Koalatea Time: The K.O. Koala Entertainment Podcast

#113 – GOTY 2023

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Join the FULL KO Koala team in their first episode in a LONG TIME as they award THE BEST GAMES OF 2023!

Which studio member had the most niche games on their list? Which games made the team the most emotional? Did Anthony even play any new games this year??

Find out all this and more on this episode of Koalatea Time!

join the journey at https://KOKoalaEntertainment.com

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#112 – Joe Winter - Song of Iron 2

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:15:00 -0000

The Mighty Joe Winter returns to discuss:

Releasing Song of Iron, and the brutal emotional rollercoaster that followed
The key insights for releasing a game on Steam
His ambitious goals for Song of Iron 2 and his process for accomplishing them
His Studio-Ghibli--inspired Battle Royale side project and more!

(00:00:00) Intro (00:03:55) Post Release Blues (00:08:10) Steam Release Tips (RIP Wishlists) (00:12:28) Vertical Slice Benefits (00:16:42) Planned Improvements (00:19:21) Playtesting (00:23:47) How To Build A Community (00:29:52) Joe's Favorite Song of Iron Moment (00:31:19) The Glorious Song of Iron Ending (00:37:00) Getting Inspired Again (00:41:34) Multiplayer Ambitions (00:46:09) Thoughts on Unreal Engine (00:51:30) Joe's Favorite Dev Snack (00:52:24) WFH Tips (00:53:14) Joe's Go-to Relaxation Game (00:55:24) Is Joe A Coffee Guy? (00:56:52) Joe's Current GOTY (01:02:24) Thoughts on The State of Halo (01:08:17) Funny Song of Iron Bugs (01:12:17) Song of Iron 2 HYPE (01:16:17) Having Your Game on Xbox (01:23:25) BONUS (Post Podcast Banter)

Check out our previous discussion with Joe here: https://youtu.be/gmaTWY-nkpw Sign up for the Song of Iron 2 newsletter here: https://songofiron.com Wishlist Song of Iron 2 on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1979660/Song_of_Iron_2/

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#111 – NEW DEV ALERT: The Nico Goobcast

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 03:36:28 -0000

One fateful Spring San Francisco night, a cold-Naan-breaded Nico ventured out of his hotel room to warm his food. Little did he know that the next few hours would change his life forever....

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST 3D ARTIST, NICO BOYADJIAN! Join us as we share the story of that fateful GDC evening, Nico's art journey (so far), what he'll be doing at K.O. Koala, and so much more!

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#110 – Dr. Chase Meusel, Netflix Game's UR Wizard

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 21:12:41 -0000

Dr. Chase Meusel, Senior Researcher at Netflix Games, joins Anthony & Skylar in this week’s dynamite episode of Koalatea Time!

Join us as we discuss:

Chase’s journey from Iowa State, to Xbox, to Netflix
Getting to work on XCloud & with Double Fine
Why Chase left Xbox to join Netflix Games
What Netflix Games is up to
Chase’s favorite board game
And much much more!

Follow Chase on Twitter at https://twitter.com/crmeusel Get more info about our studio, including Agora, our upcoming single player physics FPS for PC & Xbox, here: https://KOKoalaEntertainment.com If you enjoyed this conversation, you'd probably enjoy our conversations with: The Legendary UR Guru, Dr. Randy Pagulayan: https://KOKoalaEntertainment.com/podcast/91 The Brilliant Xbox UR Chieftess, Dr. Jessie Thomas: https://KOKoalaEntertainment.com/podcast/94

If you're interested in coming on Koalatea Time, please reach out to us on your social media platform of choice (grab a link here: https://KOKoalaEntertainment.com/social-media)! We'd love to talk with you!

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#109 – Trolley Problem Inc. Pt. 2

Tue, 31 May 2022 20:59:09 -0000

Would you enact revenge on a traitor even if it meant innocent bystanders would suffer? Would you steal someone's pizza to give it to starving people??

Join Skylar and Anthony as they continue Trolley Problem Inc, a game where players make a series of impossible choices from two awful answers. Join them as they wrestle with their moral compasses to decide the fate of an unfortunate few, and compare your own answers with theirs!

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#108 – Trolley Problem Inc. Pt. 1

Sun, 01 May 2022 22:06:31 -0000

Would you push a guy on a rail road track to save five other people? What if he was your friend? What if he was fat?

Join Skylar and Anthony as they play Trolley Problem Inc, a game where players make a series of impossible choices from two awful answers. Join them as they wrestle with their moral compasses to decide the fate of millions, and compare your own answers with theirs!

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#107 – Elden Ring Review

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:33:52 -0000

Is Elden Ring the best game ever made? What was the key contributor to its success? Why is its UX so ass??

Join the entire K.O. Koala squad as they discuss these topics and more, including:

Their builds
Their combat and enemy design review
The story
The open world (did it make things better??)
Their overall Elden Ring scores

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#106 – GDC Review - Should You Go?

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 02:36:21 -0000

We went to GDC 2022 so that you didn't have to!

Want to know how much it costs?
How good the talks are?
How viable the networking opportunities are?
IF IT'S WORTH IT OR NOT?

We break down our experience and try to provide as holistic and objective of a perspective as possible for our fellow indie devs. You should definitely listen to this episode if you are planning to build out your industry network and/or pitch your game to publishers (as we were).

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#105 – Elden Ring Pre Launch HYPE

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:19:12 -0000

Nothing gets a wild Sean Stevens hyped like a new FromSoft game. Which is exactly why he's kind of freaking out about the latest Tarnished adventure releasing this Thursday - ELDEN RINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.

Skylar asks Sean what he's most excited about, how he thinks Elden Ring will stack up against previous Souls games, and what experiences he hopes Elden Ring will provide in this week's episode of Koalatea Time!

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#104 – Obscure Mechanics

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 03:19:37 -0000

FPS crouch jumping, Rocket League flip-resetting, hidden bosses in Dark Souls, secret rooms in Super Mario 64.

Obscure game mechanics that are not explicitly taught to the player can be contentious. Do they add or detract from the experience? Should studios support them? How should studios handle the finding of new unintentional mechanics?

Join Anthony & Skylar as they discuss this and more in this episode of Koalatea Time!