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GUT PUNCH (with Spec Ops: The Line and Wolverine's Walt Williams)

GUT PUNCH (with Spec Ops: The Line and Wolverine's Walt Williams)

FromVideo Game Feelings


GUT PUNCH (with Spec Ops: The Line and Wolverine's Walt Williams)

FromVideo Game Feelings

ratings:
Length:
69 minutes
Released:
Nov 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Walt Williams doesn't want his video game to hate him. He just wants to be entertained.
Walt Williams is a video game writer who has worked on Star Wars Battlefront, Bioshock, Civilization, Borderlands, Mafia, The Darkness, and Spec Ops: The Line. His book, Significant Zero, explores the hardships and insanity of AAA game development.
Here's some stuff we talked about:

Our Feelings


The Mass Effect 3 ending debacle made Walt question his narrative approach in Spec Ops: The Line.


Kirby All Star Allies is blowing Walt's daughter's mind.


The Quarry is scratching a very specific horror movie itch Walt hasn't scratched since childhood.

Start at Yakuza Zero if you want to punch people in the face to make them better people.


The Last of Us: Part One's ending resonated quite a bit with Walt

Depending on who you ask, Walt was kind of a monster in The Walking Dead Season One.


Video Game Feelings is an Area Code Audio production. Hosted and produced by Richard Clark. Associate produced by Nettie Smith. Additional help from Ashley Whitehurst and Matthew Linder.
Released:
Nov 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (22)

"This podcast is tender without being twee, the kind of soft and open that isn’t an aesthetic, just a genuine question. It’s a special vibe that gives me games discourse nostalgia..." - Sarah Elmaleh, Video Game Voice Actor and Director "It reminds me of my most cherished conversations with other game makers." - Hayden Scott-Baron, Senior game designer at ustwo Games Video Game Feelings is an interview podcast about the way video games make us feel, and the reasons we play them. Each week, host Richard Clark speaks to a video game insider to delve into their hearts and minds and discover the various ways video games make us feel. You'll love this series of conversations with video game developers, journalists, and personalities where we explore why open-world games can feel so lonely, why hype can ruin a video game experience, or what video games can teach us about grief. Video game Feelings is an Area Code Production. Find out more at AreaCodeAudio.com. Theme song by Bruce Holtman. Art by Jackie Kerr.