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John Ricchio was a former producer at Rockstar on games such as GTA 5, RDR1 & Max Payne 3. In this interview he covers his time training people on QA, being a producer and a leader to teams at Rockstar, working on GTA, RDR, MP and more..
#gta #gta5 #rockstargames
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
01:27 - The Importance Of QA/Training QA People
04:30 - QA People At Rockstar/Advancing Your Career From QA
08:19 - Will AI Be Used To Save Time For QA
12:21 - Unicorn Dev Specialists/T Shaped Game Developers
14:30 - Managing Over 200 People On RDR & GTA 5/Producing Challenges
21:45 - Relinquishing Control/R* San Diego Changed Processes For GTA 5
24:40 - Cut Content From GTA 5 Due To Resources
26:10 - Working Through Constraints/Picking Your Battles
27:10 - Having Your Work Cut From R* Games
28:37 - Will GTA 5 Cut Content Be In GTA 6
29:21 - Cancelled Game Content Ended Up In GTA IV/Tech Changes
30:02 - New Ideas Usually Transcend Cut Content
30:57 - RDR Undead Nightmare/Hot Coffee Mini Game
32:05 - Rockstar’s Approach To DLC
33:17 - Managing R* Devs During High Times Of Stress/Crunch
41:20 - R*Can Get Away With Anything/Unionisation
42:15 - R” Are Good Because Of Iteration But It’s At The Cost Of Crunch
43:26 - Why John Left Rockstar/Crunch
46:45 - Leaders Initiate Crunch Either For Results Or Out Of Fear
52:40 - John Speaks About GTA 6
57:40 - The Future Of The Industry
1:00:11 - Q+A - Will R* Devs Lose More Creative Freedom As The Studio Gets Bigger
1:03:43 - Hanging Out With Dan & Sam Houser
1:05:10 - Following GTA 5’s Model For GTA 6
1:06:03 - GTA 5’s Launch
1:07:02 - Q+A - How Much Did The 360/PS3 Limit The Scope Of GTA 5
1:09:30 - Why R* Release On Console First Before PC
1:12:30 - John Is Currently Unemployed/Where To Follow John
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Andrew Kim is a freelance concept artist who has worked on video games, tv and film. Hes done numerous concepts for games in the MCU and he did concept art for Uncharted 2-4
#uncharted #uncharted4 #uncharted3
ANDREWS WEBSITE IS HERE https://www.andrewkimart.com/
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Differences Between Working In Video Games & Film/TV
04:41 - Getting A Job at Naughty Dog
07:20 - Working With The Designers On Concept Art For Uncharted
09:03 - The Process Was Similar Between Uncharted 2,3 & 4
10:46 - Leaving Marvel/Being A Freelancer On Uncharted 4
12:30 - Why Andrew Left Naughty Dog
15:30 - How Film Union Works
18:23 - The Challenges Of Being A Freelancer In The Film Industry
20:55 - It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know
21:30 - How You Network In The Film Industry
23:10 - ART CONCEPT REEL - Uncharted 2
33:40 - Sony Santa Monica Has 6 Hour Interviews
35:30 - Naughty Dog Interview Was 20 Minutes
36:19 - Interviewing Process In The Game Industry Now
37:49 - Andrew Would Work On Uncharted 5 If Asked
39:20 - Andrew Had Limited Interactions With Amy & Bruce
40:17 - ART CONCEPT REEL - Uncharted 3
42:39 - Uncharted 3 Piece Got Andrew His Job At Marvel
44:00 - ART CONCEPT REEL - Uncharted 3
59:36 - Where To Follow Andrew
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Quentin Cobb is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ironroot Games, he was previously a designer at Naughty Dog on Uncharted 4 & The Last Of Us and did a 5 year stint at Zenimax before on a cancelled project he was laid off.
#uncharted4 #uncharted #thelastofus
SOCIALS
TWITTER - @QTrainCobb
INSTAGRAM @qtrain.cobb/ @I
IronrootGames https://ironrootgames.com/
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Why Quentin Cobb Loves Wutang Clan
01:37 - Crunch On Uncharted 4
04:02 - Working On Lost Legacy
04:40 - Why Quentin Left Naughty Dog
06:07 - Was It Harder To Salvage Uncharted 4 Rather Than Creating A New Game
07:36 - Quentin Worked On Chapter 8 In Uncharted 4
09:00 - Puzzle Sequences Were Difficult In Uncharted 4/Bruce Straley
10:35 - Difficulty Of Making Puzzles
11:50 - Shifting Mindset From Single Player To Multiplayer
13:39 - Why The Last Of Us Was A Life Changing Experience/Working With Bruce Straley
19:30 - Sony Executives Didn’t Believe The Last Of Us Would Succeed
20:30 - Naughty Dog Was Shocked How Well The Last Of Us Was Received
22:30 - Overcoming The Trauma Of Project Blackbird Being Cancelled
27:00 - Indie Dev Community Are Kind & Supportive
28:01 - Ironroot Games New Action-Adventure Project
29:40 - Naughty Dog Teams Were Well Connected/Small Team Sizes
32:00 - AAA Is All About Trends As Opposed To Making Games With A Heart
34:00 - Creating A Unique Game Can Be Tricky
36:30 - Advice From Bruce Straley/Pacing In Games
40:17 - Microsoft Pulled Funding For Bruce Straley’s Indie Game
41:40 - How Devs Try To Get In Front Of Layoffs/AAA Industry Isn’t Stable
43:04 - Naughty Dog Layoffs/No One Is Safe
44:00 - Last Of Us Part II/Quentin Is Glad He Didnt Work On It
45:39 - Working On Last Of Us Part 1 Was Nostalgic
46:30 - Intergalactic/Meeting His Old Naughty Dog Colleagues
48:05 - Quentin Didnt Work Much With Amy & Neil
48:58 - Q+A - Why Was India Chosen For Lost Legacy
50:17 - Is It Easier To Make A Story First Or Design Mechanics First
51:30 - Q+A - How To Get A Design Job At Naughty Dog
54:30 - A Portfolio Is More Important Than A Degree
57:19 - Q+A - What New Things Were Possible Going From PS3 To PS4 For Uncharted
58:55 - Diminishing Returns With The Next Hardware
1:00:30 - Padding In Open World Games
1:03:05 - Where To Follow Ironroot Games & Quentin
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Jake Kazdal is a japanese game developer who has worked on games such as Galak-Z and Skulls Of The Shogun, he has worked for Nintendo, SEGA and Square Enix and is releasing his new game Awaysis very soon. This is a rare pullback of the curtain on Japanese design.
