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Dev Game Club

Join hosts and industry veterans Brett Douville and Tim Longo as they discuss older titles and the impact they had on the games industry, as well as any lessons that could be taken away even today. Play along!

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DGC Ep 372: Trespasser (part three) from 2023-12-13T12:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on Trespasser. We look through the glass darkly at the mistakes and how they illustrate some things, before turning to o...

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DGC Ep 371: Trespasser (part two) from 2023-12-06T16:17:10

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Trespasser: The Lost World. We talk more about the physics of the game, the problems of video game proprioception, an...

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DGC Ep 370: Trespasser (part one) from 2023-11-22T12:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on 1998's Dreamworks Interactive title, Trespasser. We set it in its time (a year with many great games... and also T...

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DGC Ep 369: Alan Wake (part four) from 2023-11-15T17:18:06

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on Alan Wake. We talk a little bit about what's going on in the DLC and Tim talks us through American Nightmare...

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DGC Ep 368: Alan Wake (part three) from 2023-11-08T13:39:38

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Alan Wake. We dive into the ocean that is the story and talk about the game's themes and how they layer, among other ...

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DGC Ep 367: Alan Wake (part two) from 2023-11-01T11:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Alan Wake, which we're playing via a remaster. We talk especially about the combat, amongst other topics. Dev Game Cl...

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DGC Ep 366: Alan Wake (part one) from 2023-10-18T11:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin our annual spooky series in a little place called Bright Falls, with Remedy's 2010 horror adventure Alan Wake. We place the game in it...

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DGC Ep 365: Arkham Asylum Bonus Interview with Karl Stewart! from 2023-10-11T15:31:39

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we add an interview to our series on Batman: Arkham Asylum. Karl Stewart, Director of Marketing for Eidos at the time joins us to talk about th...

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DGC Ep 364: Batman: Arkham Asylum (part four) from 2023-10-04T11:51:59

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on Batman: Arkham Asylum, the breakout hit for Rocksteady. We talk about the final villains of the game and then turn to...

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DGC Ep 363: Batman: Arkham Asylum (part three) from 2023-09-27T13:21:47

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Batman: Arkham Asylum. We talk about the progression system in the game, the various forms of reward, how well things...

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DGC Ep 362: Batman: Arkham Asylum (part two) from 2023-09-20T13:54

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Rocksteady's breakout hit, Batman: Arkham Asylum. We freeflow our way through a bunch of combat, put on the visor, an...

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DGC Ep 361: Batman: Arkham Asylum (part one) from 2023-09-13T11:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on 2009's Rocksteady breakout, Batman: Arkham Asylum. We set the game in its time, as well as introducing its principals,...

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DGC Ep 360: Eye of the Beholder (part five) from 2023-09-06T11:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on Eye of the Beholder. We talk more about D&D adaptation, spend some time with a sequel, and get to our takeaways befor...

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DGC Ep 359: Eye of the Beholder (part four) from 2023-08-30T13:46:54

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Eye of the Beholder. We killed Xanathar! We saved Waterdeep! And we talked about simulation vs game vs narrative and ...

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DGC Ep 358: Eye of the Beholder (part three) from 2023-08-23T11:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on 1991's Eye of the Beholder. We talk quite a bit about adaptation and the things that are not entirely.... fun... abou...

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DGC Ep 357: Eye of the Beholder (part two) from 2023-08-09T11:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on 1991's Eye of the Beholder. We talk about using what you've got, contrast it with non grid-based games like Underworl...

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DGC Ep 356: Eye of the Beholder (part one) from 2023-07-26T11:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on 1991's Eye of the Beholder, from Westwood Studios and published by Strategic Simulations Inc. We set the game in its t...

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DGC Ep 355: Metroid Prime Bonus Interview with Jack Mathews! from 2023-07-19T11:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we add another bonus to our series on Metroid Prime with an interview with Jack Mathews, a technical lead on the title. We cover a lot of groun...

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DGC Ep 354: Metroid Fusion Bonus from 2023-07-12T12:09:15

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we add a bonus to our series on Metroid Prime by looking into Metroid Fusion, before turning to the mail bag. Dev Game Club looks at c...

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DGC Ep 353: Metroid Prime (part four) from 2023-07-05T11:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on Metroid Prime. We discuss the visor modes, the pleasing arc of the end game, and other topics before we turn to our t...

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DGC Ep 352: Metroid Prime (part three) from 2023-06-21T11:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on 2002's Metroid Prime. We talk a bit about some favorite moments, the suit design, the visors, a bit of a grab bag of ...

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DGC Ep 351: Mailbag Catch-Up from 2023-06-14T12:59:51

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we take a short break from our series on Metroid Prime to catch up on the mail bag. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays throug...

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DGC Ep 350: Metroid Prime (part two) from 2023-06-07T13:02:43

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Metroid Prime. We discuss the particular alchemy of combining Metroid's formula with the shooter format in a...

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DGC Ep 349: Metroid Prime (part one) from 2023-05-24T11:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we start a new series on Metroid Prime, which we are playing via the Nintendo Switch remaster. We set the game in its time, talk a little bit a...

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DGC Ep 348: GoldenEye 007 (part four) from 2023-05-17T11:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on GoldenEye 007 by diving a bit into the multiplayer and discussing our overall takeaways. Dev Game Club looks at class...

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DGC Ep 347: GoldenEye 007 Bonus Interview with Grant Kirkhope  from 2023-05-10T13:33:31

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we insert a bonus interview into the middle of our series on GoldenEye 007. We speak with Grant Kirkhope, one of two composers on the title. De...

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DGC Ep 346: GoldenEye 007 (part three) from 2023-04-26T15:05:53

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on GoldenEye 007. We talk about the shelf-level event, running towards the end, and some wonky controller stuff. Dev Gam...

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DGC Ep 345: GoldenEye 007 (part two) from 2023-04-19T12:45:56

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64. We talk about story accommodations, enemy AI, NPCs, and level design concerns and ...

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DGC Ep 344: GoldenEye 007 (part one) from 2023-04-12T17:02:29

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on 1997's Rare classic, GoldenEye 007. We set the game in its time before getting down to brass tacks, including comparin...

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DGC Ep 343: Mailbag Episode! from 2023-04-05T15:31:50

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we catch up on our mail bag and tackle a ton of different topics. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episode...

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DGC Ep 342: Dwarf Fortress (part five) from 2023-03-29T15:40:52

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on Dwarf Fortress. We tell a couple more stories, get into how this would or would not eat up our lives, and turn to tak...

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DGC Ep 341: Dwarf Fortress (part four) from 2023-03-22T13:18:49

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Dwarf Fortress. We turn to the Steam version of the game and especially talk about how a more graphical presentation ...

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DGC Ep 340: Dwarf Fortress (part three) from 2023-03-15T13:39:36

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Dwarf Fortress. We talk about working on a thing for a long time, the refinements of the latest version, and a host o...

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DGC Ep 339: Dwarf Fortress (part two) from 2023-03-01T16:51:09

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on 2006's Dwarf Fortress. We explore our failures by telling some stories about our experiences, and describing what tha...

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DGC Ep 338: Dwarf Fortress (part one) from 2023-02-22T13:08:43

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our themed series on the flexibility of text with 2006's Dwarf Fortress. We set the game in its time and then start delving into th...

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DGC Ep 337: Plundered Hearts (part two) + Twine Bonus from 2023-02-08T17:10:42

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Plundered Hearts, the pirate romance text adventure, and also turning to a short bonus discussion about Twine games. ...

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DGC Ep 336: Plundered Hearts (part one) from 2023-02-01T16:07:39

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our mini theme of the flexibility of text. We examine the Infocom era by playing a late title, Plundered Hearts. We discuss some of...

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DGC Ep 335: Rogue Legacy 2 Bonus from 2023-01-18T15:40

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we elaborate our series on Rogue by looking at one that continues its legacy, that is, Rogue Legacy 2. It's right there in the name! D...

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DGC Ep 334: Rogue (part two) from 2023-01-11T12:29

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our brief series on Rogue, though admittedly if you want the full experience, cut up the two episodes into one minute pieces and ra...

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DGC Ep 333: Rogue (part one) from 2023-01-04T15:21

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on 1980's seminal and genre-naming title, Rogue. We set the game in time and talk about what constitutes the genre before...

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DGC Ep 332: A Year In Review from 2022-12-22T01:15:24

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we look back at the interview that were, relistening and highlighting some great bits from our conversations with other developers this year. We again e...

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DGC Ep 331: Dead Space Bonus Interview with Ian Milham from 2022-12-15T00:44:16

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we conclude our bonus episodes about Dead Space by chatting with Ian Milham, who was a former LucasArts colleague of the hosts and the Art Dire...

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DGC Ep 330: Dead Space Bonus Interview with Rosie Katz from 2022-12-07T22:46:32

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we present an interview with Rosie Katz,. who acted as a level designer not only on Dead Space, but the Call of Duty series (and with whom the hosts wor...

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DGC Ep 329: Dead Space (part four) from 2022-11-30T15:47:33

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our main series on Dead Space. We talk animation and audio support for player state, economics, the ammo balance, and how the game ...

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DGC Ep 328: Dead Space (part three) from 2022-11-23T15:19

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on 2008's survival horror in space, Dead Space. We talk about the ways we are maybe breaking the game a bit, art design,...

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DGC Ep 327: Dead Space (part two) from 2022-11-09T14:46:21

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on 2008's space survival horror game Dead Space. We talk about the fantasy of competence and the grounded elements of th...

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DGC Ep 326: Dead Space (part one) from 2022-11-02T13:43:45

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on 2008's EA space horror game Dead Space. We position it in a change in Electronic Arts at the time (having just done an...

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DGC Ep 325: Far Cry 2 Bonus Interview with Patrick Redding from 2022-10-26T18:25:49

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we turn to a second bonus interview with Patrick Redding, credited as Story Designer on Far Cry 2, though we would tend to call that a Narrativ...

