The Short Game

178: Photographs

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This week on The Short Game we discuss Photographs, the latest game by Luca Redwood, developer of show favorite You Must Build A Boat. Photographs is a narrative puzzle game for PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android, and it’s a big departure from Luca’s previous games. In Photographs you’ll explore a series of tragic tales, interspersed with puzzles that cast light on the themes of each story. We discuss the game’s themes and mechanics in depth, with a spoiler break at 55 minutes.

Photographs is $3.99 on mobile or $11.99 on Steam. Expect it to take around 3-4 hours to complete.

Links for this episode:

  • Photographs | EightyEightGames
  • You Must Build A Boat on the App Store
  • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – Wikipedia
  • Galavant – Wikipedia
  • Darkstalkers – Wikipedia
    • Jiangshi (Chinese hopping vampires) – Wikipedia
    • Lodge 49 – Wikipedia

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      Your hosts this week were:

      • Laura Nash – @laurajnash
      • Shane Kelly – @8bitshane
      • Raygan Kelly – @raygank
      • Nate Heininger – @natestl
        • (00:00) - Photographs
      • (00:42) - But First, You Must Build A Boat
      • (03:08) - Photographs - Gameplay
      • (07:14) - Art Style
      • (09:34) - Music And Audio
      • (11:45) - Interaction Between Narrative And Puzzles
      • (19:15) - Tone And Story
      • (25:16) - The Photo Taking Mechanic
      • (36:39) - What’s Making Us Happy
      • (37:21) - Laura - Crazy Ex Girlfriend Finale
      • (39:25) - Nate - Galavant
      • (41:36) - Raygan - Darkstalkers
      • (47:24) - Shane - Lodge 49
      • (52:44) - Outro
      • (55:04) - Spoiler Break
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