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Join Chris as he leads Haney down the dark and twisting path of falling in love with horror video games. From indie to AAA, classic to modern, and popular to obscure, these best friends discuss the spooky games they play together. Follow Horror Game Night on YouTube to watch our creepy video game let’s plays, or on Twitch to catch our live streams each Tuesday. For more Chris and Haney, check out the First Encounter podcast, where we take turns choosing favorite childhood games for the other ...
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Bonus: Are We in a New Video Games Market Crash?
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This is a little taste of the Patreon-exclusive show ZB+. Subscribe for more!https://www.patreon.com/zerobrightnessAf Ecstattic Studio
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Zero Brightness Ep. 172: You Don't Wanna Know What's Under This Apron (Crow Country)
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We played Crow Country and wanted to talk about how amazing it is - but then we also wanted to talk about 90s rap, bad remakes, the video game industry, BBLs and how we're the world's pre-eminent Horror Video Game Podcast. We the best music!Af Ecstattic Studio
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Zero Brightness Ep. 171: Cucks (Alone in the Dark 2024)
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Monica and I made an episode about the new Alone in the Dark game and we are definitely getting cancelled for it.Af Ecstattic Studio
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Bonus: A Rundown of the Alone in the Dark Series
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A bonus ep from the Patreon giving you a run-down of all the various attempts to reboot Alone in the Dark. We'll have a full episode on the new game soon. Check out our Patreon for more like this!Af Ecstattic Studio
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Zero Brightness Ep. 170: Grief, Nostalgia and Rock'n'Roll (ft. Lamniformes)
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Ian (from the band/podcast/substack, etc. Lamniformes) stops by to talk about their fantastic new album - a very nu-metal influenced experimental rock record - as well as some favorite topics on this show, including using Dark Souls to process loss and the recent surge in Y2K nostalgia. Ian's new record: https://linktr.ee/LamniformesThe Dark Souls …
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Zero Brightness Ep. 169: What the Heck is Kojima up to?
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Josh stops by to talk about all the recent Kojima-related news and speculate on Death Stranding 2, OD and more. We also sideline into all sort of trifling BS - as Hideo would want it.Check out Josh's music:https://seracmpls.bandcamp.com/album/the-ledgerhttps://cachempls.bandcamp.com/album/cacheAf Ecstattic Studio
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Zero Brightness Ep. 168: The Slow Burn (Lunacid, A Space for the Unbound)
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Some thoughts on slowing down, changing your brain, playing dungeon crawlers and petting every cat that you see.Af Ecstattic Studio
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A bonus ep from the patreon while you wait for the main show to return. Subscribe over there for more stuff like this!Af Ecstattic Studio
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Zero Brightness Ep. 167: Merry Goopmas (Parasite Eve)
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Episode 167 is: a conversation with Justin about Parasite Eve - an appreciation of that game's weirdly awesome mechanics, insanely good music and unexpected Christmas spirit - an exploration of why Jingle All the Way is the best xmas movie by far - some thoughts on goopAf Ecstattic Studio
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Zero Brightness Ep. 166: Who gets to be Human?
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Episode 166 is: about Palestine - about sci-fi - about humanism - about empathy - about peopleAf Ecstattic Studio
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Zero Brightness Ep. 165: World is Bugs (Hollow Knight)
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Episode 165 is: a slightly unhinged chat with Josh about Hollow Knight and game design in modern metroidvanias - a list of my favorite internet videos - another list of the weirdest places I've ever slept - kind of a weird oneAf Ecstattic Studio
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Zero Brightness Ep. 164: The Alan Within 2 (Alan Wake 2 Impressions)
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Episode 164 is: some thoughts on Alan Wake 2 after playing about half of the gameAf Ecstattic Studio
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Zero Brightness Ep. 163: Halloween Indie Game Roundup '23
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Episode 163 is: a discussion with Justin about a bunch of indie games - a list of stuff for you to check out this Halloween - some thoughts on How Fish is Made, Maple County, Parasocial, Stop Burying Me Alive Beautiful, Other Side and C.H.A.I.N.G.E.D.Af Ecstattic Studio
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Zero Brightness Ep. 162: Revisionist Evil pt. 4 - Resident Evil 3
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Episode 162 is: an exploration of the original Resident Evil 3 and the approach Capcom took when remaking one of the more unique entries in the RE seriesAf Ecstattic Studio
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Zero Brightness Ep. 161: Revisionist Evil pt. 3 - Resident evil 2
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Episode 161 is: a run-down of the various versions, editions, remakes and re-releases of one of the greatest horror video games of all time - Resident Evil 2Af Ecstattic Studio
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Zero Brightness Ep. 160: The Nostalgia Cycle (PS1 and PS2 Horror)
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Episode 160 is: sort of about the time I tried to make an episode and failed - sort of about Shadow Hearts, Koudelka and Baroque - sort of about memory and nostalgia - sort of about media consumptionAf Ecstattic Studio
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Boomer Shooters with the Skeleton House Podcast - Horror Game Night 2
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Chris and Haney are joined by Brett of the Skeleton House podcast who educates them on the boomer shooter genre. Find more Horror Game Night at youtube.com/@horrorgamenight and twitch.tv/horrorgamenights. Find more Chris and Haney at firstencounterpodcast.com. Check out the Skeleton House podcast at skeletonhouse.buzzsprout.com. - EPISODE MUSIC ⮞ S…
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Choo-Choo Charles: Giga Spider Train From Hell - Horror Game Night 1
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All aboard this relaxing train sim (where a horrible spider train hunts you)! Chris and Haney discuss the indie horror game Choo-Choo Charles and it's lone developer, Two Star Games. Find more Horror Game Night at youtube.com/@horrorgamenight and twitch.tv/horrorgamenights. Find more Chris and Haney at firstencounterpodcast.com. - ⮞ Choo-Choo Charl…
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Zero Brightness Ep. 159: Decarnation is a 10
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Episode 159 is: a discussion with Justin about the fantastic narrative horror game Decarnation - some thoughts on good storytelling in video games - a few random observations on topics including Metal Wolf Chaos, Afroman and mispronouncing wordsAf Ecstattic Studio
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Zero Brightness Ep. 158: The One About Death (Soul Reaver, Nier Automata, etc.)
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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 soundAf Ecstattic Studio
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Zero Brightness Ep. 157: The Quarry is (Allegedly) A Video Game
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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 dicksAf Ecstattic Studio
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Zero Brightness 156: A Low-Key Review of Amnesia: The Bunker
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Episode 156 is: very low-key - some thoughts on the Amnesia series as well as its new entry - kind of an ad for the patreonAf Ecstattic Studio
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Zero Brightness 155: Kojima is My Dad (Snatcher)
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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…
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Zero Brightness 154: Anime is the Real Survival Horror (Code Vein, Scarlet Nexus)
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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 actuallyAf Ecstattic Studio
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Zero Brightness 153: The Legend of Zelda Games Are Horror
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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…
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Zero Brightness 152: Ada's Glasses No Longer Explode (Resident Evil 4 Remake Pt. 2, RE4 VR)
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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 gadgetsAf Ecstattic Studio
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