Follow in the footsteps of indie developers Richard (Chard) & Tony (De Fault), known collectively as Far Few Giants, as they carve their own path towards releasing short narrative games in 2020. Hear how they wrestle with what it means to be making art amidst a backdrop of global pandemic & societal revolution. An unprecedented look at the realities of independent game making; including funding, crunch & mental health.
In The Footsteps of Giants is recorded, edited & hosted by Stuart Neill of How Not To Make a Game Podcast, & supported by Play Diaries.
In the second of this bonus two-part interview we do a mechanical analysis of The Sacrifices, then review the inspirations behind The Imagined Leviathan and Ring of Fire.
This episode was guest hosted by Michael from Potions & Pixels (https://twitter.com/PotionsPixels), a nonprofit organization that utilizes games to create social impact.
The Far Few Giants website is farfewgiants.com (https://farfewgiants.com/) and they can be followed on Twitter @farfewgiants (https://twitter.com/farfewgiants).
Richard and Tony can be followed respectively @animtree (https://twitter.com/animtree) and @antony_de_fault (https://twitter.com/antony_de_fault).
In The Footsteps of Giants is hosted by Stuart Neill (@saintlystuart (https://twitter.com/SaintlyStuart)) host of the How (Not) to Make a Game podcast (@how2makeagame (https://twitter.com/how2makeagame)).
This episode was edited by Stuart Neill & Richard Tongeman
Music by Rory Friers @rory_friers (https://twitter.com/Rory_Friers)
14 Oct 2020
Clem will remember that
In this special two-part interview we do a deep dive into the politics and decisions behind The Night Fisherman & The Outcast Lovers.
This episode was guest hosted by Michael from Potions & Pixels (https://twitter.com/PotionsPixels), a nonprofit organization that utilizes games to create social impact.
The Far Few Giants website is farfewgiants.com (https://farfewgiants.com/) and they can be followed on Twitter @farfewgiants (https://twitter.com/farfewgiants).
Richard and Tony can be followed respectively @animtree (https://twitter.com/animtree) and @antony_de_fault (https://twitter.com/antony_de_fault).
In The Footsteps of Giants is hosted by Stuart Neill (@saintlystuart (https://twitter.com/SaintlyStuart)) host of the How (Not) to Make a Game podcast (@how2makeagame (https://twitter.com/how2makeagame)).
This episode was edited by Stuart Neill & Richard Tongeman
Music by Rory Friers @rory_friers (https://twitter.com/Rory_Friers)
30 Sept 2020
It's a TRAP!
In this episode we discuss our second game, The Outcast Lovers and Tony says controversial things about the publisher trap.
There’s even a bit of talk on the project that will follow The Outcast Lovers (spoilers: it’s the recently-released The Imagined Leviathan (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1414700/The_Imagined_Leviathan/) on Steam).
The Far Few Giants website is farfewgiants.com (https://farfewgiants.com/) and they can be followed on Twitter @farfewgiants (https://twitter.com/farfewgiants).
Richard and Tony can be followed respectively @animtree (https://twitter.com/animtree) and @antony_de_fault (https://twitter.com/antony_de_fault).
The show is hosted by Stuart Neill (@saintlystuart (https://twitter.com/SaintlyStuart)) host of the How (Not) to Make a Game podcast (@how2makeagame (https://twitter.com/how2makeagame)).
This episode was edited by Stuart Neill
Music by Rory Friers @rory_friers (https://twitter.com/Rory_Friers)
16 Sept 2020
Help Me Cat
In the wake of The Night Fisherman's (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1340810/The_Night_Fisherman/) release the boys come crashing down after a cathartic few weeks as they find some unexpected critical success amidst all the doom-scrolling and increasingly real, real-world issues. As the demand for more content grows, Tony and Richard need find new ways to pick themselves back up again.
The Far Few Giants website is farfewgiants.com (https://farfewgiants.com/) and they can be followed on Twitter @farfewgiants (https://twitter.com/farfewgiants).
Richard and Tony can be followed respectively @animtree (https://twitter.com/animtree) and @antony_de_fault (https://twitter.com/antony_de_fault).
The show is hosted by Stuart Neill (@saintlystuart (https://twitter.com/SaintlyStuart)) host of the How (Not) to Make a Game podcast (@how2makeagame (https://twitter.com/how2makeagame)).
This episode was edited by Stuart Neill
Music by Rory Friers @rory_friers (https://twitter.com/Rory_Friers)
2 Sept 2020
Harder Faster Happier
Six prototypes in six weeks, we hear how Richard and Tony fared with an intense period of prototyping, what challenges they faced and what they learned from it. This month saw the release of The Night Fisherman, (https://farfewgiants.itch.io/night-fisherman) Far Few Giants first released game. We discover how it became a part of the Racial Justice and Equality itch.io mega bundle (https://itch.io/b/520/bundle-for-racial-justice-and-equality) and see what impact that had on them.
The Far Few Giants website is farfewgiants.com (https://farfewgiants.com/) and they can be followed on Twitter @farfewgiants (https://twitter.com/farfewgiants).
Richard and Tony can be followed respectively @animtree (https://twitter.com/animtree) and @antony_de_fault (https://twitter.com/antony_de_fault).
The show is hosted by Stuart Neill (@saintlystuart (https://twitter.com/SaintlyStuart)) host of the How (Not) to Make a Game podcast (@how2makeagame (https://twitter.com/how2makeagame)).
This episode was edited by Stuart Neill
19 Aug 2020
Baby Steps
In this first episode of In the Footsteps of Giants we dip our toe into the world of funding, indie publishing and find out why Richard and Tony want to document their year in game development.
The Far Few Giants website is farfewgiants.com (https://farfewgiants.com/) and they can be followed on Twitter @farfewgiants (https://twitter.com/farfewgiants).
Richard and Tony can be followed respectively @animtree (https://twitter.com/animtree) and @antony_de_fault (https://twitter.com/antony_de_fault).
The show is hosted by Stuart Neill (@saintlystuart (https://twitter.com/SaintlyStuart)) host of the How (Not) to Make a Game podcast (@how2makeagame (https://twitter.com/how2makeagame)).
This episode was edited by Stuart Neill
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