FrieNDA

The Harvest Season

Kev interviews Valerie Rose Lohman, the voice of Tara Wylde from Wylde Flowers.

Also, Al and Kev go through the news of the week.

Timings

00:00:00: Theme Tune
00:00:30: Intro
00:02:47: What Have We Been Up To
00:11:23: News
00:27:59: Interview

Links

The Ranch of Rivershine Early Access
Fabledom Roadmap
Paleo Pines Accessibility Considerations
Go-Go Town Power Tools
Farming Simulator Competitive Mode

Valerie’s Linktree
Kev on Twitter

Contact

Al on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheScotBot
Al on Mastodon: https://mastodon.scot/@TheScotBot
Email Us: https://harvestseason.club/contact/

Transcript

[00:00.000 –> 00:02.000] 🎵Music🎵
[00:30.720 –> 00:34.880] Hello farmers and welcome to another episode of The Harvest Season.
[00:35.520 –> 00:36.800] My name is Al.
[00:36.800 –> 00:37.840] My name is Kevin.
[00:37.840 –> 00:42.640] And we are here today to talk about Eurovision, wait no, cottagecore games.
[00:43.840 –> 00:45.440] No, Eurovision’s correct.
[00:45.440 –> 00:46.880] Sorry, I’ve got Eurovision on the mind.
[00:46.880 –> 00:48.480] Get out of the way, cottagecore.
[00:48.480 –> 00:53.040] We are recording this literally an hour before the Eurovision Grand Final,
[00:53.040 –> 00:54.640] so it’s all on my brain.
[00:55.600 –> 00:56.640] That is what it is.
[00:56.640 –> 00:58.720] Oh, I didn’t know.
[00:58.720 –> 01:01.520] I thought this was the start of the season or whatever.
[01:01.520 –> 01:02.640] No, this is it.
[01:02.640 –> 01:03.600] This is the final one.
[01:03.600 –> 01:04.100] This is it.
[01:04.720 –> 01:07.520] We’re done after today for this year.
[01:07.520 –> 01:09.600] Okay, who is in the final?
[01:09.600 –> 01:10.640] I don’t know how these things work.
[01:12.480 –> 01:14.640] There are 26 countries in the final.
[01:14.640 –> 01:16.160] Do you really want me to read them all out to you?
[01:16.800 –> 01:17.840] Oh my goodness.[01:20.640 –> 01:22.480] I don’t get how Eurovision works,
[01:23.360 –> 01:26.080] but if the listener’s interested,
[01:26.080 –> 01:30.880] maybe they could find out in some place on some medium.
[01:30.880 –> 01:35.200] Yeah, we do have a greenhouse episode that was just released today,
[01:35.200 –> 01:38.160] as we’re recording, a few days ago when you hear this,
[01:39.840 –> 01:43.280] where me and Cody go over our favorites at that point.
[01:44.560 –> 01:47.600] And we’re going to do another episode where we update our favorites
[01:47.600 –> 01:50.880] because the live stuff always changes who my favorites are.
[01:51.040 –> 01:52.960] My favorites are never my favorites by the end
[01:52.960 –> 01:56.400] because some of the stage performances are great or rubbish
[01:56.400 –> 01:57.280] and that changes things.
[01:58.640 –> 02:01.200] And go over our feelings about who won
[02:01.200 –> 02:02.720] and what we’re annoyed about
[02:02.720 –> 02:04.320] and why we’re annoyed about Sweden winning.
[02:06.880 –> 02:12.080] Anyway, so this episode we have a very exciting interview.
[02:12.080 –> 02:14.800] Yeah, how long has it been since we had an interview?
[02:14.800 –> 02:17.920] I know, it must be a year since the last interview.
[02:17.920 –> 02:20.240] So this is an interview with Valerie Rose Loman,
[02:20.240 –> 02:24.720] who is the voice actor for the main character in Wild Flowers.
[02:25.520 –> 02:30.080] And, you know, just going to keep throwing these Wild Flowers episodes at you.
[02:30.080 –> 02:34.240] Before long, Kevin’s going to make us a Wild Flowers podcast.
[02:34.240 –> 02:36.000] I will not be stopped.
[02:37.520 –> 02:38.320] Oh dear.
[02:38.320 –> 02:42.240] So we have that, which Kevin has done with Valerie.
[02:43.120 –> 02:44.640] So we’ll get to that when we get to it.
[02:45.520 –> 02:47.360] Before that, obviously we’ll have some news.
[02:47.440 –> 02:50.000] But first of all, Kevin, what have you been up to?
[02:51.280 –> 02:52.640] Let’s see, Marvel Snap.
[02:52.640 –> 02:54.240] It’s in a good place right now.
[02:54.240 –> 02:55.760] New season recently started.
[02:55.760 –> 02:57.920] Fun cars, no dominant effects.
[03:00.000 –> 03:02.880] Let’s see, I have been playing Roots of Pacha.
[03:04.400 –> 03:07.120] That is one.
[03:07.120 –> 03:09.440] Boy, that is a Stardew Valley clone.
[03:09.440 –> 03:11.600] And two, boy, that is a good game.
[03:12.640 –> 03:13.440] Interesting.
[03:13.840 –> 03:17.360] It definitely feels like the season of Stardew Valley clones.
[03:17.360 –> 03:20.960] And I’m very excited to hear how good it is compared to that.
[03:20.960 –> 03:23.920] Because obviously, there’ll be lots of comparisons to Stardew Valley.
[03:23.920 –> 03:27.360] But the real question is, how does it do the other things?
[03:27.360 –> 03:34.080] Yeah, yeah, I will go in depth on some other time about this.
[03:34.080 –> 03:39.360] But one thing I will note, I need to see how,
[03:39.360 –> 03:42.960] because I know Stardew has updated significantly since it last played.
[03:43.040 –> 03:48.400] And I wonder how much of, I think, the improvements from Roots of Pacha
[03:48.400 –> 03:50.880] are just the updates from Stardew that I missed.
[03:52.800 –> 03:55.760] Overall, I mean, I’ve been playing it for like, how long has it been out?
[03:55.760 –> 03:57.040] Like two weeks almost.
[03:57.040 –> 03:59.200] And so I’m still playing it and enjoying it.
[03:59.840 –> 04:02.160] And I’m not playing it for rushing for coverage.
[04:02.160 –> 04:03.760] I’m playing because I actually enjoy it.
[04:03.760 –> 04:06.080] So, you know, that’s a thumbs up.
[04:06.080 –> 04:06.640] Cool.
[04:06.640 –> 04:07.360] Awesome, awesome.
[04:07.920 –> 04:08.400] Yeah.
[04:08.400 –> 04:11.920] Other than that, hey, I don’t know if you’ve heard of this game.
[04:11.920 –> 04:13.840] I play this game called Wildflowers.
[04:14.640 –> 04:15.520] Wildflowers!
[04:16.240 –> 04:20.240] We got update two days after Pacha release.
[04:20.240 –> 04:22.960] Oh, it was a lot on me at once.
[04:22.960 –> 04:25.120] So have you been playing both of those regularly?
[04:25.120 –> 04:25.440] Yes.
[04:26.320 –> 04:27.440] How do you find the time?
[04:27.440 –> 04:27.920] My word.
[04:28.640 –> 04:33.840] I schedule today’s Roots of Pacha day, the other day’s Wildflowers day, etc.
[04:33.840 –> 04:35.280] You gotta tag team.
[04:35.280 –> 04:36.960] I definitely, I cannot do that.
[04:36.960 –> 04:38.640] I can’t do that with games.
[04:38.640 –> 04:40.560] I mean, like I’m all in on a game or not.
[04:41.040 –> 04:41.760] That’s how I work.
[04:42.480 –> 04:43.120] Yeah.
[04:43.120 –> 04:48.320] I mean, it’s easier because these don’t have end goals exactly.
[04:48.320 –> 04:53.520] Like, you know, Wildflowers, I’m in quote unquote postgame where it’s just new content that I can do.
[04:53.520 –> 04:56.080] But I mean, that’s part of what helps.
[04:56.640 –> 05:01.840] But yeah, the update to Wildflowers has been substantial.
[05:01.840 –> 05:03.520] A whole bunch of new stuff.
[05:03.520 –> 05:07.920] A whole bunch of, there was a lot of farming focused updates.
[05:08.000 –> 05:12.480] You can expand a lot of your facilities, greenhouse, etc.
[05:12.480 –> 05:13.120] New animals.
[05:13.120 –> 05:14.800] Some end game content as well, isn’t it?
[05:15.360 –> 05:15.600] Yeah.
[05:16.960 –> 05:19.440] So yeah, it’s good.
[05:19.440 –> 05:21.600] I mean, that’s pretty much what’s been eating up my life.
[05:21.600 –> 05:24.480] What has been eating up your life aside from Eurovision, Al?
[05:24.480 –> 05:27.600] Well, I finally started playing Hollow Knight, right?
[05:27.600 –> 05:31.280] So I got really into Metroid Dread last year and really enjoyed it.
[05:31.280 –> 05:32.320] It was really good.
[05:32.320 –> 05:35.920] And I was like, maybe I should try some more kind of similar sort of games.
[05:36.000 –> 05:37.600] And everyone’s like, oh, you should play Hollow Knight.
[05:37.600 –> 05:38.100] It’s great.
[05:39.200 –> 05:41.360] So I was like, oh, yeah, maybe I’ll do it at some point.
[05:41.360 –> 05:46.160] And then they went and put it on sale for like, it was like six quid or something like that on the Switch.
[05:46.160 –> 05:48.160] And I was like, oh, well, I guess I’m buying it now then.
[05:49.200 –> 05:49.840] So I bought it.
[05:50.880 –> 05:54.400] And then I had to play Coral Island and stuff like that.
[05:54.400 –> 05:56.800] But then last week I started playing Hollow Knight.
[05:57.360 –> 05:58.720] So I haven’t finished it.
[05:58.720 –> 06:01.360] I tried to finish it before Zelda came out, but I didn’t manage.
[06:01.360 –> 06:03.600] I’ve got maybe two thirds of the way through the game.
[06:04.480 –> 06:06.720] So at some point I’ll come back to it and finish it off.
[06:06.720 –> 06:07.520] I am enjoying it.
[06:07.520 –> 06:08.020] It’s good.
[06:09.040 –> 06:12.400] I have my issues with it, but it’s generally pretty good.
[06:13.280 –> 06:19.200] I still, and this is going to sound stupid for playing Metroidvanias and saying I enjoy them.
[06:19.200 –> 06:23.760] I still don’t like the exploration, the backtracking exploration of it.
[06:23.760 –> 06:26.960] So like, I’m fine when you’re going through and you’re like, oh, yeah, okay, well, you know,
[06:26.960 –> 06:31.040] let’s go look at all the areas and like, okay, I’ll need to come back here and blah, blah, blah, blah.
[06:31.040 –> 06:35.440] My problem is when you have to like, okay, now I need to go back to that thing I couldn’t do before.
[06:35.440 –> 06:39.600] I really don’t like that because it’s just so much of just doing the same thing again
[06:39.600 –> 06:42.400] to get back to another bit that I can then do.
[06:42.400 –> 06:48.000] And I feel like these games need many more fast travel areas.
[06:48.000 –> 06:52.320] Like Hollow Knight has a bunch of them, but it’s like one per area.
[06:52.320 –> 06:56.320] And it can take like five minutes to get from one end of the area to another.
[06:56.320 –> 06:59.840] And it’s like, I’m now trying to get to this area because I can now,
[06:59.840 –> 07:02.160] I’ve now unlocked this ability to do this thing.
[07:02.160 –> 07:04.880] But then I have to like spend five minutes going across.
[07:04.880 –> 07:06.960] And if you die, oh well, you have to do it all again.
[07:07.520 –> 07:09.920] Like it’s just that, but I just don’t find fun.
[07:09.920 –> 07:12.160] So that kind of makes the end game a bit annoying.
[07:13.360 –> 07:15.040] But overall, I’m enjoying it.
[07:15.040 –> 07:15.840] It’s good fun.
[07:15.840 –> 07:16.800] The combat’s fine.
[07:16.800 –> 07:17.440] It does the job.
[07:18.240 –> 07:20.320] It is a fun world that they’ve created.
[07:20.320 –> 07:22.960] There’s lots of different things, lots of different enemies.
[07:22.960 –> 07:26.800] And the boss battles are challenging, but not impossible.
[07:26.800 –> 07:28.400] So yeah, no, I’m enjoying it.
[07:28.400 –> 07:29.520] It’s good fun.
[07:29.520 –> 07:30.020] Okay.
[07:31.200 –> 07:31.440] Yeah.
[07:32.000 –> 07:33.360] I mean, I think I agree with you.
[07:33.920 –> 07:36.080] I think they could use more fast travel points.
[07:37.520 –> 07:40.320] But on the other hand, like especially towards the later game,
[07:40.320 –> 07:43.360] when you have everything unlocked and you can just breeze through everything,
[07:43.360 –> 07:44.560] that kind of feels cool too.
[07:44.560 –> 07:46.320] But I see your point.
[07:47.440 –> 07:48.880] Yeah, I mean, you can do both.
[07:48.880 –> 07:50.560] You don’t have to use fast travel options.
[07:51.520 –> 07:54.080] Like one of my favorite things about Breath of the Wild
[07:54.080 –> 07:56.480] is just how many fast travel areas there are.
[07:56.480 –> 07:58.080] You go to Shrine, that’s it.
[07:58.080 –> 07:59.280] It’s another fast travel area.
[08:00.160 –> 08:04.240] So you can just like tear through, go to everything you can see,
[08:04.240 –> 08:06.560] and then you can really quickly travel around the map.
[08:07.360 –> 08:08.320] Yeah, sure.
[08:08.320 –> 08:10.480] But speaking of which…
[08:11.040 –> 08:15.920] Speaking of which, we’re recording the day after Tears of the Kingdom came out,
[08:15.920 –> 08:18.000] and boy, have I played that game so far.
[08:18.880 –> 08:22.720] So I have done the tutorial area,
[08:22.720 –> 08:25.840] and I’ve done a wee bit more of the main story since then,
[08:25.840 –> 08:29.120] and maybe another five Shrines or so since the tutorial area.
[08:29.120 –> 08:30.240] So it’s going well.
[08:30.240 –> 08:30.880] I’m enjoying it.
[08:30.880 –> 08:32.080] It’s fun.
[08:32.080 –> 08:36.080] It still has, obviously, I fell straight back into the controls from Breath of the Wild.
[08:36.080 –> 08:39.920] It feels the same control-wise, just with you obviously have extra abilities.
[08:39.920 –> 08:41.120] So that’s something you have to learn.
[08:41.120 –> 08:44.800] But like the combat, it feels almost exactly the same,
[08:44.800 –> 08:46.160] and that’s good, right?
[08:47.120 –> 08:48.800] I don’t think they needed to change it.
[08:49.600 –> 08:52.400] I think that obviously they’ve got the new weapons and fusing and stuff like that,
[08:52.400 –> 08:52.960] which is good.
[08:52.960 –> 08:56.720] But like the actual combat, exactly the same, exactly how I want it.
[08:56.720 –> 09:01.360] Like I went straight in immediately as good as I was before.
[09:01.360 –> 09:03.200] Maybe take me like five minutes to get there.
[09:03.200 –> 09:04.320] But that was it.
[09:04.320 –> 09:05.920] And I know what I’m doing.
[09:05.920 –> 09:06.480] I love this.
[09:06.480 –> 09:07.120] This is great.
[09:07.920 –> 09:09.120] I really like what they’ve done.
[09:09.120 –> 09:10.400] I won’t say too much, obviously,
[09:10.400 –> 09:12.480] because I don’t want to spoil it for people who want to play the game,
[09:12.480 –> 09:14.320] but can’t afford it at launch or whatever.
[09:14.320 –> 09:16.480] But like I love what they’ve done about the world.
[09:16.480 –> 09:20.160] Like it’s not Breath of the Wild just again, right?
[09:20.160 –> 09:25.040] They’ve done loads of things to make it feel like time has passed in many different ways,
[09:25.040 –> 09:26.480] and I’m really liking that.
[09:26.480 –> 09:30.960] And obviously the sky islands and the caves is a really fun addition,
[09:30.960 –> 09:33.040] having the kind of three different levels.
[09:33.040 –> 09:34.880] So yeah, no, I’m really enjoying it.
[09:34.880 –> 09:37.040] I’m looking forward to spending a lot of time in this game.
[09:38.000 –> 09:42.320] I’m hoping that I can kind of get to the point where I’m playing it in chunks,
[09:42.320 –> 09:45.760] rather than because like, as I’ve said before, my the way that I play is like,
[09:45.760 –> 09:50.320] I’m going to play this game and nothing else for like two weeks, three weeks, four weeks, whatever.
[09:51.280 –> 09:53.040] I don’t want to do that for Tears of the Kingdom.
[09:53.040 –> 09:53.920] I want to enjoy it.
[09:53.920 –> 09:55.200] I want to take it slowly.
