The Red Tunic Podcast is a podcast for those that have fallen out of love with video games; for those that have grown cynical and lost the enjoyment that they once had.
I aim to fix those feelings by talking to anyone that is willing to talk with me about what it is that makes video games enjoyable to them in hopes of being reminded about what makes them special.
Hopefully further protecting myself from the cynicism and toxicity that has already taken hold.
Episode 65 with Sound Designer Ben Reichstein is out
In this episode I speak with Ben Reichstein, sound designer that has contributed to projects like Stellar Valkyrie, Call of Saregnar, Combustion, and Skywind
0:00 Start
06:00 Who is Ben and what is foley work
15:00 How Ben got into working with games
23:00 Words of wisdom to impart
29:00 Favorite game and the game that got Ben into the industry
37:00 Games that Ben feels didn't get enough credit
46:00 Game to make given absolute freedom
49:30 Audio & VR
01:02:00 Hobbies outside of games
01:05:00 That's a wrap
Check out Ben on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BenReichstein
Check out Field and Foley on Twitter at https://twitter.com/FieldAndFoley
Check out Call of Saregnar on Twitter at https://twitter.com/CallOfSaregnar
Check out Combustion via https://twitter.com/LNorwegians or https://store.steampowered.com/app/2145090/Combustion/
you can get Pseudoregalia for just 6 bucks on steam right now!! it's a short but tight little metroidvania, with very open progression and expressive movement!
Episode 59 - Conversation with Ty Brannan, marketing assistant 3D Realms & Slipgate Ironworks, Producer Call of Saregnar, Stellar Valkyrie, Event Coordinator Realms Deep
In this episode of the Red Tunic Podcast I speak with Ty Brannan marketing assistant for 3D Realms, and Slipgate Ironworks, Producer on Call of Saregnar, Stellar Valkyrie and Event Coordinator for Realms Deep
0:00 - Introductions
9:00 - Ty talks about how he got into the game industry
13:30 - Ty expounds on what a Game Producer is
19:00 - Ty talks about his favorite game and why its Doom 1 and Doom 2
28:00 - Ty gives some recommendations for Doom mods (Eviternity), and Quake mods (Double Jump with Smile Scythe maps) eventually branching into mods and technology
45:00 - Ty talks about the game that made him want to get into the industry
01:10:00 - We talk about what Ty does outside of gaming
01:16:00 - We talk wrestling
01:25:00 - Closing time
Check out Stellar Valkyrie on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SpaceBirdGame or on Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1693350/Stellar_Valkyrie/
Check out Call of Saregnar on Twitter at https://twitter.com/CallOfSaregnar or on Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174510/Call_of_Saregnar/
Check out Combustion on Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/app/2145090/Combustion/ and Kingpin Reloaded on Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1224700/Kingpin_Reloaded/
Check Ty out on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ty_brannan
Episode 57 with Pedro Guerra, Creative Director @ Knight Shift Games, currently working on Elsie
Episode 57 of the Red Tunic Podcast is live!
In this episode I speak with Pedro Guerra, creative director at Knight Shift Games, currently working on Elsie
0:00 Intro
2:15 How Pedro got into making games
7:15 Words of wisdom
13:15 The game that made Pedro want to make games
15:00 "Gold standard" of Megaman games
21:00 Why FF12 was his favorite FF game
31:30 What makes games enjoyable to them
38:00 Hobbies outside of gaming
46:00 Talking Elsie
52:00 The Completionist connection
56:00 Content creators getting into the games
01:09:15 Wrap up
Check out Knight Shift Games and Elsie on Twitter at https://twitter.com/KnightShiftTeam
Join the Knight Shift Games Discord at discord.gg/ksg
Check out Elsie on Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515570/Elsie/ or via Playtonic Friends page at https://www.playtonicgames.com/game/elsie/
Also check out Playtonic Friends on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ptonicfriends
Check out The Completionist on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Completionist
Episode 56 - Conversation with Dante Douglas, Creative Advisor at Riot games
In this episode I speak with Dante Douglas, Creative Advisor in the IP Strategy team at Riot Games, as well a writer and developer that has contributed to games such as Get in the Car Loser, and personal projects like Nightbloom, Solitary Spacecraft, and Space Wolf Tango
0:00 - Start
1:30 - What a "Creative Advisor in the IP Strategy team" exactly is
21:30 - How Dante got into the industry
24:00 - Words of wisdom
30:00 - The game that made Dante want to get into games
42:15 - What Dante enjoys about games
56:00 - Interests outside of games
1:17:00 - Graphic Novels and manga
1:28:00 - Recommendations & Where to find
1:30:15 - Top games of 2022
1:33:00 - Closing
Check out more of Dante via his site at https://dante.cool/
Check Dante out on Cohost at https://cohost.org/dante or at https://cohost.org/videodante
Check out Dante on Twitter at https://twitter.com/videodante
Check out Dante on Itch.IO at https://videodante.itch.io/
Episode 55 - Conversation with Rittz, currently working on Electrokinetic
In this episode I speak with Rittz, currently working on Electrokinetic and previously smaller titles like Death Roll Frenzy, Blazing Dynamo, and Stratosphere
0:00 - Start
1:30 - Who Rittz is and current projects
38:30 - Words of wisdom
48:30 - Favorite game
1:08:00 Life outside of games
1:30:00 Wrap up
Check out Rittz on Twitter at https://twitter.com/rittzler
Check out Rittz's itch.io page for their smaller projects at https://rittzler.itch.io/
Join Rittz's Discord community at https://discord.com/invite/Mny2HfNMrT
Check out Rittz on Tumblr at https://rittzler.tumblr.com/
Check out Electrokinetic on Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/app/2166730/Electrokinetic/
Check out the recommended title Vernal Edge https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546710/Vernal_Edge/
Check out the recommended Jamphibian at https://twitter.com/jamphibian_game
Check out the recommended DoubleShake at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1445190/DoubleShake/ or https://twitter.com/rightstickdev
Check out the recommended Big Catch at https://store.steampowered.com/app/2146290/The_Big_Catch/
Check out the recommended Arbiter at https://arbitergame.ca/
Episode 54 with Nix, currently making Nix Silent Santicado at VA Studios
Check it out on most major services, through Youtube, or just click this link https://www.theredtunicpodcast.com/newestepisode/ to get all of that in a convenient place!
Huge thanks to Nix for their time!
Time stamps and topics also below!
In this episode I speak with Nix, designer and director at VA Studios currently working on Silent Santicado
0:00 Intro
5:45 Silent Santicado
14:45 Getting into making games
17:45 Words of wisdom
29:00 Why make games
31:00 Favorite game
36:00 Favorite Castlevania/Igavania
39:00 Game Nix enjoyed as a child, that doesn't hold up today
44:30 What makes games enjoyable to Nix today
51:00 Hobbies outside of gaming - We talkin' anime
01:03:30 Wrap up
Check Nix out on Twitter at https://twitter.com/NixPixGames
Check out/Wishlist Silent Santicado on Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1287930/Silent_Santicado/