In this episode Matt Latham of the Ask Us About Loom podcast very kindly shared part one of his interviews with adventure game developers who were exhibiting their games at AdventureX 2023. Please enjoy! AdventureX Exhibitors Ask Us About Loom Apple Podcasts Adventure Games Podcast Official Site If you would like to stay up to date make sure you subscribe to the podcast. You can subscribe and listen to this podcast on Itune s and Spotify and all other major Podcast Platforms! You can also subscr...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 199
In part 4 of this 7 part series from the Adventure Games Podcast, Seoirse goes on a (virtual) journey to some of the coldest and most remote locations in the world all through adventure and narrative games. In this series we will be talking about some of the most wintry narrative games that you can play from the comfort of your own home. So light the fire, grab a blanket and a hot cocoa (or beverage of your choice) and join us as this week we head to Eastern Europe. Time Stamps Intro (00:00:25) ...
Nov 27, 2023•27 min•Season 5Ep. 198
In part 3 of this 7 part series from the Adventure Games Podcast, Seoirse goes on a (virtual) journey to some of the coldest and most remote locations in the world all through adventure and narrative games. In this series we will be talking about some of the most wintry narrative games that you can play from the comfort of your own home. So light the fire, grab a blanket and a hot cocoa (or beverage of your choice) and join us as this week we head to Scandinavia & Nordic Countries. Time Stam...
Nov 20, 2023•39 min•Season 5Ep. 197
It’s November so that can only mean one thing: that’s right, it’s time for AdventureX! This is one of the highlights of the year and 2023 was no different. After another hectic and intense but always fun year in London at the biggest adventure and narrative games conference in the world Seoirse is joined by Matt, Laura and Kieran who give their thoughts on the event as a whole, their favourite demos and their favourite talks where AGP host Seoirse also speaks about his time hosting a panel as we...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 5Ep. 196
In part 2 of this 7 part series from the Adventure Games Podcast, Seoirse goes on a (virtual) journey to some of the coldest and most remote locations in the world all through adventure and narrative games. In this series we will be talking about some of the most wintry narrative games that you can play from the comfort of your own home. So light the fire, grab a blanket and a hot cocoa (or beverage of your choice) and join us as this week we head to Canada. Time Stamps Intro (00:00:34) The Long...
Nov 13, 2023•37 min•Season 5Ep. 195
On 18th October 2022 Tom Hardwidge released his much anticipated game, Lucy Dreaming. He also, for some reason, agreed to do a live interview with Seoirse on that same day. In between notifications about how the game was doing, they were joined by the star of the game, Emma Hardwidge! They talked all about the development of the game, how they got Dominic Armato to join them (and just how much paperwork was involved!) and what it was like on release day. They also spoke about doing the voice of ...
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 5Ep. 194
In this new 7 part series from the Adventure Games Podcast, Seoirse goes on a (virtual) journey to some of the coldest and most remote locations in the world all through adventure and narrative games. In this series we will be talking about some of the most wintry narrative games that you can play from the comfort of your own home. So light the fire, grab a blanket and a hot cocoa (or beverage of your choice) and join us as this week we head to the Arctic and Alaska. Time Stamps Intro (00:00:27)...
Nov 06, 2023•54 min•Season 5Ep. 193
Almost thirty years ago Sierra released Phantasmagoria which what would go on to be their most controversial game of all time. At the time Robert Williams was best known for her family friendly King’s Quest games so it was quite a shock to see her make an adult horror game which included a controversial rape scene and plenty of gore. This was Sierra’s most ambitious and most expensive production which caused many challenges for the cast and crew to film and produce and as a result was delayed se...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 192
In this Halloween episode Seoirse sits down with the Arseniy and Laura of part For Introverts to talk all about their Vampire adventure game Cabernet. Will Seoirse survive long enough to find out all he needs to know about the game before he turns into a vampire himself? Find out in this interview! Cabernet Steam Page Adventure Games Podcast Official Site If you would like to stay up to date make sure you subscribe to the podcast. You can subscribe and listen to this podcast on Itune s and Spoti...
