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Episode 23: A Journey of Character

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First Wall Rebate’s Shawn Rider is the solo guest this week, but that doesn’t stop our relentless trio from making the absolute most of a show topic, wandering off into tangents sans care. The history books will say this episode was about gaming protagonists, but the truth is that everything from cross-media writing to franchise mascots comes up in another epic of a cast. NB: Apologies for some odd audio hijinks with edits and quality this week, forgive us for we know not what we do…

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The Regulars

Big Red Potion: http://bigredpotion.com
TheGameReviews: http://thegamereviews.com
Unified Gamers Network: http://unifiedgamersnetwork.com
Sinan’s blog, You Have Lost!: http://shoinan.com
Joe’s blog, Pixelated-Glee: http://pixelatedglee.wordpress.com

Guest Links

First Wall Rebate: http://firstwallrebate.com
shawn rider dot com: http://shawnrider.com

Show Links

When silence is golden: http://www.brainygamer.com/the_brainy_gamer/2007/09/when-silence-is.html
Everyone’s Favourite Mute: http://shoinan.com/2008/01/21/everyones-favourite-mute/
BioShock – Second Opinion: http://www.gamecritics.com/bioshock-second-opinion
MTV News’ Stephen Totilo Vs. Level Up’s N’Gai Croal Vs. Their Readers on Grand Theft Auto IV. Final Round–Fight!: http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/levelup/archive/2008/06/23/vs-mode-on-grand-theft-auto-iv-final-round-fight.aspx
The Complete Vs. Mode Featuring MTV News’ Stephen Totilo Vs. Level Up’s N’Gai Croal on Portal: http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/levelup/archive/2008/02/11/the-complete-vs-mode-on-portal.aspx
Opinion: Shut Up And Save The World: The Silent Protagonist: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17652
Life On The Edge: http://www.gjob.co.uk/blog/?p=133
Surviving Impressions: http://shoinan.com/2009/01/06/surviving-impressions/

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3 Responses to "Episode 23: A Journey of Character"

  • James says:
    September 10, 2009 at 1:55 pm

    Great episode, guys. Didn’t even notice it was double the length of your usual eps because the discussion was that damn good.

    To comment briefly on your final topic, I don’t believe we’ll see any new mainstream mascots until we see new players in the games industry (if we ever do). Mario and Sonic were developed as the faces of Nintendo and Sega – it’s how they are best known. If you see merchandise with either of them on, both the character and the company come to mind. Same goes for Disney and the rodent.

    As Sony and Microsoft established themselves in the industry, they focused on pushing the hardware and the brand rather than any particular character. In a way, the green X and the PS logo are their mascots.

    I believe the only way we’ll see a new mascot rise up is if a new company enters the games industry and creates a character to herald its arrival.

  • Sinan Kubba says:
    September 10, 2009 at 6:14 pm

    Apple iDude confirmed. Look out for it in 2015. I think you’re quite right, and I do think it’s an important point you made re: the Sony and Microsoft logos, although I’d argue Sony have more brand familiarity through their square circle, triangle cross thang for PlayStation than they do for anything else associated with that system. Addendum: And thank you for the kind words, glad we didn’t bore you despite the length!

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