Call and Response: WOFF Dispatch October 2024
Added 2024-10-16 01:18:39 +0000 UTCHello! The purpose of this post is to call for your questions and prompts for WOFF! Dispatch. Please respond by Tuesday, Oct. 22 by leaving a comment on this post.
We're looking for two kinds of things:
Suggestions for our long-form discussion prompt.
Q&A about the shows, behind the scenes details, and miscellaneous (including off-the-wall and off-topic questions). Ask us about games or other media, life in general... You name it.
One caveat we've given in the past: If the question is too personal or gross, we may dance around it and not give a direct answer.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Comments
This isn't for the show, but I wanted to give you guys a rec for unfilmable. Beyond the Black Rainbow is pretty solid Lovecraftian horror and it looks absolutely gorgeous. It looks like somebody exported the idea of the 80s directly into film form. Done by the same guy who directed Mandy.
James Shepard
2024-10-23 23:05:51 +0000 UTCShit hope I'm not too late. 1st, having heart surgery on oct 30th so might not live to hear the response! But probably will. Make this quick, no time for spellcheck, first off Faselei ep was great no notes. One note, did you guys listen to the opening song? Same with Beyond Heaven and Hell, the intro was pretty funny. Now my real question, do you prefer kobolds be more dog like or lizard like?
Videogames dot Afghanistan
2024-10-23 20:44:27 +0000 UTCAwesome idea! I've always been a big fan of the Temple from Morrowind.
Ryan Lazarus
2024-10-21 19:38:36 +0000 UTCHi Guys, Potential long form topic: religion in video games and/or religious experiences with video games. What makes for a good video game religion? Any favorites you’d convert to if they were actually real : ) ? Another angle is thinking about interesting stances games have about religion, such as Elden Ring’s critical take on gods and religions. In terms of religious experience with games, I’ve heard one or both of you talk about certain games as being a holy place (RE4 or Lordran in DS1 for example). If memory serves, neither of you are are religious, but I’m wondering whether this language is more than a metaphor or whether you've had anything like a religious experience with a game. I'm a lapsed Unitarian myself, but I recently had a quasi-"religious" experience while replaying Elden Ring. Though I knew the broad beats, I'd never done the Goldmask quest. When I approached them and Coryn in Leyndell at night, these small figures aglow in the giant Erdtree's light, trying to understand a force that has long abandoned the world and is communicating if at all from eons away, gave me an unexpectedly deep sense of cosmic scale and our own small, insignificant place in it all. Thanks for all your smart, funny shows. Truly a balm in our troubled times.
shartofalexander
2024-10-20 15:24:24 +0000 UTCThe scariest arcade game for me as a kid was "The New Addams Family Electric Shock Machine". I think it's about the loosest interpretation of the word "game" possible. It's a giant cabinet with a grotesque plastic Fester facsimile, and the whole point of the game is to hold on to two metal handles while you are gently shocked, and to see how long you can hold on. As a kid, the cabinet, and the thought that this machine was somehow recklessly electrocuting people, always terrified me and made me stay far away from this monstrosity. Do you have any experience with this "game" or other bizarre non-game money wasters?
Eric
2024-10-19 16:07:38 +0000 UTCOn paper, cats are the perfect video game avatar. They can run fast, jump and climb, and fight when needed. However, cat focused games in general have been pretty mediocre. Do you think there’s still potential for a great cat game, or are we doomed to meh experiences like Stray and Cat Quest?
Naveen Sivakumar
2024-10-18 16:15:56 +0000 UTCTwo quick spooky game questions: 1) I just played Resident Evil 8, and did you know that the actor who plays Heisenburg is the same as who plays Astarion in BG3? 2) Either of you familiar with the Little Nightmares games? They got vibes for days and are a quick little spooky snack that can be completed in an evening.
Matt DiTomaso
2024-10-17 23:50:06 +0000 UTCWell, I suppose this is the best place to say it but I absolutely shit my actual pants playing House of the Dead in an arcade when I was 10. I wasn't allowed to play Teen or Mature related games (unfortunate Tomba/Pandemonium childhood) and my parents were in the discount furniture store next door so they couldn't tell me no. Didn't even make it through my roll of quarters. Anyway, have a fantastic day!!!
Kay Francis
2024-10-17 21:34:15 +0000 UTCif gary and kole were a team on a cooking show competition, what dish would you cook to win?
Randall
2024-10-17 19:53:27 +0000 UTCQ: What is E.T. short for? (A: Because he has tiny legs.)
Andrew (andyk250) Koch
2024-10-17 19:19:13 +0000 UTCDo you think you could/would release a supercut of some of your favorite AS/ES improv intros? Not sure if that wouldn't be enough "juice for the squeeze", but I love them and wouldn't mind listening to something like that. Not sure if I'm just a nutty edge case, but would be curious to get your thoughts.
Eric
2024-10-17 17:53:45 +0000 UTCMy family is doing a Secret Santa for Christmas this year, and we’re all making wishlists for our Santas to pick from. I’m excited for it, but as a 30 something who is doing ok financially, there’s very little I want that I haven’t purchased for myself. I need inspiration, guys. So tell me, what would you like to receive that’s $200 or less?
