Episode 72 - Smash Walter - What Remains of Edith Finch

I don't mind if I only have a year left. Or a month. Or a single
week. I'd be happy with one new podcast. Welcome to NOCLIP this
week! Today we’re going to be talking about What Remains of Edith
Finch, a walking simulator that uses short vignettes to constantly
impose differences in kind to tell its narrative. The game follows
storytelling conventions typical of other walking sims, but uses
different styles of gameplay to keep you engaged through its
admittedly short run time. The story explores death and
superstition from a variety of angles ranging from childlike
innocence to more violent ends, but manages to skirt being too
morbid or depressing. We’re going to talk about environment design,
exploring characters both through their own eyes and the world they
left behind, and we mention CatDog at least twice. Thank you for
listening to the podcast this week! Next time, join us as we
finally talk about Persona 5, one of the longest experiences we’ve
talked about to date! Links to things we discussed, but knew very
little about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Mystery_House