Arkane’s Founder Raphael Colantonio On Leaving Bethesda - MinnMax Interview
472MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews the founder of Arkane Studios Raphael Colantonio about his reason for leaving the studio and Bethesda behind to create Wolfeye Studios and his new game Weird West. Raf talks about the challenges of finding an audience for an immersive sim like Prey, why he's so excited about the rumors of a Dishonored series on Netflix, his full thoughts on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as an immersive sim, what it was like working with Steven Spielberg and a whole lot more.
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:40 - Everything right and wrong with 2017's Prey
00:05:04 - Marketing Weird West
00:06:48 - Why Raf left Arkane
00:13:55 - The best size for a studio
00:19:34 - Thoughts on Microsoft buying Bethesda
00:22:20 - The rumors of a Dishonored Netflix series
00:23:40 - Following Arkane Studios news
00:25:58 - Lessons from founding Wolfeye Studios
00:33:48 - Thoughts on Breath of the Wild as an immersive sim
00:40:31 - Working with Spielberg on LMNO
00:45:53 - Creating The House of the Dev podcast
00:49:23 - The split between Arkane Austin and Arkane Lyon
00:53:10 - Why Wolfeye Studios will stay independent
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