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Story x Story Bonus: End of Year Livestream

Gina December 23, 2020 No Comments

Merry Christmas! You can now listen to all 5 segments of our Story x Story Twitch livestream in your podcast feed!

In part 1 of our end of year livestream episode, Nigel and Tazziii are joined by mayamada Co-founder Lao K, Illustrator Pinali and Story Editor Lara-Lee. We talked about the process of making our manga, turning ourselves into characters and our favourite stories of 2020. This is part 1 of 5, so stay tuned for more bonus episodes over the Christmas holidays!

In part 2, Tazziii is joined by long time mayamada fans and supporters, Michael, Kin and Hayley. We talked what got us through the year as well as the stories and games that got us most excited to in 2020. This is part 2 of 5, so stay tuned for more bonus episodes over the Christmas holidays!

In part 3, Nigel welcomes a panel of comic fans and creators, Eren Angiolini, Mikiko, Greg Driver and Lara Callaghan to highlight the stories that caught our attention in 2020. We also spoke about what we’re looking forward to most in 2021, including a swift return to conventions. This is part 3 of 5, so stay tuned for more bonus episodes over the Christmas holidays!

In part 4, Nigel and Tazziii invite the founders of Melanin Gamers, Annabel and Alan Ashalley-Anthony to share their favourite stories across film and TV. We also spoke about what we’re looking forward to most in 2021 and shared a public service announcement about bread. This is part 4 of 5, so stay tuned for the final bonus episode over the holidays!

In part 5, Tazziii welcomes Asobi. tech founder Quang and one-quarter of the Streamcast team Troy to talk about the gaming stories that stuck with them in 2020. We also discuss the release of Cyberpunk 2077 and debate how big video games need to be. Make sure you listen to the previous 4 bonus episodes that were released over the Christmas holidays and we’ll see you in the new year!

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https://www.twitch.tv/mayamada

Story x Story Episode 41 – https://mayamada.com/story-x-story-41-next-gen-console-roundtable-video-games/

Story x Story Episode 12 – https://anchor.fm/mayamada/episodes/Story-x-Story-12-Breaking-Democracy-Hot-Lunch-Vol-1-e9ogj0

Story x Story Episode 39 – https://anchor.fm/mayamada/episodes/Story-x-Story-39-The-Deadly-Berserker-With-Puppy-Dog-Eyes-Alita-Battle-Angel-ejc3f6

Find mayamada online:
mayamada.com | gamepad.events | thestoryboard.org

Find Tazziii online:
https://www.twitch.tv/tazziiix | https://twitter.com/tazziii

Fina Lao online:

www.twitter.com/laokarun

Find Pinali online:

www.twitter.com/pinalinet

Fina Lara-Lee online:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lara-lee-green-2849233b

Find Hayley online:

https://www.instagram.com/kottakitty

Find Michael online:

https://www.instagram.com/kawaiiprincemh

Find Kin online:

https://www.instagram.com/kimiko_22x

Find Eren Angiolini online:

www.twitter.com/erenangiolini

Find Greg Driver online:

www.twitter.com/battou

Find Lara Callaghan online:

www.twitter.com/themangaforum

Find Mikiko online:

www.twitter.com/zombiesmile

Fina Annabel and Alan online:

www.twitter.com/melaningamers

Find Quang online:

www.twitter.com/quangdx

Find Troy online:

www.twitter.com/troythedirector

A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:
https://soundcloud.com/fisayokarunwi

A big thanks to Aly Graphix for designing the podcast logo:
https://alygraphix.wixsite.com/designer

Send us questions and feedback on feedback@mayamada.com.

Story x Story #52: Can’t We All Just Talk It Out?! (The Last of Us Part 2)

Gina December 23, 2020 No Comments

This time in Story x Story, Nigel and Tazziii welcome back host and content creator Trista Bytes as we dive into the classic anime Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. We examine the storytelling elements that have led to its high concepts, fleshed out character arcs and complex narrative being considered among the best of all time, plus we answer your questions about the show and check to see if it is still too soon!

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https://www.twitch.tv/mayamada

Story x Story Episode 28 – https://anchor.fm/mayamada/episodes/Story-x-Story-28—Last-of-Us-Waiting-For-Part-II-The-Last-of-Us-eebm2v

The Completionist “The Last of Us 2 and the Economy of Storytelling” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu6pxhV8Dec

Mr Midas on Ginx TV – https://www.ginx.tv/en/wtf/home

Mr Midas Games YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/c/MrMidasGames

Find mayamada online:
mayamada.com | gamepad.events | thestoryboard.org

Find Tazziii online:
https://www.twitch.tv/tazziiix | https://twitter.com/tazziii

Find Mr Midas online:
https://twitter.com/MrMidasGames

A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:
https://soundcloud.com/fisayokarunwi

A big thanks to Aly Graphix for designing the podcast logo:
https://alygraphix.wixsite.com/designer

Send us questions and feedback on feedback@mayamada.com.

