Matt Chat 420: Brent Knowles of BioWare

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Dragon Age: Origins
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This episode features a mega-interview with Brent Knowles, a 10-year veteran of BioWare and game design expert. In this 2+ hour interview, we cover Brent's games (Baldur's Gate II, Neverwinter Nights, and Dragon Age: Origins) and get his insights on a range of CRPG design issues, machine learning, and so much more:

* Why CRPGs should let you control a 6-person party!
* The benefits of small vs. large development teams
* Why CRPGs should be about balance, with no one element (combat, story, characters, etc.) standing out.
* Why AD&D 2nd edition was tough to implement and the advantages of 5e
* Why you might want to reconsider having a voice actor for your player character
* Why Neverwinter Nights Toolset is still better than Unity or other tools for prototyping a modern CRPG
* Are we just getting too old to appreciate modern triple-A CRPGs?

LINKS

Get Brent's Lazy Designer Books (highly recommended!)
http://lazydesigner.brentknowles.com/

or check out his fiction:
http://fiction.brentknowles.com/


Pre-Order Matt and Shane's fantastic new edition of Dungeons & Desktops direct from publisher:
https://www.crcpress.com/Dungeons-and-Desktops-The-History-of-Computer-Role-Playing-Games-2e/Barton-Stacks/p/book/9781138574649

or AMAZON

https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/

The Saga of Star Citizen
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/2019/05/01/exclusive-the-saga-of-star-citizen-a-video-game-that-raised-300-millionbut-may-never-be-ready-to-play

Microsoft Solitaire inducted to Game Hall of Fame
https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/3/18528738/world-video-game-hall-of-fame-solitaire-mortal-kombat-mario-kart



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