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RITE of ILK- Alanay Cekic Interview (PAX East 2018)

An interview with Alanay Cekic of Turtleneck Studios about Rite of ILK at PAX East 2018. Sorry for the huge delay in me posting this as I said at the beginning of this interview this is for all intents and purposes the last episode of Mixedupzombies interviews. I have had things in life that have started take up more of my time that I would normally fill with this.

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PostedDecember 16, 2018
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesConvention Interviews, Developer Interviews
TagsRite of Ilk, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Turtleneck Studios, Unreal Engine 4, co-op game, Local co-op game
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FIGHT KNIGHT - Thomas LeBlanc and Ezekiel James Interview (PAX East 2018)

An interview with Thomas LeBlanc and Ezekiel James of Team Sorcerobe about FIGHT KNIGHT at PAX East 2018. Again, Sorry about the mic bumps, I used to be good at this I swear.

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PostedMay 22, 2018
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesConvention Interviews, Developer Interviews
TagsPAX East 2018, Fighting, Sword Fighting, Co, First person combat
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YIIK: A Post Modern RPG- Andrew Allanson Interview (PAX East 2018)

An interview with Andrew Allanson of Acck Studios about YIIK: A Post Modern RPG at PAX East 2018. Sorry about the mic bumps, its been awhile since I have done this.

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PostedApril 30, 2018
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesConvention Interviews, Developer Interviews, Composer Interviews
TagsPAX East 2018, YIIK: A Post Modern RPG, Acck Studios, 90's, RPG, Pinkerton, Weezer, Lufia 2, David Lynch
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West of Loathing- Zack Johnson Interview (PAX East 2017)

An interview with Zack Johnson of Asymmetric about West of Loathing at PAX East 2017.

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PostedJune 7, 2017
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesConvention Interviews, Developer Interviews
TagsWest of Loathing, Zack Johnson, Asymmetric, Kingdom of Loathing, Adventure Games, Paper Mario, Lovers in a Dangerous Space Time, PAX East 2017
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Tooth and Tail- Andy Schatz Interview (PAX East 2017)

As a fan of more action based real-time strategy games, I was interested to see how the next game from the makers of Monaco: What's Your is Mine was shaping up. Here is my interview from PAX East 2017 with Andy Schatz of Pocketwatch Games on Tooth and Tail.

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PostedMay 30, 2017
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesConvention Interviews, Developer Interviews
TagsMonaco: What's Your is Mine, Pocketwatch Games, real-time strategy game, Redwall, PAX East 2017
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Pathologic 2-Ivan Slovtsov Interview (PAX East 2017)

An interview with Ivan Slovtsov of Ice-Pick Lodge about Pathologic 2 the remake of original Pathologic at PAX East 2017.

Note: In this interview we talk about the game using its original name,  Pathologic (2018) the news of re-titling the remake to be Pathologic 2 happened months after this interview was recorded.

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PostedMay 15, 2017
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesConvention Interviews, Developer Interviews
TagsPAX East 2017, Pathologic, Ice-Pick Lodge Ltd, Unity, Survival, Ivan Slovtsov
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The Gardens Between- Matthew Clark Interview (PAX East 2017)

Here is another interview I recorded while at PAX East 2017. I talked to Matthew Clark from The Voxel Agents about The Gardens Between.

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PostedMay 8, 2017
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesConvention Interviews, Developer Interviews
TagsPAX East 2017, The Gardens Between, The Voxel Agents, Matthew Clark, Puzzle Game, Adventure Games
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Heaven Will Be Mine- Worst Girls Interview (PAX East 2017)

Here is another interview I recorded while at PAX East 2017. If you know me from previous stuff on my site, you would know I am a big fan of We Know the Devil. So, it was exciting to hear about the next game from the team behind We Know the Devil. Hearing that next game is about space pilots I was intrigued, as someone decently acquainted with Gundam and Sci-Fi. I had a great deal to talk about with Aeevee Bee and Mia Schwartz about Heaven Will Be Mine.

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PostedApril 19, 2017
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesConvention Interviews, Developer Interviews
TagsPAX East 2017, Heaven Will Be Mine, Aeevee Bee, Mia Schwartz, We Know the Devil, Worst Girls, Visual Novel
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For the King- Colby Young Interview (PAX East 2017)

This is the first of many audio interviews I did while at PAX East 2017. I talked to Colby Young from Iron Oak Games about For the King.

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PostedApril 2, 2017
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesDeveloper Interviews, Convention Interviews
TagsPAX East 2017, For The King, Early Access, RPG, Colby Young, Iron Oak Games
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Game of The Year 2016 Deliberations B-Sides

This was recorded right before we did the Best Level, Moment or Sequence episode. As with that one I was joined by Kevin Nolan (A Dapper Man) and Alyssia Farlight (Lain Farlight). We try to think of anything else we might have missed for 2016 and get into some of the negatives of games released. We also get Aly's take on our top ten list.

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PostedMarch 1, 2017
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesGOTY 2016 Podcasts
TagsNot an Interview, The Division, Watch_Dogs 2, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Final Fantasy XV, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
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Game of the Year 2016 Deliberations Episode 3: Top Ten Games of 2016

The last of the main 2016 podcasts, I am joined by Kevin Nolan and Marc de Vloomanu once again. We try to build a list of ten games we consider the best of 2016. Things get intense but cordial. 

