{"id":23748,"date":"2014-07-21T13:01:10","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T18:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=23748"},"modified":"2025-09-18T11:47:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T15:47:22","slug":"diecast-67-unrest-mailbag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=23748","title":{"rendered":"Diecast #67: Unrest, Mailbag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/mega.nz\/embed\/vpZTnRKb#NLSG_MaoaU0fedxkeqJuLgtBgkyerKkfidjdpQwAyF0!1v1c\" width=\"711\" height=\"144\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mega.nz\/file\/vpZTnRKb#NLSG_MaoaU0fedxkeqJuLgtBgkyerKkfidjdpQwAyF0\">Download MP3 File<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mega.nz\/file\/zkJ3xQqJ#faPKdzmsLuyhZCIlsXjF-D1IKt2Hl19Ru-j--guG0e4\">Download Ogg Vorbis File<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hosts: <a href=\"http:\/\/knowyourmeme.com\/memes\/trollface-coolface-problem\">Josh<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.errantsignal.com\/blog\/\">Chris<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\">Shamus<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chocolatehammer.org\/\">Rutskarn<\/a>, and <a title=\"MUMBLES!\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalmumbles.com\/\">Mumbles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Show notes:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>00:30 Intro, wherein Campster makes a joke about fedoras.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the record: I joined in on the joke, but I actually think the fedora is a fine hat when worn in the right context. It&#8217;s gotten a bad reputation online from some people attempting to build their persona \/ establish a character around a simple hat, and it&#8217;s been rightfully maligned because some people insist on wearing them with otherwise casual clothing. A fedora is a &#8220;dress up&#8221; hat, not a &#8220;dress down&#8221; hat, and wearing it casually is like pairing a bowtie with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Ed+Hardy+shirt&amp;rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS518US518&amp;es_sm=122&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=ZE7MU6OHB9agyAS214GwDw&amp;ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&amp;biw=1192&amp;bih=760&amp;dpr=1.5\">Ed Hardy shirt<\/a>. (PROTIP: <strong>DO NOT.<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>But if you don a fedora with proper slacks, a dress shirt, and a vest? Ignore the haters. That shit is <em>dapper<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>01:00 Let&#8217;s talk about <a href=\"http:\/\/pyrodactyl.com\/\">Unrest<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZqzRExDkRAA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZqzRExDkRAA'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>19:00 We talk about food for no reason.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I feel like a failure as a host. When Josh started talking about how the appendix was a vestigial organ, I was kind of torn. Do I let him know that the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vermiform_appendix#Maintaining_gut_flora\">appendix has actually been found to have a purpose<\/a>, thus dragging us even further off-topic? Or do I let him go, thus increasing the number and intensity of the corrections in the comments? Maybe I made the wrong call. I guess we&#8217;ll see.<\/p>\n<p><strong>21:00 Back to Unrest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Get it from <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/292400\">Steam<\/a>, Humble Bundle, or from the <a href=\"http:\/\/pyrodactyl.com\/\">developer&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>23:00 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N1wUirNlR0U\">MAIL TIME<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hi,<br \/>\nI have heard Shamus say several times that YouTube ContentID can identify cutscenes but cannot identify gameplay.<br \/>\nI understand that you do not have inside knowledge of Content ID, but do you as a gamer\/programmer see any issue with IDing a game by its UI\/HUD? It is distinctive for every game (or franchise) and it is always in the same place on screen.<br \/>\nThanks<\/p>\n<p>Josef<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>So sales of the Xbox One appear to have doubled since June 9th, which is when Microsoft stopped making the Kinect mandatory as part of the package. My question is this: how much do you think the increase in sales is simply because of the price cut and how much do you think it&#8217;s because people flat out didn&#8217;t want the Kinect and didn&#8217;t buy it because of that?<\/p>\n<p>Best Regards,<br \/>\nJared<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Dear Diecast,<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m curious why Assassin&#8217;s Creed 2 is the only Assassin&#8217;s Creed game that has been done on Spoiler Warning. As dumb as the series has gotten it&#8217;s usually at least been an interesting kind of stupid so it seems like it would be good for the show.<\/p>\n<p>Best Regards,<br \/>\nJared<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Dear Diarycast, I am a huge fan of the show. I love you, Shamwow, Mumblo, Bogo, Peepants, and Buttskarn.<\/p>\n<p>I have been wondering for a while, what do you guys think of linearity in games? Aren&#8217;t game supposed to be interactive? Why are linear games (Half Life for instance) praised so highly when they offer very little player input beyond shooting?<\/p>\n<p>Basically this: how do you feel about &#8220;corridor shooters&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>Thanks.<\/p>\n<p>~Forrest.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Rustkarn,<\/p>\n<p>As one of the people incredibly interested in both writing for video games and Unrest, I&#8217;ve always wanted to see a sort of detailed description of the process of writing for a narrative-heavy game. Would you be interested in doing a sort of &#8216;The Writing of Unrest&#8217; series once the game is out?<\/p>\n<p>Keep on writing,<br \/>\nGilfareth<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download MP3 File Download Ogg Vorbis File Hosts: Josh, Chris, Shamus, and Rutskarn, and Mumbles. 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