Oct 26, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 191
In this episode Seoirse is joined by Kieran and Laura in another bumper episode! Laura, making her glorious return to the podcast, reviews the latest game in the popular puzzle focused Rusty Lake series Underground Blossom. She then discusses some weird goings on in the Isle Tides Hotel and tells us whether it’s worth checking into this hotel in the latest Wales Interactive FMV. Seoirse then reviews climate change visual interactive graphic novel thriller End of Lines before then going to Mars a...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Season 5Ep. 190
Pontus Wittenmark dropped by for the third time on this podcast to talk all about his game Justin Wack and The Big Time Hack. He talks about the plot, characters, why and how he implemented the optional in game hint system and we also talk about the adventure game community and what his favourite games are. All that and much more! Interview with Pontus Wittenmark Video Justin Wack Offical Site Adventure Games Podcast Official Site If you would like to stay up to date make sure you subscribe to t...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 5Ep. 189
Composer Robert Holmes joins Seoirse to discuss his new album “Sequel”. He talks about recording the music for his alum, how a friend of his shot the video for his songs and he also discusses what may be in store in the future including a possible new album and some intriguing possibilities for Gray Matter. And yes we also discuss a possible Gabriel Knight 4 and whether Jane Jensen could possibly return... Robert Holmes Official Site Sequel Official Site Adventure Games Podcast Official Site If ...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 188
In this truly bumper episode Seoirse and Tomas get together to review the latest adventure and narrative games they’ve been playing and they’ve been busy. First Tomas gives an update on what he thought of the new Sea of Thieves expansion pack in the The Legend of Monkey Island. He also dives into one of the hit games of the year Dave the Diver. Seoirse then reviews Dont Nod’s latest game Harmony: The Fall of Reverie and gives his thoughts on whether it lives up to their previous games. Finally S...
Sep 08, 2023•1 hr 48 min•Season 5Ep. 187
The Adventure Games Podcast has been nominated for an award! Yep you right right. The Adventure Games Podcast has been nominated for Best Podcast under “Games & Hobbies” for The People’s Choice Podcast Awards 2023! Over 8 million worldwide voted for their favourite podcasts of the year and out of all those votes The Adventure Games Podcast made the top ten podcasts under Games & Hobbies. The live ceremony will be on Saturday 30th September at 11PM GMT on the Podcast Awards official site ...
Aug 25, 20230•Season 5Ep. 1
Actor and author David Lee Homb joined Seoirse to talk about his experiences filimng for the game Phantasmagoria, what it was like working for Roberta Williams (Spoiler: It was good!) and he also discussed the impact the game has had the years since it was released. He also very kindly read out an excerpt from his book Awake, I dream, a book of poetry from the point of view of his character Don Gordon. It’s now available on amazon and other major booksellers worldwide. Links to Amazon below. Awa...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 5Ep. 186
As regular host Seoirse is on holidays Laura aka Cressup steps in once again to host this bumper episode as she, Tomas and Kieran go deep underwater to review one of the creepiest games of the year, Stasis: Bone Totem. They also review Firmament, the latest game from Myst developers Cyan and Laura reviews Viewfinder, a first person shooter (but not that kind of shooter!) where you change the world around you with your camera. They also have time to review two other games and discuss the latest n...
Aug 11, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Season 5Ep. 185
Not many adventure games are set during World War 2 but Gerda: A Flame in winter and its DLC Liva’s Story bucks the trend. Its developer, Shalev Moran, joins Seoirse to talk about setting the game in this time period, what research went into accurately depicting the town Tinglev in the game and how the team went about ensuring the choices mattered to the story in the game. Plus there is a little tease at the end as to what the developers are planing in store in future. Gerda: A Flame in Winter O...
Jul 14, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 5Ep. 184
When is an adventure game not an adventure game? This week apparently as Seoirse and Kieran discuss Monkey Island joining the Sea of Thieves universe, Syberia becoming an animated series and a new Deponia game becoming a tactical survival RTS in the fifth and possibly final game in the series, Surviving Deponia. Then Kieran gives BIRTH to the Reviews section in his review of, well, Birth, Seoirse reviews Paws of Coal where you play as a hedgehog who has to find out what caused a pandemic (even t...
Jul 07, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 5Ep. 183
Seoirse was joined at WASD 2023 by Narrative Designer Madi. She talks about her experience working for Spooky Doorway (Spoiler: they’re great!) and what she learned about narrative design in games from working with them. She also discusses her two thesis (thesi?) she is writing about Irish mythology in video games and using games in education. Madi Twitter WASD Official Site Adventure Games Podcast Official Site If you would like to stay up to date make sure you subscribe to the podcast. You can...
Jul 03, 2023•38 min•Season 5Ep. 182
In this (thankfully) quiet café Seoirse spoke to musical artist and adventure game developer known for his detective games, Tim Sheinman. Tim spoke about his previous game, Riley and Rochelle and he shows Seoirse a preview build about his upcoming secret game. He also has some interesting thoughts about indie gaming and provides some very useful tips on how survive in this industry! Tim Sheinman Official Page Tim Sheinman Spotify Page WASD Official Site Adventure Games Podcast Official Site If y...
