Episode 119 - Witch Spring R Review and PAX West 2024 Interviews

This week we have an AMAZING episode for you!  We received another PS5 review code compliments of the fabulously kind PR ninja Robert, but before Ben spills the entire cup of tea on his time KIWIWALKS’ latest remaster of the original WitchSpring game, he recounts his 7 days of experiences in Seattle when he wasn’t busy at PAX West 2024 proper.  After the review, Ben shares his LIVE (at the time) “Podcast in a Bag” interviews from the Arch Building of the Seattle Convention Center.  The first one is with The Behemoth’s co-founder, artist and game designer Dan Paladin; he “sits down” with Ben to talk about his game design inspirations and of course, his favorite word.  Next, JOFSOFT’s Aron Koh, the Executive Producer of the upcoming genre bending game Pizza Bandit, speaks to Ben about the circuitous route they took in their development of the game, as well as the importance of pivoting and iterating when developing for a general gaming audience. 

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00:00:21 - On this episode… two interviews, a game review, and Ben’s non-PAX Seattle stuff  00:01:41 - In Seattle, corned beef and cabbage, the story turns sour, and a mixed blessing 00:05:27 - The What’s Good Games party, Polaroid cameras, and dinner with Christian and Erik 00:07:25 - New friends in your 50s, Ben starts a Seattle walk, and selfie museum shenanigans   00:09:49 - Repopulating the planet, the Space Needle, and thanks to Nancy for the photos 00:11:03 - A fancy sandwich, more waking, a putting the bow on the trip with delicious Thai 00:13:16 - Witch versus evil pope, same story with different perspectives, and Suyoung Jang  00:16:14 - Building at your atelier, managing difficulty, a fat bird, and the experience system 00:19:42 - Increasing your other levels with training mini-games and bonus percentages 00:22:01 - 3 ups: well balanced, superior audiovisuals, and smart map zoom view and usage  00:23:30 - 3 downs: pet capture tutorial, inconsistent mission arrow, and blacksmith mini game  00:25:59 - Ben recommends playing, wants to see more witch stories, and closes the review 00:27:45 - The interviews, a quick disclaimer on the audio quality, crowd noise, and hot mics 00:30:23 - The seldom used a cappella Podcast in a Bag theme song! 00:30:35 - The co-founder of The Behemoth, Dan Paladin; words = ladle and cheeseborough 00:44:42 - The executive producer of JOFSOFT’s “Pizza Bandit,” Aron Koh;  00:51:44 - Aron’s words are pivot and iterate, the difference between the two, and WISHLIST! 00:53:13 - Ben shares what is in store for you on future episodes of the Two Vague Podcast

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References, Links, and Tags

For more information on WitchSpring R from KIWIWALKS… https://witchspringr.com/en/

For more information on The Behemoth’s amazing games… https://www.thebehemoth.com/

For more information on JOFSOFT’s freshman release Pizza Bandit…  https://www.jofsoft.com/ WISHLIST Pizza Bandit on Steam HERE… https://store.steampowered.com/app/2475010/Pizza_Bandit/ 

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