Now in podcast form!
Last week on Sup Holmes, we were lucky to talk to WayForward’s James Montagna, the director ofAdventure Time: Hey Ice King Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?for the DS and 3DS (podcastavailable here). James was kind enough to give us some maybe-exclusive slabs of info, and they aremy kind of slabs. Full in-game vocals for certain parts of the soundtrackconfirmed! Flame Princess and The Earl of Lemongrabconfirmed! Marcaline the Vampire Queen boss fightconfirmed! Back rubs from Hotdog Princessconfirmed! Everyone’s new Game of the Year pre-confirmed(unless you don’t like that sort of thing, and if so, then not).
We also got a deeper look into the creative process behind the game. 2am text messages from series creator Pendleton Ward about new script ideas, taking notes from series artist and song writerRebecca Sugaron sound direction, usingEarthBound-style sprites in the game as as temporary graphics, and later decided to leave those graphics in the game becauseEarthBound is awesomewere all part of the proceedings. As a hugeEarthBoundfan, sprite art fan, andAdventure Timefan, I have rarely envied a human being more than Mr. James Montagna.
There is a lot more to James than justAdventure Timethough. He’s worked on multiple other WayForward titles, as well as smaller projects likeAnd Then, The Ghost Saw Hands: A Game I’ve Never Played,Pop Pop Battle JandSnake 2. Check out the full episode for more on what makes this man tick, and tune in this Sunday as WayForwardVember continues withSilent Hill: Book of Memories‘ Adam Tierney.
