Bookwarm Games

Ben and I discuss Locke and Terra's quests, regrouping with Celes and the rest in Narshe to defend the Esper from Kefka. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

Ben and I tackle Sabin's quest, meeting Cyan and Gau, and taking the Phantom Train.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

Ben and I discuss Final Fantasy VI, from Figaro Cave to the Returners Hideout. Join us at https://www.patreon.com/videogameacademia --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

Ben and I discuss the opening of Final Fantasy VI, up to the escape from (of?) Figaro Castle.  Join us at https://www.patreon.com/videogameacademia --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

Ben and I discuss the ending of Little Inferno.  Join us for more at https://www.patreon.com/videogameacademia --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

Ben and I discuss more Little Inferno, catalogs 3-5 and Sugar Plumps.  Get involved at https://www.patreon.com/videogameacademia --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

Ben and I discuss Little Inferno, from the opening through the second catalog.  Join us at https://www.patreon.com/videogameacademia  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

on ch 16-17 of The Amber Spyglass, by Philip Pullman. See the course page to learn more and ask questions. Thanks for listening, sharing, or lending your support. 

On ch 14-15 of The Amber Spyglass, by Philip Pullman. See the course page to learn more and ask questions. Thanks for listening, sharing, or lending your support. 

On ch 12-13 of The Amber Spyglass, by Philip Pullman. See the course page to learn more and ask questions. Thanks for listening, sharing, or lending your support. 

Touching on the immram journeys by water and the alchemical gardens and forges of The Book of Dust, Kris Swank, also of Signum U, graciously shares some of her theories with us! Read more at Mythlore: "The Child's Voyage and the Immram Tradition in Lewis, Tolkien, and Pullman" and beyond: John Granger on Alchemy in Harry Potter and an intro to Francois Beroalde --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

One last look at the classic JRPG and its relevance today, closing out this series of Bookwarm Games. Thanks again to Jason, media studies maestro and fellow reader. I'm hoping to be back soon with a third installment under the Bookwarm Games banner; see https://videogameacademia.wordpress.com/ for more studies of classic games meanwhile.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

Many thanks to independent scholar Kat Sas, who joins me to discuss JK Rowling and Philip Pullman in the context of the impression of depth lent to modern fantasy by JRR Tolkien.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On ch 10-11 of The Amber Spyglass, by Philip Pullman  https://newschoolnotes.blogspot.com/2020/02/gamecool-books-amber-spyglass.html  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On ch 8-9 of The Amber Spyglass, by Philip Pullman.  https://newschoolnotes.blogspot.com/2020/02/gamecool-books-amber-spyglass.html  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On ch 5-7 of The Amber Spyglass, by Philip Pullman --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

The author of the invaluable Xenogears and Xenosaga Study Guide, AC, and I talk once more about the mirroring of Xenosaga and the unfinished large-scale story sketched in Perfect Works. Here's hoping that he, and Takahashi, find time to complete their respective projects!   --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

Patrick Holleman, author of the Game Design Forum and Reverse Design book series, joins me for a discussion of game studies and Xenogears. See his rockin' collabs with Resonant Arc on Xenogears, Becoming Whole, and FFVII's Deeper Meaning. For a distillation of some of his research, check out the Game Design Extracts.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On the end of Xenogears. And then...  Xenogears OST  Creid arranged album  20th Anniversary Concert  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support

On Xenogears final gameplay chapter, First and Last, where I sat (figuratively) for twenty years playing cards, slaying dragons, looking at Christmas trees, and crafting Mermaid Rings, before finally beating the game a few weeks ago in preparation for this podcast :) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wesley-schantz/support