RevCast Episode 11: "Geekiness in the Way of Nerdiness" (Part 1)

[DanQ]

No apologies necessarily offered. Regular co-host Joe "joebreeves" Reeves and interim regular co-host Daniel "DanQ" Quick are joined by Firaxis Games Executive Producer Barry Caudill in the first of a two-part installment of RevCast (RC) on the release of Civilization: Revolution for the iPhone and iPod Touch; RC is a podcast focused on CivRev on its various platforms. This, the series' eleventh episode entitled "Geekiness in the Way of Nerdiness" (Part 1), is now netcasting with a runtime of 14m59s.

RevCast is the second spin-off of the Civ strategy-centric PolyCast; the modding-centric ModCast was the first such spin-off. Unlike either of its older siblings, RC has no defined segment categories. Its next episode, the second in this two-parter, is scheduled for release in a fortnight.

[DanQ]

Summary of Topics

- 02m19s | Topic #1
Why an iPhone/iPod Touch port of Civilization: Revolution, and why now.
- 04m15 | Topic #2
On the lack of public lead-up to the release of this iteration of the game.
- 06m32s | Topic #3
Comparing this mobile version of CivRev with that of its other mobile version, that found on the Nintendo DS.
- 09m01s | Topic #4
The designing of the interface and menus, and responding to those expressing frustration with the end results.
- 10m42s | Topic #5
Being one of the higher prices games on Apple's store, and how this came to be.