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Videogames are amazing ways for us to experience new worlds, interact with spectacular characters, and do things we normally wouldn't do in real life. But how much control do we actually have when playing games? Where is the agency? In choice based games like The Walking Dead and Mass Effect, player decisions are treated with the utmost importance, but how much do they really matter? Is player choice just an illusion crafted by skilled designers? Or are there times where we have real control? Watch the episode to find out!

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ASSET LINKS:

1:35
youtube.com/watch?v=KcdK6WdqIao

1:38
youtube.com/watch?v=MIDt4eIlv8c

3:04
youtube.com/watch?v=YersIyzsOpc

6:32
youtube.com/watch?v=OjCt-L0Ph5o

6:46
youtube.com/watch?v=KtRcAuunEMg

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COMMENTS:

Scheefinator
youtube.com/watch?v=_Bdg9Fzi9tI&lc=z13sjngofnzfy55k223wsbkznurvxtore04

Digital_Ronin
youtube.com/watch?v=_Bdg9Fzi9tI&lc=z13uejayulz3hzbzm04cijbgto21splilyo0k

Lttlemoi
youtube.com/watch?v=_Bdg9Fzi9tI&lc=z12ivnarwyrhyvkdy22zzlmygsyofr2c1

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MUSIC:

"Oh Damn!" by CJVSO
https://soundcloud.com/downpitched/cj...

"Digital Sonar" by Brink

"Mindphuck" by Known To Be Lethal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-cyr...

"After Hours"

"Lakes" by Chooga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8hns...

"Beautiful Days" by Extan
https://soundcloud.com/extandnb/beaut...

"Spectrum Subdiffusion Mix" by Foniqz
https://soundcloud.com/subdiffusion/f...

"Good Way Song" by Electronic Rescue

"Alice y Bob" by Javier Rubio and Parsec
https://archive.org/details/escala19_...

"Sleet" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/kubbi-sleet

"Toaster" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/toaster

"Patriotic Songs of America" by New York Military Band and the American Quartet
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/New...

"Lets Go Back To The Rock" by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/440...

"Run" by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/440...

"Fame" by Statue of Diveo
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/352...

"Freedom Weekends" by Statue of Diveo
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/352...

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