The Pitch

Resident Evil month rounds out with a very new, very good game. Something has twisted the Bakers. Ethan Winters just wants to rescue his missing wife, but he's welcomed into the family instead. Resident Evil 7 is a radical departure for the series, moving gameplay to the first person perspective. However, in a lot of ways it's a return to form. Claustrophobic and dreadful, RE7 is the reboot this series desperately needed.

Support Watch Out for Fireballs!

Imagine a completely circular rack of ribs rotating in the middle distance. Do you approach it with wonder, hoping to shave some delicious morsels off with your front teeth? Then welcome home, brother or sister. We're happy to have you. Welcome to the order of Hastur.

We end as we began: With the ghost of Louie Armstrong summoned from a brick wall. Watch this and see the Summer of Scat fade into the review mirror.

We heard a Sirine go.

It's a battle between good and evil in the desert (minus the crocodile man). Murph Murphy joins me to discuss the back half of The Stand, all the way through the end. Though we speak only in broad strokes, we also talk about the Stand miniseries.

Next week, we'll begin Wizard and Glass. My life for you!

Featuring the soundtrack of Final Fantasy Tactics.

The Shedu is here to respectfully party.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Steamworld Dig 2, the new Star Control game announcement, and we ask you what your apocalypse game would be.

• There’s going to be a new Star Control game.
• Blade Runner 2049 flops.
• Silent Hill 2 hidden bits.
• A gambling in gaming petition.

• It’s after the end of the world and you find a handheld gaming system with one game in it. What game is it?

• Dennis: Skyforce Anniversary. Star Wars Pinball. X-COM 2: War of the Chosen.
• Ben: Breath of the Wild.
• Kole: Steamworld Dig. Steamworld Dig 2. Stardew Valley.
• David: Destiny 2.

Links:

• Off Camera Secrets | Silent Hill 2 - Boundary Break - YouTube

Listen in for confusion about what shadows actually are. Not the monsters, just... the optical phenomenon.

Undead outbreaks are a family affair in this canonical follow-up to the story of Resident Evil 2. Claire Redfield has declared war on the Umbrella Corporation, but she has also gotten in over her head. Trapped in the twisted world of Alfred Ashford, the scion of one of the founding families of Umbrella, she has to work with her brother to escape and set things right. Problem is, this is a very sloppy Resident Evil game. Listen in to find out how.

Support Watch Out for Fireballs!

Links:

• Spooky Scary Skeletons - Otamatone Cover - YouTube
• Resident Evil Plot Analysis for GameCube by TWilde - GameFAQs
• Biggoron's Sword | Zeldapedia | FANDOM powered by Wikia
• Mac and Country Mac - It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia - YouTube
• Story of Sarah Kerrigan - Queen Of Blades - YouTube