#nintendo #zelda #botw
WEBSITE - http://awaysis.jp/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3334760/Awaysis/
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Differences Between Japanese & Western Development
02:30 - Differences Between SEGA & Square Enix/Japanese Work Culture
07:00 - Nintendo Devs Are Retiring/Japanese Devs Are Nimble
09:15 - Kyoto’s Indie Scene/Hiring People At 17-Bit
10:39 - Japanese Labour Laws
11:40 - What Nintendo Devs Do Once They Retire/Retirement Age At Nintendo
11:46 - Nintendo Dev Legends Have Playtested Awaysis
14:11 - Playtesting With Awaysis
16:25 - Importance Of Iterating On Tutorials/What Is Awaysis
20:20 - Local Multiplayer Can’t Be Matched/Online Multiplayer/Covid
23:30 - Getting Hirokazu Tanaka To Compose Awaysis/Jake Is A Huge Nintendo Fan
25:40 - Pitch To Hirokazu Tanaka
26:50 - Physics System Of Awaysis
29:54 - Super Mario 64/Game Controls Are Too Tight Nowadays
33:28 - Graphics Take Precedent Over Physics
34:28 - The Physics System In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
36:40 - Being Friends With Eiji Aonuma/The Glider In BOTW
38:14 - Physics Limitations In Unreal Engine
42:24 - Zelda BOTW & TOTK Are Masterpieces/Next Zelda
43:15 - Friendship With Eiji Aonuma
44:17 - Working At SEGA/Being Mentored By Tetsuya Mizuguchi
46:19 - Working With Steven Spielberg On Elemeno/Mirrors Edge
50:21 - Original Ideas In Games Are Few & Far Between
52:30 - Oversaturation Of Indie Games/Devs Leaving The Industry
55:11 - Devs Getting Laid Off Despite Success/The Dire State Of The Industry
56:15 - Stability Working At Nintendo & Valve/Struggles For Funding
01:01:00 - Gen-Z Play GAAS/Gamers Are Playing Old Games
1:03:49 - Where To Keep Up With Awaysis
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I got together some of the old Retro Studios crew including Kynan Pearson (Metroid Prime 2,3 & DKCR), Jay Epperson (DKCR & Tropical Freeze), Eric Kozlowsky (DKC Tropical Freeze) and Brad Taylor (DKC Tropical Freeze), the latter has never appeared on the show before. Hope you enjoy this, cause we had a blast recording it.
#supermariogalaxy #supermario #mariogalaxy
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Overrall Thoughts
08:30 - Fox/Starfox Movie
09:53 - Smash Bros Movie
12:00 - Super Mario World Vinettes
13:12 - Lack Of Story/Nintendo Are Still Learning How To Make Movies
14:53 - Nintendo Fans Are Aging Out
16:00 - The Movie Shouldve Been Super Mario World Instead Of Super Mario Galaxy
18:03 - No Licensed Music
19:46 - Should Mario Have A Deeper Story?
24:04 - Film Critics Don’t Respect Gaming/Video Game Films
25:01 - Peach Is OP/Super Mario Bros 2
27:15 - Where Do They Go From Here
30:21 - Rumored Star Fox Game/Fox Appearance
33:38 - Kiwi’s Opinion On The Film/Hollwood Actors Being Mario Fans
36:25 - Being An Artist And Picking Apart Art In The Movie
39:43 - The Film Should Be Watched At 0.7 Watch Speed
40:30 - Nintendo Are Hands On With Legacy Characters
43:10 - Bowser Jr
44:30 - Koopalings/3rd Mario movie/Cappy
45:30 - Super Mario Odyssey/Original Idea For SMO’s Artstyle
48:00 - The Soundtrack/Starfox
49:23 - Nintendo Cross Promotion
52:40 - DKC Tropical Freeze Original Name
53:53 - Final Thoughts/Plugs For Nothing LOL
54:57 - The Dire State Of The Game Industry
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Heather Cerlan a former artist at Naughty and Bethesda, in this interview she shares her journey from a passionate artist to a studio founder, discussing her experiences at Naughty Dog and Bethesda, her insights on game development, and her ambitious new project Hawthorne. Discover lessons on persistence, navigating industry challenges, and the future of game art and design.
