Delve into Xenogears in the follow-up to the EarthBound series (episodes 1-33) of Bookwarm Games discussions. This page has been updated weekly as new episodes were released, alternating with its sister project, Gamecool Books: The Subtle Knife.
For the list of chapter titles and links to the script (now defunct, but just plug them into the wayback machine), thanks to StarcraftSquall at the Xenogears: God and Mind Script page.
For many of the reading recommendations, and for more on historical contexts and sources, recognition goes out to the remarkable Xenogears and Xenosaga Study Guide pages, by A.C.
For many of the reading recommendations, and for more on historical contexts and sources, recognition goes out to the remarkable Xenogears and Xenosaga Study Guide pages, by A.C.
We're still building out the course pages over at our humble Video Game Academy. Until then, here's some other good resources:
Retrograde Amnesia podcast
Sound and Drama project
Let's Play Archive
Resonant Arc Review and Thematic Analysis: Becoming Whole, ft. Patrick Holleman
Richard Honeywood localization interview on 8-4 Play (starts 1:04:01; Xenogears discussed 1:19:25)
20th Anniversary Concert notes
Critical Distance Compilation
Resonant Arc, in another go-round, also suggest The Apocryphon of John and Fromm's You Shall Be As Gods
Sound and Drama project
Let's Play Archive
Resonant Arc Review and Thematic Analysis: Becoming Whole, ft. Patrick Holleman
Richard Honeywood localization interview on 8-4 Play (starts 1:04:01; Xenogears discussed 1:19:25)
20th Anniversary Concert notes
Critical Distance Compilation
Resonant Arc, in another go-round, also suggest The Apocryphon of John and Fromm's You Shall Be As Gods
Errors (egregious as Dan's forehead, I don't doubt) are entirely my own!
Project overview
Chapter 00: The Prologue
Recommended supplementary reading: Gen 1-3, Rev 1 (KJV)
Chapter 01: Lahan Village
Chapter 02: Mountain Path
Chapter 04: Into The Woods
Chapter 05: Girl In Forest
Chapter 06: Dazil
"On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetry," by Carl Jung
Ep 37: Conversation with A.C. of the Xeno- Study Guide
See intro above
Ep 37: Conversation with A.C. of the Xeno- Study Guide
See intro above
Chapter 07: Desert Attack!
Chapter 08: Stalactite Cave
Chapter 09: Pirate's Lair
An intro to Adler Rank, Art and Artist
Chapter 10: Operation Aveh
Chapter 11: The Tournament
Chapter 12: Margie's Rescue
The Interpretation of Dreams, by Sigmund Freud
Chapter 13: Road To Nisan
Chapter 14: City Of Peace
Chapter 15: Recapture Aveh
Chapter 16: Desert Despair
Reading Lacan, by Jane GallopEp 41: Conversation with Jason on 90's nostalgia and aesthetics
Local genius and fellow Ulysses reader
Harlan Ellison's I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Chapter 17: Kislev Capital
Chapter 18: Brave Battlers
Chapter 19: Sewer Horror
An intro to BF Skinner on the "black box" of the mind?
(and of course, "REDRUM," courtesy of The Shining)
An intro to BF Skinner on the "black box" of the mind?
(and of course, "REDRUM," courtesy of The Shining)
Chapter 22: Night Purge
The Myth of Sisyphus, by Camus, or if you like, Being and Nothingness, by Sartre
Camus can do
but Sartre is smarter!
The Myth of Sisyphus, by Camus, or if you like, Being and Nothingness, by Sartre
Camus can do
but Sartre is smarter!
Chapter 23: Secret Weapon
Chapter 24: Escape Ignas
Chapter 25: Adrift At Sea
Chapter 26: Men Of The Sea
David and Goliath in Samuel, and maybe some readings in hypnosis?Ep 45: Conversation with AC on Xenogears' first half
Chapter 30: A Young Priest
Chapter 31: The Orphanage
Chapter 32: Reaper's Ship
Chapter 33: Burning Souls
Chapter 34: Ocean Floor
Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke (cf. my review here)
Ep 47: Conversation with Jason on Xenogears as Simulacrum
Simulacra and Simulation, by Baudrillard
Ep 48: Under the Same Blue Sky
Chapter 35: Deep Sea Girl
Ep 47: Conversation with Jason on Xenogears as Simulacrum
Simulacra and Simulation, by Baudrillard
Ep 48: Under the Same Blue Sky
Chapter 35: Deep Sea Girl
Chapter 36: Babel Tower
Chapter 37: Sky City Shevat
Chapter 38: Intruder Alert!
Chapter 40: Protect Nisan!
Chapter 41: Gate 1 -Margie
Chapter 42: Gate 2 -Babel
Chapter 43: Gate 3 -The Deep
Reginsmal, from the Poetic Edda
Chapter 44: Into Solaris
Chapter 45: Escape Solaris
Chapter 46: Lone Wolf
Chapter 47: Krelian's Lab
Chapter 48: Tears For Fears
Head Over HeelsEp 51: Conversation with Moses Norton, The Well-Red Mage, on Theology and Games
Interview
Chrono Trigger dissertation
Disc 2 overview
Chapter 49: Shot Down!
Chapter 51: Soul Vessel
Ep 54: Conversation with Chris and Eric of Retrograde Amnesia
Retrograde Amnesia podcast
Pagels, The Gnostic Gospels
Neumann, The Great Mother
Chapter 53: Above Mahanon
Chapter 54: Paradise
Chapter 56: Merkava Calls
Chapter 57: Dreams…
Chapter 58: Fallen Star
Karen Horney, Our Inner Conflicts
An intro to the Zohar
Ep 57: 'The Ultimate Work of Art'
Chapter 59: First And Last
Eliade, Cosmos and History: The Myth of the Eternal ReturnAn intro to the Zohar
Ep 57: 'The Ultimate Work of Art'
Chapter 59: First And Last
Ep 59: Conversation with Patrick Holleman
Reverse Design book series
Game Design Extracts
Ep 60: Conversation with AC on Xenogears' Episodes I-VI The invaluable Xenogears and Xenosaga Study Guide
Perfect Works Scanlation by UltimateGraphics
Ep 61: Conversation with Jason on Xenogears and beyond
Everything is a remix
Wolfe, The Book of the New Sun
See the rough transcript here.
Ep 60: Conversation with AC on Xenogears' Episodes I-VI The invaluable Xenogears and Xenosaga Study Guide
Perfect Works Scanlation by UltimateGraphics
Ep 61: Conversation with Jason on Xenogears and beyond
Everything is a remix
Wolfe, The Book of the New Sun
See the rough transcript here.
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