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DGC Ep 324: Far Cry 2 Bonus Interview with Clint Hocking from 2022-10-19T16:23:02

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we discuss Far Cry 2 with none other than Creative Director Clint Hocking. We talk about his early career before getting into the game proper. ...

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DGC Ep 323: Far Cries Bonus (part five) from 2022-10-12T15:08:03

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on Far Cry 2. Brett describes to Tim some of the buddy system stuff he missed, and then the hosts look at later installm...

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DGC Ep 322: Far Cry 2 (part four) from 2022-10-05T15:19:42

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Far Cry 2. We talk about some more systems in the game as we plan to play the descended versions and present our take...

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DGC Ep 321: Far Cry 2 (part three) from 2022-09-28T14:41:05

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Far Cry 2. We talk about the extreme friction of the game, landmarking and open world layout, and touch a little bit ...

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DGC Ep 320: Far Cry 2 (part two) from 2022-09-14T23:12:37

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Far Cry 2. We talk about the tutorial some more, the ...

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DGC Ep 319: Far Cry 2 (part one) from 2022-09-07T15:08:11

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on UbiSoft's 2008 series-establishing classic, Far Cry 2. We set it in its time, and talk a bit about shifting engine war...

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DGC Ep 318: SimCity 2000 (part four) from 2022-08-31T14:45:18

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on SimCity 2000. We talk disasters and scenarios and of course, our takeaways. Dev Game Club looks at classic video game...

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DGC Ep 317: SimCity 2000 (part three) from 2022-08-24T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on SimCity 2000. We talk about the lore of SimCity and what Brett and Tim appreciate or don't about sim games t...

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DGC Ep 316: SimCity 2000 (part two) from 2022-08-17T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on SimCity 2000. We end up spending a lot of time talking about the political choices that inform the game, as well as o...

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DGC Ep 315: SimCity 2000 (part one) from 2022-08-11T12:57:23

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on that classic sim, SimCity. We very briefly situate it in time and talk a little bit about Will Wright before talking o...

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DGC Ep 314: Megaman 2&X (part four) from 2022-08-03T17:03:24

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on MegaMan 2 and X. We talk difficulty for sure, before turning to our usual takeaways. Dev Game Club looks at ...

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DGC Ep 313: Megaman 2 / X (part three) from 2022-07-27T13:00:34

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Megaman games, turning to Megaman X. We very briefly set it in its time, discuss the new feel that the SNES ...

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DGC Ep 312: MegaMan 2/MegaMan X (part two) from 2022-07-21T01:04:51

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Capcom's MegaMan series, looking at the latter half of the game, exploring its difficulty and how it presents a final...

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DGC Ep 311: MegaMan 2&X (part one) from 2022-07-14T23:37:18

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we start a new series on MegaMan 2/X, looking at them as different platformers from the time. We set it in context a bit. Dev Game Club looks a...

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DGC Ep 310: Dark Souls (part eight) from 2022-06-01T13:32:33

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on Dark Souls, and so we turn to our takeaways and discuss our final hours with the game. Dev Game Club looks at classic...

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DGC Ep 309: Dark Souls (part seven) from 2022-05-25T14:42:59

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Dark Souls. The big story is about how Brett is a monster, but we also dig into setting goals for yourself. Dev Game ...

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DGC Ep 308: Dark Souls (part six) from 2022-05-18T12:20:54

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Dark Souls. We catch you up a little bit on where we are before trying to catch up with the mail bag! Dev Game Club l...

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DGC Ep 307: Dark Souls (part five) from 2022-05-05T13:42:46

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Dark Souls. We catch you up a little bit on where we are in the game, leveling weapons, and the mix and match of comb...

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DGC Ep 306: Dark Souls (part four) from 2022-04-28T13:48:55

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on 2011's Dark Souls. We talk about some bosses, exploration, and our quest for humanity. Dev Game Club looks at classic...

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DGC Ep 305: Dark Souls (part three) from 2022-04-20T13:26:05

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Dark Souls. We talk about how we use our souls, where and how we farm for resources, the player's goals, the variety ...

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DGC Ep 304: Dark Souls (part two) from 2022-04-13T15:08:20

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Dark Souls. We talk about how progress is made, the run-based approach, and the mix of player skills and RPG stats, a...

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DGC Ep 303: Dark Souls (part one) from 2022-04-06T14:53:25

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on Dark Souls, the 2011 breakout from From Software. We briefly set it in its time before going on to make our characters...

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DGC Ep 302: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (part nine) from 2022-03-31T13:54:15

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on Morrowind, giving our takeaways and then trying to get to the bottom of our mailbag. Dev Game Club looks at classic v...

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DGC Ep 301: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (part eight) from 2022-03-24T01:55:28

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Morrowind. We thought we were so close, but neither of us has finished and so we talk about some late quest stuff. De...

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DGC Ep 300: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (part seven) from 2022-03-16T14:52:09

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Morrowind and briefly celebrate 300 episodes of Dev Game Club. We've mostly devolved into discussing what has happene...

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DGC Ep 299: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (part six) from 2022-03-09T16:44:05

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Morrowind. We talk about the role-playing feeling of the game, how the guilds have a sense of real progression and re...

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DGC Ep 298: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (part five) from 2022-03-02T14:36:22

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Morrowind. We talk a little bit about the systems and friction, our individual stories, and Brett solves his Magicka ...

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DGC Ep 297: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (part four) from 2022-02-23T15:01:55

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Morrowind. We spend some time catching each other up on our successes and failures, talk about it as a preparation ga...

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DGC Ep 296: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (part three) from 2022-02-16T15:14:04

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on 2002's Morrowind. We talk about our own weird experiences some more, since we are essentially playing different games...

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DGC Ep 295: Morrowind (part two) from 2022-02-09T15:12:33

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. We talk a little bit about how leveling appears to work, finding quests and using t...

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DGC Ep 294: Halo Bonus Interview with Jaime Griesemer from 2022-01-26T16:06:02

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we add a bonus to our series on Halo with a chat with designer Jaime Griesemer, whose sniper rifle talk we referenced in the series. Dev Game C...

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DGC Ep 293: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (part one) from 2022-01-19T13:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Bethesda Game Studios RPG classic from 2002. We situate it in time and then dive rig...

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DGC Ep 292: Goodbye 2021 from 2022-01-12T13:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we reflect on the year that was, looking back at the interviews and lessons we took away. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through t...

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DGC Ep 291: Halo Takeaways / Halo Infinite Bonus Episode from 2022-01-05T13:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we really wrap our series on Halo by providing our takeaways, and then dive in and out of feedback to talk Halo Infinite. Dev Game Clu...

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DGC Ep 290: Halo: Combat Evolved (part three) from 2021-12-29T15:09:02

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we finish our series on Halo: Combat Evolved. We talk about some of the major story beats here towards the end, the repetitive aspects good and...

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DGC Ep 289: Halo: Combat Evolved (part two) from 2021-12-22T13:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Halo: Combat Evolved. We talk vehicles, architecture, lore, and level design before turning to feedback. Dev Game Clu...

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DGC Ep 288: Halo: Combat Evolved (part one) from 2021-12-15T13:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series about Halo: Combat Evolved, Bungie's seminal 2001 FPS on the Xbox. We set it in time, discuss its development history, an...

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DGC Ep 287: Resident Evil Village Bonus from 2021-12-08T15:43:25

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this add a bonus to our series on Resident Evil 4 by taking a look at Resident Evil Village. We talk about the bit of the game we played, some o...

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DGC Ep 286: Resident Evil 4 (part six) from 2021-12-01T14:06:16

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on Resident Evil 4. We talk about various set pieces at the end, a bit about ammo types and balance, and of course, our ...

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DGC Ep 285: Resident Evil 4 (part five) from 2021-11-24T15:42:07

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Resident Evil 4. We take a little sidestep into the things that aren't mentioned in the manual, and then work through...

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DGC Ep 284: Resident Evil 4 (part four) from 2021-11-17T13:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Resident Evil 4. We talk about the ecology of the monsters, defense sequences, and bobbing and weaving. Dev Game Club...

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DGC Ep 283: Resident Evil 4 (part three) from 2021-11-10T15:05:13

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Resident Evil 4. We talk about the new horror in the game, our systematic companion and the other NPC, look at the ch...

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DGC Ep 282: Resident Evil 4 (part two) from 2021-11-03T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Resident Evil 4. We talk a bit about the modern mechanics it introduces to the series and consider how it maintains i...

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DGC Ep 281: Resident Evil 4 (part one) from 2021-10-27T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we start a new series on 2005's Capcom horror classic, Resident Evil 4. We place it in its time and then talk immediately about how it really k...

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DGC Ep 280: BioShock 2/Infinite Bonus from 2021-10-20T13:29:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we add a little splice to our series on BioShock by revisiting and discussing its sequels, somewhat vaguely. Dev Game Club looks at classic vid...

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DGC Ep 279: BioShock (part five) from 2021-10-13T13:45:37

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on BioShock. We delve into the end and endings of the game, and of course address our takeaways.Dev Game Club looks at c...

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DGC Ep 278: BioShock (part four) from 2021-10-06T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on BioShock. We talk a lot about the surprise of the scene of Ryan, and some mechanical and production aspects we haven'...

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DGC Ep 277: BioShock (part three) from 2021-09-29T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on BioShock. We talk about Fort Frolic and the arc of what's coming, guns and plasmids and a bit about their crossover, ...

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DGC Ep 276: Bioshock (part two) from 2021-09-22T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Bioshock. We talk about the horror elements early on, the use of minibosses, how low-friction the game is, hacking an...

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DGC Ep 275: Bioshock (part one) from 2021-09-15T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on 2007's Bioshock. We set the game in its time and talk about how it expanded the audience for a shooter with sim elemen...

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DGC Ep 274: Ratchet&Clank Bonus Interview with Brian Allgeier from 2021-09-08T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we interview Brian Allgeier, the Lead Designer of the first Ratchet & Clank (as well as many others) in connection with our series. We cover 20...