Jun 26, 2023•22 min•Season 5Ep. 181
Before finishing up at WASD Seoirse was joined by the second pair of brothers he met, this time the Lightfoot Bros! The makers of The Mystery of Woolley Mountain spoke about their upcoming game, Sleepytime Village which is coming to Kickstarter very soon. They spoke about the difference in puzzles and story between the two games, the joy of creatively swearing in a game and why they enjoy working with a comic book artist. They then have a right old discussion about Stray and they explain how the...
Jun 19, 2023•27 min•Season 5Ep. 179
Every guest on this podcast is passionate about their work and this truly shows in this episode as Seoirse is joined by Mark Yohalem and James Spanos of Wormwood Studios, developers of two of the most popular adventure games of the last decade, Primordia and Strangeland. Things got slightly emotional as the guests spoke about some of the themes in the games such as dealing with grief and depression but they also had a lot of fun (eg. They have a fun anecdote about how they came up with the name ...
Jun 16, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Season 5Ep. 178
Alan from Draknek joined Seoirse at WASD 2023 to talk about why he enjoys making puzzle games and the joy of seeing players complete a puzzle in one of his games. He also talks about Sokobond Express, his puzzle game about chemistry (no chemistry knowledge required) and why he believes puzzles can be played well co-operatively. Draknek Official Site Sokobond Express Official Site WASD Official Site Adventure Games Podcast Official Site If you would like to stay up to date make sure you subscribe...
Jun 12, 2023•12 min•Season 5Ep. 177
In this episode Matt Latham, from the “enemy” podcast Ask Us About Loom, joins us and he talks to us about his Murderous Muses and about the Open World Lovecraft adventure game, Dreams in the Witch House. Speaking of Lovecraft, Tomas gives us his opinion on Lovecraft Fishing game, Dredge. (Full review available from last week’s episode at the link below). Finally, Seoirse, who just returned from Croatia obviously can’t get enough of Croatia as he reviews mobile adventure game, Uncharted Roads of...
Jun 09, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 5Ep. 176
Seoirse is joined by none other than head of Inkle Studios, Jon Ingold, to talk about their upcoming game, A Highland Song. He talks about what we can expect from the gameplay, why they decided to make this game with light platforming elements and how Scottish folk music will play a large part in the game as well as what their objectives were with the look of the game. Inkle Studios Official Site A HIghland Song Official Site WASD Official Site Adventure Games Podcast Official Site If you would ...
Jun 05, 2023•14 min•Season 5Ep. 175
Seoirse joins Dave Gilbert at WASD 2023 for a playthrough of their upcoming vampire game Nighthawks from former games journalist Richard Cobbett. This build of the game was Dave’s first time playing through the game so join us as we find out more about the game and how Richard and Dave worked together. He also talks about his other upcoming game Old Skies and gives us an update on the development of this game as well as explaining more about its game mechanics. All that and much more! Nighthawks...
May 29, 2023•45 min•Season 5Ep. 174
At the Reboot Develop Blue conference Seoirse joined Jörg Tittel, developer of The Last Worker, on his balcony to discuss anything and everything including why The Secret of Monkey Island got him interested in video games, how self service machines inspired him to make The Last Worker and then things got rather deep in their discussion about free will and AI in Jörg’s characteristically funny and charming manner. He also talks about how he managed to work with Jason Isaacs and the other talented...
May 22, 2023•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 173
This week Seoirse speaks with PF Studio as they discuss their upcoming game Chronique Des Silencieux. They talk about how the game takes some inspiration from their family history, and they discuss their other inspiration from films, books and everything else in between. They also talk about some of the gameplay mechanics and how they intend to make this game a proper detective game. This game is also out on Kickstarter with the link below! Chronique Des Silencieux Kickstarter Page Chronique Des...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 5Ep. 172
Paul Raschid, director of FMV games/interactive movies such as The Complex, Five Dates, Ten Dates and The Gallery joins Seoirse for aa coffee (but crucially not for an 11th date!) to talk about how he started making games. He also talks about and the different kinds of choices in games and how makes the choices in his games matter as well as his approach to making games. Paul also compares making traditional films and Interactive FMV games and the benefits and difficulties of working on both and...
May 15, 2023•35 min•Season 5Ep. 171
This year at WASD Adam and JosephRiches of Robust Games spoke to Seoirse about their upcoming highly anticipated murder mystery game set on a train, Loco Motive. They talk about the game started as a Game Jam and then how it developed into a fully fledged game. They also discussed designing the first puzzle that appears in the demo and how they designed the puzzles for the full game. Finally they also discussed the games they were playing and that inspire them with their game. All that and much ...
May 08, 2023•12 min•Season 5Ep. 170
