Alice O'Connor on Dota 2:

“…there is nothing more satisfying than that very British thing of being overwhelmingly polite to someone who is very rude to you…” (mp3)

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James Wallis on Rez:

…do you know about the Trance Vibrator?…“ (mp3)

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Joel Goodwin on World Of Goo:

…you’re part of a very giant vast universe. You’re a tiny thing. You can hardly understand it’s majesty…“ (mp3)

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Fernando Ramallo on Ninja:

“… It never happened with any other game before – that feeling of community, of ambiance…” (mp3)

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Bennett Foddy on Pyro 2 (& Crusader Kings 2 & others):

“…what I love about it is that everything in the game is completely literal….” (mp3)

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Full rousing manifesto version (with praise for ZiGGURAT)

Andrew Sheerin on Junta:

“… it feels like it shouldn’t work, but it’s just such good fun to play - as it relies on trusting untrustworthy people….” (mp3)

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Ed Key on Pandemic:

“…the way the cards come out really dramatically affects the landscape of the game….” (mp3)

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Robert Yang on Thirty Flights Of Loving:

“…It’s one of the most important games made in the last twenty years. Thirty years. Forty. Thirty years….” (mp3)

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(or click here for a longer version, with the full drunken wander through the streets of Soho)

Tom Francis on Dark Messiah of Might and Magic

“…it’s like being in a film where everyone wants the film to be spectacular…” (mp3)

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David Kanaga on a game of musical improvisation he plays:

“…if at any point someone becomes bored, they ding the bell, read the next card, and the next game is played…” (mp3)

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Rudolf Kremers on Quake:

“…you could just walk around, look at the environment, no pressure…” (mp3)

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