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Dan P interviews Kristie Fisher!
Kristie used to work for Microsoft Studios in User Research, and she helped create one of this years great games: Ori and the Blind Forest!
Come and learn about user research, what makes Ori fun, putting zombies in every game, and, what the heck, E3!!!
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Dan P has NR utd skyped in once again. We check in on game development, the fighting scene, and talk all about Momo Con 2015.
NR utd is doing few panels at Momo Con and you should check them out. He is talking and answering questions on entering game development on Thursday 5/28 and Saturday 5/30.
Also check out his game which is still at an early stage called Elemensional Rift (I’ll pronounce it correctly one of these days).
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Dan P interviews Hilary Craven, co-founder of Pure Mana Studios. They are creating Solar Crusaders, which looks like a cross between FTL, Civilizations, Eve Online, and a questing system. It is definitely ambitious and looks very intriguing. Hilary also is a big fan of Total War! Check out their homepage to learn more about the game and their upcoming Kickstarter.
Also, we chat a lot about charity and giving back to the community. Pure Mana Studios is planning on giving 15% of their profits to non-profit programs to help people learn how to code. It is awesome to see developers thinking of how to give back to their communities.
Dan P Interviews James Earl Cox III, indie developer currently studying at University of Southern California’s Interactive Media & Games Division. He has created some really unique, strange, and wonderful games. You can try out his creations at Seemingly Pointless.
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Dan P interviews Chris and Matt Crooks from The RogueWare Project about their upcoming game FreeHolder, a farming roguelike. It is a great concept. Also, discussed: soundtracks, Steam Greenlight, the perfection of Gunstar Heroes, the roguelike-ness of Toejam & Earl, older brothers, and biting controllers.
Check out The RogueWare Project’s homepage and follow the development of FreeHolder on Twitter @RogueBrothers.
Dan P does a written interview with Gordon Moran from Iron Oak Games. They discuss roguelikes, JRPGs, and the upcoming game For The King. We have some really awesome concept art.
Dan P has a written interview back and forth with Jaime Dominguez from KaleidoGames. Jaime has recently created Vortex Attack which you can find on Desura for $4.99.
Check out the entire interview!
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Dan P interviewed Quentin Preik from Five Archers Corporation about his indie game, Tachyon Reef. It is a submarine game exploring the ocean depths. Dan thought it was an interesting idea. Also, discussed old (classic) games, being an adult, Steam Greenlight, submarines, indie games, and marketing people.
Check out the game at www.tachyonreef.com. Try it out on itch.io (which is an awesome indie game site by the way!).
Also, vote for it on Steam Greenlight!
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Dan P interviews Dan Fedor once again to talk shop about NEO Scavenger, releasing games, early access, and reading rulebooks.
Music by Mark Kirihara
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I chatted with Justin Amirkhani from Vagabond Dog to talk about games, Always Sometimes Monsters, bloat and pinch, Canadian politics, making choices, and the mystery of the warehouse.
You really need to check out Always Sometimes Monsters. The story is top-notch and the amount of decisions and choice seem limitless. The content is mature, adult-oriented, and emotional. It is really a profound game and only $9.99 on Steam! You literally have no excuse.