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Matt Chat 40: Sword of Fargoal - Interview with Jeff McCord
Sat, 12/05/2009 - 2:25am — Matt Barton
Hi, guys! I have a special treat for you this week--a SKYPE interview with Jeff McCord, author of Sword of Fargoal! This is one of my favorite CRPGs, and Jeff did a fantastic job detailing the history of his game and what makes it so special. Check it out, and also check out the awesome SoF contest--be the first to find the Sword of Fargoal, and win $500!
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Personally, I like seeing the person if available (even if it is a thumbnail in a magazine), it gives a form of credibility to the work for me for some reason. Honestly, Matt, your look is what caught my eye when I watched your Matt Chat on Alone in the Dark, there is something about your look that is cool and interesting in itself (maybe it is your lack of conformism in this day and age, not sure).
I have set aside time on Saturdays to catch the latest Matt Chat on Youtube, a site I used to avoid like the plague due to people just trying to be cool in in their "extreme" reviews of games or whatever.
Great work, and definitely keep it up. You rock man.
Why change ?
It's catchy it's recognizable. Change it and you'll need to build up a name again. Although Matt Barton is quite well known in Youtube gaming circles! :)
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That's a good idea. I really
That's a good idea. I really like "Hardcore History" podcast, but obviously don't want to steal that. It's funny how hard it is coming up with titles for video game stuff.
You could always incorporate
You could always incorporate Matt Chat into the new title to keep consistency. "Matt Chat Videogame History" or something.
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Voiceover
I do hope you keep the voiceover at least.
Have you watched "Reviews on the Run"? http://reviewsontherun.com/ I like their format - footage of the reviewers are intercut with the games. (I just don't like that they give out numerical scores - maybe they do that because it means you can be featured on review aggregation sites like metacritic, rotten tomatoes, etc.)
I was watching some
I was watching some "machinima" today and had an idea--maybe I could "talk" through the characters in some of the games I do. Obviously wouldn't work for every game, but if I did something like Halo, I could just show master chief standing around and looking like he's the one talking. To cut to the chase, I'm worried that my physical appearance might be dragging the show down (this based on some of the comments I've received as well as my "hot or not" score). I can't change that, so my only options are to find another host or try to work out some other type of solution such as the one above.
Changing the name is an issue for me. What I really wish is that I had started off with something more relevant to begin with, because now there is at least some little name recognition. I like the way "Matt Chat" rhymes and is short, but it's very generic and could be about anything. Even something basic like "Matt's Videogame History" would probably be better.
I'm thinking that I might make episode 50 a turning point, with a new intro and all. That'd be the best time to make a name change.
Renaming it is one thing
Renaming it is one thing (though "Videogame History" is better than "Game History" if you're going to go to the trouble of changing names to improve relevance), but doing the avatar thing is not a good idea in my opinion. It's the equivalent of us using pseudonyms--it just lowers legitimacy.
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I've been thinking about
I've been thinking about renaming it, too. Maybe something like "Game History" or the like.
I was mainly thinking of something like your abe lincoln video. Perhaps I could get one that looked like a videogame character. Or I could just do voiceovers off screen.
It's a video, why do you
It's a video, why do you want people to read? Why are you changing the formula that's working? Just continue to refine it and introduce new ideas like you have been, but why change the host segments? If you're going to do that, don't call it "Matt Chat".
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Do you guys think I should
Do you guys think I should cut out my video bits and do a text or anamorphic type effect? I'm not egotistical enough to think I need to be in each video, particularly if it's detrimental or distracting. I could easily just display some text instead of my voice and perhaps an avatar of some sort (or even just a blank screen) instead of my own "footage."
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