Independent developer of narrative games and interactive stories.
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This week, for our Christmas podcast, we discuss joy. Games should be fun, right - so why are so many so grim? Season's Greeting, y'all!Von inkle
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What happens if Sherlock gets it wrong? When players are in control, designers need tricks to prevent the player from breaking the story.Von inkle
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What is it about 3D games that makes them so much more appealing and valuable to players - and surely 3D games aren't so much harder to build?Von inkle
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History is full of bloodthirsty battles and dreadful wars. But does that mean games should play with history more - or less? And what makes some settings more acceptable than others?Von inkle
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We hate crafting systems. Or do we?Von inkle
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If and when designers provide opportunities for players to stop playing can have a massive impact on the addictiveness and longevity of a game. Should games be designed with stopping points in mind?Von inkle
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Jon is upset that Lara Croft's fast travel breaks the story canon, sparking a general discussion about how and why quick travel has become so widespread.Von inkle
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Unpicking: Really Bad Chess
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20:41Jon's been playing Really Bad Chess (which is apparently really good), and it's got us talking about fairness in games.Get Really Bad Chess - http://reallybadchess.com/Von inkle
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The state of mobile gaming
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20:01Inkle take a (somewhat nostalgic) look at the state of mobile gaming, and Jon doesn't lose a finger.Von inkle
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With Sorcery wrapped up, we take a cryptic peek behind the curtain of the Next Big Thing; a game that's been brewing for the last two years...Von inkle
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Sorcery Series Retrospective
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28:19With the Sorcery! series finally complete, Jon and Joe reflect on four years of development.Buy Sorcery 4 on Steam - http://store.steampowered.com/app/504800/Von inkle
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IGN's Sorcery! 4 preview party playthrough
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1:21:27In this special episode of the inklecast, we bring you the live recording of IGN and inkle's preview playthrough of Sorcery! 4 at the launch party, recorded on 15th September 2016 at Loading Bar, London.Von inkle
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If we could find the time, work out how to do it, or make someone else do it for us, what would we build? A dancing cat conman game, apparently.Von inkle
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Why do games so rarely include religion as a theme? Jon, Joe and Tom's discussion tackles controversy, cynicism, and Batman.Von inkle
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80 Days: The Board Game?
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13:34How do you turn a story game into a board game? Tom, Jon and Joe discuss the hypothetical 80 Days: The Board Game.Von inkle
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This week, we look at designing gameplay around the business of trade. Does the cut and thrust of business make for good gameplay, or will buying low and selling high always just turn into a fetch quest? Find out if we cinch the best deal, or walk away short-changed.Von inkle
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How to run an indie game business!
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18:50How does the reality of running an indie game business compare with the dream?Von inkle
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This week, we chat about testing Sorcery 4. What does Inkle's testing process look like compared to other studios?Von inkle
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Despite some pretty solid review scores, we've got our reservations about Naughty Dog's latest.Von inkle
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After playing Late Shift, we discuss about the potential of interactive films as a storytelling medium.Late Shift - http://lateshift-movie.com/Von inkle
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What does inkle think about VR?
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15:46This week, we weigh in on the VR debate; will it take off, and are there interesting storytelling opportunities?Von inkle
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Oh the places you'll go
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23:51This week, how games (over)use maps, minimaps and UI to help get players to where they need to go.Von inkle
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Lessons from Interactive Fiction (Part 2)
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20:49The second part in our retrospective on the turn-of-the-century IF scene; focusing on how authors created characters in their stories.Galatea - http://pr-if.org/play/galatea/Varicella - http://jayisgames.com/games/varicella/Make It Good - http://textadventures.co.uk/games/view/5oezm5qia0wu1dkwqrrgbw/make-it-good…
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We give a round up of some of the latest developments on our narrative scripting language, and talk about some games that are using ink. If you're using ink for your game, we'd love to hear from you!Links for some of the projects and games discussed in this episode:Ink developments:- ink: http://www.inklestudios.com/ink- Quill: An online ink editor…
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Lessons from Interactive Fiction (Part 1)
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20:20The first in mini-series where Jon reveals some of the best ideas developed in the highly prolific, but often overlooked late-90s/early-00 interactive fiction scene. This week, IF that leveraged the relationship between the player and protagonist, looking at Spider and Webb, Aisle, and Make it good.Von inkle
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Why narrative games need slick UI
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18:27How much does the design of the interface and user experience of interactive fiction matter? Jon talks parser-based interactive fiction, and Joe discusses his experience designing the Inkle text flow.Von inkle
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Revealing the weirdest way to beat Sorcery 3's toughest boss, an unlikely friendship with a giant insect, and a Molyneux-tastic easter-egg.Von inkle
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Jon emerges from the writers room to drop some hints about the final part of the Sorcery series!Von inkle
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Can a game drown a story?
