Bret has written so much at this point that he’s got the enviable problem of balancing how to introduce established concepts for new readers while not being repetitive for his existing readers.

On the video games front, that’s a big part of his writing: using pop culture as an entry point to learning about history. So yeah he kind of needs to lay it out in order to compare it to history. Usually smoother for movies and shows because there’s a narrative to work with vs just mechanics.