The So Many Games Podcast

AdventureX is a narrative adventure gaming event held annually in London, and we took ourselves along for this year's offering.

Find out how we found the event and how we found the game selection, and we report on the panels that were held throughout the weekend.

We also took the opportunity to interview some of the attendees and for part one of our coverage, you can find interviews with The Dark Queen of Mortholme developer Mosu, the Séance of Blake Manors Narrative Director Dave McCabe and the developer behind the 2022 coming-of-age point-and-click game Meridith G...

Episode 9 of The So Many Games Podcast finally brings not only one of the best video games created to the podcast but also its Creator Director, Remy Siu.

We have an insightful conversation on the game, from Remy's goals at the start of development to its incredible narrative, visuals and soundtrack.

We finish up with some wonderful questions from the community, with much thanks to Matt, Dave and Steven for submitting them.

We would also like to thank Fellow Traveller for arranging the interview with Remy. We are very grateful for all their...

We break from the usual format to bring you a deep discussion on one of this year's biggest games, Hollow Knight: Silksong.

Jason is joined by fellow So Many Games writers Matt and Erik to share their experiences of their playthroughs of the game. We delve into most aspects of the game in our discussion, from our expectations. coming into the game to our favourite locations, mechanics, its difficulty level and a meaty chat on the game's bosses.

Although we split this episode into two, with the second part dedicated to a heavy spoilery discussion...

This month we sat down with Game Director and Co-Founder Oli Clarke Smith, Technical Director and Co-Founder Phil Crabtree and Art Director Rachel Noy from Kaizen Game Works to discuss their latest video game, Promise Mascot Agency.

We go into the game's origins, how the team found designing an open-world game, the struggle to not overbear a player, the collectables, how the van was implemented and much more! 

A huge thank you goes out to Oli, Phil and Rachel for taking time out to talk to me but also for being as open as they w...

For episode six of the podcast, Jason was joined by voice actor Sally Beaumont.

Sally has been a staple of video game voice acting, starring in many high-profile games including Harold Halibut, Loco Motive and Old Skies.

Sally was very kind to spend some of her spare time to talk about her time voicing Fia from Old Skies and on voice acting itself. It was a fascinating and fun conversation that we hope you enjoy listening to.

We also had questions from the community, so thank you to Astronoluke and Louie for the...

In this episode, some of the So Many Games crew sit down for a roundtable discussion, with the hope that not only will you get to know us a little better, but also for us to get to know each other a little more too.

Tofr, Kurosh, Michael and Erik sit down with Jason to discuss their other projects and gaming histories, and each brought one of their favourite games to discuss.

Hopefully the rest of the crew – Matt, Jacob, Elsa and Steven – can make it onto a future episode.

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For episode four of the So Many Games podcast, we are joined by two fantastic people.

Firstly, So Many Games writer and podcaster Erik Lunde joins in the fun as co-host on his first appearance on the podcast.

And for our second guest, we were delighted to welcome the amazing Jenny Windom!

In the first half of the episode, we chat about her many projects, including the Wholesome Directs, her podcasts and being a classroom teacher!

In the second...

This episode of the podcast brings two developers of the puzzle RPG game Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure to So Many Games.

The designer and programmer of Arranger, Nico Recabarren, and the game artist, David Hellman, share insights into the game's development, from concept to the challenges faced, and a look into how the game's art was made and realised.

Arranger is out now on PC, Nintendo Switch, Playstation, and Netflix.

*Chapters*

00:00 - Intro

09:22 - Arranger Interview

1:08:57 - Outro

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Episode 2 of the So Many Games podcast is filled with Ultros goodness as we welcome the narrative designer of the game, Pelle Cahndlerby and the writer of the upcoming Lost in Cult Design Works Ultros book, John Rogers, to the show. The first half of the episode focuses on the Ultros design works book, how John got involved with the project, what to expect to find inside the book, and that mightily impressive deluxe version.

The second half concentrates on the development of Ultros, how Pelle tackled the writing of the game and its many characters, plus...

After finishing Citizen Sleeper 2, we were bursting to talk about our experiences. So, Jason and Tofr did exactly that, and so The So Many Games Podcast was born.

Here, we discuss the original game before jumping into a spoiler-filled chat about Citizen Sleeper 2, our experiences, the new additions to the gameplay, how we felt about them, and much more! We would like to thank Fellow Traveller for very kindly sending review codes for Citizen Sleeper 2. It was very much appreciated.

[Important Note]

Although we knew and respect...