Podcast: Side Quest - Game Design Approaches

Chandler dives into an overview of different game design approaches while working on The Mapper.

Show Notes:

- Designing games for Game Designers

- An introduction to Situational Game Design

- ThursDev: Game Design Pillars - Better design through definition and restriction

- Rational Game Design

- The Mapper V2 itch.io page

- Transcript 

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Podcast: Forza Horizon 4

Our April Fools episode turned into a full episode on Forza Horizon 4, the open world racing game. You can find it here!

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Show Notes:

- What Is Operant Conditioning and How Does It Work?

- The History of Racing Games Pt. 1: The Arcade Years - Past Gas #60

Podcast: Side Quest - Innovating vs Polishing

Today, Chandler talks about innovating versus polishing and uses examples from review episodes.

Show Notes:

- Forza Horizon 4

 

- Phasmophobia

 

- Art Direct for 100 MPH: Balancing Visuals with Performance for Forza Motorsport

- The “Strange Attractor” in Video Game Design 

 

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Podcast: My Summer Car

Hold onto your butts! We're talking about My Summer Car, the survival mechanic simulator. You can find it here!

Note: There was an issue with Tom's audio that we didn't catch until after we recorded.

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Show Notes:

Mechanic Simulator

Golden Eye

Goat Simulator

Kalevala

Datsun Sunny

Skyrim

Oblivion

Cuckoo

Auteur

Podcast: Side Quest - Making Unique Feeling Games

Today Chandler talks about how he approaches making unique feeling games. He also talks about progress on The Mapper. You can find his latest prototype here.

Show Notes:

Geoff Englestein

GameTek Classic: The Rule of One

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Podcast: Stars Die

 

Today we talk about the surprise walking simulator, Stars Die. You need to see it to believe it. Find it here.

Show Notes:

Gone Home

Interview with Eric Juvi

Annihilation

Rosewater 

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Podcast: Season 1 Retrospective

Today we look back on our first year(ish) of talking about games and what we've played over it. You can find our lists in the show notes.

Show Notes:

Podcast Episodes:

    - Headliner and Headliner:NoviNews
    - Beneath a Steel Sky
    - Lure of the Temptress
    - Myst
    - Rise of the Dragon
    - Untitled Goose Game
    - Donut County
    - Thomas Was Alone
    - The Dig
    - Subnautica
        - Part 1
        - Part 2
        - Part 3
    - The Dagger of Amon Ra
    - Majesty
    Impressions:
        - Carrion
    Side Quests:
        - Pre-Production
        - Feedback Issues
        - The Case for Game Jams

Devon's list:
    Finished:
        - Abzu
        - Beyond Blue
        - Majesty
        - Shivers & Shivers II: Harvest of Souls
        - Stars Die
        - Subnautica
        
    Honorable Mentions:
        - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
        - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
        - Alan Wake
        - Control
        - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

Chandler's List:
    Comfort Food:
        - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
        - Mario Kart 8
        - Spelunky II
        - Majesty
        - Battletech
        - No Mans Sky
        - 7 Days to Die
        - Project Zomboid

    Surprises:
        - Hardspace: Shipbreaker
        - Carrion
        - Crawl
        - Littlewood
        - Untitled Goose Game
        - Stars Die
        - Rise of the Dragon

    Disappointments:
        - Elite Dangerous
        - Starlink: Battle for Atlas

Tom's List:
    Social Comfort Food:
        - Crossout
        - Forza Horizon 4
        - Hardspace: Shipbreaker
        - BeamNG.drive
        - The Sims 4
        - Jackbox Party Pack 2

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