RTS Masterminds Podcast

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Balint Marczin & Brandon Casteel

12 episodes

5 months ago

Balint Marczin and Brandon Casteel discuss all aspects of RTS games.

Along with key guests in the game industry and influencer scenes, the podcast delivers significant insights in the hopes of making a difference in the industry, and educating the public with insider information based on years and years of first-hand experience.

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Balint Marczin and Brandon Casteel discuss all aspects of RTS games.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes (12/12)

RTS Masterminds Podcast

Would you rather have RTS remasters or remakes?

In this episode, we compare and contrast remasters with remakes, with a particular focus on the upcoming Dawn of War Definitive Edition and recent Age of Mythology Retold!

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5 months ago

39 minutes 36 seconds

RTS Masterminds Podcast

Tempest Rising: Interview with Lead Designer

Tempest Rising's release has been quite successful, and has been very well received by the RTS audience. Perfect time to interview Lead Designer Brandon Casteel about what kind of thinking went into the game!

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5 months ago

40 minutes 22 seconds

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Can Stormgate become the next-gen RTS it aims to be?

Frost Giant Studios has promised the next generation of RTS through Stormgate, but community sentiment has rapidly deteriorated since the early access release.

In this episode, we discuss what some key issues are.

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1 year ago

45 minutes 28 seconds

RTS Masterminds Podcast

Battle Aces: Can RTS go Mainstream?

Battle Aces is Uncapped Games' upcoming game aimed at bringing RTS to as wide of an audience as possible. Most complexities of the genre are not present, and you get to jump straight into the action. Matches last up to 10 minutes, and you get to control a flexible deck of units that you can exchange between matches.

Is this the way forward for RTS? We try to answer that in this episode.

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1 year ago

46 minutes 26 seconds

RTS Masterminds Podcast

Homeworld 3: Our Unfiltered Thoughts

Homeworld 3 was set up to be the most relevant RTS release of the year, and was highly anticipated - yet it has received cold reception. We discuss the game's strengths and issues in detail in this 1 hour long episode.

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1 year ago

1 hour 27 seconds

RTS Masterminds Podcast

The RTS made by 2 people: Godsworn

Godsworn is an early access RTS mixing mythological fantasy with history, in the context of the northern crusades. In this episode of our podcast, we break down the game's systems and content, and discuss the pros and cons of the overall product.

Get the game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328990/Godsworn/

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1 year ago

32 minutes 8 seconds

RTS Masterminds Podcast

Why are RTS games like Stormgate so expensive to make?

In this episode, we go over cost considerations and development processes that new RTS games are subject to. As part of this, we especially focus on Stormgate's case.

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1 year ago

32 minutes 33 seconds

RTS Masterminds Podcast

Our thoughts on upcoming RTS games in 2023-2024

We give our thoughts on several upcoming RTS games, such as Homeworld 3, ZeroSpace, Terminator: Dark Fate, and The Last Train Home.

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RTSMasterminds

Brandon's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Waywardstrategist

Balint's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NakamuraRTS

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2 years ago

44 minutes 43 seconds

RTS Masterminds Podcast

Will Realms of Ruin be good?

We took a deep dive into Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin!

Brandon's detailed impressions: https://waywardstrategy.com/2023/07/12/age-of-sigmar-realms-of-ruin-beta-impressions/

Post-beta dev article: https://www.aosrealmsofruin.com/news/open-beta-next-steps

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2 years ago

54 minutes 1 second

RTS Masterminds Podcast

Stormgate's Game Design

With Stormgate's gameplay reveal, we got our first glimpse at the upcoming RTS game. In this video, we discuss aspects of the game's design in detail.

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RTSMasterminds

Brandon's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Waywardstrategist

Balint's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NakamuraRTS

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2 years ago

40 minutes 42 seconds

RTS Masterminds Podcast

Company of Heroes 3's Road to Redemption - Can it be Saved?

In this podcast we discuss the state and merits of Company of Heroes 3, as well as its possible future.

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RTSMasterminds

Brandon's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Waywardstrategist