HAWTHORNE INFO
https://playhawthorn.com/
#thelastofus #starfield #uncharted
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Being In A Rockband
02:30 - Heather Kept Pestering Naughty Dog Till They Hired Her
06:17 - Having Imposter Syndrome At Naughty Dog/Naughty Dog Didnt Have Producers
08:30 - Bethesda Are About Quantity/Naughty Dog Is About Quality
10:36 - Heather’s Role At Bethesda/Starfield
13:45 - Pros & Cons Of Creation Engine
15:05 - There Was Pressure Internally For Bethesda To Migrate To Unreal Engine
16:59 - Uncharted Lost Legacy Production Issues/Intense Crunch
22:44 - Working On The Shiva Temple
24:28 - Heather’s View On Her Work Getting Remastered/Originals Vs Remasters
29:28 - Working With Neil Druckmann/Lesbian Stories
33:04 - Heather Had Concerns On LGBTQ Themes In Last Of Us Part II
38:00 - Naughty Dog Were Split On Joel’s Death In TLOU Part II
38:48 - The Reason Heather Left Naughty Dog
40:04 - Work On Hawthorne/NEAR Studios
43:41 - Bruce Nesmith
46:00 - Hawthorne Is Skyrim Meets Stardew Valley/Raising Money/Bad Publisher Terms
48:15 - How Naughty Dog & Bethesdas Culture Has Influenced Hawthorne
51:16 - Q + A - Differences Between Naughty Dog & Bethesda
54:54 - Todd Howard Is A Neil Druckmann Fanboy
56:42 - Heather Feels Very Lucky/The Decision To Start Her Own Company
59:18 - Overcoming Fear With Hawthorne
1:05:22 - Where To Follow Heather & Keep Up With Hawthorne
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Gabriel Betancourt is a former lighting artist at Treyarch and of course Naughty Dog. We cover his career at Naughty Dog and various other topics on the game industry.
#thelastofus #lastofus #lastofuspart2
WEBSITE - https://gabereel.com/
CALORIE GAME - https://www.caloriequest.app/
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro/Gabriel Watches Kiwi Talkz & Lists His Favourite Guests
01:44 - It’s Hard To Find Info On Lighting Artists/Early Days As A Lighting Artist
03:00 - Naughty Dog Has A Designer First, Speciality Second Philosophy
06:25 - Naughty Dog Devs Had Huge Arguments During The Last Of Us
09:17 - Game Development Requires The Risk Of Offending People
13:00 - Delivering Negative News In A Positive Way
14:54 - Game Devs Being Passionate & Emotional
18:45 - Naughty Dog Changed As The Studio Got Bigger/AAA Team Sizes Are Too Big
24:43 - The Brilliance Of Nintendo/Making Your Game Fun
27:35 - 60 People Worked On World Of Warcraft/Small Teams Make The Best Games
29:38 - Graphics & Gameplay Were Even During The Seventh Generation
31:00 - Art Is Used To Cover Up Gameplay Issues
32:34 - Everyone At Naughty Dog During The Last Of Us Was A Monster In Skill
33:00 - How Gabriel Joined Naughty Dog/New IP’s Increasingly Are Risky
36:20 - Bruce Straley & Neil Druckmann Risked Their Careers For The Last Of Us
37:45 - Uncharted 2 Put Naughty Dog On The Map
38:42 - Last Of Us Happened Because Bruce & Neil Were Influenced By Robert McKee Conference
43:44 - Why Gabriel Left Naughty Dog
46:49 - Last Of Us Part 2 Pre-production Ran Like Clockwork
49:58 - Gabriel Was Surprised By The Last Of Us Part 2 Controversy/Gabriel’s Suggestion Was Shot Down By Neil
52:19 - Neil Druckmann’s Specialty/Problems With The Last Of Us Part 2
55:00 - Dubar’s Number/Bureaucracy
01:01:40 - Changes At Naughty Dog That Impacted Last Of Us Part 2
1:06:30 - Specialists Left Naughty Dog Which Created Gaps In Skills Needed In The Teams
1:07:50 - A Game Will Be Good If The Director Has A Vision
1:09:54 - Gabriel Was Initially Skeptical Of The Last Of Us
1:11:39 - On Gabriels First Day Neil & Bruce Had A Special Presentation About The Last Of Us
1:16:35 - Q+A - How Did The Lighting Change Between Uncharted & The Last Of Us
1:30:22 - Q+A - Is Baked Lighting Better Than Path Traced Lighting
1:35:00 - Lighting On GTA 6 Trailers
1:36:03 - Closing Comments/Where To Follow Gabriel
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Benson Russell was a former designer at Naughty Dog on The Uncharted Trilogy and The Last Of Us.He has now started his own consulting firm to help game developers navigate a lot of the pitfalls in game development.
