EPISODE · Sep 18, 2018
"Safety gone!" Hub Worlds and Safe Houses; Environmental Storytelling
from Nice Games Club - a gamedev podcast! · host Lydia, Stephen, and Mark
This week on the program, Mark starts playing Spider-Man, Stephen ignores your narrative, and Martha is very smart.The 'Spider-Man' Puddle Controversy Is One Of Gaming's Dumbest - Dave Thier, Forbes0:09:09Hub Worlds and Safe HousesDestiny 2 Will Let You Play 'Fully Scored Soccer'Alex WalkerKotakuGearbox and Claptrap honor late Borderlands fan with eulogy, NPC in sequel Jessica CondittEngadgetSea of Thieves is fun until you meet other piratesFraser BrownRock Paper Shotgun0:38:20Environmental StorytellingAn image of some of the narrative-assisting collectables in Widget SatchelMark talks about the subtext of Metro Nexus' overworld maps in our episode topic on research for games."That gets real meta, real fast."
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This week on the program, Mark starts playing Spider-Man, Stephen ignores your narrative, and Martha is very smart.The 'Spider-Man' Puddle Controversy Is One Of Gaming's Dumbest - Dave Thier, Forbes0:09:09Hub Worlds and Safe HousesDestiny 2 Will Let You Play 'Fully Scored Soccer'Alex WalkerKotakuGearbox and Claptrap honor late Borderlands fan with eulogy, NPC in sequel Jessica CondittEngadgetSea of Thieves is fun until you meet other piratesFraser BrownRock Paper Shotgun0:38:20Environmental StorytellingAn image of some of the narrative-assisting collectables in Widget SatchelMark talks about the subtext of Metro Nexus' overworld maps in our episode topic on research for games."That gets real meta, real fast."
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