{"id":50732,"date":"2020-09-14T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T10:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=50732"},"modified":"2020-09-13T19:00:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-13T23:00:08","slug":"diecast-316-stumble-mouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=50732","title":{"rendered":"Diecast #316: Stumble Mouth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t know why I had so much trouble speaking English this week. It&#8217;s the only language I know, and it seems like I need at least one to do this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8C4ayBHTES0\">jorb<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><br clear='all'><audio controls><source src='\/diecast\/diecast316.ogg' type='audio\/ogg'><source src='\/diecast\/diecast316.mp3' type='audio\/mpeg'>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><div><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast316.mp3' download='diecast316.mp3'>Direct download<\/a> (MP3)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast316.ogg' download='diecast316.ogg'>Direct download<\/a> (ogg Vorbis)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='?cat=287&feed=rss2'>Podcast RSS feed.<\/a><\/small><\/div><br \/>\nHosts: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peripheralarbor.com\/\">Paul<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/\">Shamus<\/a>. Episode edited by <a href=\"http:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/profiles\/76561198087035658\/\">Issac<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/diecast\/diecast316.mp3\">Diecast316<\/a><\/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\/nbnp-Y7e53w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nbnp-Y7e53w'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>00:00 My computer is fine again.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>07:03 Into the Breach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>08:42 Blender is more fun than gaming.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Caution: Tastes vary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>16:29 Banished<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>24:07 Browser outdated<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>24:37 Web-browser integration nonsense<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>30:06 Mailbag: My Sloppy Diction<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hello Die Castians,<\/p>\n<p>  I was listening to Die Cast #312 in podcast form and you said about a game that wasn\u2019t Phantasy Star Online 2: \u201cIt was clear that they didn\u2019t spend a lot of money making this (offal | awful)\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  So which was it?<\/p>\n<p>Fugu<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>31:55 Mailbag: Where Have All the Cursors Gone?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dear Diecast,<\/p>\n<p>Hope you&#8217;re doing well! In recent years, I can&#8217;t think of a single AAA game that has a custom mouse cursor for the menus (i.e. the main menu and inventory screen). They pour all these millions to make these games, yet they can&#8217;t spare the short timeit would take to make a custom mouse cursor? What gives?<\/p>\n<p>One of my favourite features in old games was the custom mouse cursors they had &#8211; the lightsaber in the Jedi Knight games, the different hands in WarCraft, based on the race you were playing&#8230; I even remember a mediocre Diablo clone where your cursor was a fairy, who was an actual character! She talked to you, and even served as your light source in dungeons!<\/p>\n<p>Keep Being Awesome,<\/p>\n<p>Lino<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>39:43 Mailbag: Remaster Problems<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dear Diecast,<\/p>\n<p>I am growing increasingly frustrated by remasters\/ports\/remakes of older games. I&#8217;m a bit of a stickler for getting somewhat of an original experience and a lot of these efforts tend to be compromised in some way. Dark Souls Remastered has changed lighting, Halo Anniversary  has graphical glitches, Batman: Return to Arkham has weird textures, the list goes on. And that&#8217;s not even getting into completely botched titles like Warcraft 3 Reforged and Silent Hill HD. So how much does this bother you guys if at all? What&#8217;s your personal &#8220;purity&#8221; threshold. I suppose a relevant question for Shamus would be how much could a Mass Effect 1 remaster be changed until it&#8217;s not worth the purchase anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks,<\/p>\n<p>Kaden (or Kaidan if you&#8217;d prefer)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>49:27 Mailbag: Sam Hogan<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dear DieCastles,<\/p>\n<p>Both of you have been working on procgen projects dealing with 3D spaces, so perhaps you will find this helpful. My son &#038; I have recently found a YouTuber who seems to have similar interests to yours, particularly in regards to game design. Sam Hogan has made a game with infinite levels, a Minecraft clone in 24 hours, &#038; most recently a Minecraft clone without the blocks, all using procgen in Unity. His channel seems to be gaining traction, &#038; since his interests align with yours, I thought that you should at least be aware of his existence. I hope that this message finds you both well.<\/p>\n<p>Regards,<\/p>\n<p>Zeta Kai<\/p>\n<p>P.S.: For full disclosure, I will note that I am (probably) not Sam Hogan, &#038; I am (definitely) not affiliated with him, other than (usually) liking his content (mostly).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It really is a good channel. If you like <a href=\"?p=49740\">my programming posts<\/a>, it&#8217;s worth a look.<br \/>\n<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\/wFJQI5iNjM8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wFJQI5iNjM8'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>52:40 Mailbag: The Spec Ops of other Genres<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Deer Diecast!<\/p>\n<p>I finally got around to playing through Spec Ops: The Line. (Better late than never I guess)<\/p>\n<p>Obviously the game&#8217;s main achievement is it&#8217;s complete subversion\/dissection\/criticism of the military &#8220;bro&#8221; shooter genre of games.<\/p>\n<p>What other genre of games do you think could use a similarly scathing and ruthless deconstruction?<br \/>\nMaybe JRPGs? Showing that sending a bunch of emotional teens to save the world isn&#8217;t the best for their well being?<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading and keep on casting die!<\/p>\n<p>Jolt<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>??:?? Wait? What are we talking about? How did we get off-topic again? Who&#8217;s in charge of this circus anyway??<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t know why I had so much trouble speaking English this week. It&#8217;s the only language I know, and it seems like I need at least one to do this jorb. Hosts: Paul, Shamus. Episode edited by Issac. 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