Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside ‘Brigand: Oaxaca’

August 1, 2018 Patrick Hickey Jr. Video Games 0

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with “Brigand: Oaxaca” developer Brian Lancaster, who lets us know what inspired the FPS/RPG hybrid, as well as how he got into the video game development scene.

A throwback that’ll take you back to the days of the original Deus Ex and Fallout, it’s a testament to the power and vision of a one-man development team.

About the Game:

Brigand: Oaxaca is a highly difficult post-apocalyptic RPG/FPS set in Mexico. The story will take you from a banana plantation into dark toxic caverns, to the sprawling city of Pochutla, to the flooded coastline, to deadly demon-infested jungles, and more.

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OSGM: How was this game born?

Brian Lancaster: I think it was about 2006 when I bought DarkBASIC Pro off the shelf of a Fry’s Electronics store for about $40 (now it’s free). It’s an old non-OOP 3D engine, but it was easy to learn and I had fun playing around with prefab boxes, making them shoot at each other. Eventually, I had a pretty solid physics engine with collision, gravity, bullets, etc., so I decided to start on a real game.

The fantasy genre was out of the question, as programming bows and arrows take more skill than I had at that time, but gun mechanics are much simpler in games (obviously not in real life). I still hope to one day design a weapon like a bow in the original Thief games, where if your arrow hits a wooden wall you can go pluck it out and use it again.

I’ve had the idea for a game set in post-apocalyptic Mexico for a long time, but the original setting was Baja California, as it’s the only part of Mexico I’ve actually been to (for underage drinking and fireworks). The location changed to Oaxaca after a bit of Latin American history in university. Oaxaca seemed to be a revolutionary epicenter with a vibrant culture and some beautiful coastlines. Of course, I wanted to see those prestine coastlines flooded and corroded by a rising sea level and torn apart by pirates — the typical desire of anyone who sets out to make a post-apocalyptic story.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14316 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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