Intro 00:00 Open World games 2:45 Linear games 7:15 Bethesda and Pokemon 13:00 Assassin's Creed Progoms 18:00 Playing fatigue in open world games 19:00 Mass Effect and Dragon Age 25:30 Positive elements of open world games 32:00 Replayability and/vs memorability 39:15

Intro 00:00 Open World games 2:45 Linear games 7:15 Bethesda and Pokemon 13:00 Assassin's Creed Progoms 18:00 Playing fatigue in open world games 19:00 Mass Effect and Dragon Age 25:30 Positive elements of open world games 32:00 Replayability and/vs memorability 39:15

Ep. 24 -- Open-World vs. Linear Storytelling/Games

Colin has played all of the Trails (Kiseki) games currently available in English; Kevin is a newcomer to the series and has only played through Trails of Cold Steel 1.  Together they embark on a journey to play through the entire series in a slow, systematic fashion.  Both Colin and Kevin come from an academic background, and apply their scholarly training to the Trails series in their quest to treat video games as the artistic products they are.

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Colin has played all of the Trails (Kiseki) games currently available in English; Kevin is a newcomer to the series and has only played through Trails of Cold Steel 1. Together they embark on a journey to play through the entire series in a slow, systematic fashion. Both Colin and Kevin come from an academic background, and apply their scholarly training to the Trails series in their quest to treat video games as the artistic products they are.

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Ep. 24 -- Open-World vs. Linear Storytelling/Games

Ep. 24 -- Open-World vs. Linear Storytelling/Games