#uncharted #thelastofus #naughtydog
WEBSITE FOR CONSULTING
https://www.unhandledexceptions.io/
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:32 - The Most Important Aspect Of Design/Player Fantasy
02:50 - Why Games Take So Long To Make/North Star You Need For Development
05:45 - Why Naughty Dog Games Are So Well Made/Story Is Their North Star
08:18 - Games Shouldn’t Take So Long To Develop/Wandering
13:30 - Scope Neglect/The Doomsday Clock
16:00 - Why Intergalactic Crunch Happened/Naughty Dog Treats Internal Deadlines Like External Deadlines
18:23 - Bureauacracy/How Games Differ From Other Creative Outlets
23:13 - Naughty Dog’s Work Structure
26:20 - Planning/Core Mechanics
27:00 - Flexible Working Hours At Naughty Dog/Crunch At Naughty Dog
29:00 - Why Benson Left Naughty Dog
32:45 - Benson Was P!ssed Off With Naughty Dog Deleting His Work On Last Of Us Part 1
46:01 - Working With Evans Wells & Neil Druckmann
47:00 - Clashing With Neil Druckmann
50:14 - Working With Amy Hennig
51:20 - Uncharted 2’s Introduction/Creating Introductions In Games
56:00 - Focus Testing At Naughty Dog/Companies Interpret Data Wrong
1:02:30 Q+A - How Much Naughty Dog Looks At The Competition When Designing Games
1:06:10 - AAA Studios Pivoting When They Are Too Deep/Games Should Be Cheaper
1:10:00 - Cost Of Game Development On The West Coast/China’s Meteoric Rise
1:16:04 - Uncharted 2 Was Influenced By Resident Evil 5
1:16:48 - Q+A - What Is Naughty Dog’s Hiring & Training Process
1:24:00 - Why Naughty Dog Started Losing Talent
1:26:00 - Is Game Development A Young Person’s Game/Knowledge Isnt Being Passed Down
1:31:00 - Closing Comments
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Rob Carr is an audio designer who is best known for his tenure at Rockstar Games on L.A. Noire, RDR1, GTA 5 and RDR2. He is currently living in Finland working on his game Nyrkkipöytä
#rockstargames #gta #gta5
WEBSITE - https://audioexpat.wordpress.com/
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - How Rob Went From Being A Music Teacher To Working At Rockstar Leeds
07:51 - Moving From Handheld Games To Console Games/Rockstar Have Unlimited Resources
08:30 - The Psychology Of Sound/Finding Sounds That Sound Like Other Sounds
11:19 - There Are No Constraints On Audio With Rockstar Open World Games
13:10 - In Audio Everything You Can Use Is Recordable/Rob Has A 3TB Audio Library
15:17 - Tools & Workflow
19:50 - Technology Evolution/AI
23:51 - Rob Has Been Unemployed For Over A Year/Problems With The Game Industry/
25:50 - Learning A Coding Language
27:40 - Difference Between Numbers People & Creative People
30:30 - Working On Audio Bugs For Red Dead Redemption 1/Why It’s One Of Rob’s Favorite Games
34:30 - Playing A Game And Not Disecting It
37:30 - The Cost Of Buying Games
39:10 - GTA 6
43:21 - Why Rob Left Rockstar
45:24 - Crunch Culture/Europe Has Better Work Life Balance
46:45 - Moving To Finland/Rob’s Brother Has Motor Neuron Disease
51:35 - Rob Can’t Relocate For Work Anymore/Dire State Of The Game Industry
53:10 - Working From Home Has Ceased Because Of Security Reasons
55:20 - Why Rob Worked At The Office During Covid
56:51 - Dealing With Ear Fatigue During Crunch/How Audio People Deal With Crunch
1:05:30 - Q+A - Do You Physically Go On Location To Get Raw Recordings
1:08:00 - Q+A -What’s Rockstar Setup To Test Audio Systems
1:10:48 - Q+A - Is There A Particular Idea That Had To Be Cut
1:13:52 - Robs Game - Nyrkkipöytä
1:21:19 - Where To Follow Rob
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I got some of the old devs who worked on Fallout to help review Season 2 of the Fallout series. Bruce Nesmith got the time wrong so didnt join until the last 20 minutes.
#fallout #falloutnewvegas #bethesda
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Fallout Is The Best Video Game Adaptation Of All Time
02:21 - Fallout S2 Thoughts Overrall
05:40 - Macauley Caulkins Acting
06:48 - Walton Goggins/The Ghoul
07:44 - Ella Purnell’s Accent As Lucy
08:40 - The Deathclaws
17:05 - The Prydwens/Factions
18:06 - Brotherhood Of Steel Tone Was Wrong
18:50 - Trust The Audience More/Have More Talking Instead Of Actions Scenes
20:21 - S2 Is A Setup For S3/The Roaches Were Scarier Than The Deathclaws
21:07 - Release Strategy
21:56 - Super Mutants/Ron Perlman
26:15 - Super Mutants In Fallout 4/Todd Howard’s Direction
26:50 - Deprioritize Brotherhood Of Steel In Fallout 5
28:10 - Bethesda’s Views On Fallout New Vegas
31:45 - Where Will S3 Go?/The Toddification Might Cause A Degrade
33:00 - Thaddeus/Keep The Show Low Key & Not Focused On Spectacle
35:55 - Casuals Buying The Games As A Result Of The Show
36:37 - Fallout 3 Remaster Will Release After S3/Remasters
37:50 - Bethesda Games Won’t Be Remade
38:57 - Deathclaw Differences Between Fallout 3 & 4
40:10 - Favourite Scenes
46:18 - Devs Give The Show A Score Out Of 10
47:00 - Making The Show Go On Indefinitely
48:13 - Bruce Nesmith Joins & Gives His Review
50:25 - Bruce’s Hopes For S3
50:45 - Will The Show Influence Fallout 5
51:56 - Bethesda Will Give Fallout 5 To Someone Else/Todd Howard
55:45 - Todd Howard’s Retirement 59:22 - Story Threads In S3 Will Be Less
1:01:20 - Hank’s Story/Will The Ghoul’s Story End In S3
1:03:30 - Practical Effects 1:04:59 - Actors Everyone Would Like In A Cameo
1:10:09 - Final Thoughts
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Featurecast is a DJ turned video game composer, he is most associated with @BitmapBureau and his most recent work was his stellar work on Terminator 2D No Fate.
