The Red Tunic Podcast

Hey All, So I’ve largely been putting this announcement off for some time now because I wasn’t quite sure how to do it, or what exactly to say. Which creates its own weird little endless loop of a problem when the best thing to do, is honestly, pull the band-aid off and go. I’ve decided to put the podcast on an indeterminate hiatus. There are a lot of factors that led to this moment, and in some p...

Kezia Adamo is a game developer that is known for their contributions to Cuphead, We Are OFK, and the upcoming Revertices and on this episode of The Red Tunic Podcast we talk about how they got into the industry, the Ottawa and Toronto indie scenes, some words of encouragement, their mount rushmore of games, their life outside of games and some lightning round questions. Before we get started, don...

Gabby DaRienzo is a developer and artist who has worked on Celeste, A Morticians Tale, and is currently working at Drinkbox Studios and on this episode of The Red Tunic Podcast we talk about How they got into the industry, some words of encouragement, their mount rushmore of games, what makes gaming enjoyable, their life outside of games, and some lightning round questions. Before we get started,...

Lizzie Main is a Game Director that is known for their contributions to Legends of Runeterra, Teamfight Tactics, Magic The Gathering, and their upcoming project Magical Rejects and on this episode of The Red Tunic Podcast we talk about who they are, TCGs vs computer card games, how they got into the industry, some words of encouragement, Magical Rejects, the game that made them want to get into th...

Michelle Hwu is an audio designer, director, and foley artist whose contributions can be seen in TV, Movies, and Video Games and in episode 131 of The Red Tunic Podcast we talk about how they got into the industry, some words of encouragement, games that made them want to work in games, a bit of childhood nostalgia, their mount rushmore of games, life outside of gaming, the lightning round, some u...

Nathalie Fourdraine is an illustrator and concept artists whose contributions can be seen in titles such as Wanderstop and IDWs Sonic The Hedgehog and in episode 130 of The Red Tunic Podcast we talk about how they got into illustration, some words of encouragement, the game they’d make if budget didn’t matter, what makes gaming enjoyable to her, their favorite games, the lightning round, their gui...

Sophie Smart is a Producer that has contributed to projects such as Gang Beasts, Kingdom Two Crowns, and is now currently working as the founder of Blossom Arcade and in episode 129 of The Red Tunic Podcast we talk about how they got into the industry and words of encouragement, their favorite games, games that made them want to work in the industry, their life outside of gaming, as well as some l...

Cedre Pradier is an illustrator and UI/UX Designer that has contributed to projects such as Wanderstop, Assemble With Care, and Sable and in episode 128 of The Red Tunic Podcast, they have joined me to talk about what got them into the industry, some words of encouragement, their favorite games, their life outside of gaming, the game they feel hasn’t got enough recognition, and some lightning roun...

Alex Trowers is a Solo Indie Developer and consultant that has been in the industry long enough to have went by many titles with involvement in many different projects, but for the sake of today we will simply call him a “Bullfrog Legend”. In this episode we speak about how they got into the industry, some words of encouragement, their favorite games, what makes gaming enjoyable to them, their lif...

Nic Tringali is a Game Designer and Director at Lunar Division who you might recognize for their previous game The Banished Vault as well as the upcoming Amberspire. In this episode we talk about who Nic is and how they got into the industry, game design soft skills, the upcoming Amberspire, games that made them want to make games, game design in practice, their favorite games and series, what mak...

David Galindo is a Creative Lead at Vertigo Gaming whose best known for the Cook Serve Delicious series as well as the upcoming Cook Serve Delicious: Re-Mustard!  In this episode we talk about how they got into the industry, why they feel game jams are important, games that made them want to make games, games best enjoyed through nostalgia glasses and hidden gems, their favorite games, their life...

Kyle Martina Cora, also known as Kylydian, is a video game composer with works found in many of the Minecraft DLCs as well as the upcoming Null Point Protocol by Everbloom Games, as well as an to be announced project. In this episode we talk about how they got into the industry, their guilty pleasure, comfort, and favorite games, their life outside of gaming, and close it off with some lightning r...

Ryan Ike is a video game composer and with his works appearing many titles including Glittermitten Grove, which includes hidden sequel Frog Fractions 2. In this episode we talk about who Ryan is, what got them into the industry, getting to work on the follow up to the cult classic Frog Fractions, his guilty pleasure games, games that caught them off guard, the games that made them want to work in...

Mairi Spaceship Nolan is a freelance Puzzle Designer that has designed puzzles for video games, escape rooms, and in this episode we talk about who she is, her views on designing for video games vs real world puzzle games, how she into into this line of work, the games that made her want to work in the industry, some of her favorite games, her life outside of games, and some lightning round questi...

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 121 where I speak with Courtney Millman where we talk about what got her into the industry, some words of encouragement, games that made her want to work with games, working on the game that inspired her, favorite games, their life outside of gaming, and some lightning round questions. Before we get started, don't forget there are links in the e...

Hey Link here, it’s been a bit but thanks for joining me back from my hiatus with episode 120 featuring Megan McDuffee! In this episode we talk about how they got into doing music, game music that got them interested in the industry, favorite games, words of encouragement, what kind of projects they’d like to work on in the future, some lightning round questions, as well as their life outside of g...

Hey All, So. I have to announce that the podcast is going on a bit of a hiatus. Everything is fine. Really. The issue is, I have some real life things that really need my focus and attention right now and unfortunately, juggling scheduling AND episode relases creates a really difficult loop for me to feel that I can stay ahead and on top of things right now. I’m still going to be scheduling and do...

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 119 where I speak with indie game dev Devon Wiersma where we talk about topics such as who they are, the Toronto indie scene, how they got into the industry, some words of encouragement, life outside of games, games that surprised them, favorite games, and lightning round questions Before we get started, don't forget there are links in the episo...

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 118 where I speak with Chel Wong, where we talk about things like how they got into doing music and audio, some words of encouragement, games that made them want to work in the industry, their favorite games and soundtracks, their life outside of gaming and some lightning round questions. Before we get started, don't forget there are links in th...

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 117 where I speak with Sally Beaumont where we talk about things like her favorite games, how she got into voice acting, some words of encouragement, main characters vs secondary characters, her life outside of gaming, and some lightning round questions. Before we get started, don't forget there are links in the episode description that you can...

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 116 where I speak with Sunset Visitor Creative Director Remy Siu where we talk about winning the Peabody award, how they got into the industry, words of encouragement, favorite games, influences for 1000xResist, point and click recommendations, hobbies outside of gaming, and other fun things. Before we get started, don't forget there are links i...

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 115 where I speak with Julia Minamata where we talk about how they got into the industry, adventure game hidden gems, games that made her want to make games, life outside of gaming, games that didn’t quite click, as well as some lightning round questions. Before we get started, don't forget there are links in the episode description that you can fol...

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 114 where I speak with writer and narrative designer Bryant Francis. In this episode we talk about writing for games, how they got into the industry, words of encouragement, finding his voice, what got him into the industry, favorite games, guilty pleasures, life outside of gaming and some lightning round questions. Before we get started, don't...

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 113 where I speak with Colin McInerney where we talk about how they got into the industry and some words of encouragement, games that made him want to make games, marketable characters and favorite games, games that he enjoyed as a kid that don't get enough credit, life outside of gaming, and some lightning round questions. Before we get started...

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 112 where I speak with voice actress Kat Dannes where we talk about the difference in games vs TV, how they got into voice acting, words of encouragement, games that made her want to be a voice actress, favorite games, dream projects, life outside of gaming, and some lightning round questions. Before we get started, don't forget there are links...