Arcanum Development Timeline

[@rusty_from_earth9577]

*No company hired Tim to make RPGs* "Fine. I'll do it myself."

[@Mordrevious]

Leonard is such a bro for yelling back at that executive when he yelled at you. That’s real friendship right there.

[@35shadowthehedgehog]

Right? That is best friend energy right there.

[@Ida-w7y]

frfr

[@thegrimm54321]

"I hope it wasn't too long." Man, you could've gone for another 2 hours of stories and thoughts and I still would've wanted more at the end lol. I LOVE getting background knowledge for the games that I love!

[@LandBark]

Now all the coolest videos are at least 8 hours long :P

[@helloimatapir]

Agreed. I love hearing from passionate developers who care about their games and team.

[@TheRealOzWookiee]

Yup, it's why I sub :)

[@lookalivebrett]

"I can say that" got me so good. Laugh out loud funny. Oh, man.

[@thedavischanger]

Tim is a goddam treasure.

[@Jaqinta]

Hello Mr. Tim Cain , Arcanum is also one of my childhood gems while i played back then i was 12-13 years old in that game's released date ( I 'm from Turkey and i think it came a little bit later than it's original shipped date in USA , don't remember exact date ) This is kinda might be awkward to mention but i don't remember how but in that time i knew that it's your game and knew that since Fallout 1-2 are the greatest games all time for me , i knew that this game is going to be spectacular and i should play it . Played it , enjoyed it a lot and gave me wonderful moments :) Even that when me and my brother get's some money from our grandparents i gave my big brother to that money to increase my level in that game ( i think there was some graveyard in that game and you can level up repeatedly in there ) . I wish that one day we will see Arcanum's Sequel game ( i know , i know , you are not fan of sequel sir but, can i imagine it in my own small world that , one day this might be happening :) ) Again sir thank you for giving me wonderfull childhood memories with your spectacular games . I wish you to have a great life and to your loved ones .

[@RazielIgor]

Hi, I'm also from Turkey, about where you might have heard that Arcanum made by the same developers who made Fallout; Level magazine gave full version of Arcanum on April 2009, I still have that DVD on my shelf. I also checked Level magazine of that month and it mentions that Arcanum made by the developers of the Fallout, so you might be remembering it from there 😉

[@CainOnGames]

Thank you, @Jaqinta. And I’m happy you enjoyed the game!

[@Mixppmix]

In case you ever find anything that feels like arcanum to you please just mention it here in the comments.

[@vos2693]

​@@Mixppmix maybe you should do it yourself. Something open-source community-developed not-actually-a-clone-of-old-game, like Endless Sky.

[@Mythago314]

This is your longest video I've listened to so far, so I think it's an appropriate place to comment: I really like how you speak - it's well structured, flows naturally, and is not edited to remove small pauses. Always a pleasure to listen to. I've spent countless hours in my youth (and later!) playing Fallout, Arcanum, and a number of other games you've mentioned. Before discovering this channel, I actually hadn't realized you were part of Pillars and Tyranny as well. It's been great seeing oldschool CRPG's gaining popularity in the past 15 years.

[@bashirnagi6574]

I really hope this mans KZbin blows up and gets more attention. Tim if you’re reading this, your fallout game helped me sit down in the early 2000’s and learn English after my father moved us out of the country of Yemen and into the USA, our home country was on the cusp of invasions and proxy wars that today have completely dismantled the government. My childhood was filled with questions about war and tyranny and all sorts of negative thoughts, and I spent so much time deciphering words in your Fallout crpg and picking up the language, I’ll never forget the distraction your game offered me when I could only speak Arabic, and held a dictionary close by while playing and a google tab open to understand wtf was happening in it. I literally could not comprehend what the stats or character builder was asking me to put together, and spent hundreds on hundreds of hours, summer after summer just drilling away at Fallout 1 until finally it all started to click. Thanks so much for giving this war refugee a way to enjoy his time and a drive to learn a new language. Love you big dog.

[@NickerTheMighty]

I love Arcanum, such a cool and underappreciated game. Hope it returns with a bang one day.

