74. James Mendez Hodes
1h 24m
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BACKSTORY
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James Mendez Hodes is a Filipino-American writer, game designer, cultural consultant, and martial artist who knows which kind of sword Alex should use. If you're curious about Heian or Sengoku period Japan, or about playing other cultures or historical periods in general, listen in!
Consider this a companion piece to an upcoming episode of ONE SHOT in which Alex will be running Kagematsu!
Mendez's website,
Mendez on Twitter,
Support the hip hop translation of Homer's Iliad!,
Thousand Arrows,
An extremely useful post on best practices for historical gameplay,
Fist City,
Kagematsu.
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