Welcome back lovers of all things spooky and scary, to another episode of Surviving the Horror!

Released in March 2012 and developed by Slant 6 in just one year's time, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is a much maligned and critiqued entry in the long standing survival horror franchise. Criticized for it's lack of polish, and disregard for the pillars of what makes up a classic Resident Evil title, Operation Raccoon City is certainly the black ship of the family. In fact, it seems that almost every time that Capcom tries to do something different in the multiplayer space with Resident Evil, the title is met with considerable challenges and fan feedback.

Operation Raccoon City came from a different era of Capcom, one that hadn't seen the benefits of multiple successful titles released back to back as we've seen recently with the REmake treatments and things like Resident Evil Village. Indeed, as relayed by ORC's director Andrew Santos, Capcom was chasing a different crowd in 2012, the Call of Duty gamer. Releasing the same year as Resident Evil 6, Operation Raccoon City represented an attempt to tell a different kind of story in the Resident Evil universe, with new characters that could expand on the lore and events of the first few games.

Was this attempt successful though? Well, that's a tough question to answer. Colin and Josh do their best to parse through the mechanics, story, design, and development of this misunderstood Resident Evil title. When considering the truncated development, and some of the clear love and attention to detail that went in to this title, perhaps some of the initial reactions and reviews were too harsh on the game. Come along with us on a journey through a chaotic warzone, littered with BOWs, waring political factions, and a sinister mega corporation hell bent on cleaning up any evidence of their involvement. It may not be the best Resident Evil title, but we think you'll have plenty of fun along the way.

Thank you for listening, and enjoy! We will be back next month with September's game, Still Wakes the Deep!

Hello everybody!

Welcome back to another episode of Trophy Talk. Wow, what a time in the gaming landscape. With so many solid titles already out this year, and the fall release schedule quickly approaching with major AAA titles, the boys have been getting through some smaller games in their backlogs and preparing for the storm. Along with the Trophy Talk Survivor event going on in the Discord, it's been a very busy time for our community to say the least.

Our opening discussions this episode center on the fact that we have finally gotten confirmation that Indiana Jones is coming to PS5 in the Spring of 2025, adding to the growing list of amazing looking titles coming out next year. What does this mean for what other games we could see coming? Excluding the obvious choices of Halo and Gears, what other titles would we hope make the jump to the PS5? From there we have our plat shout outs, and offerings to Cthulhu, our resident rage god. Great work as always by the whole community in your recent trophy hunts!

Patreon questions this episode ask us to examine our favorite intros in games, and our favorite sound tracks while closely analyzing which specific trophies in lists make us say "Nah" when going for Platinums.

Lastly, we get into what we've been playing. Colin returns once again to RE6 in his quest to Platinum all of the mainline RE games, Darryl contributes to this as well with his playthrough of RE Remake HD, and his continued adventures in Yakuza Kiwami. Josh rounds out the cast with a good discussion of his time with Concord so far, as well as a handful of PSVR2 titles! Is Concord doomed to fail? Does it deserve the apathy its been receiving lately? Perhaps not, but where does one find the time to fit in a game like Concord in a market with so many other titles vying for your time?

Thanks so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy! Take care!

Hello one and all, and welcome back to another episode of Trophy Talk! On this fateful August evening, Darryl, Josh, and Colin gather round to discuss new trophy lists on the horizon for all the eager trophy hunters out there. Indeed, although we haven't quite hit the craziness that will be the Fall of 2024 with its major releases nearly ever week, we still have some indie gems, and lesser known titles that are being consistently released for our enjoyment. As it turns out, and as has been the case with some of our other recent episodes, there's something so appealing about these smaller indie titles and the way they organize their trophy lists. The lists for this episode include, Nobody Wants to Die, Flock, and The Mortuary Assistant.

Before all that though, as is customary here on Trophy Talk, we have shout outs to get to (namely for platinum trophies earned in our Discord community), and any affronts to our lovely Cthulhu AKA The Rage God. As it turns out, you all, our community have been incredibly busy with some truly impressive trophy hunts over the past few weeks, so congratulations to all of you out there on your journeys!

We also dive into a few Patreon submitted questions, one of which asks if our fellow two co-hosts could earn what we dub as our hardest platinum trophies earned. This was a great question as it forced us to consider platinum trophies and games that might not be as hard statistically, but that could pose problems for our co-hosts specifically!

But that's not all! What are your stances on salads? Does the planet Venus give Darryl flashbacks to a time of horror and misery? You'll have to listen to find out. Thank you so much, and take care!

Welcome one and all to episode 4 of Surviving the Horror, our monthly video game podcast all about survival horror games! We hope that you've enjoyed the previous episodes, and of course that you enjoy this one.

In 2023 Motive Studio released a remake of one of the most beloved survival horror games of all time, Dead Space. Originally developed by Visceral games, and released in 2008, the original Dead Space is often praised for it's fantastic atmosphere, visceral combat, and intriguing space horror story. Seeing as Colin had only played the original once, and Josh had never played the game beyond its opening chapters, we felt it was only right to sit down and discuss the newest iteration of a genre classic.

Innovating on ideas first introduced in Resident Evil 4, Alien, The Thing, and many other horror games and films, Dead Space tells a tale that mixes body horror and religious fanaticism in a way that very few things before it ever have. The end result is a story that's worth your time, and a game that is unrelenting in its pursuit of making you scared.

Thank you for listening, and take care all!

Hello there everybody!

Welcome back to another episode of Trophy Talk. This time we're joined by Maximum Carnage, from all the way across the great pond. Sitting in the UK, besieged by a police helicopter and 6 pints of beer, Max joins us to give his take on some of the more recent games he's been playing, the origins of the Rage God in our Discord, and his adventures in Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy! Darryl and Josh are also here of course to provide their insight on topics including what our current game of the year is before heading into a busy release schedule in the Fall, hot takes in gaming meant to ruffle some feathers, and weird rituals around the care and maintenance of our homes.