[09:55.200 –> 09:56.240] I want to explore.
[09:56.240 –> 09:58.080] I want to do lots of things.
[09:58.080 –> 10:00.480] But I also want to play other games at the same time, right?
[10:00.480 –> 10:02.640] Because like there’s loads of games coming out.
[10:02.640 –> 10:05.600] I’ve got podcast episodes to do and I want to play these games.
[10:05.600 –> 10:09.040] So hopefully, hopefully I can get into that sort of like,
[10:09.040 –> 10:12.080] you know, spend a few days playing and then spend a few days playing something else.
[10:12.080 –> 10:14.640] I don’t think I can do what you’re doing with the one day on, one day off.
[10:14.640 –> 10:16.960] That is just not, I can’t do that.
[10:20.560 –> 10:23.200] So it sounds like it’s a sequel to Breath of the Wild.
[10:23.200 –> 10:25.360] That’s kind of the general consensus I’ve heard.
[10:25.360 –> 10:26.960] It absolutely is.
[10:26.960 –> 10:29.120] If you like Breath of the Wild, you will like this game.
[10:29.120 –> 10:32.480] If you don’t like the Breath of the Wild and the things that Breath of the Wild does
[10:32.480 –> 10:35.120] differently to other Zeldas, you’re not going to like this game.
[10:35.760 –> 10:37.360] Because it very definitely is.
[10:37.360 –> 10:38.960] It’s built on that and it changes things.
[10:38.960 –> 10:40.880] And I think it does things in a better way.
[10:41.760 –> 10:42.880] There’s a lot of changes.
[10:43.440 –> 10:45.360] So it doesn’t feel like the exact same game.
[10:45.360 –> 10:47.120] It doesn’t feel like DLC.
[10:47.120 –> 10:48.320] It feels like a sequel.
[10:48.960 –> 10:51.360] But yeah, if you didn’t like Breath of the Wild, you’re not going to like this game.
[10:51.360 –> 10:52.960] Don’t bother picking it up.
[10:52.960 –> 10:53.460] Sure.
[10:54.160 –> 10:54.660] Yeah.
[10:55.200 –> 10:57.360] If you liked Breath of the Wild, but you had some issues with it,
[10:57.360 –> 10:59.520] you’ll probably still have some issues with it, but you’ll still love the game.
[10:59.520 –> 11:00.080] It’s great.
[11:02.080 –> 11:05.280] And I guess just follow up on last episode.
[11:05.280 –> 11:08.880] I said I was playing Fall Guys and I was trying to get to level 100 on the season pass.
[11:08.880 –> 11:09.360] I did it.
[11:09.360 –> 11:10.240] I got SpongeBob.
[11:10.240 –> 11:11.040] We’re sorted.
[11:11.040 –> 11:11.840] All good.
[11:11.840 –> 11:13.360] And Craig doesn’t care.
[11:13.360 –> 11:14.640] He still wants to be the duck.
[11:16.960 –> 11:17.460] Classic.
[11:21.760 –> 11:22.240] All right.
[11:22.240 –> 11:22.960] Good stuff.
[11:22.960 –> 11:23.680] Good stuff.
[11:23.680 –> 11:24.240] Yeah.
[11:24.240 –> 11:25.680] That’s what we’ve been up to.
[11:25.680 –> 11:28.320] So should we talk about some news?
[11:28.320 –> 11:28.820] No.
[11:29.840 –> 11:30.340] Okay.
[11:30.560 –> 11:31.760] Well, that’s our episode.
[11:34.160 –> 11:38.480] First off, we have the Ranch of Riverside.
[11:38.480 –> 11:42.880] This is the horse riding slash rearing slash.
[11:43.520 –> 11:45.760] I think you breed them breeding game as well by
[11:48.320 –> 11:52.160] who made Capybara Spa and Lemon Cake.
[11:52.160 –> 11:53.600] And what else?
[11:53.600 –> 11:55.440] There was a couple of games that she made as well.
[11:56.240 –> 11:56.800] Lemon.
[11:56.800 –> 11:58.160] Wait, did you say Lemon Cake?
[11:58.160 –> 12:00.240] I said Lemon Cake and Capybara Spa.
[12:00.240 –> 12:01.120] Yeah, there’s another one.
[12:01.120 –> 12:01.760] I can’t remember.
[12:02.640 –> 12:03.440] I can’t remember the name.
[12:03.440 –> 12:06.160] Anyway, from Elise who made those games.
[12:06.160 –> 12:07.920] It is now in early access.
[12:07.920 –> 12:11.600] So if you want that horse riding slash rearing slash breeding
[12:11.600 –> 12:14.640] game, it’s available now on Steam.
[12:14.640 –> 12:15.140] Yeah.
[12:16.080 –> 12:19.040] Wait, it’s early access, to be clear.
[12:20.640 –> 12:22.720] Yes, it is early access.
[12:22.720 –> 12:23.120] Yeah.
[12:23.120 –> 12:28.880] Looking at the tweet, this is, I would say, her most ambitious
[12:28.880 –> 12:30.400] game. We’re talking full 3D.
[12:32.080 –> 12:33.600] It looks very detailed.
[12:33.600 –> 12:34.320] Very well done.
[12:34.320 –> 12:35.280] Yeah, looks good.
[12:35.280 –> 12:36.880] It looks like a horse game.
[12:38.880 –> 12:40.320] Yeah, so good on Eloise.
[12:41.440 –> 12:42.800] Yeah, I’ll be interested.
[12:42.800 –> 12:44.560] It’s going to be $30 when it releases.
[12:44.560 –> 12:47.280] Saw her tweet that, which is, you know, that’s a full on game.
[12:47.280 –> 12:49.520] That is not little micro Lemon Cake game.
[12:49.520 –> 12:50.020] That is.
[12:50.880 –> 12:53.600] Well, you already can tell it’s bigger because it’s taken
[12:53.600 –> 12:55.440] much longer than her previous games.
[12:56.880 –> 12:59.600] Like, I think Capybara Spa took like eight months, which
[12:59.600 –> 13:02.000] is an incredibly quick time to play.
[13:02.000 –> 13:05.040] I was about to say, even if it’s taking longer than the
[13:05.040 –> 13:07.760] other ones, she is a machine.
[13:09.200 –> 13:12.240] Like Stephen King levels of just cranking them out.
[13:12.240 –> 13:12.640] Jeez.
[13:12.640 –> 13:13.360] I know.
[13:13.360 –> 13:13.860] Absolutely.
[13:14.560 –> 13:15.360] Well, good for her.
[13:15.360 –> 13:16.160] I can’t wait to see.
[13:17.120 –> 13:19.680] It looks like a lot of excitement for it from the people
[13:19.680 –> 13:21.040] who played her game.
[13:21.040 –> 13:22.800] So I’m very much looking forward to it.
[13:22.800 –> 13:25.040] Bunny Park and Alchemy Storia are the other two games.
[13:25.040 –> 13:26.000] That’s the one I was thinking of.
[13:26.000 –> 13:26.500] But yeah.
[13:27.920 –> 13:28.420] Awesome.
[13:29.600 –> 13:30.640] What else have we got?
[13:30.640 –> 13:31.280] Fabledom.
[13:31.280 –> 13:36.400] So they went into early access last month, I think.
[13:37.360 –> 13:40.320] They have outlined their roadmap for the early access.
[13:40.960 –> 13:43.840] So it looks like they have a number of updates detailed
[13:43.840 –> 13:44.960] and what they’re going to add in.
[13:44.960 –> 13:47.040] Obviously, they don’t have timings because that is silly.
[13:47.040 –> 13:49.600] Don’t add timings for a huge long roadmap like that.
[13:52.480 –> 13:54.320] But it looks like there’s also another update coming,
[13:54.320 –> 13:57.200] which is unannounced at this point.
[13:57.200 –> 13:58.880] It just says to be revealed at the bottom.
[13:58.960 –> 14:02.000] So if you’re interested in Fabledom or you’re playing it
[14:02.000 –> 14:04.160] or whatever, the roadmap is out now.
[14:04.160 –> 14:05.040] I’m interested.
[14:05.040 –> 14:05.920] I haven’t played it.
[14:07.120 –> 14:08.880] I will probably wait.
[14:08.880 –> 14:11.920] I just saw the quest system isn’t out yet, even.
[14:11.920 –> 14:14.800] So yeah, I’ll probably wait for that to cook in the oven
[14:14.800 –> 14:15.300] a little more.
[14:16.560 –> 14:18.080] Of course you’re interested.
[14:18.080 –> 14:18.960] It’s a city builder.
[14:18.960 –> 14:23.200] What city builder are you interested in?
[14:23.200 –> 14:24.320] Guilty as charged.
[14:26.720 –> 14:27.440] All right.
[14:27.680 –> 14:28.880] Next, big thing.
[14:28.880 –> 14:30.240] Paleo Pines.
[14:30.240 –> 14:32.160] So this is the dinosaur farming game
[14:32.160 –> 14:34.320] where you’re farming with your dinosaurs.
[14:34.320 –> 14:36.000] I didn’t see what I was looking at next.
[14:36.000 –> 14:37.360] But yeah, I was about to say.
[14:37.360 –> 14:40.160] Speaking of games I’m interested in.
[14:40.160 –> 14:45.440] They have detailed their accessibility options
[14:45.440 –> 14:48.160] and considerations because they’re not all options,
[14:48.160 –> 14:50.160] which is where I find this interesting.
[14:50.160 –> 14:52.560] So we obviously, on this podcast,
[14:52.560 –> 14:55.360] we appreciate when there are accessibility options.
[14:55.360 –> 14:56.800] And we call that out when there are
[14:56.880 –> 14:57.680] and when there aren’t.
[14:57.680 –> 15:00.000] So it’s always good to call it out when there are
[15:00.000 –> 15:01.920] and celebrate when people are doing good things.
[15:02.480 –> 15:04.400] So they have a bunch of things.
[15:04.400 –> 15:07.840] So first of all, they’ve kind of thought about dyslexia
[15:07.840 –> 15:09.520] from the get go because they do have
[15:09.520 –> 15:11.120] a dyslexic person on a team.
[15:11.120 –> 15:13.600] I always say it’s important to have lots of different people
[15:13.600 –> 15:15.600] on the teams because then you actually think about things
[15:16.960 –> 15:18.400] that you otherwise wouldn’t think about.
[15:19.600 –> 15:20.320] Oh boy.
[15:21.200 –> 15:23.360] I’m just not getting to other news,
[15:23.360 –> 15:25.040] but like some of those big companies
[15:25.040 –> 15:26.720] could learn a lesson from that,
[15:27.280 –> 15:28.960] Pop, Activision, Blizzard, Koff.
[15:31.520 –> 15:32.880] And they’re big enough to have enough
[15:33.520 –> 15:38.400] to probably have most people with most differences
[15:38.400 –> 15:41.600] in the company and they can’t deal with things properly.
[15:41.600 –> 15:44.720] I bet they have a significant…
[15:44.720 –> 15:45.760] Well, maybe not.
[15:45.760 –> 15:46.240] I don’t know.
[15:47.040 –> 15:48.240] If they do, they don’t.
[15:48.240 –> 15:50.800] The people who should care don’t care.
[15:52.000 –> 15:53.840] But that’s neither here nor there.
[15:53.920 –> 15:56.720] Paleopines does care and we applaud them for that.
[15:56.720 –> 15:57.280] Yes.
[15:57.280 –> 15:58.320] Do we have an update?
[15:58.320 –> 15:58.880] I don’t remember.
[15:58.880 –> 15:59.680] Is this game out?
[15:59.680 –> 16:00.480] I want this game.
[16:01.200 –> 16:01.760] Coming soon.
[16:02.800 –> 16:03.600] Coming soon, yeah.
[16:04.560 –> 16:07.600] So the second thing which I think is really interesting
[16:07.600 –> 16:09.600] is they don’t have a colorblindness option,
[16:09.600 –> 16:11.760] but they have chosen their colors
[16:11.760 –> 16:14.320] with colorblindness in consideration.
[16:14.320 –> 16:17.200] So the idea is that they don’t need a colorblindness option
[16:17.200 –> 16:19.280] because everybody should be able to notice the differences
[16:19.280 –> 16:21.040] because there are colors that can do that,
[16:21.040 –> 16:22.000] that fit all the…
[16:22.000 –> 16:22.800] Because there’s lots of different…
[16:22.800 –> 16:26.160] There’s like five or six different colorblindness standards.
[16:27.200 –> 16:30.320] And obviously, each of them is a bit of a spectrum,
[16:30.320 –> 16:32.640] but individually, I think they’re quite different
[16:32.640 –> 16:35.760] because it’s about different things that are wrong with your eye.
[16:35.760 –> 16:38.080] Like you might not have the right number of cones
[16:38.080 –> 16:41.040] or I’m not a doctor, but it’s stuff like that.
[16:42.480 –> 16:46.000] And so, yeah, they have chosen colors with that in mind,
[16:46.640 –> 16:48.800] which I think is definitely the better way to do it,
[16:48.800 –> 16:49.520] if you can do it.
[16:50.240 –> 16:51.920] A colorblindness option is fine.
[16:51.920 –> 16:52.560] It does the job.
[16:53.360 –> 16:56.000] It’s good not to have to make people turn on options,
[16:56.000 –> 16:57.280] if you can, I think.
[16:58.080 –> 16:59.680] That’s food for thought.
[17:01.440 –> 17:03.280] Probably a discussion too long for here.
[17:04.240 –> 17:07.280] It is interesting because you don’t see this that often,
[17:07.280 –> 17:10.880] where people or a game studio designs it from the get-go.
[17:10.880 –> 17:13.520] So that is interesting to compare and see.
[17:14.720 –> 17:17.360] But yeah, but the fact that they’re thinking about it,
[17:17.360 –> 17:18.320] like major props for that.
[17:18.320 –> 17:19.200] So good for them.
[17:19.200 –> 17:20.080] Yep, yep.
[17:20.080 –> 17:24.480] And this stuff is in it from before Early Access,
[17:25.280 –> 17:26.960] which I don’t know, are they doing Early Access?
[17:26.960 –> 17:27.520] It doesn’t say.
[17:27.520 –> 17:29.680] But the point is they haven’t released a version and gone,
[17:29.680 –> 17:31.040] ah, but this one isn’t accessible,
[17:31.600 –> 17:34.400] which always feels a little bit meh when people are like,
[17:34.400 –> 17:36.160] yeah, here’s a game that you can’t play yet.
[17:38.960 –> 17:39.600] You know what?
[17:40.240 –> 17:42.640] I mean, that happens a lot too, though,
[17:42.640 –> 17:47.120] for other big companies and not even accessibility reasons.
[17:47.680 –> 17:48.880] Looking at you, Redfall.
[17:50.240 –> 17:52.240] No, you’re absolutely right.
[17:52.240 –> 17:55.440] And it’s why I get a bit grumpy when Early Access versions
[17:55.440 –> 17:57.520] don’t have controller support and stuff like that,
[17:57.520 –> 18:01.360] because you’re reducing things massively.
[18:02.160 –> 18:05.600] There’s lots of people that need controllers for accessibility,
[18:05.600 –> 18:08.160] not just for, I want to play on my Steam Deck, right?
[18:08.160 –> 18:09.520] Because you can deal around those things.
[18:09.520 –> 18:12.080] But people have physical disabilities.
[18:12.080 –> 18:13.760] That means they can’t use a mouse and a keyboard
[18:13.760 –> 18:14.640] and stuff like that.
[18:14.640 –> 18:17.680] So not having that at the beginning always annoys me.
[18:17.680 –> 18:21.120] As a side note, you mentioned this for Early Access.
[18:24.080 –> 18:26.880] I remember Bed and Breakfast didn’t release
[18:26.880 –> 18:28.800] the full version with controller support.
[18:29.520 –> 18:30.000] Oh, yeah.
[18:31.840 –> 18:33.440] You can tell that game was developed
[18:33.440 –> 18:34.960] before the Steam Deck came out.
[18:34.960 –> 18:37.840] That’s not happening with any games ever again.
[18:37.840 –> 18:39.600] Yeah, because guess what?
[18:39.600 –> 18:43.200] Roots of Pacha came out, and it is a joy
[18:43.200 –> 18:44.960] to have controller support from the start.
[18:45.760 –> 18:48.400] Let me tell you, that helped my review a lot.
[18:48.400 –> 18:49.520] Anyways, but yeah.
[18:50.240 –> 18:51.920] Good job, paleo pines.
[18:52.800 –> 18:54.400] Speaking of things that aren’t options,
[18:54.400 –> 18:56.400] that are just there from the beginning,
[18:57.360 –> 18:59.840] when there are audio elements that are critical,
[19:00.800 –> 19:04.000] they’ve included visual cues to help people who can’t hear,
[19:04.000 –> 19:06.560] or with just lower hearing abilities.
[19:06.560 –> 19:07.040] That’s good.
[19:07.040 –> 19:07.840] Which is good.
[19:07.840 –> 19:10.240] You should never have something that only relies on one sense
[19:10.240 –> 19:11.840] to be able to do these things.
