Mario Röske Mario Röske

Occupation at Piranha Bytes: 
Technical Artist

Birthday: 
25.09.1975

Vocational training:
Data processing expert

Worked on the following games so far: 
Gothic, Gothic 2, Gothic 2 - Night of the Raven, Gothic 3, Risen, Risen II, Risen III, Elex

Favorite Music: 
Everything imaginable

Favorite Game(s): 
Everything imaginable, at the moment Kingdom Come Deliverance

What are your strengths? 
Puzzles and tinkering to solve problems.

What can't you stand? 
"Just do it quickly"

What are you enthusiastic about, what are your hobbies? 
Mangas, Animes, Gaming, Kendo

What do you prefer when gaming: PC or console? 
Both are good

What kind of films or series do you particularly like to watch or do you watch often? 
A colorful mix, ranges from sci-fi, documentaries, medieval to anime.

What kind of feature would you like to see in a game? 
Too much to cram into a single game

Are you afraid that you might run out of ideas for a game at some point? 
Not really ^^

Where do you find the inspiration for your work? 
In other games, films, series or when talking to others.

Which game from other studios are you eagerly awaiting and would like to play through? 
Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Cyberpunk

If you weren't working in the game industry today, what would you have done otherwise?
Did you originally have a different career goal?
 
Uh, not really. Anyway, I was only a graphic artist and slipped into the programming line for lack of good tools. No plan where else I would have ended up. ^^

© 2020 Photos by Piranha Bytes / Pluto 13 GmbH
© 2020 Interview by World of Elex + russian provision by Elind & PontifEx +
+introduction & english provision by Ravenhearth
+ image processing and german provision ArthusoKD
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