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33 replies 3319 views +50 rating July 01, 2010 9:56am

Irrational Interviews Pilot Discussion

Talk about the pilot episode of Irrational Interviews here. We really want to hear what you think of the show, and share your ideas for future guests.

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July 01, 2010 10:07am

Maybe a stupid question, but does this means, that Irrational Interviews replaces Irrational Behavior, or is it just something new? Anyway, I'm superexcited to hear Todd Howard talking

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    July 01, 2010 1:14pm

    Todd? Why do you not mention TES V, Todd?

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    July 01, 2010 6:16pm

    I absolutely loved it. Please keep these coming. It was nice to hear two top notch designers making sense for once.

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      July 01, 2010 6:55pm

      heck I haved both Freedom Force games since they have came out. still hopeing for more installments. man only if i had taken PC classses darn it. but oh well I do hope theres one on the drawing tables soon. If not I have a few sudjections out here in Oklahoma to help the process along the way. plus I like to say red dead is very addicting played it almost nonstop for three days. starting dreaming I was in the game Lol well ok let you guys go.shaun30club

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        July 02, 2010 1:05am

        I wish more then anything I could talk to the people you get to talk to keep up the great work!

        If i could ask a question that wasn't asked I would have asked this: how cool would it be if bethesda made a fallout/ bioshock crossover! oh man! I would turn into a vampire and cry blood thats how cool it would be.

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        July 02, 2010 2:56am

        I loved to pacing and the overall quality of what I heard. I think the duration of the podcast is perfect, I could listen to hours of game discussions but Irrational Interviews is great as is.

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        July 02, 2010 12:43pm

        Remember. Post suggestions on who you would like to be on future episode of Irrational Interviews.

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        July 03, 2010 8:42pm

        Great episode, guys. Really surprising to have devs on other devs' podcasts.

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          July 04, 2010 12:31pm

          How about Warren Spector for an Irrational Interview? It's a longshot, but that would be awesome.

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            July 04, 2010 12:33pm

            Also, great show. Putting great creative people in a room together produces some really great ideas (and an FU to books).

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              July 06, 2010 12:25pm

              Great show. Super interesting.

              Peter Molyneux. That would be awesome. He is fairly crazy.

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              July 06, 2010 4:23pm

              Would be quite cool if Ken Livene talked to Jordan Thomas about how different and difficult it was to make BioShock 2 after BioShock 1.

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              July 06, 2010 11:59pm

              Lesson: pitch your 'next' game always as a shooter, but make it a RPG? Hide the 1980s Excel Spreadsheet RPG hardcore stuff behind shiny UI and fun gunplay? Chess or GO - again the best examples - are simple games, that have great depth. 100s of Millions of people can play them w/o having to go through a 7 hour long tutorial (FFXIII)?

              Throughout the podcast I had to think about the Obsidian guys and Alpha Protocol and how it didn't work out for them. What did they do wrong? Did they do something wrong?

              I also thought about Randy & Gearbox (Borderlands) and how, on the other hand, it did work out for them. What did they do right? (Equally BioWare of course).

              PS: Also, please somebody write a book about "The History of Reward Sounds in Video Game Development" incl a CD /w examples.

              ... and yes, having Ken & Todd playing podcast ping-pong is like Clash of the Titans - the good version! (+1 Ding!) - but effing books in public is gross though! Goddamn comics nerds, eyePhone & Kindle junkies!

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                July 07, 2010 2:02pm

                This was awesome, as are the irrational behavior pod casts. Had to register just to suggest a future guest for the show: John Carmack. He's been working on the industry for quite some time now and is just a wizard in what he does. That should make for some interesting conversation. It could how ever turn into a tech talk but that's just fine, coding talk is always interesting.

                On a side note: Listened to almost all the pod casts in a row. Great stuff, you don't get bored listening to these.

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                  July 07, 2010 3:26pm

                  Here's a radical proposition, Cliff Bleszinski. I know most of you ahte his PR iamge of a douche but I dont really think that is really him and I would love hearing him talking about what he thinks is important in a game.