[19:12.800 –> 19:16.720] Except for games, it’s difficult to not have visual things.
[19:20.560 –> 19:22.640] I’m a web developer, so I’m always thinking
[19:22.640 –> 19:23.440] in these sorts of things.
[19:23.440 –> 19:25.040] And with web development, it’s really easy
[19:25.040 –> 19:27.360] to make it work for people who can’t see.
[19:27.360 –> 19:29.920] But of course, games is probably a bit more difficult.
[19:29.920 –> 19:32.880] Yeah, that’s a lot.
[19:32.880 –> 19:35.280] Speaking of which, did you know you can see the transcripts
[19:35.280 –> 19:37.920] for this audio podcast on the website?
[19:38.560 –> 19:40.240] Yeah, apparently I forgot to say that in the beginning.
[19:40.240 –> 19:40.960] It’s my word.
[19:40.960 –> 19:42.720] I’m really not in the habit of saying it yet.
[19:48.400 –> 19:52.720] Yeah, we need podcast apps to support the transcript option,
[19:52.720 –> 19:54.480] so it can just happen by default.
[19:56.560 –> 20:00.000] Because it’s in one of the newer RSS standards,
[20:00.000 –> 20:01.920] but most apps don’t support it yet,
[20:01.920 –> 20:03.680] so I haven’t put in the work.
[20:04.960 –> 20:06.800] And here’s one that I’ve never thought about,
[20:06.800 –> 20:08.240] which is very interesting.
[20:08.240 –> 20:11.520] The character speed can be slowed down
[20:11.520 –> 20:14.640] to increase accuracy for people with fine motor impairments.
[20:14.640 –> 20:17.360] That’s, first of all, yeah, like that’s, wow.
[20:17.360 –> 20:20.560] This is detailed accessibility design.
[20:20.560 –> 20:21.680] Yeah, right, right.
[20:21.680 –> 20:22.400] Holy moly.
[20:24.240 –> 20:26.560] And yeah, I’ve never thought about that either.
[20:27.520 –> 20:29.600] Wow, that’s a lot.
[20:30.400 –> 20:32.000] Yeah, I think it’s great.
[20:32.720 –> 20:34.000] I don’t know what else to say there.
[20:34.000 –> 20:35.840] Wow, that’s impressive.
[20:36.880 –> 20:37.440] Absolutely.
[20:37.440 –> 20:40.400] But the fact that they care this much about this,
[20:40.400 –> 20:42.960] like, I think that gives me high hopes,
[20:42.960 –> 20:48.000] because I think that correlates in general
[20:48.000 –> 20:49.760] for the quality of a game,
[20:49.760 –> 20:52.800] because they care about really fine details.
[20:53.520 –> 20:54.080] Absolutely.
[20:56.080 –> 21:01.520] I think this is really good for paleo pines in general,
[21:01.520 –> 21:03.120] like, looking forward to it.
[21:03.120 –> 21:05.200] So yeah, I mean, they can take the time,
[21:05.200 –> 21:07.120] but boy, I can’t wait to play this game.
[21:07.200 –> 21:08.720] I want my dinosaur farm.
[21:08.720 –> 21:09.600] Absolutely.
[21:09.600 –> 21:12.000] I want to farm with my dinosaurs.
[21:13.520 –> 21:15.760] Next, we have a completely different thing.
[21:15.760 –> 21:19.360] So Go! Go! Town, which we talked about a couple of weeks ago.
[21:19.360 –> 21:20.640] Was it last week or a couple of weeks ago?
[21:20.640 –> 21:21.440] Anyway, doesn’t matter.
[21:23.120 –> 21:27.600] This is by the developers of Yonder,
[21:28.160 –> 21:30.000] the Cloud Cratcher Chronicles,
[21:30.000 –> 21:32.240] and Grow, Song of the Ever Tree.
[21:32.240 –> 21:33.600] My word, they’re bad at names.
[21:34.720 –> 21:36.560] This one is a better name, Go! Go! Town.
[21:37.360 –> 21:40.400] Yeah, I’m sure they’ll add on a subtitle at some point
[21:40.400 –> 21:41.200] and make it a worse name,
[21:41.200 –> 21:42.800] but this is a good name so far.
[21:42.800 –> 21:43.600] Go! Go! Town.
[21:43.600 –> 21:45.200] We’re not Animal Crossing.
[21:46.720 –> 21:48.240] That’s a subtitle.
[21:48.240 –> 21:50.640] Well, look, look, look, look, look.
[21:51.200 –> 21:54.560] They have added something that I have never considered
[21:55.360 –> 21:56.480] for a farming game,
[21:56.480 –> 21:59.360] but now I do not know why nobody has done this.
[21:59.360 –> 22:01.600] They have added power tools,
[22:01.600 –> 22:03.120] and let me tell you,
[22:03.760 –> 22:06.480] this has made my excitement for this game go from,
[22:07.040 –> 22:08.880] maybe like a three or a four,
[22:08.880 –> 22:09.520] to a ten.
[22:10.400 –> 22:11.360] In fact, maybe eleven.
[22:12.000 –> 22:14.240] I am so excited for this game.
[22:14.240 –> 22:16.720] Not only does it look so much fun just in general,
[22:17.840 –> 22:19.840] I think this is the first video I’ve seen of it.
[22:19.840 –> 22:22.480] I love the graphics and the animations in general
[22:22.480 –> 22:23.200] are so much fun,
[22:23.200 –> 22:24.560] but these power tools,
[22:24.560 –> 22:27.520] they just take the fun to a whole different level.
[22:27.520 –> 22:28.720] I love it, it’s great.
[22:29.920 –> 22:33.840] That is a fun distinction.
[22:34.720 –> 22:36.640] Uh, one thing I will say from the video,
[22:36.640 –> 22:38.000] that is some bigger music.
[22:38.720 –> 22:40.320] Um, they have a leaf blower!
[22:40.320 –> 22:41.760] That’s an interesting one.
[22:41.760 –> 22:42.880] Yeah, yeah!
[22:42.880 –> 22:46.080] You don’t need to sickle the grass away,
[22:46.080 –> 22:46.960] just blow it.
[22:46.960 –> 22:48.480] Oh my gosh, you can blow the cow!
[22:48.480 –> 22:50.000] I’m looking at the trailer and just,
[22:50.000 –> 22:51.600] boof, blows the cow away.
[22:51.600 –> 22:52.720] Um, this is,
[22:53.360 –> 22:55.280] it does, it’s a good look for it, I will say.
[22:55.280 –> 22:56.640] Like you said, um,
[22:56.640 –> 22:58.880] yeah, you don’t see this in Cottagecore games,
[22:58.880 –> 23:00.000] power tools and whatnot.
[23:00.000 –> 23:01.120] Yeah, well this is the thing,
[23:01.120 –> 23:03.200] I haven’t checked every single game,
[23:03.280 –> 23:05.280] but I’m sure I’ve never seen this,
[23:05.280 –> 23:08.080] and listeners, if you know of a farming game
[23:08.080 –> 23:09.440] that has power tools,
[23:09.440 –> 23:10.640] please tell me, because I’ve never,
[23:11.360 –> 23:13.200] I’ve never even considered it before.
[23:13.200 –> 23:15.280] How have I never thought about this?
[23:15.840 –> 23:17.920] One, yeah, I don’t know,
[23:17.920 –> 23:20.720] it’s really interesting to think about.
[23:21.760 –> 23:25.120] One, uh, one thing I also note about this,
[23:25.120 –> 23:26.960] that it really helps the game,
[23:26.960 –> 23:30.000] like, the game feels a lot more dynamic,
[23:30.000 –> 23:32.160] like, everything’s kind of bouncy,
[23:32.240 –> 23:33.200] for lack of a better word,
[23:33.200 –> 23:34.960] you know, like, you start up a chainsaw
[23:34.960 –> 23:36.720] and it rumbles because the motor’s going.
[23:36.720 –> 23:37.280] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[23:37.280 –> 23:39.680] There’s the walk kind of bounce.
[23:39.680 –> 23:41.520] Yeah, the way you’re walking is so much fun.
[23:42.080 –> 23:45.600] Yeah, um, so it’s better than just the usual
[23:45.600 –> 23:47.200] chop chop chop of an axe, right?
[23:47.200 –> 23:47.600] Definitely.
[23:47.600 –> 23:49.600] So that is a good look at us.
[23:49.600 –> 23:52.080] Um, yeah, that’s a good,
[23:52.080 –> 23:53.360] that’s really cool.
[23:53.360 –> 23:55.040] This game, I don’t,
[23:55.040 –> 23:57.680] I’m a little eh on the art style,
[23:57.680 –> 23:59.280] but the animation,
[23:59.280 –> 24:00.240] Oh really? Interesting.
[24:00.240 –> 24:02.160] The, well, okay, there’s not,
[24:02.160 –> 24:04.160] it’s not bad, but it really feels
[24:04.160 –> 24:05.680] like an Animal Crossing to me.
[24:06.560 –> 24:08.080] Um, I don’t know, it feels,
[24:08.080 –> 24:09.360] it feels much more cartoony
[24:09.360 –> 24:10.560] than Animal Crossing to me.
[24:10.560 –> 24:12.400] Somewhere between Animal Crossing
[24:12.400 –> 24:14.000] and Link’s Awakening, um.
[24:14.640 –> 24:16.000] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[24:16.000 –> 24:17.280] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[24:17.280 –> 24:20.400] It’s just that it’s just a version design,
[24:20.400 –> 24:22.640] I think is, I can’t stop looking at,
[24:22.640 –> 24:24.480] um, but, uh, but no, you’re right.
[24:25.520 –> 24:27.280] Is it their overly simplified faces?
[24:27.280 –> 24:28.160] Is that the issue?
[24:28.160 –> 24:28.880] I think so.
[24:28.880 –> 24:30.080] Something about the proportions
[24:30.080 –> 24:31.200] just really is really similar,
[24:31.200 –> 24:33.920] but, um, but I mean, overall though,
[24:33.920 –> 24:36.800] um, it’s, even with that,
[24:37.600 –> 24:38.800] it’s really selling itself
[24:38.800 –> 24:40.160] with all this stuff we’re talking about,
[24:40.160 –> 24:42.480] because you’re carrying like this huge basket
[24:42.480 –> 24:44.000] and this huge chainsaw,
[24:44.000 –> 24:44.880] you’re running around
[24:44.880 –> 24:47.280] and there’s all these machines and baskets
[24:47.280 –> 24:48.720] and oh, there’s a lot going on,
[24:48.720 –> 24:50.080] um, but in a good way.
[24:50.640 –> 24:51.680] Um, it looks,
[24:51.680 –> 24:53.200] Yes, it doesn’t feel overwhelming.
[24:53.200 –> 24:54.960] It just, it feels like they’re going fast
[24:54.960 –> 24:56.000] because they want to,
[24:56.000 –> 24:57.360] not because they have to.
[24:57.360 –> 24:58.480] Yeah, exactly.
[24:59.120 –> 25:00.560] Which feels like a really nice balance
[25:00.560 –> 25:00.960] because you know,
[25:00.960 –> 25:02.560] I don’t like games where you have to go fast.
[25:02.560 –> 25:03.680] Like they stress me out,
[25:03.680 –> 25:05.680] but if I can go fast, I’m going fast.
[25:06.240 –> 25:06.880] Yep, yep, yep.
[25:07.520 –> 25:09.760] Um, so yeah, no, this is again,
[25:09.760 –> 25:11.920] what a good look for, uh, just like paleo pines.
[25:11.920 –> 25:14.560] This is a pretty good look for, uh, go, go town.
[25:14.560 –> 25:16.800] So we’ll be keeping an eye on it.
[25:16.800 –> 25:18.480] It does excite me more like,
[25:18.480 –> 25:20.320] like you, maybe not an 11 quite like you,
[25:20.320 –> 25:23.120] but, uh, I’m definitely a lot more interested.
[25:23.120 –> 25:24.960] I’m seriously considering it as opposed to,
[25:24.960 –> 25:26.320] I forgot what this game was
[25:26.320 –> 25:27.600] before we talked about it.
[25:27.600 –> 25:29.360] Yeah, yeah, no, absolutely.
[25:29.360 –> 25:32.080] I, I would be very surprised if anybody
[25:32.080 –> 25:33.360] like looks at this trailer
[25:33.360 –> 25:35.280] and isn’t more excited about the game
[25:35.280 –> 25:36.400] than before they watched it.
[25:37.520 –> 25:38.160] Yeah.
[25:38.160 –> 25:39.360] You know, even, even if that’s not
[25:39.360 –> 25:40.880] a huge amount more, right?
[25:40.880 –> 25:42.480] It’s, it’s, I think everybody’s
[25:42.480 –> 25:43.840] going to be increased slightly.
[25:43.840 –> 25:45.760] I think it’s just so much fun.
[25:45.760 –> 25:49.520] Yep. Um, and also just a note,
[25:49.520 –> 25:52.960] uh, there is a, to use their quote,
[25:53.520 –> 25:56.000] super early pre-alpha digital demo.
[25:56.400 –> 25:58.400] Unfortunately for listeners,
[25:58.400 –> 25:59.760] it ends on May 14th,
[25:59.760 –> 26:01.440] which is only a day after this recording,
[26:01.440 –> 26:03.840] but before this podcast releases.
[26:03.840 –> 26:05.600] So travel back in time
[26:05.600 –> 26:07.200] and get the demo if you can.
[26:09.280 –> 26:11.920] But it’s, it’s still really early.
[26:11.920 –> 26:14.720] Um, so there’ll be plenty of more times
[26:14.720 –> 26:16.160] to opportunities to play it later
[26:16.160 –> 26:18.320] and with bugs ironed out and whatnot.
[26:18.320 –> 26:21.200] So good for you Prideful Sloth game.
[26:21.200 –> 26:21.840] Exciting.
[26:22.480 –> 26:25.280] Um, and our final piece of news
[26:25.280 –> 26:26.960] is Farming Simulator
[26:26.960 –> 26:27.840] because we can’t get enough
[26:27.840 –> 26:29.760] of Farming Simulator on this podcast.
[26:29.760 –> 26:32.640] I was thinking the one that might have
[26:32.640 –> 26:34.240] power tools that we didn’t know about
[26:34.240 –> 26:35.120] is Farming Simulator.
[26:35.120 –> 26:35.840] That’s true.
[26:35.840 –> 26:37.200] That is a very good point.
[26:37.200 –> 26:39.200] That is a very good point.
[26:39.200 –> 26:40.480] Yep. We’ll have to ask Johnny.
[26:44.480 –> 26:47.120] So they’ve released in beta
[26:47.120 –> 26:48.560] a new competitive mode
[26:49.360 –> 26:51.120] for their esports competitions.
[26:51.680 –> 26:52.320] Oh, yeah.
[26:52.320 –> 26:54.720] With bail stacking.
[26:55.360 –> 26:56.720] Oh, yeah.
[26:59.520 –> 27:00.720] And like, I mean, like,
[27:00.720 –> 27:02.560] I’m not a huge fan of Farming Simulator,
[27:02.560 –> 27:03.920] but I love that they’re leaning
[27:03.920 –> 27:05.360] into what they’re good at.
[27:05.360 –> 27:07.520] And like the esports stuff is,
[27:07.520 –> 27:09.280] it looks, it looks fun, right?
[27:09.280 –> 27:09.920] It’s the one thing
[27:09.920 –> 27:11.600] I could probably get into not playing,
[27:11.600 –> 27:13.120] but watching the,
[27:13.120 –> 27:14.560] the Farming Simulator esports.
[27:14.560 –> 27:15.520] Like it sounds like
[27:15.520 –> 27:17.040] it would be fun to watch.
[27:17.600 –> 27:20.400] It’s yeah, like it’s such a weird
[27:20.400 –> 27:24.240] niche thing, but I love it
[27:24.240 –> 27:25.280] that they’re leaning into it.
[27:25.280 –> 27:25.840] Like you said.
[27:26.720 –> 27:27.840] Are you familiar with Evo?
[27:27.840 –> 27:28.800] Do you know what Evo is?
[27:29.840 –> 27:31.200] Not off the top of my head.
[27:31.200 –> 27:31.600] Okay.
[27:31.600 –> 27:34.560] It’s the premier fighting game event.
[27:35.360 –> 27:36.880] Like, okay.
[27:36.880 –> 27:37.440] Annual.
[27:37.440 –> 27:38.240] I’m aware of it.
[27:38.240 –> 27:39.600] I’m aware of it as a concept.
[27:39.600 –> 27:41.040] I don’t think I’ve ever watched it.
[27:41.040 –> 27:42.400] It’s not a specific game.
[27:42.400 –> 27:44.160] It’s like, okay, here’s all the big games.
[27:44.160 –> 27:45.440] We’re doing the big tournament
[27:45.440 –> 27:46.160] for all of them, right?
[27:47.440 –> 27:49.280] I want to see that for farming games
[27:49.280 –> 27:50.000] at some point.
[27:50.640 –> 27:52.080] Let’s get to that point.
