Ep. 374 - Cage Rage Gauge, with Aaron Stewart-Ahn

Screenwriter Aaron Stewart-Ahn joins a panel guest hosted by Esper to cover the current definition of “good graphics,” Nicholas Cage’s sublime beauty, and seeing Attack of the Clones on acid.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Fenrir
• Light Cycle
• Tron (1982)
• Kingdom Hearts II
• Tron
• Honda Motocompo
• Shadows of the Damned
• Mandy (2018)
• Yaiba Kusanagi CT-3X
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Keanu Reeves
• Arch Motorcycle
• Alex Winter
• Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
• Gran Turismo
• Polyphony Digital
• Tourist Trophy: The Real Riding Simulator
• Road Rash
• Sega Saturn
• Sony Playstation
• 3DO
• Full Throttle

1: Where are your favorite places to hang out in open world video games? (06:20)

• Throne and Liberty
• Fallout 76
• The First Descendant
• World of WarCraft: The Burning Crusade
• Honor Hold
• Arator the Redeemer
• Final Fantasy XIV Online
• Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza universe
• Boyhood (2014)
• Kamurochō
• Shenmue
• Slitterhead

2: When is it most obvious that zero research went into a particular video game scene? (15:15)

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