Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 20 minutes ago
Time loops have a very specific appeal for me, in the opportunities they give a story to explore so much in such a limited space. They imagine worlds and histories that could have been, on a grand and inconsequential scale. They experiment and play with every variable of daily life, for better and for worse. They present their characters with every chance to do anything right, and wrong, just to see what could happen. And, while arguing that it’s been “overlooked” is probably a bit presumptuous, it’s not something I’ve seen discussed in detail, so today, I want to do just that, and break down what I think makes this particular storytelling trope so interesting!
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LINKZ!
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♣| Come Fly With Me! |♣
- On This Channel: bit.ly/2n4xEJi
- On Twitter: bit.ly/322Uq77
- On Instagram: bit.ly/3i7rJM1
♣| Watch More: bit.ly/36tAFaG |♣
♣| MUSIC USED |♣
- Bizzie - The Grand Affair
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2vrfiaS
- Boreal - Asher Fulero
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2H7Bg5P
- Envision - Kevin Mcleod
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/1MyqBJz
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (bit.ly/1rMF155)
- For We Are Many - Cooper Canell
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2TaPJUH
- Creek - HOVATOFF
Check out the Artist - bit.ly/2SmgC6v
- A Ghost Town - Quincas Moreira
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2XK4dyG
- Fioj - Text Me Records / Hii.de
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2RV8qLF
- Aurora Borealis Expedition - Asher Fulero
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2H7Bg5P
♣| FOOTAGE / MEDIA USED |♣
- Groundhog Day (Film - 1993)
- Russian Doll (TV Series - 2018)
- Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World (Anime - 2016)
- Outer Wilds (Game - 2019)
- Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun (TV Series - 2020)
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Anime - 2011)
- Super Meat Boy (Game - 2010)
- Dead Cells (Game - 2017)
- Bloodborne (Game - 2015)
- Enter the Gungeon (Game - 2016)
- Undertale (Game - 2015)
- Doki Doki Literature Club (Game - 2017)
- Minit (Game - 2018)
- Celeste (Game - 2018)
- 12:01 PM (Short Film - 1990)
- All You Need Is Kill (Manga - 2014)
- Hades (Game - 2020)
♣| OTHER MEDIA DISCUSSED / REFERENCED |♣
- The Dark Tower (Novel Series - 1982)
- On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Book - 2000)
- Completing Games (and why I barely ever do it) | Razbuten - bit.ly/3jcX01H
#timeloop #timeloopstories #videoessay
#groundhogday #russiandoll #madokamagica #allyouneediskill #celeste #hades
#traventalks
Time loops have a very specific appeal for me, in the opportunities they give a story to explore so much in such a limited space. They imagine worlds and histories that could have been, on a grand and inconsequential scale. They experiment and play with every variable of daily life, for better and for worse. They present their characters with every chance to do anything right, and wrong, just to see what could happen. And, while arguing that it’s been “overlooked” is probably a bit presumptuous, it’s not something I’ve seen discussed in detail, so today, I want to do just that, and break down what I think makes this particular storytelling trope so interesting!
00:00 - 1st
00:41 - 2nd
03:59 - 3rd
07:35 - 4th
10:05 - 5th
12:59 - 6th
16:34 - 7th
19:12 - 8th
22:23 - 9th
23:01 - 10th
LINKZ!
====================
♣| Come Fly With Me! |♣
- On This Channel: bit.ly/2n4xEJi
- On Twitter: bit.ly/322Uq77
- On Instagram: bit.ly/3i7rJM1
♣| Watch More: bit.ly/36tAFaG |♣
♣| MUSIC USED |♣
- Bizzie - The Grand Affair
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2vrfiaS
- Boreal - Asher Fulero
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2H7Bg5P
- Envision - Kevin Mcleod
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/1MyqBJz
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (bit.ly/1rMF155)
- For We Are Many - Cooper Canell
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2TaPJUH
- Creek - HOVATOFF
Check out the Artist - bit.ly/2SmgC6v
- A Ghost Town - Quincas Moreira
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2XK4dyG
- Fioj - Text Me Records / Hii.de
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2RV8qLF
- Aurora Borealis Expedition - Asher Fulero
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2H7Bg5P
♣| FOOTAGE / MEDIA USED |♣
- Groundhog Day (Film - 1993)
- Russian Doll (TV Series - 2018)
- Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World (Anime - 2016)
- Outer Wilds (Game - 2019)
- Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun (TV Series - 2020)
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Anime - 2011)
- Super Meat Boy (Game - 2010)
- Dead Cells (Game - 2017)
- Bloodborne (Game - 2015)
- Enter the Gungeon (Game - 2016)
- Undertale (Game - 2015)
- Doki Doki Literature Club (Game - 2017)
- Minit (Game - 2018)
- Celeste (Game - 2018)
- 12:01 PM (Short Film - 1990)
- All You Need Is Kill (Manga - 2014)
- Hades (Game - 2020)
♣| OTHER MEDIA DISCUSSED / REFERENCED |♣
- The Dark Tower (Novel Series - 1982)
- On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Book - 2000)
- Completing Games (and why I barely ever do it) | Razbuten - bit.ly/3jcX01H
#timeloop #timeloopstories #videoessay
#groundhogday #russiandoll #madokamagica #allyouneediskill #celeste #hades
#traventalks
