September
Meeting Date: Sunday, September 24, 12:30 PM [RESCHEDULED!]
Game: Gnosia
• Developer: Petit Depotto
• Release: 2019
• Platform: PlayStation Vita (JP), Steam, Nintendo Switch
Discussion Questions:
• What is the genre of this game?
• Which characters did you most relate to? Did your opinion change over time?
• This game was released in English when Among Us was very popular, though it was released in Japan much earlier. How is it similar to that game, and how does it differ? Does a single player mafia-style game “work”? Why or why not?
October
Meeting Date: Sunday, October 8, 12:30 PM
Game: World of Horror
• Developer: Paweł Koźmiński
• Release: 2023 (final)
• Platform: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Accompanying Reading:
• The Enigma of Amigara Fault (Junji Ito)
• The Call of Cthulhu (H.P. Lovecraft)
Discussion Questions:
• As a game that wears its influences publicly, how does World of Horror incorporate ideas, aesthetics and concepts from Lovecraft and Ito? What does it do differently?
• How do the game’s graphics influence the player’s emotional state? Do the controls play into the “horror”? Consider how the design and the thematics reinforce one another.
November
Meeting Date: Sunday, November 5, 12:30 PM
Game: Roadwarden
• Developer: Moral Anxiety Studio
• Release: 2022
• Platform: PC
Discussion Questions:
• Did you engage in any behaviors that you regretted? Do you feel like you did the right thing?
• What does this game have to say about colonial conquest, economic or militarily?
December
Meeting Date: Sunday, December 3, 12:30 PM
Game: Loop Hero
• Developer: Four Quarters
• Release: 2021
• Platform: PC, Switch, XBOX
Justin Bortnick 