The Two Vague Podcast
The Two Vague Podcast
Ben Cheknis
Episode 23 - Perspective
1 hour 27 minutes Posted Dec 3, 2021 at 12:13 am.
In the beige corner… Ben & in the green corner… Eric… always special
Ghost Obi-Wan Kenobi’s truth… from a certain point of view
Reflections on the Star Wars franchise / universe and Eric talks Tolkien
Old movies, practical effects, computer graphics and filming techniques
Ben’s counterpoint; fantasy universes vs “real” universes
Ben’s perspective in art and drafting “tutorial”
Examples of video games that represent various visual perspectives
“… not the muscle group”
Ben’s favorite class in High School
Eric explains his struggles with drawing
The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the use of forced perspective
Eric apologizes for you thinking Episode 2 is a good movie
The Star Wars “de-specialized” editions and Lucas snubs the National Archives
Ben thinks that editors are the unsung heroes of Hollywood
Starting the video game debate…
Eric talks about why he enjoys Diablo 3, Skyrim and Fallout
Ben generally likes story more than game mechanics
“Don’t force story on me” and “selling that replay value”
Ben loves Warframe because it is “free to play”-ish and highly customizable
Ben thinks that City of Heroes “died” too soon and Eric likes the “Battle Pass”
Season passes past and present
The game remaster discussion
“Do you play ‘Soccer Cars’?”
Improvising Pac-Man’s backstory and talking about “point and click” adventures
Myst is dumb, and Eric and Ben agree on the Portal games
Trophy hunting, bookends, and Eric’s perspective has changed
Wrapping up the show with a summary of their perspectives on games
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Show notes
Prepare yourself for a debate!  Ben and Eric have their own perspectives on what makes a great game, but first Ben tries to throw Eric off his rhythm by explaining perspective drawing.  They have similar views on what makes great movies, but when it comes to enjoying games… well that’s a different story.  Does Ben’s ploy work?  You’ll have to listen to find out!