Blue Cup Tools Podcast

Happy 2016! We talk about doing research for worldbuilding from both a design and art point of view.

Last podcast of 2015! Why do games take so long to make?

It's not fair. But then, neither is life.

Special Guest Dave Gilbert returns to discuss character motivation, moral grey areas for villains and flawed protagonists.

Our 3rd annual Halloween Episode! Atmosphere in scary games. It's SPOOOKY and not "spoopy."

We make some new resolutions. See what I did there?

When is an adventure game not an adventure game?

Catching up after a long break in podcasting, we talk about graveyards and death as a cultural thing in games.

We return to talk about character development and ways to help figure out who your characters are. Also, we learn about weird bugs!

Adventure games: Interesting vs Fun. Maybe walking deads and mazes aren't so awful after all? No, they're still terrible.

Player choice and consequences: have we been conditioned to expect this in all games? BUBBLE BOBBLE!

Game endings, and how to avoid having your game's story fall apart in the final stages. Exactly how DO you pronounce 'denouement?'

We discuss length and pacing in adventure and other games, and Ben finishes Wasteland 2 on the air!.

Grundislav returns to the USA, and we discuss working outside one's comfort zone. We promise there is no mention of any reptilian game devs in this episode.

Still in Australia, we discuss stuff we hate in adventure games in an all Deliver-rants episode. Friends forever!

Hello from Australia! Making changes to elements of your game once it has been announced.

We're back! How to promote your adventure game.

It's another episode of the Wadjet Eye Games podcast! Dave Gilbert returns and we discuss what sort of games we would make if we didn't make adventures.

Grundislav returns from GDC with stories galore! Also, please stop asking us about LOOM.

We return with a nice 2 in 1 topic extravaganza! Narration types and putting mini-games and arcade sequences in adventure games. We're also joined by surprise guest Montgomery White!