Save State Plus
Save State Plus
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Save State Plus is a weekly show dedicated to having conversations about the state of the video game industry. Join us as we have people from all over the industry join to discuss the industry, coverage about the industry, and what the future holds at this specific Save Point in time.
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The podcast focuses on a variety of topics within the gaming industry, including game development, industry trends, and technological advancements. Recent episodes have covered the evolution of gaming studios, success stories like Ori and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and discussions on the impact of social media on game development, accessibility versus difficulty, and the future of gaming hardware.
Save State Plus is a weekly show dedicated to having conversations about the state of the video game industry. Join us as we have people from all over the industry join to discuss the industry, coverage about the industry, and what the future holds at this specific Save Point in time.
I sat down with Leonard Boyarsky (co-creator of Fallout, director on The Outer Worlds) and Brandon Adler (game director at Obsidian) to talk about the future of RPGs. We covered everything from the possibility of a Fallout 1 remake, to lessons learned from Avowed, to modernizing RPG systems in The Outer Worlds 2. We also dug into storytelling tactics, marketing sequels, and what it’s like building games today in Unreal Engine 5 compared to the early DOS era.(00:00) Intro(00:34) Controversial Question(01:37) Outer Worlds Dropping to $70(02:33) Modernizing Systems(05:45) Is a Fallout 1 Remake Possible?(07:50) What did you learn from Avowed?(09:00) Is Marketing a Sequel Hard?(11:22) Are the Separate Teams Helpful?(12:52) Creating Then(DOS) vs Now (UE5)(16:15) Brandon's Thoughts(20:18) Storytelling Tactics(22:00) How Their Skills Come Together(25:33) Can you think of an example in Outer Worlds 2?(28:00) What's one question I didn't ask you wish I did?
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