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Podcast: Asians Represent!
Episode: Blending Narrative & Combat with "Rising Action"!
Description: Daniel interviewed Aki, a new game designer based in Tokyo, about their debut game Rising Action!
Rising Action is a roleplaying game for two players where you play a pair of rivals having an ever-escalating battle where their past and passions collide. Inspired by action anime and JRPG cutscenes, it is designed to produce dramatic encounters that can be played in 1-2 hours from character creation to the end of the fight. Rising Action features a game of battle of wits played with a deck of playing cards that frames the scene and prompts players to incorporate...