheAlpineTreeline

The bit on the end about getting a trophy for watching a movie outside of the system... Sony currently won't allow this because you can't have trophies in the platinum that require DLCs or purchases outside of the game itself, that's why the platinum trophy in the original Skylanders can be done with just the 3 characters that were included in the box. If a platinum trophy required me to go watch a movie, I would skip that platinum I think. I play the game once through without even looking at the trophy list, then I look at the trophies I haven't gotten to determine if I want to bother with the platinum. To me, the platinum is just a way to extend a game that I'm enjoying though. If a trophy would be a detriment to continuing to enjoy the game, I probably shouldn't even bother. There's potential in NFTs, but every example I've seen so far that exists has been a bad implementation of it. The picture ones aren't even pictures on the blockchain, but just URLs. If the movie studios, for instance, would sign a certificate that permitted you to put a clip of the movie in your youtube video, and then Youtube would check that certificate against the private key of the studio before doing a content ID Match, that might be a good use of that technology.

Kaz Redclaw

To each his own.

Colin Moriarty

Oh no... I gotta be honest, I have never had less faith in a game than I do in this one. And that conversation honestly only cemented my feelings

Andrew Christensen

Thanks for listening.

Colin Moriarty

Oh dear.

Colin Moriarty

A thoroughly enjoyable listen. Thanks guys!

Bono Silva

If I ever get out of gaming it will be because of games like this

Ian Hanson

Thank you for listening.

Colin Moriarty

Loved this episode guys! What a great conversation. I found myself understanding their concepts where NFTs may be involved way more than I had before. I have to say, I’m looking forward to seeing what Ashfall does and how it’s covered in a few years on release. Thanks for another awesome interview, Colin and Dustin.

Connor Reese

We're doing our best!

Colin Moriarty

Thank you for listening.

Colin Moriarty

This was a great episode, Finally someone on who can give a bit of insight onto what the blockchain can do for industries. Obviously they didn't go into specifics, but i think they painted a bit of a picture for people who just think NFTs are jpegs, and aren't thinking about what the TECH of NFTs can do.

Tim Gornall

This ranks among my favorite pieces you’ve done. The back and forth was master class and it’s true, you know what questions to ask. I loved feeling a part of the thought experiments, even though I wasn’t.

Never say never. I'm sure they're looking into the possibilities, just like everyone else.

Colin Moriarty

That's a fair position that I think I agree with.

Colin Moriarty

It would be nice if my digital Playstation games were NFTs so I could resell them, but Sony would never allow that.

Jake Z

There is obviously some serious talent and passion behind this project, although it's probably equal to the ambition on display, to put it nicely. As always I'll believe it when I see it.

Jacob Alexander Irvine