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PAX East 2011: Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Interview

Brad chats with the artistic and game development forces behind this intriguing downloadable.

Mar. 18 2011

Posted by: Drew

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Interesting to hear what a guy coming from the movie industry has to say about the workhours in the game industry.

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itsp!

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Looks great, plus Metroid style gameplay. Very exciting.
 
Also cool to see a guy from Hollywood recognize all the work that goes into making a game.

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Edited By Tasus

X RAGES ON

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Edited By Icemael

Nice graphics, but other than that it doesn't seem especially good.

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Man, this game looks fantastic. I hope this inspires more animators to get into games

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It's weird that game development is still almost completely non-union.

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Edited By Terry_Bogard

This game looks awesome. I'm hoping this and FEZ end up in the summer of arcade.

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@Buck said:
" Interesting to hear what a guy coming from the movie industry has to say about the workhours in the game industry. "
indeed. Because the game industry is still so young, there are no unions and won't be for a long time. And the people are burning out like crazy! 
 
Whoever of the younglings thinks, he/she wants to do this job, needs to know, that being 'enthusiastic' as a requirement to work at a company, is secret lingo/a euphemism in the industry for 16hr days, 7 days a week.
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Wow that is animated really smoothly. 
It is a strange thing to say but it makes it just look real nice.

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Edited By project343

Man, video games are great. The wealth of wonderful looking content coming out this year... mind-blowing.

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Crazy excited for this. The art is simply fantastic and right up my alley.

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Edited By Tesla

This looks really neat.

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Edited By csl316

Interesting comparing the movie industry and its labor policies.  Really makes you appreciate game developers and how much they love what they do.

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Edited By LiquidSaiyan3

To re-iterate what other(s) have said: 
 
<current game event> RAGES ON!! 
 
I still love you Brad

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some cool stuff in this interview.

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looks really cool. great interview. brad remains interview king!

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I'm excited for this. Metroid-like in upgrades and exploration, a great art style, and music by Dimmu Borgir. Listen closely to the first bit of animation and you'll hear the orchestral portion of Progenies of the Great Apocalyspe.

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@Buck: Ya, I was thinking the same thing 
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This plus Fire Pro WRESTLINING seem like a peanut butter and chocolateate combination....

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Edited By Tordah

This game looks really cool. I wonder if there will be any story at all or if it's just "go explore stuff".

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All this indie stuff really makes me want to give game making a shot, uh oh prosumer.

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Pixeljunk shooter with different graphics.

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Edited By Jellybones

Absolutely beautiful, although it is strikingly similar to Patapon's art style.

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Edited By KillyDarko

Gagné is as chatty as usual, lol.
Anyway, I'm not usually very much into this type of game, but this one is getting me hooked ^^

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Pretty interested in this

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@blacklab said:
" Pixeljunk shooter with different graphics. "
Pretty much, but I still want to play it for sure. 
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lookin forward to it
 
and brad killed this interview

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@blacklab said:
" Pixeljunk shooter with different graphics. "
I was going to say mixed with some Limbo. 
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Looks pretty good and I like Metroid style games.

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@Branthog said:
" Excuse me, I was told that I could have my stereo on at a reasonable listening level in the office... "
 /clap
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@csl316
Interesting comparing the movie industry and its labor policies.  Really makes you appreciate game developers and how much they love what they do.
I definitely agree, it was an interesting perspective to get. Sometimes I feel like gamers can be too harsh, and not realize the effort that developers are putting into these products.

Game looks fucking awesome as well, I absolutely love the art style.
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Wow, this looks really great. I love the way it looks and how well it is animated.

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Sweet looking game

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Brad's come a long way as an interviewer. Good for him!

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That's the game people were comparing to Patapon? I really don't see it.

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Such an original art style. This makes me happy to see how games can evolve when people from other disciplines change the paradigm and what we expect.

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The art style looks great.  Listening to these two talk about 100 hour weeks makes me thankful for my (usually) 40 hour a week job. 

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limbo with UFOs...

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Moving around does, indeed, look smooth.

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Edited By FesteringNeon

Sweet, i'll hafta check out this game on PC!
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Edited By HairyToeKnuckles

Brad's interviewing skills are prodigious. He is engaging and personable with his interviews. Great job, Brad!

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YAY PC!

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Meh. Not my cup of tea.

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Huh, the video ended early for me.

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Edited By PimblyCharles

This was very insightful. I really admire what these guys are doing, and will definitely support them by buying this. I love the art style!

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All that stuff about the art style and the process was interesting.

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Edited By TinyGallon

EVERYBODY BUY THIS