Side-Quest 197. In a Time Loop, In a Time Loop

Hello, and welcome to another episode of Talk This! It’s Dangerous to Podcast Alone. This week, we’re talking about time loops in video games. Hello, and welcome to another-

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The Topic

Key art for Deathloop, a time loop shooter, featuing the main characters of Colt and Julianna

What’s the appeal of a time loop? Why do there seem to be so many video games about them? How do video game narratives about time loops differ from other mediums? What are some of the difficulties of designing a time loop video game?

The Actual Discussion

Title art for minit, a tiny time loop game, which is fully in black and white

We try to categorize the different types of time loop video games and discuss whether they could fit under a single genre name or not. We talk about the different time loop video games we’ve experienced and what was successful or not about their design. Finally, we muse about what we’d like to see in future iterations of this type of story.

Enjoy the episode! Tell us what you think in the comments or on social media. Make sure to check out last week’s episode and look forward to next week’s where we’re talking about Kirby’s Dream Land and V Rising

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