Spoiler warning for Persona 3 Reload, and Hunter x Hunter

This week on Scatterbrained, we chat about what we’ve been playing this week, and surprise, it’s more fighting games (among other things)! Unfortunately, there were some complications with the recording and part of Joe’s recording is missing. So please excuse the gaps! Joe finished up Persona 3 Reloaded and gives his thoughts on the game as a whole. He then talks about the upcoming fighting tournament, CEO, and his experience with fighting games. Then Brandon talks about a new Elden Ring playthrough, and briefly chats about this new MMO puzzle game, Islands of Insight, and a quick overview of Yorgos Lanthimos’ new movie: Kinds of Kindness.

Games we played this week: Persona 3 Reloaded, Street Fighter 6, Paper Mario Thousand Year Door, Elden Ring, Islands of Insight

Other Topics: CEO Fighting Tournament, EVO, Kinds of Kindness

Tracks are:

"Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

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Spoiler warning for Inside Out 2!

This week on Scatterbrained, Joe is back and healing up. We chat about the games we've been playing now, all the exciting Nintendo direct announcements, and more!

Games we played this week: Persona 3 Reloaded, Paper Mario Thousand Year Door, Elden Ring, Dungeons and Degenerates Gambler

Other Topics: Baby Reindeer, The Boys, Manga (One Piece and Boruto), Inside Out 2

Tracks are:

"Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Welcome to the first episode of Scatterbrained, our new weekly side pod where we chat about what games we’ve been playing, and any other media we’ve been enjoying! Unfortunately, Joe is out due to some recent dental work, but he will be back soon!

Games we played this week: Flintlock, Parcel Corps, I Am Your Beast, Once Human, Lost Castle 2, Tiny Glade, Alan Wake 2

Tracks are:

"Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

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Feel free to email us with suggestions for games or questions at mind.controllers.pod@gmail.com and we’ll respond to your question on the upcoming pod! And be sure to follow us on socials like Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitch.

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Spoilers for Alan Wake Remastered and Tales of Kenzera

Trigger Warnings: Death

Today we talk about Alan Wake and his struggles with psychosis and delusions. We also chatted about Tales of Kenzera, and how that game prepares the player/main character for death by helping others through their own experiences with loss.

Other games we played: Persona 3 Reload, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Street Fighter 6, Paper Mario Thousand Year Door, Silent Hill: The Short Message,

Timestamps:

• Introduction and Spoiler Warning - 00:10
• Description of Alan Wake - 07:18
• Character Discussion - 08:50
• Psychosis - 18:32
• Treatment for Psychosis - 30:13
• Description of Tales of Kenzera - 41:30
• Great Spirit 1 - 43:51
• Great Spirit 2 - 47:11
• Great Spirit 3 - 51:43
• Final Boss - 56:28
• General Coping - 59:42
• What Else - 01:05:15
• Notes and Wrap Up - 01:16:38

Tracks are:

"Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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“Night in Kyoto” by AVBE:

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Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Feel free to email us with suggestions for games or questions at mind.controllers.pod@gmail.com and we’ll respond to your question on the upcoming pod! And be sure to follow us on socials like Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitch. Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast!

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• Articles:
• Parents coping with the death of their child
• Parental coping in the context of having a child who is facing death
• Psychosis Pubmed
• Bereavement and children's mental health
• Alan Wake Wiki

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Huge Spoilers for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Trigger Warning: Death

Today we talk about Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, a game that swept us off our feet and we fell in love with. We might be mourning the end of this game and using this pod as therapy. We chat about Kiryu and where he is in life in terms of Life Stages, and then discuss how Ichiban’s resilience and positivity gets him through every hardship. After we’re done gushing about this game, we chat about what else we’ve been playing!

Games we played: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Alan Wake Remastered

Timestamps:

• Introduction - 00:11
• Spoiler Warning Yakuza/Like a Dragon - 03:24
• General Thoughts About Infinite Wealth - 15:20
• Erik Erikson’s Stages of Development - 40:43
• Kazuma Kiryu: Generativity Vs. Stagnation - 47:42
• Ichiban Kasuga: Resilience and Positivity - 1:20:35

Tracks are:

"Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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• Like a Dragon:Infinite Wealth Wiki
• Science Journal Articles:
• Understanding Resilience
• Resilience as a Dynamic Concept
• Toward a positive psychology of relationships.
• Psychological Issues End of Life Research Paper
• Erik Erikson Info
• Stages of Development

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Trigger warning: Death

This episode we do a deep dive into The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, a controversial sequel to the hit game Ocarina of Time. We explore the World and how the people world is linked in one interconnecting system, and then talk about how the game represents the 5 stages of grief. Then we chat about games we’re playing now!

Other games discussed: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Earth Defense Force 5, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Helldivers 2

Timestamps:

• Introduction - 00:13
• Majora’s Mask Overview - 04:59
• World of Majora’s Mask - 12:08
• Internal Family Systems Overview - 25:49
• Internal Family Systems and Majora's Mask - 32:52
• 5 Stages of Grief in Majora's Mask - 47:51
• Alternatives to 5 Stages of Grief Model - 1:08:32
• What Else We're Playing - 1:13:14
• Spoiler Warning for Like a Dragon:Infinite Wealth - 1:13:36
• Earth Defense Force 5 - 1:18:12
• Helldivers 2 - 1:21:14
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - 1:28:03

Tracks are:

"Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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• Majora’s Mask Fandom Wiki
• Screenrant’s Majora’s Mask Grief Theory
• Reddit Post about 4 Stages of Awakening
• Majora’s Mask is a Game About Death (by Nintendork64)
• Majora’s Mask and Symbolism Video Series
• Article on 5 Stages of Grief Accuracy
• Article on Processing Grief and Differing Grief Models
• IFS
• Zelda Wiki

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Trigger Warning: Suicide and Murder of Fictional Characters

Today we talk about Dead Space and its Remake, an action-horror game where you play as Isaac Clarke as he explores the wrecked space ship called the Ishimura. We take a look at Isaac and his mental well being while experiencing this traumatic event in real time, some of his treatments, and then talk a bit about horror game design. Then we chat about what games we’re enjoying now!

Timestamps:

• Deadspace Remake Background - 03:12
• Issac Clarke Character Analysis - 10:23
• Trigger Warning: Suicide and Murder of Fictional Characters - 15:20
• Case Study - 28:19
• Treatment Plan - 36:33
• Horror Game Design - 47:42
• What Else We’ve Been Playing - 01:13:10

Tracks are:

"Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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• Dead Space Fan Wiki
• The Fundamentals of Designing a Horror Game

Articles:

• Horror, personality, and threat simulation
• Uncanny behavior in survival horror games
• Towards the Design of Affective Survival Horror Games:

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