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Call and Response: WOFF! Dispatch January 2018
🕑 Added 2019-01-12 00:27:33 +0000 UTCHello! The purpose of this post is to call for your questions and prompts for WOFF! Dispatch. Please leave your response as a comment on this post by January 19.
We're looking for two kinds of things:
1. Suggestions for our long-form discussion prompt.
2. 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.
We look forward to making this new kind of WOFF! episode together with you.
Comments
Spoon
What are your thoughts on Sushi?
Christopher Schlee
What's your favourite cocktail?
Jordan and Maya M.
What’s your opinion on the concept of inherent good and evil within a fantasy setting. Do you perhaps find it comforting? Does it hamstring your storytelling options? Does it turn tabletop rpgs into a fucking slog when the paladin wants to murder orc children? Please weigh in.
Lewis Shaw
Sorry to stick my nose in, but I just saw this on Gamasutra, and thought you might find it interesting, if moral choices are your thang: <a href="https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/133712/ethics_101_designing_morality_in_.php" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/133712/ethics_101_designing_morality_in_.php</a>
Daniel Mesa
When I first played Lionhead's Black and White I didn't have a pet. Now that I do, I think that the Lionhead guys must be sociopaths...What do you think of that game? Why does it let you beat your creature until it's black and blue?!
Andrew (andyk250) Koch
Can I please get your thoughts on this insect phenomenon? I just found out about it yesterday. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XKlxH0StSs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XKlxH0StSs</a>
David
How long do you see this run of BFSC going.
Thomas Gray
What do you guys think about the Mass Effect series? I remember occasional, brief mentions on the show, but I'm curious to hear more about one of the only big Bioware games that woff hasn't tackled yet.
Eric Nagurney
What are some non-widely-reviled game tropes you guys hate? Example: while playing Celeste, I realized that I have never, ever had fun with "high wind levels" in platformers, i.e. level 2 of Ninja Gaiden 2. But I don't think I've ever heard anyone complain about them in the same way folks complain about, say, escort missions or water levels.
Annie Astrid
What were you guys like in High School? What embarrassing/edgy things were you into?
Ben Sapatka
Is there any game that you think has perfected the mechanic of a morality system?
Tom Jacques
Do you talk for your kitties? Like, lots of people talk TO their animals--do you ever, like, make them respond? What's their 'voice' like?
Taylor Goodman
do you find it tough to find time to play games that aren't for the show/do you miss playing games under no deadline?
Joelle
My kitten just knocked my phone off the desk and cracked the screen. What is the most damage a pet of yours has ever done to something in the home? Any funny cat stories would also be welcome!
Juliet St. Moon
Are there any Abject Suffering games you wish you had done as WOFF episodes instead, or vice versa? If so, why?
Cal Wilks
has there ever been a story about how Friendship is Bad?
Jack Corrigan
What makes the perfect buffalo wing?
Greg Polander
(Greg P. here) If money, space, and time was no object, describe what your dream house would be like. Where would it be located, what kind of game rooms and gaming setup you'd have, and other cool things you'd build into it.
Roope Pernu
Just got the Legendary encounters X-files for christmas and oh boy is it thematic! We've already played 10 games with my wife. Had to order the Alien-version too. MoM 2nd edition really is thematic and quite simple to play with lots of theme.
Timeandwatch
If you guys had the time/money/skills and could be a lead game designer, what would be the game you would design? Sequel or new IP? What mechanics would you borrow from other games?
Matthew Penner
I’ve heard you guys talk about tabletop RPGs a decent about, but do you play many board games at all? If you haven’t, Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition is one of the best Lovecraft games out there. Secondly, there are a ton of board game adaptations of video games with various levels of success, could be some great topics for Adaptation Decay...
Toke Bruun Jensen
Difficulty in games! When is difficulty good when is it bad? When can it be useful as a game design tool? Hardest games you ever played? Examples of good/bad hard games. Exampels of good/bad easy games.
Inter-Party Conflict
You are tasked with proving to someone that video games are more than just mindlessly moving a dot around a maze while beeps and boops play in the background. You don't know anything about this person or their preferences. You have one hour and will have their undivided attention for the whole hour. What game or games do you show them, and why?
Corbin
What's your favorite kind of Sandwich?
Christopher Williams
Do you fellas have any VG versions of Homer Simpson's 10 foot long moldy sandwich? As in, games that you know you should just leave alone but can't stop yourselves from playing? (Ahh, Monster Hunter... how could I stay mad at you, old friend?)
Luddekudde
What would the ideal conditions for a cozy gaming session be? Examples that give the general idea: a certain drink or snack, raining or dark outside, specific season, sitting in a couch or playing on a handheld in the bed, maybe a cat or other pet close by. Thanks!
Steven
What do you guys think of the box's that old systems used to come in(snes,sega, etc.)? Did you like them? what made them change or did they?
Andrew F
What are some games that you guys think have aged poorly and some that have aged well? I’m referring to story and mechanics over graphics. For example, I think the original Deus Ex, despite its silliness in some ways, has a lot to say about our present society. Thoughts?
Aaron A. Aaronson
What were some of the alternate titles considered for the various shows before you decided on what you did? How did you come up with some of the names?
Tom Jacques
I feel like games are a medium where it is possible to lose yourself in characters or moments in a deeper sense than more passive mediums, since you have agency over that character's actions. You can feel a direct mechanical connection to an action-game character or gain satisfaction from choosing narrative options. Of the games you'ce played for the show, what game's character have you most identified(mechanically, narratively, or both) with? Why?
My Marvelous Year
One genre of game you never seem to have covered for WOFF (though I might be wrong) is the rogue-like. Obviously Gary is a fan of the style of game. Is there any reason you avoid it for the show? Lack of traditional narrative and structure? Thanks, Zack
