The Game That Uses ꌗꌩꂵꉣꍏ꓄ꃅꌩ To Terrify You
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Today, I want to talk about language barriers… And more specifically, how games and other media can use them to terrify you in some truly gut wrenching ways. Because when it is used in a story like this, it’s rarely as black and white as just “oh this is spooky”, there is a deep tragic sorrow in not understanding another and feeling as though fear or violence is the only answer. Nier Replicant especially, portrays this beautifully. Let’s talk about it.
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Sympathy for The Devil (0:00)
Real quick, Atlas VPN! (2:04)
Lost In Translation (3:30)
The Uncanny Ambiguity (7:19)
How Nier Breaks You (14:21)
Yoko Taro's Hidden Message (19:52)
The Last Guardian (21:05)
Understanding Another (27:12)
Don't forget the post credit scene! (28:55)
▶Games Shown
Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)
NieR:Automata (2017)
Ghost of Tsushima (2020)
Resident Evil 4 (2023)
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD (2017)
Pokemon Colosseum (2003)
NieR Replicant Ver 1.22 (2021)
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (2019)
Undertale (2015)
The Last Guardian (2016)
Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire (2003)
Mass Effect (2007)
Drakengard 3 (2013)
Madden NFL 21 (2020)
Street Fighter 6 (2023)
▶Movies/TV/Anime Shown
No One Will Save You (2023)
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2023)
Heavenly Delusion (2023)
House of the Dragon (2022)
Arrival (2016)
The Iron Giant (1999)
Home Alone (1990)
Home Alone 2 (1992)
Courage The Cowardly Dog (Doesn’t matter, you’re old)
Scooby Doo On Zombie Island (1998)
War of the Worlds (2005)
▶Media/Clips/Considerations:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwABHajSLTc_awMDJLw6coLAfkUoymiKG&si=iQeDznENdq7BkGJF
▶Music Sources (in Order):
13 Sentinels : Aegis Rim OST - Sneaking Suspicions
Kurotokage - Black Hair
MARAN - thalassophobia // Ambient Music
(https://youtu.be/8PBZY7IBFpE?si=5bKYXpKa9nxJat4S)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker OST - Sage Laruto
NieR Replicant OST - The Ultimate Weapon
Serial Experiments Lain OST - Loneliness 1b
Serial Experiments Lain OST - Deus’ Theme
Signalis OST - Turned Around
Drakengard OST - Turning Back
Drakengard OST - Better End
IRON LUNG OST - Amid Bones
NieR Replicant OST - This Dream
The Last Guardian OST - The Tower/Overture
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker OST - Inside the Pirate Ship
The Last Guardian OST - Forest
The Last Guardian OST - Hanging Gardens
The Last Guardian OST - Flashback
Nier Replicant OST - Kainé / Salvation
▶Research Sources
On the nature of creepiness
https://scottbarrykaufman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/McAndrew-Koehnke-2016.pdf
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PoorCommunicationKills
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OtherworldlyCommunicationFailure
Nier Replicant's Yoko Taro is done trying to change the world
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/nier-replicants-yoko-taro-is-done-trying-to-change-the-world
Fumito Ueda on The Last Guardian
https://youtu.be/MRdX6l1ebsM?si=RmojO4R7muMJ1L6a
Drakengard 3 -- Philosophies of Violence
https://youtu.be/LD6xCLlF5dY?si=w0ZCKPYExSVjVFYB
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