[27:52.080 –> 27:53.360] Farming Simulator is leading the way,
[27:53.360 –> 27:54.960] but we can work with this.
[27:54.960 –> 27:55.840] We can get there.
[27:57.040 –> 27:57.540] Yeah.
[27:58.160 –> 27:58.880] Awesome.
[27:58.880 –> 27:59.360] All right.
[27:59.360 –> 27:59.920] All right.
[27:59.920 –> 28:01.120] So that’s all the news.
[28:01.760 –> 28:03.760] So next we’re going to have
[28:03.760 –> 28:05.600] Kevin’s interview with Valerie.
[28:07.200 –> 28:09.680] And yeah, I don’t know.
[28:09.680 –> 28:10.480] Probably not much to say
[28:10.480 –> 28:11.440] about that beforehand.
[28:11.440 –> 28:13.040] Hope you enjoy the interview.
[28:13.040 –> 28:13.760] Yeah, it’s great.
[28:20.000 –> 28:27.840] Hello, farmers, witches,
[28:27.840 –> 28:29.200] and all you wonderful listeners.
[28:29.200 –> 28:30.880] I’m Kevin, and I’ve got a very
[28:30.880 –> 28:32.640] special treat for us all.
[28:32.640 –> 28:34.480] I am here with someone
[28:34.480 –> 28:36.000] truly born to be wild.
[28:36.640 –> 28:38.880] One, Ms. Valerie Rose Lohman,
[28:38.880 –> 28:41.440] the voice of Tara Wild herself.
[28:41.440 –> 28:42.160] Hello.
[28:42.160 –> 28:42.560] Hello.
[28:42.560 –> 28:43.840] I’m so happy to be here.
[28:44.480 –> 28:47.360] It’s we thank you for being on Valerie.
[28:48.160 –> 28:51.440] I’ve talked about wildflowers
[28:51.440 –> 28:52.800] at length on this show.
[28:52.800 –> 28:54.320] Multiple episodes solely
[28:54.320 –> 28:55.280] dedicated to it.
[28:56.160 –> 28:57.680] So to have the star herself
[28:57.680 –> 28:59.360] here is beyond thrilling.
[28:59.360 –> 29:00.400] That makes me so happy.
[29:00.400 –> 29:01.920] I am so glad to like,
[29:02.720 –> 29:04.080] this is my first podcast
[29:04.080 –> 29:05.440] talking about wildflowers.
[29:05.440 –> 29:07.120] So I’m thrilled to be here.
[29:07.120 –> 29:07.620] Yeah.
[29:08.320 –> 29:09.600] Oh, that’s exciting.
[29:09.600 –> 29:10.100] Oh, man.
[29:11.440 –> 29:12.320] Al isn’t with us,
[29:12.320 –> 29:13.840] but he will be here.
[29:13.840 –> 29:14.720] Listen, I’m sure he’ll be
[29:14.720 –> 29:15.600] pumped to hear that.
[29:15.600 –> 29:16.100] Cool.
[29:17.440 –> 29:18.880] OK, so I guess
[29:18.880 –> 29:19.600] why don’t you go ahead
[29:19.600 –> 29:20.480] and tell us about yourself,
[29:20.480 –> 29:21.200] you know, your career,
[29:21.200 –> 29:22.320] et cetera, whatever.
[29:22.320 –> 29:23.280] How did you like to
[29:23.280 –> 29:24.000] introduce yourself
[29:24.000 –> 29:25.280] to our listeners and such?
[29:25.280 –> 29:26.880] Yeah, so my name is
[29:26.880 –> 29:28.080] Valerie Rose Lohman.
[29:28.080 –> 29:31.040] I am an actor and voiceover artist.
[29:31.040 –> 29:32.400] I am born and raised
[29:32.400 –> 29:33.520] in Southern California.
[29:33.520 –> 29:34.720] I live in L.A. now,
[29:34.720 –> 29:36.080] but I grew up out in the
[29:36.720 –> 29:38.640] Inland Empire in Orange County.
[29:40.160 –> 29:41.040] I started working
[29:41.040 –> 29:42.000] when I was 14,
[29:42.000 –> 29:42.640] doing a lot of like
[29:42.640 –> 29:43.840] regional theater and stuff,
[29:43.840 –> 29:45.040] and I fell into voiceover
[29:45.040 –> 29:46.000] a couple of years ago.
[29:46.880 –> 29:48.480] I love it.
[29:48.480 –> 29:49.920] It’s one of my favorite things
[29:49.920 –> 29:51.600] in the whole wide world to do.
[29:53.600 –> 29:56.080] Yeah, I just adore acting.
[29:56.080 –> 29:56.960] I have a puppy.
[29:56.960 –> 29:57.920] Her name is Wendy.
[29:57.920 –> 29:59.280] She just turned four.
[29:59.280 –> 30:00.320] She’s a multi family.
[30:00.880 –> 30:02.240] Yeah, and I think that’s
[30:02.240 –> 30:03.920] kind of like covers the basics.
[30:03.920 –> 30:05.920] Yeah, very cool.
[30:05.920 –> 30:06.720] Very cool.
[30:06.720 –> 30:08.160] So from Southern Cali, huh?
[30:08.160 –> 30:09.520] I was I’m actually from
[30:09.520 –> 30:10.480] there originally myself.
[30:10.480 –> 30:11.760] I’m from Santa Maria.
[30:11.760 –> 30:12.260] Oh, cool.
[30:13.440 –> 30:15.520] But yeah, very, very cool.
[30:16.080 –> 30:19.120] I follow a handful of voice
[30:19.120 –> 30:20.000] actors and such.
[30:20.000 –> 30:21.200] I’m a big fan of
[30:21.840 –> 30:23.440] the voice acting industry,
[30:23.440 –> 30:24.160] that world.
[30:24.160 –> 30:25.200] A lot of you people are
[30:25.200 –> 30:26.160] absolutely, absolutely
[30:26.160 –> 30:26.960] wonderful people.
[30:29.680 –> 30:32.640] And yeah, so Wildflowers, right?
[30:32.640 –> 30:33.760] So on this show,
[30:33.760 –> 30:36.480] we cover all sorts of farming
[30:36.480 –> 30:37.680] and cottagecore games,
[30:37.680 –> 30:39.280] as the genre is called, right?
[30:39.280 –> 30:40.720] But Wildflowers is,
[30:40.720 –> 30:42.720] I think, the first one
[30:42.720 –> 30:44.640] to be fully voice acted like this.
[30:44.640 –> 30:45.440] So, you know.
[30:45.440 –> 30:45.940] Yeah.
[30:46.800 –> 30:48.080] You and the rest of the cast
[30:48.080 –> 30:50.560] did an absolutely impeccable job.
[30:50.560 –> 30:53.200] I think that it’s definitely
[30:53.200 –> 30:54.240] one of the strongest selling
[30:54.240 –> 30:54.800] points of the game,
[30:54.800 –> 30:56.000] really makes it comes to life.
[30:56.560 –> 30:57.760] So thank you very much
[30:57.760 –> 30:59.280] for all your hard work on the game.
[30:59.280 –> 30:59.840] Thank you.
[30:59.840 –> 31:00.560] Excellent, excellent job.
[31:00.560 –> 31:04.000] I have never been in a cast
[31:04.000 –> 31:05.440] for a VO job with
[31:05.440 –> 31:06.800] like this large a cast.
[31:06.800 –> 31:08.720] I think we have near 30 actors
[31:08.720 –> 31:09.600] or something like that.
[31:10.240 –> 31:10.800] Wow.
[31:10.800 –> 31:13.120] Yeah, big, big, big game.
[31:13.120 –> 31:14.160] It’s very cool
[31:14.240 –> 31:16.480] because you don’t get
[31:16.480 –> 31:17.360] that kind of cast
[31:18.800 –> 31:19.760] for farming games
[31:19.760 –> 31:21.600] or especially for games
[31:21.600 –> 31:23.200] that start out only on mobile
[31:23.200 –> 31:24.000] and stuff like that.
[31:24.640 –> 31:26.720] So it’s been such a treat.
[31:26.720 –> 31:27.120] Yeah.
[31:27.120 –> 31:28.320] Why don’t you tell us about that?
[31:28.800 –> 31:30.560] How did you end up as Tara?
[31:30.560 –> 31:31.680] Like what was the history?
[31:31.680 –> 31:33.680] How did you get contacted
[31:33.680 –> 31:35.760] or did you take your audition?
[31:35.760 –> 31:38.400] Yeah, so I auditioned
[31:38.400 –> 31:40.800] in November of 2020
[31:41.440 –> 31:43.120] and I remember
[31:43.120 –> 31:44.320] reading the breakdown
[31:44.320 –> 31:45.360] and it was about like,
[31:45.360 –> 31:46.560] you know, this girl
[31:46.560 –> 31:47.840] has recently gone through a breakup.
[31:47.840 –> 31:50.240] She’s moved home to her grandma.
[31:50.240 –> 31:51.520] I had recently gone through
[31:51.520 –> 31:53.680] like a really big breakup
[31:53.680 –> 31:54.880] and had moved myself.
[31:54.880 –> 31:56.400] So I was like, oh my gosh,
[31:56.400 –> 31:58.080] I totally relate to this girl.
[31:59.760 –> 32:01.440] I just thought the writing
[32:01.440 –> 32:03.520] was so fun.
[32:04.880 –> 32:06.560] I had this great audition scene
[32:06.560 –> 32:07.840] that I don’t think made it in
[32:09.360 –> 32:10.960] where like Tara first starts
[32:10.960 –> 32:13.120] to discover her grandma’s
[32:13.120 –> 32:14.240] like witchy items
[32:14.240 –> 32:15.360] and she’s realizing,
[32:15.360 –> 32:16.800] oh, my grandma’s not quite
[32:16.800 –> 32:18.080] like a regular grandma.
[32:19.040 –> 32:20.720] And I just, you know,
[32:20.720 –> 32:21.840] there’s this thing that has happened
[32:21.840 –> 32:23.120] to me a couple of times in my life
[32:23.120 –> 32:25.600] where when I’m auditioning,
[32:25.600 –> 32:27.600] I’ll get chills and like
[32:27.600 –> 32:28.720] if I get those chills,
[32:28.720 –> 32:30.640] usually it means I’ve booked it
[32:30.640 –> 32:32.240] or like I’m going to get it
[32:32.240 –> 32:33.920] and that happened with this.
[32:33.920 –> 32:35.680] But then I didn’t hear for months.
[32:36.240 –> 32:38.160] I auditioned in November 2020
[32:38.640 –> 32:41.040] just like remotely.
[32:41.040 –> 32:42.640] I got the audition for my agent
[32:42.640 –> 32:47.440] and I got a call back late February 2021
[32:48.080 –> 32:49.680] and then I had a Zoom call
[32:49.680 –> 32:51.200] with Chrissy Abejos,
[32:51.200 –> 32:54.160] who is our amazing director.
[32:55.040 –> 32:57.440] And I found out two hours later
[32:57.440 –> 32:58.720] that I had gotten it,
[32:58.720 –> 32:59.760] which was, yeah.
[32:59.760 –> 33:01.600] Oh man, that’s exciting, right?
[33:02.880 –> 33:05.120] And yeah, and so 2020,
[33:05.120 –> 33:07.680] so we were already in pandemic at the time.
[33:07.680 –> 33:10.400] So yeah, that’s very cool.
[33:12.080 –> 33:14.960] I guess, sorry, one second.
[33:14.960 –> 33:17.280] So actually on that note of the pandemic,
[33:17.280 –> 33:19.040] I know so many voice actors
[33:19.040 –> 33:20.080] and such went remote.
[33:20.080 –> 33:21.840] Did you ever get a chance to interact
[33:21.840 –> 33:23.440] with any other of the cast members
[33:23.440 –> 33:24.800] or did everyone kind of do
[33:24.800 –> 33:26.000] their own thing separately?
[33:26.000 –> 33:27.520] We all worked remotely.
[33:28.240 –> 33:30.160] Sissy Jones, who plays grandma Hazel,
[33:30.160 –> 33:33.200] did pop into one or two of my sessions,
[33:33.200 –> 33:34.080] which was very cool
[33:34.080 –> 33:36.640] because I got to like
[33:36.640 –> 33:37.440] meet her virtually
[33:37.440 –> 33:39.040] before I ended up meeting her in person.
[33:39.760 –> 33:43.600] But we never like worked together
[33:43.600 –> 33:44.560] in person with the cast.
[33:45.120 –> 33:47.520] I worked with the engineering team
[33:47.520 –> 33:48.560] at Rocket Sound,
[33:48.560 –> 33:50.560] who’s just the loveliest people
[33:51.920 –> 33:52.800] head by Z,
[33:52.800 –> 33:54.720] who is like one of my favorite
[33:54.720 –> 33:55.680] engineers to work with.
[33:57.920 –> 34:00.080] Yeah, we did not meet in person
[34:00.080 –> 34:01.600] until we did a cast meet up
[34:01.600 –> 34:03.760] after the game had come out for everyone.
[34:03.760 –> 34:04.800] Okay, okay.
[34:04.800 –> 34:05.440] Yeah.
[34:05.440 –> 34:08.320] That’s absolutely fascinating, right?
[34:08.320 –> 34:09.200] Because I mean,
[34:09.200 –> 34:12.240] I know some recordings already
[34:12.240 –> 34:13.600] kind of were like that
[34:13.600 –> 34:15.200] with today’s technology beforehand,
[34:15.200 –> 34:17.520] but that’s so crazy to think
[34:17.520 –> 34:19.040] everyone just making this happen
[34:19.040 –> 34:21.360] from their own homes or remotely or whatever.
[34:21.360 –> 34:21.760] Yeah.
[34:21.760 –> 34:23.120] Because yeah,
[34:23.120 –> 34:25.440] shout out to Drydock Studios
[34:25.440 –> 34:26.640] and the engineering team
[34:26.640 –> 34:27.440] and the voice director
[34:27.440 –> 34:29.760] because it came out phenomenal.
[34:29.760 –> 34:32.240] I think all the voice direction
[34:32.240 –> 34:33.360] and performances were just
[34:33.360 –> 34:34.640] absolutely stellar, right?
[34:34.640 –> 34:36.560] And I’m not saying that just because of,
[34:37.440 –> 34:38.240] again, you know,
[34:38.800 –> 34:41.200] it’s not common in this genre or whatever,
[34:41.200 –> 34:44.000] but like I like to,
[34:44.800 –> 34:45.120] you know,
[34:45.120 –> 34:48.480] analyze or appreciate the voice acting
[34:48.480 –> 34:49.920] in a lot of different games and whatnot.
[34:50.720 –> 34:51.680] And I think you guys did
[34:51.680 –> 34:52.560] absolutely stellar job.
[34:52.560 –> 34:54.160] I love all the little emotions
[34:54.160 –> 34:56.160] and little nuances
[34:56.160 –> 34:58.080] that go into the performances.
[34:58.080 –> 34:59.040] It’s great.
[34:59.040 –> 35:00.800] And would you believe it was Kritzia
[35:00.800 –> 35:01.440] who again,
[35:01.440 –> 35:02.560] our fearless director,
[35:02.560 –> 35:05.040] it was her first directing job.
[35:05.600 –> 35:06.080] Wow.
[35:06.080 –> 35:08.000] And you would never have guessed that
[35:08.000 –> 35:10.960] based on like how we as the actors
[35:10.960 –> 35:11.920] got to interact with her
[35:11.920 –> 35:13.200] because I have a ton of friends in the cast
[35:13.200 –> 35:15.280] and they’ve all told me the same thing.
[35:15.280 –> 35:16.880] She just handles herself
[35:16.880 –> 35:18.560] as such an experienced
[35:20.640 –> 35:22.560] and like confident director
[35:23.360 –> 35:25.200] that we never,
[35:25.200 –> 35:26.080] at least I can,
[35:26.080 –> 35:27.760] I guess I can only speak for myself.
[35:27.760 –> 35:30.880] I always felt completely at ease
[35:30.880 –> 35:33.440] and safe and just trusting her direction
[35:33.440 –> 35:34.240] and her vision
[35:34.240 –> 35:36.160] and like what she wanted to get from me.
[35:37.840 –> 35:38.720] And when I found out
[35:38.720 –> 35:40.160] it was her first directing job,
[35:40.160 –> 35:42.720] obviously she’s an incredibly accomplished
[35:42.720 –> 35:44.480] voice actress and on-camera actress,
[35:45.920 –> 35:48.720] but I was just blown away
[35:48.720 –> 35:50.480] that it was her first directing job.
[35:50.480 –> 35:50.880] Yeah.
[35:50.880 –> 35:51.680] I, wow.
[35:51.680 –> 35:53.680] I never would have guessed that myself.
[35:53.680 –> 35:54.320] Wow.
[35:54.320 –> 35:54.640] Yeah.
[35:54.640 –> 35:55.840] That’s amazing.
[35:55.840 –> 35:56.800] Major props to her.
[35:56.800 –> 35:58.480] I cannot wait to see what she does next.
