8. Chinatown Detective Agency w/ Mark Fillon, Ricardo Juchem, and Rik Godwin of General Interactive Co.

PixelSmiths: Stories of the Creative Minds Behind Indie Video Games

Jun 17 2022 • 46 mins

On this episode, Larry & Clinton talk with Mark, Ricardo, and Rik from General Interactive, creators of Chinatown Detective Agency. Chinatown Detective Agency is a cyber noir point-and-click adventure game that blends pixel art style with innovative mechanics. It is also a tribute to some of Mark's favorite games growing up; The Carmen Sandiego games made by Broderbund Software. In this episode, the guys talk about the state of General Interactive from their early days to now, how the internet and social media allowed their team to grow and adapt around the globe, the importance of listening to both good and bad feedback about your game, and what's next for them. Other game/media influences that are discussed include: the Age of Empire series, Blade Runner, Total Recall, The DaVinci Code, In the Name of the Rose, Ghost in the Shell, Altered Carbon, Deus Ex, Liam Wong, Raymond Chandler, James Elroy. ----------------------------- Find Chinatown Detective Agency on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/Chinatown_Detective_Agency/ Visit the General Interactive website: http://www.generalinteractive.co/ Follow General Interactive on Twitter: https://twitter.com/genintco Follow Mark Fillon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrkfillon Follow Ricardo Juchem on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RicardoJuchem Follow Rik Godwin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tafdolphin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices