Call and Response: WOFF Dispatch April 2024
Added 2024-04-12 22:08:16 +0000 UTCHello! The purpose of this post is to call for your questions and prompts for WOFF! Dispatch. Please respond by Wednesday, April 17th 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
Hello!! I just finished Final Fantasy 7 Remake preparing myself to dive into Final Fantasy Rebirth. Since you are both FF7 fans, have either of you played Remake or would you cover the game for WOFF? I’d love to hear your take!
Troy Sand
2024-04-18 04:12:31 +0000 UTCI once had a thing with Dark Souls 2, where I set up a series of limitations for myself. Starting as deprived. No sitting at bonfires. No buying from merchants. Only level up once per bonfire found. (And effegies worked kind of as lives.) This made for a very different gaming experience where stealth, strategy, enemy drops and consumables became considerable more important. Have you ever made your own changes or rules in games, that made for a different, interesting or entertaining experience?
Owlology
2024-04-17 19:34:41 +0000 UTCHey gents, it was great seeing you in Milwaukee! Now that Keanu Reeves has been announced as playing Shadow the Hedgehog in the third Sonic movie, I gotta ask how y'all are taking the news. Are you more or less excited than potentially having Jason Momoa in the role? With the discourse around "wokeness in games media" will Shadow eschew his ACAB roots and embrace the police? Will we finally get the Gary and Will Live from the Theatre Reactions?
Gautam Jayanthi
2024-04-17 13:47:26 +0000 UTCHi! Let me just start off by giving my compliments to Gwen on her Real Lich Hours theme tune. I have several times caught myself literally dancing and clapping along alone in my kitchen while cooking as if I was in a crowded tavern. Secondly, a recommendation. Over a year ago I listened to the Rated RPG podcast which is run by four Wisconsinites from a comedy group I've been following on YouTube for over 15 years. Their sketch the D&D Monster Man was actually my first exposure to Dungeons and Dragons, but their most known stuff is the Chad Vader web series. Anyway, the first 90 or so episodes of the podcast was a playthrough of Decent Into Avernus, so it was of great joy to me to discover how closely Baldur's Gate 3 follows on from that module when I started playing earlier this year. So if there are anyone else like me that rarely get to actually play DnD, but would like to experience the prequel to Baldur's Gate 3, there you go. The best way I can sell you on it is that the DM decided to voice Lulu (Zariel's hollyphant) as Tree Trunks from Adventure Time, which immediately made her more sympathetic.
SindrElf
2024-04-17 13:36:06 +0000 UTCWith the recent success of the Fallout show sharply increasing player counts for the older Fallout games, what's a game or franchise you'd love to see get the TV treatment, just as much (or perhaps more) to help increase interest in the games as opposed to seeing it on TV? (I thought about asking your thoughts on the show but I assume you will cover that in another podcast or something.)
Greg Polander
2024-04-17 09:34:53 +0000 UTCHello fellow pet-lovers. My beautiful cat Hypatia has just passed away, completely unexpectedly at age 4. It fucking sucks. Any advice on dealing with pet related grief? Best wishes!
Marius Magaard
2024-04-17 07:12:19 +0000 UTCHey Fellas :) Hope the convention was a blast. I wanted to attend but the event was running concurrently with my cousin’s wedding. I flew to California to spend time with family I haven’t seen in roughly two decades, including my aunt who last saw my mother before my parents immigrated to California. Will there be future convention appearances? Also, while I was in Cali, I started my Venture Bros journey. How would you pitch the show to a friend?
Drew on arrival
2024-04-17 00:11:40 +0000 UTCYou’ve mentioned the concept of “podcast as a service” where listeners who haven’t played a game will listen to a WOFF as a way to secondhand play it. Do you engage in podcast/video/writing as a service and experience games secondhand? If so, what pulls you to experience a game that way?