On top of all of that we get into what we've been playing which is fact quite a lot! Max continues his massive journeys through the Tomb Raider Remastered Collection, and FF7 Rebirth. Josh gets his investigative hat on with Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter, Rise of the Ronin, and a return to FF16 for NG+ and the DLC. Darryl makes Colin a very proud man indeed by finally getting to Resident Evil Remake HD, as well as Death's Door. Colin brings up the rear with some quick and fun plats from the PS Classic Collection in Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, and Daxter.

We hope that you enjoy this episode, and thank you so much for listening!

The next episode released on our feed will be Episode 4 of Surviving the Horror which will be releasing in a few days time. Take care and happy gaming!

Well hello there dear listener, and welcome back to another episode of Trophy Talk! In episode 115 we have some more trophy lists to review for your consideration as well as all the normal run of the show including Patreon topics, and shout outs to our fantastic community members and the platinum's they've earned in the past two week period!

The game's this episode run the gambit. First, Josh reviews the list for the upcoming Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, a game that appears to take a refreshing stance on some storied mechanics in Souls games. Strangely the price point for Flintlock is much lower than we would have imagined as well which points to this experience being shorter (which is a good thing). Next up Darryl reviews the first person narrative horror game Still Wakes the Deep, developed by The Chinese Room, a studio in Scotland... who would have guessed! The game looks great though, and being a first person narrative spin on horror, is one that's right up Darryl's alley. Lastly, Colin takes us to the era of the Viking in Volgarr the Viking II, an 80s arcade inspired action side scroller known for its brutal difficulty and demanding mechanics. While this game is short, and seemingly simple, the first Volgarr was one of the hardest games that Colin has ever played.

As noted, this episode of course features some Platinum shout outs from our Discord, appeals to our Rage God, and answers to your Patreon submitted questions. What is our favorite animation in all of gaming? What PS2 classics do we want brought to the PS4 and PS5 next? Do our spouses ever help us earn trophies, or accidentally make us miss a trophy at the last second? Only the play button has the answers. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

Hey there listeners!

Finally, after a month of travel and conflicting schedules all three hosts from the Trophy Talk crew are back together under one roof to talk gaming, and what they have been playing. It's an exciting time indeed as Darryl, Josh, and Colin have all made some pretty significant progress on a number of title across June, even if it felt like a slow month in terms of new releases.

Before we get to the game's we're playing though we touch on the end of the raffle event over in our Discord, as well as answer some Patreon submitted questions. These topics include what songs make us want to dance, what the best flavor of ice cream is, if we've ever almost had our consoles taken away from us as a punishment, and our biggest disappointments in DLC releases.

Has Josh found a new challenge to go for on his profile with the release of more and more classic games to the PS Premium catalog? Is Darryl in fact rooting for the Green team in House of the Dragon Season 2? Is Colin actually going to play Shadow of the Erdtree? Only the play button has the answers. Thank you for listening, and happy gaming!

What happens when a small team with a passion for PS1 survival horror games, takes a chance and creates their own love letter to the genre? Crow Country, that's what. Crow Country, from SFB Games, is one of the most loving and caringly crafted homages to PS1 survival horror that Colin and Josh have ever played. Granted they may not have played many, but the point still stands. This game is marvelous in almost every way, from the atmosphere, to the puzzles and inventory, to the background story at play. Crow Country is certainly a game that any fan of the survival horror genres should play, and one we are incredibly happy to talk about on Surviving the Horror. Thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy!

Well well well, look at what we have here. After the boys were a bit hard on Xbox for some of their most recent business moves and studio closures, Xbox came back and delivered what has to be one of the best showcases in recent history. With the showcase came a litany of great game announcements and trailers, many of which are coming to PS5. Naturally we start off the show by discussing some of these titles that are coming over, and what the showcase means for our feelings and thoughts on Xbox as a whole. Truth be told, it certainly made us more inclined to check out the Xbox ecosystem in the recent weeks as we wait for more PS titles to come out later this Summer.

From there Josh and Colin move on to discuss a topic submitted via Patreon. Just what is the "correct" way to play a video game? Are we as trophy hunters robbing ourselves of intended experiences by using video and text guides? The short answer is, it depends, but we get into much more detail and try to parse out the truth which lies somewhere in the middle.

Finally Josh reviews a PS classic title that recently got trophies added to it in Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, and Colin talk about the shadow drop of a DLC Pack 2 for Astro's Playroom. Is this a brilliant way to market the upcoming Astro Bot title and drive excitement, or is a huge annoyance to the trophy hunting community and those who strive for the full 100%? As always the reality is it's both. Thank you so much listening, and take care!

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another exciting episode of Trophy Talk!

In episode 112, we see Josh and Colin get together to discuss the plethora of games they have been playing across the month of May. Some of these titles are smaller, and more recently discussed, such as Titan Chaser, while others are a bit more of surprising deep cut. Overall though, as you can guess, the boys have been quite busy!

Before getting into all those games though, the team takes some time at the top of the episode to go over all the recent game announcements from the Sony State of Play. As you no doubt guessed from the thumbnail and the title, we were all thrilled at the announcement of Astro Bot, and luckily we don't have long to wait until we play it! What about the other titles though? Did anything else jump out to us from the swathe of new titles? Well, yes and no.

Lastly, Josh and Colin field some Patreon submitted questions, shout of some platinum trophies earned by community members, and invoke Cthulhu / the rage god once again.

Thank you all so much for listening, happy gaming and take care!