TLD Interviews, Articles, Reviews

[shanthini]

Red Bull

- (Jan 22, 2014)

10 Kickstarter games we'll be playing in 2014

"A true survival sim, you'll have to cannily balance competing needs to endure this end of the world."

TLD and Murdered Soul Suspect are on my watch list.

[Bill Tarling]

Just Adventure - (Jan 23, 2014)

The Long Dark New Screen Concept Art

"The Long Dark is a beautifully rendered first-person post-disaster survival simulation set in the Northern wilderness."

[Bill Tarling]

Another Castle - (Jan 27, 2014)

Another Castle's 2013 Game Of The Year Award Winners

Best Newcomer Studio, Developer, or Publisher of 2013

"The team at Hinterland has a collective passion about it that makes for a show of confidence as well. The studio’s first project is expected at the end of this year, and is expected to be a promising and unique experience."

[Bill Tarling]

Plus 10 Damage - (Jan 29, 2014)

TOP 40 MOST ANTICIPATED GAMES OF 2014:

"I've been asking for a game where you just have to survive nature rather than zombies for quite some time, and it looks like I'll be getting something like that here."

[Bill Tarling]

Eye For Games - (Jan 2014 Issue)

"We reached out to the Hinterland team to hear more about their upcoming game and why they chose to crowd fund it."

[Bill Tarling]

GamerZakh - (video)

Top 10 Survival Games To Watch In 2014

The Long Dark gets a shout out as the 2nd game in the video

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[robdoar]

http://www.20under40.ca/nominees.php

Raph gets top 20 under 40 recognition. Congrats!

[Bill Tarling]

Plus10Damage (Feb 19, 2014) - [Hinterland Interviews starts at the 28:30 mark of podcast]

THE PLUS 10 PODCAST EP. 089: THE LONG DARK INTERVIEW

"Raphael is the creative director on The Long Dark from Hinterland Games. During the second segment Raphael van Lierop spills many beans, but not all, in discussing his crowd-funded project. He also stays on for our questions in segment three. Plus he thinks we are cool."

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Personal Note: Excellent podcast. Really worthwhile to listen to... a lot more descriptive approaches to the gameplay explained.

[Raphael van Lierop]

Can you tell I'm not super comfortable in a "suit"?

The +10 Podcast is worth listening to, IMO, mainly because it's just so much fun to ramble on about the game and various other random topics they ask about...

[Bill Tarling]

While not officially confirmed, I believe you'll be able to join a live podcast interview between Raph on Core Elements & Wes Wilson's broadcast channel at http://www.twitch.tv/weswilsonlive on Thursday Feb. 27th @ Noon (Central Time)

[Bill Tarling]

Here's the Core Elements podcast interview With Raph.

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[Bill Tarling]

For anyone in the Victoria BC area, Raph is one the speaker panel at the Gottacon gaming convention

Storytelling in Video Games: Telling Tales Around the Digital Campfire

Day: Sunday Mar 3rd 2014

Time: 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Where: Main Theatre

Panelists: Chris Tihor, Raphael van Lierop, Eric Jordan, Joanne Parker Robertson

With the increasing popularity of story heavy video games such as the Walking Dead and the Mass Effect series, more developers are looking towards story as being an essential element in modern games. Others disagree, even going as far as declaring story “unnecessary,” “irksome,” and “a waste of resources and time.” Our panel of industry veterans will discuss the importance of narrative in games, talk about the games that prove their point, and attempt to answer the question: are games the future of storytelling?

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The Art of Gaming

Day: Sunday Mar 3rd 2014

Time: 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Where: Main Theatre

Panelists: Adam Kosh, Michelle Papadopoulos, Raphael van Lierop, Paul Dowd, Jon Wiggins, Mack Adams

Price: Included with your regular GottaCon pass

Are video games art? This has been the subject of debate for years. Even with The Art of Video Games exhibit touring across North America, many parts of the entertainment industry are reluctant to accept video games as a true art form. Join industry vets as they discuss how the art found in video games has evolved over the decades, why the art is important to storytelling, what makes it art, and their thoughts on why the entertainment industry doesn’t want to acknowledge video games as an art form.