Checkpoint

13 Sep 2021

Intimates: We talk to Sébastien Mitton and Dinga Bakaba from Arkane Lyone about Deathloop!

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Checkpoint Intimates is a podcast where members of the team go one-on-one on a topic that they both feel strongly about, and sometimes conduct interviews with industry insiders and game developers!

In this episode, Luke talks to art director and co-creative Sébastien Mitton and game director Dinga Bakaba about Arkane Lyone’s upcoming first person shooter/action adventure Deathloop! Luke chats with them about the art-style of the game, the characters, the creative development process, and just how difficult it was to create a time-loop narrative that keeps players engaged throughout.

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