Roadwarden: The Pyramid Of Design For A Narrative Game - Aureus Gaj || Moral Anxiety Studio ||

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG released in 2022 for PCs and Macs. It has been praised for its writing, worldbuilding, and the tools it used to support the stories it has to offer. The talk portrays the design philosophy behind Roadwarden, offering advice to those hoping to develop story-focused video games, and serving as a cautionary tale revealing the mistakes that slowed down the development process and hindered the game's sales.
Talk recorded at Game Industry Conference 2023!
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[@moralanxiety]

Thanks a lot for having me!

[@judahsamuelson2367]

Loved this talk! What was the game referenced right at the very end? As your game of the year last year?

[@moralanxiety]

@@judahsamuelson2367 Hi, and thank you! I don't remember the exact time stamp, but I expect I mentioned Pentiment by Obsidian - just a spectacular game.

[@judahsamuelson2367]

@@moralanxiety Perfect! Thank you so much!

[@Noogi302]

He really understood the importance of Disco Elysium and how that has created an audience for these types of game.

[@brunobotelho4502]

You could say whatever, but the real reason why this game is a banger is its outstanding writing conveying an amazing worldbuilding and character design. If this was a book, it would've been a banger of a book as well.

[@maboilaurence8227]

Exactly, it's not rocket science, the game has very good writing and that's all we played it for.