#303 Darkest Dungeon 2 with Chris Bourassa and Tyler Sigman

This week, David is joined by Chris Bourassa, creative director and cofounder of Red Hook Studios, as well as Tyler Sigman, designer and fellow co-founder. Together, they discuss Red Hook’s latest venture, Darkest Dungeon 2, the road trip sequel to Darkest Dungeon. Topics include the risks involved in making a sequel, the use and pitfalls of early access, the danger in releasing a roadmap, and where Red Hook is going from here.

Episode Outline

0:00 Beginning of Show

1:07 End of Intro

1:25 Intro to Redhook and Darkest Dungeon

5:03 Risking a Sequel

9:20 Navigating Indie Development

17:46 First Release

21:55 Early Access Iteration

27:01 Maintaining Early Access Projects

36:04 Danger of Roadmaps

39:16 Building Feature Rich Systems

58:48 Prioritizing Features

1:05:53 Future of Redhook

1:06:56 Outro

1:07:58 End of Show

In this Episode

Chris Bourassa - @bourassaart, darkestdungeon.com
Tyler Sigman - @tylersigman
David V. Heron - @davidvheron