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Quest Markers

Quest Markers

A monthly-ish podcast about video games and the stories they tell.

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Episódios

50 episódios

  1. EP 49 | How a veteran game designer thinks about systems and feel 1:08:37
  2. EP 48 | What is Music Mastering? 1:03:50
  3. EP 47 | How Live Orchestras Get Recorded for Games 33:04
  4. EP 46 | Working On Your First Video Game 46:41
  5. EP 45 | The Art & Science of Game Development 1:07:23
  6. EP 44 | The Journey of Becoming a Voice Actor in Video Games 41:07
  7. EP 43 | A Studio Lead's Best Practices for Remote Work 1:05:35
  8. EP 42 | Answering your questions about games publishing 1:07:45
  9. EP 41 | How a Comic Book became a Video Game 52:17
  10. EP 40 | From solo dev to studio lead with Archangel Softworks 52:15
  11. EP 39 | Appealing Video Game Worlds with Merlino Games Founder Antonio Freyre 1:01:21
  12. EP 38 | Grammy-Nominated Cody Matthew Johnson on Life, Creativity, & Getting Into Video Game Music 56:43
  13. EP 37 | From Resident Evil to Star Wars: How Cody Matthew Johnson approaches music making 1:07:56
  14. EP 36 | How indie game Shroom and Gloom drove 125k+ wishlists 1:03:03
  15. EP 35 | How do indie horror games get made? 56:29
  16. EP 34 | How do indie studios get funded? 43:49
  17. EP 33 | Video Game Writing, Narrative Design, and Feeling our Emotions - A Game Dev Chat with Kate Gray (Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Moonstone Island) 1:04:47
  18. EP 32 | Video Game Writing, Narrative Design, & Resident Evil - A Game Dev Chat with Anna C. Webster 1:02:11
  19. EP 31 | Creative Direction & Curiosity - A Game Dev Chat with David Kazi (Hollow Knight, Exo One, Ember League) 1:13:36
  20. EP 30 | How We Write Music, Talent vs. Skill, Music Theory, & More - A Chat with Terran (Outbound Drift) 1:08:05
  21. EP 29 | Solo Dev, Streaming, & Community Building - A Chat with Fletch (Xtris, Canyon Crisis, & more) 48:42
  22. EP 28 | Craftsmanship, Curiosity, & Teamwork in Game Dev - A Chat with Paul Dean (Pacific Drive, Magical Kitties Save the Day, & more) 1:35:58
  23. EP 27 | A Studio Lead, Games Journalist, and Composer Walk Into a Room... 1:29:23
  24. EP 26 | Chatting with a Localization Game Dev (ft. Blue) 1:11:14
  25. EP 25 | Elden Ring - Shadow of the Erdtree: Compassion, Ascension, & Abandonment (with Sherveen and Jack) 1:41:32
  26. EP 24 | Side Quest: Games We're Playing (with Rachel) 45:11
  27. EP 23 | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (with Myleah) 54:38
  28. EP 22 | Side Quest: Games to Play in 2024 (with Ren) 54:18
  29. EP 21 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 & 3: A Focus on the Future (with Xander’s Cut) 54:12
  30. EP 20 | Resident Evil 5-8: Re-Invention and Returning to its Roots (with Thomas Roland) 52:28
  31. EP 19 | The Sims: Comfort and Chaos in Player-Led Narratives (with Leminnie) 47:41
  32. EP 18 | Nier Automata: Mastery in Misdirection (with Zack Parkerson) 56:26
  33. EP 17 | Story Predictions for Upcoming Games, Currently Playing, & Community Questions (Side Quest) 25:44
  34. EP 16 | How Video Game Music Shapes Narratives (with MarcoMeatball) 56:18
  35. EP 15 | Elden Ring: Lore, Loss, & Difficulty as a Tool for Storytelling (with Jack & Sherveen) 1:48:49
  36. EP 14 | Life Lessons from Video Games 23:40
  37. EP 13 (PART 2 OF 2) | Majora’s Mask: Humility, Community, and Having the Courage to Try Again (with Kinsey) 38:46
  38. EP 13 (PART 1 OF 2) | Majora’s Mask: Healing, Grief, & Responding to a Terrible Fate (with Kinsey) 36:12
  39. EP 12 | Resident Evil & Why Survival Horror isn't Meant to be Difficult (with Thomas Roland) 58:59
  40. EP 11 | Existentialism, Free Will, and Why Androids Wear Blindfolds in NieR: Automata (with Marina Ryan) 36:19
  41. EP 10 | Hope, Despair, and Finding Meaning in Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers & Endwalker (with Marina Ryan) 49:22
  42. EP 9 | A Link to the Past: Trust, Secrets, and Betrayal (with Scott Clark) 49:42
  43. EP 8 | Hollow Knight: Tragedy, Irony, & the Meaning of Not Being Hollow (with Sherveen) 58:09
  44. EP 7 | Pokémon Gold & Silver: Paving your own Narrative, Dark & Creepy Themes, and Finally Evolving Pikachu (with Jack Alex Roberts) 49:06
  45. EP 6 | Breath of the Wild: Freedom in Story and Design & Hopes for Tears of the Kingdom (with Ren) 48:31
  46. EP 5 | NieR Replicant: Souls, Sapience, and the Endbringer (with Zack Parkerson) 47:06
  47. EP 4 | Xenoblade Chronicles: The Art of Foreshadowing and Misdirection (with Snugboy) 53:02
  48. EP 3 | Final Fantasy VII & Remake: Identity, Destiny, and Tragedy (with Billy) 36:21
  49. EP 2 | Metroid Dread: Fear, Isolation, and the Justification of Samus' Anger (with Ren) 37:53
  50. EP 1 | Ocarina of Time: Community, Sorrow, and Growing Up (with Kinsey) 44:00