Gone Home and Empathy | Critical Mode

Even five years removed, Gone Home is still in many ways one of a kind. So let's take a closer look at what makes it special, and what other games have failed to learn from its example.
Critical Mode is a video essay series that offers an in-depth analysis of a particular game and uses those observations as a catalyst to examine a larger topic within the world of games. Each episode may bring up other games as well as previous episodes in the series whenever necessary. These games will be discussed in detail with full spoilers. For your convenience all games and previous episodes discussed are listed below if you would like to avoid spoilers or watch the related videos first.
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Gone Home
Oxenfree
Life is Strange
Firewatch
Tacoma
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