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Illuminating the Past in Gone Home

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!!! CONTENT WARNING: DISCUSSION OF IMPLIED CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, AND DRUG USE FROM 48:41 TO 57:06 !!!

This week the hosts talk about Gone Home from Fullbright Studios! A game about family, interiority, and that kid you were only friends with because they had a Nintendo.

Buy the game everywhere!

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Discussed in the episode

  • Jef Rouner's 2016 article from the Houston Press (title omitted because of spoilers)
  • Gone Home and Its Hidden Objects by Elizabeth Goins for Game Developer
  • Why Gone Home is the Most Important Game of the Decade by Nicole Carpenter for Polygon


Additional stuff

  • As Gone Home turns five, we look back on its polarizing legacy by Allegra Frank for Polygon


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Art by Tara Crawford

Music by _amaranthine

Additional sounds by Boqeh

Produced and edited by AJ Fillari

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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - Woops! A gamergame happened again...
  • (01:51) - It's a game about hugging
  • (02:16) - Welzcomet 2o aozcdip
  • (03:51) - What is Gone Home? | General Discussion
  • (21:00) - The horror of Gone Home | General Discussion
  • (29:24) - Spoiler Discussion
  • (30:00) - Mom | Spoiler Discussion
  • (39:03) - Dad | Spoiler Discussion
  • (50:32) - CW: IMPLIED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR, DRUG USE, HALLUCINATIONS
  • (58:57) - Sam | Spoiler Discussion
  • (01:19:39) - Katie | Spoiler Discussion
  • (01:25:26) - We love video games and they are art!!!!
  • (01:27:19) - Big Takeaways
  • (01:27:37) - Kim's Big Takeaway
  • (01:29:30) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (01:31:26) - Chase's Big Takeaway
  • (01:35:23) - When did these experiences start?
  • (01:42:06) - Wrapping up
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