@antime: Huh. I didn't know it was a separate engine from SCUMM. Neat.
I probably should have noticed Joey as another nod to the story being in Australia. The rest of it unfortunately went over my head - unfortunately we don't get enough exposure to Australian Aboriginal culture in the US for me to recognize it when I see it.
(We don't even get enough exposure to Native American culture in the US to recognize different tribal cultures, for that matter.)
The original game could have done with a few quality-of-life improvements (it used the Etrian Odyssey engine but didn't let you draw on the map) - hopefully this will include some of those.
Also, we really need input from @alex on the Nicholas Cage question, especially considering he was doing a blog on America's Greatest Living Actor, Nicholas Cage.
Dan, you really need to watch more wildlife documentaries and public broadcasting. I enjoy your insights on games, but man, the level of topics that you speak like an expert about, when you really aren't, under circumstances where some basic viewing of Nature on the PBS Xbox App would rectify the issue, occasionally drives me mad.
Holy fuck, Vox Day has MULTIPLE nominations? Jesus Christ.
Yeah. The Rabid Puppies were still able to nominate this year, and they got a ton of stuff on the ballot this year. They changed their tactics this time by attaching works that were genuine quality to the slate, and international works (particularly in categories that didn't have international wins) as a shield against the Noah Ward sweep tactic that was used last year. File 770 did a good job running down the different slates (or rather the Rabid Puppy Slate and the Sad Puppy reading list) and going over what made it on the ballot.
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