EPISODE · Apr 15, 2019 · 1H 10M
178: Photographs
from The Short Game · host The Short Game
This week on The Short Game we discuss Photographs, the latest game by Luca Redwood, developer of show favorite You Must Build A Boat. Photographs is a narrative puzzle game for PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android, and it’s a big departure from Luca’s previous games. In Photographs you’ll explore a series of tragic tales, interspersed with puzzles that cast light on the themes of each story. We discuss the game’s themes and mechanics in depth, with a spoiler break at 55 minutes. Photographs is $3.99 on mobile or $11.99 on Steam. Expect it to take around 3-4 hours to complete. Links for this episode: Photographs | EightyEightGames You Must Build A Boat on the App Store Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – Wikipedia Galavant – Wikipedia Darkstalkers – Wikipedia Jiangshi (Chinese hopping vampires) – Wikipedia Lodge 49 – Wikipedia You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame Like the show? Support us by writing a review on iTunes! Your hosts this week were: Laura Nash – @laurajnash Shane Kelly – @8bitshane Raygan Kelly – @raygank Nate Heininger – @natestl (00:00) - Photographs (00:42) - But First, You Must Build A Boat (03:08) - Photographs - Gameplay (07:14) - Art Style (09:34) - Music And Audio (11:45) - Interaction Between Narrative And Puzzles (19:15) - Tone And Story (25:16) - The Photo Taking Mechanic (36:39) - What’s Making Us Happy (37:21) - Laura - Crazy Ex Girlfriend Finale (39:25) - Nate - Galavant (41:36) - Raygan - Darkstalkers (47:24) - Shane - Lodge 49 (52:44) - Outro (55:04) - Spoiler Break
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This week on The Short Game we discuss Photographs, the latest game by Luca Redwood, developer of show favorite You Must Build A Boat. Photographs is a narrative puzzle game for PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android, and it’s a big departure from Luca’s previous games. In Photographs you’ll explore a series of tragic tales, interspersed with puzzles that cast light on the themes of each story. We discuss the game’s themes and mechanics in depth, with a spoiler break at 55 minutes. Photographs is $3.99 on mobile or $11.99 on Steam. Expect it to take around 3-4 hours to complete. Links for this episode: Photographs | EightyEightGames You Must Build A Boat on the App Store Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – Wikipedia Galavant – Wikipedia Darkstalkers – Wikipedia Jiangshi (Chinese hopping vampires) – Wikipedia Lodge 49 – Wikipedia You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame Like the show? Support us by writing a review on iTunes! Your hosts this week were: Laura Nash – @laurajnash Shane Kelly – @8bitshane Raygan Kelly – @raygank Nate Heininger – @natestl (00:00) - Photographs (00:42) - But First, You Must Build A Boat (03:08) - Photographs - Gameplay (07:14) - Art Style (09:34) - Music And Audio (11:45) - Interaction Between Narrative And Puzzles (19:15) - Tone And Story (25:16) - The Photo Taking Mechanic (36:39) - What’s Making Us Happy (37:21) - Laura - Crazy Ex Girlfriend Finale (39:25) - Nate - Galavant (41:36) - Raygan - Darkstalkers (47:24) - Shane - Lodge 49 (52:44) - Outro (55:04) - Spoiler Break
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