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Feb 25
32m 7s

152: My Valley, My Prison

Claire and Isaac Caldwell
About this episode

Welcome to Make That Game, the podcast for indie game developers, design enthusiasts, and creative minds in gaming!

This episode's theme is "Four"! Isaac pitches a game that doesn't really count for the theme and Claire pitches a musical rhythm-based learn'em up!

After the rapid fire round we... tease next week's discussion! That's right, Isaac is coughing again so we cut it short to save his poor lungs. Tune in next week to hear us talk about "quality of life"!

Each episode of Make That Game includes:

- Original game design pitches from our hosts

- Rapid-fire game creation using three random words

- Breakdowns of popular and indie games we've played or discussion of game design topics

Whether you're exploring game mechanics, level design, or just love the chaos of creative brainstorming, this podcast will entertain and hopefully get those juices flowing!00:00 Intro

01:15 Isaac pitches Bullet tetris

07:28 Claire pitches a rhythm learn'em up

14:31 Rapid Fire Round!

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