This time we talked about this year’s water cooler game, Her Story.
This is up a bit late as we had a number of technical difficulties. First a broken computer meant it wasn’t posted on its normal Monday date. Then an issue with SoundCloud meant the podcast couldn’t be downloaded until last night. It’s all fixed now.
This is a game I knew we’d have a good discussion about, even if I didn’t have my own opinion on it straight. In fact, I’m still not sure what I think of it overall, because it is a complex work. It’s not just what it’s doing and how it’s doing it, but also the material the game is doing what it’s doing with and how all of that spirals into this mass of experience and meaning. Still haven’t worked it out for myself, even after the podcast. Got to say, that’s a much better reception than many of the games we covered earlier this year.
I wish I could say I was torn between different opinions so I could say, “I’m of two minds about this game.” Thank you, thank you. Send your mail to P.O. Box 11958 New Jersey, NJ.
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