BRIAN REYNOLDS Interview

[MarkG]

http://apolyton.net/misc/interviews/bhg_breynolds.shtml

[The Kaiser]

Brian,

In the remote chance that you'll read this, I'd like to ask a question if I may.

I know you don't really want to talk about content, but is your new game based in a Historical setting or is it Fictional/Fantasy based?
[This message has been edited by The Kaiser (edited January 25, 2001).]

[MarkG]

that was one of the 2-3 questions that we asked but didnt put into the posted interview cause Brian couldnt get into any such info

[Snapcase on Snapcase]

The most interesting thing about the interview (besides the non-appearance on E3), was the way he used the word "topic" a lot. This speaks directly to the Sid Meier fan. I mean, topical games are not exactly all that common, are they? Ask someone what the topic was in Ground Control, or in Starcraft, and you'd get an answer like "Er, a sort of sci-fiey strategy romp thingy" or something. On the other hand, ask about the topic of Pirates or Shogun or Rollercoaster Tycoon and you get immediate answers like "Leading a group of pirates", "Renaissance Japanese Warfare", "Theme Park Managment", etc. This suggests to me a thematic game will be the first offering. Thus, I also expect it to be either historical or contemporary. Sci-fi is notoriously difficult to "topicize".

[yin26]

First off, great job getting an interview! Too bad his non-disclosure agreement has kept him so quiet about Civ3...even his view of the list.

[MarkG]

yin...

quote: - Speaking of lists, need one? A list for RTS by TBS gamers! - Sure, why not! If some of your fans are interested, we'd love to hear from them.

hint hint!

[yin26]

LOL! I saw that, thought about it for two seconds, and decided: "No way!"

You know, with Civ3, at least we had some idea of what we are working with. Obviously in this case we know nothing...and most Apolytoners are TBS people (from what I see anyway).

But if he's serious about getting feedback from us in some way, I'll be first in line to help.
[This message has been edited by yin26 (edited January 26, 2001).]

[MarkG]

hehehe ok...

i mean with the kind of info we have right now(3d rts) there can be only one suggestion
make it tbs


seriously though...... (will start new thread)

[tniem]

Would love to help with ideas on how to make RTS more complex, but like yin I think I need a premise to write on. So Brian, give us a topic soon and hopefully we can churn out some ideas.