Backlog Battle Podcast #197: Game Dev Stories - Free Audiobook

On this episode of the Backlog Battle Podcast, Alex invites Kyle Seeley, the creator of Emily is Away, for a rousing interview about game development, the origins of Emily is Away and *gasp* not growing up in the NES era! We also talk about him going to school for game design, his exposure to independent gaming while at school, narrative based games, Super Mario Odyssey, his experiences growing up with console FPS controls, Witcher 3, the Fallout series, Alex selling him on the idea of playing FFXIV, inspirations of Emily is Away, breaking down the game into chapters, stories from game development past, importance of scope, Life is Strange, and the Emily series as a sort of biography!

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