Lets talk about: The Way, with Cheeseness (SPOILERS!)
10http://store.steampowered.com/app/311010/The_Way/
http://cheesetalks.net
00:00:06 Greetings (HexDSL and Cheeseness)
00:01:01 ABOUT THE WAY
00:02:12 Influences and inspirations (Flashback, Another World, The Dig, Heart of Darkness)
00:04:42 The "cinematic platformer" genre
00:06:34 Motivations for playing and expectations
00:08:10 EARLY GAMEPLAY
00:10:46 Impossible Mission (1984)
00:11:57 Investment in character motivation and narrative
00:14:30 The journey vs the goal (chasing outcomes vs not letting go)
00:15:33 Controls, handling and feedback
00:19:03 THE ALIEN PLANET
00:19:32 Memory cinematics contextualise the protagonist's motivations
00:20:00 The value of taking physical notes
00:23:51 Backtracking and spacing of puzzle elements
00:24:52 Streaming The Way
00:25:56 Breaks/downtime and the resonance of memory
00:26:26 Not anticipating game length
00:28:11 *** Vague spoiler ***
00:28:45 Traversal challenges and how being stuck can be enjoyable/productive
00:31:43 Combat as a puzzle
00:33:48 Tincan and companions as puzzle elements
00:35:32 Engagement/disengagement with emotional relationships
00:36:07 *** Moderate spoiler ***
00:37:22 Puzzle density and diversity
00:38:08 Finding solutions before puzzles and vice versa
00:41:53 FINDING THE HIDDEN CITY
00:42:35 Representations of time passing
00:44:42 Exchanging weapons for tools
00:46:15 Energy drain forces strategic skill usage
00:47:49 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
00:48:37 Conveying empowerment through skill acquisition
00:49:40 Environmental puzzle cues
00:52:39 The programming puzzle and solving puzzles while streaming
00:58:59 More about note taking
01:01:22 Mysterious guides and recurrences of 3
01:03:15 *** SPOILERS FROM HERE ON OUT ***
01:03:27 A return to combat
01:06:32 More on the passage of time and an invitation to reflect
01:08:19 FINALE
01:08:30 A false ending
01:08:33 Game references (Day of the Tentacle, Monkey Island, Sanctum)
01:09:43 Endgame difficulty and returning to simple gameplay
01:10:21 Persistence of self-image and narrative interpretation
01:12:13 "We thought we had the greatest idea ever, but it turned out we're a little bit dumb"
01:13:36 A story with few words
01:14:18 Left or right
01:15:00 Shitty ending and the passage of time
01:17:21 Hell is bullets
01:19:42 The way to fulfilment
01:21:01 REFLECTIONS
01:21:42 Storytelling, messages and conceits
01:22:57 Surprisingly moved, somewhat disappointing
01:24:37 After its time
01:25:48 Enjoyment
01:27:10 Recommendations
01:28:13 "Whatever the developer makes next, they have my attention"
01:28:45 Puzzling Dream's next game is Unlucky Seven
01:30:05 The value of talking about games
01:30:51 Mobile platforms
01:31:28 Goodbyes
01:32:46 Thanks for watching!
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About The Way
http://www.thewaygame.com/
http://www.puzzlingdream.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_(video_game)
Where to get The Way
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/the-way
http://store.steampowered.com/app/311010/The_Way/
https://www.gog.com/game/the_way
About Another World
http://anotherworld.fr/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_World_(video_game)
Some articles/interviews
http://cheesetalks.net/anotherworld.php
http://cheesetalks.net/ericchahi.php
Where to get Another World
http://store.steampowered.com/app/233550/Another_World__20th_Anniversary_Edition/
https://www.gog.com/game/another_world_20th_anniversary_edition
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/another-world-20th-anniversary-edition
http://www.thedigitalounge.com/presskit.html (has the Amiga version)
About Flashback
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashback_(1992_video_game)
Cross-platform engine replacement (works on Linux!)
http://cyxdown.free.fr/reminiscence
Other games mentioned
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dig
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Darkness_(video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_Mission
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Layton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_Tycoon
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