Dropped Frames Episode 416

We're joined in the first half by Rebel Wolves - Creative Director Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz and Writer Ariana Siarkiewicz - developers of the just announced game Blood of the Dawnwalker! We chat about the narrative ambitions of the game, and what a narrative sandbox really means. In the back half we get into some of the news such as the Switch 2 being officially revealed, TikTok being banned and unbanned. Our roach expert Cohh weighs in on the recent Twitch drama and POE2 drama. Games we're playing: Dynasty Warriors Origins, The First Berserker Khazan demo, Indiana Jones, Oni and more!

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Cats
1:55 - Interview with Rebel Wolves (Blood of the Dawnwalker devs)
13:20 - What is a narrative sandbox?
55:00 - Rebel Wolves shoutouts
57:40 - Knowing the people who make our games
1:00:00 - TikTok
1:05:40 - The Switch 2!
1:16:00 - PlayStation cancels more GaaS games
1:20:00 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard director leaving Bioware
1:25:00 - Studies suggest players want shorter games
1:28:30 - The First Descendant loses 96% players
1:29:50 - David Lynch passed away
1:33:40 - Roach expert Cohh
1:39:00 - Comedy stuff
1:42:50 - Shuhei Yoshida on Bloodborne
1:49:00 - Elon's maps
1:54:40 - Dynasty Warriors Origins
2:10:30 - CD-ROM-a-thon
2:35:40 - League hell
2:36:40 - The First Berserker Khazan
2:45:10 - Indiana Jones
2:47:50 - Vtuber haters
2:53:20 - Shoutouts

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