Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

105: Making History with Josh Sawyer (Pentiment)

Dec 16, 2022

01:10:54

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

Pentiment: A Live Illustrated World

5min

The Importance of Generosity in Games

4min

The Importance of Usability in Text Dialogue

2min

The Game Feel and Juice in Pen Diem

5min

The Importance of Animation in Text Writing

4min

The Art of Texting in Adventure Games

6min

The Power of Time Box Events

5min

The Importance of Community in Our Times

3min

10.

Tossing and Kiazo: A Real Place

5min

11.

The Cultural Touchstones of the Game

3min

12.

The Persuasion System in CRPGs

3min

13.

The Importance of Interacting With People

5min

14.

The Fragileness of History

3min

15.

The Importance of Art in the Game Industry

6min

16.

Pentamet: The Longest Game I've Made

3min

17.

The Most Surprisingly Proud Moment You've Had as a Project Lead

3min

18.

The Importance of Localization in the Game

2min

19.

Google Translate: A Game Developer's Guide

3min

Josh Sawyer (Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity) joins us to discuss Obsidian's historical, narrative-driven adventure game Pentiment. We chat about text boxes as game feel, creating hard player choices that don't feel bad, and putting yourself in your art.

Show Notes:

Josh Sawyer

Pentiment

The Name of the Rose

Pitching a 16th Century Murder Mystery - AIAS Game Maker's Notebook

Juice It or Lose It talk

Lettermatic

Night in the Woods

So where *is* Tassing, actually? (Tumblr post)

Darklands

Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio

Andrei Rublev

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