When Does It Get Fun?

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Nirvana and SoBad, a modder and an indie game developer, explore the ins and outs of game design by talking to the people who actually make them.

  1. 29/03/2024

    #18 - Balancing Puzzle Games, Learning Game Dev Tools, and Large Projects (With LanaLux)

    In today's episode of When Does It Get Fun, SoBad and Nirvana talk to LanaLux, creator of Don't Notice Me, a reverse escape room puzzle game where you're the one breaking in. She is currently working on an apocalyptic city survival game called STRAIN, which you can catch her live streaming the entire development of on Twitch. We discuss logging your development process, transitioning from developing smaller games to a large-scale project, and the importance of learning the tools of your trade.

    1h 40m

  2. 16/03/2024

    #17 - Comfy Games, Building Your First Game, and Fishing (With ashleypox)

    In today's episode of When Does It Get Fun, SoBad and Nirvana talk to ashleypox, creator of Tulip and Ooohh, Big Stretch!!! (with SoBad). Topics include comfy games, the difficulties of learning to make your first game, and ashley tells a fishing mini-game horror story about Twilight Princess.

    1h 43m

  3. 15/02/2024

    #16 - Friction in Tears of the Kingdom, Dark Souls, and Doom

    In today's episode of When Does It Get Fun, SoBad and Nirvana discuss frictional elements in video games, such as damaging floors in Doom, weapon durability in Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild, and Miyazaki's poisonous swamp fetish.

    1h 36m

  4. 20/01/2024

    #15 - Artificial Difficulty & Players Ruining Their Own Gaming Experience

    SoBad and Nirvana tackle the term 'artificial difficulty' and whether it is a useful term for game devs, as well as adjustable difficulty in games like Skyrim and whether players will often spoil their own experience with these systems.

    1h 39m

  5. 23/12/2023

    #14 - Online Coop Games, Horror Comedy & Dota 2 vs Pokemon Unite

    SoBad and Nirvana discuss the fine balance games like Lethal Company and Phasmophobia have between horror and comedy, as well as the stories they create by doing it. They also have a lot to say about Dota 2, Pokemon Unite, and innovation in the MOBA genre.

    2h 5m

  6. 07/12/2023

    #13 - Skill Floors and Ceilings, Complexity in Strategy Games, and YouTube Marketing (With Jonas Tyroller)

    This week SoBad and Nirvana talk to Jonas Tyroller, developer of Islanders, Will You Snail? and Thronefall. We discuss how the simplified strategy systems of Thronefall make it slightly at odds with its genre, how being a working game dev is worth aspiring to, and the positives and negatives of YouTube marketing for game developers.

    1h 42m

  7. 28/11/2023

    #12 - Difficulty Settings, Gatekeeping Content Behind Challenges, and Dark Souls

    Listen to the full episode to hear Sobad make a bold statement about Dark Souls after I force him to talk about it again and our discussions about difficulty settings in game design and gatekeeping content and other difficulties behind challenges.

    1h 26m

  8. 10/11/2023

    #11 - FPS Doc, Sports Sims, and Realistic Graphics (With Richard Moss)

    Today on the podcast, SoBad and Nirvana talk to Richard Moss, co-creator of FPS: First Person Shooter - The Definitive FPS Documentary. We discuss his collaborator David L. Craddock's encyclopaedic knowledge of FPS games, the trials and tribulations of creating a 4-hour long documentary loaded with game dev interviews, and Richard's love for sports simulation games like Pro Evolution Soccer.

    1h 51m
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Nirvana and SoBad, a modder and an indie game developer, explore the ins and outs of game design by talking to the people who actually make them.

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  • Creator
    WDIGF
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © WDIGF
  • Show Website
    When Does It Get Fun?