[@stillness5304]

When I was a kid I thought only me and my friends who found out about Arcanum through me played it, it felt like it was super obscure. FF 15 years, I meet people at work with similar work ethics and ofc they've played it too and had similar opinions of it. It really doesn't seem to be THAT obscure and underrated, but given the amount of hate even BG3 got for "delivering too much content" I guess modern YT propaganda will keep painting it a "bugged flawed monster of a game for a really tiny audience of hardcore CRPG fans"

[@stuartmorley6894]

I'd just ignore the weird corners of the Internet that are slagging of BG3 and the like for those reasons. I'm not saying it's a game that's perfect, they don't exist. Maybe stay in the bits of the Internet that recognize a game that is award winning, sold loads, introduced millions to a genre and is rightly lauded as a good game. Tbf that's 95% of the discourse. The same for Arcanum. Again not going to pretend it's perfect but most of the coverage these days recognizes it's strengths.

[@Whirrun]

Played Arcanum when it came out. I still remember that sad Tarant violin song, gives me goosebumps.

[@mykeusgaming1510]

Okay Tim, for Halloween this year we need ghost stories from the office building from all the people you can get to talk about it.

[@DeusVoltt]

Bonus points for “I can say that word.” Hahahah…I say that often!

[@biteso2333]

The more I hear about Arcanum the more certain I am that it will be the next video game I become obsessed with as soon as I have time.

[@GypsumGeneration]

It's wonderful

[@lopa-u9f]

one of the best

[@stillness5304]

As a kid, I only had pirated, unpatched, no bugfixes, ever, version of Arcanum, got it few days before 9/11 actually (and it was like Eatern Europe sh*thole but the game even had locaization that sucked terribly) , it didn't have things like NPCs giving you hints how to use World Map, I got stuck for a week unable to leave the crash site bc didn't notice the changed icon on the UI but, from the first cinematic, from character creation it was SOOO INTERESTING I kept playing it. Despite the bugs, despite the shitty localization. Then later I tried playing Neverwinter Nights and immediately got bored, no to tell that NN sucks, just my opinion, but there IS something about Arcanum that captures you right away and you on't even mind the bugs that supposedly were so bad they buried the game (it's not true at all)

[@felicianofrontado3134]

Despite the hiccups and flaws, it truly is one of my favorite games of all time. It's uncanny how much you can do without fighting a single creature.

[@classica1fungus]

Played it recently it's fun

[@devingrant2357]

Found out about you and Arcanum from this channel. I've been following every video and have gotten really interested in your career and the games you've touched. I just finished reading the Arcanum manual front to back yesterday and am going to start my first playthrough today. This video timing is perfect. Can't wait to experience the world you and Troika crafted. Never stop doing what you do, Tim. ❤️

[@lopa-u9f]

magic or tech character?

[@devingrant2357]

To be decided actually. For my first playthrough I've kept everything relatively neutral. I'm playing a young half-elf who was raised in an elvish community, being taught magic is the way, and is now striking out to explore and see which he would like to pursue. Starting with a bow as my primary weapon. Basically just made my character and saved the game at crash site after talking to Virgil. Going to play more tonight now that I'm off work.

[@SableLeaf]

Thank you, Tim, along with your team, for Arcanum. Having played the game during my childhood, it had inspired me and continues to inspire me to be a better and much more empathic person, and I am deeply grateful for the hope it brought at some of the most difficult times of my life.

[@BigSlimyBlob]

These stories are both fascinating and really scary. So much chaos and madness going on behind the scenes at bigger companies. All those baseless legal threats in particular. In comparison, Troika sounds like it was healthy, honest and fun.

[@e.h2734]

My absolute favorite game, thank you so much for being part of it Tim!

[@Janonas]

This proves that an arcanum remake is in the works

[@heavyartillery-qm5hu]

Microsoft just closed down multiple studios to focus on big IPs. The last thing they want are more games like Arcanum lol. They haven't even remastered Fallout 1 and 2.

[@Guilherme_Sena]

in the steamworks

[@Satyros2os]

​@@Guilherme_Sena 😂😂🤣🤣

[@Doople]

Nah it wouldn't be the same if the ghost wasn't hunting the studio

[@coolpeeper]

@@heavyartillery-qm5hu as bad as it seems now, the age of indies is starting to dawn. We might be on the verge of a really good time for gaming.

