Richard 'Rich' Brazier

I’ve loved animation my whole life, from watching Ray Harryhausen films or the transformers when I was little through to being astounded by Jurassic Park and Castle in the Sky as I was growing up. Now, as an alleged grown-up, I still love watching animation in all its forms and even better I’ve been able to make a career out of supporting animators with rigging, tech and tools. Outside of work I have one other lifelong passion and that’s been miniature painting and wargaming. I started painting when I was 11 and aside from taking a break to learn some 3D stuff at University I’ve been painting and wargaming ever since. I love tech and gaming, sci-fi and fantasy and pretty much anything involving dragons, mechs, spaceships and/or dinosaurs. To relax I love walking, snowboarding holidays and weekends without plans.

_favourite Game

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

_favourite BOOK

Mythos by Stephen Fry

_Currently learning

As many miniature painting techniques as I can.

Questions & Answers

Earliest gaming memory?

Answer

Playing the first Mario on the NES and finding out you must play through the whole game twice! With no save games!!!

What was the game that triggered you looking at games as a career?

Answer

The original Tomb Raider, that moment where the T-Rex walks around the corner, my jaw dropped. It completely opened my mind to what might be possible in games.

What did you study at School or Uni that you feel was valuable for a career in games?

Answer

It was a little before dedicated games courses existed, so I studied BSC Creative Visualisation at Teesside Uni. They taught a bit of everything from HTML website design, multimedia CD / DVD production, through to cinematic CG animation and engine / renderer programming.

Game that has inspired you the most?

Answer

FIFA as it’s the antithesis of everything I love about games :D Though in terms of positive influence I’d have to say Final Fantasy, specifically 8 and 9.

What is the first game you worked on?

Answer

The Mummy Returns at Blitz Games up in Leamington.

Games you’re the proudest to have worked on?

Answer

Lego: Horizon Adventures, NFS:Heat, Scott Pilgrim (Film).

If you weren't making games...

Answer

Running a Warhammer Store or, more ideally, an FLGS with a nice café.

Top 3 games of all time?

Answer

#1 - Monster Hunter World #2 WoW: Wrath of the Lich King #3 Homeworld

Hardest game boss?

Answer

Zora Magdaros from Monster Hunter World. Its just bad, boring and bad.

_TIME REMAINING