Baqir Shah's Ultimate Max Caulfield Tribute Pitch For Life Is Strange: Double Exposure 🎧🥹 | Ep 96

Ex-Deck Nine dev Baqir Shah speaks exclusively with Player 1 vs The World's StrangeCast about his work as the lead level designer on Deck Nine's Life Is Strange: Double Exposure and on Virtual Sky Interactive's indie title Cafe New York 9/11.Where to find Cafe New York 9/11, Virtual Sky Interactive and Baqir Shah. ⬇️▶️ Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3550370/Cafe_New_York_911/▶️ Virtual Sky Interactive: https://www.virtualskyinteractive.com/▶️ X: https://x.com/virtualskyint▶️ Baqir Shah: https://x.com/bakershahTimestamps:00:00 -- Introduction01:12 -- Adnan and Adam chat with Baqir06:00 -- Baqir on Cafe New York 9/1113:14 -- Baqir on working at Deck Nine and on Double Exposure14:21 -- The behind-the-scenes for Max’s return -- alongside the debut of Safi -- in the Nebula Bowling Alley16:42 -- The level designs being shifted to different moments in Double Exposure19:30 -- Does Baqir feel that AI could be a threat?25:54 -- Baqir's pitch for Max to put in her earphones as a throwback to Don’t Nod’s Life Is Strange30:18 -- The average number of times a scene could undergo changes31:42 -- The song choice behind Max’s earphones moment32:21 -- Baqir’s input in Chapter 1: Still Life for Max’s headache and nosebleed35:09 -- Baqir on the level design for the Overlook and pitching how Safi’s body is found39:19 -- The collaborative approach between different teams at Deck Nine41:01 -- Baqir on his team's work with the environments43:00 -- Baqir's cigar business and his return to the gaming industry48:58 -- Baqir on the different Caledon University locations50:08 -- The lake sequence in Chapter 3: Spin52:35 -- Baqir on hopping from level to level53:29 -- Did Baqir ever meet Hannah Telle?58:08 -- Baqir on layoffs in his career, including during his time at Deck Nine01:04:12 -- Did anything turn out better in the final product of Double Exposure that Baqir had worked on?01:07:47 -- The authentic music in Cafe New York 9/1101:09:43 -- Adnan and Baqir discuss their cultural background01:14:57 -- Baqir on where to find Cafe New York 9/11 (support indie devs!)01:15:55 -- Baqir on Lost Records: Bloom & Rage01:17:19 -- Outro StrangeCast is on podcast services. ⬇️▶️ Spotify for Podcasters: https://anchor.fm/player-1-vs-the-world🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QoZ8jf0z0gUVgzAdv1UY6🟣 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strangecast/id1600336966🟡 YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU🔵 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/5d22ad45-cd79-4897-ba7b-04b096366025/strangecast🔴 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/strangecast-6V4Pg9🟠 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/v0srxk6bPlayer 1 vs The World's Life Is Strange playlists. ⬇️➡️ StrangeCast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU➡️ Life Is Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo47D9N36SJF2ZT54zvn5sX8➡️ Life After Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6oCQWbzttYxO2qCR6tqnz_The Lost Records Journal podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6r1_Lwi-ybyXI4xj4Q3veAOur Lost Records playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6LlV6bk0_HcJiVE5Oigq5DFollow Player 1 vs The World on social media! ⬇️➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Player1vsTheWorld➡️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/p1vstheworld.bsky.social➡️ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/P1vsTheWorld➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/player1vstheworld/➡️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@player1vstheworldAdnan and Adam are on social media, too! 😇⬇️➡️ X: https://twitter.com/AdnanRiaz9➡️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adnanriaz9.bsky.social➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adnanriaz9/➡️ X: https://twitter.com/AceTheGrocer➡️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/castorgarden.bsky.social➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/castorgardenmusic/Business inquiries: [email protected] 📧