Episode 158 is: a discussion of Death Mechanics in video games - some thoughts on Death as a Diegetic element - an essay that touches on Shadow Man, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Dark Souls, Nier: Automata and others - not actually as foreboding as the title makes it sound

Zero Brightness Ep. 158: The One About Death (Soul Reaver, Nier Automata, etc.)

Episode 157 is: a conversation with Vincent and Monica about Supermassive's The Quarry - an interrogation of Vincent's love for these games (even though they are highly questionable) - an argument about the new Scream movies (and like 15 other movies and TV shows) - some thoughts on werewolf dicks

Zero Brightness Ep. 157: The Quarry is (Allegedly) A Video Game

Episode 156 is: very low-key - some thoughts on the Amnesia series as well as its new entry - kind of an ad for the patreon

Zero Brightness 156: A Low-Key Review of Amnesia: The Bunker

Episode 155 is: a conversation with Josh about Hideo Kojima's Snatcher - a discussion of the things that have (and haven't) aged well about the game - an appreciation of Blade Runner and the game's many other 80s film influences - a few thoughts about SimAntcheck out Josh's new album at https://cachempls.bandcamp.com/album/cache

Episode 155 is: a conversation with Josh about Hideo Kojima's Snatcher - a discussion of the things that have (and haven't) aged well about the game - an appreciation of Blade Runner and the game's many other 80s film influences - a few thoughts about SimAnt<br><br>check out Josh's new album at <a href="https://cachempls.bandcamp.com/album/cache" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cachempls.bandcamp.com/album/cache</a>

Zero Brightness 155: Kojima is My Dad (Snatcher)

episode 154 is: a conversation with Justin about two anime-inspired action-adventure games, Code Vein and Scarlet Nexus - a discussion about good and bad tropes in anime - the discovery that anime vampires are maybe cool actually

Zero Brightness 154: Anime is the Real Survival Horror (Code Vein, Scarlet Nexus)

Episode 153 is: a conversation with Ellie (You Don't Need Maps)about horror elements in just about every mainline Legend of Zelda game - a deep dive on 80s Dark Fantasy - a discussion of the series' influence on Action-RPGs and internet horror - a breakdown of the shocking similarities between Twilight Princess and My Chemical Romance

Zero Brightness 153: The Legend of Zelda Games Are Horror

Episode 152 is: a conversation with Vincent about the Resident Evil 4 Remake - an exploration of all the different ways we now have to play RE4 (including VR) - some speculation on where the series will go next - a brief discussion of impractical spy gadgets

Zero Brightness 152: Ada's Glasses No Longer Explode (Resident Evil 4 Remake Pt. 2, RE4 VR)

We discuss the last 7 months of Hollywood News in the Hollywood Minute before going down the rabbit hole to visit a beautiful fantasy world

Turn it Off 1.7: Bandersnatch, Bandersnatch (Alice in Wonderland [2010])

Episode 151 is: a discussion of the Dark Souls-inspired Soulslike genre including thoughts on Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, Death's Gambit, Code Vein, Tunic, Hollow Knight, Mortal Shell and many more; a dissection of the impact that FromSoft has had on modern games; a run down of our likes and dislikes as it pertains to the genre; just a good old-fashioned free-wheeling games discussion

Zero Brightness 151: Talking About Every Soulslike Game Ever

Episode 150 is: a conversation with Justin about what's new in the RE4 remake - a reflection on the surprisingly complex economy of Resident Evil 4 - an appreciation of the suplex - the reveal of the greatest line in video game history

Zero Brightness 150: What's New in the Resident Evil 4 Remake ?

Ali and James do a great podcast about horror games!  They have a huge breadth of knowledge about games, and a lot of really intresting and valauble insight into the games they discuss.  What I like about it is that the episodes are not only a discussion of the content in the game, but also contextualize the game by discussing its production and other relevant media or references.  They&#39;ve got great chemistry and have also cultivated a really fun community around the podcast.  If you like games and art, definitely check it out.

Great discussion about games art

I was geeking on some beef diva when I stumbled on this glorious podcast. 2 thumbs WAAAAAAY up.

These Dudes Rule!

Zero Brightness - A Podcast About Horror Video Games

We pick apart the Resident Evil series' big, striking comeback/reinvention and find that it's a lot weirder and thornier than we remember.

EP 39: Resident Evil 7

We dissect Silent Hill 2 and discuss whether or not the Horror classic still holds up today, in terms of themes and gameplay. Are its Lynchian vibes and slow-paced action still entrancing or has it soured like a skittering pile of raw meat? In the quest to answer this, we discuss its film influences and dark aesthetics. Also Zelda, just cuz.

EP 6: Does Silent Hill 2 Hold Up?

