Episode notes
Jason, Maddy, and Kirk have played through all of Dispatch, the new narrative superhero game from a crew of former Telltale directors, and there’s a whole lot to discuss. They share their thoughts on the game, disclose whether they picked Invisigal or Blonde Blazer, and talk about what makes it all work so well. First section is spoiler-free, then they get into spoilers later on!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Oathbringer (Brandon Sanderson)
Maddy: News Tower
Jason: Kingdoms of the Dump
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One More Thing Timestamp: 57:55
Dispatch episode one gameplay excerpts featuring Robert Robertson (Aaron Paul) and Blonde Blazer (Erin Yvette)
Jason’s Bloomberg News interview with Dispatch director Nick Herman
Excerpts from the Dispatch score, composed by Andrew Acradi
“Kissing Someone Else” by Caroline Kingsbury
Excerpts from the News Tower score by Bart Van de Sande, Jack Van de Ven feat. New Cool Collective
News Tower: Behind the Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbPllfsoPG8
Play Molleindustria’s New York Times Simulator: https://molleindustria.itch.io/the-new-york-times-simulator
Play Lucas Pope’s The Republia Times: https://www.dukope.com/trt/play.html
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Video games: They’re serious business! Except when they’re not serious at all. Each week on Triple Click, video game experts Kirk Hamilton, Maddy Myers, and Jason Schreier journey into the fascinating world of games. They’ll explore hot topics in video game news and culture, answer burning listener questions, debate the pros and cons of the biggest new games, and replay old classics together.