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Fear Effect - Cocktail Mode: Retro Games, Cocktails and Banter - S03E17

This week on the Cocktail Mode podcast, Andy and Dave are turning down the lights, loading their dual pistols, and stepping into a dark, dystopian cyberpunk underworld to tackle the 2000 PlayStation classic: Fear Effect!

We break down the game's groundbreaking use of cel-shaded anime graphics layered over streaming full-motion video backgrounds, creating a visual style unlike anything else on the block. We dive into the dark, supernatural storyline following mercenaries Hana, Glas, and Deke, the tense puzzle-solving, and the unique "Fear" meter that replaced traditional health bars with heart-pounding stress mechanics. To match the sleek, high-stakes Hong Kong noir atmosphere, we’ve shaken up a pair of sharp, dangerously smooth cocktails.

We debate the game's unforgiving tank controls, reminisce about the sheer scale of its multi-disc adventure, and see how the thing fairs in comparison to its sequel ‘Retro Helix’.

Andy’s Cocktail: https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/29164/

Dave’s Cocktail: https://microdistillery.co.uk/store/negroni-cans

Friends of the show (Not sponsored or affiliated):

DiffordsGuide.co.uk

ConsoleMAD.co.uk

Antstream.com

retrocomputermuseum.co.uk

AmigaLive.com

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