Apr 3, 2020
In this first installment of our new miniseries focused on Noita (with guest co-host Bennett Foddy), we share our early stories and beginner tips, discuss the genealogy of the game, and contemplate how we feel about shooting being its primary verb.
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Mar 27, 2020
Tyriq Plummer (Catacomb Kids, UFO 50) joins us to discuss the
guts and evolution of his long-term roguelike project, how he stays
motivated, and making his minions matter. Plus a very special
show announcement!
Some things we discussed:
Tyriq Plummer
Catacomb Kids
UFO 50
Our new Discord!
Noita
Made out of
Meat: Health...
Mar 13, 2020
Andrea Roberts of Wonderbelly Games talks to us about her brand-new bouncy dungeon crawler Roundguard! We discuss physics as a system of uncertainty, combining Peggle with a roguelike formula, and using that formula to create player friendliness.
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Feb 28, 2020
Mark Brown of Game Maker's Toolkit joins us to talk about the process behind his excellent series on game design. We discuss his recent video on randomness - diving deep on input/output randomness - as well as roguelike progression, and much more!
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Feb 15, 2020
Ryan Clark of Brace Yourself Games (Crypt of the Necrodancer, Cadence of Hyrule) sashays in to chat with us about how he hit on his rhythm roguelike formula, layering in depth to make his systems sing, and how he's found - and repeated - indie game success.
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