My 2018 Trailers

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1. Deadbolt — PS4 Launch

2. Tiny Bubbles — Launch Trailer 

3. Disc Drivin’ 2

4. The Messenger — Gameplay Trailer

5. Tech Support Error Unknown — Announcement

Note: New logo branding added by Iceberg Interactive

6. YIIK — Toby Fox “Into the Mind” Music Video Teaser (script & direction)

Note: Edit & additional direction by Brian Kwek, (only viewable on Steam)

7. Mama Hawk 

8. Art Club Challenge — Teaser

9. Dead in Vinland

10. Risk of Rain

11. Darkest Dungeon Color of Madness

12. Devader — Ivasion of the Krin

13. Risk of Rain 2 — Teaser

14. King Under the Mountain

15. Tricky Towers — Switch Reveal

16. Art Club Challenge — Launch 

17. Tricky Towers — Switch Launch 

18. Lost Legends of Redwall: The Scout — Act 1 Trailer

19. Joggernauts 

20. YIIK — Date Reveal 

21. Rapture Rejects – PAX West Gameplay Trailer (script & direction)

Note: Edit & additional direction by Vanessa Williams

22. Battle Princess — Launch

Note: Additional direction by Lina Obritsch

23. Aground – Early Access 

24. Deadbolt — Nintendo Switch

25. Parkitect — Launch

26. Lost Legends of Redwall: Escape the Gloomer

27. Church in the Darkness — Story

Parkitect Launch Trailer

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Game: Parkitect by Texel Raptor
Voiceover: Michael Dobson
Music: A Shell in the Pit
Direction: M Joshua

Wow! This was a wonder to work on! Marlon Wiebe’s trailers for the game set a high bar when the game came to Early Access several years ago. So honoring his approach was key—while building on the old jokes with a new script (featuring voice legend, Michael Dobson)! Michael’s delivery on the script pushed it just barely over the top: muffin-topped it, I would say. I make no apologies for that metaphor, as that charming British wit served up delicious plates of subtlety that let the gameplay flavor waft through the air before it even hits your mouth; err hands.

Anyway. As it says, “What are you waiting for, smartypants? Go build & manage your own theme parks with Parkitect today!”

Parkitect on Steam

Battle Princess Madelyn – Release Trailer

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Game: Battle Princess Madelyn by Causal Bit Games
Music: Gryzor87
Direction: Angelina Obritsch
Edit: M Joshua

For our second Battle Princess trailer (here’s the first), I was again in the director’s chair. First royal order of business? I shed my director role: abdicating creative rights in favor of somebody I deemed ideal.This case: Queen Lina, the mother of Princess Madelyn.

That is, Madelyn, the heroine of the game is a real little girl. Her dad, (King) Christopher Obritsch helped guide her — while crafting the game around her very real experiences. Likewise, Her mom would have a lot to say about how we reveal the game to the world. While I retained editorial creativity, it was really (Queen) Lina Obritsch’s direction that ensured Madeline’s girl-power spirit shined through.

What matters to a little girl? Emotional support. Encouragement, that “You can do it!” And cute ghost dog kisses. These are all facts that I know to be true, but a little extra nudge went a long way to making sure this felt like something extremely familiar, but also rather fresh. Again, thanks to Lina and Chris for taking the abdicated reigns as I handed them over, and for giving them back as we drove this home.

Also, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the phenomenal score that crafted to really nail that charming-spooky-fun vibe.

Battle Princess Madelyn on Steam — also coming to PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

Aground Early Access Trailer

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Game: Aground by Fancy Fish Games
Music: Chase Bethea
Direction & Edit: M Joshua
You start this RPG with sticks and stones. After working your way through some quests, you grow your tech. Suddenly you can make pizza! An hour later, suddenly you’ve got a jet! An hour later, you’re exploring a crashed spaceship! Then all of the sudden, there’s dragons!
 
Aground’s unassuming look conceals this massive 30-hr epic journey that never ceases to escalate into the unknown. So we wanted to trip you out a little bit, make you feel like the game goes too fast! Like you’re rushing through a person’s life in seconds flat. Chase Bethea’s amazing hoppin’ & grinding score made that happen: he and I going back and forth with sound and visuals like a tennis match between best friends.
 
This project surprised me. And I hope it surprises you.
 

Tricky Towers – Launch Trailer – Nintendo Switch

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Game: Tricky Towers by Weirdbeard
Music: Jonathan van den Wijngaarden
Direction & Edit: M Joshua

I crafted this gem out of the granite Tournament update trailer that Weirdbeard and I crafted two years ago. We honed it into this Nintendo Switch variation, thinking it as a “good update to have.” Imagine my surprise when Nintendo’s peeps felt it was newsworthy—popping it front-page of their YouTube channel. Plus looking at it again, I realize we accomplished a clear sense of the game’s joy!

Snag Tricky Towers on Switch — also on PS4, Steam, and Xbox One.

Joggernauts Launch Date Trailer

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Game: Joggernauts by SpaceMace and Graffiti Games
Music: Robert Frost III
Direction & Edit: M Joshua

Joggernauts makes you yell at your friends like nothing else. When I met Tommy and Zachery from Space Mace, I knew they struck gold when they realized players yelling “switch” at each other was the best way to showcase their unique co-op switching mechanic. But I knew we wanted to dive into the game’s fiction instead of reminding players of the real world. So we decided to Spaceballs it: that is have the characters from the game, playing their own game. This call miraculously let us do all the things we wanted to do: explain the mechanics, while also making fun of how off these crazy little aliens are.

Joggernauts hits on Ocober 11 on Steam and Nintendo Switch (Preorders welcome)!

Tricky Towers Nintendo Switch Announcement

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Game: Tricky Towers by WeirdBeard Games
Music: Jonathan van den Wijngaarden
Initial Concept: GameDrive
Direction & Edit: M Joshua

The conversation has changed for indie games: the first question is no longer, “What’s your game about?” Now that first question is, “Is it on Nintendo Switch yet?” GameDrive leaned into that for the announcement on Nintendo Switch. But, then Nintendo had a lot of brand standards they needed the announcement to live up to. So I took the reigns, linked up the brand standards between all parties, and also updated the previous trailers we’ve done for Tricky Towers to appeal to the new platform!

Pre-order Tricky towers on Nintendo Switch: Launching October 11th!

Devader — Invasion of the Krin

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Game: Devader — Invasion of the Krin by Falkenbrew & Hound Picked Games
Music & Sound: Matthias Binder
Direction: Mark Breuer (Falkenbrew)
Edit, Voice & Additional Direction: M Joshua

Devader harkens back to the pure chaotic simplicity of Robotron—with the added tensions of “DEFEND THE MATRIX!” Typically I lay down a scratch track for timing in prep for a real voice actor, but Mark liked how I sounded. So Matthias slapped some processing on me to make me sound actually good! I love how it has this 1997 vibe about it. Devader does some really awesome things with set design: the color and shape of the level comes from the blood of your enemies!

Wishlist Devader on Steam.

Risk of Rain – Launch Trailer – Nintendo Switch

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Game: Risk of Rain by Hopoo Games and CodeMystics
Music: Chris Christodoulou
Direction & Edit: M Joshua

I never imagined I’d get to cut a trailer for Risk of Rain. The game came out on PC—before I was even cutting trailers. So now having crafted it and seeing it go up on Nintendo’s channel today is still pretty surreal.

Get it now on Nintendo Switch.