Episode 6 - Gamescom and EEK3 2022

09/07/22 • 58 min

In this sixth episode, we discuss our thoughts and reactions to this year's Gamescom showcase, as well as the Haunted PS1 community EEK3 event. At the halfway point, Bradley quizzes Sean on how he balances time-to-kill along with a quick catch up with the state of their games, Inhuman and Sentry.

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Episode 5 - Problems with remakes, the fall of survival horror and more

In this fifth episode, Bradley lists his issues with the recent wave of game remakes, Sean talks about his latest game jam game, "The Interval", followed by a discussion around the fall of survival horror. Bradley theorises a potential Naughty Dog Silent Hill game, and we outline some of the games we're most looking forward to. We close by discussing the shortcomings of boomer shooter marketing and the pressure to market on "juice".

You can play The Interval at: https://sean-noonan.itch.io/interval

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Episode 7 - More problems with remakes, the fall of game preservation and Scorn

In this seventh episode, remakes dominate the discussion. We chat a little about the current state of the industry and our potentially remake-heavy future. There's a little bonus chat about Scorn too!

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