Nice Games Club - a gamedev podcast!

By: Ellen Stephen and Mark
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  • The podcast where nice gamedevs talk gaming and game development. Nice!
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  • The Intersection of Puzzle and Story (with Ron Gilbert) [Nice Replay]

    The Intersection of Puzzle and Story (with Ron Gilbert) [Nice Replay]
    Dec 27 2024
    #354The Intersection of Puzzle and StoryInterview2024.07.05Narrative designer and pal of the program Beth Korth fills in for Ellen as guest host this week and next!Your nice hosts welcome famed designer Ron Gilbert (Monkey Island, Thimbleweed Park) into the clubhouse to discuss the virtues of inexperience, friction for its own sake, how it's all about story, and it's puzzles all the way down.The Intersection of Puzzle and StoryGame DesignNarrativeProductionReturn to Monkey Island will have a hint system because the internet exists now - Joshua Rivera, PolygonVerdant Skies - SteamClassic Game Postmortem: Maniac Mansion - GDC, YouTubeThe phrase "confederacy of dunces" derives from a Jonathan Swift quote.Examples of movies that feature a poorly-received genre twist include Serenity (2019), Remember Me (2010), and Safe Haven (2013).Ron GilbertGuestOwner of Terrible Toybox, the designer/creator of Monkey Island, The Cave, Pajama Sam and the designer/co-creator of Maniac Mansion, DeathSpank and Thimbleweed Park. Co-designer of Return to Monkey Island.External linkMastodon - @grumpygamer@mastodon.gamedev.placeBlog - Grumpy GamerStudio - Terrible Toybox
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  • "The super-powerful beam or whatever." Code Libraries; Game Overs [Nice Replay]

    "The super-powerful beam or whatever." Code Libraries; Game Overs [Nice Replay]
    Dec 27 2024
    #353"The super-powerful beam or whatever."Roundtable2024.06.27This week, your nice hosts talk about code that isn't yours and ask about the natural conclusion of the narrative. Mark is handy, Ellen kinda wants to add a note, and Stephen is grounded.It looked so easy in the brochure, but the brochure lied - Antony Ingram, HagertyCode Libraries0:07:41Mark LaCroixProductionProgrammingToolsBest practices for writing code comments - Ellen Spertus, Stack Overflow BlogDeclare namespaces to organize types - Microsoft LearnYour nice hosts discussed licensing in a previous episode:"What's a little grand larceny?"Game OversStephen McGregorGame DesignNarrativeAlternatives to the Game Over screen - Game DeveloperWe didn't mention it in the episode for some reason, but our "Metroidvania-lite" game Widget Satchel had no deaths, game overs, or failure states.
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  • Nicest of 2024

    Nicest of 2024
    Dec 20 2024
    It's a cheery and bright episode to get you through the dark cold days of winter! ☃️ Your hosts (plus guest Joanna May) wrap up 2024 with a readout of their nicest things from the year—nicest games, nicest accomplishments, and nicest procrastinations. Plus, plans and projects for 2025, some soft resolutions, and a review of some exciting upcoming titles you're likely to see hit various storefronts in the next calendar year. A happy year's end to all!Cover image credit goes to Animal Crossing World.This year's selection of Nice Replays start next week. See you in 2025!2024 AccomplishmentsMarkFounded a 501(c)(3) organization, Nice Games Alliance.Got a new job, on a still unannounced game.Renewed the lease on the Noble Robot officeStephenI made two movies! (Or at least I will have by the end of the year)Immense progress on Future Club gameEllenMy RSV game won multiple industry awards <3 Hired LydiaRunning out of plant roomJoannaSolved generalized serializationPalette generation tooLots of iterative things that were worked on last year 2024 "Nicest" GamesThis is not a “best of 2024” or even a definitive list of our favorites. It’s just a few games we want to be nice to.Ellen We Were Here seriesBonzaMark Astro BotStephen Dragon's Dogma IIUFO 50Puzzmo​​​​​​​Joanna Helldivers IIBreath of the Wild 2025 Most Anticipated GamesEllen Metroid Prime 4: BeyondWinter BurrowFragPunkBorderlands 4Rift of the Necrodancer...???Lunar: Remastered Collection (for Eric)Mark Civilization VIIStar Trek Ascendancy: The Final Frontier (the Gorn!)The Switch 2Stephen Dragon Dogma II DLC (I’m cheating I know)Civilization VIIHonestly probably Switch 2 stuff, tooJoanna Paralives 2025 ResolutionsEllen: Finally put together a portfolio site!Mark: Dreamsettler, again!Unannounced projectRelease Operators!Get Nice Games Alliance some sponsors/donations!Stephen: Play more games! Do more stuff outside of my apartment.Joanna: Put out a bigger better game demo!
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