dragon age inquisition

When you’re in AAA, you usually go from one game to the next. It’s a cycle that lasts every four or five years, if not longer.

At BioWare Edmonton, Fernando Melo was coming off the back of working on Mass Effect: Andromeda and hopping on to the next Dragon Age game currently being made. But as production wore on, he started questioning whether another four or five-year cycle was worth it anymore.

“When we got to EA’s greenlight towards the end of pre-production [of the next Dragon Age], things are looking pretty good. That went through, that wasn’t a problem or anything,” says Melo.

“But it’s when it really kind of hit me if I was prepared to sign on for another four or five-year dev cycle. And I realised that my heart just wasn’t quite into that as much as I think it needs to be to take on something like that.”

He decided to up sticks in 2019 to break out from the AAA mould, start a new studio and pour his – and other people’s – experiences from the AAA scene into Game Director Story.

Here, Melo talks of the pressures of the AAA scene, how he’s putting those into Game Director Story and how he hopes players will come away from Game Director Story with a better understanding of what game development is actually like.

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It's officially 2020 and Dave's got a motto for the year.

In this week's show we talk about the head of Respawn now being in charge of Dice LA. The Uncharted movie losing it's 6th director and warn people to tread lightly online due to Final Fantasy 7 Remake having its story leaked. 

Playing and watching include Darksiders Genesis, Dragon Age Inquisition and more. 

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We spoke with Mel Fleming, Localization producer at Bioware about localization, Devil Spit, scotch, sailing and more when she spent some time with us this week.

We’re part of the Geeked.fm network along with Geeks in Sneaks, Chromatic Life and More than Bits. We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Chachibobinks. There’s a blog to compliment the show!

Follow us at outoftokenscast.com If you have questions, compliments, hate mail feel free to drop a note there as well. You can also @ us on twitter; @OutOfTokensCast or email us freshoutoftokens@gmail.com.

Musical accompaniment for Fresh Out of Tokens is provided by Mike Moody. You can hear more of her work at: http://soundcloud.com/mikemoody-1

Questions for Mel:

@Thain1982:

What is the most interesting (to you) change you've ever had to make for localization purposes?

How much of localization work is "pure" translation versus adaptation to cultural norms and vocabulary?

What scotch pairs best with localization?

@KirstinCarnage: What advice do you have for someone wanting to get into the industry w/no relevant exp/education?

@JoltStudios: What the heck is the difference between scotch and whiskey?!

@pringtella: What's your favorite color? Would you rather eat Pringles or Nutella? :D

What we’re playing/reading:

Mel: Fire Emblem Fates

Tanya: Tom Clancy’s the Division, Street Fighter V

David: Still Fallout 4, but this time there’s the Survival beta.

Where to find our guest online

Twitter: @mel_f_lem

Mel on Can’t Talk Podcast

Where to find your hosts online:

Tanya D. - @cypheroftyr // @INeedDivGms

Twitch: twitch.tv/cypheroftyr // twitch.tv/INeedDivGames

Patreon: patreon.com/INeedDivGms // patreon.com/cypheroftyr

David L. Reeves - @RedConversation

Twitch: twitch.tv/red_conversation

Patreon: patreon.com/redconversation

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Matt and Scott are joined by Kate Dollarhyde to wrap up their last day of PAX Prime 2015. We get a peek at Guitar Hero Live and visit Adult Swim Games to play Ray's the Dead, Katana Zero, and Rain World. Also, Indie Megabooth, Moon Hunters, Below, Tumblestone, Mini Metro, Together: Amna and Saif, Dragon Age Inquisition, and the BTA/Can't Talk Party.