Topics Discussed In This Episode:
- The relationship between storytelling and lore
- The tension between story and gameplay
- Storytelling via gameplay
- Emergent gameplay
- The surprising absence of narrative in classic games
- Roleplaying games and player agency
- Adaptations: What separates good ones from bad ones
Games Discussed In This Episode:
- Final Fantasy I, VI, and VII
- The Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past, and Ocarina of Time
- Red Dead Redemption
- Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
- Animal Well
- Thomas Was Alone
- Unpacking
- Baldur’s Gate I and III
- Disco Elysium
- Mass Effect
- The Last of Us
- Elden Ring / Dark Souls
- Skyrim
- The Sims
Link City:
Is ‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ a Big Flop?
How ‘Tears of the Kingdom’ Obliterated 30 Years of Zelda Lore
What’s Next for The Legend of Zelda?
Why the ‘The Last of Us’ Season Finale Sucked
