Salt & Sanctuary, Dark Souls, and Input Dissonance: Aegon Rants (video essay)

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Aegon of Astora

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Published on July 30, 2016 6:52:16 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUQaNwK5848

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Salt and Sanctuary (2016)

Duration: 36:28

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See below for navigation timestamps, links, and references:
00:00 – Introduction
01:24 – Part I: Context
12:50 – Part II: Controls
25:52 – Part III: Conclusion
35:38 – Credits

Aegon Rants series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ17Wuu7rVt5C3b4G52Ytizu47ZLgGKaM

GAMES SHOWN:
-Salt & Sanctuary (Ska Studios, PS4)
-Dark Souls (Fromsoftware, Xbox 360)
-Dark Souls II: SotFS (Fromsoftware, PS4)
-Dark Souls III (Fromsoftware, PS4)

Except where otherwise indicated**, all footage captured and edited by Aegon of Astora:

**VaatiVidya. “2D Souls ► Salt & Sanctuary Preview”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLkHA-W8KFA

**A German Spy. “Franz's First Look - Salt and Sanctuary Alpha [Part 1]”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2FrD7Y1XmY

**Lobos Jr. “Lobos Plays Salt & Sanctuary (Pt. 1) [with Developer Commentary]”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7LdlWqjswQ

MUSIC ADDED:
"Sanctuary": Salt & Sanctuary (Ska Studios, PS4)
"Prophecy": Salt & Sanctuary (Ska Studios, PS4)

LINKS DISCUSSED:
James Silva. “Salt and Sanctuary Coming Exclusively to PS4, Vita Next Year”: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/08/28/salt-and-sanctuary-coming-exclusively-to-ps4-vita-next-year/

Aegon of Astora (comment permalink). “For those who are ‘done’ with Bloodborne, go buy Salt & Sanctuary”: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloodborne/comments/4ao5i4/for_those_who_are_done_with_bloodborne_go_buy/d121pjl

Shelldragon. “Known Issues”: http://fextralife.com/forums/t50321/known-issues/

Aegon of Astora. “Does Ska Studios have any intention of patching in re-bindable controls on the PS4?”: https://www.reddit.com/r/saltandsanctuary/comments/4tz8gf/does_ska_studios_have_any_intention_of_patching/

Ninjata (comment permalink). “Salt and Sanctuary, a Dark Souls-inspired RPG, releases tonight on PS4!”: https://www.reddit.com/r/darksouls/comments/4aecpv/salt_and_sanctuary_a_dark_soulsinspired_rpg/

Ninjata (comment permalink). “Control Scheme”: https://www.reddit.com/r/saltandsanctuary/comments/4agey4/control_scheme/d1078t9

Hidetaka Miyazaki (interview). “Bloodborne creator Hidetaka Miyazaki: ‘I didn’t have a dream. I wasn’t ambitious'”: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/31/bloodborne-dark-souls-creator-hidetaka-miyazaki-interview

This series of video essays was inspired, in part, by those presented by Campster on “Errant Signal”, whose videos on Dark Souls III are definitely worth checking out:

Errant Signal. “Dark Souls 3 (Non-Story Spoilers?)”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55dc8DGAM1s

Errant Signal. “Signal - Dark Souls III Pt 2 (Boss/Story Spoilers)”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE8vCl09QIE

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