{"id":2098,"date":"2025-03-24T00:10:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T22:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somgeek.eu\/?p=2098"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:12:14","slug":"rozhovor-s-mel-taylor-zakladatelkou-mellow-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somgeek.eu\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/rozhovor-s-mel-taylor-zakladatelkou-mellow-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Rozhovor s Mel Taylor, zakladate\u013ekou Mellow Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ak ma po\u010das Steam Next Fest 2025 nejak\u00e1 hra v\u00fdrazne zaujala, tak rozhodne i\u0161lo o titul Blueberry, ktor\u00fd predstavil ve\u013emi zauj\u00edmav\u00fd pr\u00edbehov\u00fd narat\u00edv. Spozn\u00e1vame sa v \u0148om s postavou menom Blueberry, ktor\u00e1 sa sna\u017e\u00ed navigova\u0165 svoj\u00edm \u017eivotom, vyrovna\u0165 sa so svojimi \u017eivotn\u00fdmi traumami a pochopi\u0165, ako ju \u017eivotn\u00e9 sk\u00fasenosti a jednotliv\u00e9 momentky ovplyvnili. Demoverzia uk\u00e1zala na\u0161u hrdinku prim\u00e1rne ako die\u0165a a t\u00edned\u017eerku, no rovnako sme mali mo\u017enos\u0165 v \u00favode vidie\u0165 aj to, \u017ee sa stala matkou a sna\u017e\u00ed sa s touto situ\u00e1ciou nejako vysporiada\u0165. Hra ma nato\u013eko zaujala, \u017ee som sa rozhodol oslovi\u0165 tvorcov z Mellow Games, aby som sa o hre dozvedel nie\u010do viac. Na moje ot\u00e1zky odpovedala riadite\u013eka \u0161t\u00fadia Mel Taylor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Najprv n\u00e1m nie\u010do povedzte o va\u0161om \u0161t\u00fadiu. Ako sa za\u010dala cesta Mellow Games?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u0160t\u00fadio MELLOW Games som zalo\u017eila v roku 2019 a z\u00e1rove\u0148 za\u010dala pracova\u0165 na Blueberry. V tom \u010dase sme mali len prvotn\u00fd koncept a \u017eila som v Brisbane v Austr\u00e1lii. Ke\u010f sme za\u010dali na hre pracova\u0165 a z\u00edskali sme dot\u00e1ciu od Screen Queensland, miestnej medi\u00e1lnej agent\u00fary, mala som len mal\u00fd t\u00edm \u017eivnostn\u00edkov. Bohu\u017eia\u013e, dot\u00e1cia sa v roku 2020 minula. A v roku 2021, po pand\u00e9mii COVID19, som sa rozhodla vr\u00e1ti\u0165 do Nemecka. V\u00fdvoj hry bol p\u00e1r rokov pozastaven\u00fd. Sama som sa k nej naplno vr\u00e1tila a\u017e minul\u00fd rok.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Mohli sme nejak\u00fa va\u0161u pr\u00e1cu vidie\u0165 u\u017e v minulosti?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ne\u017e som sa pres\u0165ahovala do Austr\u00e1lie, \u017eila som v Hamburgu. Som spoluzakladate\u013ekou \u0161t\u00fadia Osmotic Studios (opustila som ho v roku 2018), ktor\u00e9 vytvorilo hru Orwell \u2013 Keeping an Eye on You. Je to \u0161pion\u00e1\u017eny pr\u00edbehov\u00fd thriller, v ktorom prech\u00e1dzate online d\u00e1ta podozriv\u00fdch a rob\u00edte mor\u00e1lne rozhodnutia pod\u013ea toho, ko\u013eko inkriminuj\u00facich d\u00f4kazov o nich z\u00edskate. Hra bola dostato\u010dne \u00faspe\u0161n\u00e1, preto sme urobili aj pokra\u010dovanie Orwell \u2013 Ignorance is Strength. To u\u017e bolo viac zameran\u00e9 na nepravdiv\u00e9 spr\u00e1vy a manipul\u00e1ciu m\u00e9diami.