South of Midnight and Representation in Video Games

We're back for Season 3, and we're starting off with a topic voted on by our Patreons! Today, we're talking about representaiton in video games, primarily through our object of the day: South of Midnight, by Compulsion Games. We chat about some of the folklore behind it, the history of the colour haint blue, and 'Olly explains why representaiton matters so much.VIvian's Southern Gothic ReferencesFiction writers: William Faulkner and Flannery O'ConnorMusic: the Dead SouthMovies: O Brother Where Art Though? and SinnersVideo Games ReferencedDragon Age: The VeilguardSouth of MidnightKingdom Come DeliveranceSplit Fiction (Hazelight Studios)Stardew ValleyOur SocialsVivian's InstagramHolly's InstagramThe Pod's InstagramBuy Our Books!Buy Holly's Book!Preorder Vivian's Book!Fan Of That is now on Patreon!Go support us over there!Music for this episode was Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLead Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Logo by Moira Daykin, @mecha_moira on instagramThis episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.