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                  July 08, 2010 12:00pm

                  Will Wright would be someone interesting; maybe even someone from R* Games: like Jeronimo?

                  Suggestions aside, you guys make great games; and for me, aspiring to be a game designer has been my dream for awhile; Irrational Thought and Irrational Interviews have great topics to discuss, kickass music, and a remarkable insight into Irrational culture and other voices in the video game industry!

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                  July 08, 2010 12:01pm

                  Gabe Newell or at least someone from VALVe Software is also a must for Irrational Interviews. That would be amazing!

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                    July 08, 2010 4:42pm

                    How about, going from tech magic to a whole other kind of magic, some voice over guys who do voices for games, like John DiMaggio. You talked in some pod cast how the devs can't do the voices anymore and that got me thinking.

                    I also have to thank theassman for this idea for bringing up Cliffy B, who automagically makes you think about Gears and of course Marcus Fenix. I also have to give it to theassman for his conviction, I never could decide between ass and boobs.

                    I seem to suggest only Johns.

                    If you'd like a laugh watch the Kevin Pollak Show with Billy West & John DiMaggio, if you got 2.5 hours to spare. You can find it on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y06r95CtpYY

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                    July 09, 2010 4:42pm

                    You guys need to get Jason Jones. He is so recluse and interesting. I've been a follower of Bungie for so long, and I feel like I know nothing about the man.

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                    July 12, 2010 2:16pm

                    Warren Spector would be good. It'd be nice to talk to Hideo Kojima as well.

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                    July 16, 2010 12:28am

                    Tim Schafer now.

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                      July 18, 2010 7:00pm

                      Great show, truly fascinating to listen to two titans in this business. If it's possible to have two guests at once, I would suggest Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk from Bioware.

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                      July 23, 2010 12:40am

                      I'd like to hear some from John Carmack. And there's this Ken Levine guy out there that I'd like to hear more from. He kind of looks like a mix between Luke Wilson and Steve Carell...I've heard his only weakness is kryptonite...anyway, him and John Carmack would be a sweet feature.

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                      July 27, 2010 6:50am

                      Tim Willits from id Software.
                      Hironobu Sakaguchi from Square Enix.
                      Gabe newell from Valve
                      Hideo Kojima from Kojima Productions.
                      Michael Morhaime from Blizzard
                      Or anyone else from any of those companies.
                      It was incredible by the way. Have been checking about twice daily to see if there is a new one out.

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                      July 31, 2010 9:38am

                      Holy shit yes Sakaguchi would be cool too. I know people are going to hate me for this, but I really feel like Final Fantasy doesn't have the same storytelling power that it used to have when he was on board.
                      I really think that Levine needs to be included in each interview so the contrast between Irrational and another developer is present in the interview. It's more unique and interesting that way.

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                      August 13, 2010 12:35am

                      Clint Hocking.

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                      August 24, 2010 8:22am

                      Being loved this Podcast. Actually i ve never thought Todd and Ken knew that good each other.
                      Great and valuable podcast, I d say.
                      Please, dont stop making them coming, they are making me knowing better the whole irrational games studios, particularly the way Ken Levine works and thinks...amazing, it makes me release how those lovely and deep games come out.

                      'm Loving it....

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                      August 27, 2010 3:16pm

                      Great episode, not what I expected - I thought there'd be more stuff focused specifically on TES rather than on game design generally - in fact, it far exceeded my expectations and I can't wait for the next one.

                      I'd really love it if you interviewed Jonathan Blow, of Braid fame. Regardless of whether or not you thought Braid was what it was cracked up to be, I think he has some really important ideas about where games are heading.

                      It would also be cool if you can get Cactus (http://www.cactus-soft.co.nr/). He's just released Norrland which is *very* weird, so now might be a good time to ask him.

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                      August 28, 2010 9:34am

                      Jace Hall
                      John Carmack
                      Gabe
                      jason jones
                      some of leads from like Rock star
                      Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw

                      This is my list, but what i would like to see would be guys from BIO1 and BIO2 in an open discussion.

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