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DGC Ep 273: Ratchet&Clank (part five) from 2021-09-01T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we finish our series on 2002's Ratchet & Clank, with our takeaways and a bonus look at the 2016 remake. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and p...

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DGC Ep 272: Ratchet&Clank (part four) from 2021-08-25T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Ratchet & Clank. We talk about the late game, variety in the game in its many forms, getting things out of order, fav...

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DGC Ep 271: Ratchet&Clank (part three) from 2021-08-19T12:51:45

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Ratchet & Clank. We delve primarily into the variant game play we start to see at this point in the game, though admi...

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DGC Ep 270: Ratchet&Clank (part two) from 2021-08-11T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on 2002's Insomniac action shooter platformer Ratchet & Clank. This week we talk about the weapons systems, watching a g...

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DGC Ep 270: Ratchet&Clank (part two) from 2021-08-11T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on 2002's Insomniac action shooter platformer Ratchet & Clank. This week we talk about the weapons systems, watching a g...

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DGC Ep 269: Ratchet & Clank (part one) from 2021-07-28T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on the delightful action platformer shooter thing called Ratchet & Clank. We set it in its time a little bit, and talk a ...

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DGC Ep 269: Ratchet&Clank (part one) from 2021-07-28T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on the delightful action platformer shooter thing called Ratchet & Clank. We set it in its time a little bit, and talk a ...

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DGC Ep 268: Final Fantasy VI (part nine) from 2021-07-21T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we at last conclude our series on Final Fantasy VI. We give our takeaways and then turn to some of the mountain of feedback that's been piling ...

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DGC Ep 267: Bonus Interview with Sebastian Deken from 2021-07-14T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we add a bonus interview to our series on Final Fantasy VI. We are joined by Sebastian Deken, whose new book explores especially the music in t...

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DGC Ep 266: Final Fantasy VI (part eight) from 2021-07-07T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we mostly conclude our series on Final Fantasy VI, though we'll be back for takeaways and more email. Brett takes us through the ending and we discuss s...

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DGC Ep 265: Final Fantasy VI (part seven) from 2021-06-23T14:10:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Final Fantasy VI. We are deeply into the world of ruin, seeking out our friends, and relating our strange adventures,...

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DGC Ep 264: Final Fantasy VI (part six) from 2021-06-16T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Final Fantasy VI. Tim catches up and fails to save the world, so we talk about making it work, in the ashes, as we go...

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DGC Ep 263: Final Fantasy VI (part five) from 2021-06-09T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Final Fantasy VI. We continue talking about the story, the mechanics that make an area like Floating Continent so fru...

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DGC Ep 262: Final Fantasy VI (part four) from 2021-06-02T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Final Fantasy VI. We talk about more of what we've played so far, dipping into issues of where we grind, how we appro...

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DGC Ep 261: Final Fantasy VI (part three) from 2021-05-26T14:58:02

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Final Fantasy VI. We talk about more of what we've played so far, including differences between each of our experienc...

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DGC Ep 260: Final Fantasy VI (part two) from 2021-05-12T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Final Fantasy VI. We talk about the story and the utility of allowing players to choose the order in which to play a ...

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DGC Ep 259: Prince of Persia Bonus Interview with Remi Lacoste! from 2021-05-05T13:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we present a bonus interview with Remi Lacoste, who reflects on what it took to make the camera of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, which was f...

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DGC Ep 258: Final Fantasy VI (part one) from 2021-04-28T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on Final Fantasy VI, which is often in the conversation surrounding the pinnacle of the 16-bit JRPG. We set the game in i...

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DGC Ep 257: Prince of Persia Sands of Time (part four) from 2021-04-21T15:07:25

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we finish our series on 2003's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. We talk about the unfortunate elevator sequence, the final platforming of the game, ...

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DGC Ep 256: Prince of Persia Sands of Time (part three) from 2021-04-14T15:49:51

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. We talk about the Library, our problems with it, how we were misled, and how suc...

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DGC Ep 255: Bonus Interview with James Ohlen from 2021-04-07T14:28:08

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we return to our series on Baldur's Gate with an interview with James Ohlen, who was lead designer on the title. Dev Game Club looks at classic...

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DGC Ep 254: Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (part two) from 2021-03-31T14:54:26

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. We talk a bit about combat and especially the way the baths area expands the lev...

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DGC Ep 253: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (part one) from 2021-03-24T15:57:32

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. We set the game in its time and studio, and then speak a fair amount about its ho...

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DGC Ep 252: Baldur's Gate (part five) from 2021-03-18T16:01:15

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we conclude our series on Baldur's Gate. We talk takeaways and then clean up a very full mailbag. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games an...

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DGC Ep 251: Baldur's Gate (part four) from 2021-03-10T14:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Baldur's Gate, the 1998 D&D interpretation that put BioWare on the map, as it were. We talk about the end of the game...

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DGC Ep 250: Our First Adventures from 2021-03-03T14:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we celebrate our five years of podcasting by doing something a little bit different. We look at our first Adventures, the Atari 2600 Adventure ...

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DGC Ep 249: Baldur's Gate (part three) from 2021-02-24T14:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Bioware's 1998 CRPG classic, Baldur's Gate. We talk a bit about the structure of the world, the difference between pl...

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DGC Ep 248: Baldur's Gate (part two) from 2021-02-17T11:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Baldur's Gate. We talk about racing through versus following multiple sidequests, about tactical battling, and about ...

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DGC Ep 247: Baldur's Gate (part one) from 2021-02-03T16:41:20

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series about Baldur's Gate, the 1998 CRPG from BioWare that revitalized the genre. We situate the game in time, talk about BioWa...

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DGC Ep 246: So Long, 2020 from 2021-01-27T17:04:45

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we look back on the podcast year of 2020 (because we'd like never to think about the year in general ever again). We talk over our takeways, largely dra...

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DGC Ep 245: VtM Bloodlines Bonus Interview with Brian Mitsoda from 2021-01-20T16:00:23

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we air our December interview with Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines writer/designer Brian Mitsoda. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games ...

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DGC Ep 244: Ocarina of Time Bonus Interview with Lani Lum from 2021-01-13T17:27:44

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we explore Ocarina of Time a bit more through an interview with industry Executive Producer Lani Lum. Dev Game Club looks at classic video game...

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DGC Ep 243: Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (part eight) from 2021-01-06T23:31:01

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we conclude our series on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. We talk takeaways and then catch up on our feedback. Dev Game Club looks at cla...

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DGC Ep 242: Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (part seven) from 2020-12-30T21:46:50

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. We talk about a lot of side quests and then turn to the end of the game. Dev Ga...

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DGC Ep 241: Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (part six) from 2020-12-23T17:25:43

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. We talk about the ability to play things out of order and the precursor dungeon...

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DGC Ep 240: Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (part five) from 2020-12-16T15:50:45

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. We dive into the Water Temple (see what I did there?) as well as elaborating mo...

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DGC Ep 239: Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (part four) from 2020-12-09T16:16:36

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. We talk a lot about cluing direction, small keys, and the two dungeons we playe...

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DGC Ep 238: Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (part three) from 2020-12-02T14:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. We look at some of the snags around the Zora domain as well as its main dungeon, ch...

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DGC Ep 237: Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (part 2) from 2020-11-25T16:34:22

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. We talk a bunch about mechanics big and small in this one, focusing on things t...

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DGC Ep 236: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (part one) from 2020-11-18T14:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on one of the highest-rated games of all time, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. We of course first situate the game ...

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DGC Ep 235: Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines (part five) from 2020-11-11T16:36:11

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we finish our series on Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines. We talk about Chinatown, the end of the game, boss design, and then turn to our tak...

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DGC Ep 234: Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines (part four) from 2020-11-04T16:30:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines. We delve into Chinatown, touch on some of the level design issues, and revisit so...

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DGC Ep 233: Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines (part three) from 2020-10-28T15:48:16

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines. This week we talk a bit about how we're playing the game, what that suggests abou...

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DGC Ep 232: Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines (part two) from 2020-10-14T13:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines, from 2004. We talk especially about level and design density and the world struct...

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DGC Ep 231: Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines (part one) from 2020-10-07T15:28:20

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we return to our annual tradition: a series on a horror-themed game. This year we look at 2004's Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines, the last g...

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DGC Ep 230: Bonus Interview with Glenn Corpes from 2020-09-30T17:45:39

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we conclude our series on Populous with a special guest interview with Glenn Corpes, the original programmer who came up with a little generato...

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DGC Ep 229: Populous the Beginning Bonus from 2020-09-23T16:30:29

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we talk about our Populous takeaways and then take a little bonus look at Populous: the Beginning, an RTS spinoff from the original ga...

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DGC Ep 228: Populous (part three) from 2020-09-16T15:33:59

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on 1989's genre-defining Populous. We take a little more time with the game and then think about how and why and it migh...

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DGC Ep 227: Populous (part two) from 2020-09-09T16:29:51

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on 1989's Bullfrog Productions hit and originator of the God Game genre, Populous. We talk about using the mouse in 1989...

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DGC Ep 226: Populous (part one) from 2020-09-02T14:38:57

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a series on the Bullfrog classic Populous. We set the game in its time and place and talk a little bit about Bullfrog and the differen...

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DGC Ep 225: Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney (part three) from 2020-08-19T13:49:49

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we finish our series on Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. This week we talk about the final original case, particularly looking at the growing comp...

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DGC Ep 224: Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney (part two) from 2020-08-12T16:25:34

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Capcom's 2001 Japanese GBA title/2005 US DS title Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. We revisit the history just a bit bef...

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DGC Ep 223: Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney (part one) from 2020-08-05T15:47:08

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on Capcom's 2001 Japanese GBA title/2005 US DS title Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. We talk a bit about the year, the visu...

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DGC Ep 222: SWRC Bonus Interview with Jeremie Talbot from 2020-07-29T17:14:38

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we at last complete our series on Republic Commando, with an interview with technical artist Jeremie Talbot, now at Pixar as a Characters Super...

