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Episode 177: Difficult Questions
Waypoint Radio
English - August 10, 2018 14:00 - 56 minutes - 77.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsVideo Games Leisure Games video games video game culture movies television rewatch replay video game development Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Content warning for discussion of abuse.
In this transmission from Waypoint Radio, Natalie, Rob, Patrick, and Danielle discuss depictions of abuse in video games: starting with the recent Captain Spirit. They discuss the problems with "redemption arcs" in popular fiction and two major examples in The Witcher series, as well as pop culture characters and real-life figures who contended with abuse in their lives.
Discussed: The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, The Witcher 3, The Witcher series, The Return of the Jedi, The Last Jedi, Lolita.
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