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19:37We try to answer a question we've been throwing around a bit recently: Is it's possible for strong game mechanics to weaken the player's connection with a story?Von inkle
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Visual storytelling, with Jay Gunn
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22:56We're joined by comic book writer Jay Gunn (@GunnComics) to discuss how games can capture the expressiveness of comic books.Von inkle
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The Intercept: A new open source ink game
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13:56We've just released a new open source game called The Intercept, which you can play for free right now! We chat about the origins and themes of the story, and the toolset it's built with.http://www.inklestudios.com/ink/theintercept/http://www.inklestudios.com/ink/Von inkle
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Messing around with board games!
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18:10Tom talks about the challenges of designing abstract strategy games for an Inkle side project, while Joe and Jon muse over story integration and the advantages of allowing employees to work on their own projects.Von inkle
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Sorcery 3 Steam Special!
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23:09Sorcery 3 is joining the collection on Steam next week, so we're back with another Sorcery special!Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/445040Von inkle
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We're proud to reveal that the latest incarnation of our in-house interactive fiction authoring engine, Ink, is now open source! Jon, Jon and Tom discuss the kit, which our developer-inclined listeners can play with right now at: http://www.inklestudios.com/ink/Von inkle
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Games, books, and the book game
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24:36Joe and Jon open up on Inkle’s relationship with books, and Tom challenges them to a literature-themed game design improv session.Catch us on Twitter! twitter.com/inkleStudiosVon inkle
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Joe, Jon and Tom chat about Oxenfree's real time dialogue system, and mull over how players relate to characters, looking at This War of Mine and The Witcher 3.Catch us on Twitter! twitter.com/inkleStudiosVon inkle
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While mulling over the name for Inkle's latest project, Tom, Jon and Joe chat about what makes good names work, and find some interesting connections between some of their favourites. Catch us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/inkleStudiosVon inkle
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Inklecast Sorcery Special Part 2
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16:03To celebrate the Steam release of Sorcery 1 & 2, Jon and Joe delve into the design of the hit seriesBuy on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/411000/Welcome to the inklecast! The idea is simple: we - Joe Humfrey, Jon Ingold and Tom Kail - get around a table, talk about interactive fiction, narrative games, game design or whatever else comes along, …
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Inklecast Sorcery Special
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16:11To celebrate the Steam release of Sorcery 1 & 2, Jon and Joe reminisce on the origins and design of the acclaimed series.Buy on Steam - http://store.steampowered.com/app/411000/Welcome to the inklecast! The idea is simple: we - Joe Humfrey, Jon Ingold and Tom Kail - get around a table, talk about interactive fiction, narrative games, game design or…
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Welcome to the inklecast! The idea is simple: we - Joe Humfrey, Jon Ingold and Tom Kail - get around a table, talk about interactive fiction, narrative games, game design or whatever else comes along, then cut out the best bits and put them up in bite-sized chunks.In this episode, we discuss the role of roleplay in narrative games.…
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Welcome to the inklecast! The idea is simple: we - Joe Humfrey, Jon Ingold and Tom Kail - get around a table, talk about interactive fiction, narrative games, game design or whatever else comes along, then cut out the best bits and put them up in bite-sized chunks.In this episode, we discuss discrete versus analogue controls. Is it limiting to have…
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Persistence of choice & Encouraging rebellious play
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14:10Welcome to the inklecast! The idea is simple: we - Joe Humfrey, Jon Ingold and Tom Kail - get around a table, talk about interactive fiction, narrative games, game design or whatever else comes along, then cut out the best bits and put them up in bite-sized chunks.For our first episode, we're talking about games that encourage players to rebel agai…
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