Category: Interviews

Developer interview: The One Ring – Ruins of the Lost Realm

The world of Tolkien’s Middle-earth continues to fascinate and lure in fans, with a high profile Amazon show launching earlier this year. Rings of Power wasn’t the only thing that gave us new content to enjoy though – Free League’s tabletop role-playing game The One Ring also just received a new expansion. Ruins of the Lost Realm provides another engaging way for players to interact with this world across three chapters, and the book features gorgeous artwork as well as a detailed foldout map. We’ve been loving it, and spoke to game designer Francesco Nepitello about the new expansion. Continue reading “Developer interview: The One Ring – Ruins of the Lost Realm”

Developer interview: Unknown Number: A First Person Talker

One of this year’s most innovative new gameplay concepts came from developer Godolphin Games when they released Unknown Number on Steam – an interactive thriller where your voice is your controller. Dubbed a “first person talker”, it was such a novel concept that we reached out to the developers to find out more. Here’s what they had to say: Continue reading “Developer interview: Unknown Number: A First Person Talker”

Developer interview: Jitsu Squad

When we met with ININ Games during Gamescom back in August, one of the standout titles we got to go hands on with was Jitsu Squad, a tag team beat ’em up inspired by the likes of Marvel vs Capcom with cartoon-style visuals. We wanted to know more, so we got in touch with Dave Baljon and Sebastien Romero, two of the driving forces behind the game. Dave was responsible for the original concept as well as its characters and storyline, while Sebastien focuses on music and animation. Continue reading “Developer interview: Jitsu Squad”