Interview Tim Cain on Matt Chat

[Jason]

Tags: Fallout; Matt Barton; Tim Cain

<p>Writer Matt Baron has added <strong>Tim Cain</strong> to his harem of Matt Chat interviewees. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgjd4i1o4UY" target="_blank">Tim discusses</a> Dungeons & Dragons, Wasteland, Fallout, and the superior graphics of the Atari 800.<br /><br /><em>Thanks to  phanboy_iv and ksjav for pointing this out</em></p>

 

[Tails]

Good piece of interview, thought Fallout maniacs won't find much new information they didn't read about before. Can't wait for more!

 

[bhlaab]

I hate matt

 

[Deleted member 7219]

I hate matt

 

[HanoverF]

I have that Simpsons poster.

 

[Awor Szurkrarz]

Too bad that they didn't make SPECIAL more like GURPS. Anyway, interesting interview.

 

[shihonage]

Good interview.

 

[Zed]

Good interview with a great guy.

Looking forward to part II.

 

[Zed]

Are you Matt Chat-Matt?

 

[StrangeCase]

A perfect example is Bethesda's use of the Fallout setting the the SPECIAL system. They understand the elements but not the totality. They provide the campaign setting but then force a direction on the player leaving no room to shape the adventure within that setting; they understand the necessity of the SPECIAL system but not how a consistent ruleset lends structure to gameplay. They allowed content to influence form, rather than vice versa.

Except for its wide variety of bad design decisions, poor programming, misguided priorities, weak characterizations, and lazy shortcuts, Fallout 3 is an excellent game. Maybe the best game ever made.

 

[Carlos' Bitch1]

Ah, a disciple of the Garriott school of thought, and quite a logical one. Once you know what you can do with an engine, design the content around it.

They allowed content to influence form, rather than vice versa.[/

Excellent interview.

Laughed when Cain said "I am no businessman"

 

[Azira]

Too bad that they didn't make SPECIAL more like GURPS. Anyway, interesting interview.

They couldn't get the license for a GURPS based cRPG, so they had to cook up their own system, but that was what they were aiming for IIRC.

Haven't watched this interview yet though. Maybe he says as much.

 

[Davaris]

This Matt Chat does a great show. Its also good to see people taking a serious interest in gaming history.

 

[ksjav]

Part 2 is up.

 

[janjetina]

A really good interview. It's a shame Tim Cain isn't making RPGs at the moment.

 

[Fat Dragon]

Tim Cain

 

[hiver]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvgSGxNTADI

:cries bitterly:

:CRIES!!!!:

 

[Fat Dragon]

Shit though, forward to the last few minutes of that 2nd interview and listen to what Tim says. Despite what he's said about having liked the direction Fallout has gone in, you can tell that he really fucking hates having lost Fallout.

 

[Drakron]

Too bad that they didn't make SPECIAL more like GURPS.

You are fucking annoying you know that?

Here:
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Vault_13: ... _Adventure

Now SHUT UP! about it.

 

[Awor Szurkrarz]

Too bad that they didn't make SPECIAL more like GURPS.

You are fucking annoying you know that?

Here:
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Vault_13: ... _Adventure

Now SHUT UP! about it.

Why so butthurt?

 

[Davaris]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvgSGxNTADI

:cries bitterly:

:CRIES!!!!:

I don't understand why they didn't release that demo. Why Tim? Why?

Shit though, forward to the last few minutes of that 2nd interview and listen to what Tim says. Despite what he's said about having liked the direction Fallout has gone in, you can tell that he really fucking hates having lost Fallout.

Tim speaks in code:

"This is the world I'm used to... But its not my world."

you can tell that he really fucking hates having lost Fallout.

When I listened to that part I was thinking, "Death to Sales and Marketing!"

 

[Carlos' Bitch1]

Indeed. Death to Sales and Marketing. All Caine and co need is a business overlord, one that stays omnipresent, yet only steps in directly if things need a prod to keep them focused. It is plain they are decent enough with knowing what consumers want, just needing someone to keep them on the path while doing it.

 

[Black]

Tim- this is the world I'm used to, but it's not my world
Todd- more blood lol!

All Caine and co need is a business overlord

Caine

Heh, easy there

 

[hiver]

Tim Cain

 

[MasterSmithFandango]

Fuck MCA, Cain is the new Codex god.