Tristan and Oliver take an emotional journey through the watercolour wonders of Nomada Studio's spellbinding Gris, painting it in these three bits:

• Colour Theory - Emotive storytelling through colour
• Embodiment of Grief - Stages of grief interwoven into tangible mechanics and abilities
• Guiding Through Motion - Driving interactivity and tone through movement

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Oliver - @oliverwauters

Tristan - @theatrewalker

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Some references:

How Gris Made You Cry With Its Colors - Daryl Talks Games (video essay)

GRIS — Aesthetics First, Humanity Later (Or Never) - Kat (Pixel a Day), Medium (article)

Behind the Schemes: GRIS with Nomada Studio - Devolver Digital (video)

[Game Theory] Beauty and Melancholy in Gris - Nicole Lamerichs (article)

Gris mirrors the stages of grief through art, sound and design - Ashley Oh, Polygon (article)

Tristan and Oliver are joined by Jon Keevy as they emulate their minds into their new digital bodies to board the Eye in Jump Over the Age's modern classic Citizen Sleeper, tapping into these three threads:

• Cycles - The passing of time and how it makes the dynamic narrative tick
• Risk Assessment - Deep dive into the dice mechanics and other resource management
• Moral Ambiguity - How the game manages to deliver genuinely impactful choices by withholding information and avoiding judgement

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Leave us a review!3-Bit Design: @3bitdesign

Oliver - @oliverwauters

Tristan - @theatrewalker

Or email - 3bitdesign@gmail.com

Some references:

• Citizen Sleeper 2's narrative tools and "no-code" approach - Creator Spotlight - Unity (interview)
• Citizen Sleeper: How precarity and minimum viable design created this dystopian RPG | BAFTA - BAFTA (presentation)
• How Citizen Sleeper was inspired by tabletop RPGs and gig work - Joel Couture, Game Developer (article)
• "Game development is more accessible than ever": how Citizen Sleeper 2 was created without coding - Lewis Packwood, Creative Bloq (article)

Tristan and Oliver don laser wipe enemy gunk off their helmets and form up as they strategically infiltrate LucasArts's Star Wars: Republic Commando to rendezvous with these three bits:

• One Gun, Many Guns - Discussing the unique loadout and attachment system
• Squad Up! - All about the celebrated squad command systems, and the design choices that make it tick
• You Are a Commando - How the game immerses you into the job, from the diegetic UI to the narrative perspective

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3-Bit Design: @3bitdesign

Oliver - @oliverwauters

Tristan - @theatrewalker

Or email - 3bitdesign@gmail.com

Some references:

Making of - Star Wars: Republic Commando - NeoGamer - The Video Game Archive (video)

After 20 Years, Star Wars: Republic Commando is Still a MASTERPIECE | 2025 Review - TheNameBrand (video)

Storytelling Techniques Native to First Person Camera Games - Jiajun “Jeremy” Liu, Medium (article)