Fearsome Frank Cifaldi, Ash And Bones Parrish, and Brandon Deathfield mash through FMV horror games, nepo babies, and a surprising Alucard cameo in the spookiest episode of the year.
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1: Colin Spacetwinks asks, what would be the best horror story to turn into an FMV point-and-clock adventure? (01:43)
- The Blair Witch Project (1993)
- Silent Hill f
- Eugene Levy’s Dumbass Golf
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
- Her Story
- Plan 9 From Outer Space
- Journey to the Moon
- Nosferatu (1922)
- Frankenstein
- Night of the Living Dead (1968)
- Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective
- Dracula Unleashed
- J Marian Sims
- The Sims series
- Contagion (2011)
- Pandemic (2016)
- Outbreak (1995)
- The Conjuring (2013)
- Bioshock
2: What are the most unintentionally terrifying video games? (09:01)
- Monster Mash
- Tomb Raider II
- Phantasy Star
- Wizardry
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin
- Super Mario Land
- iMac
- Neopets
3: Where do you stand on large scale open world traversal in video games? (15:00)
- Red Dead Redemption II
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Fallout series
- Grand Theft Auto series
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
4: What role does nepotism play in video games? (21:02)
- Alucard
- Ubisoft
- Yves Guillemot
- Guy Fieri’s Tournament of Champions
- Guy’s Grocery Games
- Luigi
- Sid Meier
- Heavy Rain
- David Cage
5: Which musical artists would you recommend for a triple-A horror game? (28:46)
- Yasushi Ishii
- John Carpenter
- Fabio Frizzi
- Claudio Simonetti
- Trent Reznor
- Tron series
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- Halloween (1978)
- John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando
- Joe Hill
- Stephen King
- American Vampire
- Locke & Key
- Spooky Scary Skeletons
- The Golden Girls theme
- Disasterpiece
- It Follows (2014)
- Alf
- Harry & the Hendersons (1987)
6: What are the most successful instances of rebranding in video games? (35:05)
- Sega Sammy
- Atari
- Infogrames Song
- DK Rap
- Snake Eater
- Sonic R
- Eiffel 65 - My Console
- Square Enix
- Namco Bandai
- Coleco
- Sammy Hagar
- Pete Seeger
7: How do games reach an intended audience? (41:32)
FRIGHTENING ROUND: The Monster Match (48:26)
Recommendations and Outro (01:06:51):
- Brandon: The Hitcher (1986), Night of the Living Dead (1968)
- Ash: You can just do stuff
- Frank: Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
- Jaffe: Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Nope (2022)
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