Kaizen Game Works' Oli Clarke Smith Talks Promise Mascot Agency and the Joy of Making Games

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Talk A Good Game

Deku Deals

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2 days ago

Talk A Good Game is a show all about, you guessed it, good video games. Join Deku Deals' Andrew Wolf as he explores the video game world with creators, storytellers, and critics. Each episode features conversations with industry insiders—artists, developers, journalists, and more—sharing their favorite games and how those games have shaped their personal and professional lives.

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Kaizen Game Works' Oli Clarke Smith Talks Promise Mascot Agency and the Joy of Making Games

Talk A Good Game

1 hour 5 minutes

1 month ago

Kaizen Game Works' Oli Clarke Smith Talks Promise Mascot Agency and the Joy of Making Games

Andrew chats with Kaizen Game Works co-founder Oli Clarke Smith about their games Promise Mascot Agency and Paradise Killer, as well as Oli's love for PS2 games with low review scores, the joy of making games they love, and challenges of being an indie developer.

Huge thanks to Oli and team at Kaizen Game Works for making this episode possible!

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All the good games we talked about in this episode
- Promise Mascot Agency
- Paradise Killer
- The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
- Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau
- ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN
- Sorry We're Closed

The retro vending machine YouTube channel we talked about: https://www.youtube.com/@onsenjazz

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Music by Plus Minus One
Show art by Sonny Ross