Mommies, Monsters, and the Mess that is Resident Evil Village (Not Another Review)
7We'll stop with the Chris "Alpha Christ" Redfield and A/B/O jokes after this video we PROMISE.
The Cosmology Crew has kept you waiting long enough. Join Zmora and SadJack as they deconstruct the game design, mechanics, and elements of Resident Evil Village! And while both thoroughly enjoyed the game, the two are still prepared to tear it down limb by limb to explain the slavic mythology behind the monsters, the awkward portrayal of Mother Miranda, the use of folk horror and overall the game trying to do "way too much. Its exhausting. But still, fun to play".
The two also talk about the negative stereotypes of this type of horror and how not giving enough credit to the Romanian landscape they borrowed from, while also speculating on how the game fits into the RE world at large and where the franchise seems to be headed.
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Introductory Chaos and Housekeeping
00:01:35 Plot Summary
00:16:32 Narrative Flow and Consistency
00:29:24 Environmental Storytelling and the Aesthetics of Eastern Europe
00:42:47 Horrific Sound Design (A Good Thing) and the Flairs of Romania
00:47:55 Mechanics and the Curse of Xbox
00:51:37 Use of Folk Horror, Weird Horror, and the "Zombie" Question
01:00:42 Monsters: Slavic and Romanian Mythology
01:20:11 Miranda and Monstrous Motherhood
01:25:00 Religious Imagery: The Virgin Mary, Maidens, and Mother Miranda
01:31:45 The Lore: How does this fit into the established canon?
01:41:08 Outro and Salutations and Final Verdict
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✨The Cosmology of Games✨ is a collective of rogue scholarship, broadly in Games and Media studies, Interaction Science produced by (ex)academics, friends, and good ol' nerds. Simply put, we like games, we like culture, and we like talking about these things in a way that's accessible and mobilizes knowledge. Content includes critical playthroughs of current and old (video)games, reviews, and commentaries on games and gaming culture. Warning, we're salty. We like to think of roasting more as a gentle braise and none of this content is curated from a malicious place—but we refuse to mince our words if we're calling out bullshit. We want to encourage conversation and discussion—we can share our opinions, and disagree, without being bigoted. Keep the comments classy.
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📕Articles and Books Referenced:
1. Chris Plante "Resident Evil quietly became an anthology of horror" (Article)
2. Peyton Robinson "The Harrowing and Hypocritical Humanity of Folk Horror" (Academic Article)
3. James Thurgill "A Fear of the Folk: On Topophobia and the Horror of Rural Landscapes" (Academic Article)
4. Andrew Michael "Devils and debauchery: why we love to be scared by folk horror" (Article)
5. Matt T.M. Kim "How Capcom Designed Resident Evil Village's Lady Dimitrescu, and Why She's So Big Online" (Article)
6. Gregoricka et al. "Deviant Burials of Vampires in Poland" (Academic Article)
7. Kamil and Olaf Stachowski "Possibly Oriental elements in Slavonic folklore" (Academic Article)
8. Jason Laycock "Crossing the Spiritual Wasteland in Priest" (Chapter from Book, "The Undead and Theology")
9. Mikolaj Glinski "Polish Vampires: Bloody Truth behind Dark Myth" (Article)
10. Geoff Husic "A Vampire by Any Other Name" (Academic Article)
11. Nicolae Stanciu "Dragons in Slavic and Romanian Cultures" (Academic Article)
12. Marina Warner "Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and Cult of the Virgin Mary" (Book)
🎨Artwork:
1. https://archiveofourown.org/works/32151238/chapters/79659745
2. https://kodzus.tumblr.com/post/652897538047901696
3. https://twitter.com/alenseress/status/1402965031810211840
4. https://protectcabba2k.tumblr.com/post/652329939767607296/embed
5. https://www.zerochan.net/3369064
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