The year is coming to a close soon, and both Taylor and Rett have been using their isolation to pluck away at their games library. They talk about Pillars of Eternity, Tyranny (both free on Epic RIGHT NOW), Hyper Light Drifter, Hotline Miami, Banner Saga, and more.
Not to mention Rett’s new found obsession: Survivor.
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Anticdope joins the show to talk about his own game dev’s quest. Antic is not only a fantastic artist, but a skilled programmer, and musician to boot. He is a regular in the GDQ Discord server, so come say hi!
Zivix joins us in the studio to talk about the imminent launch of his puzzle game, Bewildebots, available June 4th on mobile platforms and Steam. He shares with us the conception of the game following Global Game Jam 2018, his trials building it, and now all of his pre-launch marketing work.
It was Rett’s birthday last weekend, and he’s back to tell us about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Taylor is taking a swing at a new job. And fiction is sometimes sexist, who knew! /s
Rett returns from his long adventure overseas and Taylor spends the show picking his brain about his time. Rett visited Barcelona, Venice, Florence, and Rome over the course of a month.
Taylor is joined by good friend and GDQ discord Moderator Josh Rankin, AKA MySecretWeapon. They discuss Josh’s journey into gamedev, working with a gamedev team, balancing gamedev with family time, OMGJam5, D & D, and more! Make sure to play the MSWGames on itch and gamejolt.
PS: Here’s the video for the Making of Legend of Zelda Taylor referred to.
Taylor has been vetting more charities and wants to live a low waste life. Rett go back from camping. They talk about pixel art, Clickteam Fusion, and the movie Annihilation, and when you see your ideas come to life in the wild.
Taylor still hasn’t seen True Detective.
Rett’s Challenge: Complete the physics tutorial with clickteam fusion Taylor’s Challenge: Annihilation
Don’t forget to sign up for OMGJam4! You can sign up by visiting gamedevsquest.com and following the links to the itch.io sign up page.
GDQ sits down with Joshachu to discuss his upcoming game, Cherry in the Sky. Joshachu takes us through his wide career in quality assurance, and how he started practicing using Unity on his lunch breaks. He takes us through how he learned to code, how he explored the art and music to establish a unique tone to the game. And how a simple, single level game transformed into the unique, indie experience it is.
Taylor and Rett plan for the imminent OMGJam 3 (which already passed, sorry), and balancing time with other projects. Then Taylor shares his struggles shopping for a new laptop. Rett went to the casino last weekend, and they recall their bachelor parties, both at the casino.
Chris DeLeon of Gamkedo, Alanna Linayre (VO actress on Bendy and the Ink Machine), and Tim Ruswick of Game Dev Underground unite with Taylor and Rett to talk about motivation, goals, and quitting.
Chris DeLeon runs Gamkedo, a worldwide online game development club aimed to help beginners learn the skills to make their own games.
You can follow his work at gamkedo.com, twitter @ChrisDeLeon, and over on YouTube.
Alanna Linayre was an actress in NYC for ten years. Her voice can be heard in theMeatly’s Bendy and the Ink Machine. She can be found on twitter @Tybawai where she discusses motivation and self care.
Tim Ruswick runs Game Dev Underground which aims to inspire indie game developers everywhere with nearly one YouTube video a day covering tutorials and analysis of the ins and outs of game development. You can find his work primarily on YouTube at the Game Dev Underground channel. And over on twitter @TimRuswick .
Sign up now for the One Mechanic Game Jam. It runs February 9th – 10th, with the goal of creating a game that can be played with only one mechanic. Join our discord server to stay motivated and hook up with like minded devs!
