Matt Chat 78: Interview with Arnold Hendrick Pt. 2

[chickenhed]

Great interview, thank you!

[Holammer]

Funny thing about the religion aspect of the game. Had it been done today there is a very real possibility that Bill Donohue & Foxnews would be all over it. ^^

[lupine73]

Wonder if he's still playing FFXIV. That game's launch is a trainwreck. Really hoping SE fixes it up, though... I'm a long time player and fan of XI and would love to dive into another game with that kind of depth.

[vintagevideogamegeek]

Audio is working good on this one.

[Sinekyre14]

Been enjoying this interview for a third time. You are the best.

[slenkar]

if it werent for the stuttering it would be a 2 part interview he heh eh eheh

Good interview though, nice to hear his thoughts on design

[HardWarUK]

@slenkar That's not funny. That's a wicked thing to say. I hope you're a young person and not aware of what you just said!

[RetroRoadshow]

@slenkar Come on man!!! Why did you have to be THAT person? I suggest you delete your comment as this man is more brilliant than you will ever be.

[Jammet]

Oh, I always had thought that Darklands was made in germany. Guess I was wrong.

[blacklily8]

@Jammet I was under the same impression until I researched the game. Apparently, a lot of people believe it's German.

[markvergeer]

Hey that's sweet part 2 this soon! I was afraid we had to wait for another week! Cool.

[Zaxth]

Great to hear that Mr. Hendrick has also played X-Com :) - speaking of which are you planning to Interview one or both of the Gollop brothers; Julian and Nick?

Keep it up Matt, I love these interviews as they're always enlightening in ways that other "gaming" sites just aren't.

[blacklily8]

@Zaxth I certainly wouldn't mind talking to the Gollops.

[PCGamer77]

IMO, nobody fussed over religion/witchcraft in Darklands because the material was handled with care by Mr. Hendrick. The whole point of the game was to portray things from the popular viewpoint of the time, not from our viewpoint today. I always thought that was respectful approach to take.