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DGC Ep 221: SWRC Bonus Interview with Two Surprise Guests from 2020-07-22T15:22:51

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue to flog the dead tauntaun of our series on Republic Commando, through a pair of interviews. Dev Game Club looks at classic video ga...

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DGC Ep 220: SWRC Bonus Interview with David Bogan from 2020-07-15T16:56:08

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we just keep on rolling about Republic Commando, on which both of your hosts worked. This week we talk with lead animator Dave Bogan, about his...

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DGC Ep 219: SWRC Bonus Interview with Greg Knight and Paul Pierce from 2020-07-08T18:22:12

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we are beginning to come dangerously close to spending longer talking about Republic Commando than we did playing it. This time, we get a look ...

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DGC Ep 218: SWRC Bonus Interview with Harley Baldwin from 2020-07-01T18:34:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we welcome another interview, this time with industry veteran and current VP of Design at Schell Games, Harley Baldwin. Harley talks about her path thro...

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DGC Ep 217: SWRC Bonus Interview with David Collins and Jesse Harlin from 2020-06-24T19:09:18

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we delve deeper into audio and music on Republic Commando, via our interview with David Collins and Jesse Harlin, the audio lead and composer f...

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DGC Ep 216: Republic Commando (part three) from 2020-06-17T16:47

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we conclude our series on the 2005 squad-based shooter Star Wars Republic Commando, on which both hosts worked. We talk about some of the diffi...

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DGC Ep 215: Republic Commando (part two) from 2020-06-10T16:47:53

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on the 2005 squad-based shooter Star Wars Republic Commando, on which both hosts worked. We talk about demoing at E3, so...

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DGC Ep 214: Republic Commando (part one) from 2020-06-03T18:10:34

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on the 2005 squad-based shooter Star Wars Republic Commando, on which both hosts worked. We first set the game in its tim...

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DGC Ep 213: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Bonus from 2020-05-27T15:59:29

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we cap off our revisit of the unique series Animal Crossing with a bonus episode about it's latest installment, Animal Crossing: New Horizo...

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DGC Ep 212: Animal Crossing (part four) from 2020-05-20T16:34:25

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on the unique Animal Crossing. We talk about the holidays we visited, Mr. Resetti and not wanting to mess with your save...

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DGC Ep 211: Animal Crossing (part three) from 2020-05-13T12:56:49

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on the unique series Animal Crossing. We talk about collecting, changing the world, paying off your second mortgage, the...

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DGC Ep 210: Animal Crossing (part two) from 2020-05-06T12:45:38

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on the unique series Animal Crossing. We talk about real time gaming, acquisition loops, how it resembles a mobile game ...

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DGC Ep 209: Animal Crossing (part one) from 2020-04-29T14:46:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on the unique series Animal Crossing. We situate the game briefly in time before turning to some of the ways the game int...

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DGC Ep 208: World of Warcraft (part four) from 2020-04-22T15:37:38

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we return to Blizzard's 2004 classic MMORPG World of Warcraft. We discuss the pace of the game in solo vs group, another dungeon, and make some...

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DGC Ep 207: Chrono Trigger (part five) from 2020-04-15T15:26:24

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series playing Chrono Trigger. We discuss the handful of remaininig quests in "The Fated Hour" and defeating Lavos (as an after...

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DGC Ep 206: Chrono Trigger (part four) from 2020-04-08T16:13:49

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series playing Chrono Trigger. We hit the story notes first and doing things in your own order before turning especially to whe...

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DGC Ep 205: Chrono Trigger (part three) from 2020-04-01T15:28:25

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series playing Chrono Trigger. We talk about new modes of exploring the game, the tone of the translation between the two of us...

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DGC Ep 204: Chrono Trigger (part two) from 2020-03-25T15:36:19

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series playing Chrono Trigger. We talk exploration vs following the story threads, delve deeper into the combat, chat about the...

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DGC Ep 203: Chrono Trigger (part one) from 2020-03-18T16:02:37

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin our series playing Chrono Trigger, the beloved 1995 SNES classic. We cover a lot of ground with this one, including the story, some of...

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DGC Ep 202: Bonus Interview with Jeff Morris from 2020-03-11T18:25:28

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we finish our Civilization III discussion with an interview with Jeff Morris, producer on Civilization III and long-time producer in t...

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DGC Ep 201: Bonus Interview with Soren Johnson from 2020-03-04T15:00:27

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our Civilization III discussion with an interview with Soren Johnson, Civilization III designer and programmer and head of...

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DGC Ep 200: Beyond Earth Bonus and 200th Episode! from 2020-02-26T17:06:16

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we engage in a little bonus talk about 2014's Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. We talk about the game's strengths and iterations over Listen

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DGC Ep 199: Civilization III (part four) from 2020-02-19T15:59:45

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our discussion of Civilization III (and of the Civilization series generally). We talk about Tim bending the game to his w...

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DGC Ep 198: Civilization III (part three) from 2020-02-12T14:18:37

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our discussion of Civilization III. We talk about Tim triggering a World War, the slow-down in the mid-game, Brett as a war crimina...

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DGC Ep 197: Civilization III (part two) from 2020-02-05T15:06:47

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our discussion of Civilization III (and of the Civilization series generally). We talk a bit about the middle game general...

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DGC Ep 196: Civilization III (part one) from 2020-01-29T19:37:13

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin our discussion of the game series beginning in 1991, Civilization, through its 2001 incarnation Civilization III. We talk abo...

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DGC Ep 195: Bonus Interview with Kirk Hamilton from 2020-01-22T16:16:42

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we welcome Kirk Hamilton, composer, podcaster, and retired writer/editor to the podcast to talk about music composition, working with licenses and licen...

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DGC Ep 194: World of Warcraft (part three) from 2020-01-16T00:24:36

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we return to Blizzard's 2004 classic MMORPG World of Warcraft. We discuss the focus required to work in groups, zone design and macro story cho...

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DGC Ep 193: Shenmue (part three) from 2020-01-08T18:57:49

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on 1999's Sega cult classic Shenmue. We spend a lot of time lifting cargo and putting it into place and also run pell-me...

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DGC Ep 192: Another Year Behind Us from 2020-01-01T19:09:23

No show notes this week -- just our annual takeaways and recaps. Happy New Year -- let's make 2020 a good one, folks.

 

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DGC Ep 191: Shenmue (part two) from 2019-12-18T14:04:05

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on 1999's Sega cult classic Shenmue. We talk about waiting for time to pass, delve into similarities with other auteuris...

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DGC Ep 190: Shenmue (part one) from 2019-12-11T15:46:46

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we start a new series on 1999's Sega cult classic Shenmue. We've visited 1999 before, so we briefly set it in context before moving on to the s...

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DGC Ep 189: World of Warcraft (part two) from 2019-12-04T13:57:45

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we return to Blizzard's 2004 classic MMORPG World of Warcraft. We talk a bit about the grind, a notable MMO moment, some differences with world...

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DGC Ep 188: Eternal Darkness Bonus Interview with Brad Furminger from 2019-11-27T05:28:29

Following on from our DGC series on 2002's Eternal Darkness, we talk with designer Brad Furminger, who got his start at Silicon Knights working on Eternal Darkness and an earli...

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DGC Ep 187: World of Warcraft (part one) from 2019-11-20T14:37:15

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we this week we start a new series with a bit of a different goal: a game we'll play for an initial couple of episodes and then return to from time to time. We di...

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DGC Ep 186: DOOM Bonus Interview with John Romero from 2019-11-14T11:51:12

Following on from our DGC series on 1993's DOOM, we've been lucky enough to get connected with John Romero to talk about his early career and how id and DOOM came to be. We hea...

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DGC Ep 185: Eternal Darkness (part four) from 2019-11-06T14:30:54

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we this week we complete our play and discussion of 2002's GameCube horror adventure Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. We discuss re-use and when it do...

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DGC Announcement 10-30-2019 from 2019-10-30T19:20:36

Just a quick announcement to let people to know we're on what we hope is a brief hiatus.

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DGC Ep 184: Eternal Darkness (part three) from 2019-10-23T12:18:48

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we this week we continue our play and discussion of 2002's GameCube horror adventure Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. We talk up the magic system as w...

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DGC Ep 183: Eternal Darkness (part two) from 2019-10-16T11:27:14

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we this week we continue our play and discussion of 2002's GameCube horror adventure Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. We talk a lot about the structur...

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DGC Ep 182: Eternal Darkness (part one) from 2019-10-09T14:10:10

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we this week we turn to the start of our annual spooky game content by looking at 2002's GameCube horror adventure Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. We...

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DGC Ep 181: DOOM Bonus: DOOM (2016) from 2019-10-02T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we this week we turn to the start of our bonus content about DOOM. We look at 2016's re...boot? Reimagining? Re...launch? of DOOM and talk about...

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DGC Ep 180: DOOM Bonus: SIGIL and Thy Flesh Consumed from 2019-09-25T13:13:31

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we this week we turn to the start of our bonus content about DOOM. We look at 1995's added fourth episode "Thy Flesh Consumed" as well as John Romero's 2...

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DGC Ep 179: DOOM (part three) from 2019-09-18T13:53:47

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we this week we complete the main game in our series on 1993's seminal FPS DOOM. We talk about the level design some more as well as the use of maps and ...

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DGC Ep 178: DOOM (part two) from 2019-09-11T14:18:42

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we this week we continue our series on 1993's seminal FPS DOOM. We spend some time especially on level design and the environments and specifically how they feel ...

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DGC Ep 177: DOOM (part one) from 2019-08-28T16:11:11

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we this week we begin a new series on 1993's seminal FPS DOOM. We talk briefly about the year in games before digging into the game proper. Dev Game Club...

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DGC Ep 176: SNES Classic One-Off from 2019-08-21T16:59:09

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we this week the podcast does something a little bit different and takes a quick side-turn into the SNES Classic. After playing two games off-cam and two games on...

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DGC Ep 175: Bloodstained ROTN Bonus! from 2019-08-14T17:19:03

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we this week take a little time to talk about Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, in our bonus episode for the series. We talk about how much of a Cas...

