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Gaming Steve Episode 32 - 12.27.2005
In the last Gaming Steve of 2005 I sit down with the Vice President of Big Huge Games, Tim Train (Civilization, Master of Orion, Alpha Centauri). Big Huge Games made the excellent Rise of Nations and is hard at work on the upcoming RTS Rise of Legends.
In the interview we cover the game's unique setting, issues we both had with Alpha Centauri, how the RTS genre is evolving, playing Magic: The Gathering, how to balance a complex RTS, the very cool Rise of Legends single-player campaign, the why the director's cut of the movie Aliens really stinks. Oh yeah, and I also go over my best games of 2005. Enjoy!
Gaming Steve Episode 32 Program
- 00:03:14 GameTalk: Interview with Tim Train from Big Huge Games, the makers of the upcoming Rise of Legends.
- 01:13:41 Special Feature: The best games of 2005.
- 01:51:08 Final Thoughts on what 2006 will bring us and farewell until then!
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Best interview yet.
Posted by Sub at December 27, 2005 10:46 PMIs the screenshot Rise of Legends? Sorry, I'm at my parent's house currently, with dialup, so I can't listen to the interview yet. =/
Posted by RealmRPGer at December 28, 2005 02:33 AMGreat job this year Steve ! Thanks !!!
Posted by Shikaeshi at December 28, 2005 05:39 AMYes, that screenshot is of Rise of Legends. Make sure to go to the Rise of Legends web site itself (the link is above in the post) to see a lot more graphics!
Posted by Gaming Steve at December 28, 2005 11:53 AMGreat show, liked the interview.
Good recap and I agree with you so much about Psychonauts. I can't believe it hasn't sold as it deserves. Every critic seems like love it and still.. So sad. Weird thing is that it's not even out here in Europe yet. Expected release date is Feb 2006 (so that might be one explanation)... I imported it on launch from the US and I hold it as probably my favorite game of 2006. When a game is hard to stop playing, you know it's good. Also, just finished Shadow of the Colossus and "boss" number 13 (Traildrifter) was probably the most beautiful boss fight I have ever done.
Posted by Mikael Jonsson at December 28, 2005 01:42 PMI remember in Psychonauts -- the crazy old man asked me if I was ready to leave -- and I said "No." Then he slapped me and said, "How about now?!"
That game is a modern classic.
Posted by Jecrell at December 28, 2005 07:45 PMI was just listening to the top games of 2005, good lineup, I look forward to playing some of these. As a little eccentric side note:
check out at 1:35:53, steve makes the funniest noise I've ever heard him make. It's like a hesitation stutter of some sort, very very funny, I replayed it like 3 times.
Posted by Deep Lee at December 28, 2005 07:51 PMMy guess for the third race: Atlantis.
Posted by Dylan Greene at December 28, 2005 09:58 PMIam not sure if i missed it but how could u not put Mario Kart DS in your "best of 2005"
Posted by Retman at December 30, 2005 08:50 AMI'd add Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth to your best of 2005 list. Very unique Xbox title, and fun...
I found the disparaging remarks about Alpha Centauri a bit hard to take. I guess an interest in science fiction is needed to be able to absorb elements of the game. But why doesn't everyone have an interest in the future? A much more satisfying genre than silly fantasy.
Posted by Laurence at January 1, 2006 04:29 AM