
385: First Person Shooters: Exploring 40 Years of History - The Retro Hour EP385
The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
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How to Balance Technical and Human Stories in a Game
It was largely intentional that it would be something that a general audience could enjoy, because people dip in and out of genres. There aren't going to be that many people watching this who've played every game. And so we had to approach every segment as something that is accessible and approachable. We're not assuming knowledge other than the absolute basics of of a game and target. The Robin Block was consistently impressed. He's the first person to admit that he's not much of a gamer, but he really enjoyed the stories behind a lot of these games That Richard and I told through the scripts and that Chris brought to life through his editing.
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