What makes a good conversation? Find out at LudoNarraCon!
Choosing dialogue choices and having conversations is often part of the core mechanic of any narrative-driven game. How do we craft “good” conversations and what does that mean?
Join Kahlief Adams, host and founder of the Spawn On Me podcast, as he sits down with Adam Hines, our co-founder and lead writer. Using our catalog of games, they’ll discuss how writers, narrative designers, and storytellers can build interactive conversations that feel natural and engaging while pushing the boundaries of interpersonal relationships in games.
LudoNarraCon 2022 is the fourth edition of an annual digital festival held exclusively on Steam to celebrate narrative video games and the developers that make them. Conceived and organised by indie label Fellow Traveller, the event is available for free to everyone to attend and free for developers to exhibit at.
👀 Behind the scenes content and live Q&As from over 40 exhibiting developers, all making story-rich games 🎮 Over 30 narrative game demos to download and play, all featured in our demo section 💸 Get great discounts on more than 140 story-rich games in the LudoNarraCon sale 🎤 Watch over 16 hours of original panels and fireside chats about narrative games and game development 🖼️ Get yourself a wallpaper pack to celebrate the event, featuring tons of cool art from your favourite narrative games
OXENFREE II at IGN Fan Fest 2022
Grab a walkie talkie, radio, and that overdue library book: we’re headed to IGN Fan Fest.
We’re returning to Camena for an exclusive table read of a new scene from OXENFREE II: Lost Signals. Joining us are Elizabeth Saydah (Riley Poverly), Joe Bianco (Jacob Summers), and Adam Hines (lead writer and studio cofounder). While Elizabeth and Joe have voiced characters with us for both Next Stop Nowhere and OXENFREE II, this table read is the first time they’ve performed their roles in the same “room.” But, what even IS a room in 2022, anyway? We also didn’t have a table for the table read, so we should probably just call it a “read.” Spacetime is a construct.
IGN Fan Fest kicks off on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at 11am PT/2pm ET/7pm GMT. There’s a ton of exclusive panels, clips, interviews, and special announcements from the most-anticipated television, movies, and games this year. As a free and live virtual event, IGN Fan Fest will be streamed across IGN.com and their social channels. If you can’t make it, all of the panels will be available to rewatch after the stream.
Tape 2 | The Characters of OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
[previewyoutube="AgzNapbfAmc;full"] Meet four characters who will impact the story of OXENFREE II: Lost Signals. Jacob Summers, Parentage, Maggie Adler, and Riley Poverly. All of them will grapple with the past, the future, and mind-bending supernatural events that will change everything.
Who are they? How are they connected? And, five years after the original events of OXENFREE: what’s at stake?
A handyman uncertain of who he should be. Everyone went to high school with someone like him.
Maggie Adler
Army radio comms officer and code maker. What she uncovered echoes throughout space and time.
Parentage
A mysterious group that threatens to change everything. Stop them before it's too late.
Riley Poverly
When Riley Poverly returns home to Camena, she finds more than she bargained for.
Catch Up On New Details
Recently, we had a nice bunch of OXENFREE II previews pop up across the internet. So, we’ve made it easy to catch up on the news. Here are five things we’ve revealed recently about OXENFREE II: Lost Signals. This is what you need to know, in the words of esteemed games journalists from around the globe:
We’re bringing back pivotal conversation choices that shape the story and your connections with other characters.
The Escapist: “For my money, the original Oxenfree contains some of the most natural and conversational dialogue in any game ever. A combination of the realistic-yet-stylized writing, wonderful performances, and implementation of the Aaron Sorkin-esque “walk-and-talk” mechanics all work together to create characters that just sound right. It’s up there with Disco Elysium and Firewatch as the games where I could spend hours just listening to the characters shoot the shit. So, it’s no surprise that the small preview I got to see from Oxenfree II exudes that same level of spoken artistry as the original. “
Use an all-new walkie talkie to chat with contacts and uncover useful insights about the mysteries of Camena.
Gamesradar: “From mysterious strangers to locals in need of some assistance, the walkie-talkie adds to the sense of scale and depth by bringing in both side quests and an additional layer of choice. When you receive a call, you can decide if you want to respond, potentially help out, or simply ignore it all together.”
Reconnecting with an old high school acquaintance is more than just a quick hello… because … ghosts?
Eurogamer: “Here’s something. One word stories. One-word stories? One Word Stories! … And this gets at the heart of Oxenfree 2 for me, I think. On one hand, there’s that dizzying complexity going on behind the scenes, because as Jacob’s friend Riley, you get to choose which word to say, which in turn must impact which word Jacob then chooses as a response. I close my eyes at that and see the decision tree branching out, its bright leaves filling the space above my head. What a thing! A marvel.”
Tune into time tears, tapping into fissures in the time-space continuum that transport you to the past or the future.
IGN: “Did her and Jacob’s meddling happen to cause the mine collapse, or did they just happen to be in the right place at the wrong time? I hope Oxenfree II doesn’t necessarily answer questions like that – it’s the type of time-loopy rabbit hole a story like this allows for, and I love the potential this one sequence promises.”
