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#19 How we play choice-driven games

Sep 29, 20231 hr 12 min
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Episode description

One of the many things that helps to set video games apart as an entertainment medium is choice. Sometimes it is merely an illusion, and sometimes a crucial decision can sincerely impact a playthrough. In this episode we wanted to delve into choice-driven games, and how we play them.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro and check-ins (take your preworkouts)
01:31 Setting up the topic
05:09 Questions about MAG (the game)
07:11 How do we play ourselves in RPGs?
15:23 Our morality in RPGs
22:02 Do we enjoy making "meme" characters?
30:41 Why we don't see more games where you're the bad guy
40:55 Until Dawn and Telltale's The Walking Dead
43:49 What games would we put each other into?
59:42 MickJaeger's Patreon Question of the Week

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