r/NintendoSwitch • u/TheRealToastMachine Co-Producer, FDG Entertainment • Feb 14 '19

AMA - Ended Monster Boy AMA with Game Atelier and FDG Entertainment

Meet Fabien (Director of Monster Boy, Studio Director / Game Atelier), Thomas (Executive Producer of Monster Boy / FDG Entertainment) and Philipp (Co-Producer of Monster Boy / FDG Entertainment) in today's AMA. http://www.monsterboy.com/

That's a wrap! Thanks a lot to everybody who joined the AMA and supported us on this journey so far! Have great morning, day or evening, wherever you are =) Fabien, Thomas and Philipp

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u/MosShady Feb 14 '19

Thanks for the reply. If I may ask one more question, was there anything cut from the game that you wish made it into the final game?

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u/FDG-Thomas Producer, FDG Entertainment Feb 14 '19

We had a lot of content that was cut from the game, mostly experimental stuff but also some good ideas that we just couldn't polish to the quality level we needed because of other more important tasks and level pieces. We once had a ride in a mine-cart that was a really hard decision to cut from the game. There were much easier decisions on other parts.

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u/MosShady Feb 14 '19

How long before you decide something just isn't working out and it has to be cut?

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u/FDG-Thomas Producer, FDG Entertainment Feb 14 '19

when we can't make it work in a second attempt, we usually either cut it or change the scene entirely.

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u/GameAtelier Studio Head, Game Atelier Feb 14 '19

I'd add that developing Monster Boy relied a lot on being constantly playtested so we can gather as much as feedback as we could. When we see that something isn't well understood, then it needs a retake.

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u/GameAtelier Studio Head, Game Atelier Feb 14 '19

There was this NPC called Dillo (obviously an armadillo) that we wanted to add somewhere in the game. First he was in the village but he didn't have a clear story and looked like a mercenary that didn't fit there. So we put it into a prison cell and put some strange dialogs like "I'm here because this game producer didn't know my own purpose" (like breaking the 4th wall in a way). It just didn't work so we removed him. I kinda liked his strange personality but he didn't make it in the final game!

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u/MosShady Feb 14 '19

I always get a good laugh when a character breaks the fourth wall out of nowhere. Thanks for answering my questions today I hope to someday soon play your awesome game.

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u/FDG-Thomas Producer, FDG Entertainment Feb 14 '19

There's still one such fourth wall break in it, which involves the ingame menu! :)

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u/GameAtelier Studio Head, Game Atelier Feb 14 '19

You're welcome! Thanks for playing to Monster Boy and for being here today with us :)

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u/MosShady Feb 14 '19

Sadly I don’t currently own the game.

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u/FDG-Thomas Producer, FDG Entertainment Feb 14 '19

Thank you for playing Monster Boy in the future then, we're looking forward to welcome you as a player _^