I did some KotOR II analysis writing last week. There's some thoughts on the choice-based medium, how that interacts with unreliable narrators, a monstrous player character, and what's up with those themes of trauma?
- Introduction / Background - who, when
- Wounds - pc backstory, key themes
- Memory - choice poetics, unreliable pov
- Choice - social stakes, player shame
- Influence - delusion, found family
- Conclusion / Related Works - why, where
I found this mixtape lying around too. Some lyrics divination has been pursued in service of this vibe, let's say.
You turn over the front matter. The mixtape contents are reproduced in plaintext.
breaking benjamin - blow me away
chris cornell - you know my name
seether - country song
poor man’s poison - providence
cursive - adapt
calla - rise
thrice - black honey
dredg - pariah
blue oyster cult - astronomy
porcupine tree - lazarus
king crimson - epitaph
manchester orchestra - the silence
There's some fanfic stuck to the bottom side.
- bistability - 1.3k words. Kreia, DSF Exile.
tags: The Dark Side of the Force, Canon-Typical Violence, Psychological Drama, Walkthrough Fic
If I am changed, it is willingly, because there is no other choice.