A Conversation with Tim Cain: Channel 44 (Patreon)

Tim Cain on Fallout, storytelling, and making a great role-playing game (Channel 44 Chat)

Fred and Dan chat with Tim Cain about his career in games, including his leadership on Fallout, Arcanum, The Outer Worlds, and more. Tim explains why The Ur-Quan Masters is one of his favorite role-playing games, and shares his insights on telling an interactive story and finding a game's tone. Check out Tim Cain's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A08OTbsi_NA 0:00 - Theme music 0:14 - Introductions 1:38 - Tim and UQM 4:31 - Story and characters 10:35 - Colorblind players 13:30 - Procedural generation 17:18 - Making UQM 22:52 - Aliens and Star Trek 27:20 - Tim's start in games 30:24 - Everyone thinks they can write 35:02 - Essence of a great role-playing game 37:42 - Finding a game's tone 44:27 - Game genres diverging 46:46 - Teaching game design 49:21 - Tools and technology 59:54 - Developing UQM2 1:04:43 - Developers playing games 1:08:46 - Multiplayer and MMOs 1:18:46 - Player-driven story 1:25:06 - Tyranny at Obsidian 1:27:05 - Inspiring the player 1:28:42 - What Tim wants to play 1:33:25 - Game trends 1:36:32 - Mysteries in Fallout and UQM Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/theurquanmaster Discuss with us on Discord - https://discord.gg/rasVCDmYKp Please support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/pistolshrimp Learn more about Pistol Shrimp - https://pistolshrimpgames.com/