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DGC Ep 174: Castlevania SOTN (part four) from 2019-08-07T17:05:37

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we this week complete our Castlevania discussion with the beloved PlayStation classic. We talk about actually finishing the game, the size and scope of t...

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DGC Ep 173: Castlevania SOTN (part three) from 2019-07-31T13:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are continuing our Castlevania discussion with the beloved PlayStation classic. We talk about "finishing the game," various bosses, and how the whole ...

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DGC Ep 172: Castlevania SOTN (part two) from 2019-07-24T15:46:39

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are continuing our Castlevania discussion with the beloved PlayStation classic. We talk about how the structure encourages a natural and player-led ex...

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DGC Ep 171: Castlevania SotN (part one) from 2019-07-17T12:48:15

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we continue our Castlevania discussion with the game that renamed a genre. We talk about the year it came out, the structure of the game, and then delve ...

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DGC Ep 170: Super Castlevania IV (part three) from 2019-07-10T13:35:29

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are in our second discussion of Super Castlevania IV. We discuss the ways the game mixes up its mechanics in the late game as well as its music and a ...

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DGC Ep 169: Super Castlevania IV (part two) from 2019-07-03T14:02:22

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are in our second discussion of Super Castlevania IV. We talk about the difficulty of the game and "fairness," Mode 7 shenanigans, and how the game qu...

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DGC Ep 168: Super Castlevania IV (part one) from 2019-06-19T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we turn to 1991's Super Castlevania IV, due to the series having its anniversary this year. We talk about quite a lot of stuff, including its a...

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DGC Ep 167: Obduction Bonus from 2019-06-12T13:18:56

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we aren't quite ready to say good-bye to MYST and devote a bonus episode to the 2016 Cyan game Obduction. Dev Game Club looks at class...

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DGC Ep 166: MYST Bonus Interview with Robyn Miller from 2019-06-05T13:04:19

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we're so lucky to get to talk with Robyn Miller, co-designer of MYST and its artist, composer, and writer as well. We think you'll agree, it's a fascina...

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DGC Ep 165: MYST (part three) from 2019-05-29T15:06:41

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we finish our discussion of 1993's MYST. We talk about avatar-based puzzle games, story elements, and some other bits and bobs before turning t...

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DGC Ep 164: MYST (part two) from 2019-05-22T14:41:03

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue discussing 1993's MYST. We talk about representing a physical space, the problems of camera and limited modes of interaction, and a...

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DGC Ep 163: MYST (part one) from 2019-05-15T13:37:49

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series looking at 1993's MYST. We talk about the strains of adventure games at the time, HyperCard, the emergence of the CD-ROM ...

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DGC Ep 162: Devil May Cry 5 Bonus from 2019-05-08T13:35:12

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we take a bonus trip to discuss a more modern game in Devil May Cry 5. We especially note how much they capture the feeling of the original gam...

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DGC Ep 161: Devil May Cry (part four) from 2019-05-01T15:25:06

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our discussion of 2001's Devil May Cry, discussing the ending of the story (for the benefit of one co-host) and some mechanical ele...

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DGC Ep 160: Devil May Cry (part three) from 2019-04-24T14:19:43

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our discussion of 2001's Devil May Cry, discussing underwater controls, the camera, combos in combat, and other topics. Dev Game Cl...

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DGC Ep 159: Devil May Cry (part two) from 2019-04-17T13:21:33

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our discussion of 2001's Devil May Cry, discussing enemy introductions, the mission structure, grinding to find your difficulty lev...

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DGC Ep 158: Devil May Cry (part one) from 2019-04-10T13:10:20

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on 2001's Devil May Cry, an action beat-'em-up from Capcom. We situate the game in its time and talk about its evolution ...

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DGC Ep 157: Diablo III Bonus from 2019-04-03T13:27:12

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we look in this bonus episode at Diablo III to discuss the game's impact and systems, while also touching on a Kingdom Hearts update a...

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DGC Ep 156: David Brevik Interview from 2019-03-27T14:55:33

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we extend our time with 1996's Diablo with an interview with Condor/Blizzard North co-founder and Diablo lead programmer and designer ...

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DGC Ep 155: Diablo (part four) from 2019-03-20T13:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we finish our main discussion of Blizzard Entertainment's 1996 classic Diablo. We cover level design in a procedural world, how the tone of the...

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DGC Ep 154: Diablo (part three) from 2019-03-13T14:49:14

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue discussing Blizzard Entertainment's 1996 classic Diablo. We talk a bit about macro pacing issues and how other systems tie into tha...

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DGC Ep 153: Diablo (part two) from 2019-03-06T15:00:14

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue discussing Blizzard Entertainment's 1996 classic Diablo. We look at tone, discuss art direction, dive a bit into procedural loot an...

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DGC Ep 152: Diablo (part one) from 2019-02-27T15:12:41

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new game: Blizzard Entertainment's 1996 classic, Diablo. We situate the game in time and in the RPG landscape of the 90s before divi...

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DGC Ep 151: Kingdom Hearts (part four) from 2019-02-20T13:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our discussion of Kingdom Hearts. We talk about the end of the game, a few topics we'd never got around to, and of course, our take...

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DGC Ep 150: Kingdom Hearts (part three) from 2019-02-06T16:23:37

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our discussion of Kingdom Hearts. We talk about some memorable moments, some about character design, a bit about AI... a whole hodg...

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DGC Ep 149: Kingdom Hearts (part two) from 2019-01-30T15:18:56

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our discussion of Kingdom Hearts. Tim sings a bit, Brett raps a bit, and we talk about what makes this game work or not work, as we...

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DGC Ep 148: Kingdom Hearts (part one) from 2019-01-23T15:24:15

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we start a new series about Kingdom Hearts, the 2002 Disney / Square crossover game that culminates in Kingdom Hearts III this week. D...

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DGC Ep 147: Pokémon Let's Go Bonus! from 2019-01-16T15:49:48

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we extend our time with Pokémon by turning to recent Nintendo release Pokémon Let's Go and tons of Pokémon-related feedback. Dev Game Club look...

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DGC Ep 146: Pokémon Red/Blue (part four) from 2019-01-09T14:30:49

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we finish our series on 1996 Game Boy classic Pokémon Red/Blue. We talk about the tension of the final battles and then of course chat about ou...

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DGC Ep 145: Pokémon Red/Blue (part three) from 2019-01-02T15:08:07

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we return to our series on 1996 Game Boy classic Pokémon Red/Blue. We talk about how widely our strategy is varying both in terms of team make-...

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DGC Ep 144: At Year's End from 2018-12-29T20:38:32

Show notes are simple this year -- we talk over the games and interviews of the year and reminisce.

Happy Holidays to all, and to all a Happy New Year.

We'll see you in 2019 with o...

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DGC Ep 143: Pokémon Red/Blue (part two) from 2018-12-19T16:22:19

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on 1996 Game Boy classic Pokémon Red/Blue. We talk quite a bit about the early game, the way it solves age-old RPG proble...

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DGC Ep 142: Pokémon Red/Blue (part one) from 2018-12-12T15:14:27

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on 1996 Game Boy classic Pokémon Red/Blue. We situate the game in time and spend a fair amount of time discussing the Gam...

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DGC Ep 141: GTA III (part four) from 2018-12-05T15:11:54

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our discussion about Grand Theft Auto III. We close out the game by picking a couple favorite moments, talk about some of the diffi...

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DGC Ep 140: GTA III (part three) from 2018-11-28T16:16:34

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our discussion about Grand Theft Auto III. We talk a bit about mission structure, failure states, learning through failure, and a h...

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DGC Ep 139: GTA III (part two) from 2018-11-21T16:12:35

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our discussion about Grand Theft Auto III. We actually spend a little time talking about the counter-argument, that this game exten...

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DGC Ep 138: GTA III (part one) from 2018-11-14T16:35:58

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we are beginning a new series about Grand Theft Auto III. As always, we spend the first episode situating the title in its release time frame a...

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DGC Ep 137: Interview with Lulu LaMer from 2018-11-07T14:05:18

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we in this episode we are lucky enough to enjoy an interview with Lulu LaMer, who started out her career at Looking Glass as QA on Thief, and went on to ...

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DGC Ep 136: Interview with Randy Smith and Greg LoPiccolo from 2018-10-31T14:41:44

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we in this episode we are lucky enough to enjoy an interview with Greg LoPiccolo, project lead on Thief, and Randy Smith, who was a level designer on the...

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DGC Ep 135: Thief (part four) from 2018-10-24T15:03:42

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we in this episode we conclude our discussion of 1998's Thief: The Dark Project. We talk a bit about equipment and gadgets, the story and enemy shifts th...

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DGC Ep 134: Thief (part three) from 2018-10-18T02:24:19

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are in the midst of series discussing 1998's Thief: The Dark Project. We talk about map trade-offs, enemy diversity and choices, the levels we played,...

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DGC Ep 133: Bonus Interview with SotTR Lead Writer Jill Murray from 2018-10-10T15:36:23

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we look back to Shadows of the Tomb Raider for a special bonus episode featuring Lead Writer Jill Murray. We talk about how the writing gets done -- spoi...

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DGC Ep 132: Thief (part two) from 2018-10-03T15:50:27

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are in the midst of our series about 1998's Thief; we talk about the story development of the world, some small mechanical bits, and then dig into the...

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DGC Ep 131: Thief (part one) from 2018-09-26T14:36:52

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we now begin our series about 1998's Thief; as usual, we start by setting the game in its time before diving into a few of its systems and technology req...

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DGC Ep 130: Shadow of the Tomb Raider Bonus from 2018-09-19T14:25

Hello, and welcome to a special bonus episode of Dev Game Club, where we talk about the most recent Tomb Raider release, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, talking a little bit about w...

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DGC Ep 129: Tomb Raider (part four) from 2018-09-12T15:41:23

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we celebrate the triumphant return of co-host Tim Longo with... a discussion of the rest of 1996's Tomb Raider. We once again discuss the levels themselv...

