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Inscryption took indie lovers by storm in 2021 and one thing that continually jumped out at me and many others while playing was the haunting score! In this episode I (Odhrán) sat down with Inscryption composer, Jonah Senzel to get to the heart of what makes the score so intriguing and mystical. Check out Jonah here: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonahSenzel ►Portfolio: https://t.co/zaQZTgYGWp All Artists Featured: TechnoAlchemist (Alone & Old Tales): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1dallJOV-EM1xXGw0f4Quw Riebeck Guitar (Deathcard Cabin): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqn32H5YcoCgTAd2fgMyEEg KeksTerminator78 (The Trapper & The Trader/ Rise Up Dead Man): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ93cI2ZUGuPGLaZxWuZQYg Our Socials: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingSandbox_ ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamingSandbox ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamingsandbox_/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaming-sandbox/?viewAsMember=true

Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingSandbox?fan_landing=true Check out our Discord! https://discord.gg/kEsS2aw5P6 This week on The Sandbox, Odhrán is joined by Kane Hocking (KanePlaysGames) to discuss all this weeks gaming news and the recent Uncharted Movie. News Discussed: Horizon Forbidden West Was Delayed To Avoid Crunch, Says Game Director: https://www.thegamer.com/horizon-forbidden-west-delayed-crunch/ Sean Murray Says No Man's Sky Isn't Finished 'By a Long Shot': https://www.ign.com/articles/seanmurrays-no-mans-sky-isnt-finished-by-a-long-shot Report: EA Admits Battlefield 2042 Failed To Meet Player Expectations, Blames Halo Infinite and COVID: https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-2042-ea-admits-failure 1,000 "Digital-Only" Titles Estimated To Disappear When Nintendo Closes 3DS & Wii U eShop: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/02/1000-digital-only-titles-estimated-to-disappearwhen-nintendo-closes-3ds-and-wii-u-eshop Kane's Links: https://t.co/7G2Mlf2eVH Our Socials: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingSandbox_ ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamingSandbox ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamingsandb... ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gami...

Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingSandbox?fan_landing=true Check out our Discord! https://discord.gg/kEsS2aw5P6 This week on The Sandbox, Odhrán and Chris discuss the recent decision to delist Titanfall after 7 years, PlayStations rumoured Game Pass Competitor, Sea of Thieves brand-new fifth season and the 35 demos making their way to Xbox this December. On top of this, Odhrán also chatted with Lewis to talk about our article of the week, Lewis' Ashen review. Our Socials: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingSandbox_ ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamingSandbox ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamingsandb... ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gami...

Check out our Discord! https://discord.gg/kEsS2aw5P6 This week on The Sandbox, Conor and Odhrán discuss a wide range of industry news stories including the possibility of new Returnal DLC, the concerns surrounding a Mass Effect and/or Dragon Age TV show, Halo Infinite's multiplayer and a recent survey which shows a majority of Gen Z want to make gaming a family tradition! Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingSandbox?fan_landing=true Our Socials: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingSandbox_ ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamingSandbox ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamingsandb... ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gami...

Music in video games has been described as stories with no dialogue instead choosing to engross the player in a rich narrative with beautiful sounds both orchestral and otherwise. In this episode of Indie Insight, Odhrán sat down with the composer of Omno and The Falconeer, Benedict Nichols to talk all about music composition, its evolution and where he started. Check out Benedict here: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/BNicholsMusic Our Socials: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingSandbox_ ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamingSandbox ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamingsandbox_/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaming-sandbox/?viewAsMember=true

From Death's Door to Resident Evil 4 VR! Conor and Odhrán sat down with Cameron (ShadowlessEdge) from the Hall Of Gamers Podcast this week to talk about everything and anything games! Check out our Discord! https://discord.gg/kEsS2aw5P6 Check out Mat and Hall Of Gamers here: ►Twitter (Cameron): https://twitter.com/ShadowlessEdge ►Twitter (HallOfGamers): https://twitter.com/HallOfGamersPod ►Twitch (HallOfGamers): https://www.twitch.tv/hallofgamerspod ►Cameron's 'Death's Door' Review: https://gaming-sandbox.com/2021/07/30/deaths-door-review-dont-fear-the-reaper/ Our Socials: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingSandbox_ ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamingSandbox ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamingsandb... ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gami...

Achievements are as synonymous with Xbox as Doritos and Mountain Dew are to Halo. In this week's episode, Odhrán sat down with Mat Jonsson, one of the co-hosts of the fantastic Hall Of Gamers podcast to talk all things achievements, awards and what 2021 has been like for the indie scene! Check out Mat and Hall Of Gamers here: ►Twitter (Mat): https://twitter.com/Neomaster2005 ►Twitter (HallOfGamers): https://twitter.com/HallOfGamersPod ►Twitch (HallOfGamers): https://www.twitch.tv/hallofgamerspod Our Socials: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingSandbox_ ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamingSandbox ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamingsandb... ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gami...

With the recent blow up in retro FPS titles in the indie scene in recent years, you'd find it hard to find anyone with a passing interest in the genre who wouldn't have heard of the "boomer shooter" title DUSK by David Szymanski and New Blood Interactive. In this episode of Indie Insight Odhrán sits down with David to talk all about his titles before and after DUSK and what it was like experiencing the immense success of the title back in 2018. Check out David here: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/DUSKdev Our Socials: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingSandbox_ ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamingSandbox ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamingsandb... ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gami...