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Ktor\u00e9 hry by ste ozna\u010dili za svoje ob\u013e\u00faben\u00e9?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Milujem hry od Playdead, obzvl\u00e1\u0161\u0165 INSIDE. Jeho atmosf\u00e9ra a jemn\u00fd pr\u00edbeh s\u00fa \u00fa\u017easn\u00e9 a n\u00e1dherne mysteri\u00f3zne. \u010eal\u0161ie hry, ktor\u00e9 vskutku milujem a boli \u010diasto\u010dne aj in\u0161pir\u00e1ciou pre Blueberry, s\u00fa To The Moon, Florence a Night in the Woods.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Po tom, \u010do som dohral demo Blueberry, sa neviem do\u010dka\u0165 plnej verzie hry. \u010co bolo in\u0161pir\u00e1ciou na \u0148u?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Okrem spomenut\u00fdch hier ma in\u0161pirovala aj my\u0161lienka na \u017eenu, ktor\u00e1 si spom\u00edna na svoj pre\u017eit\u00fd \u017eivot. Ke\u010f som \u017eila v Austr\u00e1lii, pre\u0161la som si viacer\u00fdmi zmenami. A ako \u017eena, ktor\u00e1 m\u00e1 u\u017e skoro 40 rokov, \u010del\u00edm mnoh\u00fdm stigm\u00e1m, najm\u00e4 v hernom priemysle. \u013dudia m\u00e1vaj\u00fa \u010dasto pocit, \u017ee \u017eeny nemaj\u00fa dovolen\u00e9 zostarn\u00fa\u0165, \u010do p\u00f4sob\u00ed zvl\u00e1\u0161tne. Preto som sa rozhodla urobi\u0165 hru, ktor\u00e1 sa nes\u00fastred\u00ed len na starn\u00facu \u017eenu, ale aj matku. V tom \u010dase som sa taktie\u017e rozhodovala, \u010di chcem ma\u0165 deti, no mala som pocit, \u017ee na to nie som vhodn\u00e1. Z\u00e1rove\u0148 som videla, \u017ee mnoho mojich rovesn\u00ed\u010dok m\u00e1 podobn\u00e9 pochybnosti a obavy. Nadobudla som pocit, akoby si ka\u017ed\u00fd myslel, \u017ee \u017eeny u\u017e prirodzene vedia by\u0165 dobr\u00fdmi matkami, \u010do je \u00fapln\u00fd nezmysel. Pomyslela som si, \u017ee by bolo zauj\u00edmav\u00e9 vytvori\u0165 hru zameran\u00fa na tieto pochybnosti, ktor\u00e9 sa t\u00fdkaj\u00fa mnoh\u00fdch \u013eud\u00ed, nielen \u017eien.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Kto pri\u0161iel s n\u00e1padom, aby sa vizu\u00e1l menil pod\u013ea n\u00e1lady protagonistky?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tak\u00e9to nie\u010do som chcela ma\u0165 v hre u\u017e od za\u010diatku. Napadlo mi, \u017ee by bolo zauj\u00edmav\u00e9 ma\u0165 v hre trochu jemnej\u0161\u00ed model ukazovate\u013ea zranenia hr\u00e1\u010da pod\u013ea \u201e\u00farovne depresie\u201c protagonistky, ktor\u00fd sme nazvali \u201eBlues Bar\u201c. Ide tak trochu o oto\u010den\u00fd ukazovate\u013e zdravia, pri\u010dom \u00falohou hr\u00e1\u010da je ho udr\u017ea\u0165 \u010do najni\u017e\u0161ie. Zranenia sa v hre neprejavuj\u00fa klasick\u00fdmi oznamami o zlyhan\u00ed \u010di respawnovan\u00edm, ale odoberaj\u00fa hr\u00e1\u010da o n\u00e1dhern\u00e9 farby v hre, \u010d\u00edm sa svet Blueberry st\u00e1va ove\u013ea smutnej\u0161\u00edm.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Je svet, v ktorom sa hra odohr\u00e1va, v protagonistkinej hlave alebo je to sen?