[35:58.480 –> 36:00.080] I think she’s going to be a really big deal
[36:00.080 –> 36:01.360] in the directing world.
[36:01.360 –> 36:01.920] Oh man.
[36:01.920 –> 36:03.120] I’m excited too.
[36:03.120 –> 36:04.480] That’s fantastic.
[36:06.640 –> 36:08.480] Now I know voice actors
[36:08.480 –> 36:11.440] and such are generally really busy people,
[36:12.160 –> 36:13.840] but have you ever gotten a moment
[36:13.840 –> 36:15.360] to actually sit down and play the game?
[36:15.920 –> 36:18.320] I own the game.
[36:18.320 –> 36:18.960] I haven’t.
[36:18.960 –> 36:20.800] I have not sat down and played it yet.
[36:21.840 –> 36:23.920] Part of it is like the game
[36:23.920 –> 36:25.440] is very emotional for me
[36:25.440 –> 36:29.680] because I, my own grandma’s name
[36:29.680 –> 36:31.440] is grandma Hazel and she passed away
[36:31.440 –> 36:33.200] during the recording process.
[36:33.840 –> 36:34.640] Wait, really?
[36:34.640 –> 36:35.360] Yeah.
[36:35.360 –> 36:36.480] No, no way.
[36:36.480 –> 36:38.400] That’s, that’s crazy.
[36:38.400 –> 36:40.320] It was such a weird, I had a,
[36:41.200 –> 36:43.200] me and a lot of the cast had like
[36:43.200 –> 36:45.600] weird coincidences with our characters
[36:45.600 –> 36:47.520] that it was very much like a meant to be thing
[36:48.080 –> 36:49.120] and I want to play it
[36:49.120 –> 36:50.320] and I’m so excited to play it
[36:50.320 –> 36:52.000] and I’ve watched a ton of the cut scenes,
[36:52.640 –> 36:54.080] but I also am like,
[36:54.080 –> 36:56.160] my heart is not quite ready,
[36:57.680 –> 36:59.360] but I’m excited to start playing it.
[36:59.840 –> 37:01.360] At some point, probably soon,
[37:01.360 –> 37:02.560] probably this summer.
[37:02.560 –> 37:03.840] I don’t blame you like,
[37:03.840 –> 37:06.240] because yeah, I think,
[37:07.120 –> 37:09.600] especially the Tara and Hazel relationship,
[37:09.600 –> 37:11.120] I think it’s some of the strongest
[37:11.120 –> 37:12.640] emotional notes in the game, right?
[37:12.640 –> 37:12.640] Yeah.
[37:12.640 –> 37:16.080] Um, I’m not going too specific
[37:16.080 –> 37:17.120] for people who don’t play the game,
[37:17.120 –> 37:17.920] but right, but there’s,
[37:18.880 –> 37:21.440] we’ve seen towards the end of the game,
[37:21.440 –> 37:23.360] um, that gives some closure
[37:23.360 –> 37:24.400] for Tara and Hazel.
[37:24.400 –> 37:27.040] I hope you know what I’m talking about.
[37:27.040 –> 37:30.880] That one, that one just hit me right in the gut.
[37:30.880 –> 37:32.160] Yeah, that one broke my heart.
[37:34.240 –> 37:35.840] That’s incredible though.
[37:35.840 –> 37:36.340] Yeah.
[37:37.920 –> 37:38.420] Wow.
[37:39.600 –> 37:40.240] And on that note,
[37:40.240 –> 37:41.200] I guess let’s talk about
[37:41.200 –> 37:42.720] Tara herself for a moment.
[37:42.720 –> 37:43.600] Do you have,
[37:43.600 –> 37:44.880] what are some of your favorite things
[37:44.880 –> 37:47.600] about Tara working with the character and such?
[37:47.600 –> 37:51.280] I love how multi-dimensional she is
[37:51.280 –> 37:53.280] and how passionate she is
[37:53.920 –> 37:58.080] and fun and awkward and adorable.
[37:58.080 –> 38:01.760] And I just think that she is so well fleshed out
[38:01.760 –> 38:04.240] and she, especially for games,
[38:04.240 –> 38:05.360] I think is important that we have
[38:05.360 –> 38:08.400] a really well-rounded player character
[38:08.400 –> 38:10.240] because we’re going to spend,
[38:10.240 –> 38:11.360] I think there’s 80 hours
[38:11.360 –> 38:12.800] of finished dialogue in this game.
[38:15.280 –> 38:15.840] Minimum.
[38:15.840 –> 38:16.480] Yeah.
[38:16.480 –> 38:16.980] Yeah.
[38:17.280 –> 38:19.040] So for me,
[38:19.040 –> 38:22.800] it was knowing that she was very complex.
[38:23.440 –> 38:25.760] And she was able to have these intricate
[38:25.760 –> 38:27.600] and interesting and nuanced relationships
[38:27.600 –> 38:29.040] with each of these characters.
[38:29.600 –> 38:31.600] And it just, it was a joy to play.
[38:31.600 –> 38:34.400] Also, Tara is very much like me.
[38:34.400 –> 38:37.200] The team and I have talked at length about this.
[38:37.200 –> 38:39.600] Like so much of like the weird,
[38:39.600 –> 38:41.600] awkward Tara stuff is just stuff
[38:41.600 –> 38:43.520] that I do in my own personal life.
[38:43.520 –> 38:45.520] So I’ve never gotten to play a character
[38:45.520 –> 38:48.240] as much like me as, as Tara.
[38:48.240 –> 38:50.960] Well, that’s, that’s wonderful to hear.
[38:50.960 –> 38:53.360] I absolutely adore Tara as a character.
[38:53.360 –> 38:54.400] Like I fully agree.
[38:54.400 –> 38:56.800] She’s wonderfully designed,
[38:56.800 –> 38:58.720] lots of nuances and complexities
[38:58.720 –> 39:00.880] to her personality and as a character, right?
[39:02.880 –> 39:05.280] And I say this as someone who like
[39:05.280 –> 39:07.360] think characters are among my favorite things
[39:07.360 –> 39:08.800] in video games in general, right?
[39:08.800 –> 39:10.160] Like if there’s a strong character,
[39:10.160 –> 39:11.760] I’ll go through a bad game even.
[39:11.760 –> 39:12.260] Yeah.
[39:13.600 –> 39:17.360] And lost my train of thought here.
[39:18.000 –> 39:18.500] Oh yes.
[39:18.500 –> 39:19.000] Yes.
[39:19.540 –> 39:21.860] One of the, and especially again,
[39:21.860 –> 39:23.700] in our little corner of the world
[39:23.700 –> 39:24.580] here on this podcast,
[39:24.580 –> 39:26.740] farming and object core games, right?
[39:27.540 –> 39:30.100] A lot of the player characters
[39:30.100 –> 39:32.660] are silent link slate characters, right?
[39:32.660 –> 39:34.340] Because, you know, they’re trying to
[39:35.620 –> 39:39.140] let you have that fantasy
[39:39.140 –> 39:40.340] or however you want to call it, right?
[39:40.340 –> 39:43.060] The role of owning the farm
[39:43.060 –> 39:44.420] or doing whatever it is, right?
[39:44.420 –> 39:47.700] So to have this Tara
[39:47.780 –> 39:49.220] on the total opposite side
[39:49.220 –> 39:52.900] where she’s a full character on her own
[39:52.900 –> 39:54.580] with her own likes, dislikes,
[39:54.580 –> 39:55.700] personality and whatnot.
[39:55.700 –> 39:58.020] It’s really refreshing
[39:58.020 –> 40:00.020] and incredibly well done.
[40:00.020 –> 40:01.700] Again, fantastic job on that.
[40:01.700 –> 40:03.540] Thank you very much for all that work.
[40:03.540 –> 40:03.860] Thank you.
[40:03.860 –> 40:04.980] I really appreciate that.
[40:05.620 –> 40:08.100] Do you have any favorite lines
[40:08.100 –> 40:10.260] or moments or scenes from the game?
[40:12.740 –> 40:14.660] Oh gosh, so many.
[40:14.660 –> 40:16.020] That’s hard to pick, I know.
[40:16.020 –> 40:16.820] It’s hard to pick
[40:16.900 –> 40:18.180] and I’m trying to think of what
[40:18.980 –> 40:20.260] everything with Grandma Hazel
[40:20.260 –> 40:20.900] was really fun.
[40:22.260 –> 40:25.700] I, oh gosh, I love
[40:26.420 –> 40:28.660] when Tara realizes
[40:28.660 –> 40:31.460] she can turn into Cleocatra.
[40:32.420 –> 40:35.940] Like, it’s so funny.
[40:35.940 –> 40:37.540] And I was so excited
[40:37.540 –> 40:38.420] because they didn’t tell me
[40:38.420 –> 40:40.180] until I started recording that scene
[40:40.180 –> 40:42.340] that that was going to be a thing in the game.
[40:42.340 –> 40:45.460] And like that I was just so like,
[40:46.100 –> 40:48.340] yes, oh my gosh, yes.
[40:48.340 –> 40:51.380] So it just was purely thrilling
[40:51.380 –> 40:52.580] and I just thought it was so cute.
[40:53.780 –> 40:54.900] Yeah, I agree.
[40:54.900 –> 40:56.340] That whole little scene
[40:56.340 –> 40:58.020] where they can transform into animals,
[40:58.020 –> 41:00.180] that was just an absolute delight.
[41:01.620 –> 41:06.100] And Cleocatra is a runaway star of the show.
[41:06.100 –> 41:08.980] Oh yeah, the amount of Cleocatra fan art
[41:08.980 –> 41:11.460] I’ve seen, I really want them to make
[41:11.460 –> 41:13.220] like a Cleocatra stuffy
[41:13.220 –> 41:14.100] or something like that.
[41:14.500 –> 41:16.740] Or like, because I’d buy it.
[41:16.740 –> 41:18.500] Yeah, I want it.
[41:19.460 –> 41:21.620] Oh man, I’d buy it in a heartbeat too.
[41:21.620 –> 41:23.380] That’s that’s a genius idea.
[41:25.780 –> 41:26.500] I’m trying to think
[41:26.500 –> 41:28.020] some of my favorite moments.
[41:28.020 –> 41:29.300] Well, obviously.
[41:30.340 –> 41:31.540] So I’ve only played
[41:31.540 –> 41:32.660] through the game once, right?
[41:32.660 –> 41:34.580] There’s like, I can’t imagine
[41:34.580 –> 41:35.380] the amount of dialogue
[41:35.380 –> 41:36.980] because you had to record for like
[41:37.700 –> 41:38.900] X number of routes
[41:38.900 –> 41:40.260] for each spouse and whatnot.
[41:40.260 –> 41:44.100] So Wesley was my spouse
[41:44.100 –> 41:46.500] and I like the boop that you do.
[41:47.700 –> 41:49.620] That you can do later on after mirror.
[41:49.620 –> 41:50.980] The boop is strong.
[41:50.980 –> 41:53.300] Those boops were so fun to record.
[41:55.060 –> 41:56.260] And they’re so cute.
[41:56.980 –> 42:00.100] They are, yeah, right?
[42:00.100 –> 42:02.340] And exactly like it’s these little things
[42:02.340 –> 42:04.420] that just really sell the game for me
[42:04.420 –> 42:05.380] and the performances.
[42:07.380 –> 42:09.220] The number of puns in the game,
[42:09.380 –> 42:11.380] I know we have Angus like one character
[42:11.380 –> 42:12.020] all about them,
[42:12.020 –> 42:13.380] but the number of puns
[42:13.380 –> 42:15.060] everyone else gets into too
[42:15.060 –> 42:17.300] is just delightful.
[42:17.300 –> 42:20.660] Oh yeah, I think it’s like a real testament
[42:20.660 –> 42:22.420] to the writing team who just,
[42:23.060 –> 42:25.540] they bring so much of their sense of humor.
[42:25.540 –> 42:26.820] Like they are just,
[42:26.820 –> 42:28.820] they are that sweet and funny
[42:28.820 –> 42:32.100] and like adorable in real life.
[42:33.300 –> 42:35.140] Because we would always have at least
[42:35.140 –> 42:37.140] one or two of the writers in every session.
[42:37.700 –> 42:42.180] And I love puns, so I love those.
[42:43.380 –> 42:43.940] So cute.
[42:45.700 –> 42:46.900] So I know you haven’t played the game,
[42:46.900 –> 42:47.860] but like there’s this,
[42:48.500 –> 42:49.780] you know, you have a list of quests
[42:49.780 –> 42:50.660] and missions and whatnot.
[42:50.660 –> 42:53.780] And I think almost every single title
[42:53.780 –> 42:55.940] of them is a pun or reference or something.
[42:55.940 –> 42:57.380] Yes, I love that.
[42:57.380 –> 42:58.580] They had an absolute ball.
[43:00.340 –> 43:01.860] So major props to the writing team.
[43:01.860 –> 43:04.660] They, I think one of the hardest things
[43:04.660 –> 43:06.740] to do in games is humor, right?
[43:07.220 –> 43:09.060] They really knocked it out of the park.
[43:10.980 –> 43:14.020] One line that always makes me laugh
[43:14.020 –> 43:16.180] when I think about it is early on
[43:16.180 –> 43:19.220] when Tara learned she can change
[43:19.220 –> 43:20.340] the seasons and whatnot.
[43:21.700 –> 43:23.220] Was it Finn, I think the little kid?
[43:23.700 –> 43:25.060] He mentions like,
[43:25.060 –> 43:27.300] feels like this spring’s taking forever.
[43:27.860 –> 43:29.860] Tara responds, I’m working on it.
[43:32.420 –> 43:34.580] Oh yeah, no brilliant, brilliant writing.
[43:34.660 –> 43:36.660] Major shout outs to the writing team for that.
[43:37.380 –> 43:41.460] And they had us in stitches in the booth.
[43:41.460 –> 43:44.900] Like I have had more than one session
[43:44.900 –> 43:47.460] where I’ve like, my sides are splitting
[43:47.460 –> 43:48.820] and I’m like doubled over,
[43:48.820 –> 43:51.380] like cannot breathe because I’m laughing so hard.
[43:52.180 –> 43:56.340] So I mean, it’s just, it was fun for us as well.
[43:56.980 –> 43:58.900] Yeah, yeah, I can tell like,
[43:58.900 –> 44:00.980] oh man, everyone really brought it.
[44:01.940 –> 44:03.300] You can tell how much love went
[44:03.300 –> 44:05.540] into every performance and the game as a whole.
[44:06.500 –> 44:09.060] So major, major props to everyone involved.
[44:09.060 –> 44:09.560] Thank you.
[44:10.740 –> 44:12.900] Who would you say is your favorite character,
[44:12.900 –> 44:14.180] you know, aside from Tara?
[44:14.180 –> 44:15.060] Cause like you said,
[44:15.060 –> 44:17.940] this is a big, pretty sizable cast and well done.
[44:17.940 –> 44:20.180] Everyone has their own quirks and personality.
[44:20.180 –> 44:23.780] So who are some of your favorite characters?
[44:23.780 –> 44:25.940] Ah, I love Finn and Emmy
[44:25.940 –> 44:28.340] cause I think they are so funny.
[44:28.340 –> 44:30.100] Like I just think they’re just so,
[44:31.060 –> 44:33.700] like that was me at 10 and nine years old,
[44:33.700 –> 44:36.420] like little, like go get her entrepreneur.
[44:36.420 –> 44:39.460] And I just, I think they’re both so funny.
[44:41.060 –> 44:44.820] I think for me, my favorite romance option
[44:44.820 –> 44:46.020] is probably Amira.
[44:46.020 –> 44:49.140] Cause I think Amira has like the best game
[44:49.140 –> 44:50.980] in terms of like her flirting game.
[44:52.500 –> 44:54.420] That’s the first thing she does.
[44:54.420 –> 44:54.980] I know.
[44:56.980 –> 44:58.740] She’s so good.
[45:00.500 –> 45:02.500] She is a superstar.
[45:02.500 –> 45:03.300] Absolutely.
[45:04.580 –> 45:05.060] Oh man.
[45:05.060 –> 45:05.460] Yeah.
[45:05.460 –> 45:06.020] I don’t blame you.
[45:06.020 –> 45:08.020] She’s definitely one of the top contenders.
[45:08.020 –> 45:08.580] Yeah.
[45:08.580 –> 45:08.900] Yeah.
[45:08.900 –> 45:13.380] And Emmy, I absolutely adore her business mogul,
[45:13.380 –> 45:14.420] Lemonade Stan.
[45:15.060 –> 45:16.100] It’s so cute.
[45:16.900 –> 45:17.700] It’s great.
[45:19.540 –> 45:20.660] Let’s see here.
[45:20.660 –> 45:21.780] Do you, okay.
[45:22.580 –> 45:24.020] Here’s a fun one, right?
[45:24.020 –> 45:27.300] So like one of the selling points is the witch
[45:27.300 –> 45:30.020] and all the potions and magic and whatnot of the game.
[45:30.660 –> 45:34.420] What, what would be one you’d like an incantation
[45:34.420 –> 45:36.420] or potion you wish you could use in real life?