#terminator #terminator2 #terminator2dnofate
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:19 - How The Name Featurecast Came About
04:05 - Working With Bitmap Bureau
08:57 - Learning To Make SFX While Doing It
10:50 - Getting Creative Freedom On Terminator 2D No Fate
14:30 - Scrapping Music And Starting From Scratch/Reviews Praising The Soundtrack
15:45 - Trusting Your Gut
16:00 - How Featurecast Composed For Terminator 2D No Fate
18:10 - Researching The T2 Score/Recreating The Score For T2D No Fate
20:58 - Easter Eggs From T1 & T2 Score/T1000 Death
22:31 - Having The T2 Score On Loop To Prepare/Different Genres In The Music
24:15 - Melody/Terminator Film Scores Don’t Have Melody
26:50 - Blurring The Line Between Music & Sound Design
28:00 - Later Terminator Movies Didnt Capture Brad Fiedels Musical Identity
29:30 - Different Time Signatures/Police Station Time Signature/Future Level 3
31:20 - Writing & Mixing At The Same Time
34:56 - Making The Soundtrack Loud For Bitmap Bureau Games
36:00 - Playing The Game For Inspiration On The Music
38:05 - Music In The Escape From Hospital Level/Bitmap’s Custom Engine
40:10 - Recording The T1000 SFX/Creating SFX/Finding Your Own Way Of Doing Things
43:01 - Not Wanting To Be Influenced By Other Music
44:25 - Going Back And Listening To Your Own Music/LEGO Breakfasts
46:28 - It’s Not What You Know But Who You Know
48:12 - No Longer DJing In Clubs/Patreon/Mashups
51:49 - Q+A - What Drives Composition For Licensed Material
53:22 - Dealing With Imposter Syndrome
54:00 - Playing Music For The Devs The First Time
57:14 - Q+A - What Is Your Favourite Moment From Terminator 2
59:08 - Q+A - What Are Your 3 Favourite VST Instruments
1:00:42 - Changing VSTs For Every Project
1:03:26 - Closing Comments
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Jay Epperson is a concept artist who is probably most famous for his concept art on Donkey Kong Country Returns and especially on Tropical Freeze.
#nintendo #donkeykong #donkeykongcountry
Thanks to the Patreon Producers for making this happen Stipe, Borkey, Magic8
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:35 - How Jay Went From Being An Illustrator To Becoming A Concept Artist At Retro
04:50 - Interview Process At Retro/Getting Artists To Draw In Interviews
07:22 - Coming In As A Concept Artist Towards The End Of DKC Returns
10:20 - Retro’s Environmental Artists Were Smart
11:13 - Jay’s Art Is In The DK Theme Park
13:15 - Working With Designers
16:10 - Doing Concept Art On Tropical Freeze
18:42 - Choosing Vikings Over Aliens For The Concept
19:57 - Tikis Vs Snowmads/Reusing Assets
21:20 - Why The Ice World Is The Last Level
22:00 - Sales On Wii U/Coming Up With The Different World Themes
25:06 - CONCEPT ART REEL - Juicy Jungle World
29:27 - CONCEPT ART REEL - Water World
31:11 - CONCEPT ART REEL - Mangroves World/Cut Concepts
32:38 - CONCEPT ART REEL - Savannah World
33:18 - Showing Portfolios To Potential Employers Without Breaking NDAs
33:50 - There Arent Limitations On The DK IP
34:35 - Referencing Rare’s Work
35:33 - Nintendo Japan Were Hands Off On Concept Art
36:22 - Working On Mario Kart 7/Jay Isn’t Included In The Credits
38:30 - Jay’s Outlook “My Next Piece Will Be My Best Piece”
40:25 - Japan & Retro Testing Mario Kart 7
41:06 - Jay Reviews DK Bananza
25:29 - Jay Thinks DK Bananza Is A One Off
47:00 - Jay Doesnt Like K Rool’s Character Design
50:39 - DK’s New Look
52:22 - Why Jay Left Retro Studios
53:20 - Retro Studios Is One Of The Best Studios To Work For
54:00 - Retro Studios Art Team/Metroid Prime 4
55:35 - Nintendo Are Art Forward Not Technology Forward
56:35 - Will Retro Work On Donkey Kong Again?
