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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episode 91 — ten video game inspirations