Spiritfarer & Reliance Through Constraint
30Hi there! In this video I'm talking about Spiritfarer and how it constructs emotionally resonant moments through constraint. Through reliance, the player constructs a deep bond with a beloved character: Alice.
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Playing at Being is a video series on game analysis which looks at interesting aspects of games and how they can frame play.
You can find the Spiritfarer documentary here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxx8sEGjntI
You can also find a previous video I made on Jotun here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J93mhzgMu_A
Thanks for watching the video but more than anything right now I hope you're keeping well and staying safe.
0:00 - Introduction
0:50 - The Framing of Spiritfarer
1:40 - Who is Alice the Hedgehog
2:50 - Reliance Through Constraint
5:52 - Conclusion
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LudicRyan currently has 327 views spread across 1 video for Spiritfarer. His channel published less than an hour of Spiritfarer content, or 3.79% of the total watchable video on LudicRyan's YouTube channel.