Spoilers for Alan Wake Remastered and Tales of Kenzera

Trigger Warnings: Death

Today we talk about Alan Wake and his struggles with psychosis and delusions. We also chatted about Tales of Kenzera, and how that game prepares the player/main character for death by helping others through their own experiences with loss.

Other games we played: Persona 3 Reload, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Street Fighter 6, Paper Mario Thousand Year Door, Silent Hill: The Short Message, 

Timestamps:

• Introduction and Spoiler Warning - 00:10
• Description of Alan Wake - 07:18
• Character Discussion - 08:50
• Psychosis - 18:32
• Treatment for Psychosis - 30:13
• Description of Tales of Kenzera - 41:30
• Great Spirit 1 - 43:51
• Great Spirit 2 - 47:11
• Great Spirit 3 - 51:43
• Final Boss - 56:28
• General Coping - 59:42
• What Else - 01:05:15
• Notes and Wrap Up - 01:16:38

Tracks are:

 "Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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“Night in Kyoto” by AVBE:

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Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

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Resources Used for the Episode:

• Articles:
• Parents coping with the death of their child
• Parental coping in the context of having a child who is facing death
• Psychosis Pubmed 
• Bereavement and children's mental health
• Alan Wake Wiki

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Spoilers for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Trigger warning: Mentions of suicide and death, and abuse

Today we talk about Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, the highly anticipated sequel to Final Fantasy 7 Remake. We chat about Tifa Lockhart and Red 13, and dive deeper into these characters and how their childhood has affected who they are today. 

Other games we played: Persona 3 Reload, Guilty Gear Strive, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Balatro, Before Your Eyes, Tales of Kenzera

Timestamps:

• Introduction and Spoiler Warning - 00:51
• Description of FF7 Rebirth - 02:24
• General Game Discussion - 11:59
• Tifa Lockhart - 25:01
• PTSD Prevention and Treatment - 37:49
• Red 13/Nanaki - 53:36
• ACEs, Mentions of suicide, death, and abuse - 1:04:50
• What Else We’ve Been Playing - 1:15:36

Tracks are:

 "Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Night in Kyoto by AVBE:

https://uppbeat.io/t/avbe/night-in-kyoto

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Podcast Art by @_forza_art

If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/ 

Feel free to email us with suggestions for games or questions at [email protected] and we’ll respond to your question on the upcoming pod! And be sure to follow us on socials like Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitch.

Support our Patreon at patreon.com/MindControllers 

Resources Used for the Episode:

• FF7 Remake Fan Wiki
• Adverse Childhood Experiences
• ACE Questionnaire
• ACEs Aware ACEs and Toxic Stress Risk Assessment Algorithm
• Overcoming ACEs
• A review of primary care interventions to improve health outcomes in adult survivors of adverse childhood experiences
• Prevention of PTSD Study

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Huge Spoilers for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Trigger Warning: Death

Today we talk about Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, a game that swept us off our feet and we fell in love with. We might be mourning the end of this game and using this pod as therapy. We chat about Kiryu and where he is in life in terms of Life Stages, and then discuss how Ichiban’s resilience and positivity gets him through every hardship. After we’re done gushing about this game, we chat about what else we’ve been playing!

Games we played: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Alan Wake Remastered

Timestamps:

• Introduction - 00:11
• Spoiler Warning Yakuza/Like a Dragon - 03:24
• General Thoughts About Infinite Wealth - 15:20
• Erik Erikson’s Stages of Development - 40:43
• Kazuma Kiryu: Generativity Vs. Stagnation - 47:42
• Ichiban Kasuga: Resilience and Positivity - 1:20:35

Tracks are:

 "Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Feel free to email us at [email protected] and we’ll respond to your question on the upcoming pod!

Support our Patreon at patreon.com/MindControllers 

Resources Used for the Episode:

• Like a Dragon:Infinite Wealth Wiki
• Science Journal Articles:
• Understanding Resilience
• Resilience as a Dynamic Concept
• Toward a positive psychology of relationships.
• Psychological Issues End of Life Research Paper
• Erik Erikson Info
• Stages of Development 

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Trigger warning: Death

This episode we do a deep dive into The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, a controversial sequel to the hit game Ocarina of Time. We explore the World and how the people world is linked in one interconnecting system, and then talk about how the game represents the 5 stages of grief. Then we chat about games we’re playing now!

Other games discussed: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Earth Defense Force 5, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Helldivers 2

Timestamps:

• Introduction - 00:13
• Majora’s Mask Overview - 04:59
• World of Majora’s Mask - 12:08
• Internal Family Systems Overview - 25:49
• Internal Family Systems and Majora's Mask - 32:52
• 5 Stages of Grief in Majora's Mask - 47:51
• Alternatives to 5 Stages of Grief Model - 1:08:32
• What Else We're Playing - 1:13:14
• Spoiler Warning for Like a Dragon:Infinite Wealth - 1:13:36
• Earth Defense Force 5 - 1:18:12
• Helldivers 2 - 1:21:14
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - 1:28:03

Tracks are:

 "Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress or just need someone to talk to, please dial 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Feel free to email us at [email protected] and we’ll respond to your question on the upcoming pod!

