Episode 0: Context

Welcome to Zero Context, a show where Nate Kiernan (any/all) and Axe Binondo (they/them) play through the Zero Escape series. Join us as Nate learns what a visual novel is, Axe reveals the depths of their cursed fandom knowledge, and we try to figure out how exactly you podcast branching narratives. Enjoy this table setting before all hell breaks loose. For Next Episode Play through the knife route (4 -> 7 -> 6) Things Discussed - What is Zero Escape? - Saw for anime sickos - The Quinton Tarantino of visual novels - 999’s GameStop preorder bracelet - Japanese auteur deification - Tonally consistent anime titties (case study: Alice) - DS vs iOS vs PC version (note: we discovered after the fact that the text in the PC/PS4 version is very different from the original DS, thus we will exclusively be focusing on the DS version for the show) - Surgeon General’s warning against Zero Escape - Nobody reads books Intro: “Morphogenetic Sorrow” by Shinji Hosoe Outro: “9hours, 9persons, 9doors” by Shinji Hosoe Transcripts will (hopefully) be available for future episodes. Zero Context is produced by Axe Binondo with episode art by Nate Kiernan. Subscribe on Pocket Casts, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get podcasts. If you enjoyed the show, consider sharing it with a loved one and supporting Kritiqal on Ko-Fi. Send your questions/comments/complaints to [email protected].