Story x Story #51: It Will Always Be Too Soon (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

Gina December 17, 2020 No Comments

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Story x Story Episode 41 – https://anchor.fm/mayamada/episodes/Story-x-Story-42-Spielbergs-Silvery-Puddle-Ready-Player-One-ekd5eu/a-a3d825t

December GamePad News – https://youtu.be/lAH6Dq648qU

Lessons From The Screenplay: Exposition in Action – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdSGZ-RNdTw

Find mayamada online:
mayamada.com | gamepad.events | thestoryboard.org

Find Tazziii online:
https://www.twitch.tv/tazziiix | https://twitter.com/tazziii

Find Trista Bytes online:
https://twitter.com/TristaBytes

A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:
https://soundcloud.com/fisayokarunwi

A big thanks to Aly Graphix for designing the podcast logo:
https://alygraphix.wixsite.com/designer

Send us questions and feedback on feedback@mayamada.com.

Story x Story #50: This Is Riley Talking To Riley (Inside Out)

Gina December 10, 2020 No Comments

Join Nigel and Tazziii as they welcome Art Director, Riana McKeith for a deep dive into the mind with Pixar’s animated feature Inside Out. We break down the journey taken by Riley and Joy and recap our favourite moments of an emotionally complex narrative, made simple enough for a child to understand. This week’s storytelling tip is about the role the forces of antagonism can play in your story.

Other stories we’re enjoying this week: Last of Us Part 2, The Mandalorian, The Seven Deadly Sins and Watchmen.

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https://www.twitch.tv/mayamada

Art Direction In Video Games – https://youtu.be/_EqKcEXia7Y

Find mayamada online:
mayamada.com | gamepad.events | thestoryboard.org

Find Tazziii online:
https://www.twitch.tv/tazziiix | https://twitter.com/tazziii

Find Riana McKeith online:
https://twitter.com/RianaMckeith

A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:
https://soundcloud.com/fisayokarunwi

A big thanks to Aly Graphix for designing the podcast logo:
https://alygraphix.wixsite.com/designer

Send us questions and feedback on feedback@mayamada.com.

Story x Story #49: Behind The Story With Fabrice Sapolsky (Fair Square Comics)

Gina November 26, 2020 No Comments

Nigel and Tazziii welcome Fabrice Sapolsky, comic writer, artist, editor, publisher and co-creator of Spider-Man Noir. Fabrice tells us how his publishing company Fair Square Comics seeks to support and provide more exposure to under-represented creators around the world.

This is an episode for comic lovers as well as aspiring comic creators! Fabrice breaks down the business of comics and passes on a ton of advice from a career that has included working with Panini Comics, Marvel plus his own independently made titles.

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https://www.twitch.tv/mayamada

Fabrice Sapolsky’s Video Interview For Comic Conline – https://youtu.be/CNdmqYSEoPU

Fair Square Comics – https://fairsquarecomics.com/

Find mayamada online:
mayamada.com | gamepad.events | thestoryboard.org

Find Tazziii online:
https://www.twitch.tv/tazziiix | https://twitter.com/tazziii

Find Fabrice online:
https://twitter.com/fabricesapolsky

A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:
https://soundcloud.com/fisayokarunwi

A big thanks to Aly Graphix for designing the podcast logo:
https://alygraphix.wixsite.com/designer

Send us questions and feedback on feedback@mayamada.com.

#48: It’s Time We Picked Sides (Captain America: Civil War)

Gina November 19, 2020 No Comments

In this episode of Story x Story Nigel and Tazziii welcome Woo Long Talks Podcast hosts Jason and Rich to discuss Russo Brothers directed epic Captain America: Civil War. We debated the merits of Team Cap versus Team Iron man and which side of the superhero oversight debate we all fell on. We also gave tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman, who delivered an incredible debut in the MCU as Black Panther. This week’s story tip is about creating a third meaningful third act to deliver on the themes of your narrative.

Stories we’re enjoying this week: Food Wars (Anime), X-Men: X of Swords (Comic), Bly Manor (TV) and Mr Robot (TV).

Notice: Apologies for the slight but hilarious audio distortion on the audio of one of our guests.

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https://www.twitch.tv/mayamada

Story x Story Episode 27 – https://anchor.fm/mayamada/episodes/Story-x-Story-27—Crisis-On-Infinite-Podcasts-Wonder-Woman-ee2agl

Thought Bubble Digital – https://www.thoughtbubblefestival.com

Malta Comic Con – https://www.maltacomiccon.com

Lessons From The Screenplay Character Arc Breakdown For Steve and Tony – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p_H2FxuOWs

Find mayamada online:
mayamada.com | gamepad.events | thestoryboard.org

Find Tazziii online:
https://www.twitch.tv/tazziiix | https://twitter.com/tazziii

Find Woo Long Talks online:
https://twitter.com/woolongtalks | https://woolongtalks.com

A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:
https://soundcloud.com/fisayokarunwi

A big thanks to Aly Graphix for designing the podcast logo:
https://alygraphix.wixsite.com/designer

Send us questions and feedback on feedback@mayamada.com.

