Interview With Outer Wilds Dev Alex Beachum on Zelda, Outer Wilds, and Storytelling in Games
My full extended interview with Alex Beachum, the Creative Director for Outer Wilds! This is bonus content for the main video, which you should watch first if you haven’t seen it: • A Fitting Story: What Zelda Could Learn fr...
MENTIONED IN VIDEO:
Game Camp Talk: • Weaving the Open World Mystery of Outer Wi...
Outer Wilds Text Adventure: https://www.mobiusdigitalgames.com/ou...
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Titles
00:22 Preventing Spoilers in Outer Wilds
05:37 Nomai Writing
07:16 Storytelling in Echoes of the Eye
12:10 Crafting "Aha!" Moments
20:02 Pros & Cons of Outer Wilds Storytelling
26:13 Alex's Philosophy
34:46 Development of the Story in Outer Wilds
51:02 Nintendo's Approach to Storytelling in Zelda
59:55 Alex's Issues With Skyward Sword
01:03:50 Breath of the Wild
01:11:52 The Memories in BoTW & ToTK
01:20:29 Removing Pain Points in Outer Wilds
01:25:36 Why Do Physics Simulation for the Planets?
01:29:30 Alex's Plea to Open World Developers
SOURCES:
Outer Wilds Prototype Footage: • Outer Wilds - Prototype Reel
All other sources for this interview are shared with the main video (see link above).
INTERVIEW VIDEO CARDS:
Game Camp Talk: 0:03:45