[45:36.420 –> 45:38.900] Oh, that’s a really good question.
[45:38.900 –> 45:42.740] Um, I think it’d be really cool to be able
[45:42.740 –> 45:44.020] to change the seasons.
[45:44.980 –> 45:48.020] Um, I feel like that would be very helpful here
[45:48.020 –> 45:50.820] in California to be like, okay, let’s move it
[45:50.820 –> 45:52.740] to where we can get a good amount of rain.
[45:52.740 –> 45:53.940] And then now it’s going to be spring.
[45:53.940 –> 45:55.620] Cause now we watered everything and now everyone’s
[45:55.620 –> 45:58.260] tired of the rain or like, that would be cool.
[45:58.820 –> 46:01.620] Um, I probably would want to turn into a cat.
[46:01.620 –> 46:03.860] I just, because, or like any animal, cause like,
[46:03.860 –> 46:06.020] I look at my dog all the time and I’m like,
[46:06.020 –> 46:07.140] what do you do all day?
[46:07.140 –> 46:08.580] Like, what do you think about?
[46:08.580 –> 46:10.820] And I just would love to live a day as my dog.
[46:11.460 –> 46:13.780] So I think maybe that one.
[46:13.780 –> 46:15.460] I hadn’t even thought about that one.
[46:15.460 –> 46:16.420] Yeah, that’s good.
[46:16.420 –> 46:17.780] Do you have pets?
[46:17.780 –> 46:23.140] I, so I used to, I had a little toy poodle.
[46:23.140 –> 46:25.780] He passed away last October, unfortunately.
[46:25.780 –> 46:28.580] He was 17 years old.
[46:28.580 –> 46:29.700] Oh, what was his name?
[46:29.700 –> 46:31.300] The same age as my brother.
[46:31.300 –> 46:34.180] His name was Dodo, um, which is actually a name
[46:34.180 –> 46:36.900] my younger brother came up with as a baby.
[46:39.220 –> 46:40.580] That’s so cute.
[46:41.220 –> 46:41.540] Yeah.
[46:42.180 –> 46:42.500] Yeah.
[46:42.500 –> 46:45.220] He, um, 70 years was a good run.
[46:45.220 –> 46:45.780] Um, right.
[46:45.780 –> 46:47.620] And like my little brother grew up with him.
[46:47.620 –> 46:49.140] So it’s, oh man.
[46:49.140 –> 46:49.620] Yeah.
[46:49.620 –> 46:53.220] Like that’s so full of personality and such.
[46:53.220 –> 46:53.460] Right.
[46:53.460 –> 46:55.460] And, and that definitely carried over to the game.
[46:55.700 –> 46:58.260] Like Cleocatra was a ton of fun.
[46:58.260 –> 46:59.060] Amazing name.
[46:59.780 –> 47:03.460] Um, yeah, no, so that, that’s a, that’s a great pick.
[47:03.460 –> 47:07.140] Um, I could use the freeze time spell myself.
[47:07.140 –> 47:09.300] It’s just not enough hours in the day, you know?
[47:09.300 –> 47:10.980] No, that would be really helpful.
[47:11.540 –> 47:12.660] Yeah, that’s a good pick.
[47:12.660 –> 47:13.700] Absolutely.
[47:13.700 –> 47:15.060] Um, oh man.
[47:15.060 –> 47:15.540] Yeah.
[47:15.540 –> 47:17.700] Um, let’s see here.
[47:18.420 –> 47:22.340] So, you know, this we’re talking about wildfires a lot, but have you ever played
[47:22.340 –> 47:24.660] any other sort of farming or cottagecore games?
[47:24.660 –> 47:24.900] Right.
[47:24.900 –> 47:26.500] Do you have any history with them?
[47:26.500 –> 47:29.060] I’m unfortunately a terrible gamer.
[47:29.060 –> 47:38.180] So I, I do not, I have, I, I own animal crossing the, the new horizons one, which
[47:38.180 –> 47:43.140] I have played a couple of times and I own it cause I own a switch and I find it very
[47:43.140 –> 47:50.420] relaxing, but I am unfortunately such a workaholic that I, I have a really hard
[47:50.420 –> 47:52.260] time relaxing on my own.
[47:52.260 –> 47:56.420] So I have to like go out with my friends or like do something.
[47:56.420 –> 47:58.900] So I am, I wish I was a better gamer.
[47:59.540 –> 48:03.780] Um, but I have really liked what I’ve played of animal crossing, but I’m also a little
[48:03.780 –> 48:08.420] scared to go back to it because I’ve heard that the, that the people there are very
[48:08.420 –> 48:10.980] sassy to you if you haven’t played for a while.
[48:10.980 –> 48:14.340] And I know they’re going to like yell at me when I returned to my island.
[48:15.300 –> 48:21.540] Um, I, I’m a big, big animal crossing fan and, uh, going back is always a wild ride.
[48:21.780 –> 48:22.500] Absolutely.
[48:23.140 –> 48:25.460] But, um, but no, I get that.
[48:25.460 –> 48:25.620] Right.
[48:25.620 –> 48:29.060] Like you’ve clearly got the established career here.
[48:29.620 –> 48:32.100] I get that it’s hard to fit those hours in.
[48:32.580 –> 48:37.140] Um, and, and I can see from that, like I can see the Terra coming out right there.
[48:38.820 –> 48:41.380] Um, yeah, absolutely.
[48:41.380 –> 48:45.460] Um, you know, actually on that note, let me go back a second.
[48:45.460 –> 48:46.740] I want to go back to Terra.
[48:46.740 –> 48:52.340] Um, like I, I can’t appreciate enough to you and the, the writing and directing.
[48:52.980 –> 48:59.300] Like you mentioned like, yeah, she, uh, she had that messy breakup, the engagement
[48:59.300 –> 49:02.420] broke off and she just moved and, and, and lost her job even.
[49:02.420 –> 49:02.660] Right.
[49:02.660 –> 49:09.300] Like I think for so many people in their twenties and thirties, I think that’s so
[49:09.300 –> 49:09.940] relatable.
[49:09.940 –> 49:10.340] Right.
[49:10.340 –> 49:15.940] And, and it’s so cathartic to see her, you know, trying this fresh start in this
[49:16.020 –> 49:18.340] little island and meeting all these new people.
[49:18.340 –> 49:21.620] Um, I think that’s really one of the selling points of the game.
[49:21.620 –> 49:26.820] Um, and, and yeah, and I think you did a great job showing that of Terra, getting
[49:26.820 –> 49:28.260] her feet back up on everything.
[49:28.260 –> 49:29.060] Thank you.
[49:29.060 –> 49:34.740] I mean, I think that, um, I think that we collectively, I know so many people that
[49:34.740 –> 49:40.580] through the, through the end of, um, the hardcore quarantining, their lives had
[49:40.580 –> 49:42.340] completely changed mine as well.
[49:42.340 –> 49:46.420] You know, I think a lot of people went through a lot of really big life altering
[49:46.420 –> 49:51.700] stuff and, and came out the other side on a new adventure.
[49:51.700 –> 49:56.100] So I think that because we kind of have this collective experience, it may, it
[49:56.100 –> 49:59.060] makes her very relatable to a lot of people.
[49:59.060 –> 50:03.220] I know so many people that had huge breakups and had to move to the other side
[50:03.220 –> 50:05.140] of the country or things like that.
[50:05.140 –> 50:05.780] Yeah.
[50:05.780 –> 50:07.780] So I think it’s very relatable.
[50:07.780 –> 50:09.060] Yeah, absolutely.
[50:09.060 –> 50:10.980] Um, let’s see here.
[50:12.260 –> 50:16.180] Do you have any other hobbies or interests you’d like to talk about and such?
[50:16.180 –> 50:17.860] Yeah, I do a lot of stuff.
[50:17.860 –> 50:22.420] So acting is my job, obviously, um, acting and voice acting.
[50:22.980 –> 50:27.380] I also last year started making music for the first time, which was really fun.
[50:28.020 –> 50:31.060] Oh, do you play instrument or is it singing or what is it?
[50:31.060 –> 50:32.100] I’m a singer.
[50:32.100 –> 50:37.860] Um, I wish I played better, but I very luckily have, my brother-in-law is an
[50:37.860 –> 50:40.740] incredibly talented musician and producer.
[50:40.740 –> 50:46.260] So I have, um, him and my other producer, um, who I work with.
[50:46.260 –> 50:52.740] I, I write, but I wish I do not play, but I sing.
[50:52.740 –> 50:57.380] So I’m very lucky to have two collaborators who are like musical geniuses who can
[50:57.380 –> 51:00.100] play every single instrument known to mankind.
[51:00.100 –> 51:03.380] Um, cause I, I wish I played, but I do that.
[51:03.380 –> 51:09.940] And I, I, that was kind of, uh, something I, I’d always kind of like entertained.
[51:09.940 –> 51:15.620] Like I think every kid wants to be a rock star at some point, but over the pandemic,
[51:15.620 –> 51:20.260] I actually started writing and, um, have released a couple songs and released my
[51:20.260 –> 51:22.900] first music video last year and have more on the way.
[51:22.900 –> 51:27.220] So it’s been a really fun outlet that I’ve really enjoyed.
[51:27.220 –> 51:29.380] Oh, tell us about it.
[51:30.100 –> 51:31.060] Give us the plugs.
[51:31.140 –> 51:33.860] What are the names of some of the songs or albums or whatever?
[51:33.860 –> 51:36.900] So I produce under my musician name VRL.
[51:36.900 –> 51:43.380] Um, so it’s my initials and it’s, it’s like the complete opposite of like, if, if,
[51:43.380 –> 51:48.980] if Wildflowers is like bright and cheerful and just like delightful, the stuff I write
[51:48.980 –> 51:56.420] is like sad, depressing, like dark synthwave music, which always really surprises
[51:56.420 –> 52:00.260] people because I am myself very like outgoing.
[52:01.860 –> 52:07.620] And like, I don’t know, bubbly is usually the word people describe me as.
[52:08.340 –> 52:09.700] But my music is a complete opposite.
[52:09.700 –> 52:10.980] So I have two songs out now.
[52:10.980 –> 52:12.980] One of them is called easy to love.
[52:14.020 –> 52:20.180] And the other one that has a music video out is called kill for you, die for you.
[52:20.180 –> 52:24.980] And it’s the word kill and then the number four and the letter U and then the same thing
[52:25.700 –> 52:27.380] die is spelled correctly.
[52:27.380 –> 52:30.740] And then four, the number four and then you, the letter you.
[52:31.380 –> 52:33.940] Um, and it’s like dark and witchy.
[52:33.940 –> 52:39.540] Like Stevie Nicks is, I mean, I guess, okay, I guess I will say that like the witchy vibes
[52:39.540 –> 52:44.900] are parallel to Wildflowers, but it’s like, I’m really inspired by like Stevie Nicks and
[52:44.900 –> 52:50.260] Florence, um, Florence the machine and like Marina and the diamonds.
[52:50.260 –> 52:52.660] So that’s kind of the vibe it goes.
[52:52.740 –> 52:53.220] Yeah.
[52:53.220 –> 52:55.780] Also those, I love Marina.
[52:55.780 –> 52:56.420] Yeah.
[52:56.420 –> 52:58.500] Um, oh man, I love that music.
[52:58.500 –> 53:00.900] Um, Florence the machine’s pretty dang good too.
[53:00.900 –> 53:01.400] Yeah.
[53:01.860 –> 53:02.180] Right.
[53:02.180 –> 53:06.740] Like a jammer nerd here, but like the rendition of, uh, stand by me.
[53:07.540 –> 53:08.040] Yeah.
[53:08.580 –> 53:09.300] Is it stand by me?
[53:09.300 –> 53:09.700] Gosh, no.
[53:09.700 –> 53:10.740] Wait, what’s the name of the song?
[53:10.740 –> 53:13.220] Uh, I know what you’re talking about.
[53:13.220 –> 53:15.700] Um, they did it for fancy 15.
[53:16.340 –> 53:16.980] Um, wow.
[53:16.980 –> 53:17.940] It is stand by me.
[53:17.940 –> 53:18.420] Yeah.
[53:18.420 –> 53:18.980] Yes.
[53:18.980 –> 53:19.300] Yeah.
[53:19.300 –> 53:19.620] Okay.
[53:19.620 –> 53:19.940] Yes.
[53:19.940 –> 53:20.100] No.
[53:20.100 –> 53:20.500] Okay.
[53:20.500 –> 53:22.340] I can hear it in my head kind of.
[53:22.740 –> 53:23.240] Yes.
[53:23.300 –> 53:24.260] Um, yes, no.
[53:24.260 –> 53:24.820] Okay.
[53:24.820 –> 53:26.100] Um, but okay.
[53:26.100 –> 53:26.820] Going back here.
[53:26.820 –> 53:27.620] I’m getting distracted.
[53:27.620 –> 53:29.460] Um, yes.
[53:29.460 –> 53:29.700] Okay.
[53:29.700 –> 53:30.980] I need to listen to this music.
[53:30.980 –> 53:32.020] That sounds amazing.
[53:32.020 –> 53:33.540] I’m totally down for that vibe.
[53:33.540 –> 53:38.580] It’s on all platforms and the goal is hopefully to start performing live this year.
[53:38.580 –> 53:41.700] I have a few releases coming up.
[53:41.700 –> 53:47.220] So once, once the things are released, um, we can start thinking about performing live.
[53:47.860 –> 53:56.820] Um, yeah, it’s been, it’s been a fun juggle of I, um, of like spending time and also like
[53:56.820 –> 54:00.500] producing music is I didn’t realize kind of expensive.
[54:00.500 –> 54:07.380] So it’s like kind of slow going cause I I’m funding everything out of my own pocket.
[54:08.340 –> 54:10.500] So expensive is an understatement.
[54:10.500 –> 54:11.780] Oh my goodness.
[54:11.780 –> 54:12.980] That’s amazing.
[54:12.980 –> 54:16.340] Well, so that’s why I only released two songs last year.
[54:17.140 –> 54:21.620] So one has to budget to also be able to pay rent in Los Angeles.
[54:22.500 –> 54:24.100] Uh, yep, yep, yep, yep.
[54:24.100 –> 54:24.900] Absolutely.
[54:24.900 –> 54:26.580] Um, oh man.
[54:28.340 –> 54:29.060] Um, wow.
[54:29.060 –> 54:30.180] That’s really impressive though.
[54:30.980 –> 54:35.620] I’m definitely gonna take a listen to that after this interview and then follow along.
[54:35.620 –> 54:36.420] Absolutely.
[54:36.420 –> 54:36.980] Cool.
[54:36.980 –> 54:42.420] And I’m on, I’m on, um, the, I also have a separate Instagram account for it.
[54:42.420 –> 54:45.380] So it’s a VRL music official on Instagram.
[54:45.460 –> 54:45.780] Okay.
[54:45.780 –> 54:46.020] Okay.
[54:46.020 –> 54:46.340] Okay.
[54:46.340 –> 54:47.060] That’s right here.
[54:47.060 –> 54:48.820] See that from the first Google results.
[54:48.820 –> 54:49.540] Yeah.
[54:49.540 –> 54:50.420] Good to see you.
[54:50.420 –> 54:52.420] Um, uh, all right.
[54:52.420 –> 54:54.740] That’s um, and that’s, that’s super cool.
[54:54.740 –> 54:56.500] Um, I love music, right?
[54:56.500 –> 55:00.980] But I, I, I played a few instruments back in the day, but it’s one of the areas where
[55:00.980 –> 55:02.740] I, it just doesn’t click naturally.
[55:02.740 –> 55:07.700] So I’m just always in awe of anyone who can play or sing or write music.
[55:07.700 –> 55:12.020] Um, so hats off to you because I think that’s just really, really impressive.
[55:12.020 –> 55:12.580] Thank you.
[55:12.580 –> 55:16.180] I’m very lucky that my parents are very artistic.
[55:16.180 –> 55:17.380] Neither of them worked at the arts.
[55:17.380 –> 55:18.260] My mom was a nerd.
[55:18.260 –> 55:22.260] My mom still is a nurse and my dad was a bottle water delivery guy.
[55:22.820 –> 55:27.620] So like my parents are like absolutely did not work in the arts, but were very creative
[55:27.620 –> 55:27.860] people.
[55:27.860 –> 55:33.220] Like my mom has painted her entire life and done like stained glass and my dad like really
[55:33.220 –> 55:35.220] loved pottery and stuff like that.
[55:35.780 –> 55:38.180] And they really allowed.
[55:39.140 –> 55:45.460] My brother is like, he’s, he’s deciding whether or not he wants to go into like gaming design.
[55:45.460 –> 55:47.540] So like a different type of creativity.
[55:48.100 –> 55:51.700] Um, but my sister, my sister’s an opera singer.
[55:52.260 –> 55:55.380] Uh, so, and she’s nine years older than me.
[55:55.380 –> 56:00.260] So I was very, always very lucky to have like creative role models in my life.
