#04 Samer Farag - Where can I get the video game narrative equivalent to East of Eden?

Update: 2018-06-04

Description

Samer Farag of Cocoa Controller joins Robert to discuss his early experiences playing The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Ocarina of Time back-to-back, learning to read through fantasy novels and RPGs, and the elusive search for good writing inspiring his drive to critique.

We also talk cyberpunk, rediscovering the joy of fighting games through Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st], the need for progressive games communities, how representation in Watch Dogs 2 and Assassin's Creed Origins revitalises the AAA formula, the struggle to stay motivated in a sea of talented creators, The Caligula Effect, Katsura Hashino, and the key difference between Fumito Ueda and Hideo Kojima.

Follow Samer on Twitter @eightbitsamurai and Cocoa Controller @CocoaController

Intro Music "Summer Vacation in Scanline" by Nurvuss
Intermission Music "Mast in the Mist" by Yoko Kanno (from Koei Game Music Works: Kanno Yoko Collections 〜 Uncharted Waters 2)
Outro Music "トワイライトでHEART-BEAT" by パフェ♥カフェｐａｒｆａｉｔ♥ｃａｆｅ

Comments

In Channel

#20 Odai Quaye - "I want my friends to understand why i'm enamoured with this."

2018-10-3102:09:09

#19 Matthew 2Mello Hopkins - Music that wants to punch through your heart

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#18 Ollie Scarborough - You don't need to force yourself into a certain routine; creativity is something that comes from being in your element.

2018-10-0102:48:02

#17 Anne Lee - There's an ongoing conversation on what we can and can't do as researchers in Australia.

2018-09-1101:45:58

#16 Jeremy Wyatt - Having a character who is clear, open, and positive about her faith was a wonderful experience for me.

2018-09-0301:55:00

#15 Becky Cunningham - I used to be about saving the world; if I still have to do that in my 40s I'm going to kill myself.

2018-08-2801:44:14

#14 Denise Ward - When you've got a problem, drop a Wind Fish on it.

2018-08-2002:19:43

#13 Nick Ransbottom - The angle isn't that life's unfair; it's just life.

2018-08-1402:03:46

#12 Raven Mulvany - Games are a window to other places… Planets, countries, viewpoints.

2018-08-0701:17:09

Bonus Episode - Alva Chua on Sex Work, Representation, and Dysphoria

2018-07-3001:28:39

#11 Huw Owen - America had the Unabomber; We had people furiously making games. Like those twins who made Dizzy.

2018-07-2301:52:14

#10 Mike Sollosi - You want to root for these characters; you're growing alongside these characters.

2018-07-1601:59:02

#09 Heidi Kemps - I love researching things and pursuing stuff, which led me into writing about games.

2018-07-1002:07:51

#08 Caitlin Argyros - I didn't want to commit to a game that would make me like this couple and then kill one of them.

2018-07-0202:44:19

#07 Hannah Flynn - I love strange singular experiences, novelty, and tat.

2018-06-2501:07:15