Human Can Opener Podcast

In the latest episode of Human Can Opener I interview the legendary video game designer, Josh Sawyer. Josh Sawyer has been involved in some of the most iconic games of the past 30 years, working on the cancelled Fallout 3, Neverwinter Nights 2, Fallout New Vegas, Pillars Of Eternity and Pentiment.

We discuss the career journey of Josh, his experiences working across a variety of projects and teams, and all of the interesting game design ideas that came from them.

Timestamps Josh Sawyer
00:00 Early Years
24:00 Obsidian & Fallout New Vegas
1:12:00 Pillars Of Eternity
1:20:00 Pentiment
1:43:00 Disco Elysium
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Märten Rattasepp is a freelance writer who worked on Disco Elysium, Pentiment, Death & Taxes, and Broken Alliance.Timestamps00:00 Introduction to Märten Rattasepp17:52 Getting involved with ZAUM and Disco Elysium32:17 Märten's work on Disco ElysiumRemember you can check out the full story of Disco Elysium with Max Stats in the playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-QbwfvoKfZEWS9akVSbg99jds3Check out 3 seasons of Disco Elysium Podcasts in the playlists below:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-QbwfsoqZ9RcDqBRc8HiKp7qYMhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-QbwclAOOf_bSyaXFsJatB3879https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-Qbwf2kzBtXPbFJDCkwd1qWBwbCheck out all the Cool Secrets & Video Essay Stuff Here:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-QbwcS3GwXrL7lrRSsFynQU10aMaybe you want Disco Elysium Memes? Find them here:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-QbwdkX53f-6nL6RaUDYHO4qqjFollow me on social media here: https://x.com/The41stPrecincthttps://www.instagram.com/the41stprecinct/https://bsky.app/profile/the41stprecinct.bsky.socialSupport the channel here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/the41stprecinct

Legendary video game documentarian, cretor of noclip and of course the recent Disco Elysium 6 part documentary series, Danny O'Dwyer joins me on the Human Can Opener Podcast. We talk about the so-called "good old days" of starting out in a pioneering era for crowd funded video content, some of the fun stuff Danny got up to making early documentaries, and of course we explore the experience of making a documentary on Disco Elysium.You can check out the Disco Elysium series up to episode 5 now, with early access on the final episode plus incoming bonus content coming to their patreon!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6mUTHZ5C4&list=PL-THgg8QnvU4a7h__E8u1XhML9076xNfoBig shoutout to  @NoclipDocs  for consistently producing some of the best video game documentaries out there. If you haven’t checked them out yet, you’re missing some incredible behind-the-scenes stories from the games industry, make sure to subscribe to their Youtube & Social channels on the links below:youtube.com/@NoclipDocsyoutube.com/@noclip2youtube.com/@noclippodcastyoutube.com/@nocliparchivenoclipvideo.bsky.socialinstagram.com/noclipvideoAnd if you want to help them keep making these films, consider supporting them on Patreon: patreon.com/noclip

Christofer Bodegard returns to the podcast to discuss the now released cRPG inspired by Disco Elysium & Planescape Torment, Esoteric Ebb!Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.You can purchase Esoteric Ebb on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2057760/Esoteric_Ebb/Check out the website for Esoteric Ebb: https://esotericebb.com/

Disco Elysium writer Olga Moskvina joins me on the Human Can Opener Podcast.