Support our Patreon at patreon.com/MindControllers 

Resources Used for the Episode:

• Majora’s Mask Fandom Wiki
• Screenrant’s Majora’s Mask Grief Theory
• Reddit Post about 4 Stages of Awakening
• Majora’s Mask is a Game About Death (by Nintendork64)
• Majora’s Mask and Symbolism Video Series
• Article on 5 Stages of Grief Accuracy
• Article on Processing Grief and Differing Grief Models
• IFS 
• Zelda Wiki 

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Trigger Warning: Suicide and Murder of Fictional Characters

Today we talk about Dead Space and its Remake, an action-horror game where you play as Isaac Clarke as he explores the wrecked space ship called the Ishimura. We take a look at Isaac and his mental well being while experiencing this traumatic event in real time, some of his treatments, and then talk a bit about horror game design. Then we chat about what games we’re enjoying now!

Timestamps:

• Deadspace Remake Background - 03:12
• Issac Clarke Character Analysis - 10:23
• Trigger Warning: Suicide and Murder of Fictional Characters - 15:20
• Case Study - 28:19
• Treatment Plan - 36:33
• Horror Game Design - 47:42
• What Else We’ve Been Playing - 01:13:10

Tracks are:

 "Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Resources Used for the Episode:

• Dead Space Fan Wiki
• The Fundamentals of Designing a Horror Game

Articles:

• Horror, personality, and threat simulation
• Uncanny behavior in survival horror games
• Towards the Design of Affective Survival Horror Games:

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Show Notes:

Trigger Warnings: Suicide, Murder

Welcome to our first episode of Mind Controllers! In today’s episode, we chatted about Persona 5 Royal, a JRPG that was released back in 2019 that has made a profound impact on our love for Psychology and Video Games. We gave a bit of description about the game and some of the Psychology concepts within the game, then dove deep into 2 specific characters: Goro Akechi and Takuto Maruki. Side note - we had to record remotely and he had to change microphones towards the end, so the sound is a bit rough at times. Thank you so much for listening!

Things we chatted about:

• Persona 5 Royal, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Sea of Stars, Palworld

Timestamps (some may be off):

• *Spoiler and Content Warning* Persona 5 - 00:13
• Persona 5 Royal Description - 00:48
• Why Persona 5 Royal? - 09:14
• Carl Jung Background - 11:03
• What Happens to the Bosses When You Beat Their Persona? - 18:37
• What Characters Did We Choose? - 20:59
• Case Study Structure and Fictional Diagnosis Reminder - 22:28
• Goro Akechi Case Analysis - 26:47
• Psych Concepts in Goro Akechi's Story - 40:13
• Akechi Case Study - 46:49
• Maruki's Case Analysis - 53:52
• What are Palace Objects? - 1:03:50
• Maruki's Fate - 1:04:42
• Akechi’s Fate - 1:06:13
• Psych Concepts in Maruki's Story - 1:09:07
• Maruki’s Case Study - 1:12:53
• Final Thoughts on Persona 5 - 1:16:52
• What Else We've Been Playing - 1:19:10

Tracks are:

"Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Resources Used for the Episode:

• Persona 5 Royal wiki site. Has character plot breakdowns of every character that has any effect on the plot
• Wikipedia on Hierarchy of Needs
• Wiki on Maslow
• Wikipedia on Carl Jung
• Old Interview with Persona Creators
• Carl Jung Info 
• Simple Psy Carl Jung
• Prolonged Grief Disorder 
• Pubmed Paper on Catatonia

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• Today we talk about Final Fantasy 7 Remake, a highly anticipated remake to the hit JRPG Final Fantasy 7. We explore the background of some of our favorite characters, including Cloud, Zack, Barret, and Aerith, and discuss how this motivates their actions as we see them in the events of this game. Then we chat about what games we’re enjoying now!
• Timestamps (some may be off)! :
• FF7 Remake Description - 01:44
• Cloud Strife - 10:23
• Barret Wallace - 26:57
• Zack Fair - 45:00
• Aerith Gainsborough - 1:00:43
• What We've Been Playing - 1:19:36
• Tracks are:

 "Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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• If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Resources Used for the Episode:

• FF7 Remake Fan Wiki
• Article about Psychiatric Disorders Associated with Radicalization and Eco Terrorism

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Welcome to Mind Controllers, a podcast about shining the light on the Psychological aspects behind some of our favorite video games! We both play a lot of games and have our MA in Clinical Psychology. So, we figured we put that degree to use and combine two of our passions! We hope you enjoy listening to us chat about interesting backgrounds to some of our favorite characters and video games, and maybe learn something new in the process. Come on in, have a seat, and rest your mind!

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