Today we're playing We. The Revolution! A gameplay tasting menu that's about as linear and deadly as a guillotine, but is that a bad thing? Join me on an adventure with a protagonist who will often be found sitting down and doling out punishment! This version has more music and one additional sight gag!
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1. Yes. The Introduction 00:00
- Welcome to The. French Revolution
2. The Art Works 02:43
- The games lovely presentation
3. The Courtroom Exhibit A: Finding Links & Ambiguity 05:28
- We talk about the core gameplay
4. The Courtroom Exhibit B: Verdicts 12:45
- Passing judgment on the accused, and how it effected me.
5. Family Break 18:31
- Of an evening, Alexis goes home to his loving family
6. Alexis & Voice Acting 22:42
- An investigation of the lead’s lacking delivery
7. The Courtroom Exhibit C: Choices 27:33
- The choices we’ve made so far, and the rather miniscule consequences
8. The Courtroom Exhibit D: Tinville’s Report 28:56
- Mechanics in place to make sure you understand the events of the case
9. The Courtroom Exhibit E: The Guillotine and Speeches 31:08
- Where would the French revolution be without it?
10. The Trial of Louis, Historicity, and the Crowd 35:35
- Breaking down the games approach to historical fiction
11. The Strategy Map 41:34
- The culture war for Paris begins, unfortunately.
12. Influence & Events 44:16
- The games method of granting agency, by making it feel chaotic and fleeting.
13. Intriguing Developments 46:33
- The intrigue system is introduced, capping off the gameplay
14. A Day in the Life 54:57
- The tiring gameplay loop.
15. The Rise of Alexis 58:33
- Turns out, we’re playing as a character.
16. Act 2 Part 1: The Imperfect Intrigue & Fatherhood 01:09:09
- As the stakes rise, we look into one of the games ever present but somehow lesser themes.
17. Act 2 Part 2: Choice 01:16:49
- We revisit choice, particularly in regards to the games strange wider reception.
18. Act 3 Part 1: Fraternité 01:25:43
- One of the three promises of the Revolution, and the one which defiles this game.
19. Act 3 Part 2: Militaire 01:32:30
- More mechanics no
20. Act 3 Part 3: Intrigue 5: Fraternité 2: Milwall 01:40:33
- It’s not that intriguing
21. Act 3 Part 4: Choice Redux 01:43:41
- No
22. Fin 01:48:13
- The story of Alexis comes to a bittersweet conclusion.
23. Conclusion 01:55:36