Episode

South of Midnight and Representation in Video Games

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I'm a Fan of That!
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May 18, 2025
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Summary

We're back for Season 3, and we're starting off with a topic voted on by our Patreons! Today, we're talking about representaiton in video games, primarily through our object of the day: South of Midnight, by Compulsion Games. We chat about some of the folklore behind it, the history of the colour haint blue, and 'Olly explains why representaiton matters so much. VIvian's Southern Gothic References Fiction writers: William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor Music: the Dead South Movies: O Brother Where Art Though? and Sinners Video Games Referenced Dragon Age: The Veilguard South of Midnight Kingdom Come Deliverance Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios) Stardew Valley Our Socials Vivian's Instagram Holly's Instagram The Pod's Instagram Buy Our Books! Buy Holly's Book! Preorder Vivian's Book! Fan Of That is now on Patreon! Go support us over there! Music for this episode was Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLead Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Logo by Moira Daykin, @mecha_moira on instagram This episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.