2024-06-17
1 小时 15 分钟This week's episode is sponsored by Tune and Fairweather, the Irish publisher of fine books including Blood Echoes, a Bloodborne anthology.
It's an anthology of writing on a game that many consider to be one of the finest ever made.
Bloodborne.
Released in 2015 by From Software.
Directed by the legendary Japanese director Hidetaka Miyazaki, Blood Echoes features a selection of essays about the game, its themes, its music, its world, and the book is illustrated by the digital artist Shimhak.
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My guest today is an American game designer and musician.
Born in Los Angeles, he spent his.
Childhood in the suburbs of Seattle.
In 2011, he graduated from the University of Washington Tacoma with a degree in computer science, but was unable to find employment.
He started developing a video game to hone his programming skills.
Then, supported by his girlfriend and an evening job he took as an usher at the Paramount Theater for four years, my guest worked on his game, a farming simulator.
In 2016, he released Stardew Valley, which became an overnight success.
To date, it has sold more than 30 million copies while continuing to evolve via regular updates.
In 2021, my guest announced a follow up, Haunted Chocolatier, which casts players as.
The owner of a chocolate shop.
He once described video games as a powerful form of art, a peaceful escape from the chaos of modern life, and a way to have experiences that are impossible otherwise.
Through these means, games have a powerful and growing influence on culture.
Welcome, Eric Barone.