After working for some time as a writer for online publications, Red Angel decided to turn her efforts to video. While not yet familiar with the wider YouTube critical community, she dove right in and began her Late Night Ponderings series, as an extension of the editorials she wrote for Noobfeed and Game Skinny. Her videos evolved from there, moving beyond the constraints of editorial mandates and game journalism “style”, into something more personable; and shifting her focus from larger titles, finding that everything had already been said about them, she instead chose to use her time critiquing smaller indie games. We talk about her writing sounding “like poetry,” wanting to bring different perspectives into this sphere, and also owls for some reason.
SHOW NOTES
Late Night Ponderings: Life Is Strange‘s Ending and Reception
Death and Photography in Life is Strange
Oxenfree The Duality of Grief in Clarissa and Alex
Late Night Ponderings: Similar Sinews
Angelina Bonilla Author’s Page – Noobfeed
Angelina Bonilla Author’s Page – Game Skinny
Opening Theme: ‘Close’ by The Alpha Conspiracy
Closing Theme: ‘Wishing Never’ by The Alpha Conspiracy