Zero Brightness - A Podcast About Horror Video Games

Ian (from the band/podcast/substack, etc. Lamniformes) stops by to talk about their fantastic new album - a very nu-metal influenced experimental rock record - as well as some favorite topics on this show, including using Dark Souls to process loss and the recent surge in Y2K nostalgia.

Ian's new record: https://linktr.ee/Lamniformes

The Dark Souls Article: https://lamniformes.substack.com/p/my-time-in-lordran?utm_source=%2Fsearch%2Fdark%2520souls&utm_medium=reader2

Josh stops by to talk about all the recent Kojima-related news and speculate on Death Stranding 2, OD and more. We also sideline into all sort of trifling BS - as Hideo would want it.

Check out Josh's music:

https://seracmpls.bandcamp.com/album/the-ledger

https://cachempls.bandcamp.com/album/cache

Some thoughts on slowing down, changing your brain, playing dungeon crawlers and petting every cat that you see.

A bonus ep from the patreon while you wait for the main show to return. Subscribe over there for more stuff like this!

Episode 167 is: a conversation with Justin about Parasite Eve - an appreciation of that game's weirdly awesome mechanics, insanely good music and unexpected Christmas spirit - an exploration of why Jingle All the Way is the best xmas movie by far - some thoughts on goop

Episode 166 is: about Palestine - about sci-fi - about humanism - about empathy - about people

Episode 165 is: a slightly unhinged chat with Josh about Hollow Knight and game design in modern metroidvanias - a list of my favorite internet videos - another list of the weirdest places I've ever slept - kind of a weird one

Episode 164 is: some thoughts on Alan Wake 2 after playing about half of the game

Episode 163 is: a discussion with Justin about a bunch of indie games - a list of stuff for you to check out this Halloween - some thoughts on How Fish is Made, Maple County, Parasocial, Stop Burying Me Alive Beautiful, Other Side and C.H.A.I.N.G.E.D.

Episode 162 is: an exploration of the original Resident Evil 3 and the approach Capcom took when remaking one of the more unique entries in the RE series