Hello, and welcome to another episode of Talk This! It’s Dangerous to Podcast Alone. This week, we’re talking about death in games. How many times have you died (in the game)?
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The Topic
How do games handle death? Is there a difference in the way games treat it? What function is player death really providing in a game? How does this contrast with the death of other characters in games? How do different games approach portraying the death scene?
The Actual Discussion
We talk about the way that death is often equated with failure in games. We also talk about the difference between games that acknowledge player death and games that don’t. Beyond player death, we also talk about games that approach the idea of death head-on, and the various player reactions to those sorts of games.
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