Discover the story behind the beautiful hand-penciled art and surreal branching narrative of Slay the Princess with its creators Abby Howard and Tony Arias.
Check out the game:
www.slaytheprincess.com/
00:00 - Intro
00:18 - Origins of Slay the Princess
03:26 - Illustration and Animation process
05:53 - Writing process
07:05 - Utilizing competing voices
13:37 - What to expect in the upcoming Slay the Princess update
18:06 - Designing different iterations of the Princess
20:50 - Lessons learned during development
24:44 - Sound Design
25:54 - Other media that Slay the Princess fans might enjoy
28:37 - Abby and Tony's path to creating games
31:27 - What makes games unique storytelling devices
34:28 - Games that were inspirational creatively
37:00 - Thoughts on adapting a comic book style to games
39:55 - Advice for aspiring game developers
44:03 - A book or comic that would make a great video game
47:18 - An existing series you would love to create a story in
49:50 - How the games industry can foster more innovation
Books mentioned in the interview:
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
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Kraken by China Miéville
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7 авг 2024
