Episode 98 – Kishōtenketsu: The Art of Reframing

 

Jim, Doc, and Chris discuss the Japanese storytelling format kishōtenketsu and its applications to game mechanics and narratives. You may be more familiar with it than you realize. Plus, Jim struggles to put into words just how amazing Nier: Automata is, the crew discusses how disempowering the player can actually enhance a game when done right, and Backward Compatible contributor Nick Krueger writes in for a new Inbox.

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