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Svet je v mysli protagonistky, kde sa \u0161tver\u00e1 na ve\u017eu, \u010do symbolizuje jej prech\u00e1dzanie \u017eivotom. Po ceste nahor nach\u00e1dza dvere do svojich spomienok. \u010c\u00edm je star\u0161ia, t\u00fdm sa m\u00f4\u017ee z\u00e1rove\u0148 vraca\u0165 aj k star\u0161\u00edm spomienkam. Tento syst\u00e9m vych\u00e1dza z toho, ako spomienky v \u013eudskom mozgu skuto\u010dne funguj\u00fa. Nako\u013eko nie s\u00fa statick\u00e9, ale \u010dasom sa menia rovnako ako n\u00e1\u0161 mozog a identita.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Ako by ste op\u00edsali Blueberry ako \u010dloveka?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To je zauj\u00edmav\u00e1 ot\u00e1zka. Sp\u00f4sob, ak\u00fdm som nadizajnovala pr\u00edbeh, je v podstate navrhnut\u00fd tak, akoby bola 4 r\u00f4znymi postavami. Ako die\u0165a je ve\u013emi dobrodru\u017en\u00e1 a zvedav\u00e1, ako t\u00edned\u017eerka je \u00fazkostliv\u00e1 a n\u00e1ladov\u00e1, ako dospel\u00e1 je trochu cynick\u00e1 a vystresovan\u00e1 a ako star\u00e1 \u017eena je m\u00fadra a vtipn\u00e1, no tie\u017e vcelku osamel\u00e1. V hre jej pom\u00e1hame prech\u00e1dza\u0165 jej traumami, aby prekonala a pochopila, \u010do sa jej stalo ako t\u00edned\u017eerke.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Vieme zmeni\u0165 v\u00fdsledok v hre svojimi akciami a rozhodnutiami?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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M\u00f4\u017eem poveda\u0165, \u017ee va\u0161e rozhodnutia bud\u00fa podstatn\u00e9, hoci z\u00e1kladn\u00e1 pr\u00edbehov\u00e1 l\u00ednia ostane nedotknut\u00e1.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Je pod\u013ea v\u00e1s n\u00e1ro\u010dn\u00e9 by\u0165 rodi\u010dom?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rozhodne. S\u00edce nie som rodi\u010dom, ale som ve\u013emi \u0161\u0165astn\u00e1 teta a so sestrami sme si ve\u013emi bl\u00edzke. Vo v\u0161eobecnosti je toho o materstve a rodi\u010dovstve stra\u0161ne ve\u013ea, o \u010dom mnoho \u013eud\u00ed nehovor\u00ed, obzvl\u00e1\u0161\u0165 ak ste rodi\u010dom so psychick\u00fdmi probl\u00e9mami. M\u00f4\u017eete ma\u0165 mnoho pochybnost\u00ed o sebe samom, \u010do je n\u00e1ro\u010dn\u00e9, preto\u017ee by\u0165 rodi\u010dom je ve\u013ek\u00e1 zodpovednos\u0165.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Ktor\u00fa \u010das\u0165 \u017eivota Blueberry by ste ozna\u010dili za najn\u00e1ro\u010dnej\u0161iu?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mysl\u00edm, \u017ee ka\u017ed\u00e1 \u017eivotn\u00e1 etapa je n\u00e1ro\u010dn\u00e1 in\u00fdm sp\u00f4sobom a hr\u00e1\u010d jej pom\u00e1ha cez ka\u017ed\u00fa z nich. Ako die\u0165a je n\u00e1ro\u010dn\u00e9 by\u0165 bezmocnou a prehliadanou, ke\u010f je t\u00edned\u017eerka, o\u010dak\u00e1va sa od nej, \u017ee bude zodpovedn\u00e1, no nem\u00e1 slobodu, aby takou bola, ako dospel\u00e1 sa st\u00e1va mamou, \u010do m\u00f4\u017ee by\u0165 ve\u013emi ub\u00edjaj\u00face, a ako star\u00e1 \u017eena sa mus\u00ed zmieri\u0165 so svojimi vz\u0165ahmi.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u010co m\u00f4\u017eeme o\u010dak\u00e1va\u0165 v plnej verzii hry (bez spoilerov)?