Stay ConnectedA comedy game design podcast by two guys who know nothing about comedy nor game design.
Join Trevor Scott and Ben Slinger as they take prompts from random word generators, movies, game titles and more and turn them into occasionally hilarious but always interesting game designs.
Some roguelike inspired Click Pitch this week, as Ben and Trevor roll the old RNG and come up with some improvised game designs, such as:
controlling crash test dummies through a Jigsaw-esque set of traps;
stealth based runs as you built your arsenal to become a Predator;
take down a crime syndicate in successive runs while the surviving bad guys become more powerful;
and more!
A long time ago in a podcast far far away...
That's right it's a Star Wars themed episode, Ben and Trev muddle their way through many different game ideas based on the popular Star Wars universe. The games include:
In a rare in-person recording, Ben and Trevor bring back Starch Wars a la Vampire Survivors, then follow up with some Click Pitch, inventing ideas such as:
guessing countries based on their three dimensional flags;
a wig controlling the mind of bald people;
and more!
With Powerjam 2 going on, Ben and Trevor jump into their favourite genre of games, adventure. They use this years prompt to delve into some adventure games and discuss what they would do for a one room adventure game. Some of the ideas involved in the adventure games discussed include:
Clicking some Pitches, Ben and Trevor improvise some random game designs, such as:
a tense horror game set in an underwater exoskeleton;
a golf game set in a fairy tale universe with visual novel elements;
a kids adventure story exploring a mirror universe called The Back to Front;
and more!
Ben and Trev return yet again to the well that is classic Click Pitch. The games discussed include.
This week both Ben and Trevor have their own game ideas to pitch, so rather than using random words they riff on:
a PvE mash up of Hell Divers and Fortnite where you are travelling back in time to gather information;
a storylet driven arcade game with elements of Space Invaders, Missile Command and colony building
Ben and Trev get inspired by the latest game jam, the Dark Web Jam or the DWJ for short. They have played some of the best and discuss them on this very episode. The game discussed include such ideas as:
Welcome to Bit Storm! This week Trevor and Ben riff on some game ideas with some classic Click Pitch, inventing ideas such as:
a spy thriller where you must escape from the top of a building after being betrayed by your team;
a catering game a la Overcooked where positioning your waitstaff is the key to success;
a world overrun with dihydrogen monoxide;
and more!
Ben brings in a game idea to discuss and then Ben and Trev play some click pitch like normal. The game ideas discussed were:
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