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102. Kingdom Hearts 2
Furidashi Game Design Academy
English - April 17, 2023 13:41 - 57 minutes - 45 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsVideo Games Leisure Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, we discuss Kingdom Hearts 2 from 2005. We contextualize it in terms of the transformation of AAA games taking place in the 2000s, how the game functions like a theme park… because Disney… how that theme park design presents the concept of a multiverse for a younger player demographic, and how the allegorical structure of the game creates a layered experience in terms of gameplay, narrative, and character development.
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