Darkspore Interview

Darkspore lead designer Fred Dieckmann talked with Gamasutra about the recently released action RPG and the resurgence of this genre.

It’s not just the top-down style of action RPGs that seem to be finding a new audience. Gearbox’s Borderlands and From Software’s Demon’s Souls are recent examples of popular games whose influences can be traced back to 30-year-old dungeon-crawler Rogue.

“I don’t know [why the genre is finding new audiences],” admitted Dieckmann, who has credits on The Sims and The Sims 2, among other titles. “Personally, I think it’s just one of those things that just kind of comes in waves, and it’s one of the things that has always been there. To me personally, I don’t think it’s ever really left. I always play these games.”