Naveen Sivakumar
2024-10-17 16:31:55 +0000 UTCHello Duckboys! I’ve been digging into the Duckfeed wiki lately, and trying to find the oldest possible content available from the network. I believe I went back as far as I can, and have been listening to Dead Idea Valhalla. I’ve really been enjoying this show as there’s definitely nothing like it on the network. I can’t believe Gary allowed a character as wonderful as Jame, to die on the vine. (There are only one of me!) Now my point is that in episode 6 (I think) of DIV, Gary talks about an album of his The Master Wrench. The Duckfeed stance on The Residents is well known and I wanted to bring it to y’all’s attention that it bears a shocking resemblance to The Residents’ Commercial Album. Were you aware of this at the time or what? What have you to say for yourself Butterfield?
The Accident Channel
2024-10-17 15:32:44 +0000 UTCHowdy y’all! I currently find myself in a “musical rut” and wondered if you’ve ever been in the same boat and if you have any actionable advice on how to get out. My main issue is that a lot of the advice I get is either not actually that great, or veers into “git gud” (i.e. “just listen to different stuff) territory. Popular advice will be to look at who has influenced the artists you currently like. At this point I’ve already listened to a lot of my fav’s influences, but I find that the influencers are similar enough to the artist in question that I eventually regress to the mean and fall back into the rut of my current tastes. I guess my real question is advice on broadening my taste for new genres. People rarely talk about how hard it is to start listening to and actually enjoying a genre they don’t currently consume. Similar to people trying a Souls game or a turn-based RPG for the first time, it’s really easy to bounce off and not return to the genre.
Eric M
2024-10-17 14:52:48 +0000 UTCHave you been watching the Tim Cain YouTube?
David Hughes
2024-10-17 12:39:08 +0000 UTCTwo for you. 1. Pathologic 3 is finally announced. How hype are we feeling? 2. You know the kind of “listicle” (awful term) where games journalists post a top 10 all time favorites list? The kind that lots of people don’t really like or respect because it comes off as clickbait? I really like them. Who do I have to kill to get you each to put one out? If it helps, don’t think of it as clickbait, think of it as voting in the Sight & Sound poll, but for games
Clever Clogs
2024-10-16 21:33:03 +0000 UTCHey, guys. I'm from the South and moved out west. Nobody from Atlanta sounds like they're from Atlanta, so everyone assumes I'm from the Midwest until I tell them otherwise. I constantly get weird flak from the locals once they find out, like one of my coworkers insisting that the word "y'all" is unpronounceable by humans. As actual Midwesterners who currently or have previously lived elsewhere, do you guys get this same weird business when someone finds out where you were born?
KL
2024-10-16 21:22:31 +0000 UTCHow do you each like your eggs? DEFEND YOUR CHOICE.
Nina
2024-10-16 19:58:47 +0000 UTCLate to the party, but wanted to say thanks for doing all of the Quintet games, now including Illusion of Gaia. I was hoping you would finally get to that one at some point, since it had the most "the fuck just happened" moments that were burned in my memory from childhood. The one kid just merging into a leviathan has stuck with me forever, and his friends just moving on saying "Well cheer up, let's go!" cracks me up. ActaRaiser and SoulBlazer were some of my favorite games as a kid, so having you revisit them all now has been great. Thanks.
Eric Jedraszczak
2024-10-16 19:21:06 +0000 UTCI think this went pretty under the radar, but were you aware of the new Shadowgate game, partially produced by some of the original Macventure people? Came out in October, and is a direct sequel to the NES game. It also has the same visual graphics, all done by GrafMetal who has done some excellent Macventure-a-likes of their own on itch.io. If you ever wanted an excuse to revisit one of those split-EPs. Bonus!, the DLC comes with a story based Shadowgate comic!? Baby, you got an Adaptation Decay going!
Eric Jedraszczak
2024-10-16 19:10:50 +0000 UTCHello! I was playing UFO 50 and totally open to try whatever it threw at me... until I got to the block pusher. NOPE. I have no interest in pushing blocks anytime soon even if someone is doing something cool with it. I even get annoyed by the 'stack or remove the crates to access the vent' thing in imsims. Half-Life 2 and a couple other games get a pass because they have enough physics jank. You've talked a lot about systems in the past like crafting, but what basic game design elements do you feel are 'poisoned'?
Paul
2024-10-16 18:09:48 +0000 UTCMr. Capcom calls you from his desk: “Hey guys, love the show. I have no idea what to do with the mega man IP. Do you have any advice on making it the flagship for our company?”
Coty Davis
2024-10-16 17:03:41 +0000 UTCAre there any specific mainstream games (i.e. not hentai, VN, mobile, weird niche cruelty sims, etc.) that you simply don't want to cover on any of your programs? What executive-produced games, if any, do you automatically skip and go to a patron's alternative choice? I suppose what I'm really asking is why, in well over a decade, the network has never covered Fatal Frame or Catherine. Love the shows! Thanks for the hard work you do every day!