57:35 - Will Retro Work On Metroid Prime 5/Would Jay Work On DK Again If Retro Asked
59:40 - Closing Comments
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Denis Dyack is a legend in the industry and one of the few devs who has been exposed to both the Japanese and Western way of designing games. He is the man behind Legacy Of Kain and Eternal Darkness. I spoke with him in 2023 and he returns to promote his new game Deadhaus Sonata
#nintendo #legacyofkain #epicgames
My first interview with him is here https://youtu.be/Txt85DT68rQ
WEBSITE - https://deadhaussonata.com/
TWITTER - @DDyack
TWITTER - @DeadhausGame
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:00 - Whats Changed In 3 Years Regarding Deadhaus Sonata
05:02 - Deterministic Systems/Quantum Theory
12:00 - Why Taking A Break Benefited The Project/Celestial Clock
14:50 - Weather Physics/Zelda: BOTW/History
20:20 - The Game Will Live Forever/Stop Killing Games
25:20 - The Different Engines Used For Deadhaus Sonata/Unreal Engine 5
27:40 - Why Unreal 5 Games Are Badly Optimised/The Industry Is In Dire Straits
34:20 - GTA 6’s Impact On The Industry/AAA Games Are Too Big In Size
37:29 - Denis’s Thoughts On Resident Evil/Pitching A Game To Nintendo
42:00 - Western Publishers Only Care About Graphics
44:00 - Embracers Demise/Why Pitching Games Now Is So Hard
47:28 - Game Devs Are Terrified Of Nintendo Treehouse
51:20 - How Marketing Teams Look At Games/Lack Of Innovation
53:50 - Getting Investment For Games/Denis Couldnt Get Funding
58:30 - U.S. Culture/Talent/ Japan’s Advantage Over The Rest Of World In Game Development
1:01:50 - Darwinism/People Misunderstand AI
1:12:20 -Technology Doesnt Save Time
1:19:30 - Why Nintendo Will Easily Survive The Dire Times InThe Industry
1:22:15 - AI In Games Can Beneift Gamers
1:24:20 - Prophecy Of Tothe
1:28:09 - Silicon Knights Demise Deeply Hurt Denis/Society Is Crumbling
1:29:30 - Making Up With Epic & Tim After The Lawsuit
1:32:10 - Working With Tanabe/Friendship With Iwata
1:35:00 - Exploitation In The West/Denis Is A Japanese Developer
1:38:00 - Why Miyamoto/Kojima Are One Of A Kind
1:41:11 - Denis Was Crushed When Miyamoto Wasnt Impressed By Realistic Graphics
1:44:10 - Denis Changed Deadhaus Sonata Art From Realistic To Stylized
1:46:15 - Criticism Of Game Trailers/CGI Trailers
1:48:48 - Q+A - Who Came Up With TV Change Effect In Eternal Darkness
1:50:30 - Q+A - What Would A Hyperthetical Sequel To Legacy Of Kain Be
1:57:53 - Q+A - Nintendo’s Approach To Marketing On Eternal Darkness
2:00:02 - Eternal Darkness On NSO/Possible Remake And Sequel
2:02:10 - Worldbuilding In Legacy Of Kain & Eternal Darkness/Narrative Games
2:07:41 - Q+A - Adding Transitions In Eternal Darkness Because The Gamecube Loaded Too Fast
2:10:00 - Consoles Are All The Same Now/AAA Is Now A Bad Moniker
2:13:45 - Closing Comments
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Alpha 7 is a professional mocap studio that was spun off from owner Maciej Kwiatkowski from working with CD Projekt RED( He played Geralt in the Witcher from 1 through to III.) Staff as follows Maciej Kwiatkowski, Madeline Page and Michal Derlicki
#cdprojektred #witcher #cyberpunk2077
SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM
MACIEJ - @maciej_kaskader
MADELINE - @madeline_maddie_page
MICHAL - @derlickimichal
WEBSITE - https://alpha7.pro/
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Mocap Performers Training Regime
03:21 - Gameplay Sessions/Behind The Scenes Of Mocap
04:44 - Advantages Of Mocap Over Shooting On Location
05:45 - Differences Between Mocap In Film & Video Games
07:50 - Motion Capture Changes From Witcher I To Witcher IV
11:21 - Becoming Geralt In The Witcher
14:35 - How The Game Industry Changed In Poland After Witcher III/CD Projekt RED
18:00 - Poland Has An Advantage Over America Now In Terms Of Development Costs
21:23 - Working On The Witcher IV Trailer
25:09 - How They All Met/You Need To Be A Good Actor To Do Mocap
31:35 - Males & Females Playing The Opposite Gender In Mocap
36:55 - Explaining Motion Capture Is Hard To Do Through Words/Gollum
37:50 - Most Challenging Characters To Work On
42:28 - Doing Mocap Despite Being In Pain
43:39 - How Alpha 7 Started
49:21 - Q+A - What Equipment You Need To Do Mocap At Home
52:50 - Q+A - What Is Special About Working With CD Projekt Red
58:55 - Q+A - Benefits & Drawbacks Of AI In Motion Capture & Game Development
1:05:45 - Where To Follow Alpha 7/Gaming Industry Advantages Over Hollywood
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I am joined by Kynan Pearson (Senior Designer on DKC Returns) and Ted Anderson (Environmental Artist on DKC Returns & Tropical Freeze) to review DKC Bananza
#donkeykongbananza #donkeykong #donkeykongcountry
TED ANDERSONS UPCOMING GAMES https://store.steampowered.com/app/3565460/Tahitian_Driftin/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3968340/Foolish_Earthlings/ TED ANDERSONS GAME STUDIO PROMOTION IN AUSTIN TEXAS INFO IS HERE https://www.oddwoodbrewing.com/
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - 2D Sections In DK Bananza
02:45 - Voxel Tech Limiting DK Bananza/Destructible Terrain
06:15 - Animal Transformations/Nintendo’s Design Philosophy Evolution
17:29 - DK Bananza Is A Beautiful Mess/Honouring Rare’s Contributions
22:00 - DK Bananza Music/David Wise’s Absence Is Felt
26:15 - Nostalgia In Nintendo Games
27:10 - Favourite Layer Debate spoilers
30:20 - Void Kong
31:53 - The Final Boss/Ending ***SPOILERS***
37:50 - Nintendo Universe Merging
40:51 - Mario & DK Crossover
42:50 - DK Bananza Was Built On The Foundation Of Odyssey
43:49 - DK Bananza Control Scheme
51:20 - Voxel Terrain/Camera Issues
53:33 - Art Direction Of The Final Boss
55:30 - Void Kong Boss Fight/Ending Build Up
58:07 - Pauline Singing Mechanics
01:00:28 - Donkey Kong Film
01:02:03 - Closing Comments/Pixel Arcades
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Joe Houston who worked on Demon Souls Remake joins me to review the GTA of indie games Hollow Knight:Silksong!!
