Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on SimCity 2000 . We end up spending a lot of time talking about the political choices that inform the game, as well as other topics. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: More hours? Issues covered: being the opposite of what rangers or druids do, the San Francisco method, finding natural borders, responding to the water crisis, getting clued...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on that classic sim, SimCity . We very briefly situate it in time and talk a little bit about Will Wright before talking over some of the strangeness that is this game (or toy). Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Tutorials or A Few Cities Issues covered: which version and why, establishing the SimUniverse, Wright and describing his design pr...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on MegaMan 2 and X . We talk difficulty for sure, before turning to our usual takeaways. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: More of MegaMan X Issues covered: the big story turn inside the boss, the tedium of taking out enemies again and again to get drops, minimal loot tables, seeing more of an enemy, the limitations of trial and error and ...
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Megaman games, turning to Megaman X . We very briefly set it in its time, discuss the new feel that the SNES gets you, as well as other topics. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Three bosses Issues covered: the SNES Classic deal with using the reset, setting difficulty on the emulated game, sequels and console generations, "the new stan...
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Capcom's MegaMan series, looking at the latter half of the game, exploring its difficulty and how it presents a final exam, among other topics. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Finished the Game! (Hmm...) Issues covered: multiple forms of mastery, leaning on rewind, playing "au naturale," analogues in the podcast hosts, being confused ...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we start a new series on MegaMan 2/X , looking at them as different platformers from the time. We set it in context a bit. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Three enemies Issues covered: Dog Game Club, playing a couple games instead of one, fighting mens for their weapons, playing second iterations, bringing in past favorites, setting the game in its time, masco...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on Dark Souls , and so we turn to our takeaways and discuss our final hours with the game. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Brett finished Issues covered: the podcast mirrors the game, feeling like you have godlike powers in New Game+, spending hours on farming different resources, putting the pieces together, enjoying mysteries and putti...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 31 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Dark Souls . The big story is about how Brett is a monster, but we also dig into setting goals for yourself. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Brett 154h, Level 160 Tim 39.5h, Level low 50s Issues covered: squeezing the Dark Orb, Drunk Souls, having more options as you level, having multiple hammers, the fire centipede, liking feeling r...
May 25, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Dark Souls . We catch you up a little bit on where we are before trying to catch up with the mail bag! Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Brett 115hrs, lvl 114 Tim 33hrs, lvl 50 Issues covered: getting and placing the Lordvessel, Frampt and the second bell, Anor Londo and the two bosses, farming rats for humanity, getting invaded and hid...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Dark Souls . We catch you up a little bit on where we are in the game, leveling weapons, and the mix and match of combat, to name a few topics. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Brett: Level 80, 77 hrs Tim: Level 41ish, 27 hrs Issues covered: defeating the Iron Golem, finding the bonfire, discovering you can dash and jump, watching a gi...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on 2011's Dark Souls . We talk about some bosses, exploration, and our quest for humanity. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Brett: 66h, level 75 Tim: 21h, level 30ish Podcast breakdown: 0:48 Dark Souls 1:01:57 Break 1:02:23 Feedback Issues covered: that dang mimic, Brett's fistful of rings, Tim the Tree and moth killer, production budget,...
Apr 28, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Dark Souls . We talk about how we use our souls, where and how we farm for resources, the player's goals, the variety in any given encounter, and much more! Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Tim: ~15h, Brett: ~52h Issues covered: worrying about the level cap, the variety of a single encounter, farming for arrows, fighting down in Quelaa...
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Dark Souls . We talk about how progress is made, the run-based approach, and the mix of player skills and RPG stats, amongst other discussions. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Brett: ~29h, Tim: ~12h Issues covered: the melodramatic NPCs, enjoying the architectural setting, seeing dragons, not knowing there were tree creatures, the bos...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on Dark Souls , the 2011 breakout from From Software. We briefly set it in its time before going on to make our characters and discuss the outset of the game. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: A few hours (Brett: 3, Tim: 6) Podcast breakdown: 0:49 Dark Souls 56:52 Break 57:25 Reviews & Feedback Issues covered: an exception, the thing we men...