[@DonDonDonutDon]

Hello Tim, I just wanted to express my gratitude and say THANK YOU for making such fantastic role playing games, and for creating your channel. It's amazing to hear you share your stories and experiences, and to learn more about the games that I (and so many others) had so much fun playing. Your behind-the-scenes and under-the-hood videos are fantastic, whether it's technical videos on, say, Arcanum tile generation, stories about early days working on Fallout 1, or your thoughts on remakes. Some Arcanum questions: 1. You have made a video about some of the inspiration behind Fallout. Might you do the same for the world of Arcanum? (For example: You've already mentioned in a video that the team was a fan of the X-files, which inspired you to create the unresolvable Half Ogre Island quest.) There is a surprising amount of detective work, "forbidden knowledge learned through books" and plot twists in Arcanum (which I absolutely love). Any particular books or films you drew upon when creating the main quest? I think the game has an almost Lovecraftian horror vibe sometimes, which I think works so well in this universe. It's just great world-building stuff and an gripping main quest. 2. Vendigroth Wastes, The Bane of Kree, The Bangellian Deeps, Gorgoth Pass. The names in Arcanum are fantastic and evocative. Who came up with them? (that might be a tall order to find out. But what was your general design and idea generation process like when creating the world? Are some names imported directly from your D&D games? 3. The Ancient Gods quest is simply fantastic design. It requires the player to do some thinking for themselves, which is great. Finding the All-Father altar in the Vendigroth ruins is so atmospheric and evocative. (actually, the entirety of the Vendigroth ruins are.) What was the design process behind creating the diagram and the text hints in the "ancient gods" book? (ie combining the visual hints with the text hints). For example, I just realised now that the number of circles surrounding the greater gods indicate the order in which to complete the sequence. Subtle but really effective. 4. The Lost Voices and finding the Iron Clan - who designed that quest? It's fantastic. 5. An Arcanum remake... is it happening? Thanks for creating these worlds for us to jump into, Tim.

[@AlexFry-p4t]

Arcanum is on my Mount Rushmore of videogames, and I would immediately pledge any amount of money for a sequel to it if it was kickstarted.

[@Pedone_Rosso]

This is my favorite Troika game. I didn't have the means to play computer games when it came out, I was out of the loop completely and I didn't know about Arcanum at all until relatively recent times. But this game is so good that it had to become a cult title and stay relevant for people to pick up by some kind of chance in the years to come. I'm one of those lucky video game players who got to know about Arcanum years later its publication, who ended up in love with it. And we're (slowly but?) surely becoming a legion! I don't know if it's because of its obscura magick, or if it's the push from its steamwork tech; if it's the ghost from the place where the game was initially getting written, who got attached to it making it "immortal"; if the key contribution came from a very good dog silently overseeing the whole development... But there is something special about Arcanum, and I'm sure there will be more games to play, in the not so distant future, that will refer to and get huge inspiration from the fantastic world you guys managed to put together for us to get lost into. THANKS!

[@flavianiii2647]

I only recently finished Arcanum after finding it through these videos. My brother bought me the full boxset for my birthday and its quickly shot up to being one of my all time favorite games. So cool to see the history behind it!

[@krank23]

Wait, Fabry did Arcanum work? That's awesome. I didn't know that. I really like his style; I remember his Hellblazer and Preacher covers.

[@malango255]

You don't know how much I love Arcanum. Still own my CD. Replayed it last year.

[@Kazamezo1]

These stories are really fun to listen to, Tim. Don't worry about video length. Your videos are very easy to sit through :)

[@diamondhamster4320]

Thank you gramps and your team for one of the best, deep and complex CRPG ever made!!!

[@alexgordin7]

That subtitle was good. It motivated me to get the game because it told me a big piece of what the game was about.

[@DylanBradRamsey]

Love love love these super in depth videos about a game's development and the runnings of a studio and the history behind it. Thank you for sharing as always Tim!!

[@starbenex1014]

I actually just completed my first playthrough of Arcanum yesterday! And yes I do say first because I want to play more in the near future. Absolutely fantastic game!

[@kalkuttadrop6371]

I think it would be interesting to do another 'Fallout Cut Content' video, except it be done with you looking over fan-made lists on the Wikis or video compilations of info. The fans have picked over every scrap of info they have, but lack that first hand knowledge. You were there, but memory fades. Combining the two could get the cleanest information set we ever could get, you read over what the fans have gathered, it jogs some memories, you clarify and add on some detail you recall or context. (In particular, the Vipers and Rippers are probably the two most interesting)

[@kalkuttadrop6371]

(Not to be rude, but in the last video on cut content you said several things that can be proven false. But you also said several new things we'd never known of. Combining the fandoms years of scouring the code and various sources with your first hand knowledge and using one to boost the other could reveal whole new things)

[@kintaro79]

Such an amazing game. So much agency. I will never forget my playthroughs as uni student (when I probably should have been studying), including one as a magic-based half orc monk (head canon) where I took out all of the "evil" tech users and their lackeys.

