161 - Silent Hill 2 (feat. Aysha U. Farah)Aysha U. Farah (Life is Strange: Double Exposure) and the lads have some restless dreams and see the titular town of Konami’s 2001 horror classic: Silent Hill 2. Topics include the history of Team Silent, the difficulties of tank controls, and how to cope when you’ve found yourself at the bottom of five holes in a hell of your own making.
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Second Star to the Left: Scout-explorer Gwen Hartley has five years to explore and prepare her planet for settlement. With no aid but her robots and the anxious voice of her long-distance scout-minder Bell Summers in her ear, she’s hoping to be ready for anything.
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Media Referenced in Episode:
Silent Hill 2. Konami. 2001.
“The Hidden Math of Silent Hill 2’s Endings” by Punchy
Making of Silent Hill 2 - HQ
The Making of Silent Hill | 25th Anniversary
Creating Silent Hill 2 | How 'Team Silent's Failure Became a Horror Classic | Game Documentary
James Sunderland Dancing
“E3 2001: Silent Hill 2 Interview” by IGN Saff. IGN. May 17th, 2001.
“Interview with Silent Hill 2’s Artist Takayoshi Sato” by IGN Staff. IGN. August 11th, 2001.
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Commercial: “Holes” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring Brian Alford as “James Sunderland” and A.J. Ditty as “Alan/Max/Sam”
# Tank ControlsA control scheme commonly used in survival horror games, where the player moves the character relative to their orientation rather than the camera view, which adds a unique challenge.