I did an interview with him a number of years ago, which you can find here. https://youtu.be/skAWid5zYfg
#silksong #hollowknight #hollowknightsilksong
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Silksong Overview
01:30 - Silksong’s Difficulty/The Purpose Of Difficulty In Games
07:10 - Runbacks
10:54 - Bosses Of Silksong
13:40 - Progression Doesnt Help With The Difficulty
16:20 - Top Moments In The Game/Story
19:50 - Best Areas In Silksong
22:45 - Demon Souls & Dishonored Shaping Joe’s Views On Silksong
26:37 - Why Demon Souls Remake Didnt Have An Easy Mode/Silksong Nerfs
29:10 - Team Cherry Sticking To It’s Vision/Serving Core Players
31:30 - Silksong Is Too Long/Length In Games
35:12 - Replayability
37:45 - Bosses That You Die on The Most
39:37 - Will Silksong Win GOTY/GOTY Nominees
44:05 - Specificity Of Silksong
45:09 - Tastes In Games Change As You Get Older
48:18 - Distribution Model Of Games
50:00 - Team Cherry’s Intentions/Devs Get Bored While Developing Games
52:00 - Playtesters On Games
56:00 - Team Cherry Won’t Make An Easy Mode/Achievements Provide Data To Devs
58:30 - WHATS MORE IMPORTANT TO DEVS - PLAY TIME OR SALES?
1:00:20 - Vertical Slices/Why A Games Quality Can Be All Over The Place
1:02:40 - Closing Comments/Silksong DLC
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In this engaging conversation, Filip Coulianos, co-founder of Keepsake Games, discusses his journey in game development, the influence of Half-Life 2 on his career, and the creative processes behind his latest project, Jump Space. He shares insights on addressing motion sickness in games, the importance of marketing for indie developers, and the evolving landscape of the gaming industry. The discussion also touches on the impact of working with Josef Fares and the lessons learned from successful titles like It Takes Two.
#jumpspace #ittakestwo #fpsgames
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Half-Life 2 Is The Citizen Kane Of Video Games
01:52 - Becoming A Video Game Designer
03:34 - How Half-Life 2 Influenced Jump Space
06:00 - FPS Evolution/Animation Is Key To A Good FPS Camera
09:10 - Motion Sickness In FPS Games
14:30 - Moving Between First Person & Third Person In Jump Space
17:30 - Camera Techniques/It Takes Two Camera
19:19 - It Takes Two Devs Studied Super Mario 64 & Odyssey To Make The Game
23:20 - The Making Of It Takes Two
28:22 - Working With Josef Fares
36:30 - Why Filip Left Hazelight/Having The Idea Of Jump Space Since 2012
41:43 - Jump Space’s Popularity/Daniel Kaplan’s Importance/Marketing
48:00 - Jump Space’s Early Access Release Was Threatened By Silksong And GTA 6
51:09 - Jump Space’s Release Date
52:00 - The Cost Of Game Development/Why So Many Game Studios Close
57:38 - Where The Term AAA Came From/Some Games Will Survive The Game Studio Apocalypse
59:37 - Studios Need To Sell 10 Million Units To Break Even On $100 Million Budget
1:02:10 - Sweden Game Industry/Filip Was Determined To Succeed In The Game Industry
1:05:15 - Will Jump Space Be Relased On Switch 2/PS5?
1:08:17 - Where To Follow Keepsake Games & Jump Space
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Joshua Jay was a former world artist at Bethesda who worked on Fallout 4, 76 & Starfield, prior to that he was a world artist on the Gears Of War trilogy.
