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Resonant Arc Resonant Arc create the gaming podcast/YouTube series State Of The Arc. While they do episodes on various topics, the main focus of the series is long-form book-club style analysis of video game stories. They play through a game over several episodes and talk about the game’s narrative, characters, themes, and storytelling devices as the game unfolds. The two hosts Mike and Casen each bring an interesting perspective. Mike is a writer himself, and also has a history of struggles with mental health; he is often very vulnerable with how the game speaks to him and the pain he carries. Casen, on the other hand, brings theoretical knowledge: he knows his traditional symbology, Jungian literary theory, and often reads the works of philosophy that have inspired the game they’re covering. He also speaks Japanese, giving him some insight into how the games they cover have been translated. This is how I heard about Terranigma (the game I’m currently playing). I’ve enjoyed all the…

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