Let’s Talk About Resurrection | Windbreaker Podcast

About this episode

The episode discusses the concept of resurrection in video games, exploring successful and unsuccessful implementations of the mechanic.

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty dig into the act of coming back to life in video games. Twists on the mechanic that have worked, ones that haven’t, and ideas that we haven’t seen tried out yet. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup

People in this episode

Hosts: Yahtzee, JM8, Marty

Topics covered

• resurrection in video games
• game mechanics
• game design
• video game innovation
• game development

Keywords

• resurrection
• video games
• game mechanics
• game design
• innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Second Wind

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