How Video Games Embrace the Power of Friendship
63For years Stephen and Brendon have tried to find the middle ground in games that speak to them both, and the common trait between all of the most successful games is a focus on relationship-building with party members or NPCs. On this episode of Out of the Aether, they dig into what makes the process of growing closer to in-game characters so appealing now and in the future.
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Chapters:
0:00 - The Power of Friendship
4:00 - Hades uses relationships to keep you going
8:22 - Tokimeki Memorial is the foundation
9:46 - How game length mirrors reality
12:07 - Adding color to virtual worlds
13:42 - Shout out to Ichiban