Former Retro Studios Dev Eric Kozlowsky (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze) and I review the direct and go way off on another tangent lol. You can watch my life reaction to the Switch 2 direct(with former retro studios devs in the chat) here https://www.youtube.com/live/ocm4oRD-aik

Get all the info on Eric and Fuzzybot's game Lynked

here http://playlynked.com/

www.landofkoz.com

www.fuzzybot.com

Bluesky Eric - @vonkoz.bsky.social

#nintendoswitch2 #switch2 #nintendo

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

00:55 - Eric’s & Kiwi’s Overall Thoughts On The Switch 2 Direct

04:30 - Discussion On Mario Kart World, Price & Bundle

08:50 - Trumps Tariffs

10:51 - Price Of Video Games

12:05 - Switch 2 Edition Prices/GTA VI

16:29 - Metroid Prime 4

18:54 - Nintendo Makes Bad Trailers

20:48 - Nintendo Does Weird Stuff

21:32 - DS Online/Remastering 3DS Games

22:28 - Twilight Princess With Wii U Tech Demo Graphics

23:05 - Difference Between Remasters & Remakes/Wind Waker & Twilight Princess

24:40 - What Will Happen With Metroid Prime 2 & 3 Now

27:35 - Metroid Prime Hunters/Multiplayer

28:30 - Smash Bros Is Years Away

29:45 - Star Fox 99/Animal Crossing Sales/Nintendo Budgets

32:10 - Tears Of The Kingdom/The Future Of Zelda/Zelda II Remake

34:15 - Donkey Kong Bonanza/David Wise

40:30 - Koji Kondo/Shigeru Miyamoto/The Old Guard Retiring

42:28 - Third Party Games On Switch 2/Handheld Market

46:04 - Hollow Knight:Sliksong/Drag X Drive

48:10 - Eric Home’s In On Art Straight Away

49:45 - Linked: Banner Of The Spark’s Development

54:26 - Steven Spielberg/Mouse & Keyboard

56:00 - Accessibility Options In Game Development

57:00 - Kiwi & Eric Won’t Buy A Switch 2 At Launch

58:12 - Cost Of Switch 2 In NZ/Zelda Film Trilogy Being Shot In NZ

1:01:00 - Chris Mason Working On The Last Of Us/Mario Movie

1:02:29 - Will The Zelda Movie Be Original?/Shooting The Trilogy All At The Same Time

1:04:00 - Pop Songs In The Mario Movie/Bluelight Samurai/Zelda Trailer

1:06:40 - Closing Comments

Chris Detyna is a video game composer who is best known for his brilliant score for Terminator Resistance.

#terminator #terminatorresistance #theterminator

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

01:00 - Meeting Teyon/How Chris Got The Job Composing Terminator Resistance

04:19 - Including Electric Guitar In The Main Theme/Being Scared Of Making The Music

05:52 - Adapting The Terminator 1 Theme/T1 Theme Weird Time Signature

09:05 - Directions From Teyon’s Director On The Music

11:25 - The Gear Chris Used To Make The Soundtrack

13:52 - Kiwi Praises The OST/Teyon Were Nervous Of The Reception/Ear Fatigue

17:06 - Music & SFX Balancing

18:27 - Why The Terminator Resistance OST Isnt On Spotify

20:04 - Scoring The Kyle Reese Cutscene From T1/Transcriptions

23:00 - The Approach To Scoring The Game

25:00 - Composing The HK Combat Theme

25:49 - Only One Of Chris’ Tracks Were Cut From The Game

27:50 - Communication At Teyon Is Great/No Crunch At Teyon

29:00 - Working On Robocop: Rogue City/Autotune

32:15 - Writing Melody & Lyrics/Ideas Don’t Get Lost

36:15 - Doing The T-800 Heartbeat Theme(Infiltrator Mode)

41:00 - Chris & Kiwi Discuss Mixing Tips

45:25 - Q+A - What IP Would You Like To Compose For

48:50 - Q+A - What Does Chris Feel About The Forgettable Scores Post T2

51:31 - Q+A - What Was Chris’ Influences Growing Up

54:35 - Closing Comments

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO DOOM ETERNAL!! To celebrate I spoke to former DOOM Eternal animator Chris Cantero, he left a few years to make his own indie game High Fructose, you can find here https://store.steampowered.com/app/2506550/High_Fructose/

#doom #doometernal #idsoftware

SOCIAL MEDIA

TWITTER - @canterochris

BLUESKY - @canterochris.bsky.social

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

00:28 - Glory Kills

03:48 - Mocap/Principals Of Animation

05:55 - The Hardest Part Of Animating Glory Kills

07:30 - Making The Marauder Hard/QAing At The End Of The Project

08:52 - Working With Hugo Martin/Jiu-Jitsu

12:04 - Working On The ID Tech Engine

14:48 - Animating Maligog/Chris Loves The Lord Of The Rings Films

17:30 - Chris’ Thoughts On DOOM The Dark Ages Trailers

19:15 - Doing Pre Production On DOOM The Dark Ages

21:10 - Animal Crossing/DOOM Eternal Meme

22:00 - Favourite Areas

22:56 - Favourite Bosses

24:11 - Speedrunning

25:55 - Favourite Music Track/Mick Gordon/Using The OST For The Gym

27:15 - Self-Imposed Crunch

27:45 - Banana Story/Getting In Trouble From HR

29:15 - Marty Stratton Story/Commander Keen Story/Meeting The OG ID Software Crew

31:40 - Q+A - What Is Some Cut Content From The Game

33:47 - Q+A - Was Slower Gameplay Than DOOM 2016 Ever Considered

34:20 - Motion Sickness/Camera Work

36:00 - Chris’ New Game High Fructose

40:57 - Marketing High Fructose

42:15 - Hugo Martin Is Amazing At Marketing

43:00 - ID Software Teams Are Siloed/Marty & Hugo Are Very Approachable

45:20 - Multiplayer Being Cut From DOOM The Dark Ages

46:15 - DOOM Benefits From Not Being Grounded In Realism

47:20 - Where To Follow Chris Cantero