Naveen Sivakumar
2024-04-16 18:30:02 +0000 UTCHey hey! Question for you two on horror media- If you sat down and created a horror thing to perfectly suit your specific tastes, how often would your fucked up dude/dudet show up on screen? As examples of what I mean, Cosmic horror has the habit of 'the monster so horrifying I can't describe it in writing', verses modern horror's game of 'show off the baddie in the third act'? What makes you more invested in the story/world/spooks? Love the shows, hope you are doing well!
Futz
2024-04-16 15:44:15 +0000 UTCHey fellas, The other day I was looking online for the OST for the new Rimworld expansion, not realizing it hadn’t been released yet. In doing so I found a podcast reviewing the game. While their discussion was interesting, they got a lot of details wrong. This is no fault of theirs, I have over 250 hours in the game and I’m always learning new things. Before listening to them speak on it I had always wished you guys would do a similar episode but now I realise the time commitment required is unrealistic. My question is - what games have you wanted to do for the show but probably just won’t due to the time commitment?
Stoned Skeleton
2024-04-16 04:22:55 +0000 UTCOver the years, WOFF has coined a lexicon of words we now find essential for life as Gamer Americans. That said, when I'm not petitioning congress to replace "feet" with "Tomba-widths" as the default unit of measurement, I'm wondering out loud to myself in public: what's a "frame jab"? (Thanks as always for all the shows!)
mosesplan
2024-04-16 01:44:46 +0000 UTC(Pronounced “Nicolai”). Hey guys, maybe obvious show question here. I keep forgetting that you don’t sit in the same room when recording! How do you create this faboulus illusion? Do you record each of your voices and edit them together afterwards? And isn’t that a nightmare? And how do you avoid “internet-hickups” in the recording and generally that the technical stuff intervenes with a flowing conbersation? When I think of hour-long online meetings on my job, my brain starts to wobble, so I’m very curious to hear how you have kept it up!
Nikolaj Thorborg
2024-04-15 18:50:53 +0000 UTCExtremely niche mechanical question, but that's in fitting with the Q&A. How do you like reloading weapons to work in video games? Because I personally don't like when weapons automatically reload when you attempt to fire with no ammo. I much prefer having to hit a completely separate reload button. Some of the best "oh shit" moments I have gotten from Resident Evils is attempting to fire, unaware I was out of ammo in my clip only to hear my gun go "click, click, click" while the zombie got closer. Are there any games you've played with particularly novel weapon reloading? Or memories of when reloading added to the tension of the game?
Kerr
2024-04-15 16:01:50 +0000 UTClightning round: Lizard/Dragon kobolds or Dog kobolds?
Videogames dot Afghanistan
2024-04-15 15:58:39 +0000 UTCHey guys! Thanks for recommending the You Don't Know Jack game show. Me and my partner have really enjoyed the five episodes we've seen so far. Fully expecting a no, but any chance you are going to cover the rest of the episodes? Episodes 3 is insane and 5 is pretty fun too.
SindrElf
2024-04-14 19:02:42 +0000 UTCAs museum lovers as well as semi-frequent Wisconsin visitors, ever given thought to going to House on the Rock? It's a slight drive, but one of the most incredible collections of... anything I've ever seen. For example, there's a three story whale statue fighting a squid, with a walk way around it that has shipping themed collections (and by collection I mean a single window would have 75 different knots, and another window would have 80 semaphore flags). And at the bottom there's a mechanical robot octopus that plays a song for 50 cents. I know both of your blueskys expressed only happiness to travel home, but might be worth the extra effort as explanations and descriptions online don't do it justice.
Eric Jedraszczak
2024-04-14 01:24:55 +0000 UTCHello new supporter here! I’m loving all of the shows I’m having to catch up on. I especially love your breaking bad show and I was wondering would you ever consider doing a podcast on another great show like the sopranos, the wire, etc. (please consider the sopranos if so lol)
Marco Diaz
2024-04-13 21:15:13 +0000 UTCHey guys! Last year I made a point to go see more movies at the “cool” theater that’s in walking distance from me. They show old movies nobody’s heard of, foreign movies nobody’s heard of, and indie movies nobody’s heard of (even indie movies about jokers that be trans). Both last and this year they’ve been showing monthly “cult” movies so here in July I’m going to be seeing The Man Who Fell to Earth. Gary, as my reference on David Bowie, what albums/songs should I familiarize myself with before seeing this movie? Follow-up , have you seen the movie? Do you like it? Expand on that.