Check out John here! ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ducky_Szymanski?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor ►Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/szymanski ►Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/szymanski/posts Indie developers make up the heart of the gaming industry and I've always loved exploring indie titles whether they've been created over the course of a few years or just a few hours. They have an intrinsic ability to push our perception of what can and can't be a game and I've always loved the dedication shown by developers when it comes to creating these projects. In this second episode of Indie Insight I sat down with indie developer John Szymanski to talk all things games, Kyle is Famous and what he's working on! ►My Twitter: https://twitter.com/_Johnson_YT_ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odhrankjohnson/

Maximum Action stormed onto the indie shooter market back in 2018 and is still being worked on to this day! In this episode of Indie Insight, Odhrán sat down with George Mandell, the solo developer on Maximum Action to talk about his design philosophy and the general art of the sandbox in videogames. Check out George and Maximum Action here: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/BalloonMoose ►Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/853770/Maximum_Action/ Our Socials: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingSandbox_ ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamingSandbox ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamingsandbox_/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaming-sandbox/?viewAsMember=true

Join our discord server: https://discord.gg/22xqS2zu8U This week on Indie Insight Conor and Odhrán sat down with the Editor-in-Chief of gaming publication, Robot Republic to talk about the "Games That Moved Us." Follow Robot Republic: Website: https://www.robot-republic.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobotRepublic_ Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingSandbox_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamingSandbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamingsandbox_/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaming-sandbox/?viewAsMember=true

Check out SPOOKWARE here: ►Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQadrIQNZdg ►Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574250/SPOOKWARE/ Check out the devs here! Adam: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/adampi ►itch.io: https://papercookies.itch.io/ Viktor: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/ViktorKraus2 Tib: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/TibVdb Indie developers make up the heart of the gaming industry and I've always loved exploring indie titles whether they've been created over the course of a few years or just a few hours. They have an intrinsic ability to push our perception of what can and can't be a game and I've always loved the dedication shown by developers when it comes to creating these projects. In this episode of Indie Insight, I sat down with Adam, Viktor and Tib, the devs of SPOOKWARE to talk all things about their upcoming WarioWare inspired title! ►My Twitter: https://twitter.com/_Johnson_YT_ Gaming Sandbox: ►Website: https://gaming-sandbox.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingSandbox_ ►Discord: https://discord.gg/ZZaqPdFzkc ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamingsandbox_/ ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamingSandbox ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaming-sandbox/?viewAsMember=true #SPOOKWARE #DreadXP #DreadX #BEESWAXGAMES

Check out Philip here! ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatSnillet ►Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Philisophic%20Games ►Website: http://philisophic.com/ ►itch.io: https://philisophic-games.itch.io/ Indie developers make up the heart of the gaming industry and I've always loved exploring indie titles whether they've been created over the course of a few years or just a few hours. They have an intrinsic ability to push our perception of what can and can't be a game and I've always loved the dedication shown by developers when it comes to creating these projects. In this episode of Indie Insight, I sat down with indie developer Philip Hesselbäck to talk about all things games, Axis Mundi, and what he's working on! ►My Twitter: https://twitter.com/_Johnson_YT_ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odhrankjohnson/

Join our discord server: https://discord.gg/22xqS2zu8U Gloomwood has been on the minds of New Blood fans for quite some time now. With the demo still being played to this day and the overwhelmingly positive reaction to an extra reveal at E3, as a fan of Gloomwood, Odhrán had to sit down with the game's creator Dillon Rogers! They talked about everything from the response to Gloomwood, what it's like working with New Blood and the slightly comical controversy surrounding the folding pump-action shotgun! Indie developers make up the heart of the gaming industry and I've always loved exploring indie titles whether they've been created over the course of a few years or just a few hours. They have an intrinsic ability to push our perception of what can and can't be a game and I've always loved the dedication shown by developers when it comes to creating these projects. In this episode of Indie Insight, I sat down with Irish indie developer Dan McGrath to talk all things games, Dread X and what he's working on! Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingSandbox_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamingSandbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamingsandbox_/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaming-sandbox/?viewAsMember=true

Join our discord server: https://discord.gg/22xqS2zu8U Following on from last week's episode with Ted Hentschke of Dread XP, this week Odhrán sat down with Star, the Communications Director at Dread XP. In this episode, we discussed all things from the beauty of small, wackier indie titles, to what Dread XP are working on (Dread Delusion, SPOOKWARE & MFN) and much more. Oh, Odhrán also gushed over John Szymanski for 5 minutes Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingSandbox_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamingSandbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamingsandbox_/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaming-sandbox/?viewAsMember=true

Join our discord server: https://discord.gg/22xqS2zu8U Those familiar with the indie horror scene in gaming will have at one point or another come across Dread XP and/or the Dread X Collection. In this episode of Indie Insight, I sat down with Ted Hentschke, EIC and Head of Productions at Dread XP. We talked about everything from the process behind creating the initial Dread X Collection, future Dread XP projects, getting a start in journalism and much more! Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingSandbox_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamingSandbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamingsandbox_/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaming-sandbox/?viewAsMember=true

Join our discord server: https://discord.gg/22xqS2zu8U Gloomwood has been on the minds of New Blood fans for quite some time now. With the demo still being played to this day and the overwhelmingly positive reaction to an extra reveal at E3, as a fan of Gloomwood, Odhrán had to sit down with the game's creator Dillon Rogers! They talked about everything from the response to Gloomwood, what it's like working with New Blood and the slightly comical controversy surrounding the folding pump-action shotgun! Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamingSandbox_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamingSandbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamingsandbox_/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaming-sandbox/?viewAsMember=true