Q: Was there an intent behind making dark themes more accessible?Ī: For me there has to be some element of danger to what I enjoy for me to be able to enjoy it. It’s what I’m comfortable with, it’s my wheelhouse. Because it just looks goofy, even when its dark and weird. I could talk about more serious things without people thinking it was contrived or pretentious. I found out early on that if you go with really cute things you can get away with darker themes. I love that sort of classic 80s to 90s gross-out humor that went into the Ren and Stimpy era. Is there anything that was an inspiration for you on that?Ī: The easy answer is just that it’s what I find aesthetically pleasing.

Q: I notice that a lot of the art in all of your games straddles the line between being cute, and being sort of gross or morbid. The interview also gave us some interesting tidbits about difficulty in video games and the importance of playtesting for enjoyment, not just bugs. Our questions focused on the challenges of designing both video games and physical board games, the interplay of artistic themes with gameplay, and the inspirations behind Tapeworm's unique flair. Game Rant's interview with Edmund covered a lot of topics, from the need for more developers to make board games to the inspirations for McMillen's signature art style. RELATED: 10 Places To Go To Find People To Play Tabletop Games With It seems like most of the challenge of Tapeworm comes from the interaction with other players, and we can't wait to get our hands on it ourselves. However, additional mechanics such as rewards for completing full rings of worm segments, forcing other players to draw cards, and slicing off entire sections of the game add another layer to the gameplay. Tapeworm is played similarly to dominoes, with players connecting segments of different colored worms to deplete their hands.

The Kickstarter campaign for Tapeworm launched just yesterday at the time of writing, but has already reached well over ten times its initial goal for funding. Rather than an update to Binding of Isaac or even the start of another video game, Edmund's latest creation is a tabletop card game called Tapeworm. Game Rant recently had the chance to sit down with Edmund McMillen, creator of such classic games as Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac, to talk about his newest project.

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