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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (2013)

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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is one of the most controversial sequels of all time, but is its reputation entirely fair? Follow me, deep into the heart of the great machine, as we discuss its creation, story, and why I love it so much.

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Sources:

The Escapist: “The Terrifying Tale of Amnesia” - https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-terrifying-tale-of-amnesia/
Eurogamer: “Amnesia has earned over 10 times what it cost to make” - https://www.eurogamer.net/amnesia-has-sold-roughly-a-million-units
Engadget: “Building A Machine for Pigs and expanding the universe of Amnesia” - https://www.engadget.com/2012-02-22-building-a-machine-for-pigs-and-expanding-the-universe-of-amnesi.html
Ars Technica YouTube: “How Amnesia: The Dark Descent Tricked Players Into Scaring Themselves | War Stories” - https://youtu.be/sMl2la8-3-o
frictionalgames YouTube: “Amnesia: The Dark Descent - Level Editor Timelapse” - https://youtu.be/0XojVUZJPmc
Develop:Brighton Conference YouTube: “Develop 2015 Interview Jessica Curry & Dan Pinchbeck (The Chinese Room)” - https://youtu.be/sfqDfohQD9w
Gamesindustry.biz: “The Chinese Room: Balancing fun with terror in Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs” - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-07-29-balancing-fun-with-terror-in-amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs
Eurogamer: “How the Amnesia sequel's sausage was made” - https://www.eurogamer.net/how-the-sausage-was-made
Polygon: “Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs pushed back to Q2 2013” - https://www.polygon.com/2013/2/19/4007254/amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs-pushed-back-to-q2-2013
Polygon: “Another delay for Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs” - https://www.polygon.com/2013/6/5/4400280/another-delay-for-amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs
Polygon: “Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs review: pearls before swine” - https://www.polygon.com/2013/9/9/4709464/amnesia-machine-for-pigs-review
PC Gamer: “Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs review” - https://www.pcgamer.com/amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs-review/
IGN: “Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs Review” - https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/10/amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs-review
Destructoid: “Review: Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs” - https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs/
Eurogamer: “Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs Review” - https://www.eurogamer.net/amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs-review
Peter Howell (Co-Designer at The Chinese Room): “Postmortem: The Chinese Room's Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs” - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/postmortem-the-chinese-room-s-i-amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs-i-


Games shown:
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Outlast 2
Resident Evil 2 Remake
Devil May Cry V
Bioshock: Infinite
Silent Hill 2
Resistance 2
Dead Space 3
Soma
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Korsakovia
Dead Space

Music in order of usage:
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs - The Children
Soma - Catherine’s Theme
Dear Esther - Twenty One
Detention - Solitude
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs - The Flood
Iron Lung - Ghostlight
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs - A Machine for Pigs
Dead Space 2 - Isaac, Are You There
Demon’s Souls - Return to Slumber
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs - Mandus
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs - The New Century
Lost in Vivo - Graceful Serenity

Chapters:
00:00 - Sequels
01:11 - Creating Amnesia & The Chinese Room
03:20 - Crafting A Machine for Pigs
07:26 - This Dawning Epoch
09:10 - Bleak and Dreary
13:05 - Mandus
17:32 - So… Is it Good?
18:40 - Outro

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-Seán

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