Hey and welcome back to the show! On the mic with us this week is Creative Director at Thunder Lotus, Nicolas Guérin. An industry veteran of 20 years, Nick worked on AAA titles like the Assassin's Creed franchise before working on the beloved indie game Spiritfarer. We discuss the themes of his upcoming project At Fate's End, the artistry of Rayman Origins, and how games can help us process our feelings. With music from Incognizant!

*Spiritfarer Spoilers: 39:18-44:22*

LINKS:

🎮 At Fate's End: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2210150/At_Fates_End/

🪷 Thunder Lotus Games: https://bsky.app/profile/thunderlotusgames.com

💿 Incognizant: https://incognizant.bandcamp.com/

After a holiday hiatus, Pixel Pizza is hatching into the new year with Austo, lead developer at New Future Kids ✨ He's currently working on the cozy digital pet sim Bobo Bay! We discuss building upon the influences of Sonic Adventure 2's beloved Chao Garden mode, building a community on Patreon, water physics, and more. With music from Falling Starheart!

LINKS:

🎮 Bobo Bay: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1889810/Bobo_Bay/

☁️ Austo on Bluesky: http://austofrosto.bsky.social

👾 Bobo Bay Discord: https://discord.com/invite/HjBn4B6X47

💿 Falling Starheart: https://fallingstarheart.bandcamp.com/

Suit up for an all-new Pixel Pizza! Joining us from Chicago is the President of Trinket Studios, Tom Eastman. You may know their work from the Kickstarter success Battle Chef Brigade and the recently released sci-fi deckbuilder Battle Suit Aces 🚀 Tom shares stories about his time working on games for Disney, how he formed a three-person studio, and the unique challenges of developing and marketing a visual novel/deckbuilding game. Featuring music from P Crema!

LINKS:

☁️ Tom's BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tom.trinketstudios.com

✉️ Trinket Studios Newsletter: https://trinketstudios.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=834b406929647d10102efe915&id=6fd2af1b22

👾 Trinket Studios Discord: https://discord.com/invite/trinketstudios

💿 P Crema: https://pcrema.bandcamp.com/