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Writing PENTIMENT — Interview with Josh Sawyer

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Josh Sawyer from Obsidian chats with Jonathan about the writing and research for the historical mystery game, Pentiment.

More interviews with game writers and developers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CgKPVLBLIY&list=PLCtJZU3sgqi1QL0bLsBO83XqYUCfBuHnT&index=4&pp=gAQBiAQB

Check out the game Pentiment: https://pentiment.obsidian.net/

Josh Sawyer is the studio director at Obsidian Entertainment. In addition to Pentiment, he has directed multiple hit roleplaying games like Fallout: New Vegas and Pillars of Eternity.

00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Why create a historical mystery game
03:26 - Pitching the game to Microsoft
05:33 - Doing research before the story structure
07:18 - How the writing team worked together
12:16 - Creating a diverse cast of characters
13:35 - Qualities valued in a game writer
15:55 - Creating the protagonist Andreas
19:08 - Books that were inspirational
23:15 - Working with historical consultants
29:12 - Theme of clinging to the past
30:41 - Acclimating the player to the historical setting
34:05 - Designing the in-game glossary
36:57 - How historical fiction can provide additional insight into the past
39:22 - Other historical settings that would be great for games
41:30 - Advice for people making their own historical game

BOOKS MENTIONED IN THE INTERVIEW:

THE NAME OF THE ROSE by Umberto Eco
https://bit.ly/3Bi9WAv

THE MANUSCRIPTS CLUB by Christopher de Hamel
https://bit.ly/49kCber

MEETINGS WITH REMARKABLE MANUSCRIPTS by Christopher de Hamel
https://bit.ly/419JL9S

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