Dissecting Pathologic: Part 1 [Introduction]
Channel: Shallow Depths
Date: 2016-09-24

The beginning of an in-depth playthrough of Pathologic Classic HD.  In which I start as The Bachelor, and am thwarted in my attempt to meet the possibly immortal Simon Kain.

Further reading:

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/04/10/butchering-pathologic-part-1-the-body/  - Butchering Pathologic Part 1 on Rock Paper Shotgun.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1535515364/pathologic/posts/1320682 - Translation discussion on Kickstarter

http://www.themetropolist.com/tech-play/latest-play/interview-ice-pick-lodge-pathologic-developers/ - Interview with Ice-Pick Lodge on The Metropolist

http://ice-pick.com/ore10_eng.htm - Ice-Pick Lodge manifesto on "deep games".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distancing_effect - The distancing effect in performing arts

https://www.academia.edu/1481055/Partners_In_Crime_The_Relationship_Between_the_Playable_Character_and_the_Videogame_Player  - Brendan Keogh's thesis about the relationship between player and playable character.  It's a big, complex topic I didn't have room to do any justice to here.  This is one possible way of digging into that further.