Paper Perjury with James Acosta | MGD Podcast #4

Today's guest is James Acosta, the director, lead writer, and programmer of the upcoming mystery game Paper Perjury. With over 14,000 wishlists, this is a highly anticipated game for many people, and it is set to release one month from today, on December 9th.

Topics covered in today’s episode include:

• How the story of Paper Perjury was written

• Why Ace Attorney's game loop is perfect

• Penalty systems in mystery games

• Why Paper Perjury uses pixel art

• The benefits of working with a team

• Paper Perjury's marketing strategy

• The importance of having a demo

• …And more!

Support this episode’s guest:

• Wishlist Paper Perjury and play the demo on Steam

• Join the Paper Cat Games Discord server

• Visit the Paper Cat Games website

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