Editor Esper Quinn hosts the best panel in video games looking at the legacy of Halo, reactions to Summer Game Fest, and the origins of rude crouching. Hosted by Esper Quinn, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:

Let’s talk about Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Showcase (06:50)
What’s your personal experience with the Halo franchise, and how has it impacted video games? (18:48)
What game, ultimately, was the Halo Killer? (23:28)
Insert Credit Quick Break: The Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s production of Titanic, June 21-30th (28:51)
Alex Jaffe asks: I need to play the first 3 hours of Demonschool right now. What should I do? (30:07)
Is dual wielding just a gimmick, or does it actually have interesting gameplay ramifications? (32:19)
What are the warning signs when developing a colorful companion character that they might be annoying? (37:36)
Do you think you could be friends with Master Chief in real life? (44:43)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Halo Fragrances (50:12)
Recommendations and Outro (54:20)
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


Overwatch


Left 4 Dead


Minecraft


Doom


Quake


GoldenEye 007


Halo: Combat Evolved


Titanfall


Halo 2


Wolfenstein 3D


Alien: Resurrection


Every big announcement and trailer from Summer Game Fest 2024


Everything announced at the Xbox showcase at Summer Game Fest 2024


Gears of War: E-Day trailer


Fable trailer


Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007


Perfect Dark trailer


Doom: The Dark Ages trailer


Tomb Raider series


Mindjack


Perfect Dark Zero


Indiana Jones and the Great Circle trailer


Wolfenstein


Every big announcement from PlayStation’s new State of Play


Astro Bot trailer


Sackboy


Slitterhead


Call of Duty series


Medal of Honor series


Halo: Reach


Halo: Infinite


Halo 3


Halo 4


Halo 5: Guardians


Halo 3: ODST


Halo Wars


Dota 2


League of Legends


Heroes of the Storm


Destiny


Fortnite


Tiger Woods


Gears of War


Super Mario Bros. 3


Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse


Kingdom Hearts III


Kingdom Hearts II


Demonschool


The Last of Us


John Woo


Chow Yun-fat


Final Fantasy XV


Noctis Lucis Caelum


Prompto Argentum


Ignis Scientia


Gladiolus Amicitia


Kazuma Kiryu


Goro Majima


Chris Pratt


Keanu Reeves


Cyberpunk 2077


Werner Herzog


Arnold Schwarzenegger


Keith David


The Thing (1982)


They Live (1988)


John Carpenter


Rick and Morty


Master Chief


Boba Fett


The Mandalorian


Samus Aran


Doomguy


Teabagging


Recommendations:
Brandon: Byblos yogurt, Grand Bakery bagels
Frank: The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History
This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by The Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s production of Titanic, June 21-30th, and patrons like you. Thank you.
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