Lightly Furnishing Baldface’s Office

Ian Zimmerman sent me some new models yesterday, and I quickly put them inside my level. I was excited to see how they looked. He gave me just what I asked for: One simple, metal desk. The ... Read more

The Basics of Gameplay Explained

As I described earlier in the “My Trailer Needs Work” article, I’ve not done a great job of showing gamers what playing The Godkiller is like. They mostly yawned through ... Read more

“When Is It Time for Me?” song.

Erik Hermansen · WhenIsItTimeForMe

It’s supposed to make you cringe. But it’s short. This is the character, Billy, having a private, vulnerable moment to express how he’s been unfairly passed over in life. The ... Read more

What Do Game VO Actors Need? Scripts!

In June, I want to record all the voiceovers for the game I’m working on, a puzzle adventure game called The Godkiller. I used to run a VO studio, so I’ve got strong ideas of ... Read more

I love a good fork.

Most of the levels in The Godkiller follow a kind of “linear-plus-options” structure. There’s the main series of events that unfold as you progress through a level. And ... Read more

My trailer needs work.

Marketing stuff. It turns out that puzzle game players are super-focused on the mechanics of gameplay. My current trailer for The Godkiller, is fairly polished. I watched lots of Derek Liu ... Read more

The Walk-and-Talk

I love a good walk-and-talk, in real life, in movies/TV, and especially, in video games. Following Wheatley around in Portal 2 while he gave dubious advice was a blast. I knew that those ... Read more

Godkiller, the Musical?

I wrote a song and sent it off to Kyle Chrise, actor for Billy. I asked him to record vocals for it. Now, Kyle is an actual musician who has been in some bands (Still Rebel, Teenage ... Read more

Schedule Check

As I described previously, I’m solidly committed to releasing The Godkiller on January 1st, 2022. To be on track for that, I need to complete the story scripting and associated dialogue by ... Read more

Building the Beard with Help

I don’t do all the work on The Godkiller. My little budget on the game is enough to let me hire a few contractors here and there. When I started the game, I thought I’d do all the ... Read more