📜 Today’s Side Quest ❗
Welcome to 🎙️Side Quests & Save Points💾 – the podcast where side quests aren’t distractions, they’re the real journey.

This time, I’m joined by Felix Klein – co-founder of Radical Fish Games and one of the minds behind CrossCode. We dive into the indie RPG that became a cult hit, the decade-long journey to get it made, and how Radical Fish is pushing things further with their upcoming project Alabaster Dawn.

From crowdfunding struggles to coding your own engine, we cover the highs, lows, and game design lessons only learned the hard way. Grab a drink, save at the nearest inn, and join us for a chat that proves some side quests are worth every hour.

🎮 Episode Content Overview
📖 Correcting Wikipedia with the real CrossCode story
🎯 How a Yoshi’s Island egg throw inspired the entire combat system
🕹️ The long grind of Early Access and why transparency matters
💸 Indie funding: crowdfunding, Game Pass deals, and government grants
⚔️ Why CrossCode was more puzzle-driven than story-driven – and how Alabaster Dawn changes that
🛠️ Rewriting their entire engine from scratch (and why Felix wanted to)
🏘️ Settlement growth inspired by Terranigma
🍲 Cooking systems designed to end “item hoarding” forever
🎵 Building the soundtrack with returning composer Dennis and new themes
👀 Hints at cameos, DLC plans, and story pacing improvements
🎮 RPGs Felix thinks deserve more love: Grandia, Chrono Trigger, Valkyrie Profile

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