Episode 066: The Screaming Faces Of The Protagonist Bus

An Episode posted by Marsh Davies on October 31, 2014

In which the sky splits asunder, illuminating the pallid, rictus faces of Marsh, Tom S and Tom F as they discuss spoooOOOOoooky games like Alien: Isolation, The Evil Within and, er, Civilization: Beyond Earth. Also booted: Lords of the Fallen.

Plus! Why you should never agree to live in a biosphere, whether child-sized superhero costumes are worth their weight in games and how to solve romantic schisms caused by in-game voice-chat. Double extra plus! The economics of Steam sales, the excellence of photo-modes and the sub-par pathfinding of Roombas.

Haunted show notes:

WoooooooOOOOooooo!
Does Alien: Isolation successfully systematise terror?
The Evil Within: who needs systems when you have a chainsaw in your face?
The very fabric of the environment is scary in STALKER.
*sound of childish laughter and footsteps from the attic*
Indie game Imscared is scary for reasons Tom F won’t spoil.
Civilization: Beyond Earth appears not to have looked to the stars for its inspiration after all.
The sorry tale of Biosphere 2.
*a series of inhuman howls, ever louder, ever closer*
Lords of the Fallen wants to be Dark Souls but doesn’t quite have the chops.
Tom F’s photos with Shadow of Mordor’s camera mode.
Beautiful-digital-bum-forager, Dead End Thrills delivers the (slightly spoilery) goods on Alien: Isolation.
Twist reveal: you’re actually the ghost!
New Terminator, LOL. Why are they all firing at the ground?!
The Miele Classic C1 (in cherry red) is a very fine vacuum cleaner, we are told.
Vopperough’s 1v1 mid Dota 2 tourney is a thing that is happening on our forums!
*climbs back inside coffin*