Episode 118 - The Imaginary Game Studios Interview Episode from The Two Vague Podcast

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Episode 118 - The Imaginary Game Studios Interview Episode

1 hour 3 minutes Posted Aug 30, 2024 at 5:43 am.

Introducing Imaginary Game Studios founder and Meticulous game creator Christian00:02:46 - Correction, the game Ben played at the Local H concert was Battle Arena Toshinden 00:04:25 - Finding the fun, exorcising the design demons, mixing inspiration, and rage climbers00:07:52 - The indie game flavor of the month, Steam genre tag problems, and the Cybertruck00:11:55 - Ben’s arcade memories, Christian’s time in Japanese arcades, and a Dreamcast tip00:14:53 - Getting Over it with Bennett Foddy, Penn & Teller’s Desert Bus, and Airplane Mode 00:17:54 - Capsule hotels, themed stuff in Japan, Studio Ghibli stores, and back to Desert Bus00:21:25 - Cozy rage, Christian’s experiences in the AAA space, and speculating on the cause00:24:40 - Cutting Peter Dinklage’s Ghost, and stratification of creatives, leaders, and execs00:27:27 - The Imaginary Game Studios game jam, YouTube content creation, and the news00:28:32 - Favorite word - imagination

Introducing 2VP to Erik, focus required, a lifeline for Meticulous, and the first to play00:33:07 - Meeting Christian at EA, working at Blizzard on Diablo 3, and a heroine killing spoiler00:36:38 - The perils of stories “under wraps,” crafting meaningful stories, and is it censorship? 00:39:19 - The easiest thing to change, creating a simulacra, incorporating feedback, and DEI00:42:55 - Everyone is NOT a narrative expert, the creative process, and remembering Anthem00:45:08 - Getting to the fun questions, Counter-Strike bunnyhopping, and a Venn diagram00:48:34 - Correction, only review copies of Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors were made00:51:11 - Favorite word - a tie between scofflaw and bindlestiff

Where did you come up with the word concept?00:54:44 - Tell me about your dad, what would his favorite word be, and connecting with Norah00:57:54 - Ben gets a little personal about his relationship with his father00:59:42 - What story about your father do you think had the biggest impact on you?01:00:40 - Erik talks about his experiences writing for a Sports Illustrated subsidiary01:02:19 - Andrew and Erik are in the same boat, the 23 year gap, and the booth babe sash

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In this special pre-PAX West 2024 edition of the Two Vague Podcast… does Ben have a couple of imaginary guests, the titular “Drop Dead Fred” perhaps? Nope! He’s got something far more engaging than a Phoebe Cates movie up his sleeve. Christian and Erik from Imaginary Game Studios join Ben to talk about their experiences in the AAA gaming space and their latest project Rogue Climber! It’s an episode that is guaranteed to be more exciting and interesting than driving a desert bus from Las Vegas to Tucson, Arizona.

Ben’s interview with Christian

Ben’s interview with Erik

Erik’s interview with Ben

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References, Links, and Tags

Follow all the shenanigans Imaginary Game Studios is up to…On their website: https://www.imaginarygamestudios.com/ On their Discord: https://discord.gg/YyDD7ECtdJ On their YouTube channel - they post all sorts of stuff from gaming news, to gaming podcasts, to game jams, to the occasional cooking video: https://www.youtube.com/@caxtnova

Imaginary Game Studios GAMES on Steam:https://store.steampowered.com/app/2673440/Rogue_Climber/ <—- WISHLIST ME NOW!!!https://store.steampowered.com/app/2175790/Meticulous/

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