May 9th, 2025

Season One's Influences:
15 Things to Watch & Read

One of my favorite rituals when learning about a new game is digging into interviews and seeing what directly influenced the creation of what I'm about to play. Video games are a very young medium, and so there's a lot of cultural touchstones in gaming pulled from other forms of art, and most creators aren't shy at all to tell you exactly what inspired their work. Here I've provided 15 things for you to experience before Season One begins - 10 things to watch & 5 things to read.

Taking the time out to experience any or all of these will definitely enrich your experience with the games of Season One, even if you may be confused right now as to how some of these could relate. Every item in the list contains a hyperlink that will take you to its respective Letterboxd or Goodreads page.

Enjoy your weekend!