Persephone's (Gothic) Insights

This interview is with Behemoth87, a  Metroid  speedrunner. He has held numerous world records in  Metroid II: The Return of Samus  and Super Metroid  (which you can view  by clicking here ).  "Mazes and Labyrinths" interviews speedrunners and Twitch streamers about disempowerment in Metroidvania and survival horror games. The series follows a pretty set of research goals that specifically examine how mazes and labyrinths, along with their historically "heavy" content, disempower players. To read more about these research goals, and more about Metroidvania and survival horror in general, please refer to the series abstract . To read other interviews in the series, refer to my interview compendium . (source: Games Done Quick ) Introduction Nick:  I'm a Gothic ludologist who writes about horror in videogames. My specialty is Metroidvania, but I also research FPS (first-person shooters) and survival horror. Behemoth, can you tell us a little about yourself? How lon

This is the compendium of all of the interviews in "Mazes and Labyrinths," my Q&A series with speedrunners and Twitch streamers. I ask them about disempowerment inside Metroidvania and survival horror games, specifically how mazes and labyrinths, along and their historically "heavy" contents, are used to disempower players.  This compendium contains all of the interviews for the series, as well as relevant links to my work on Metroidvania, FPS, and other videogames. For more information on my exact research goals for the series, and on Metroidvania and survivor horror and what they are as genres, please refer to the series abstract . Note: When new interviews go live, this compendium will also be updated. The Interviews CScottyW : A speedrunner with world records in Metroid 1 , Fusion and Zero Mission . Read our interview here . Behemoth87 : A speedrunner with world records in  Metroid II , and previous records in  Super Metroid . Read our interview here . Shiny

This interview for "Mazes and Labyrinths" is with CScottyW. Scotty is a Metroid  speedrunner, and holds numerous world records in Metroid Fusion , Metroid Zero Mission , and Metroid 1. "Mazes and Labyrinths" interviews speedrunners and Twitch streamers about disempowerment in Metroidvania and survival horror games. The series follows a pretty set of research goals that specifically examine how mazes and labyrinths, along with their historically "heavy" content, disempower players. To read more about these research goals, and more about Metroidvania and survival horror in general,  please refer to the series abstract .  To read other interviews in the series, refer to my interview compendium . (source: Games Done Quick ) Introduction Nick:  I'm a Gothic ludologist who writes about horror in videogames. My specialty is Metroidvania, but I also research FPS (first-person shooters) and survival horror. Scotty, can you tell us a little about yourself? How