20 - The Long Dark Souls of the Soul (feat. Trevor Strunk)

The lads and special guest Trevor Strunk (No Cartridge, Story Mode) take up the mantle of the Chosen Undead as they attempt to link the fire by climbing the trap-filled Snake Fortress of video game culture that is Dark Souls. They discuss difficulty settings in video games, the pernicious gatekeeping of gitting gud, and what Dark Souls can teach us about surviving an apocalypse. Trevor Strunk:Twitter: @Hegelbon No Cartridge:https://open.spotify.com/show/0nvqvbeKNXYnCngVWQwanL?si=d1d254ff82304435https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-cartridge-audio/id1212245244 Story Mode: Video Games & The Interplay Between Consoles and Culturehttps://www.powells.com/book/story-mode-9781633886803  Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Theme by Brendan Daltonwww.brendan-dalton.comhttps://brendandalton.bandcamp.com

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