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Demo ukazuje len \u010dasti z jej \u017eivota ako die\u0165a\u0165a a t\u00edned\u017eerky. Na za\u010diatku svojej f\u00e1zy dospelosti Blueberry otehotnie a hr\u00e1\u010d tak viac vst\u00fapi do roly matky, pri\u010dom sa za\u010dne pozera\u0165 viac na svet z perspekt\u00edvy mamy Blueberry. Nebudem prezr\u00e1dza\u0165 viac, no pred koncom hry vo f\u00e1ze staroby to za\u010dne by\u0165 viac surre\u00e1lne.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Ak\u00fd typ hr\u00e1\u010dov si pod\u013ea v\u00e1s u\u017eije hru najviac?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pravdepodobne hr\u00e1\u010di, \u010do maj\u00fa radi hry, ktor\u00e9 id\u00fa do h\u013abky pr\u00edbehov o psychickom zdrav\u00ed, so v\u0161etk\u00fdmi nuansami, plusmi aj m\u00ednusmi.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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S\u00fa niektor\u00e9 \u010dasti hry in\u0161pirovan\u00e9 skuto\u010dn\u00fdmi z\u00e1\u017eitkami alebo je v\u0161etko len fikcia? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00c1no, niektor\u00e9 \u010dasti s\u00fa in\u0161pirovan\u00e9 skuto\u010dn\u00fdmi z\u00e1\u017eitkami. Hra nie je o mne, ale sama som po\u010das \u017eivota za\u017eila nieko\u013eko traumatizuj\u00facich udalost\u00ed a neust\u00e1le bojujem, aby som na\u0161la sp\u00f4sob, ako sa s nimi vyrovna\u0165. Preto je t\u00e1to hra pre m\u0148a ve\u013emi d\u00f4le\u017eit\u00e1 aj z osobn\u00e9ho h\u013eadiska. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Mysl\u00edte, \u017ee by sme si mohli u\u017ei\u0165 plnohodnotn\u00fd z\u00e1\u017eitok e\u0161te tento rok? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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D\u00fafam, \u017ee \u00e1no, ale nem\u00f4\u017eem to s\u013e\u00fabi\u0165. St\u00e1le sa sna\u017e\u00edme n\u00e1js\u0165 financie na dokon\u010denie, \u010do je ve\u013emi n\u00e1ro\u010dn\u00e9 vzh\u013eadom na s\u00fa\u010dasn\u00fd stav hern\u00e9ho priemyslu. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Ve\u013emi pekne \u010fakujeme za v\u00e1\u0161 \u010das. Mohli by ste sa s nami podeli\u0165 o fotku v\u00e1\u0161ho t\u00edmu? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Samozrejme.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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T\u00e1to fotka je z Gamescom 2024, kde je vidno nasleduj\u00facich \u010dlenov t\u00edmu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Jessica Kathmann (z\u00e1kulisn\u00e9 pr\u00e1ce, psychologick\u00e9 konzult\u00e1cie)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Sarah Burrini (umeleck\u00e9 stv\u00e1rnenie a anim\u00e1cie)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Mel Taylor (hern\u00e1 r\u00e9\u017eia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Felix Bachlinger (dizajn zvuku a hudba)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Nicolas Hoberg (z\u00e1kulisn\u00e9 pr\u00e1ce, psychologick\u00e9 konzult\u00e1cie)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    Za redakciu SomGeek.eu \u010fakujem Mel za jej odpovede a ve\u013emi sa te\u0161\u00edme, a\u017e si budeme m\u00f4c\u0165 naplno vysk\u00fa\u0161a\u0165 fin\u00e1lny produkt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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