[@acidicK9]

Wow! That was quite the struggle and you pulled through!!! Great Video!

[@saerain]

The team structure or lack thereof makes so much sense as to the feeling I got from Arcanum that I loved so much. So loosely yet intimately made, it felt meditative.

[@Gutock]

Arcanum: Remains of the Day is such a bittersweet sounding title. I know title: subtitle is cliche as all get out, but something about it just sings. Unbelievable story, except it's from you, so what a rush. Thank you for impacting me personally and so many people's lives in a positive and awesome way. I need to play through Arcanum again, it's been a few decades...

[@DeusVoltt]

Goddamnit man, you are an absolute font of insight! Thank you for sharing with “us.” Please know that it is sincerely appreciated…oh and, I’ve enjoyed your work. I’m a Grey Mane as well. Be well brother ♥️✊🏿

[@fgfsgdomagerd]

God, your videos are so good. Thanks for doing this. I hope the example you set will lead to more of the internal history of the industry being preserved.

[@RetrospectiveGaming]

Probably the fastest I ever clicked on a KZbin video So happy to see more Arcanum videos Tim!

[@courtlandvinson9809]

Love your videos, Tim. No video is too long.

[@nukemdukem1]

Id love to see one of these on The Outer Worlds. Thanks for the video, Tim!

[@StavrosNikolaou]

Too long?? No it was perfect 😊 Thank you so much for going into such detail on this! Shame to learn about your legal troubles with the interplay and heartwarming to know Leonard had your back in negotiations with publishers. Did you expect this game would acquire such a cult following beyond its initial success? And the most important unanswered question of all: Was Bessie Toone the ghost in Troika's first building??? 😀 Thank you for your videos! I watch and like every day! I hope you are doing well 😊

[@earlnuclear]

I absolutely love Arcanum, I remember picking up a game magazine that had the map in it, exploring all the little areas was pure joy.

[@EpicPrawn]

These dev stories make we want to give Arcanum an honest try, and I just may do that. Also I love the rescue dog! Our household has a dog with separation anxiety too (sadly he isn't ours) and his owner doesn't seem to understand how much that affects the poor guy. I'm glad you were a much better dog companion to your little friend.

[@Striker9]

Id love to see the sequel too ! Man i had no idea you were part of so many of my teenage years! Fallout, arcanum, temple of elemental evil, Vanpire masquerade! Those games influenced who I am today. Thank you and no it wasnt to long at all.

[@bigweebtv6039]

As a young part-time game developer listening to you is eye opening

[@mildlyannoyed1]

The subtile of Arcanum is what sold it to me back in the day.

[@Mixppmix]

I love your vibe and energy Tim

[@liorbeaugendre6935]

I discovered Arcanum as a kid, well before I found Fallout, and it completely captivated me. The universe, atmosphere, music, depth, possibilities, and the repercussions of one's actions were all astounding. It's always puzzled me why it didn't gain more popularity. A 3D Skyrim-like Arcanum, an Arcanum 2, or even a remake of the original would be amazing.

[@CainOnGames]

Did you watch my video Arcanum 2: Journey to the Center of Arcanum kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIW0q4Gfja1obLc

[@Tremirenes]

Any chance to get a simmilar video going in depth for the timeline of Temple of Elemental Evil and Bloodlines? I know the latter would be a bit of a stretch on Your part, but here is hoping

[@CainOnGames]

I’ll work on a Temple one, but I can’t do a Vampire one. I missed the first 20 months of its development.

[@Tremirenes]

@@CainOnGames Yeah, that is what I ment it would be a stretch. Still, waiting for Temple of Elemental Evil one, since it was my first contact with D&D 3.5 even before I started playing TTRPGs. Fun fact, a Polish Magazine CD-Action back in 2006 made a little booklet on it's 10 year anniversary with the top 100 games the staff liked to return to in spare time. I think Temple was number 80

[@fafofafin]

These development story videos are the best. Also, you going back to work with Fearghus Uruqhart after he tried to bully you out of the business via lawyer threats is very Paul Thomas Anderson. This could be a movie.

[@colebeep]

Oooo Arcanum content! What a treat!!

[@stacksmalacks8826]

Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura is the best subtitle of all time Tim!

