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Designer Notes 11: Chris Avellone

Designer Notes 11: Chris Avellone

FromDesigner Notes


Designer Notes 11: Chris Avellone

FromDesigner Notes

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Length:
99 minutes
Released:
Sep 9, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, Soren interviews game designer Chris Avellone, who is best known for his work on Fallout 2, Planescape: Torment, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2, Fallout: New Vegas, and Wasteland 2. He is currently working at inXile Entertainment on Torment: Tides of Numenera. They discuss why he owes his career to publisher desperation, how Torment reflects that players only care about themselves, the mystery of how Black Isle lost the D&D license, and why game writing is overrated.
Released:
Sep 9, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (82)

Why do we make games? Every designer has a different and very personal answer to that question. Soren Johnson, founder of Mohawk Games, sits down with noted designers to find out by examining their careers as a whole.