episode 91 — ten video game inspirations

It's been a while since we've done a dive into media, so—here goes! Friend of the show Charles Siegel joins for Pooka for a discussion of how video games and tabletop games inform and resemble each other. We go through a shortlist of ten titles for inspiration to round out this series of episodes (for now) (the other big one is music, and no way are we getting the rights to do that one). In our opinion, each of these games features a variety of elements that tie into those of Changeling: the Dreaming. Obviously, there are a lot more out there, but a shortlist seems sufficient for our purposes. We're of the opinion that video and tabletop games inform each other If you'd like to acquaint yourself with the titles in question, behold some videos:




American McGee's Alice (2000) — opening video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSMZsT4UhyQ



Braid (2008) – trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqtSKkyJgFM



Final Fantasy (so many years) — here's the piano collection for FFVI as one example of Uematsu's music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SJisxnVFZo



Kingdom of Loathing (2003 – present): https://www.kingdomofloathing.com/



Persona 4 (2008) – opening video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73LvR8V2LA



Pokémon Go (2016 – present) – one of many rare Pokémon hunts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLdWbwQJWI0



Psychonauts (2005) – trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDbDShqvc_o



Tandem: A Tale of Shadows (2021) – trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKiv1skvUJQ



Untitled Goose Game (2019) longplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gruIyw_AHYE



Yume Nikki (2004) – longplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr4iJL1LZwY




Meanwhile, Charles can be found around the following parts of the interwebsphere:




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Storytellers' Vault: https://www.storytellersvault.com/browse.php?author=Charles%20Siegel



Tellurium Games: https://www.tellurium.games/




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