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PostedFebruary 26, 2017
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesGOTY 2016 Podcasts
TagsNot an Interview, Podcast, GOTY 2016 Podcast, Doom (2016), Overwatch, Frog Fractions 3, onreload, Glittermitten Grove, Owlboy, INSIDE, SUPERHOT, Titanfall 2, A Dapper Man, Oxenfree, Peter Panic, Stardew Valley, Hitman, Overcooked, Enter the Gungeon, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, The Witness, Picross 3D Round 2, Watch_Dogs 2, Abzu, Dark Souls III, Street Fighter V, Sid Meijer's Civilization VI, Reign, Virginia, Furi, Quadilateral Cowboy
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Game of the Year 2016 Deliberations Episode 2: Best Level, Moment or Sequence

In the second of four podcasts, I am joined by Alyssia Farlight and Kevin Nolan to discuss the Best Level, Moment, or Sequence of 2016. We discuss the oddity of ranking something like That, Dragon Cancer. We give Hidden my game by mom and the whole Hap Inc. catalog a big shout out. We get into the reveals and endings of many games while also giving time to the small quiet moments that stood out to us. 

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PostedFebruary 18, 2017
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesGOTY 2016 Podcasts
TagsNot an Interview, Podcast, GOTY 2016 Podcast, Virginia, Dark Souls III, Doom (2016), Firewatch, Frog Fractions 3, Glittermitten Grove, Hidden my game by mom, Hitman, INSIDE, Mafia III, Mini Metro, Overcooked, Owlboy, Oxenfree, Peter Panic, Pocket Card Jockey, Pokemon Go, Reigns, Stardew Valley, Rez Infinite, SUPERHOT, That Dragon Cancer, Thumper, Titanfall 2, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Lain Farlight, A Dapper Man
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Game of the Year 2016 Deliberations Episode 1: Best New Character

In the first of many podcasts, I am joined by Kevin Nolan and Marc de Vloomanu to discuss the Best New Character of 2016. We talk about the complicated issue of most of Overwatch's story being supplementary content. Decide if Doom's (2016) Space Marine is a technically a new character. This and much more! I apologize again for the Stardew Valley snub it skipped our minds to the last second. Also, sorry for any skype notifications you may hear I did my best to try to edit them all out.

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PostedFebruary 12, 2017
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesGOTY 2016 Podcasts
TagsNot an Interview, Podcast, Best New Character, Doom (2016), Final Fantasy XV, Firewatch, Let it Die, Mafia III, Overcooked, Overwatch, Owlboy, Oxenfree, Pokemon Sun and Moon, Street Fighter V, Titanfall 2, Watch_Dogs 2, onreload, A Dapper Man, GOTY 2016 Podcast
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Disco Elysium- Robert Kurvitz Interview

I talked with Robert Kurvitz about the upcoming game he is working on, Disco Elysium (Previously known as No Truce with the Furies). We go into the thought process of making a non-combat based RPG. We talk about the inspirations of Disco Elysium and the differences it has from a typical police procedural story. 

Note: In this interview we talk about the game using its original name,  No Truce with the Furies.

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PostedFebruary 7, 2017
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesDeveloper Interviews
TagsNo Truce with the Furies, Robert Kurvitz, Zaum Studios, Kentucky Route Zero, Planescape Torment, L.A. Noire, RPG
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Hypnospace Outlaw- Jay Tholen Interview

I got a hold of Jay Tholen to talk about Hypnospace Outlaw and its current Kickstarter. We talk about what it means to travel through Hypnospace and the danger of using memes and specific references as thinly-veiled jokes.

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PostedOctober 1, 2016
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesDeveloper Interviews
TagsHypnospace Outlaw, Jay Tholen, Point and Click Adventure Games
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100ft Robot Golf- Dan Teasdale Interview

I got ahold of No Goblin's Dan's Teasdale to talk about the self described Blue Stinger of Playstation VR; 100ft Robot Golf. We also talk about the Army Men series of games and the medical validity of Far Cry 2.  

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PostedJuly 8, 2016
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesDeveloper Interviews
Tags100Ft Robot Golf, No Goblin, Dan Teasdale, Roundabout, Army Men, Blue Stinger, Hot Shots Golf, Robot Alchemic Drive, Far Cry 2
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Thumper- Brian Gibson Interview (PAX East 2016)

This is the fourth and last of my audio interviews that I did while at PAX East 2016. I talked to Brian Gibson from Drool about Thumper. I should have probably used the word stark in replace of nihilistic in this interview.

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PostedJune 14, 2016
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesDeveloper Interviews, Convention Interviews
TagsThumper, Drool, Rhythm Game, Harmonix, Brian Gibson
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Flinthook- Dominique Ferland Interview (PAX East 2016)

This is the third of the audio interviews I did while at PAX East 2016. I talked to Dom2D from Tribute Games about Flinthook.

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PostedMay 24, 2016
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesDeveloper Interviews, Convention Interviews
TagsFlinthook, Tribute Games, Platformer, PAX East 2016, Dominique Ferland
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Dad by the Sword- Kepa Auwae Interview (PAX East 2016)

This is the second of audio interviews I did while at PAX East this year. I got time with Kepa Auwae from Rocketcat Games to talk about Dad by the Sword.

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PostedMay 16, 2016
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesDeveloper Interviews, Convention Interviews
TagsSword Fighting, Rocketcat Games, Dad By the Sword, PAX East 2016
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Date Or Die- Arden Ripley Interview (PAX East 2016)

This is the first of a few audio interviews I did while at PAX East this year. The first I did was with Arden about the game, Date or Die. If you would like to check the demo I played out you can do so at https://arden.itch.io/demo-or-die .

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PostedMay 6, 2016
AuthorDavid Johnson
CategoriesDeveloper Interviews, Convention Interviews
TagsVisual Novel, Date or Die, Tila Tequila, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, PAX East 2016, Arden Ripley
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