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It's been quite a while since we've heard from our old friends DiGi and TRiPPY on the podcasting front; not that I blame them, podcasting sucks. (e: and they're probably busy and stuff too) Furthermore, there hasn't been much going on on the NiGHTS news front, so understandably it seems there isn't much to podcast about.
I feel like this needs to change, and finding some way to revive DreamCast may be one of the better ways to do this. There are still quite a few NiGHTS fans, both here and elsewhere. If we could regularly put out a great, well-produced podcast, then we may be able to gain more followers of the website and more support for NiGHTS (and, although it's kind of a moot point by now, NiD15?)
Therefore, I propose a new idea for DreamCast; give the podcast to the fans. Naturally, DiGi and TRiP would still have major control over the podcast (it's their baby after all, come on), but if we were to have other people host and produce the podcast as well, that would be an incredible endevour. It would allow episodes to get out faster, and make it possible to generate more content for an episode. With a strong creative force, you can make something out of nothing. As far as I know, we still have some pretty tight ties with The Sonic Stadium; maybe we could get them to host new episodes and get them seen by more people?
As for some ideas of what the podcast could be about; maybe we could have a breakdown of its gameplay mechanics? We could talk about the kind of game it is for a new audience, and audience that isn't familiar with NiGHTS, and include further discussion about the symbolism behind NiGHTS (you could write a thesis on the amount of symbolism on this game so don't go on saying that we've exhausted all avenues of symbolism that exist), debates on his gender (even though it's fairly established that NiGHTS is gender neutral, there are quite a few people who make some damn good arguments to the contrary), and naturally talking about Reala's ass. (DAT ASS)
Whew. That was a lot more than I had planned on typing. Any comments? TRiP and DiGi, I imagine you'll have something to say about this, but what about everyone else? Is this a good idea? Am I being a complete dumbass up ins? Have your say.
I feel like this needs to change, and finding some way to revive DreamCast may be one of the better ways to do this. There are still quite a few NiGHTS fans, both here and elsewhere. If we could regularly put out a great, well-produced podcast, then we may be able to gain more followers of the website and more support for NiGHTS (and, although it's kind of a moot point by now, NiD15?)
Therefore, I propose a new idea for DreamCast; give the podcast to the fans. Naturally, DiGi and TRiP would still have major control over the podcast (it's their baby after all, come on), but if we were to have other people host and produce the podcast as well, that would be an incredible endevour. It would allow episodes to get out faster, and make it possible to generate more content for an episode. With a strong creative force, you can make something out of nothing. As far as I know, we still have some pretty tight ties with The Sonic Stadium; maybe we could get them to host new episodes and get them seen by more people?
As for some ideas of what the podcast could be about; maybe we could have a breakdown of its gameplay mechanics? We could talk about the kind of game it is for a new audience, and audience that isn't familiar with NiGHTS, and include further discussion about the symbolism behind NiGHTS (you could write a thesis on the amount of symbolism on this game so don't go on saying that we've exhausted all avenues of symbolism that exist), debates on his gender (even though it's fairly established that NiGHTS is gender neutral, there are quite a few people who make some damn good arguments to the contrary), and naturally talking about Reala's ass. (DAT ASS)
Whew. That was a lot more than I had planned on typing. Any comments? TRiP and DiGi, I imagine you'll have something to say about this, but what about everyone else? Is this a good idea? Am I being a complete dumbass up ins? Have your say.