Gaming Under the Influence
[Podcast] E.49
Spiderman PS4, open-world progression & the centrality of movement
Dr. Seuss, Kojima, Cyberpunk & next gen: the state of things in Oct 2020
Read our article: “Defining Open-World Games”
A matter of progression, not genre
Drinking this week: No Trills IPA (Blood Brothers), Viva La Stout (Sawdust City)
Playing this week: Spider Man PS4, MGSV
One of the boys (Alex) has finally finished Spiderman PS4. We get to talking about how central a great traversal mechanic is to open-world progression, the origins of our Final Fantasy fetish, the future of video game input mechanisms and all manner of wild subjects in this somewhat tangential episode we know you will enjoy.
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