Human Can Opener Podcast

In the latest episode of Human Can Opener I interview the legendary video game designer, Josh Sawyer. Josh Sawyer has been involved in some of the most iconic games of the past 30 years, working on the cancelled Fallout 3, Neverwinter Nights 2, Fallout New Vegas, Pillars Of Eternity and Pentiment. We discuss the career journey of Josh, his experiences working across a variety of projects and teams...

Märten Rattasepp is a freelance writer who worked on Disco Elysium, Pentiment, Death & Taxes, and Broken Alliance. Timestamps00:00 Introduction to Märten Rattasepp17:52 Getting involved with ZAUM and Disco Elysium32:17 Märten's work on Disco ElysiumRemember you can check out the full story of Disco Elysium with Max Stats in the playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-...

Legendary video game documentarian, cretor of noclip and of course the recent Disco Elysium 6 part documentary series, Danny O'Dwyer joins me on the Human Can Opener Podcast. We talk about the so-called "good old days" of starting out in a pioneering era for crowd funded video content, some of the fun stuff Danny got up to making early documentaries, and of course we explore the expe...

Christofer Bodegard returns to the podcast to discuss the now released cRPG inspired by Disco Elysium & Planescape Torment, Esoteric Ebb! Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign. You can purchase Esoteri...

Disco Elysium writer Olga Moskvina joins me on the Human Can Opener Podcast.

In this exclusive interview, I talk with Stefanie Joosten, the actress, model, and musician best known for portraying Quiet in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Stefanie shares her experiences working with Hideo Kojima, her transition from gamer in to games industry icon and the evolution of her creative career. We also chat about her recent playthrough of Disco Elysium, what she took away fro...

In this episode of Human Can Opener i’m joined by People Make Games co founder, Chris Bratt. Most of you will probably know Chris from the two documentaries PMG have published on the seemingly bottomless pit of drama and intrigue which has come as a result of ZAUM studio’s battles in the court of law and of public opinion. Chris and PMG did a huge amount of work to uncover much of the detail in th...

This episode of Human Can Opener features Twigames founder Veleriy Minenko. Twigames is an independent game development studio based in Kyiv, Ukraine, founded in 2015. The team of around 20 developers, artists, and designers specializes in full-cycle game production, offering services from programming and art to porting and narrative design across PC, console, mobile, and VR/AR platforms. In addit...

Join me in a thoughtful conversation with Giulia Martino—an italian game critic, and devoted gamer who has an immense passion for indie games and the people behind them. Giulia’s reflections on becoming a writer, her hobby as an amateur mycologist, independent game development and her broader engagement with the indie scene, some of her favourite indie games to look out for this year, and some key...

Speaking to members of the Group IBEX translation team about Sacred & Terrible Air.

Shore of Jord is a story-driven cRPG set in an alternate world of Europa, where you take on the role of a retired military officer trying to resolve mysterious events from your past and survive the longest winter in history: strengthen or break friendships, find your love, and discover who you are. Wishlist on steam now!

Martin Hanses - Human Can Opener S2E11

Ted Litchfield is an associate editor at the biggest PC Gaming magazine, PCGamer. Ted has written many of the stories centred around ZAUM Studio, Disco Elysium, and more. With a wide breadth of knowledge on the industry, Tedspoke to me about his journey in to the industry, his love of cRPGS, what he really thinks of Disco Elysium Mobile and the new Project C4 from ZAUM studio. Search for DLIF Patr...

Human Can Opener Podcast welcomes Ice Pick Lodge writer and translator, Alphyna! As many indie devs often do, Alphyna has worn many different hats in the pursuit of creating games - taking the lead on the Russian localisation of Disco Elysium, but more commonly known for working at Russian indie studio Ice Pick Lodge, namely writing for and translating Pathologic 2, now taking on the role of Narra...

Season 2 Episode 5 of Human Can Opener welcomes Flat 28 and Glasshouse creative director, Giacomo Montagnoli. Support Glasshouse by wishilisting on Steam here: https://t.co/FweCybvr1o Check out the Glasshouse Discord: https://t.co/Q2GugvWirz Glasshouse is a Feudalpunk cRPG inspired by games such as Disco Elysium and Pathologic 2. You find yourself trapped in a lockdown apartment block at the dawn...

Human Can Opener S2 Episode 8 welcomes Sudden Snail & Esoteric Ebb creator, Christoffer Bodegård. ESOTERIC EBB is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign. You can play the demo of Esoteric Ebb and wishlist it over on St...

Human Can Opener S2 Episode 7 welcomes Swedish YouTube legend & super talented videographer, Jeffiot. He is creator of the recent Disco Elysium video essay titled "I Don't Want To Be This Kind Of Animal Any More" which you can check out here: https://youtu.be/Phns6c7j_mM?si=9otkA8Wxalo_Q64RYou can also check out Jeffiot's patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/jeffiotTimestamp...

Season 2 Episode 4 of Human Can Opener: A Disco Elysium PodcastIn this episode I speak with Artist & Writer Joshua Jenkins. Known for working concept art related to The Pale in Disco Elysium and currently working on new game Judas at Ghost Story Games, the new studio led by Ken Levine. Covering everything from video games, politics, cinema, and of course Disco Elysium. This is a fascinating co...

Human Can Opener S2 Episode 6 welcomes Emotion Spark & Rue Valley creative director, Marko Smiljanic. Rue Valley is a narrative RPG about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must rise from the depths, delving into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origin...

Welcome Part 2 of this very long & very special edition of my Human Can Opener podcast, featuring former ZAUM employees Argo Tuulik & Dora Klindžić. Argo has a fundraiser you can support here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-disco-elysium-writer-survive-the-winter Chapter Timestamps: 00:00 The President Of ZAUM 26:05 Show Me The Moolah 29:08 The Suffocation Of X7 39:45 The Power Of Creativ...

Welcome to very long & very special edition of my Human Can Opener podcast, featuring former ZAUM employees Argo Tuulik & Dora Klindžić. Argo has a fundraiser you can support here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-disco-elysium-writer-survive-the-winterTune in for an unprecedented look into the inner workings of ZAUM and the events that shaped the fate of Disco Elysium. Don’t miss this grip...

🎉 Welcome to Season 2 of Human Can Opener! 🎉We’re back with Part 3 of our exclusive interview with Argo Tuulik, diving deep into the world of Disco Elysium. If you’re able to support Argo, his GoFundMe link is right here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-disco-elysium-writer-survive-the-winter 💛 Every little bit helps! In this episode, we explore:00:00 The Collaborative Writing Process17:10 What...

🎉 Welcome to Season 2 of Human Can Opener! 🎉We’re back with Part 2 of our exclusive interview with Argo Tuulik, diving deep into the world of Disco Elysium. If you’re able to support Argo, his GoFundMe link is right here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-disco-elysium-writer-survive-the-winter 💛 Every little bit helps! In this episode, we explore:00:00 What Is Disco Elysium About?05:09 Argo's Fa...

Human Can Opener is a Disco Elysium podcast setting out to chat with people from the Disco Elysium Fandom, Dev Team, and The Cast to explore their personal journey with Disco Elysium. This episode features the brilliant musical mind of Paul Looney, the man behind hit Disco Elysium fan track, God, Please. All episodes will launch at least a week early to members of any tier, link to join below. Joi...

Human Can Opener is a Disco Elysium podcast setting out to chat with people from the Disco Elysium Fandom, Dev Team, and The Cast to explore their personal journey with Disco Elysium. This episode features the legendary Disco Elysium narrator, Lenval Brown! All episodes will launch a week early to members of any tier, link to join below. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtub...