"Showdown in Sector 33" Presents A New Story Format... Should I Stick With It?

Roughly 5 months or so ago, I came out with 100 Station Security Officers, which was my first Starfinder supplement that I'd worked on in years. And with how busy things were, I didn't get around to putting together a little audio drama for the intro fiction until fairly recently. Thanks to the algorithm being such an issue, though, I wanted to take a brief post to talk about what I was trying to do, and to ask all the readers and listeners out there to give me your thoughts on the matter!

Real talk, your opinions could very much shift how I make my content going forward, so please weigh in on this one.

Seriously, give this one a look if you haven't yet!

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Taking Inspiration From A Warhammer 40K Creator

Showdown in Sector 33 was something of a challenge for me as a creator, and I tried to put everything I've learned over the past few years into effect so I could differentiate the characters as much as possible! A nasty, brutal little story about station security standing off with a collection of gangers, I'd like to ask everyone to give it a listen, and to subscribe to the Azukail Games YouTube channel if you haven't yet!

However, in addition to trying to go all-out on the SFX and voice effects, I wanted to try a new format for the video itself. Because up until now I've mostly used either still images, or switched between different full-screen images when making my dramatizations. However, for this story I tried to do something to make the flow of conversation and story look more like a throwback to a classic video game RPG. I'm thinking about trying to refine this for future videos, and perhaps adding in some text blocks for the dialogue being spoken by characters in order to really lean into that classic RPG feel... but this is not an idea that came to me out of nowhere.

And this is where I recommend everyone reading this check out the channel Warrior Tier... and specifically his ongoing series regarding the Horus Heresy for Warhammer 40K!

He's currently 3 videos in on this series, with Horus Rising Part One: The Path of The Luna Wolves, followed by Act II: The Emperor's Children, and then with Part III, The Sons of Horus. It's beautiful, has a talented cast, and from what I know about making audio dramas like this, there is a lot of work put into this series! So if you're a fan of grimdark sci fi in general, and Warhammer 40K in particular, please go and check that series out. It deserves all the love, and it's an absolute joy to behold!

I probably won't end up going quite that far with my own productions... but if I could get a couple thousand people to raise their voices and demand I make something that big for Starfinder, I suppose I could expand on what I've made so far! So if you've got thoughts on Showdown in Sector 33, please leave them in the comments below, but even more importantly, in the comment section of the video over on YouTube! Stuff that shows up over there will be seen by my publisher, but it will also help tell the algorithm to boost the video, and show it to more people.

As always, any and all help is appreciated! So if you enjoy these stories, make sure you share them around and let folks know about them!

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