#47: Behind The Story With Decoy Games (Swimsanity)

Gina November 12, 2020 No Comments

In this episode of Story x Story Nigel and Tazziii welcome Decoy Games founders, Khalil and Ahmed Abdullah to talk about their journey into the video game industry and first game release ‘Swimsanity’. We talk about what it takes to develop and release a game independently and what lessons they’ve learned along the way and they also let us know what they’re most looking forward to from the next generation of consoles.

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https://www.twitch.tv/mayamada

GamePad November Update Video – https://youtu.be/NvDcuOklNr4

Find mayamada online:
mayamada.com | gamepad.events | thestoryboard.org

Find Tazziii online:
https://www.twitch.tv/tazziiix | https://twitter.com/tazziii

Find Decoy Games online:
https://www.decoygames.com/ | https://twitter.com/DecoyGames

A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:
https://soundcloud.com/fisayokarunwi

A big thanks to Aly Graphix for designing the podcast logo:
https://alygraphix.wixsite.com/designer

Send us questions and feedback on feedback@mayamada.com.

Story x Story #46: We Still Want Pyramids (The Wind Rises)

Gina November 5, 2020 No Comments

In this episode, Nigel and Tazziii welcome manga artist Inko for a deep dive into another Hayao Miyazaki animation, the fictionalised biopic The Wind Rises. We talked about the stunning 2D animation, dreams containing inevitable sadness and the controversy surrounding the wartime backdrop of the film and on top of that Nigel also discusses how to control the pacing of your story.

We also enjoyed these stories this week: The Last of Us Part 2, Little Nightmares, The Boys Season 2.

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https://www.twitch.tv/mayamada

Story x Story episode 32

GamePad November Update Video – https://youtu.be/NvDcuOklNr4

Thought Bubble Digital – https://www.thoughtbubblefestival.com

Malta Comic Con – https://www.maltacomiccon.com

mayamada Twitch – https://www.twitch.tv/mayamada

Inko’s website – https://dokoteiinko.wixsite.com/inkoredible

Find mayamada online:
mayamada.com | gamepad.events | thestoryboard.org

Find Tazziii online:
https://www.twitch.tv/tazziiix | https://twitter.com/tazziii

Find Inko online:
https://twitter.com/yokkoishoichi

A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:
https://soundcloud.com/fisayokarunwi

A big thanks to Aly Graphix for designing the podcast logo:
https://alygraphix.wixsite.com/designer

Send us questions and feedback on feedback@mayamada.com.

Story x Story #45: From Linear Narratives To Naked Link (Video Games)

Gina October 22, 2020 No Comments

It’s episode 45 of Story x Story and this time we are welcoming GAMINGbible journalist, Imogen Mellor and Nomad Games Marketing Gremlin, Thomas Young to talk storytelling in video games. Join us as we discuss our panel at EGX Digital on the same topic (YouTube link in show notes) and get into our favourite video game stories, the balance between mechanics and narrative and whether we can objectively critique increasingly complex narrative in the game we play.

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https://www.twitch.tv/mayamada

Story x Story episode 33

Storytelling in Video Games EGX Digital Panel – https://youtu.be/hkzpzigolI4

Imogen’s Twitch Stream – https://www.twitch.tv/m0rmento

Marketing for Nomad Games – https://twitter.com/Nomadgames

Upcoming Game https://store.steampowered.com/app/958530/Fury_of_Dracula_Digital_Edition/

Find mayamada online:
mayamada.com | gamepad.events | thestoryboard.org

Find Tazziii online:
https://www.twitch.tv/tazziiix | https://twitter.com/tazziii

Find Imogen Mellor online:
https://twitter.com/ImoMellor | https://www.instagram.com/imomellor/

Find Thomas Young online:

https://twitter.com/TomYoungWrites | tomyoungwrites.tumblr.com

A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:
https://soundcloud.com/fisayokarunwi

A big thanks to Aly Graphix for designing the podcast logo:
https://alygraphix.wixsite.com/designer

Send us questions and feedback on feedback@mayamada.com.

Story x Story #44: Never Tell Us The Odds (Rogue One)

Gina October 15, 2020 No Comments

It’s episode #44 of Story x Story and we are welcoming writer and co-owner of The Koalition website, Gary Swaby to chat with Nigel and Tazziii aboutRogue One, the first standalone film from the Star Wars franchise . We spoke about the film’s role in the wider Star Wars universe, how much fan service is too much and the enduring legacy of great droid characters as well as delving into this week’s story tip is about the considerations involved in killing your story’s main characters. We also take a peek into stories we’re enjoying this week: Bad Boys For Life, Vagabond, Cowboy Bebop, Re:Zero, Genshin Impact, Death or Glory, Ready Player One (Novel).