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    <title>article Interview with Sketchbook Games on Lost Words: Beyond the Page in Stadia Community Blog</title>
    <link>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/ba-p/16974</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;div class="video-embed-center video-embed"&gt;&lt;iframe class="embedly-embed" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FDoxT8wvjqVc&amp;amp;display_name=YouTube&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DDoxT8wvjqVc&amp;amp;key=fad07bfa4bd747d3bdea27e17b533c0e&amp;amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;amp;schema=google" width="200" height="112" scrolling="no" title="YouTube embed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;Lost Words: Beyond the Page is a narrative-driven, atmospheric puzzler, and winner of over a dozen game awards when it was still in development, including UK Game of Show at gamescom. It will be arriving soon for purchase on the Stadia store as a First on Stadia game!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;In anticipation of getting started in Lost Words, we talked to &lt;STRONG&gt;Mark Backler&lt;/STRONG&gt; at Sketchbook Games to learn more about its development.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class="lia-align-center"&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;----------------------------------&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;Hi there! Can you introduce yourself and Sketchbook Games?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;Sure! I’m Mark Backler, Creative Director of Lost Words: Beyond the Page and founder of Sketchbook Games.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;For those who aren’t familiar, can you tell us more about your team?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;While Lost Words is our debut game, the team at Sketchbook Games has worked on other games including Fable 2, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Yooka-Laylee. We believe that videogames are one of the most powerful storytelling mediums and our aim is to create unique, moving experiences for players that stick with them long after they’ve finished playing.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;Can you describe what it’s like to play Lost Words?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;Lost Words: Beyond the Page is an award-winning atmospheric puzzler with a moving story about a young girl named Izzy struggling to face the reality of her grandma’s illness. Escaping to the fantasy world of Estoria within her diary, players use words themselves to solve challenging puzzles and make decisions that shape the story.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;What inspired your team to create Lost Words?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;We wanted to create a game that was emotionally stirring and relevant to a real world issue, but deliver a message that’s ultimately uplifting and offer support to players. Our writer, Rhianna Pratchett, drew inspiration from her own relationship with her grandmother to help craft our story.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;What makes Lost Words unique within the narrative adventure genre?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;The most fascinating and unique element of Lost Words is our gameplay mechanic of using words to change your environment, even using words themselves as platforms. We also took inspiration from fantasy adventure stories and movies, creating a narrative with both realism and fantasy elements that I think is special to our game.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;What’s your favorite gameplay moment in Lost Words?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;It feels incredible to be able to use words to change the world around you in Lost Words, so my favorite moment is being able to use the word “break” to smash objects, which is a ton of fun.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;What made you excited to develop Lost Words on Stadia? &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;We feel Lost Words has broad appeal with both gamers and people who haven't played games before. As a result, the game is perfect for Stadia since the platform removes the barriers to entry of a high end PC, console, or even needing to have a games client installed. As developers, it’s really exciting to be able to bring our game to more devices and to audiences that otherwise may not have been able to play.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;What makes Lost Words a story that players will continue to come back to play?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class="lia-indent-padding-left-30px"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;We hope that players will remember our unique story, majestic soundtrack, innovative gameplay, and beautiful visuals. It’s an experience that will stay with players for a long time after they’ve played. If they can't get enough of all things Lost Words then they can follow us on Twitter at &lt;A href="https://twitter.com/lostwordsgame" target="_self"&gt;@LostWordsGame&lt;/A&gt; or visit &lt;A href="http://www.LostWordsGame.com" target="_self"&gt;LostWordsGame.com&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:00:14 GMT</pubDate>
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    <dc:date>2020-03-13T16:00:14Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Interview with Sketchbook Games on Lost Words: Beyond the Page</title>
      <link>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/ba-p/16974</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:00:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>StadiaTeam</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-03-13T16:00:14Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Interview with Sketchbook Games on Lost Words: Beyond the Page</title>
      <link>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/16994#M2421</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;That a very pretty game.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:03:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/16994#M2421</guid>
      <dc:creator>daveyp</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-03-13T16:03:19Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Interview with Sketchbook Games on Lost Words: Beyond the Page</title>
      <link>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/16995#M2422</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Day 1 buy for me &lt;U&gt;for sure!&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:04:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/16995#M2422</guid>
      <dc:creator>Deleted User</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-03-13T16:04:04Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Interview with Sketchbook Games on Lost Words: Beyond the Page</title>
      <link>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/16996#M2423</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;When are we going to get a chat feature for Stadia that's the last thing I'm waiting for and what I want. And many people want&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:08:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/16996#M2423</guid>
      <dc:creator>Youneedtruth</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-03-13T16:08:30Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Interview with Sketchbook Games on Lost Words: Beyond the Page</title>
      <link>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/16997#M2424</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Kids are gonna love this one.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:16:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/16997#M2424</guid>
      <dc:creator>Mad_Dog_Bravo</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-03-13T16:16:24Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Interview with Sketchbook Games on Lost Words: Beyond the Page</title>
      <link>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/16999#M2426</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Wait wait wait... so, like &lt;STRONG&gt;THE&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;Rhianna Pratchett wrote the story for this game?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 17:17:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/16999#M2426</guid>
      <dc:creator>Quinic</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-03-13T17:17:41Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Interview with Sketchbook Games on Lost Words: Beyond the Page</title>
      <link>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/17013#M2428</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I see a release date of March 27 on Twitter&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 22:12:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/17013#M2428</guid>
      <dc:creator>Deleted User</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-03-13T22:12:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Interview with Sketchbook Games on Lost Words: Beyond the Page</title>
      <link>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/17030#M2429</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;scccccuttte!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2020 05:01:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/17030#M2429</guid>
      <dc:creator>Lozzoc</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-03-14T05:01:04Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Interview with Sketchbook Games on Lost Words: Beyond the Page</title>
      <link>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/17043#M2431</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Sounds Amazing!!!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2020 11:06:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/17043#M2431</guid>
      <dc:creator>Kultist</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-03-14T11:06:57Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Interview with Sketchbook Games on Lost Words: Beyond the Page</title>
      <link>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/17124#M2433</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Will definitely give this a go at some point. some of the most interesting games I've played in the last year have come from indie devs, and this looks like it could be anpther&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2020 18:39:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/Interview-with-Sketchbook-Games-on-Lost-Words-Beyond-the-Page/bc-p/17124#M2433</guid>
      <dc:creator>DenOutlander</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-03-15T18:39:36Z</dc:date>
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