Apr 06, 2022•1 hr 37 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on Morrowind , giving our takeaways and then trying to get to the bottom of our mailbag. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: 103 hrs (Brett) vs 36 hrs (Tim) Issues covered: Brett destroys the heart of Lorkhan and meets another god, games that don't end, wondering about what would happen with the quests, grandmaster quests, not caring about t...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Morrowind . We thought we were so close, but neither of us has finished and so we talk about some late quest stuff. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Brett 102 hrs, Tim 36 hrs Issues covered: losing a quest item, Brett spends many hours playing weekend games, having no next steps for a quest, having guild quests to finish, not obvious w...
Mar 24, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Morrowind and briefly celebrate 300 episodes of Dev Game Club. We've mostly devolved into discussing what has happened in our individual playthroughs at this point, but what else is one to do with an RPG this substantial? Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Tim: 29 hrs, Brett: 90 hrs Issues covered: 300 episodes, Thermopylae, skill-based ...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Morrowind . We talk about the role-playing feeling of the game, how the guilds have a sense of real progression and reputation, and motivating play. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Brett to 71 hrs, Tim to 24 Issues covered: Tim decides he's going to be a good assassin from now on, having to kill the leads of guilds I'm head of, a leve...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Morrowind . We talk a little bit about the systems and friction, our individual stories, and Brett solves his Magicka problem. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Just more hours of Morrowind Issues covered: not sharing the same experience, we compare hours played, a Chocobo Paradise situation, finding where the UI tells you what factions...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Morrowind . We spend some time catching each other up on our successes and failures, talk about it as a preparation game, and the interconnectedness of the lore. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: More hours of Morrowind Issues covered: Brett finds Tim's yurt, "Dare I continue," being out at the boundaries of the systems, a preparation g...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on 2002's Morrowind . We talk about our own weird experiences some more, since we are essentially playing different games, and how we are feeling the intersection of different quest lines. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Another handful of hours Issues covered: down and out in Vivec City, getting around in an oddly constructed city, weat...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind . We talk a little bit about how leveling appears to work, finding quests and using the journal, and just heading off on your own. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: More hours Issues covered: two roads diverging in a wood, the various Tongs, having some fantasy etymology and naming conventions, the emerg...
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we add a bonus to our series on Halo with a chat with designer Jaime Griesemer, whose sniper rifle talk we referenced in the series. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Podcast breakdown : 1:01 Interview 1:13:02 Break 1:13:37 Outro Issues covered: looking up Halo lore for the intro, going to school to be a physicist, blackmailing someone for a studio tour, quickly leaving QA by ma...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 28 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind , Bethesda Game Studios RPG classic from 2002. We situate it in time and then dive right in, having been released from imprisonment and sent on a specific mission. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: A few hours of play Issues covered: 2002 in games, Todd Howard's first mainline game as director, a little a...
Jan 19, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we reflect on the year that was, looking back at the interviews and lessons we took away. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Issues covered: work and long hours, how we generate our lists, more keys that aren't keys, the tangibility of character sheets, the impact of D&D campaigns, your love and fun translating into what you make, labors of love, feeling games that no one felt a ...
Jan 12, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we really wrap our series on Halo by providing our takeaways, and then dive in and out of feedback to talk Halo Infinite . Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: A few hours of Halo Infinite Issues covered: being stuck with the helmet silhouette, 30 seconds of fun, the feel of the controls, elevating lesser elements, world-building and an iconic character, compelling...
Jan 05, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we finish our series on Halo: Combat Evolved . We talk about some of the major story beats here towards the end, the repetitive aspects good and bad, letting the fights play out in front of you, music, and more! Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Finished the game! Issues covered: why is the Flood on Halo, a floor wax and a dessert topping, how do you prevent peo...
Dec 29, 2021•1 hr 26 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Halo: Combat Evolved . We talk vehicles, architecture, lore, and level design before turning to feedback. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Up to the Library! Issues covered: the ungainly Marine vehicles vs the sleek Covenant vehicles, enjoying the shooting quite a bit, the driving model of the Warthog, camera-based driving, driving int...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series about Halo: Combat Evolved , Bungie's seminal 2001 FPS on the Xbox. We set it in time, discuss its development history, and delve into tutorialization. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Up to rescuing Keyes on the Truth & Reconciliation Issues covered: 2001 in games, lull in PC shooters that year, Bungie history, the astonishing development...
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this add a bonus to our series on Resident Evil 4 by taking a look at Resident Evil Village . We talk about the bit of the game we played, some of the things that come with first-person and realistic rendering, and then turn to some feedback. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: The first couple hours Issues covered: the entrancing Lady Dimitrescu, looking forward to playing...
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 13 min
