At long last, episode 15 has arrived! This time, Despain and Reynard talk about game endings. What makes a good ending to your story—and what makes a bad one? And what’s the best way to end with satisfying gameplay? There’s some spoilers for older games, but Despain manages to stop himself from spoiling Bioshock Infinite.
This week’s Play or Flay looks at SnowOwl’s Skinwalker. Read more
Episode fourteen is here, with another guest host! Despain and ReynardFrost are joined by Solomon to talk about a much-requested subject, character development. What do your characters want? What are their goals? And how do those desires and goals change over the course of the game’s story? Read more
Episode thirteen is here, with another guest host! Despain and ReynardFrost are joined by Chaos Avian to talk about dungeons. Our Play or Flay segment has a unique twist, as we look at our guest host’s own project topic and give him a chance to defend himself. Read more
With episode twelve, Despain and ReynardFrost are joined by Sevith to talk about battle systems! And roguelikes. Read more
Episode eleven is here, and we talk about cliches in your RPG games. Our hosts ReynardFrost, Despain and Kilim weigh the pros and cons of using cliches, when they might be worth using, and take a look at some of the common cliches and why they’re cliches in the first place. Read more
Episode ten has arrived, and now we are a real podcast! This time around, our hosts ReynardFrost, Despain and Kilim talk about the games that inspired them and influenced them as game designers, and how to draw inspiration from your own favorite games. Read more
Happy New Years! The ninth podcast is here to bring in 2013. Today, our hosts Despain, Kilim and ReynardFrost are joined by Nathanial B to talk about commercial games. Budgets, commissions, kickstarter and more! Read more
The eighth podcast is here, just in time for the holidays! Today, our hosts Despain, Kilim and ReynardFrost get into the holiday spirit by talking about presents! The topic is rewarding the player, and we talk about ways to make sure the player feels rewarded during gameplay. Read more
The seventh podcast is here! Today, our hosts Despain, Kilim and ReynardFrost talk about level design—mapping, mopping, puzzles, interactivity. Lots of good stuff this time around. Read more
