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

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