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DGC Ep 128a: Flösser Interview Revisit from 2018-08-29T13:34:19

No show notes this week as we revisit our 2016 interview with guest Janos Flösser; you can find those notes on the website. However, Brett does take a moment to answer a reader email before the ...

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DGC Ep 128: Tomb Raider (part three) from 2018-08-22T15:10:08

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we have been playing 1996's Tomb Raider. We spend more time on the levels themselves as well as diving into the AI for human enemies, the sense of space ...

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DGC Ep 127: Tomb Raider (part two) from 2018-08-15T14:11:20

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we have been playing 1996's Tomb Raider. We specifically dive into level design, Lara's move set, combat, and a bit about technology here and there. Dev ...

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DGC Ep 126: Tomb Raider (part one) from 2018-08-08T14:15:04

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are turning our eyes to 1996's Tomb Raider. In this episode we situate the game in its time, paying particular attention to the challenges of 3D and t...

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DGC Ep 125: Prey Bonus from 2018-08-01T14:43:49

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where in this bonus episode we've turned to a clear descendant of Deus Ex, 2017's Prey. We talk about the first few hours of the experience and note s...

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DGC Ep 124: Deus Ex (part five) from 2018-07-25T15:29:54

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are finishing out our discussion of 2000's Deus Ex. In our fifth episode in the series, we talk a bit about the game's viewpoint(s) and turn to our ta...

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DGC Ep 123: Deus Ex (part four) from 2018-07-18T13:40:31

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we have finally turned our attention to 2000's Deus Ex. In our fourth episode in the series, we talk about maps, the damage model, augmentations, and more! Dev Ga...

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DGC Ep 122: Deus Ex (part three) from 2018-07-11T15:06:55

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we have finally turned our attention to 2000's Deus Ex. In our third episode in the series, we talk about the RPG aspects as far as story goes as well as...

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DGC Ep 121: Deus Ex (part two) from 2018-07-04T19:31:40

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we have finally turned our attention to 2000's Deus Ex. In our second episode in the series, we discuss difficulty levels for different styles of play vs...

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DGC Ep 120: Deus Ex (part one) from 2018-06-27T13:33:58

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are finally turning our attention to 2000's Deus Ex. In our first episode in the series, we set the game in its time but also talk about its many conn...

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DGC Ep 119: Bonus Interview with Matt Tateishi from 2018-06-20T10:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club for a second Dark Forces special bonus interview edition. We speak with Matt Tateishi, a level designer on the game, talking about the environment around the bu...

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DGC Ep 118: SWRC Interview Bonus from 2018-06-15T12:23:34

Welcome to Dev Game Club for a special bonus bonus interview edition. Justin Stinnett turns the microphones on hosts Brett Douville and Tim Longo, in addition to Daron Stinnett, to talk Repu...

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DGC Ep 117: Bonus Interview with Daron Stinnett from 2018-06-13T15:01:39

Welcome to Dev Game Club for a special bonus interview edition. We speak with Daron Stinnett, lead programmer and project lead on Dark Forces, looking at the beginnings of his career be...

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DGC Ep 116: Dark Forces (part three) from 2018-06-06T14:34:20

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are finishing 1995's Star Wars: Dark Forces. We talk a bit about the final levels of the game while punching dragons and then turn to our takeaways. D...

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DGC Ep 115: Dark Forces (part two) from 2018-05-30T15:05:03

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are in our second episode about 1995's Star Wars: Dark Forces. We delve much deeper into the level design and themes, talk about fulfilling the St...

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DGC Ep 114: Dark Forces (part one) from 2018-05-23T15:55:40

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are beginning a new series about 1995's Star Wars: Dark Forces. We situate the game in its time a bit and then turn to the first three levels of the g...

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DGC Ep 113: God of War (2018) Bonus from 2018-05-16T14:02:56

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing the newly released return to God of War. We talk about the way the game has been modernized for current tastes, and how it maintains th...

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DGC Ep 112: God of War (part three) from 2018-05-09T11:12:15

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are finishing our series on 2005's God of War. We talk about when the game leans into the things it's not great at, the sense of epic scale, as well a...

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DGC Ep 111: God of War (part two) from 2018-05-02T10:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are on to the second of our series on 2005's God of War. We talk about what a fully scripted camera allows you to do, where it breaks down in implemen...

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DGC Ep 110: Mark Crowe Interview from 2018-04-25T15:11:42

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are lucky this week to be able to interview Mark Crowe, one of the original "Guys from Andromeda" who were the creative force behind Space Quest, as w...

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DGC Ep 109: God of War (part one) from 2018-04-18T13:13:25

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are beginning our series on 2005's God of War. We set the game in its time, an interesting time at the end of a console lifecycle as new machines loom...

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DGC Ep 108: Space Quest (part two) from 2018-04-11T14:53:57

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we complete our discussion of a pair of very early Sierra adventure games with Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter. We finally hear Tim's story about get...

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DGC Ep 107: Space Quest (part one) from 2018-04-04T15:37:25

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we continue to discuss a pair of very early Sierra adventure games, now turning to Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter. We talk a little bit more about a...

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DGC Ep 106: King's Quest (part two) from 2018-03-28T16:23:02

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we continue to discuss a pair of very early Sierra adventure games, beginning with 1984's King's Quest: Quest for the Crown. Having finished the game, we...

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DGC Ep 105: King's Quest (part one) from 2018-03-21T15:39:38

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing a pair of very early Sierra adventure games, beginning with 1984's King's Quest: Quest for the Crown. We talk a bit about Sierra and it...

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DGC Ep 104: Ultima Underworld (part four) from 2018-03-14T15:06:53

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing 1992's immersive sim classic Ultima Underworld. We talk about how the game comes together at the end and the interconnectedness of it a...

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DGC Ep 103: Ultima Underworld (part three) from 2018-03-07T14:54:35

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing 1992's immersive sim classic Ultima Underworld. We take a deeper dive into the leveling system and the magic system and talk about the ...

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DGC Ep 102: Ultima Underworld (part two) from 2018-02-28T13:49:53

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing 1992's immersive sim classic Ultima Underworld. We discuss the specifics of levels two and three a bit, but also tackle invento...

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DGC Ep 101: Ultima Underworld (part one) from 2018-02-21T15:18:14

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are beginning a new series on 1992's immersive sim classic Ultima Underworld. As usual, we situate the game in time a bit and in the Ultima s...

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DGC Ep 100: Metal Gear Solid (part four) from 2018-02-14T15:27:22

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are are just finishing our series on 1998's Japanese stealth classic Metal Gear Solid. We talk about the end of the game and some narrative choices th...

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DGC Ep 099: Metal Gear Solid (part three) from 2018-02-07T16:36:27

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are in our third episode of our series on 1998's Japanese stealth classic Metal Gear Solid. We talk about a big choice in the game and the things you'...

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DGC Ep 098: Metal Gear Solid (part two) from 2018-01-31T16:17:01

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are midway through our series on 1998's Japanese stealth classic Metal Gear Solid. We talk about frustration, the various bosses, and a bit about one-...

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DGC Ep 097: Metal Gear Solid (part one) from 2018-01-24T15:47:34

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are beginning our new series on 1998's Japanese stealth classic Metal Gear Solid. We first situate the game in its time, including some personal remin...

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DGC Ep 096: Tom Hall Interview from 2018-01-17T16:29:27

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we present our interview with Tom Hall, Project Lead of 2001's quirky Western-built Japanese-style RPG Anachronox. We talk about the team, the labor of l...

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DGC Ep 095: Anachronox (part four) from 2018-01-10T16:31

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are having our fourth and final discussion about 2001's quirky Western-built Japanese-style RPG Anachronox. We talk quite a bit about the specifics of...

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DGC Ep 094: Anachronox (part three) from 2018-01-03T14:21:34

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are having our third discussion about 2001's quirky Western-built Japanese-style RPG Anachronox. We talk quite a bit about the specifics of this secti...

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DGC Ep 093: At Year's End, Two from 2017-12-27T14:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we have a very special, year-end blast where we talk about some top take-aways and interview moments from the past year. And it's been a busy one, with six interv...

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DGC Ep 092: Anachronox (part two) from 2017-12-20T18:01:15

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are in the midst of our discussion about 2001's quirky Western-built Japanese-style RPG Anachronox. We talk about the writing and humor, how those may...

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DGC Ep 091: Anachronox (part one) from 2017-12-13T16:13:09

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are beginning our new series on 2001's quirky Western-built Japanese-style RPG Anachronox. We set it in its time, and discuss how we decided to play i...

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DGC Ep 090: Super Mario 64 (part four) from 2017-12-06T15:25:31

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are closing our series on 1996 3D platforming sensation Super Mario 64. We start at the end, discuss Koji Kondo's iconic music and finally, our takeaw...

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DGC Ep 89: Super Mario 64 (part three) from 2017-11-29T15:37:20

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are in the midst of our series on 1996 3D platforming sensation Super Mario 64. Tim intros the 'cast for the first time and we discuss both macro and ...

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DGC Ep 088: Super Mario 64 (part two) from 2017-11-22T20:36:47

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are in the midst of our series on 1996 3D platforming sensation Super Mario 64. We talk about level design, what permits its density, and then fall in...

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DGC Ep 087: Super Mario 64 (part one) from 2017-11-15T16:27:36

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are just beginning a new series on 1996 3D platforming sensation Super Mario 64. We set the game in its time and then discuss the big up-front issues,...

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DGC Ep 086: Silent Hill 2 (part three) from 2017-11-08T15:44:11

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we have made our way to that hotel in Silent Hill 2 and then wended our way homeward. We discuss the climactic events of the game, our theories on who re...

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DGC Ep 085: Silent Hill 2 (part two) from 2017-11-01T15:03:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are in the middle of our three-episode series on Silent Hill 2. We spend a lot of time talking about the section in the hospital and the potential mea...