[@NonegIven-x1w]

Thank you for Arcanum sir, it is one of my favorites along side fallout

[@atkstat4540]

Question for possible future video: You've made several really great videos about higher-level design processes, but something I don't think you've really touched on is sound design - specifically music. On a few occasions, you've mentioned that - despite not being a musician, yourself - you were able to direct the music for Fallout. So, I was wondering if you could spend some time talking about how music factors into your design process. What is important to you when considering music for your games, what are some things you try to avoid, and are these things included in your design documentation (and if so, how)? Apologies if you have actually spoken about this before and I've simply missed it. Thank you so much for sharing all of your incredible insight!

[@R-YR29]

Tim, we were fine with watching you 7 days a week before I promise 30 minutes will never be too much

[@blueroseinvestigation]

I love listening to your videos on drives to work!

[@DanielFerreira-ez8qd]

It's always a little scary to get a hint of what happens behind the curtains. Stuff like that game of telephone with Interplay and Blizzard, the legal threats? It's hard to tell which is worse, the assumption that it was all true or the implication that someone was lying there.

[@sveticus]

On the story about Interplay "losing" the Fallout code, I wouldn't be surprised if that wasn't an attempt to catch you out, Tim. If you had said "sure, here it is" then they would have been able to claim you had lied previously. It just sounds like a fishing expedition to me (or perhaps I've watched too many police procedurals)

[@kardrasa]

Absolute legends, mavericks, heroes!

[@Benbobr]

Tim, people like you deserve to win ❤

[@christoph714]

Hi Tim. Can you do a video about Arcanum’s music please? Such an important part of the game and really unique!

[@radscorpion8]

Arcanum was an outstanding game. Arcanum, Fallout 1 and 2...and recently Underrail (indie game), still the best games I can remember playing

[@vinnyolmsted8018]

Even though my backlog is growing, these videos are really making me want to play through Arcanum again. Tim, I know you probably weren't super involved in this aspect, but do have any background about the beautiful string quartet music used in the game? I think it really added a lot of flavor and set it apart.

[@jasoniswrongabouteverythin8230]

Hey tim!! Love the videos, thanks for uploading so much valuable information for wanna be developers!

[@Shepardicus]

i loved these games as a kid, its wild i can hear these stories.

[@sohpol]

Damn... those old stories are so cool!

[@steinmov]

You guys were blacklisted. This makes me both disgusted and not surprised. If they can't buy you they throw you under the bus. Right now 24, 25 years later after all these layoffs I am wondering what is going to happen to all of us who have been shown the door.

[@plaidchuck]

You’ll be rehired when interest rates go down

[@RazielIgor]

21:55 "I can say that word" LMAO 🤣🤣🤣

[@Marandal]

Man that was a great watch. Long video good! me want more 😄

[@andrewholliday1094]

Just wanted to say, "Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura" is a great subtitle.

[@Platerade]

Not really on topic but I love that doggie smile!

[@Anubis1101]

I knew it! I knew there was RNG based on the name! Man it's weird to hear it be confirmed after all these years.

[@MCPanda6969]

hey tim, i recently discovered your channel. while i am not great with computers to the point of making video games, i thoroughly enjoy your insight from a creative perspective as a GM for D&D. your videos have helped me in my approach to providing a fuller experience for my players. i was wondering about your experience with TTRPGs. specifically, what was your experience with GMs throughout the years? did some of them positively or negatively reinforce your desire to create immersive and exciting settings for others?

[@suejak1]

Bless you Tim for mentioning LSL8 and SQ7 lol

[@nekasrofrats]

Just lovely that business "people" tried to snuff out one of the most talented people in gaming because he wouldn't eat... dirt... and smile while doing it. Then Tim turns around and creates absolute classics and does it his own way. Thank you for the amazing games and the story. Also, instantly needing to go hear the Arcanum soundtrack again.

[@sushestvobezvolnoe]

I think Blizzard didn't want to hire Tim because their higher ups are friends with Brian Fargo. It's suspicious and not polite to hire him after he left. At the same time it's exactly the reason EA tried to hire them- they are not friends with Brian Fargo.

[@nicholasallen9035]

The office description reminds me of an office we worked in temporarily we nick named stab town.

[@lopa-u9f]

aside from signing with sierra before you had a game, this is the way to develop a game, with the group working tight together, etc.

