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73 pages (10 of bibliography, filmography, and gameography) on how the Weird sub-genre and New Sincerity aesthetics contribute to what I argue is a post-ironic turn in indie video games of the 2010s.
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I make this argument by reading video game texts against cinema and TV texts: @Jonathan_Blow's Braid against Twin Peaks, @HelloCakebread's The Beginner's Guide against Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg, and @cardboardcompy's Kentucky Route Zero against David Lynch's Lost Highway.