Under The Waves Interview with Lead Game Designer Thomas Bardet

Real Time Strategy

We go under the sea this week with lead game designer Thomas Bardet to talk about Under The Waves, the new narrative-driven adventure game from Paris-based Parallel Studio. Thomas explains the challenges of making a game set underwater, the team’s visual and narrative inspirations, striking a balance between cozy gameplay and emotional storytelling, and more.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:40 – Thomas’ favorite games of all time

00:06:44 – What is a lead game designer?

00:12:30 – Designing Under The Waves’ gameplay

00:23:42 – Level and world design

00:27:07 – Development inspirations

00:36:25 – Ocean preservation

00:51:10 – Music of Under the Waves

01:06:12 - Outro

Find Thomas on Twitter @TomBuston, and check out Under The Waves here.

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