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RG6: A Detailed Analysis of the Resident Evil Videogame Series by Capcom Entertainment
Content Warning: I discuss Resident Evil 2’s handling (from the perspective of this FAQ) of child sexual abuse and incest in Resident Evil 2 from 14:50 to 15:40 and again from 18:40 to 19:20.
Article Discussed:
A Detailed Analysis of the Resident Evil Videogame Series by Capcom Entertainment
Dan Birlew & Thomas Wilde
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/198459-resident-evil-3-nemesis/faqs/2204
Music:
“Yarn Ball” from Love ZZZV.
Support Zan-zan-zawa-veia at https://www.patreon.com/zzzv. Find out more about Zan’s music at https://zan-zan-zawa-veia.bandcamp.com, http://aanaaanaaanaaana.net/, or @zanzanzawa.
Other Links:
Killer7 Plot Analysis by James Howell https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gamecube/562551-killer7/faqs/38193
Driving Off the Map: A Formal Analysis of Metal Gear Solid 2 by James Clinton Howell http://www.deltaheadtranslation.com/MGS2/
Silent Hill Plot Analysis by SilentPyramid https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/198641-silent-hill/faqs/36931
Beyond The Filter 02 – On The Flexibility of Flash and The Web of the Past with Nathalie Lawhead https://archive.org/details/beyondthefilter02flash
The full list of 44 pieces being discussed https://twitter.com/Benladen/status/854180037251129345
Support for this episode made possible by the lovely contributors to my patreon, https://patreon.com/benladen
RG5: The Tyranny of Choice
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Article Discussed:
The Tyranny of Choice
Aevee Bee
https://gameranx.com/features/id/14224/article/the-tyranny-of-choice/
Music:
“Yarn Ball” from Love ZZZV.
Support Zan-zan-zawa-veia at https://www.patreon.com/zzzv. Find out more about Zan’s music at https://zan-zan-zawa-veia.bandcamp.com or http://aanaaanaaanaaana.net/.
Other Links:
Aevee Bee’s publication, Zeal: https://medium.com/mammon-machine-zeal
Worst Girls, Aevee Bee and Mia Schwartz’ videogame studio: https://worstgirlsgames.tumblr.com/
Raph Koster’s “A Letter to Leigh” https://www.raphkoster.com/2013/04/09/a-letter-to-leigh/ and “Two cultures and games” https://www.raphkoster.com/2012/07/06/two-cultures-and-games/
RG4: Into the Dive
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Episode 4 Notes
Article Discussed:
Into the Dive
Emilie Reed
https://archive.org/details/Arcade_Review_Issue_2/page/n11
Music:
“Yarn Ball” from Love ZZZV.
Support Zan-zan-zawa-veia at https://www.patreon.com/zzzv. Find out more about Zan’s music at https://zan-zan-zawa-veia.bandcamp.com or http://aanaaanaaanaaana.net/.
Other Links:
All issues of The Arcade Review: https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Arcade+Review%22
My article, inspired in part by Into the Dive, on user-created nightmare suites in Animal Crossing: New Leaf https://killscreen.com/articles/creepypasta-hell-inside-animal-crossing-new-leaf/
RG3: A Disputed History: Attack of the Friday Monsters
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NOTES
Article Discussed:
A Disputed History: Attack of the Friday Monsters
Austin Walker
http://clockworkworlds.com/post/56557215335/a-disputed-history-attack-of-the-friday-monsters
Music:
“Yarn Ball” from Love ZZZV.
Support Zan-zan-zawa-veia at https://www.patreon.com/zzzv. Find out more about Zan’s music at https://zan-zan-zawa-veia.bandcamp.com or http://aanaaanaaanaaana.net/
Other Links:
Me, On The Screen: Race in Animal Crossing: New Leaf http://clockworkworlds.com/post/53240010750/me-on-the-screen-race-in-animal-crossing-new
Critical Distance, which provides a weekly roundup of videogame criticism https://critical-distance.com/
Grundrisse, Ch1.2 reference to [Consumption and Production] segment https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1857/grundrisse/ch01.htm
RG2: adventures in level design – Wolfenstein 3D, episode 4, level 3
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NOTES
Article Discussed:
adventures in level design – Wolfenstein 3D, episode 4, level 3
Liz Ryerson
http://ellaguro.blogspot.com/2012/04/adventures-in-level-design-wolfenstein_27.html
Music:
“Yarn Ball” from Love ZZZV.
Support Zan-zan-zawa-veia at https://www.patreon.com/zzzv. Find out more about Zan’s music at https://zan-zan-zawa-veia.bandcamp.com or http://aanaaanaaanaaana.net/
Other Links:
The full Adventures in Level Design series is available here: http://ellaguro.blogspot.com/search/label/adventures%20in%20level%20design
Liz also has level design videos available at https://www.youtube.com/user/indianfables/videos
RG1: Labyrinth of Someone Else’s Memory: Mother
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NOTES
Article Discussed:
Labyrinth of Someone Else’s Memory: Mother
Winter Lake
http://nightmaremode.thegamerstrust.com/2012/11/18/childhood-women-and-heterosexuality-a-critique-of-mother/
Music:
“Yarn Ball” from Love ZZZV.
Support Zan-zan-zawa-veia at https://www.patreon.com/zzzv. Find out more about Zan’s music at https://zan-zan-zawa-veia.bandcamp.com or http://aanaaanaaanaaana.net/
Other Links:
The Cave of the Past and Mother 2 and Mother 3
Winter Lake
http://xmaslemmings.tumblr.com/post/58675845331/the-cave-of-the-past-and-mother-2-and-mother-3
Reading Games #0: Nothing
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Just a few seconds of me talking to make this feed a thing, hopefully. An explanation of the project of this podcast happens in the first two minutes of episode 1. If you’re not into that, skip to two minutes in to the first episode to hear me doing my thing.
