About this episode

The episode discusses the intricacies and artistic elements of time loops in video games.

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty gab about the art of the video game time loop. 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

Host: Yahtzee

Guests: JM8, Marty

Topics covered

• video game design
• time loop mechanics
• game narrative
• independent gaming
• fan-funded projects

Keywords

• time loop
• video games
• game design
• narrative structure
• independent games

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Second Wind

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