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Following our Halloween special last week, The Electronic Wireless Showpodcasttoday moves away from the monstrous to the relatable (which in our case does not preclude monstrosity). We talk about the characters that we relate to most, and also I find a way to mentionSaturnaliaagain. Tune in next week to see if I can keep up my streak!
Matthew being away this week means that Nate takes on the role of the anti-Matthew, and we speculate about which games we think Matthew would probably find relatable. For myself and Nate the themes include sadness and drudgery. But there’s good news, because Nate has remembered to make me a Cavern Of Lies this week! Hooray!
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Music is by Jack de Quidt.
LinksWe theorise that Matthew would think of himself as aYakuzacharacter, we’re just not sure which.
Nate goes to theHorizon Zero Dawnwell and draws up sad bro Erund, who is a nice man just getting through it.
In terms of job drudgery I talk aboutPapers, Pleaseand the slightly less grimWilmot’s Warehouse, where you can sort of make your own fun and job satisfaction while carrying out rote tasks.
Who would you most relate to out of the cast ofHades? I went for either the posh boy who doesn’t get on with his dad, or the anxious head-monster. Nate said Hades, for a nuanced reason.
In other dad news, Nate doesn’t want to labour theGod Of Warpoint. And in semi-related talking points, he does like the sad giants inThe Banner Saga.
Arguably there are some relatable moments inCrusader Kingswhen someone unexpectedly has to take over the throne when they just wanted to be a nice European weirdo spare royal.
I related to sad young adults like the protagonists inLife Is Strangeor hell-drinking simAfterparty
I sort of don’t relate to the characters inSaturnaliabecause I would just hide inside by the fireplace until everything had blown over.
In general, though, we relate quite a lot to the grim NPCs trying to grow cabbages or what have you in RPGs likeThe Witcher 3orBloodborne.
Recommendations this week areGuillermo del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curosities, with particular reference to CrispinGlover’s extreme Crispin Glovering in episode five, andAll Quiet On The Western Front- both on Netflix.