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DGC Ep 084: Silent Hill 2 (part one) from 2017-10-25T16:10:33

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are just beginning a new and shorter series on Silent Hill 2. We set the game in its time period, and dive in quickly to the madness that brings us to...

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DGC Ep 083: Julian Gollop Interview from 2017-10-18T13:00

Welcome to this special bonus interview episode of Dev Game Club, where we welcome Julian Gollop into X-COM Base Provolone for a chat. We delve into the genesis of the game, how a publisher save...

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DGC Ep 082: X-COM Enemy Unknown Bonus! from 2017-10-11T15:44:47

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are quickly going over the beginning of X-COM: Enemy Unknown. Surprisingly, although we both liked it, we preferred the original. Stockholm Syndrome? ...

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DGC Ep 081: X-COM: UFO Defense (part five) from 2017-10-04T15:32:17

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are in our third in a series of episodes about 1994's X-COM: UFO Defense. We wrap up our discussion of the game, covering save-scumming and difficulty...

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DGC Ep 080: X-COM: UFO Defense (part four) from 2017-09-27T18:11:23

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are in our third in a series of episodes about 1994's X-COM: UFO Defense. We talk about our plans of attack for the game, whether the game is reacting...

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DGC 080: Ken Levine Redux from 2017-09-20T05:58:03

That week, the Dev Game Club podcast welcomes special guest Ken Levine, founder of Irrational Games and designer/writer of System Shock 2! Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays th...

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DGC Ep 079: X-COM: UFO Defense (part three) from 2017-09-13T13:37:48

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are in our third in a series of episodes about 1994's X-COM: UFO Defense. We talk about the ways in which procedural generation and written generation...

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DGC Ep 078: X-COM UFO Defense (part two) from 2017-09-06T22:24:15

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are beginning a series of episodes about 1994's X-COM: UFO Defense. This week, we talk about terror attacks, game tension, gratification, and a bit of...

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DGC Ep 077: X-Com (part one) from 2017-08-30T17:38:10

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are beginning a series of episodes about 1994's X-COM: UFO Defense. This week, we set the game in its historical context and discuss the beginning of ...

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DGC Ep 076: Super Mario World (part 4) from 2017-08-23T15:24:49

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we currently playing 1991's Super Mario World. This week, we finish Super Mario World and talk about our takeaways, including some deep dives in...

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DGC Ep 075: Super Mario World (part three) from 2017-08-16T15:06:38

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we currently playing 1991's Super Mario World. This week, we talk about how the difficulty of the game more and how it interacts with the exploration of ...

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DGC Ep 074: Breath of the Wild Bonus from 2017-08-09T15:09:10

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are taking a quick break from our Super Mario World series. This week, we talk in person about the first couple of hours of Breath of the Wild Listen

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DGC Ep 073: Super Mario World (part two) from 2017-08-02T15:52:36

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we currently playing 1991's Super Mario World. This week, we talk in more depth about the level design and the ways in which its open nature influences d...

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DGC Ep 072: Super Mario World (part one) from 2017-07-26T17:51:53

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are kicking off a new series on 1991's Super Mario World, a SNES pack-in title. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over...

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DGC Ep 071: Half-Life 2 Bonus from 2017-07-19T15:07:49

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we have been discussing Valve Software's 1998 classic Half-Life. This week we do a little bonus work and turn to its sequel, Half-Life 2, releas...

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DGC Ep 70: Half-Life Interview with Dario Casali from 2017-07-12T15:31:25

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing Valve Software's 1998 classic Half-Life. This week we welcome Dario Casali, a level designer who worked on Half-Life and is st...

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DGC Ep 069: Interview with Marc Laidlaw from 2017-07-05T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing Valve Software's 1998 classic Half-Life. This week we welcome Marc Laidlaw, long-time Valve employee and writer of Half-Life. ...

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DGC Ep 068: Half-Life (part four) from 2017-06-28T14:35:41

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing Valve Software's 1998 classic Half-Life. We talk about the much-maligned final levels and understand where they came from and then turn...

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DGC Ep 067: Half-Life (part 3) from 2017-06-21T14:51:30

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing Valve Software's 1998 classic Half-Life. We especially focus on level design but touch also on weapon design and a bit of reuse of weap...

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DGC Ep 066: Half-Life (part two) from 2017-06-14T14:01:35

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing Valve Software's 1998 classic Half-Life. We talk about what works in both the design of the military you fight and about enemy design i...

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DGC Ep 065: Half-Life (part one) from 2017-06-07T15:23:22

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing Valve Software's 1998 classic Half-Life. We talk about what a year 1998 was, and a good deal about the restrained opening to the game a...

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DGC Ep 063: Planescape: Torment (part six) from 2017-05-24T13:53:09

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing 1999 Black Isle classic Planescape: Torment. We talk about the end of the game and some of its pillars. Dev Game Club looks at classic ...

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DGC Ep 062: Planescape: Torment (part five) from 2017-05-17T15:25:53

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing 1999 Black Isle classic Planescape: Torment. We talk about broad story beats, themes of identity and mazes, and the role of side quests...

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DGC Ep 061: Planescape: Torment (part four) from 2017-05-10T14:51:51

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing 1999 Black Isle classic Planescape: Torment. We talk about the usefulness of tropes (which this game mostly overturns), keeping your be...

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DGC Ep 060: Planescape: Torment (part three) from 2017-05-03T15:41:41

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing 1999 Black Isle classic Planescape: Torment. We talk about how the overwhelming nature of the beginning acts might have come about (aga...

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DGC Ep 059: Planescape: Torment (part two) from 2017-04-26T14:39:44

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing 1999 Infinity Engine classic Planescape: Torment. We talk a bit about franchise fatigue, turning tropes on their heads, turning back hi...

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DGC Ep 058: Planescape: Torment (part one) from 2017-04-19T12:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club, which this week begins a new series exploring 1999 Infinity Engine classic Planescape: Torment. We situate it in time both against other games and the D&D lice...

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DGC Ep 057: Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (part four) from 2017-04-13T15:16:05

Welcome to the fourth and final episode in our series exploring SNES classic The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. We discuss the end of the game, finding nooks and crannies, various...

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DGC Ep 056: Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past from 2017-04-05T13:32:01

Welcome to the third episode in our series exploring SNES classic The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. We discuss what storytelling there is, several of the bosses we fought, the an...

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DGC Ep 055: Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (part two) from 2017-03-29T14:27:44

Welcome to the second episode in our series exploring SNES classic The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. We talk a lot about how it's difficult even to analyze a game that casts such...

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DGC Ep 054: LoZ: A Link to the Past (part one) from 2017-03-22T12:00

Welcome to the first episode in our series exploring SNES classic The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. We situate the game in time and talk about its long shadow in game development...

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DGC Ep 053: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (part four) from 2017-03-15T14:56:15

Welcome to the final episode in our series exploring PS1 and PC 3rd person action-adventure game Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. We delve into the last bits of the game including pluses an...

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DGC Ep 052: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (part three) from 2017-03-08T14:09:30

Welcome to the third episode in our series exploring PS1 and PC 3rd person action-adventure game Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. We pick apart the jumping madness that is the Drowned Cathe...

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DGC Ep 051: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (part two) from 2017-03-01T15:04:22

Welcome to the second episode in our series exploring PS1 and PC 3rd person action-adventure game Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. We delve into character design and how it is supported by ...

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DGC Ep 050: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (part one) from 2017-02-22T13:00

Welcome to the first episode in our series exploring PS1 and PC 3rd person action-adventure game Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. We situate the game in time a bit and then turn to its stor...

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DGC Ep 049: Ueda Wrap-up and The Last Guardian from 2017-02-15T15:29:40

Welcome to the final episode in our series examining the first two works of Fumito Ueda: Ico and Shadow of the Colossus and turning to the present with some bonus content surro...

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DGC Ep 048: Shadow of the Colossus (part two) from 2017-02-08T16:07:20

Welcome to the third episode in our series examining the first two works of Fumito Ueda: Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. We discuss Colossus's mysterious world, talk about Agro...

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DGC Ep 047: Shadow of the Colossus (part one) from 2017-02-01T14:56:34

Welcome to the third episode in our series examining the first two works of Fumito Ueda: Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. We discuss Colossus's form, intro, animation, ...

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DGC Ep 046: Ico/Shadow of the Colossus (part two) from 2017-01-25T13:00

Welcome to the second episode in our series examining the first two works of Fumito Ueda: Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. We discuss bits of Ico's narrative, the holis...

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DGC Ep 045: Ico/Colossus (part one) from 2017-01-18T15:05:26

Welcome to the first episode in our series examining the first two works of Fumito Ueda: Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. We situate it in time a bit, and then turn to the openi...

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DGC Ep 044: TIE Fighter Interview with Larry Holland from 2017-01-11T13:00

Welcome to a special interview episode examining 1994's Star Wars classic TIE Fighter. We welcome Larry Holland and discuss the overall arc of his career building games for LucasArts an...

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DGC Ep 043: TIE Fighter Bonus, the QA Perspective from 2017-01-04T15:44:53

Welcome to a bonus episode examining 1994's Star Wars classic TIE Fighter. We welcome two guests, Reed Knight and Darren Johnson, who worked in QA on the original titles and co-led the ...

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DGC Ep 042 : At Year's End from 2016-12-28T13:00

Welcome to our YEAR END SPECIAL. We look back on our interview segments and our favorite game takeaways. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, ...

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DGC Ep 041: Tie Fighter (part 4) from 2016-12-21T13:00

Welcome to our fourth episode examining 1994's Star Wars classic TIE Fighter. We discuss the story of the Collector's Edition additional missions and then turn to our takeaways. Dev Gam...

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DGC Ep 040: TIE Fighter (part 3) from 2016-12-14T13:38:13

Welcome to our third episode examining 1994's Star Wars classic TIE Fighter. We discuss the story of the first expansion pack, address some criticism when it comes to these missions, an...

