MinnMax Interview - Arkane’s Founder Raphael Colantonio On Leaving Bethesda
Added 2021-08-23 16:01:24 +0000 UTC
MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews the founder of Arkane Studios Raphael Colantonio about his reason for leaving the studio and Bethesda behind to create Wolfeye Studios and his new game Weird West. Raf talks about the challenges of finding an audience for an immersive sim like Prey, why he's so excited about the rumors of a Dishonored series on Netflix, his full thoughts on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as an immersive sim, what it was like working with Steven Spielberg and a whole lot more.
You can watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/QT8GzH16Lz4
Follow Raf on Twitter - https://twitter.com/rafcolantonio
Learn more about Weird West - https://wolfeye-studios.com/games/weird-westThe House of the Dev podcast - https://bit.ly/3gnRrNv
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:40 - Everything right and wrong with 2017's Prey
00:05:04 - Marketing Weird West
00:06:48 - Why Raf left Arkane
00:13:55 - The best size for a studio
00:19:34 - Thoughts on Microsoft buying Bethesda
00:25:58 - Lessons from founding Wolfeye Studios
00:33:48 - Thoughts on Breath of the Wild as an immersive sim
00:40:31 - Working with Spielberg on LMNO
00:45:53 - Creating The House of the Dev podcast
00:49:23 - The split between Arkane Austin and Arkane Lyon
00:53:10 - Why Wolfeye Studios will stay independent
Comments
Great interview!
Christian Haines
2021-08-26 17:28:54 +0000 UTCThis was an awesome interview, probably my favorite MinnMax interview ever frankly. We need more men like Raph in the world he seems like a true creative who is only interested in making something with his own hands. How many of us could turn down probably tens of millions of dollars because we prefer to stay small time and just make games for the pure enjoyment of the craft.
chris cuevas
2021-08-24 04:32:10 +0000 UTCI really loved this interview. If you didn't know who Raphael Colantonio was before, you do now. Great job to all involved. ♥️
Erik D. Serpenti
2021-08-23 18:26:37 +0000 UTC
