What aspects of sword fighting are most important to get right in a game? | S6 E6

11/30/20 • 74 min

How to make a video game, with Auroch Digital

Hosts Jemima and Matt are joined by another incredible guest in this weeks episode. Sword fighting expert Fran talks to us about weapons in video games.

Which games do it well? Which games do it badly? What is most important to get right when showing the complexities and brutality of using weapons? We look at The Witcher, Mount & Blade, Nidhogg, Skyrim, For Honor, and more.

Games discussed in this episode

Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord - Medieval Combat Simulator & RPG

- - Intro to the game - 0.00 - 0.30
  - Tournament fight - 3.00 - 4.21
  - Siege fight using spear, throwing weapons, and sword - 13.19 - 14.30

For Honor - Medieval Action Melee game

- - Intro to the game - 0.00 - 0.30
  - Two handed sword fight vs AI 1.53 - 2.12
  - Fight vs other player 0.50 - 1.25

Skyrim - Action RPG, wizards, dragons, classic

- - Sword and shield combat
  - 2 handed sword and then 2 handed axe combat 10.35 - 11.00

Nidhogg - side-scrolling two-player fighting video game, with fencing

- - Fencing vs AI 0.42 - 1.08
  - Fencing player vs player 21.24 - 21.40

The Witcher 3 - Action RPG - The best one ever

- - Sword fight vs NPCs - gorey watch out!

Mordhau - multiplayer medieval fighting PVP game

- - Game intro - 0.00 - 0.30
  - Rapier fighting
  - Fighting with hammer

Show notes

Want to know more? Fran's new podcast By the Sword looks at the modern study of the ancient art of swordplay
Want to try your hand at sword play in real life? Find a Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) club near you
For our UK listeners By the Sword.net is for HEMA events for women and NBs in the UK run by Fran
The School of the Sword is Fran's HEMA school so you can learn along with our guest

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Hosts Jemima and Matt are joined by another incredible guest in this weeks episode. Sword fighting expert Fran talks to us about weapons in video games.

Games discussed in this episode

Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord - Medieval Combat Simulator & RPG

- - Intro to the game - 0.00 - 0.30
  - Tournament fight - 3.00 - 4.21
  - Siege fight using spear, throwing weapons, and sword - 13.19 - 14.30

For Honor - Medieval Action Melee game

- - Intro to the game - 0.00 - 0.30
  - Two handed sword fight vs AI 1.53 - 2.12
  - Fight vs other player 0.50 - 1.25

Skyrim - Action RPG, wizards, dragons, classic

- - Sword and shield combat
  - 2 handed sword and then 2 handed axe combat 10.35 - 11.00

Nidhogg - side-scrolling two-player fighting video game, with fencing

- - Fencing vs AI 0.42 - 1.08
  - Fencing player vs player 21.24 - 21.40

The Witcher 3 - Action RPG - The best one ever

- - Sword fight vs NPCs - gorey watch out!

Mordhau - multiplayer medieval fighting PVP game

- - Game intro - 0.00 - 0.30
  - Rapier fighting
  - Fighting with hammer

Show notes

Want to know more? Fran's new podcast By the Sword looks at the modern study of the ancient art of swordplay
Want to try your hand at sword play in real life? Find a Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) club near you
For our UK listeners By the Sword.net is for HEMA events for women and NBs in the UK run by Fran
The School of the Sword is Fran's HEMA school so you can learn along with our guest

📝Sign up to our Newsletter to stay up to date with Auroch Digital

💬 Want to talk to us? Join our Discord

🕹️ Check out our latest titles: 🐠 Megaquarium and 🚀 Mars Horizon

🙋 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find all of the Season here

⭐Please do rate the podcast and spread the word!

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Colonies on Mars and Robots on the moon | S6 E5

It's the final episode of our 3 part Mars Horizon special with amazing guests from the UK Space Agency!

Jem, Matt, and Tom are joined by Paul Smith, Robotic Exploration Programme Manager🤖 at the UK Space Agency.

Hear about the Rosalind Franklin Mars Rover, featured in Mars Horizon, from someone who works on the mission and has even seen the rover up close! We also find out all about colonising Mars, and robots in space, and talk about how we explore this in our game.

Show notes

Watch our Mars Horizon livestream with Paul
Watch our 'Games about Mars' panel discussing Space Exploration and gaming
Follow the UK Space Agency on Twitter
Buy Mars Horizon

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🕹️ Check out our latest titles: 🐠 Megaquarium and 🚀 Mars Horizon

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Non-violent games and how games can make you happy | S6 E7

Happiness comes in many forms, especially when it comes to video games. So what is it that video games do that can help you feel happy, and is there anything that connects the games that make us feel this way? We also take a look at non-violent video games, the rise of these through indie games and the sheer variety of gameplay mechanics you can have that are non-violent.

James Batchelor, compiler of Non-Violent Game Of The Day and UK Editor of GamesIndustry.biz, joins Jem, Matt, and Peter for a joy-filled discussion about all of this and more.

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