This week, our Lead QA Tester, Christian, gives a behind-the-scenes insight into what it’s like working on TASQ! [h3][b]1. As a tester moving from Prison City to TASQ, how do you think both games play differently?[/b][/h3] [b]Christian[/b]: The games play very differently, I understand why people might not get that at first, but Prison City is a much more free-moving game with being able to angle the chakram and the way jumping works. In TASQ, when you jump you're committed, once you're in the air there's nothing you can really do to change what's going to happen, save for an emergency back flip. The two games were inspired by different retro games and that is reflected in how they work. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44832636/71d3062ac08f190c4cf2de10f74d95150453c1e1.gif[/img] [h3][b]2. Have you noticed anything similar between both games? Anything different?[/b][/h3] [b]Christian[/b]: I mean they are both still in the same game genre and Programancer's brand of humor is still present. Of course, the crabbin comes back in a huge way in TASQ, for those who get that haha. Again, I'll say the differences are far more present. In Prison City, you picked individual levels and went in whichever order you preferred minus the start and end, meanwhile TASQ is a world you are traveling and exploring yourself; it all connects. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44832636/d85a1818fad2a0834abc5f7aea3a7be4f6fe0d19.png[/img] [h3][b]3. What are some bugs you've found in TASQ so far?[/b][/h3] [b]Christian[/b]: So TASQ is sort of being rebuilt by Programancer right now because the demo we've been using is a bit outdated. Those parts were pretty bug-free at this point and finding bugs in something that is about to be remade isn't exactly productive. As of right now my job has been making more suggestions, for example there is a staircase in the cave between the towns of Bram and Bela that I felt was hard to actually notice, so I asked to have it raised up so players could notice what it was easier, and boom it was done. That's a part of QA too; it's not just bugs that can make a player's time with a game worse. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44832636/1e169b9c951f3640e7a41a5dfa6987cceff486f1.gif[/img] [h3][b]4. How do you feel about working with Programancer once again on another project?[/b][/h3] [b]Christian[/b]: What did I say last time? "Programancer is the man" or something like that? I'm ecstatic, he's just the best to work with. Incredibly responsive and kind. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44832636/e48d165cfd87ad404ccaff90661f2a4cdfe3fe46.png[/img] Look forward to Part 2 of our interview with Lead QA Tester Christian! Be sure to follow Retroware’s publisher page to stay up-to-date on all our games, news, and more! https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/retroware