A comedy game design podcast by two guys who know nothing about comedy nor game design.
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:
Some stream-worth games are stormed this week as Ben and Trevor play Click Pitch, resulting in:
a game show hell on the other side of a massive fibre-optic cable;
golf played purely with explosives;
a survival game on a desolate alien world;
and more!
Getting ever closer to the mystical episode 400, Ben and Trev enjoy a rousing game of Click Pitch and discuss games including ideas such as:
Ben and Trevor jam out with some Classic Click Pitch, inventing improvised game designs such as:
a couch-competitive game where you and your friends vie for control over a single body;
a mail-sorting game where you must live with your mistakes;
Fantasy Valet, where you must be careful which mounts you place next to which;
and more!
Ben and Trev keep it simple this week, as it's been a WEEK. They play the original Click Pitch, it's a classic for a reason. The games they discussed include:
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