šµļø Words from a whistleblower: The truth about Flamebait!
Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist Ā· published
Peopleā¦ I donāt have much timeā¦My name is Kalle and Iāve been spending the last six months as an intern at Flamebait Games and I can tell youā¦ while hacking this newsletterā¦ that the Flamebait crew is a bunch of crazy wild cats and has no limits whatsoever... Iām telling you this because it needs to come out. Telling the truth is my new life goal. Prior to this, it wasnāt. I was a storyteller working with film, books and music - telling made-up stories all day long. Late in life, I found a way into the gaming industry and applied for an internship at Flamebait with the aim to expose them. To unveil their secrets. Because it has to be something, right? And wowā¦ I mean WOWš²!
First of all, as an intern, you expect to get simple tasks like making coffee, sorting papers, and maybe hosting an Instagram account for a week or two. Flamebaitā¦ made me work! Iāve been forced to make character designs, and quests and write narratives and dialogues from day one. I hosted game tests and analyzed the results. They are actually listening to what I have to say and are, at this very moment, implementing my designs into Passpartout 2. I am an intern, for christ's sake! Yes, Iāve been writing professionally for 20 years but still: an intern! Why donāt they want my coffee āļø?
I have broken the game several times - no punishment! I have on one occasion accidentally knocked a glass of water out of the lead artist's hand without retaliation. They are suspiciously kind. Or simply decent human beingsš¤.
Anyways - I guess you knew this already. What a lousy whistleblower I would be if I didn't disclose anything new. So I made a screen recording of me testing out our new toolsšØ, making a self-portrait exclusively for you. I don't know what kind of trouble I will endure for unveiling this. If they choose the Flamebait wayā¦ they probably will offer me a job or somethingā¦
On a more serious note, I would like to say that I am super proud of being part of this game and I hope that my involvement added a nice flavour to Passpartout 2. Youāll soon be able to see for yourselves.
Yours sincerely
Kalle Carmback, Game Design intern.