Spooky season is a state of mind
World of Horror and a new cute game with gobs of gore
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Spooky season doesn’t simply vanish when October ends. It lingers. Whether you listen to this episode on Halloween or in the early days of November, chances are the air is crisp, the nights are long, and the grocery story has begun selling apple cider and pumpkin pie.
The video game gods agree that we shouldn’t rush to toss our Jack O’Lanterns in the compost. For Resties, we’ve dug into World of Horror, the Japanese horror game inspired by retro text adventures and the artist Junji Ito. And in a few days, you’ll hear us take a trip into the Pacific Northwest mind-boggle of Alan Wake 2.
Plus, we shine the spotlight on Laika: Aged Through Blood, both the cutest and goriest of the bunch.
Don’t hang the Christmas decorations just yet! There’s still plenty time to get scared!
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Games discussed:
World of Horror, Laika: Aged Through Blood
Movies and TV discussed:
World of Horror Steam codes:
_XAW0-IVM0W-FI4PQ
_37MH-76XI0-27TA6
_P6J6-EHEIE-DZV35
_ZQFE-HNJMY-80LE2
_Q46M-73RRG-LL28Y
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Next on The Besties:
On Friday’s The Besties: Alan Wake 2
Bonus links:
Frushtick recommends this video essay about competitive Super Smash Bros. and Yoshi
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The subversive genius of Far Cry 2, 15 years later
The NYTimes on “Why culture has come to a standstill”
“Why’d I take speed for twenty years?,” from Search Engine
Why is Russ' voice so sexy in this episode?
I was really intrigued with the discussion about World of Horror and was lucky enough to nab one of the codes. Thanks so much!
Re: Teaching thank you: Way back in the cub scouts we were taught how to safely handle and pass pocket knives. The giver hands the closed pocket knife to the receiver, the receiver gets a good grip on the knife and says "thank you" to indicate that they are holding it safely, and only then will the giver let go. My family still does this out of habit when handing things to each other. Asking "What do we say?" is also great advice.