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GWJ Conference Call Episode 967

·1 hr 48 min·5 clips
Host Richard Lovejoy announces an interview with Dave Gilbert and Sally Beaumont about their time-tourism game Old Skies.
The episode opens with hosts Richard Lovejoy and Amanda Knowlton introducing the main segment: an interview with Dave Gilbert and Sally Beaumont about their adventure game Old Skies, which launches that day. Richard shares his impressions of Old Skies, describing it as a time-tourism workplace comedy with emotional depth. Amanda asks about the butterfly effect, leading to a discussion on how the game uses time travel to explore memory and sadness. The hosts then shift to other games. Amanda reviews Wilmot Works It Out, a casual sliding-puzzle game about decorating a house, noting its calming nature during stressful times. Richard covers Baldur's Gate 3's final update, which adds 12 new subclasses like the Hexblade and Bladesinger. He then delves into Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, praising its painterly graphics, voice acting, and unique take on dark fantasy and metroidvania elements. Amanda briefly mentions Loop Hero's suitability for tablets and her anticipation for Dune Awakening. The conversation turns personal as Amanda discusses tidying her apartment to adopt an older dog. After a break, the episode features the interview with Dave Gilbert and Sally Beaumont. They discuss Sally's dual role as writer and voice actor for Old Skies, the game's development over five years, and the collaborative process behind mission four. Dave shares his worries about launch timing amid other adventure game releases. The interview concludes with insights into voice recording and the game's farcical elements.

As heard by us

An easygoing Old Skies interview follows Sally Beaumont's overlap between game writing and voice acting.

GWJ Conference Call starts with Richard Lovejoy and Amanda Knowlton easing through the idea of a two-hander before the show settles into its Old Skies interview.

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Why you'd press play

Press play if Old Skies, adventure games, and the writing-voice-acting overlap sound like your kind of detour.

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