Episode 51 - Reviews of Eliza, The Blind Prophet, Luna The Shadow Dust and Thimbleweed Park

This week Seoirse, Laura and Tomas team up to investigate a murder and some very strange goings on in the small town of Thimbleweed Park. Elsewhere Laura reviews the visual novel Eliza and the one of the big releases of the year Luna The Shadow Dust while Tomas discusses The Blind Prophet, the game which he calls “The Witcher meets Supernatural”. Elsewhere they discuss the latest news and retrospective article on a classic adventure game.

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Episode 50 – Valentine’s Day Special Interview with Al Lowe

On this very special Valentine’s day who better than to speak to the creator of the most lovable, charming and sexy adventure game protagonist of all time, Larry Laffer? I am of course talking about Al Lowe, who regaled me with fascinating anecdotes about how he first started at Sierra, how ET would change Al Lowe’s career at Sierra and plenty of stories about Leisure suit Larry as well as why they didn’t make any more remakes after Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded and many more stories! Enjoy!

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Episode 49 – Reviews of Edna & Harvey The Breakout - Anniversary Edition, Disco Elysium and Life is Strange Season 1

Seoirse, Laura and Tomas return from an unscheduled break as they recovered from jet lag and illness and this week they break out of an asylum, try to not become the worst detective in the world and go back in time to try to prevent catastrophe in a small town in Oregon. Another typical week for the Adventure Games Podcast then….

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Episode 47 - Interview with Clifftop Games

In the first Interview episode of the year Seoirse is joined by Joel from Clifftop Games, developer of Kathy Rain and Whispers of the Machine. In this interview he talks about the development of both those games including where he got the ideas for the game, how he got together with Dave Gilbert to direct the voice acting and how he and Petter worked together to create what is sure to become a modern classic, Whispers of a Machine.

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Episode 46 – Reviews of Feria D’Arles and Over the Alps and Adventure Game of the Year/Decade

It may be a little later than usual the hosts may be under the weather this week Seoirse, Tomas and Laura return from their Christmas break to become a mighty matador in Feria D’Arles and a mighty spy in Over the Spy. Tomas also has to try and remember his way home in genre defining Disco Elysium. And finally they reveal their adventure game of the year and decade which may surprise people.

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Bonus New Years Eve Episode – Two AdventureX Interviews with Tom Simpson and Yakir Israel

In this bonus New Years Eve episode of the year Seoirse shares two AdventureX interviews he did in November. First up is Tom Simpson, developer of Feria D’arles as he talks in more detail about the game and reveals a rather curious way he came up with the idea. Next is Yakir Israel, developer of Plot of the Druid as reveals what he’s concocting with this game and what his plans are for the game in the coming year.

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported the podcast in the past year and we will be back in a few days with our Game of the Year episode!

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Episode 45 – Christmas Special with Francisco Gonzalez

In this Christmas Special, the first guest on the podcast becomes the last guest of the year as Francisco “Grundislav” Gonzalez joins Seoirse as he talks about the new Developer’s Commentary you can find on Lamplight City. He also provides an update on Rosewater and also gives his views on Adventure Games in general and gives his thoughts on 2d versus 3d, how to get the best out of voice actors, what he believes are the best kinds of puzzles in adventure games and he talks in detail about his story telling and world building process.

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Episode 44 – Reviews of Discolored, She Sees Red, Frog Detective 2 and The Walking Dead The Final Season

In the final review episode of the year Seoirse, Tomas and Laura get together for the final review episode of the year and they discuss the Game Awards plus some major game announcements and news. They also find time to review the latest games they have been playing including Discolored, She Sees Red, Frog Detective 2 and The Walking Dead: The Final Season.

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Episode 43 - Interview with Joel Mayer

This week Seoirse is joined by Joel Mayer as they both head to “Purgatory”, which is coincidentally the name of the Joel’s upcoming game. They also speak about the adventure genre as a whole, giving some possibly controversial opinions in the process! They also find time to speak about his game, including how he is trying different ways to get people to hear about his game and share his demo and what we can expect from him in future.

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Episode 42 - Reviews of The Secrets of Jesus, Still There, Sumatra and Interrogation

In this jam packed episode Seoirse, Tomas and Laura discuss the latest news including awards and nominations for adventure games including several for Heaven’s Vault and one of the games of the decade The Walking Dead. Then Tomas reveals whether he found “The Secrets of Jesus” and Laura then goes deep into the Indonesian jungle to discuss “Sumatra; The Fate of Yandi”. Finally Seoirse then “interrogates” Tomas and Laura to see what they thought of “Interrogation: You will be Deceived”.

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Episode 39 - Interview with Team Clam

This week Seoirse is joined by Martin Henses, one half of the team who brought you Clam Man, the funniest game since The Darkside Detective. In this interview Martin discusses the origins of the game and he talks about the game in detail including the inspirations and objectives of the developers and what changes they made during the development of the game. So find out how one of the funniest games of the year came about!

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Episode 38 – AdventureX Special!

In this AdventureX special, Seoirse, Laura and Tomas recap their experience with AdventureX and discuss the latest news and the games and emos they managed to get their hands on. From a text parser game set in Ontario to a game where you play as a marionette attempting to escape a cruel circus master, there was something for everyone and we’re here to give the lowdown on which games could be hits!

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Bonus Episode Summer Daze at Hero-U Edition - Interview with Corey and Lori Cole part 2

In part 2 of this epic interview Seoirse Dunbar is once again joined by Corey and Lori Cole as they speak about their new game Summer Daze at Hero-U and what players can expect from this game. They also talk about the Kickstarter for the game and what benefits backers can expect to receive and what benefits they would like to give after the Kickstarter and just why you should back this game.

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Bonus Episode Quest for Glory 30th Anniversary Edition - Interview with Corey and Lori Cole Part 1

In this very special 1st part bonus episode, legendary adventure game developers Corey and Lori Cole join Seoirse Dunbar to discuss their current game on Kickstarter, Summer Daze at Hero-U and they also discuss the impact their seminal series Quest for Glory has had on players and themselves as developers 30 years on. They also have some interesting anecdotes about softball games they played against Lucasarts employees and answer the question we have all been wanting to know: who in Lucasarts and Sierra was the best softball player? So please join me on this “Quest for Glory” and find out if you really want to be a hero. Part 2 coming tomorrow!

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Episode 36 – Reviews of Neo Cab and Pilgrims

This week Tomas takes a taxi ride on a Neo Cab and reveals whether he would tip the driver and if he would recommend others to take this taxi service or whether it’s better to take the bus… Later, after travelling the world in last week’s review episode, this week Laura tells us about her “pilgrimage” as she reviews Amanita Design’s latest game, Pilgrims. Plus Seoirse and Laura give their first impressions on Inspector Waffles and Justin Wack and The Big Time Hack and somehow find the time to discuss Blade Runner coming to ScummVM.

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Halloween Special Episode 35 – Interview with Agustin Cordes of Senscape

In this Halloween Special, Seoirse is joined by “Master of Horror” Agustin Cordes as he answers Seoirse’s unique and original questions such as “Why is Asylum is taking so long?” and “When will it be released?”. He also takes the time to discuss the game in detail such as what we can expect from this game, how long it should take us to finish it and he gives an update on how far along they are in development of the game. As well as that, Agustin also talks about just how he and several other developers managed to make the hit game, Serena. Whew!

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