Eli Leslie
2024-04-13 18:56:34 +0000 UTCYeah I miss the jpeg schedules.
Malachi McRee
2024-04-13 15:46:46 +0000 UTCI was thinking the other day about mini-games, the sheer variety of permutations they take, and how incredibly hit and (mostly) miss they are. There are mini-games that gate rewards and content such as the fun computer hacking in Fallout and the bad hacking in Mass Effect 1. We have more in depth mini-games like the cabaret club in Yakuza 0, or shitty, shallow, waste of times like the race against Johnny in Chrono Trigger. Some games even make them the backbone of the game itself with varying degrees of success. For every Wario Ware, there exists a shitty Mario Party, or God forbid, a Fusion Frenzy or Crash Bash. While I do think the overall quality of mini games has been slowly trending upwards overtime, these things are still inconsistent as hell and hard to do right. What do you think goes into making a decent mini game? What are common pitfalls in bad ones? And do you think the value these things can potentially provide a game is worth the time, effort, and risk of the mini-games falling flat.
Borabora
2024-04-13 14:39:12 +0000 UTCIf either of you had to "break bad" in order to make a large sum of money quickly. What would your version of "cooking" be? And who would your Jesse Pinkman be?
Eric
2024-04-13 13:46:43 +0000 UTCApologies if this has come up already, but I don't remember ever hearing you guys talk about the cancelled Resident Evil show on Netflix with Lance Reddick, and I was wondering if either of you watched it? Despite being famously terrible (I personally couldn't watch more than two episodes) it took a lot of creative liberties with the material and I was always curious to hear your thoughts on it given that you're both diehard Resident Evil fans.
Mike Suskie
2024-04-13 02:41:22 +0000 UTCalso not for the podcast just an ask: do some wednesdays not have a podcast now? i know we used to get those jpeg schedules
Videogames dot Afghanistan
2024-04-13 00:37:34 +0000 UTCyr going to get nerfed
Videogames dot Afghanistan
2024-04-13 00:36:03 +0000 UTCConfession time: Duckfeed podcasts are the only podcasts I listen to. It’s true! I’ve tried multiple times to get into others and almost never make it past a couple of episodes. My latest attempt is to try audiobooks instead. We’ll see how THAT goes. My question for you both is: How do you find new podcasts, especially about non-gaming stuff? Also, could you do me a favor and recommend me one podcast each? All topics welcome. Please and thank you :)
Patric Fallon
2024-04-13 00:34:07 +0000 UTC2nd idea: Audience and content. I remember Patrick Klepek saying that VR articles did way less views, so not worth covering them financially, and I feel that traffic now goes to niche VR sites. Now magazines are mainly dead, but I still buy Edge when I can and they always put a VR review or two in each issue, along with some unheard of mobile games, cause paper pages don't have cookies and hidden pixels. When i sponsored an episode my number one choice was Counterfeit Monkey and you guys went with Dark Messiah, which was fine, but curious since it's been mentioned before that you guys do look at stats, how much a small time game can effect your scheduling. I remember the trauma center ep was good even though i never played it, but then got no listener feedback etc. I feel like you guys are on top of shit with exit interviews and stuff, but curious how much wiggle room for under dogs and on a "long enough timeline" would Counterfeit Monkey ever make it on the show?
Videogames dot Afghanistan
2024-04-13 00:12:55 +0000 UTCWhen playing some classics you might say, I don't have another playthrough in me (Chronotrigger) what are some classic games, other than Baldur's Gate 3, that you feel you DO have a few more playthroughs in you? Also, semi related, saw the revisit for SMW, and the old MMX, think you'll ever triple dip. I think once-a-decade Mega Man X could be interesting.
