Zero Context context

Welcome to Zero Context, a show where Nathalie (she/her) and Axe (they/them) play through the Zero Escape series. Join us as Nathalie learns what a visual novel is, Axe reveals the depths of their cursed fandom knowledge, and we try to figure out how exactly you podcast branching narratives. Enjoy this table setting before all hell breaks loose.

For Next Episode
Play through the knife route (4 -> 7 -> 6)

Things Discussed
- What is Zero Escape?
- Saw for anime sickos
- The Quinton Tarantino of visual novels
- 999’s GameStop preorder bracelet
- Japanese auteur deification
- Tonally consistent anime titties (case study: Alice)
- DS vs iOS vs PC version (note: the PC/PS4 collection includes both the puzzle and novel versions of the game, and you can switch between them at any time; some DS hardware specific puzzles have been removed)
- Surgeon General’s warning against Zero Escape
- Nobody reads books

Intro: “Morphogenetic Sorrow” by Shinji Hosoe
Outro: “9hours, 9persons, 9doors” by Shinji Hosoe

Transcripts will (hopefully) be available for future episodes.

Produced by Axe (@wing_blade_) with cover art by Nathalie (@BOOitsnathalie).

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