Episode 147 is: a discussion of the works of Sam Barlow, focusing on Immortality and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - a consideration of FMV games - a deep dive on very weird game design - a conversation about whether or not turning Mulholland Drive into a sort-of-interactive "game" thing was a brilliant idea or the dumbest thing anyone has ever done

Zero Brightness 147: Into The Barlowverse (Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Immortality)

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

Zero Brightness Ep. 166: Who gets to be Human?

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

Zero Brightness Ep. 167: Merry Goopmas (Parasite Eve)

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

Zero Brightness Ep. 168: The Slow Burn (Lunacid, A Space for the Unbound)

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

Zero Brightness Ep. 169: What the Heck is Kojima up to?

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

Zero Brightness Ep. 170: Grief, Nostalgia and Rock'n'Roll (ft. Lamniformes)

Monica and I made an episode about the new Alone in the Dark game and we are definitely getting cancelled for it.

Zero Brightness Ep. 171: Cucks (Alone in the Dark 2024)

We played Crow Country and wanted to talk about how amazing it is - but then we also wanted to talk about 90s rap, bad remakes, the video game industry, BBLs and how we're the world's pre-eminent Horror Video Game Podcast. We the best music!

Zero Brightness Ep. 172: You Don't Wanna Know What's Under This Apron (Crow Country)

Zero Brightness Ep. 173: Magic, Creativity and You (Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree)

It's supposed to be phrased like a question but. c'mon, we all know these games suck. Justin and Bea join to help me sort through this lamentable group of games. What is a 3D Castlevania game? A miserable pile of secrets!

Zero Brightness Ep. 174: (Are) 3D Castlevania Games Bad (?)

Vincent joins to discuss the highs and lows of Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 Remake - a game that we do not agree on, sort of. We get into the things they've changed as well as the many references to the original - and how it all comes together in this year's biggest AAA horror game. 

Zero Brightness Ep. 175: The one about the Silent Hill 2 Remake

Justin joins to talk about three amazing indie horror games: Shinkansen 0, Mouthwashing and Hollowbody. Happy Halloween, ya filthy animals! 

Zero Brightness Ep. 176: Maybe I am a Depressing Bastard (2024 Halloween Special)

Episode 177 is all about getting back into fighting games, loving the Darkstalkers series, embracing weird hobbies, growing up in the early 00s, playing a lot of different 90s capcom classics and going to the arcade. 

Watch Some Documentaries:

The Lost Arcade: https://tubitv.com/movies/100026747/the-lost-arcade

Insert Coin: https://youtu.be/7zx5GunyUS4?si=XraDqYx3P2UDjCU1

Zero Brightness Ep. 177: The One About the Arcade (Darkstalkers, Street Fighter, Etc.)

This time, we talk about the rise of the Sega Dreamcast. Next time, we talk about its library of Horror Games. 

Zero Brightness Ep. 178: The One About the Dreamcast (pt. 1)

Because America is the Real Survival Horror

Zero Brightness Ep. 179: How to Survive in America

Josh tells a dedicated hater all of the reasons why Returnal is an all-time banger. Hater responds.

Zero Brightness Ep. 181: Why Josh Thinks You Should Play Returnal

Let's talk about the brilliant works of Keiichiro Toyama and how nice it is to see 90s Japanese Auteurs get a second chance at fulfilling their bizarre creative dreams. 

Zero Brightness Ep. 182: You Should Play Slitterhead (and Siren and Gravity Rush)

Justin joins to talk more about Slitterhead but we mostly ended up talking about how the video games industry is cooked, the internet is cooked, America is cooked, etc. 

Zero Brightness Ep. 183: Everything Sucks, But Slitterhead Doesn't

An episode exploring the shortcomings of media analysis, video essays and online activism - and why we should go outside and do real world stuff. 

Zero Brighntess Ep. 184: Media Won't Save Us

Exploring the Horrors of AI through the lens of Ridley Scott's Alien and Blade Runner films. 

Zero Brightness Ep. 185: Ridley Scott Understood AI

A bonus episode from the Patreon. Sign up there for more like this! https://www.patreon.com/zerobrightness

Bonus: Why I Love the Alien Franchise

Some thoughts on Bloober Team's latest - as well as the history and future of survival horror 

Zero Brightness Ep. 186: You Should Play Cronos: The New Dawn

We're back with another Halloween indie game roundup - featuring discussions of "Buckshot Roulette," "Exit 8," "Umigari," "Heartworm," "Children of Clay" and "That Night, Steeped By Blood River"  

Zero Brightness Ep. 187: No More Notes (Halloween 2025)

It's part two of our discussion of the cult classic Deadly Premonition! Hold on to your butts, cuz we got almost two and a half hours of breaking down plots, analyzing themes, sweet musical cues and spoiling all the everything. Listen to part one first, obvs.

EP 17:  Deadly Premonition (Pt. 2)

It's our 50th episode and we're spending this special time tackling Silent Hill 4, the divisive end of the original series run. In classic ZB fashion, we can't agree and end up debating the merits of obtuse progression, enemy gauntlets, weird lore and a main antagonist who basically amounts to incel Freddy Kreuger. You can' t make this shit up. Thanks for sticking with us for 50 episodes!

Ep. 50: Silent Hill 4

We attempt to cover The Last of Us Part II; the sprawling, controversial and eagerly awaited follow-up to Naughty Dog's modern classic. Fittingly, we have an epic-length conversation that covers everything from internet trolls to people being confused by bodybuilders. Somewhere in there, James assigns a numerical score to a video game and Ali pauses the show to freestyle about how much he hates the police. Just another episode, nothing to see here!

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