There's been a resurgence of games featuring characters from the dark ages. We are seeing a lot of knights, vikings, and barbarians. It just so happens that a lot of these games have also been spectacular, and Michael Stearns has a brilliant mind that can make detractors of indie titles come around to his world.

In this interview Eric and Jovan sit down with Michael Stearns to talk about Tiny Barbarian DX to see where this idea came from, the coincidental similarities to Volgarr the Viking, and the spectacular music for this addicting side-scroller.