Human Can Opener Podcast

Ted Litchfield is an associate editor at the biggest PC Gaming magazine, PCGamer.

Ted has written many of the stories centred around ZAUM Studio, Disco Elysium, and more.

With a wide breadth of knowledge on the industry, Tedspoke to me about his journey in to the industry, his love of cRPGS, what he really thinks of Disco Elysium Mobile and the new Project C4 from ZAUM studio.

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Human Can Opener Podcast welcomes Ice Pick Lodge writer and translator, Alphyna!As many indie devs often do, Alphyna has worn many different hats in the pursuit of creating games - taking the lead on the Russian localisation of Disco Elysium, but more commonly known for working at Russian indie studio Ice Pick Lodge, namely writing for and translating Pathologic 2, now taking on the role of Narrative lead on Pathologic 3.In this ex...

Season 2 Episode 5 of Human Can Opener welcomes Flat 28 and Glasshouse creative director, Giacomo Montagnoli.

Support Glasshouse by wishilisting on Steam here: https://t.co/FweCybvr1o

Check out the Glasshouse Discord: https://t.co/Q2GugvWirz

Glasshouse is a Feudalpunk cRPG inspired by games such as Disco Elysium and Pathologic 2.

You find yourself trapped in a lockdown apartment block at the dawn of a world war and you'll need to inve...

Human Can Opener S2 Episode 8 welcomes Sudden Snail & Esoteric Ebb creator, Christoffer Bodegård.ESOTERIC EBB is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.You can play the demo of Esoteric Ebb and wishlist it over on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/a...

Human Can Opener S2 Episode 7 welcomes Swedish YouTube legend & super talented videographer, Jeffiot.He is creator of the recent Disco Elysium video essay titled "I Don't Want To Be This Kind Of Animal Any More" which you can check out here: https://youtu.be/Phns6c7j_mM?si=9otkA8Wxalo_Q64RYou can also check out Jeffiot's patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/jeffiotTimestamps:00:00 Introducing Jeffiot15:30 Jef...

Season 2 Episode 4 of Human Can Opener: A Disco Elysium PodcastIn this episode I speak with Artist & Writer Joshua Jenkins.Known for working concept art related to The Pale in Disco Elysium and currently working on new game Judas at Ghost Story Games, the new studio led by Ken Levine.Covering everything from video games, politics, cinema, and of course Disco Elysium. This is a fascinating conversation qith an equally fascinatin...

Human Can Opener S2 Episode 6 welcomes Emotion Spark & Rue Valley creative director, Marko Smiljanic.Rue Valley is a narrative RPG about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must rise from the depths, delving into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.Check out the Rue Valley Trailer: ...

Welcome Part 2 of this very long & very special edition of my Human Can Opener podcast, featuring former ZAUM employees Argo Tuulik & Dora Klindžić. Argo has a fundraiser you can support here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-disco-elysium-writer-survive-the-winter Chapter Timestamps: 00:00 The President Of ZAUM 26:05 Show Me The Moolah 29:08 The Suffocation Of X7 39:45 The Power Of Creatives 50:04 Merging P1 & X7 1...

Welcome to very long & very special edition of my Human Can Opener podcast, featuring former ZAUM employees Argo Tuulik & Dora Klindžić.Argo has a fundraiser you can support here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-disco-elysium-writer-survive-the-winterTune in for an unprecedented look into the inner workings of ZAUM and the events that shaped the fate of Disco Elysium. Don’t miss this gripping story of creativity, conflict, ...

🎉 Welcome to Season 2 of Human Can Opener! 🎉We’re back with Part 3 of our exclusive interview with Argo Tuulik, diving deep into the world of Disco Elysium.If you’re able to support Argo, his GoFundMe link is right here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-disco-elysium-writer-survive-the-winter 💛 Every little bit helps!In this episode, we explore:00:00 The Collaborative Writing Process17:10 What Is Harry's Canon Voice?20:10 The Kar...

🎉 Welcome to Season 2 of Human Can Opener! 🎉We’re back with Part 2 of our exclusive interview with Argo Tuulik, diving deep into the world of Disco Elysium.

If you’re able to support Argo, his GoFundMe link is right here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-disco-elysium-writer-survive-the-winter 💛 Every little bit helps!In this episode, we explore:00:00 What Is Disco Elysium About?05:09 Argo's Favourite Sub Plot10:20 Meta Jokes and ...

Human Can Opener is a Disco Elysium podcast setting out to chat with people from the Disco Elysium Fandom, Dev Team, and The Cast to explore their personal journey with Disco Elysium.This episode features the brilliant musical mind of Paul Looney, the man behind hit Disco Elysium fan track, God, Please.All episodes will launch at least a week early to members of any tier, link to join below.Join this channel to get access to perks:...

Human Can Opener is a Disco Elysium podcast setting out to chat with people from the Disco Elysium Fandom, Dev Team, and The Cast to explore their personal journey with Disco Elysium. This episode features the legendary Disco Elysium narrator, Lenval Brown! All episodes will launch a week early to members of any tier, link to join below. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoDXQLqsJErOPDGI...

🎙️ Welcome to Season 2 of Human Can Opener, the ultimate Disco Elysium Podcast! 🎮In this episode, we bring you an exclusive, in-depth interview with none other than Argo Tuulik, a founding member of ZA/UM and a pivotal creator behind the masterpiece Disco Elysium.In this episode, Argo shares:02:41 - Meeting Robert Kurvitz, Martin Luiga, Aleksander Rostov & The Overcoats19:00 - The Start Of Dungeons & Dragons and expanded ...

Human Can Opener is a Disco Elysium podcast setting out to chat with people from the Disco Elysium Fandom, Dev Team, and The Cast to explore their personal journey with Disco Elysium. Martin Luiga is one of the original members of the ZAUM Cultural Association, friend & world building partner of Robert Kurvitz, Argo Tuulik and others. For this episode Martin joined via phone, so to mitigate the risk of signal issues we decide...

Human Can Opener is a Disco Elysium podcast setting out to chat with people from the Disco Elysium Fandom, Dev Team, and The Cast to explore their personal journey with Disco Elysium. Stushi is a humble video essayist responsible for the "No Truce With Capital" video in respons to the Disco Elysium documentary by People Make Games - We discuss both the PMG doc and the response in this chat. We also discuss the 3 brand new studios...

Human Can Opener is a Disco Elysium podcast setting out to chat with people from the Disco Elysium Fandom, Dev Team, and The Cast to explore their personal journey with Disco Elysium.

Volha is the former community lead at ZA/UM Studio, the first ever Kim Kitsuragi cosplayer, all around Disco Elysium super fan and huge contributor to the community through the ton of content on social media as well as curating Disco Elysium fanzines s...