How Papers, Please Was Made and The History of The Developer

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Published on January 17, 2021 3:06:32 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNC_kUPIYDg

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Papers, Please (2013)

Duration: 30:37

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This Papers, Please documentary details the development of the indie video game Papers, Please and goes behind the scenes of its creation. It also details the history of Lucas Pope’s development career. Discover how solo developer Lucas Pope got the idea for a game about checking people’s documents and how he was able to generate thousands upon thousands of unique travelers all on his own.

The documentary also explores the entire development history of Lucas Pope, all the way from when he started his own development studio in the nineties, to working on the Uncharted series at Naughty Dog. It also details all the design decisions that Lucas made throughout development and how he not only wanted to make a fun game, but also put the player’s moral compass to the test. Lastly, the documentary also takes a brief look at what Lucas did next and what he’s up to currently.

0:00 Intro
0:54 The history of Lucas Pope
14:11 How Papers, Please was made

Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26527109
https://web.archive.org/web/20140122052214/http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-making-of-papers-please/
https://www.vg247.com/2014/03/05/lucas-pope-im-kind-of-sick-to-death-of-papers-please/
https://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/papers-game-surprise/story?id=19135556
https://web.archive.org/web/20140111232206/http://culturemass.com/2013/04/14/papers-please-and-an-interview-with-its-creator/
https://web.archive.org/web/20140111172010/http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=29750
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/199383/Designing_the_bleak_genius_of_Papers_Please.php
https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/14/4329676/papers-please-a-game-about-an-immigration-inspector
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/01/from-uncharted-to-obra-dinn-lucas-pope-dishes-on-his-illustrious-game-dev-career/
http://pope.jeffsys.net/index.php#trt

Gameplay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVREohJWWZs&t&ab_channel=GamingFasterthanLight%21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMC-r0e_Ly4&t&ab_channel=Rainerius
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHEoRI76cwc&t&ab_channel=Develogger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2CMGQBPPpc&t&ab_channel=KolyaDragon99
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjzh2poxB6A&t&ab_channel=NetoAdventure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Yc3u5Kjo8&t&ab_channel=Gameruni
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N75coXr23Pc&t&ab_channel=UndefinedGamer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5zU9YVyBjM&ab_channel=Zorlac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abnvHqeKOME&t&ab_channel=RichardFlannagan

Interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDt5lvzZ1FI&t&ab_channel=Gamereactor

Other:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FquNpWdf9vg&ab_channel=TheComputerChronicles

Outro song: Thank You R.G.E. - Joe Bagale

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