Detail Diatribe: The Brilliant Mythology of Stray Gods
11,349Chef's Recommendation: For the spoiler-conscious, the first half of the video focuses on the starting hour or so of the game in Act 1. There's a clear marker at 30:25 where we tell you to go play the game yourself before we get into deeper spoilers.
And even then, we didn't touch on the endgame so you can experience it for yourself.
Our sincerest thanks to Composer Austin Wintory @awintory and Creative Director David Gaider for taking the time to discuss the game with us.
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Watch our first playthrough from the @Ludohistory channel HERE:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/KA_Ljj38OVk?si=PV5kWhefJGn5Thky
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvO57KKu-zs
SOURCES & Further Reading:
How Austin Wintory's Interactive Musical Works by 8-Bit Music Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbCiA0N-1vk
The Best Game Music of 2023 - A Breakdown by Alex Moukala Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cK7ZUNdg3M
Stray Gods - Complete Official Soundtrack (Pantheon Edition) with commentary by Austin Wintory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krisR9boWLQ
How to Write 2 Minutes of a Branching Musical | Stray Gods: Phantom Pains by Austin Wintory
https://youtu.be/NaWWVex7gDE?si=QLBmjJeaG11m26Oe
Tracklist from "Stray Gods (Pantheon Edition)" in order of appearance:
I Know How It Feels To Be Lost, A Muse Elicits, The Reliquary, Mount Olympus, I Am The Real Article, Prophecy Is The Last Thing You Need, Welcome To The Real Underworld, The Decision, End Credits (Pantheon)
CHAPTERS:
0:00 โ This Is STRAY GODS
5:54 โ A Role-Playing Musical
17:51 โ We Love These Characters
31:17 โ This World-Building Is Genius
45:42 โ A Deeply Classical Story Structure
1:01:33 โ It's Good Game Design
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