We talk about "Hide Em Ups" a more recent sub-genre of Horror games that boomed a few years ago and has remained a part of the landscape. We also deep-dive into two of the best hiding-in-lockers-simulators, Alien Isolation and Outlast. We also talk a lot less about Heavy Metal, but probably the same amount about old Genesis games. We can't be stopped!

EP 3: Hide Em Ups (Outlast and Alien: Isolation)

It's part two of our discussion of the cult classic Deadly Premonition! Hold on to your butts, cuz we got almost two and a half hours of breaking down plots, analyzing themes, sweet musical cues and spoiling all the everything. Listen to part one first, obvs.

EP 17:  Deadly Premonition (Pt. 2)

We talk about SOMA - which spirals into a discussion of Anti-games, Existentialism, the Nation of Islam, violence, speculative fiction, euthanizing the last human alive, working at guitar stores, what it means to be alive, etc. Easy listening, you know.

EP 4: Soma, Anti-Games and the Meaning of Life

We check out The Suffering, a much requested action/horror title from the heyday of the PS2. We discuss its many forward thinking ideas while trying to figure out if it's any fun to actually sit down and play.

EP 32: The Suffering

Cole Benson

We're joined by our friend and fellow musician Cole Benson to tackle The Evil Within, a massive and bizarre horror game from the mind of Shinji Mikami. It's our Halloween special and *boy* is it special, with our conversation ranging from nuts and bolts game talk to figuring out what's inside the game's iconic green ooze and everything in between.

EP 29: Evil Within (with Cole Benson)

We try and figure what is going on in Silent Hill 3.

EP 10: Silent Hill 3

We discuss Supermassive Games' new interactive movie/game The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan (which we played together!) and dredge up terrifying memories of the Sega CD, David Bowie's weird Sci-Fi game, Dragon's Lair and more.

EP 22: Man of Medan

We played that new Castlevania that's called something else for legal reasons. Ali talks about the Game Boy Advance a lot and James has big plans for his bath water.

EP 15 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

We're back for more as we check out Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly aka the one where Tecmo really gets their shit together; a dark, cinematic upgrade to the original that creates a different kind of horror. We also talk ghostly pictures, bad ports, scared teens, Meat Loaf and a whole bunch more. It gets weird, in a good way.

Ep 31: Fatal Frame 2

Whitney Chavis

We head back to Greenvale with our guide Whitney Chavis (creator of the Welcome to Greenvale and Silent Hill Historical Society websites) who enlightens us on a lot of stuff we missed in our first two Deadly Premonition episodes. We also talk the metaphysics of the Red Room, tons of wild theories and plot analyses and even a little bit of Silent Hill at the end. Buckle up, we took the scenic route on this drive!

EP 25: Deadly Premonition Pt. 3 (with Whitney Chavis)

It's our 50th episode and we're spending this special time tackling Silent Hill 4, the divisive end of the original series run. In classic ZB fashion, we can't agree and end up debating the merits of obtuse progression, enemy gauntlets, weird lore and a main antagonist who basically amounts to incel Freddy Kreuger. You can' t make this shit up. Thanks for sticking with us for 50 episodes!

Ep. 50: Silent Hill 4

We discuss Limbo and Inside, the two horror-themed cinematic platformers by developer Playdead. This is part of a longer discussion of 2.5D horror games that will conclude next week with a breakdown of Little Nightmares. Lots of cute, in-game avatars were accidentally harmed in the making of this episode.

Ep 12: Limbo and Inside (2.5D Horror Pt. 1)

We tackle Silent Hill - the one that started it all in 1999 on the PS1 - and cultivate a newfound appreciation for this super ambitious game. We're talking music references, drug cults, g4m3r5, circle strafing an alpha demon and much more.

EP 19: Silent Hill

We continue our discussion of Kentucky Route Zero by breaking down the plot and talking about the finer points of the game's sprawling, reference-heavy narrative.

EP. 46: Kentucky Route Zero (Pt. 2)

We tackle the PS1 Clock Tower sequel (sensibly titled Clock Tower II in Japan, annoyingly called Clock Tower in the US) and end up debating the merits of this contentious title. Is is a rare gem in the tiny canon of Argento-inspired games or is it complete and utter garbage?

Ep 43: Clock Tower PS1 (aka Clock Tower II)

We discuss our favorite Horror games of 2019 and the best older Horror games we played this year. We also spend a lot of time talking about how bad all the "best of 2019" lists have been this year. Wait, another episode of effusive praise and uninvited hot takes? What a shocking twist ending to the year!

EP 38: Best Of 2019

We take a look at the Haunted PS1 Demo Disc, a collection of lo-fi indie horror games inspired by the gloriously chunky days of PS1 horror gaming. We talk the highlights (and lowlights) of this surprisingly large and diverse collection of bite-size spook-em-ups that finds you doing everything from hacking coffins and collecting cats to outrunning sentient ramen packets and solving zombie crimes. Good stuff.

EP 47: The Haunted PS1 Demo Disc

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