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Nov 2023
50m 17s

Ep. 71 - Annual Park Music Event

Claire and Isaac
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Claire's game idea this week is an online social deduction game. Sounds pretty sus to me!


Isaac's got an idea for a city builder disguised as a farming game disguised as a Halloween game!


Then he rants about being able to move buildings in a city builder he played. And city builders in general. He might lose the plot a bit.


This is Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about the latest and greatest new video games... that aren't ever going to get made. We pitch 'em, you make 'em (if you want, nobody's forcing you I guess). Then we break down games we've played by game design elements we liked or didn't like so much. If you're looking for a video game design focused podcast, we might have just the one for you!
And of course, as always, we have the rapid fire round, where we generate 3 random words and come up with a game idea and design incorporating them! Needless to say, it's a riot!

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