Episode 43: Deathloop and Immersive Sims (with Jeremy Peel)
The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast · Samuel Roberts and Matthew Castle
September 17, 20211h 59m
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Show Notes
We've finished Deathloop! Enjoy spoiler-free impressions of Arkane's latest game from Samuel, Matthew and our guest, the brilliant freelance writer Jeremy Peel. In hour two, hear about the history of the immersive sim, with chatter about Deus Ex, Thief and more games that defined Deathloop's lineage.
This week's music is from the Deathloop soundtrack by Tom Salta and Ross Tregenza, the Deus Ex soundtrack by Alexander Brandon, Michiel van den Bos and Dan Gardopee, and the Deus Ex: Human Revolution soundtrack by Michael McCann.
Here's where Warren Spector's definition of the immersive sim comes from: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/postmortem-ion-storm-s-i-deus-ex-i-
Here's Jeremy's oral history of Deus Ex: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/deus-ex-at-20-the-oral-history-of-a-pivotal-pc-game
This week's music is from the Deathloop soundtrack by Tom Salta and Ross Tregenza, the Deus Ex soundtrack by Alexander Brandon, Michiel van den Bos and Dan Gardopee, and the Deus Ex: Human Revolution soundtrack by Michael McCann.
Here's where Warren Spector's definition of the immersive sim comes from: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/postmortem-ion-storm-s-i-deus-ex-i-
Here's Jeremy's oral history of Deus Ex: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/deus-ex-at-20-the-oral-history-of-a-pivotal-pc-game
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