Inside Penny’s Big Breakaway - They Made Their Own 3D Engine! - Developer Deep Dive

From the creators of Sonic Mania, Penny’s Big Breakaway sees developer Evening Star deliver their very first 3D platform game. In a brilliant DF exclusive, John Linneman talks to the team and discusses the genesis, creation and execution of the game. Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and various items based on DF catchphrases? Check out our store: Join the DF Supporter Program for pristine video downloads, behind the scenes content, early access to DF Retro, early access to DF Direct Weekly and much, much more: Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: 00:00 - Introduction 01:07 - Part 1 - Starting from Scratch 04:08 - Pitching the Game 05:23 - Creating Art 09:37 - A New Programming Language 11:49 - Part 2 - Building the World 13:49 - The Shape Layer 17:53 - Part 3 - Bringing it to Life 20:34 - The Gradient Shader 23:31 - Animation Talk 27:20 - Shading 29:37 - Part 4 - Adding the Detail 31:36 - Procedural Generation in Action 36:34 - Proc Gen Challenges 38:37 - Part 5 - Optimizations 40:43 - Baking Lights and Shadow 43:45 - Optimizing for Switch 48:15 - Wrap-up