We kick off the roguelikes of 2012 with a collection of the some pretty extreme indie titles: Hack, Slash, Loot - a coffeebreak length roguelike with inventory slots as small as your character, the overall bamboozling title A Valley Without Wind, and the explosive squad-based shooter Pineapple Smash Crew. Thanks again for David Williamson and Rich Edwards for providing indie game dev Q&A for this episode. You can find David’s full response here and you can find Rich’s one here.

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Transcript

00:00 - Podcast Introduction & 2012 Game Overview

01:39 - Steam Greenlight Context & Episode Structure

05:05 - Hack Slash Loot Introduction & Developer Background

13:58 - Hack Slash Loot Story & Gameplay Mechanics

18:24 - Character Unlocks & Death-Based Progression

23:43 - A Valley Without Wind Introduction & Developer History

28:25 - Valley Development Challenges & Design Changes

30:01 - Valley Art Style & Procedural Generation Issues

35:24 - Valley Opening Text & Overwhelming Complexity

43:15 - Pineapple Smash Crew Introduction & Developer Background

48:29 - Pineapple Story & Core Gameplay Loop

52:25 - Pineapple Boss Design & Replay Value

56:32 - Pricing Discussion & Game Value Assessment

59:29 - Final Rankings & Game Comparisons

67:26 - Episode Wrap-up & Next Episode Preview

Next episode: Cargo Commander / Realm of the Mad God / Din’s Curse

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Intro music: Pharoah Sanders - You’ve Got To Have Freedom

Outro music: Syphus - Fragmentation Symphony