[56:00.260 –> 56:02.660] I wanted to be just like her when I was little.
[56:02.660 –> 56:04.660] Oh, that’s, that’s awesome.
[56:05.380 –> 56:06.660] Man, what a cool family.
[56:07.540 –> 56:09.140] So you’re the middle child of three then?
[56:09.140 –> 56:09.620] I am.
[56:09.620 –> 56:09.940] Yes.
[56:10.500 –> 56:11.060] Okay.
[56:11.060 –> 56:11.380] Yeah.
[56:11.380 –> 56:11.860] Very cool.
[56:12.660 –> 56:14.900] Um, I’m, I’m the eldest of three myself.
[56:14.900 –> 56:15.300] Oh, cool.
[56:15.940 –> 56:16.180] Yeah.
[56:16.740 –> 56:19.220] Um, oh man, that’s, oh man.
[56:19.220 –> 56:19.780] That’s so cool.
[56:19.780 –> 56:21.060] Especially your sister and opera singer.
[56:21.060 –> 56:26.260] That’s such a kind of job, but so impressive.
[56:26.260 –> 56:27.620] She’s very impressive.
[56:27.620 –> 56:29.940] Her name is Brooke Iva Loman.
[56:29.940 –> 56:34.980] Um, and she is, she’s got a ridiculous voice.
[56:34.980 –> 56:37.700] Like I saw her sing at LA opera.
[56:37.700 –> 56:42.180] Like, uh, they did a really interesting, there was an intro, what was it called?
[56:42.980 –> 56:46.980] She worked for LA opera a couple months ago for this thing where it was like teaching
[56:46.980 –> 56:49.620] children about opera and it was just so cool.
[56:50.340 –> 56:53.540] Um, and she just, yeah, she just, she performs all over.
[56:53.540 –> 56:58.900] She’s so busy and she’s like constantly booked and busy and I’m just so proud of her.
[56:58.900 –> 56:59.380] Oh man.
[56:59.380 –> 56:59.620] Yeah.
[56:59.620 –> 57:00.260] Like I found her.
[57:00.260 –> 57:03.220] Iva, that’s I-V-A for people who might want to Google.
[57:03.220 –> 57:04.580] Um, Brooke Iva Loman.
[57:04.580 –> 57:05.140] Um, wow.
[57:05.140 –> 57:06.420] That’s, yeah, that’s really impressive.
[57:07.060 –> 57:08.340] Um, hats off to her.
[57:09.380 –> 57:18.660] Um, and like on this note of, of, uh, projects and whatnot, are there any other projects
[57:18.660 –> 57:21.940] or anything like the other side from the music that you’re hyped about right now?
[57:21.940 –> 57:23.620] Anything you want to plug?
[57:23.620 –> 57:26.660] Several things I’m excited about, but I can’t talk about yet.
[57:26.660 –> 57:30.260] Oh, I know that’s always the case with voice actors.
[57:30.260 –> 57:31.300] It is, it is.
[57:31.940 –> 57:33.380] It’s that NDA life.
[57:34.020 –> 57:40.420] Um, yeah, I feel like it’s, and because it’s always like you can’t talk about anything
[57:40.420 –> 57:44.020] and then all of a sudden you just talk a lot about the thing that came out and it’s just
[57:44.020 –> 57:46.420] kind of an endless rollercoaster of that.
[57:47.220 –> 57:48.020] Right, right.
[57:48.020 –> 57:48.660] I get it.
[57:48.660 –> 57:54.100] Um, and it’s, it’s funny for voice acting too because like at least when you do theater,
[57:54.100 –> 57:59.540] you know, you’re, you’re posting about it as you’re doing the thing or like even for
[57:59.540 –> 58:04.180] film, you, I feel like the, the, the window is often shorter.
[58:04.180 –> 58:09.300] Like it’s sometimes a year in post, whereas games, games and animation, sometimes you
[58:09.300 –> 58:14.740] start working on two or three years or more depending on the project before it ever sees
[58:14.740 –> 58:18.660] the light of day and you’ve wrapped it two years ago and then all of a sudden you’re
[58:18.660 –> 58:19.940] talking about it again.
[58:19.940 –> 58:26.500] So it’s such an interesting like cyclical experience for, for voiceover artists.
[58:26.500 –> 58:34.020] Yeah, like, oh man, hats off to you guys because some of those, like, I just imagine
[58:34.020 –> 58:38.900] being in your, in your shoes and having a really cool role and just having to hold it
[58:38.900 –> 58:39.940] in for two years.
[58:39.940 –> 58:41.780] That’s, that’s crazy.
[58:41.780 –> 58:45.620] It’s really good that my dog doesn’t talk because my dog does everything.
[58:46.740 –> 58:47.620] She’s the only one.
[58:48.420 –> 58:49.860] She has the friend DA.
[58:49.860 –> 58:50.360] Exactly.
[58:50.360 –> 58:53.800] Um, okay.
[58:53.800 –> 58:59.880] Well, what about stuff that is, uh, what are, what are some of your past roles or whatnot
[58:59.880 –> 59:01.320] that you’ve enjoyed doing?
[59:01.320 –> 59:01.720] Yeah.
[59:01.720 –> 59:05.320] So most people know me from the game What Remains of Edith Finch.
[59:05.960 –> 59:10.600] Um, that’s, that’s kind of the game that gave me my start and is still like, people
[59:10.600 –> 59:12.200] are still discovering that game.
[59:12.200 –> 59:13.880] It came out in 2017.
[59:13.880 –> 59:18.440] It came out five years ago and people are still messaging me being like, I just played
[59:18.440 –> 59:20.120] it for the first time today.
[59:20.120 –> 59:20.920] Oh my gosh.
[59:20.920 –> 59:22.040] Which is really exciting.
[59:22.680 –> 59:27.880] Um, and then, uh, I really loved working on Wolfenstein Youngblood.
[59:27.880 –> 59:30.840] I got to go, like, do all the mocap for that.
[59:30.840 –> 59:35.560] I got to go do the mocap in Sweden, which is actually where I, yeah.
[59:35.560 –> 59:40.440] Um, where, that’s where I met Shelby Young who plays Natalia in Wildflowers.
[59:41.000 –> 59:41.800] Okay.
[59:41.800 –> 59:45.720] And Shelby is like one of my best friends now and it just, it was very cool that we
[59:45.720 –> 59:48.040] have now gotten to work together on stuff.
[59:48.040 –> 59:50.680] Like since that, cause we played twins in that game.
[59:50.680 –> 59:52.120] Oh, that’s fascinating.
[59:52.120 –> 59:53.080] I love Natalia.
[59:53.080 –> 59:57.880] Um, since like her shop’s the closest to your, uh, to your farm in the game.
[59:57.880 –> 01:00:00.920] Like she’s like the first one to become best friends with.
[01:00:00.920 –> 01:00:03.880] Um, so yeah, that’s great.
[01:00:03.880 –> 01:00:06.360] Um, and then I also, that’s so cool.
[01:00:06.360 –> 01:00:07.640] All the way to Sweden.
[01:00:07.640 –> 01:00:09.480] Yeah, I didn’t expect that.
[01:00:09.480 –> 01:00:10.680] It was very cool.
[01:00:10.680 –> 01:00:14.600] We shot for like two and a half, three weeks over there and it was my first time working
[01:00:14.600 –> 01:00:15.160] overseas.
[01:00:15.720 –> 01:00:20.040] Um, I had been to Europe, but the first time I’d been to Europe was literally two months
[01:00:20.040 –> 01:00:21.640] before for the London BAFTAs.
[01:00:22.440 –> 01:00:23.960] Um, oh wow.
[01:00:23.960 –> 01:00:24.600] Yeah.
[01:00:24.600 –> 01:00:27.720] Uh, that year was a crazy, crazy year.
[01:00:27.720 –> 01:00:29.960] Um, it was a lot of traveling.
[01:00:29.960 –> 01:00:34.680] Um, and I had never, I had never worked in another country.
[01:00:34.680 –> 01:00:38.520] I had never been in another country for that long before.
[01:00:38.520 –> 01:00:41.720] And I’d also had never done motion capture before.
[01:00:41.720 –> 01:00:48.360] So it was like a lot of new things and it just, it’s still to this day, one of the most
[01:00:48.360 –> 01:00:52.520] special, lovely jobs I’ve gotten to do.
[01:00:52.520 –> 01:00:58.200] Like I just met so many people on that job that I love and care about so much.
[01:00:58.200 –> 01:01:04.760] Like Tom Keegan, who, um, I mean, he, he’s one of the best in the biz for video game
[01:01:04.760 –> 01:01:06.920] directing and especially for motion capture.
[01:01:06.920 –> 01:01:08.680] Like he does a ton of Star Wars stuff.
[01:01:08.680 –> 01:01:10.200] He does the Wolfenstein games.
[01:01:10.200 –> 01:01:12.600] He, he, he’s amazing.
[01:01:12.600 –> 01:01:19.880] And he’s also just like the kindest human and the loveliest human and just such an actor’s
[01:01:19.880 –> 01:01:20.840] director.
[01:01:20.840 –> 01:01:22.760] I just, I love him so much.
[01:01:22.760 –> 01:01:25.160] So that’s, that sounds awesome.
[01:01:25.160 –> 01:01:26.440] It is very cool.
[01:01:26.440 –> 01:01:27.400] It’s cool.
[01:01:27.400 –> 01:01:27.960] Yeah.
[01:01:27.960 –> 01:01:28.600] Yeah.
[01:01:28.600 –> 01:01:31.000] Um, oh man, that’s, that’s exciting.
[01:01:31.000 –> 01:01:37.640] Um, and going back one second here, Edith Finch, like I haven’t played it myself, but
[01:01:37.640 –> 01:01:38.680] I’ve heard about it.
[01:01:38.680 –> 01:01:38.920] Right.
[01:01:38.920 –> 01:01:43.800] And like, especially after Wildflowers, knowing that you’re like, uh, you’re playing Edith,
[01:01:43.800 –> 01:01:45.800] I’m probably going to play it.
[01:01:45.800 –> 01:01:50.440] I will absolutely play a game just to hear a voice performance.
[01:01:51.240 –> 01:01:53.080] It’s a really fun one.
[01:01:53.080 –> 01:01:54.600] Make sure you bring tissues though.
[01:01:54.600 –> 01:01:56.760] It’s incredibly sad.
[01:01:56.760 –> 01:01:57.640] Oh yeah.
[01:01:57.640 –> 01:02:00.920] I’ve, I’ve heard, um, yeah, with me with a name like that.
[01:02:00.920 –> 01:02:01.240] Right.
[01:02:01.240 –> 01:02:01.960] Oh yeah.
[01:02:02.520 –> 01:02:04.040] Um, uh, yeah.
[01:02:04.040 –> 01:02:08.200] And then I got to do the complete opposite of Terra simultaneously.
[01:02:08.280 –> 01:02:13.480] I worked on a game called Black Tail that came out in December and it’s about the origin
[01:02:13.480 –> 01:02:18.040] story of Baba Yaga from like Russian and Slavic folk folklore.
[01:02:18.680 –> 01:02:20.200] Oh, that’s interesting.
[01:02:20.200 –> 01:02:20.600] Yeah.
[01:02:20.600 –> 01:02:28.520] And it’s, she was like so fun to voice, but the complete opposite of Terra.
[01:02:28.520 –> 01:02:36.120] Also a young witch or a young, a young woman finding her power, but, um, lot of rage, lot
[01:02:36.120 –> 01:02:39.800] of screaming, lot of like dire situations.
[01:02:39.800 –> 01:02:42.040] And it was so fun to do.
[01:02:42.040 –> 01:02:47.160] And it was really fun to do parallel to recording Wildflowers because like some days I would
[01:02:47.160 –> 01:02:51.960] like cast spells and be all like happy and like, we’re going to change the seasons.
[01:02:51.960 –> 01:02:56.120] And then the next session would be like, we’re going to burn everything down.
[01:02:56.120 –> 01:02:59.880] And like, I like, I’m in a medieval Europe witch.
[01:02:59.880 –> 01:03:01.640] So it was fun.
[01:03:01.640 –> 01:03:02.140] Oh man.
[01:03:02.700 –> 01:03:07.580] That’s, oh, I hadn’t heard of this, but, oh, that’s such a fascinating, uh, Remus.
[01:03:07.580 –> 01:03:11.900] So let’s, uh, we’ll listen to this Black Tail, T-A-I-L, one word.
[01:03:11.900 –> 01:03:14.060] Um, I’m looking at it now.
[01:03:14.060 –> 01:03:15.980] Um, oh, this game looks fascinating.
[01:03:15.980 –> 01:03:18.780] The art is so trippy and cool.
[01:03:19.420 –> 01:03:24.940] Like it’s, it gives me like, just, it’s so, I love the art in it.
[01:03:24.940 –> 01:03:30.700] I think it’s so creepy and it really fits the eerie, eerie atmosphere for it.
[01:03:30.700 –> 01:03:32.700] Yeah, I can see that just from the screenshots.
[01:03:32.700 –> 01:03:34.460] Um, that’s some strong art direction.
[01:03:34.460 –> 01:03:40.940] And yeah, definitely opposite end of the spectrum from, uh, um, Wildflowers.
[01:03:40.940 –> 01:03:42.700] Um, oh, that’s so cool.
[01:03:42.700 –> 01:03:43.200] Yeah.
[01:03:43.200 –> 01:03:45.900] Um, oh man, that, okay.
[01:03:45.900 –> 01:03:50.620] That is, oh, I’m so glad we’re having this chat because I’m learning all these new things
[01:03:50.620 –> 01:03:52.140] I want to check out now.
[01:03:52.140 –> 01:03:55.900] I’ve just learned that I, and I only learned this recently because a couple of friends
[01:03:55.900 –> 01:03:56.940] commented.
[01:03:56.940 –> 01:03:59.660] I apparently, I always think I post a lot.
[01:03:59.740 –> 01:04:04.780] Like I feel like I post so much that I must be annoying or irritating with how much I
[01:04:04.780 –> 01:04:08.620] post, but lately I’ve been posting, I’ll like post some about something I worked on and
[01:04:08.620 –> 01:04:11.580] someone will be like, I had no idea you worked on that.
[01:04:11.580 –> 01:04:12.860] When did that come out?
[01:04:12.860 –> 01:04:13.980] You worked on that?
[01:04:13.980 –> 01:04:18.860] And I, I’ve just started to realize, oh, I don’t think I post enough on like my grid
[01:04:18.860 –> 01:04:19.980] on my Instagram.
[01:04:19.980 –> 01:04:24.620] So I try to get better with that because apparently no one knows what I’m working on.
[01:04:24.620 –> 01:04:25.660] Oh man.
[01:04:25.660 –> 01:04:27.020] I mean, it’s, it’s tough, right?
[01:04:27.020 –> 01:04:29.580] Like so many social medias to keep up with.
[01:04:29.580 –> 01:04:33.580] Like, I, oh yeah, that’s, that’s a tall order for anyone.
[01:04:33.580 –> 01:04:40.220] Um, but yeah, but hey, that’s what we’re here for too, to help, uh, spread the word a
[01:04:40.220 –> 01:04:40.620] little.
[01:04:40.620 –> 01:04:42.860] Um, that’s, that’s good.
[01:04:42.860 –> 01:04:44.140] That is exciting stuff.
[01:04:44.140 –> 01:04:49.180] Um, you also do some onscreen acting, correct?
[01:04:49.180 –> 01:04:55.580] Um, what, like how, so how do you prefer, but like, what do you, do you find any big
[01:04:55.580 –> 01:04:59.980] differences between the two on that camera and voice acting?
[01:04:59.980 –> 01:05:07.740] Um, yeah, I think, I think that there is a big difference between, um, any medium because
[01:05:07.740 –> 01:05:09.580] I also work in theater as well.
[01:05:09.580 –> 01:05:20.140] I think that voiceover requires so much imagination and trust because you have to trust your team
[01:05:20.140 –> 01:05:23.740] because you have to know that their vision is strong and that they are getting what they
[01:05:23.740 –> 01:05:28.860] want out of you because you usually, depends on the game, depends how far along it is,
[01:05:28.860 –> 01:05:34.540] but I’ve worked on plenty of things where I have zero concept art or any idea of what
[01:05:34.540 –> 01:05:35.820] something will look like.
[01:05:35.820 –> 01:05:39.900] I had no idea what Blacktail would look like until I think the first trailer dropped.
[01:05:39.900 –> 01:05:43.580] I think I had seen maybe like one piece of concept art halfway through recording.
[01:05:44.140 –> 01:05:46.060] So you do have to really trust.
[01:05:46.940 –> 01:05:52.380] Um, and also you, you don’t really have your scene partner most of the time, unless you’re,
[01:05:52.380 –> 01:05:56.620] I did a couple dual sessions for Wolfenstein with Shelby because we played twins.
[01:05:58.700 –> 01:06:01.260] But most of the time you don’t have your scene partner.
[01:06:01.260 –> 01:06:05.420] So you either get your director being your scene partner, which sometimes they’re actors
[01:06:05.420 –> 01:06:06.860] too, which can be really helpful.