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DGC Ep 039: TIE Fighter (part 2) from 2016-12-07T14:56:23

Welcome to our second episode examining 1994's Star Wars classic TIE Fighter. We discuss the story in greater depth, as well as the various storytelling modes and how they cross over be...

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DGC Ep 038: TIE Fighter from 2016-11-30T15:13:48

Welcome to our first episode examining 1994's Star Wars classic TIE Fighter. We talk a lot about the Star Wars presentation, simulation depth and choices, and touch a bit on th...

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DGC Ep 037BC : Bonus Content from 2016-11-23T14:00

Welcome to Dev Game Club Bonus Content. We've both played a little bit of The Evil Within and here we lovingly render our verdict in stunning HD. Usually, Dev Game Club looks at classic...

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DGC Ep 037: Resident Evil (part 4) from 2016-11-16T18:05:13

Welcome to our fourth and final episode examining 1996's survival horror classic Resident Evil. We discuss the major story beats of the section, the nonsensical mess of the ending, the tyrant, a...

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DGC Ep 36: Resident Evil (part 3) from 2016-11-09T14:00

Welcome to our third episode examining 1996's survival horror classic 3. We discuss the major story beats of the section, delve into the puzzles, discuss how spaces like these are made,...

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DGC Ep 035: Resident Evil (part 2) from 2016-11-02T14:00:10

Welcome to our second episode examining 1996's survival horror classic Resident Evil. We discuss the tight resource management of the game and the spatial logic of the place, amongst ot...

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DGC Ep 034: Resident Evil (part 1) from 2016-10-26T13:55:18

Welcome to our first episode examining 1996's survival horror classic Resident Evil. We discuss many of the features that are evident from the beginning of the game that set it apart fr...

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DGC Ep 033: Interview with Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky from 2016-10-19T13:00

Welcome to our fifth and final episode examining 1997's classic RPG Fallout. We are lucky enough to interview Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, Producer/Lead Programmer and Art Director re...

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DGC Bonus Content: Wasteland 1&2 from 2016-10-14T16:00

This is a companion bonus episode to Dev Game Club, a weekly podcast in which Brett Douville and Tim Longo examine classic games and discuss their relevance and impact today. 

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DGC Ep 032: Fallout (part 4) from 2016-10-12T13:00

Welcome to our fourth episode examining 1997's classic RPG Fallout. We finish off the game, discussing our various choices, and then turn to the various pillars we draw from it. Dev Gam...

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DGC Ep 031: Fallout (part 3) from 2016-10-05T14:01:41

Welcome to our third episode examining 1997's classic RPG Fallout. We examine tactical combat, leveling strategies, encumbrance as a specific mechanic, and also a lot of what we saw and...

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DGC Ep 030: Fallout (part 2) from 2016-09-28T13:49:06

Welcome to our second episode examining 1997's classic RPG Fallout. We talk about the lack of the hand-holding in the game, discuss our character builds a bit and talk about the choices...

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DGC Ep 029: Fallout from 2016-09-21T14:28:07

Welcome to our first episode in our series examining 1997's Fallout. We talk a bit about the RPG renaissance it seemed to kick off and then delve into the first few hours. Dev Game Club...

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DGC Ep 028: Super Metroid (part 4) from 2016-09-14T13:57:54

Welcome to our final episode in our series examining Super Metroid. We delve specifically into the last couple of boss battles and the concomitant storytelling, and spend some time thin...

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DGC Ep 027: Super Metroid (part 3) from 2016-09-07T13:00

Welcome to the third episode in our series examining Super Metroid. We delve specifically into the boss battles we've played thus far and spend some time talking about player skill and ...

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DGC Ep 26: Super Metroid (part 2) from 2016-08-31T13:00

Welcome to our second episode in our series examining Super Metroid. We talk a bit about what we might do with the series if it were handed to us, and delve deeply into the way Samus fi...

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DGC Ep 25: Super Metroid from 2016-08-24T13:02:21

Welcome to our first episode in our series examining Super Metroid, our first foray into playing something that is exclusively on console. We first situate the game and the series in im...

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DGC Ep 24: Interview with Bill Roper from 2016-08-18T15:00:27

Welcome to our final episode in our series examining Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, where we welcome guest Bill Roper! Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over...

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DGC Ep 23a: Interstitial from 2016-08-17T11:35:16

A sudden emergency made recording our guest interview with Bill Roper impossible, so we postponed. Brett hops on the mic to quickly brief you on that, and to announce our next game!

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DGC Ep 23: Warcraft Orcs&Humans (part 4) from 2016-08-10T12:47:51

Welcome to our fourth episode in our series examining Warcraft: Orcs and Humans. We finish off our discussion of the game, discussing the last few missions and turning to our takeways a...

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DGC Ep 22: Warcraft Orcs&Humans (part 3) from 2016-08-03T14:28:54

Welcome to our third episode in our series examining Warcraft: Orcs and Humans. We specifically discuss micro management, real-time strategy as a genre, and a bit of the Warcraft lore, ...

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DGC Ep 21: Warcraft Orcs&Humans (part 2) from 2016-07-27T14:14:11

Welcome to our second episode in our series examining Warcraft: Orcs and Humans. We specifically discuss unit introduction and the evolution of the genre and how it does and doesn't par...

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DGC Ep 20: Warcraft: Orcs&Humans from 2016-07-20T13:35:20

In this first episode of our series discussing Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, we examine the relevance of the original game to the series as a whole and its genre in particular and begin de...

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DGC Ep 19 with special guests Dave Grossman and Tim Schafer from 2016-07-13T12:35:36

In this final interview episode discussing recently remastered LucasArts classic Day of the Tentacle, we welcome two guests, DOTT co-leads Dave Grossman and Tim Schafer! We had...

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DGC Ep 18: Day of the Tentacle (part 3) from 2016-06-29T10:35:10

In this third episode discussing recently remastered LucasArts classic Day of the Tentacle, we finally move on to talk about specific puzzles -- this is a spoilery podcast. Plus, Tim ha...

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DGC Ep 17: Day of the Tentacle (part 2) from 2016-06-22T13:16:22

In this second episode discussing recently remastered LucasArts classic Day of the Tentacle, we talk about how to move on when you get stuck and speculate about how these games were constructed....

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DGC Ep 16: Day of the Tentacle from 2016-06-15T11:47:18

In this first episode discussing recently remastered LucasArts classic Day of the Tentacle, we talk about the influence of adventure games generally and the reputed mis-reporting of games being ...

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DGC Ep 15: Final Fantasy IX (part 5) from 2016-06-08T14:00

In this fifth and final episode discussing Final Fantasy IX, we explore Tim's difficulty finishing the game on time, the ending of the game, and the things we take away from it. Dev Game Club lo...

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DGC Ep 14: Final Fantasy IX (part 4) from 2016-06-01T14:08:37

In this fourth episode discussing Final Fantasy IX, we turn to the latter half of the game and Brett loses his mind over six hours riding chocobos. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and...

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DGC Ep 13: Final Fantasy IX (part 3) from 2016-05-25T16:04:18

In this third episode discussing Final Fantasy IX, we welcome a bunch of new listeners. We return to talking about themes, some of which are evolving, but also pacing and combat balancing. Dev G...

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DGC Ep 12: Final Fantasy IX (part 2) from 2016-05-18T15:39:19

In this second episode discussing Final Fantasy IX, Tim believes he has fallen into an alternate reality where a whole different RPG genre has flourished (also known as: actual reality). Much of...

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DGC Ep 11: Final Fantasy IX from 2016-05-11T14:42:01

Turning to our third game, Dev Game Club goes to Japan with the new remastered re-release of Final Fantasy IX on PC. We establish the context for the series both in relation to other FF...

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Dev Game Club 010 with guest Janos Flösser from 2016-05-04T11:45:35

In the fifth and final installment discussing Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, we talk to Janos Flösser, the founding Managing Director of IO Interactive and ultimately the Chief Creative Officer for ...

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Dev Game Club 009: Hitman 2 (part 4) from 2016-04-27T12:54:26

In this fourth episode of discussing Hitman 2: Silent Assassin on Dev Game Club, we wrap up our play-through, and then turn to a discussion of what we feel are the game's pillars, discuss iterat...

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Dev Game Club 008: Hitman 2 (part 3) from 2016-04-20T11:21:55

In this third episode of discussing Hitman 2: Silent Assassin on Dev Game Club, we talk about the next six missions in the game in-depth, spending some time talking about stereotypes and controv...

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DGC Ep 7: Hitman 2 (part 2) from 2016-04-13T13:33:19

In this second episode of discussing Hitman 2: Silent Assassin on Dev Game Club, we talk about the next six missions in the game in-depth, touching mostly on different approaches to the same mat...

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DGC Ep 6: Hitman 2 from 2016-04-06T13:48:29

In this second series of the Dev Game Club, we talk about the relevance and place in history of Hitman 2: Silent Assass...

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DGC Episode 5 Beta with guest Ken Levine from 2016-03-30T12:31:36

This week, the Dev Game Club podcast welcomes special guest Ken Levine, founder of Irrational Games and designer/writer of System Shock 2! Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays th...

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Dev Game Club Podcast Beta Episode 4 from 2016-03-23T14:31:37

In this fourth beta edition episode of Dev Game Club, we continue to examine System Shock 2, finishing what remains of the game. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays thr...

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Dev Game Club Podcast Beta Episode 3 from 2016-03-16T14:30:04

In this third beta edition of Dev Game Club, we continue to examine System Shock 2, moving through the rest of Hydroponics, then through Ops and Recreation (Decks 4 and 5). Dev Game Clu...

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Dev Game Club Podcast Beta Episode 2 from 2016-03-09T13:48:03

In this second beta edition of Dev Game Club, we continue to examine System Shock 2, moving through R&D and ultimately into Hydroponics B/C. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games a...

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Dev Game Club Podcast Beta Episode 1 from 2016-03-03T14:01:29

In this inaugural beta edition of Dev Game Club, we talk about the relevance of System Shock 2, its precedents and antecedents, and cover the first couple of hours of the game. Dev Game Club loo...

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