Episode 16: Alan Wake
The Safe Room returns with our episode on the 2010 cult hit Alan Wake! We discuss the game’s abundance of Stephen King and Twin Peaks references, its middiling combat system, and its relationship to o...
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Episode 15: Fatal Frame II Crimson Butterfly
Hot off the heels of Fatal Frame, we jump straight into the game’s beloved sequel. We talk about the game’s mechanical improvements, its overall scarier tone, and its narrative shortcomings. During ou...
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Episode 14: Fatal Frame
The Safe Room returns to the world of survival horror with Fatal Frame! We talk about looking *as* horror, what makes a jump scare effective, and Fatal Frame’s place within found footage.Next Time: Fa...
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Episode 13: Dino Crisis 3
Dino Crisis goes to space in this mega episode, where we talk about Majora’s Mask, Dishonored, and answer quite a few listener questions to celebrate the launch of our new Patreon! And avoid talking a...
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Episode 12: Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk and Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
content warnings: depression, suicide, self-harm, ableism, parental abuseWe (slightly) side-step normal coverage to talk about the twin horror visual novels: Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of ...
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Episode 11: Dino Crisis 2
We finally did it… we played a bad video game. In this tangent laden episode, we talk about Dino Crisis’s silly action set-pieces, flat adventure design, and nonsensical plot. We also go off about haz...
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Episode 10: Signalis
Grace and Rose play the yuri-tinged, sci-fi horror hit and try to identify how the game manages to forge its own path despite its constant barrage of influences. We talk about its tricky and well-tele...
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Episode 9: Dino Crisis
Content warning: dinosaursIn our first podcast of 2023, our hosts talk about the Capcom survival horror classic Dino Crisis! We discuss the game’s similarities and differences to Resident Evil, the us...
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