Nabokov, Her Story and You (Analysis)

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Her Story
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Her Story (2015)
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Given that the channel has just hit its three year anniversary as well as 100k subs, I thought it'd be nice to go back and completely revamp the very first video I uploaded to the channel, giving those ideas the presentation I felt they deserved; how detective game Her Story feels uniquely postmodern in its presentation (it's unbearable, don't seek it out). Took waaay more work and research than previously anticipated but here we are. I hope you enjoy it, and thank you for sticking with me.

Also, stick around until the end for some shoutouts to the following channels:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLLJDyZ7kmJ8sgbuuc3oazg
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaaMfVZ1ageYNStciQYPh6w
https://www.youtube.com/user/LambHoot
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpzBwpIckKHf2sU9cBDhlHw
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCutGiN7c5-CEFwm_ccixR3g

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Postmodernist Fiction by Brian McHale - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Postmodernist-Fiction-Brian-Mchale/dp/0415045134

Death of the Author by Roland Barthes - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roland-Barthess-Death-Author-Library/dp/1912453061

Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pale-Fire-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/0141185260

Her Story creator wants the truth about the game's ending to stay a mystery (Polygon) - https://www.polygon.com/2015/7/20/8906465/her-story-ending-sam-barlow

Pale Fire (The Electronic Labyrinth) - http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0244.html

Will update this with other sources soon.

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Nabokov footage from JiffySpook and Christopher Sykes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldpj_5JNFoA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8171K40pJho ---

Intro text animation by Draz: https://twitter.com/DrazGames
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd3x2o76QHYNy4Vh6rkRtfg

Production work by Nico Bleackley







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