I'm pleased to announce that my friends and I have launched a new comedic and critical gaming podcast called the !FALcast. This first episode is about—among other things—Dark Souls, Chrono Trigger, Nintendo Power, Fract OSC, Myst, Silent Hill, Fatal Frame, Tomb Raider, Uncharted, the maligning of "walking simulators," and the elements of horror.
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Episode notes follow:
- Dark Souls, Chrono Trigger, and how Internet communities kill secrets
- Game coaches and Nintendo Power counselors
- Matt dies
- Skye really loves Fract OSC
- How maligning “walking simulators” holds video games back from encompassing a broader spectrum of experiences
- Matt dies
- What is art, anyway?
- Do monsters ruin horror games?
- Matt dies
- Interpretation and craft in Myst, Silent Hill, and Fatal Frame
- Adam’s macabre obsession with horror soundtracks
- The ups and downs of the Tomb Raider and Uncharted series; or, why Uncharted 3 is a goddamned mess
- Matt dies
- Matt dies
This podcast is also available from Project! Fuckin American Lasers.