Giant Bomb Presents: True Crimes and Family Histories: The Story Behind Her Story

person of colour is the generally accepted term for non-white, and race is often relevant, but might appear irrelevant to white people concerning things like representation where it has never seemed to be an issue. i'm european, it's used a lot outside america too

This was a satisfying interview. Murder mystery seems to be more in style as a genre lately than I remember it ever being in my lifetime,so that helps. Look forward to playing the game, and of course more content like this.

I am satisfied. I need to play this game before the year is out.

What a fantastic interview, Austin! You're crushin' it!

This was really excellent Austin. Thank you for doing this - this was a game with a uniqueness and depth that felt like it deserved this kind of treatment.

@austin_walker I'm just at the representation part of this interview, but I have to say you and Barlow did a beautiful job approaching the choice to diversify characters.

First of all, thank you for asking the question so elegantly, Austin. Asking a creator what goes into choosing to write a female protagonist when they are a white male is not an easy task, and many do not want that question asked, so thank you for stepping up and asking it. I love that you've brought a personal honesty and bravery to the crew. You do not hide from important ideas and questions. That matters. It's what an academic should be, and you should be proud.

Barlow, meanwhile, gave such a wonderful answer. I love how he expressed both the personal need to write outside of himself and the need to do so carefully and with input from those who know more. It's so hard, sometimes, to admit that one needs help to make sure a creation is fair and just and realistic. Speaking to that is important for both creators and consumers to hear. And then launching into a poignant personal story of a woman in his life--just brilliant.

I'm almost making this sound calculated, but it isn't. This is what sincerity and empathy in creating art and journalism look like. It takes more effort and thought than following the status quo--in both fields--and deserves praise. Bravo.

@kierkegaard: Thanks! And I agree about Sam's response!

@eccentrix: simply put, people of color often recognize things about people with color.

I find it's not something that is typically mentioned, outside of describing a person.

This sounds fascinating! Just bought the game on Steam after finishing the interview.

this was really great. what an interesting guy.

I am satisfied.