Andre Swartley
2024-10-16 14:45:32 +0000 UTCAs I have gotten older, graphics have gotten less and less important to me. In your opinion, what is the time frame when realistic graphics age out? Love your content and keep up the great work!
Aaron Sproule
2024-10-16 14:13:12 +0000 UTCI just wanted to let you guys know that I worked at Coldstone Creamery when I was 17-18, and my fellow workers and I never sang a single song and the boss was never there and also didn't care. It was sort of a fun easy job. What are your favorite ice cream flavors?
dumbcube
2024-10-16 13:39:22 +0000 UTCGary made a throwaway comment that "if you ever wondered what you'd do during Messmer's genocide, you're doing it now" and it genuinely stuck with me. I want to do more to help with all the various issues in the world, but i'm just barely living my own life. As two guys with seemingly similar politics to myself, how do you balance a desire to do more with continuing to play computer games and talk about them and goof?
Luke Summerhayes, visionary host of the excellent Game Game Show podcast
2024-10-16 11:18:47 +0000 UTCSo I know that Gwen is your producer, but what does that job look like? What are Gwen's job duties?
Trevor Burn
2024-10-16 10:31:29 +0000 UTCProbably requires a longer answer so more of a topic suggestion: But you've covered a lot of party based RPGs and are doing one in a lot of depth with Real Lich Hours. So I'm wondering, looking back at all that, what do you think makes a good RPG party. Group dynamic, friendly or professional, skills, personality, diversity, etc. And what can be done to make the RPG party feel fresh. Personally I'm growing more weary of companions who only have a dynamic with me and not each other or feel like they exist only to tell me their backstory but be static to the current one. This is probably why one of my favourite RPG parties was Dragonfall, where characters had pre-existing relationships with each other and were very invested in current events.
Kerr
2024-10-16 09:10:11 +0000 UTCWhen you covered Fable 2 recently on WOFF, you said that it ranks in the bottom-ten of games you've done on the show. What are the other nine?
Mike Suskie
2024-10-16 08:44:13 +0000 UTCHiya Folks! I recently went down a YouTube rabbit hole of kids TV themes getting reminded of bangers like Pole Position, Ulysses 31, as well as proper old school Watch with Mother tunes like the Trumpton theme (extended is better) & Bagpuss. Do you have favourite themes either from when when you were wee or more modern ones?
David Hughes
2024-10-16 05:43:12 +0000 UTCHey guys, huge fan of your show. I was a five dollar patron for a long time but just recently upgraded to the next tier because the idea of you guys talking about the Sonic the hedgehog movie sounded too good to be true. I was not disappointed and I am loving Adaptation Decay. My question for yall is will you guys give Silent Hill 2 the Resident Evil 4 treatment and do another episode for the remake? Thank you!
Michael Andrew
2024-10-16 02:36:07 +0000 UTCHello again y’all, with Balatro finding new life on mobile devices everywhere, I have a simple duet of questions. Which game do you want a mobile version of most, and which mobile game would you want a full fledged port to larger systems with all the features that would entail? Keep being the best all y’all in the Duckfeed family!
Jordan and Maya M.
2024-10-16 02:19:07 +0000 UTCSpooky month-themed question: when was the last time, or what is a notable example, of you getting spooked when you weren't expecting it? My answer to this is when I played Lunacid with the show a few months ago. The temple with the hole-head mummies at the beginning scared my dick right out the holster, and I still don't really know why. It scared me more than anything else, including horror games and movies, have in years.
Chapel Collins
2024-10-16 02:11:45 +0000 UTCFirst let me say it was a pleasure meeting Gary at PRGE, and thanks again for signing my Dark Souls 2 book. Got a spot for you Kole if I ever get a chance to meet ya…my question, is there any old games or franchises you’d like to see brought back with a new twist? Always thought a Mega Man rogue like would be a fun new way to play a classic franchise. Much love!
Mick Olmstead
2024-10-16 02:11:19 +0000 UTCWhat do you think are some horror ideas for games that haven't been explored yet or what are some ideas that would personally haunt you in a game?
Cinnamon Toast Cunt
2024-10-16 02:03:54 +0000 UTCMaybe this is common knowledge or has been asked before but do either of you have guilty pleasure games you go back to? For example I’ll boot up crackdown for 360 every year or two just to collect some powerups and run around in a silly superhero type sandbox. Running multiple games pods might keep y’all from replaying anything but the cream of the crop but I thought maybe something sneaks in there🤷♂️
Ryan Sage
2024-10-16 01:59:53 +0000 UTCWhat are your current or long-term irrational gaming pet peeves? For example, the last three or four games I've played have included amber as a prominent gameplay or plot element, which drives me crazy because every time it pops up on screen the chorus to that awful 311 song plays in my head.
Holland Hume
2024-10-16 01:36:14 +0000 UTCWhoopsadoodle! One of you has Amontilladoed the other. Which one of you is the Amontillador and which one is the Amontilladee? How do you spend your remaining time behind the wall?
Doug Lief
2024-10-16 01:31:02 +0000 UTC