Videogames dot Afghanistan
2024-04-13 00:11:28 +0000 UTCCould each one of you recommend, off the top of your head, a cool videogame that you haven't covered in any of tour shows?
Francisco
2024-04-12 23:32:52 +0000 UTCHow would you guys feel about doing a recurring DnD show?
Francisco
2024-04-12 23:30:57 +0000 UTCWeird question. I have been an Xbox user for over 10 years and have been thinking about switching to PC. The only thing is, we don’t really have room for a PC to have its own setup. Would it be a crazy idea to have a PC as an Xbox replacement for our living room? How would you go about doing this?
Steven Riddle
2024-04-12 23:24:37 +0000 UTCHave you guys seen the Fallout show yet? If so, How are you guys liking it so far? Any hopes for what they do in future episodes?
Brady Nodolf
2024-04-12 23:12:38 +0000 UTCVideo game genres have silly names. I detest the term "Souls Like". This doesn't describe anything about what kind of game it is. If I was talking to someone off the street and said souls like, that would not describe the genre at all. "Soul? What like it's religious? It has alot of saxophone?" what would you name this genre if you could change it? I've been thinking of "endurance action". Both because these games often require patience and the desire to try try again. But also you have limited actions in a fight because of some kind of endurance meter, unlike other action games like a devil may cry. Thoughts?
Matt DiTomaso
2024-04-12 23:06:23 +0000 UTCDo you ever listen to old episodes? I’ve recently revisited the Tomb Raider episode of WOFF (from welp! 7 years ago!) due to the remaster. I cringe at mere Facebook posts I made a decade ago so would find it torturous to hear in-depth hours analysis from a more immature version myself. Time yo.
Andy Donnachie
2024-04-12 23:00:07 +0000 UTCOne of my favorite things about your content is listening to how creatively and effectively you both articulate your thoughts. Do you attribute your talent with this to any particular source, such as higher education, literature, creative exercises, or even simply podcasting experience? Thank you for all the hard work you put into the shows, you guys are the best.
aidan.j
2024-04-12 22:50:47 +0000 UTCMore bdg3 content maybe a honor mode nuzlock be sick
Cash Raymond
2024-04-12 22:34:02 +0000 UTCIn the green room for WOFF It’s obvious you show your cards with each other on how much you enjoyed a game because you share your thoughts at the start of each episode and already know each others opinion. Do you talk to each other in-depth as you progress or hold your cards close to your chest to avoid influencing each other’s opinion? Just curious to know if it’s ever been an intention to avoid clouding the other judgement or not. Cheers!
Andy Donnachie
2024-04-12 22:31:07 +0000 UTCI saw on blue sky that Kole has the Akira 35th anniversary box set, one of the coolest collections of a work made available to purchase for keepsake, and not merely made to behold in a museum or curated space. What're some of your favourite ways that the way something has been packaged and contextualised enriches the context of the text?
Béa(u)
2024-04-12 22:21:37 +0000 UTCBad news, The gates are open! Pick up your weapons and fight! What weapons are you picking?
Fatt Mox
2024-04-12 22:20:00 +0000 UTCAgreed. I don't understand the porpoise of it either.
Dracu
2024-04-12 22:16:19 +0000 UTCHi my two favorite podcasters, unfortunately this year due to a work emergency I was not able to attend the Midwest Gaming Classic and see y’all (fun fact it’s the only reason I go to the con!) I had a gift for y’all I was ready to give and wished to enquire as to wether you had a P.O. Box or were able to set up a way for me to get to y’all. I can also wait until next con if that’s easiest! P.S. the gift is I made you both into Magic: the gathering cards with bespoke art and mechanics. Keep on being the greatest network on the rock.
Jordan and Maya M.
2024-04-12 22:15:02 +0000 UTCMonthly request for an episode of Unfilmable on The Terror. If you guys liked Chernobyl, you’ll love it. Even shares some of the cast. Cheers!
MIKEISTKRIEG
2024-04-12 22:14:50 +0000 UTCContrary to what this post claims, it is not very purple
Daniel Hadley
2024-04-12 22:10:45 +0000 UTC
