Furidashi Game Design Academy

Nicholas Theisen

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144. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (2025) | Year of Metal Gear | S6E11

8/27/2026 • 54 min

In comparing Death Stranding with its sequel, we come to a dichotomy of two gameplay experiences: a lonely one that matches what the games say about their protagonist and one in solidarity with other players that seems to confuse what the story has to say about what is happening in Kojima's world. We look at two conflicting narratives, then: the story of gamepla… Play episode

143. Death Stranding | Year of Metal Gear | S6E10
142. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) | Year of Metal Gear | S6…
141. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (2014) | Year of Metal Gear | S6E08
140. Video Games and Digital Preservation | S6E07
139. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) | Year of Metal Gear | S6E06
138. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) | Year of Metal Gear | S6E…
137. Metal Gear Solid (1998) | Year of Metal Gear | S6E04
136. Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990) | Year of Metal Gear | S6E03
135. Metal Gear (1987) | Year of Metal Gear | S6E02
134. Hideo Kojima, Memelord | Year of Metal Gear | S6E01
133. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) | S5E11
132. Halo: Combat Evolved | S5E10
131. Ghost in the Shell (1995) | S5E9
130. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | S5E8
129. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | S5E7
128. Cyberpunk 2077 Redux | S5E6
127. Look Back (2024) | S5E5
126. Narrative Violence in Slay the Princess | S5E4
125. Tokyo Godfathers | S5E3
124. Dragon Age: The Veilguard | S5E2
123. Delicious in Dungeon Crawl | S5E1
Where We're Headed in Season 5
122. Novelty and Innovation | S4E11
121. Playtesting | S4E10
120. Friction in Video Games | S4E9
119. The Human Toll of Gamedev | S4E8
118. The Mechanics of Pleasure | S4E7
117. Working in Teams, Working Alone | S4E6
116. From Inspiration to Game Design | S4E5
115. Subjectivity in Narration | S4E4
114. Themes and Pillars | S4E3
113. Encounter Design Blues | S4E2
112. The Game Design Nexus | S4E1
111. Translating Tabletop
110. Baldur’s Gate 3
109. The Three Eras of Final Fantasy
108. Final Fantasy: Action Man
107. Lauryn’s Gamedev Journey
106. Is Diablo 4 an RPG?
105. Dumb AI !@#$
104. Eliza
103. Contiguity in Worldbuilding
102. Kingdom Hearts 2
101. Character Progression
100. The Last of Us
99. Augmentation and Simulation
98. Wordle With Friends!
97. Games and Mystery Plot Structure
96. Pentiment

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