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  • 79. Dramatic Structure in Games

    What is Dramatic Structure and can it be applied to games? What can we learn from this? Could it be used to explain the deceptive ways games are sold to us? Kira and Kyle discuss these concepts and think about why this matters. We talk about how they've affected us. Please consider supporting us on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gametheorem . We also have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill. Dramatic Structure diagrams: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pOdSDVtWCAjOXHdlsoiMOIXyXKO7yJIr/view?usp=sharing

    53 min
  • 78. Danganronpa - Metanarrative

    “It’s Junko Enoshima! ‘Cuz it’s always been her. [...] Even if it’s boring or repetitive, she’s always the mastermind, isn’t she?” - Tsumugi Shirogane, the Ultimate Cosplayer. This is the final episode about the Danganronpa series made by Spike Chunsoft. Kira and Kyle talk about the exciting world of Danganronpa and what happens in the last game! Learn all about the characters, tragic backstories, good writing, and horrible writing within the Danganronpa series of games and anime! Listen to subjects ranging from the concept of fiction to how it can affect our lives! Please consider supporting us on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gametheorem . We also have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill. Video with all of the executions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG6x7CBWLC4  Character infographic: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cZ7fOetip6f2Jmm1C_R6aCtvw3OIBNK0/view?usp=sharing

    59 min
  • 77. Promare - Climate Change

    "What a pointless internal power struggle. Public officials are so worthless." - Lio the Boss of the Mad Burnish. This episode is about the Promare anime made by Studio Trigger. Kira and Kyle talk about the a world on the brink of collapse, though no one acknowledges it! Learn all about how pyrokinesis is a metaphor for climate exploitation! Listen to subjects ranging from oppression to yes, giant mechs! Referenced analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T_P2ReIKew Please consider supporting us on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gametheorem . We also have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.

    58 min
  • 76. Multiplayer Therapy

    Why are some of the most popular games right now so completely different from what AAA games have been marketing to us? What horrors of reality encourage us to escape it? Is that okay? Kira and Kyle discuss these concepts and think about why this matters. We talk about how they've affected us. Please consider supporting us on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gametheorem . We also have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.

    52 min
  • 75. Danganronpa - The V3 Game

    “If I can’t win this game, then I’ll make it boring for everyone! That’s my revenge! Well then, the culprit is [REDACTED].” - Kokichi Oma, the Ultimate Supreme Leader. This episode is about the Danganronpa series made by Spike Chunsoft. Kira and Kyle talk about the exciting world of Danganronpa and what happens in the last game! Learn all about the characters, tragic backstories, good writing, and horrible writing within the Danganronpa series of games and anime! Listen to subjects ranging from the narrative to the metanarrative! Please consider supporting us on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gametheorem . We also have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill. Video with all of the executions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG6x7CBWLC4  Character infographic: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cZ7fOetip6f2Jmm1C_R6aCtvw3OIBNK0/view?usp=sharing

    57 min
  • 74. Cube - We Live in a Society

    [Why put people in it?] "Because it's here. You have to use it, or you admit it's pointless," Worth, the Office Worker. This episode is about the Cube movie series. Kira and Kyle talk about what the Cube series does wrong and what it does right. Is the Cube a lame attempt to criticize nothing about society? Or is it an allegory for America's institutionalized brutality of the prison system? Please consider supporting us on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gametheorem . We also have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.

    1 hr
  • 73. How Games Affect Us

    How do video games affect the people who play them? Kira and Kyle discuss these concepts and think about why this matters. We talk about how they've affected us. Please consider supporting us on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gametheorem . We also have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.

    56 min
  • 72. Danganronpa - The Last Generation

    “Trust no one. And never forget... You wanted this killing game, so you have to win no matter what. ...No matter what,” Rantaro Amami, the Ultimate [REDACTED]. This episode is about the Danganronpa series made by Spike Chunsoft. Kira and Kyle talk about the exciting world of Danganronpa and what happens in the post-post-apocalypse! Learn all about the characters, tragic backstories, Ultimate talents, and despair within the Danganronpa series of games and anime! Listen to subjects ranging from the rebuilding society to it all crashing down again! Please consider supporting us on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gametheorem . We also have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill. Video with all of the executions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG6x7CBWLC4  Character infographic: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cZ7fOetip6f2Jmm1C_R6aCtvw3OIBNK0/view?usp=sharing

    1 hr 1 min
  • 71. Don't Starve - Eldritch Survival

    “Say pal, you don’t look so good. You better find something to eat before night comes,” Maxwell the Great. This episode is about the Don't Starve game made by Klei Entertainment. Kira and Kyle talk about dark, otherworldly Constant! Learn all about the creatures that lurk in the dark and those who must survive in it! Listen to subjects ranging from Lovecraftian themes to a mod-friendly multiplayer experience! Please consider supporting us on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gametheorem . We also have a website here: http://gametheorem.podbean.com . Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.

    57 min
  • 70. Empire by Any Other Name

    Wolfenstein's B.J. Blazkowicz is antifa. Intro and outro music originally composed by Zach Grill.

     

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    1 hr 2 min

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Game Theorem delves into the worlds behind video games, shows, and other great entertainment, but we aren’t afraid to call out some problematic practices.