Episode Fourteen-Mental Illness in Video Games

***CONTENT WARNING FOR DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT***
Caitlin and Jess were joined by games critic and founding editor of Capsule Crit, Dia Lacina, to discuss how mental illness is depicted in video games

Sources used in the show

What Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Gets Wrong About Mental Illness

Life is Strange: Finding Hope in the Dark Room

Video games are tackling mental health-but are they actually helping?

Hellblade was a good depiction of mental illness but games need to be sharper

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