[@goforbroke4428]

@Timothy Cain, it’s interesting I’ve never played the first two fallouts but I’ve watched many playthroughs and I’ve read the lore. Being a pretty big book worm I just love the plot you designed around the games. Having grown up with older folks who lived through the 50s along with having computers and other things the whole retro futurism concept always stuck to me. With the success of the games and the different retcons and changes to plot that have happened with the newer fallouts it would be sooooo great to see someone come out with a spiritual successor. To be honest, it wouldn’t even have to be a game. I’d love to read a book series along a similar idea with the same brutality and veiled dark humor that the old games had. The tribulation experienced in the post nuclear wasteland reminds me so much of cormac McCarthy’s work “Blood Meridian”. PS- happy pride month brother. From a Gay infantryman in the United States army

[@felicianofrontado3134]

Tim, you mentioned how the best way to get into the industry is to make a game yourself (thanks for the helpful advice). In that sense, is there another type of product or creation that is generally valued in the industry ? Like being able to write and publish books, comics, artwork or any other form of artistic production / content ? Thanks again, love your videos.

[@nathandanner4030]

Every once in awhile I will think of a new name/idea for a character and see what items I get out of that first chest in Arcanum.

[@yourstruly5013]

Loved the subtitle

[@101Rstar]

Great video Tim :)

[@oliorogue]

Praise Leonard! what a good friend!

[@thatbritishguypatrick]

I accidentally found out about the name/background link to loot early on by experimenting with different character types and remember thinking how cool it was to tie so much into character generation in different ways. However, on replays I often use the same character, one that I feel fits the story best.

[@lasjames7516]

Eye-opening to hear how you and Leonard were blacklisted.

[@raleighsaige]

It’s been weeks since my lab decided to chew up my original arcanum disc. I’m still not over it

[@8866F]

"I just walked off from Fallout 2, why would I make Wasteland 2?" Come on! But glad we got Arcanum and the rest of Troika games. That's a better outcome.

[@stillness5304]

Do you have any notes about Arcanum soundtrack? It's still one of the best & beautiful game OSTs there, actually matching the aesthetics. Very curious about how it was created.

[@Artemisth]

I remember when I first heard about Arcanum's world concept, I thought it was such a cool idea to mix technology and magic. I wished the IP stuck around and that a sequel was made.

[@valipunctro]

"There could be an entire documentary done on the creation of Arcanum" Indigo Gaming: " challenge accepted" 😃

[@grumpyhouse]

Dude. Sierra. I loved them SO MUCH back in the 90s. They defined PC gaming to me back then.

[@sodapopinksi667]

Same here. Ken Williams is still making games. He talks on the Collosal Cave Steam and GoG forums. Something about that is surreal to me.

[@GeezNutz]

I appreciate the time you put into gathering this info Tim. So very much. This arcane knowledge would never have enriched my life without your willingness to share. Thank you so much!

[@Hjorth87]

Hi Tim, I dunno if you read these after a few days, but I would like to ask if the Arcanum setting has been ported to ttrpg, and especially how to deal with the magic vs technology mechanics from a gm perspective. Would love to play in that setting with my group

[@EB-cz4te]

I really want to know what the development cycle was when getting the iconic music/voice acting implemented.

[@albertzinger7132]

Hell yeah, Arcanum rocks!

[@Anubis1101]

Tim, I'm currently building my own game engine (using Vulkan for the graphics), and I'd love to hear more about creating the isometric engine used in Arcanum and Temple. You've mentioned it in a few videos, but would you be willing to share more technical insight or related stories?

[@hectorj.romanp.]

Arcanum and Planescape: Torment are two of my favorite RPGs because of the way you build your character and get things done (no min-max or optimal build, simply play as you like). That is why I am looking forward to play Disco Elysium and Torment: Tides of Numenera.

[@stillness5304]

Logic is strong with this one

[@leandersearle5094]

I down 4-hour podcasts semi-regularly, 30 minutes isn't "long," and I'm fairly certain I'm not alone in that. If you wanted to do more/longer, it wouldn't be an issue on this end (IIRC, you said something about editing).

[@pretzelthedude]

I swear the more of these vids I watch the more I wonder what the development of so many of my favorite games through the years were like. Seems like even the easiest game would have more blood, sweat, and tears than a lot of other jobs. Wish more game creators would do vids like this! I'd love to hear one about the Bard's Tale Construction set (which means there probably is one already lol). I never got to play that one sadly, just the base trilogy, and BT3 is the only one I ever managed to beat. Those were NOT easy games LOL.

[@CainOnGames]

Making of Bard's Tale Construction Set (1991) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGrNZp5pgJdsiNk

[@plaidchuck]

The “war stories” series does that

[@verbaljudogrip]

Subtext: the blacklisting was Brian Fargo.

[@SR-ti6jj]

The C++ zealot story always makes me smile. Programming never changes