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Two Player Theory

009 - "Now summoning Ayn Rand" (Dark Souls)

Broadcast on:
04 Apr 2025

Derek and Zach are joined by special guest Sean to recount the highs and lows of their relationships with FromSoft's classic Dark Souls (2011). They reflect on narrative and mechanical design, struggle, failure, vulnerability, prophecy, and more.

Check out Sean's podcast! https://www.gokvet.ch/

Works Cited

Kelly: "I Can’t Take This: Dark Souls, Vulnerability, and the Ethics of Networks"

Keogh: “Dark Souls: A Time To Grind”