‘Reigns,’ ‘Bound,’ & Even More ‘Kentucky Route Zero’ - Shall We Play a Game?




Shall We Play a Game? show

Summary: It’s special request hour at “Shall We Play a Game?”: We play “Reigns,” the mobile hit billed as “Tinder for monarchs,” and “Bound,” the PlayStation 4 dance platformer. Then we indulge our own desires with Act 3 of “Kentucky Route Zero.”<br> NEXT WEEK, WE HOPE:<br> “Deus Ex: Mankind Divided” and “Wheels of Aurelia.”<br> SHOW NOTES:<br> <a href="http://www.polygon.com/2016/9/15/12927968/reigns-mobile-pc-ios-royalty-tinder">“Reigns” developer François Alliot’s essay in Polygon</a><br> <a href="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/game-theory-video-games-are-more-like-ballet-than-movies/?_r=0">Chris’s New York Times post on video games as ballet</a><br> <a href="http://bounden.gameovenstudios.com/">Game Oven’s “Bounden,” with choreography from the Dutch National Ballet</a><br>  <br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shall-we-play-a-game/id1003517163?mt=2">Review us on iTunes</a><br> <a href="http://facebook.com/shallweshow">Like us on Facebook</a><br> <a href="mailto:shallweshow@gmail.com">Email us at shallweshow at gmail</a><br> <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/groups/shallweshow">Join the “Shall We Play a Game?” Steam community</a><br> <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/curator/12047454/">Follow the “Shall We Play a Game?” Steam Curators page</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/shallweshow">Follow us on Twitter</a><br>