[01:06:07.820 –> 01:06:09.260] And sometimes you’re on your own.
[01:06:11.020 –> 01:06:14.860] Whereas for on camera, so much is given to you.
[01:06:14.860 –> 01:06:18.220] Like you have to come to set knowing your lines and being memorized and doing your own
[01:06:18.220 –> 01:06:19.020] homework.
[01:06:19.020 –> 01:06:24.380] But then there’s a lot of collaboration and the costume designer helps figure out what
[01:06:24.380 –> 01:06:29.260] the visual look of your character is and putting on the costume helps you feel what they feel
[01:06:29.260 –> 01:06:29.980] like.
[01:06:29.980 –> 01:06:36.300] Hair and makeup makes you look even more like, uh, like you, like the character, you see
[01:06:36.300 –> 01:06:39.500] the set around you so you know what environment you’re playing in.
[01:06:39.500 –> 01:06:42.540] You have your other actor there most of the time.
[01:06:42.540 –> 01:06:47.500] I mean, sometimes you, sometimes you act off of a tennis ball if you really can’t get the
[01:06:47.500 –> 01:06:55.020] other actor for some reason, but most of the time you have, you have them.
[01:06:56.860 –> 01:07:02.620] And then for theater, there’s like that lovely extra element of you’re doing something that
[01:07:02.620 –> 01:07:07.340] like you are so memorized because you, you may be doing a, sometimes you’re doing a three
[01:07:07.340 –> 01:07:11.980] week run and sometimes you’re doing Broadway and you’ve, you’re working on a role for over
[01:07:11.980 –> 01:07:13.900] a year and it’s, it’s in your bones.
[01:07:14.540 –> 01:07:21.580] And it’s finding the nuances and the newness every night and letting it be so new and like
[01:07:21.580 –> 01:07:27.340] finding the discoveries and also having the energy of the audience because that really
[01:07:27.340 –> 01:07:28.620] affects the show.
[01:07:28.620 –> 01:07:31.740] So I love them all, but they’re all very different.
[01:07:32.460 –> 01:07:33.660] Yeah, that’s interesting, right?
[01:07:33.660 –> 01:07:39.500] Like I’ve, I mean, I like to say I like following voice actors and, you know, like you, some
[01:07:39.500 –> 01:07:42.380] voice actors dabble in on camera and theater and stuff.
[01:07:42.380 –> 01:07:46.700] So, but hearing it all laid out like that, yeah, that’s fascinating to hear all these
[01:07:46.700 –> 01:07:47.260] differences.
[01:07:48.060 –> 01:07:48.860] It’s very, very cool.
[01:07:50.860 –> 01:07:58.940] And speaking of audience energy, so you don’t get that per se in a game, but I know games
[01:07:58.940 –> 01:08:04.460] have some of the biggest like fandoms and fan arts and whatnot, right?
[01:08:05.020 –> 01:08:10.460] Have you had any memorable fan interactions or seen any fan art or et cetera that you’ve
[01:08:10.460 –> 01:08:11.180] enjoyed?
[01:08:11.180 –> 01:08:17.100] So I am just starting to try to get into the convention scene, but I’ve only done like
[01:08:17.100 –> 01:08:18.460] one or two so far.
[01:08:18.460 –> 01:08:25.420] I’ve only, the only two that I’ve done, I’ve done ClexaCon in Vegas twice, but I know the
[01:08:25.420 –> 01:08:31.180] team there and that one’s, it feels less like a meeting fan experience because like, I know
[01:08:31.180 –> 01:08:33.580] every single person who like works there.
[01:08:34.220 –> 01:08:37.740] So it’s more just like, let’s all putz around and talk about art.
[01:08:38.300 –> 01:08:42.380] But I want, I really want to get onto the convention circuit.
[01:08:42.380 –> 01:08:45.820] So I’m starting to try to figure out how to do that because I would love to meet more
[01:08:45.820 –> 01:08:53.500] fans in person because I do get a lot of, yeah, I’m really like, that’s the aim right
[01:08:53.500 –> 01:08:59.020] now, but I’ve had just such lovely interactions on social media.
[01:08:59.580 –> 01:09:06.700] Um, I think both, I, I definitely, I stock the hashtags of the games to look at the fan
[01:09:06.700 –> 01:09:09.420] art on TikTok, on Instagram.
[01:09:09.420 –> 01:09:15.900] I look for it because I love seeing what people are making inspired by like what, what we’re
[01:09:15.900 –> 01:09:16.620] doing.
[01:09:16.620 –> 01:09:24.940] I just found out, I didn’t read it, um, but I do know that there is like wildflowers fan
[01:09:24.940 –> 01:09:25.660] fiction out there.
[01:09:26.060 –> 01:09:27.340] I saw the tweet.
[01:09:27.340 –> 01:09:28.060] Yeah.
[01:09:28.060 –> 01:09:32.060] Craig Lee Thomas, uh, who plays Cameron found that for us, I think.
[01:09:32.060 –> 01:09:35.660] And that was, that was, that was so cool.
[01:09:35.660 –> 01:09:38.060] I don’t think I’ve ever worked on, actually, that’s not true.
[01:09:38.060 –> 01:09:41.820] I don’t think I’ve looked at the other AO3 tags for the other stuff I’ve worked on.
[01:09:41.820 –> 01:09:45.180] So maybe there’s, maybe there’s Edith Finch fan, uh, fan fiction out there.
[01:09:45.180 –> 01:09:46.300] Oh, I bet there is.
[01:09:46.300 –> 01:09:47.740] There has to be.
[01:09:47.740 –> 01:09:48.940] Yeah, there’s gotta be.
[01:09:48.940 –> 01:09:51.260] Um, but that’s always lovely.
[01:09:51.260 –> 01:09:53.340] People have been very kind to me.
[01:09:54.300 –> 01:10:00.780] Um, and also I, I always really appreciate when people like share how a game made them
[01:10:00.780 –> 01:10:03.740] feel and share how a project changed their life.
[01:10:04.380 –> 01:10:07.180] I still walk into parties sometimes.
[01:10:07.740 –> 01:10:11.820] There’s been one or there’s been, there’s been a few parties where I’ve just like dropped
[01:10:11.820 –> 01:10:15.580] that I, when people ask me what I do, I’ll say I’m a voice actor.
[01:10:15.580 –> 01:10:19.900] And the question that people always ask you is what have I heard you in?
[01:10:19.900 –> 01:10:22.540] And I always say Edith Finch first.
[01:10:22.620 –> 01:10:29.020] And there has been more than one occasion where like 10 people have stopped and turned
[01:10:29.020 –> 01:10:36.780] around and come to talk to me, which is like really like not a normal person experience,
[01:10:36.780 –> 01:10:38.300] but also like really fun.
[01:10:38.300 –> 01:10:40.060] And like, I do not take for granted.
[01:10:40.620 –> 01:10:46.540] Um, because like, again, it’s a game that came out five years ago and it’s still affecting
[01:10:46.540 –> 01:10:47.180] people.
[01:10:47.180 –> 01:10:50.460] And what a gift, what a gift.
[01:10:50.940 –> 01:10:56.940] Yeah, no, um, oh man, I, I, I really hope you get into the convention scene because
[01:10:56.940 –> 01:11:02.620] like, as someone who attends them, you know, from the fan side, it’s, it’s just so awesome
[01:11:02.620 –> 01:11:08.380] to, to see, um, yeah, people like you, the people who put the work into it and meeting
[01:11:08.380 –> 01:11:08.620] you.
[01:11:08.620 –> 01:11:13.100] Um, so I really do hope, uh, we get to see you around the cons a bit more.
[01:11:13.100 –> 01:11:18.860] Um, I’m over here in Atlanta, so MomoCon and Anime Weekend Atlanta are the big ones.
[01:11:18.860 –> 01:11:20.620] You need some suggestions.
[01:11:20.620 –> 01:11:22.060] Yeah, I’m always looking.
[01:11:22.060 –> 01:11:25.980] If there’s any, if there’s any programmers listening, I want to go to your convention.
[01:11:27.980 –> 01:11:28.700] I’ll go anywhere.
[01:11:30.060 –> 01:11:30.620] Oh man.
[01:11:31.580 –> 01:11:35.340] Look, talk to Ray from, um, Wesley Ray Chase.
[01:11:35.980 –> 01:11:37.500] He goes to lots of cons.
[01:11:37.500 –> 01:11:38.780] He goes to a lot.
[01:11:38.780 –> 01:11:40.300] He’ll, he’ll hook you up, I’m sure.
[01:11:41.020 –> 01:11:42.700] Um, I’ll send him a message.
[01:11:42.700 –> 01:11:46.460] Oh man, that’s, oh, that’s, uh, that’s super exciting to hear.
[01:11:46.460 –> 01:11:51.900] You might get into that more, but, um, yeah, very, very cool to see, to experience that.
[01:11:51.900 –> 01:11:57.580] I can’t even imagine because yeah, I, I, I, I know so many people who, you know, all,
[01:11:57.580 –> 01:11:59.500] there’s so many different stories in games, right?
[01:11:59.500 –> 01:12:04.220] And, and so many people get so close because you spend so much time with it, unlike maybe
[01:12:04.220 –> 01:12:05.020] other media, right?
[01:12:05.020 –> 01:12:08.940] You’re not, it’s not a two hour movie or X number, right?
[01:12:08.940 –> 01:12:13.260] You can spend hundreds and hundreds of hours, like, like I have in Wildflowers.
[01:12:13.420 –> 01:12:17.420] Um, so you really get attached to these characters and performances.
[01:12:17.420 –> 01:12:17.660] Yeah.
[01:12:17.660 –> 01:12:19.180] It’s very deeply personal.
[01:12:19.180 –> 01:12:22.540] And I, I, I think that’s so cool.
[01:12:23.500 –> 01:12:25.500] Like what a cool medium.
[01:12:25.500 –> 01:12:27.420] And I think it teaches empathy.
[01:12:27.420 –> 01:12:33.580] I think it is so wonderful to get to step into other people’s shoes in that way.
[01:12:35.100 –> 01:12:35.660] Yeah.
[01:12:35.660 –> 01:12:36.780] Yeah, absolutely.
[01:12:36.780 –> 01:12:37.180] Yeah.
[01:12:37.180 –> 01:12:38.620] Um, okay.
[01:12:38.620 –> 01:12:45.900] Um, and with that, um, let’s see, I guess, first of all, do you have any socials or links
[01:12:45.900 –> 01:12:48.060] or anything you like to plug here?
[01:12:48.060 –> 01:12:49.180] Shout out here.
[01:12:49.180 –> 01:12:49.740] Oh yeah.
[01:12:49.740 –> 01:12:51.260] Before we start wrapping up.
[01:12:51.260 –> 01:12:51.740] Yes.
[01:12:51.740 –> 01:12:55.740] So I am on Instagram at Valerie Rose Loman.
[01:12:55.740 –> 01:12:59.420] If you want to follow my music, it’s at VRL Music Official.
[01:12:59.420 –> 01:13:01.980] I’m on Twitter at Valerie Loman.
[01:13:02.460 –> 01:13:04.860] Um, I do have a TikTok.
[01:13:05.420 –> 01:13:08.940] I did quit, but I’m deliberating if I’m going to come back to it.
[01:13:08.940 –> 01:13:14.860] So if you do want to see my TikTok, which is mostly like ridiculous comedy stuff, it’s
[01:13:14.860 –> 01:13:16.940] also at Valerie Rose Loman.
[01:13:16.940 –> 01:13:25.740] Um, and then like, I, I, if, if you’re interested in like checking out more or like I, I private
[01:13:25.740 –> 01:13:29.820] coach voice acting and like, I also like do many things.
[01:13:29.820 –> 01:13:33.420] If you want to see like the hub, the hub is my website.
[01:13:33.420 –> 01:13:36.860] And that’s just www.ValerieRoseLoman.com.
[01:13:36.860 –> 01:13:37.340] Oh man.
[01:13:37.340 –> 01:13:37.580] Yeah.
[01:13:37.580 –> 01:13:38.300] No, you do a lot.
[01:13:38.300 –> 01:13:39.820] I saw the coaching thing too, right?
[01:13:39.820 –> 01:13:42.780] Like I’m getting personal here.
[01:13:42.780 –> 01:13:44.060] I’ve always wanted to dabble myself.
[01:13:44.060 –> 01:13:46.540] Never have had the time, but it’s still on my list.
[01:13:46.540 –> 01:13:49.340] So I might look at that some time.
[01:13:49.340 –> 01:13:49.820] Okay, cool.
[01:13:50.700 –> 01:13:51.100] Yeah.
[01:13:51.100 –> 01:13:56.460] Um, but yeah, I’m sure, you know, we have our website where we have the podcast and
[01:13:56.460 –> 01:13:57.580] Alan always has show notes.
[01:13:57.580 –> 01:14:02.460] So I’m sure I’m promising for him right now that we’ll have all those links posted for
[01:14:02.460 –> 01:14:05.180] listeners to click on and check out all your stuff.
[01:14:05.180 –> 01:14:05.740] Amazing.
[01:14:05.740 –> 01:14:06.220] Thank you.
[01:14:07.100 –> 01:14:07.340] Yeah.
[01:14:08.140 –> 01:14:08.620] Okay.
[01:14:08.620 –> 01:14:13.020] Um, so thank you once again, Valerie, for taking the time to chat with us today.
[01:14:13.020 –> 01:14:14.700] Um, it really was an honor.
[01:14:14.700 –> 01:14:20.300] Um, uh, fun fact, I actually reached out to you and planned all of this without letting
[01:14:20.300 –> 01:14:23.420] Al, our, our main host slash creator know.
[01:14:23.420 –> 01:14:30.220] So I dropped it on him just last week, um, just because I’m that big of a Wildflowers
[01:14:30.220 –> 01:14:30.700] fan.
[01:14:31.420 –> 01:14:31.920] Yes.
[01:14:33.180 –> 01:14:34.140] That makes me so happy.
[01:14:34.860 –> 01:14:39.100] I’m so much of a fan that I am announcing here.
[01:14:39.100 –> 01:14:40.940] He’s going to be listening to this when he edits it.
[01:14:40.940 –> 01:14:45.420] So he’ll be hearing this for the first time that I actually have another interview with
[01:14:45.420 –> 01:14:48.460] Ray Chase, the voice of Wesley set up.
[01:14:48.460 –> 01:14:48.960] Yes.
[01:14:49.580 –> 01:14:50.460] Okay, cool.
[01:14:52.620 –> 01:14:55.260] So that will be happening soon.
[01:14:55.260 –> 01:14:57.660] I’ll enter surprise when he hears that.
[01:14:58.460 –> 01:14:59.820] I absolutely adore Ray.
[01:14:59.820 –> 01:15:03.660] Um, his voice is so good.
[01:15:03.660 –> 01:15:09.260] It’s, uh, I love Wesley so much as a character, but yeah.
[01:15:09.260 –> 01:15:09.760] Yeah.
[01:15:10.220 –> 01:15:10.940] So dapper.
[01:15:11.580 –> 01:15:13.980] I know it sounds so sweet and lovely.
[01:15:13.980 –> 01:15:16.060] Like I love him.
[01:15:16.060 –> 01:15:17.100] Yeah, it’s great.
[01:15:17.100 –> 01:15:18.380] Um, okay.
[01:15:18.380 –> 01:15:24.460] But yeah, so thanks again for joining us and would you do us the honor of signing us off?
[01:15:24.460 –> 01:15:26.060] I would be so honored.
[01:15:26.700 –> 01:15:30.140] Until next time, farmers have a good harvest.
[01:15:36.780 –> 01:15:42.220] The harvest season is created by Al McKinley with support from our patrons, including our
[01:15:42.220 –> 01:15:44.460] pro farmers, Kevin and Stewart.
[01:15:45.100 –> 01:15:50.220] Our art is done by Micah the Brave and our music is done by Nick Burgess.
[01:15:51.020 –> 01:15:55.100] Feel free to visit our website, harvest season.club
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[01:16:05.820 –> 01:16:10.300] Uh, so the countries that are in the final are Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Poland,
[01:16:10.300 –> 01:16:13.660] Serbia, France, Cyprus, Spain, Sweden, all Albania.
[01:16:13.660 –> 01:16:14.780] I nearly said Albany there.
[01:16:14.780 –> 01:16:15.420] What on earth?
[01:16:15.420 –> 01:16:16.940] Why on earth was that in my mind?
[01:16:16.940 –> 01:16:24.220] Albania, Italy, Estonia, Finland, Czechia, Australia, Belgium, Armenia, Moldova, Ukraine,
[01:16:24.220 –> 01:16:29.340] Norway, Germany, Lithuania, Israel, Slovenia, Croatia, and the UK.
[01:16:29.340 –> 01:16:32.300] Whoa, Serbia, Dark Horse Serbia.
[01:16:32.300 –> 01:16:33.260] Can take it all.
[01:16:33.260 –> 01:16:39.820] I highly doubt it because I can’t even remember what that song was.