Josh built a living saloon set in the style of Fallout 76 here! Check it out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7gBi3_lyag&t=167s
#fallout #starfield #gearsofwar
JOSHUAS ARTWORK CAN BE FOUND HERE
https://www.joshuajayart.com/
https://www.artstation.com/joshua_jay_art
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Lord Of The Rings/Kurt Kuhlmann
04:18 - Building A Fallout 76 Saloon
13:43 - Todd Howard/Early Work On Fallout 4
17:51 - Fallout 4’s Colour Palette
19:00 - Josh’s Work On Fallout 4’s World Art
21:38 - Josh’s Gears Of War 3 Art Was Inspired By Fallout 3
22:30 - Epic Games Base Their Games On Licensing/Bethesda Vs Epic Culture
25:10 - Unreal Engine Vs Creation Engine
28:20 - Problems Developing Fallout 76
33:25 - Why Fallout 76 Wasnt Delayed/Starfield Was Delayed Due To F076
35:18 - Josh & Kiwi Butcher Shigeru Miyamoto’s Quote
37:00 - Game Development Costs/Fallout 5
38:45 - What Josh Wants To See In Fallout 5
40:15 - Fallout TV Show Being 5 Seasons/TV Shows With Filler
42:50 - Video Games With Filler/Alien Isolation
45:15 - Video Games Should Be Shorter/Elder Scrolls VI/Rockstar Games
48:30 - Josh Got Burned Out On Gears Of War/Josh Avoided Starfield For As Long As Possible
52:40 - Working On Starfield
53:30 - Q+A - How Bethesda Seamlessly Transition From Different Biomes In Their Games
58:09 - Q+A - Were There Talks For Smaller Galaxies In Starfield In Pre-Production
59:25 - Game Devs Not Having Time To Play Games/Josh Doesnt Play Many Games These Days
1:01:42 - Josh Loves Shadow Of Mordor & War
1:02:10 - Q+A - How Was Josh’s Day Organised In A Pie Chart At Epic & Bethesda
1:04:45 - Pros & Cons Of Big & Small Studios/Star Wars Games
1:07:32 - Josh Loves & Hates The Industry/Story Of Soldiers In Afghanistan
1:11:24 - Josh Tells A Touching Story Of A Fallout Fan Who Died
1:16:41 - Outro
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GOG is a digital distribution platform with a mission to preserve video games. I spoke with 3 employees Piotr(Senior PR), Marcin (Senior Business Developer) and Adam(Technical Producer). #gog #gamepreservation #pcgaming
SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - https://www.gog.com/en/ X - @GOGcom
NOTE: Unfortunately the guys had some technical and internet issues, so we needed to use Google Meet to record this so the audio quality and even the video feed arent up to my usual standard, this is also why the layout is different to my usual format. Apologies for this, the guys are keen to do another one at some point, so if you would like that then like this post.
timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - FFVII Is The Best Game Ever/Why Final Fantasy Isnt On GOG Yet
03:29 - Japanese Publishers Are Coming Around To No DRM In Games
08:50 - Why No DRM Is Important/Games Are Aging Slowly
11:10 - Making GOG Viable For Publishers From A Cost Perspective
16:34 - Working Around The Rights/Japanese Rights Are Very Complicated
21:05 - GOG Preservation Program
27:05 - GOG Has A Small Amount Of QA People/GOG’s Internal Tools
31:48 - Simplying The Tools To Preserve Games
32:58 - GOG’s Thoughts On AI
36:01 - Working With Sony Was A Milestone/Japanese Publisher GOG Wants To Get
38:20 - Offline Launchers
40:20 - People Approaching GOG With Rights To Games/System Shock 2
43:29 - Gamers Care More About Gameplay Than Graphics Now
49:57 - Q+A - What Has Enabled GOG To Give Away Free Games On Twitch/Amazon Prime
52:34 - Q+A - Recreating Box Art & Manuals For Old Games
55:55 - Q+A - Will GOG Collaborate With Stop Killing Games Initiative
58:30 - Working With Politicians In The EU
59:10 - Most Important Lesson Piotr Learned From His Late Uncle(THIS IS FUNNY ASF LOL)
1:00:46 - Closing Comments
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David O'Reilly is a former game developer who is best known for his work at Rockstar on GTA, RDR2 and GTA VI, yes you read that right he worked on GTA VI up until 2023 when he left the video game industry.
He now has a Youtube channel where he reviews environmental art in games.
David's Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@Game-World-Art
#rockstargames #gta6 #rdr2
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
01:30 - Having Imposter Syndrome Working At Rockstar
04:30 - Having A Good Manager
06:05 - Doing Caves For GTA V
08:29 - Doing Environmental Easter Eggs In Rockstar Games
10:11 - Rockstar Devs Dont Even Know Whats In Their Games At Release
12:53 - David’s Art On GTA VI/The Tech Process At Rockstar
15:01 - David Will Be Going Into GTA VI As A Fan
16:13 - David Hopes His Name Is In The Credits Of GTA VI
17:34 - Character & Environmental Artists Dont Work Together/Trevor Motion Capture Sequence
18:42 - Problems With Art In Ubisoft Games
20:59 - The Houser Brothers
23:11 - Why David Left Rockstar/Burnout
27:00 - Telling People You Worked On GTA
29:00 - David’s Youtube Channel
33:00 - How David Decides What Games To Play On Youtube
35:15 - Sending Devs To U.S. To Use For Reference Footage
39:15 - Different Leads For Each Rockstar Game/Changes In Development Processes
40:40 - Art Is Becoming More Specialized
42:30 - Benefits And Drawbacks Of AI On Art/Chat GPT
47:12 - GTA 7/GTA VI Trailer
49:00 - Difference Between Movie Trailers And Game Trailers
51:00 - How Rockstar Make Game Trailers/Reaction Internally To Trailers
53:15 - Assassins Creed/There Is More Potential For Games
57:30 - Q+A - How Great Does Your Portfolio Have To Be To Get Hired At Rockstar
1:00:31 - Why David Doesnt Have His Rockstar Art On Artstation
1:03:20 - David Wont Return To The Games Industry
1:04:46 - Q+A - What Is The Most Challenging Part Of Making Environments
1:06:53 - Q+A - How Much Freedom Are You Allowed On The Games
1:10:07 - Closing Comments/David’s Youtube Channel
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