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This week, Neil and Jay celebrate Metro: Last Light's 10th anniversary by discussing what makes the Metro series a standout from other horror shooters, 4A Games' approach to world-building, and why this is their favorite entry in the series.
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Horror Bytes is going weekly! Expect new episodes of Horror Bytes every Thursday, in which Neil and Jay will discuss bite-sized indie horror titles or will be speaking with developers!
This week, the guys are chatting with the folks over at Duonix Studios about their upcoming game, 10 Dead Doves!
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We might be a week late, but Neil and Jay deserved a week off after 100 consecutive episodes! Safe Returns with April's edition of The Inventory, our review show highlighting both AAA and indie horror delights from a given month!
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To celebrate 100 episodes of Safe Room, Neil and Jay break down their personal top 10 Resident Evil games!
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For this week's episode, Neil and Jay are joined by fellow Bloody FM alum and the host of Knight Light: A Horror Movie Podcast, Prince Jackson, to chat about Layers of Fear, the tortured artist, the true potential of remakes, and just what the heck a horror movie consultant actually is?!
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Another month, another round-up of inventive and intriguing bite-sized slices of indie horror gaming!
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For this month's edition of The Inventory: Safe Room's review show: Neil and Jay chat about Dredge, the Diablo IV beta, Resident Evil 4, and more!
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For this week's episode, Neil and Jay are joined once again by friend of the show and Gamespot Producer, Jake Dekker, to chat all things The Last of Us season 1!
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For this week's episode, Neil and Jay are joined by returning friend of the show, Michael Sandel, to chat about constants and variables, prophets, and Bioshock: Infinite's legacy 10 years later!
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Another month, another round-up of inventive and intriguing bite-sized slices of indie horror gaming!
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Safe Room's monthly review show The Inventory returns! While we cover several new indie horror releases, and Neil dishes the goods on Resident Evil Village VR, the show stopper this month is Atomic Heart which may have more to it than it seems!
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For this week's episode, Neil and Jay chat about the often-overlooked zombie survival horror game, Zombi!
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For the game's ten-year anniversary, Neil and Jay revisit the notorious Aliens: Colonial Marines to see how the game has aged and whether or not it remains deserving of its infamous notoriety.
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While Jay is absent from this week's episode, Neil has recruited the help of Dread XP writer Ian Marvin for February's edition of Horror Bytes: their indie horror segment!
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Safe Room's monthly review show The Inventory returns! While we cover several new indie horror releases, the show stopper this month is Motive Studio's long-awaited remake of Dead Space! And now that it's finally here, Neil and Jay dive into the changes and reworkings to the original game that make the remaje a stompin' good time!
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This week the guys are joined by Playsation Universe's Senior editor and co-host of the Playsation Unchained podcast Garri Bagdasarov to celebrate not one, but TWO Devil May Cry anniversaries: Capcom's BELOVED Devil May Cry 2 turns 20 & Ninja Theories infamous DmC: Devil May Cry reboot turns ten!
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Before the remake is released later this month, the fellas discuss the necro stompin' legacy of the original Dead Space,
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New Year, same love for indie horror! Neil and Jay ring in the New Year with a brand new edition of Horror Bytes, their monthly indie horror show!
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What else is there to say other than what a hell of a year it has been for horror, yeah? In part 2 of their super spooky spectacular GOTY coverage, Jay and Neil divulge their #5-#1 favorite horror games of the year picks and reflect on what was a rewarding but still turbulent year.
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The time has finally come. Few seasons are as feared and revered as end of the year coverage is. Our last few weeks have consisted of late nights and lots of horror games. Playing catch-up on titles we missed or refreshing our memories on past gems of the year isn't all it's cracked up to be, folks. Well, ok, maybe it is.
Anyways, this week serves as Part 1 of our GOTY special, in which Neil and I share our #10-#6 picks as well as give out awards for best of categories.
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As it is officially the end of the year coverage season, where better to begin than with Neil and Jay counting down their personal eight favorite horror byte titles of the year!? Be sure to tune in to see which bite-sized indie horror titles caught their eye, and be sure to check our itchio page for all of the indie horror games we covered this year for horror bytes!
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Welcome to the first edition of The Inventory, Safe Room's review round-up show where every month we review recently released AAA and indie horror games. This month we're chatting about:
The Devil in Me
Somerville
Darktide
Save Room
Dying Light 2 Bloody Ties
Vampire Survivors
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This week, Jay and Neil are joined by Dread XP writer Ian Marvin, who reached out wanting to chat about the other side of the horror adaptation coin: That being horror games adapted from film. We discuss not only what separates a quality adaptation from a marketing cash-in, share personal adaptation favorites, and pitch a few horror films we’d love to see adapted into a game!
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Time to check off another bucket list game for the podcast! Neil and I finally found an excuse to talk about one of our favorite survival horror sequels, the Resident Evil 2 remake, and recruited Rob Coakley from Hometown Ghost Stories to help us break down why Resi 2 serves as the blueprint for video game remakes.
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As it's the beginning of the month, it is our monthly tribute, Horror Bytes, in which we highlight bite-sized indie horror games! And for November, we are joined by friend of the show Chris White, who brings Neil and Jay four titles that scared, shocked, and satiated their horror appetites.....for now.
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Welcome to the first edition of The Inventory, Safe Room's review round-up show where every month we review recently released AAA and indie horror games. This month we're chatting about:
A Plague Tale Requiem
Withering Rooms
Prodeus
Ghostbusters:Spirits Unleashed
Saturnalia
Signalis
Scorn
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For this week's episode, Neil and Jay chat about the recently confirmed Silent Hill 2 remake, as well as, the recently announced Silent Hill spinoff games and feature film that are seemingly on the way!
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The time has FINALLY come for us to talk about the many horrors of the XCOM franchise. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Neil and Jay are once again joined by friend of the show Aaron Boehm, to discuss what makes XCOM strategy royalty, the anecdotal nature of play, and just how in the hell someone can miss a shot at point blank range....Seriously, what the heck is that about?
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For this week's irradiated chat, Neil and Jay celebrate the Fallout franchise's 25th anniversary by chatting about series strengths and personal favorite entries!
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Happy spooky season everyone! Kicking off the month of October with a new edition of Horror Bytes, the indie horror segment in which Neil and Jay each highlight several bite-sized indie titles. But, in a break from tradition, the fellas are happy to announce their first HB guest, Hurc aka @HorrorVisuals, who joins the show with his own indie picks to chat about this month!
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A surprise mini-episode in which Jay interviews award-winning composer Nainita Desai on her experience composing for Sam Barlow and Half-Mermaid's new game Immortality!
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The Last of Us is undeniably one of the most cinematic games of the last decade, blending stealth action gameplay with the emotionally fraught journey of personable characters in a heartbreaking fashion. And it has already received a remake less than a decade after the original AND a remaster release, which begs the question: Is this necessary?
Joining Neil and Jay this week to answer this question and shine a light on the merits of The Last of Us Part I is Gamespot producer Jake Dekker!
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This week the guys kick off spooky season with the latest from Jordan King and Torture Star's Night at the Gates of Hell! Come for the discussion on lo-fi poly survival horror, stay for us gushing over the game's love letter approach to Fulci and Italian horror vibes (also Stan's back....Real ones know).
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Horror Bytes lives! This month Neil and Jay each highlight four demos found within the expansive Haunted PS1 Demo-Disc: Spectral Mall!
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For this week's episode, Neil and Jay are rolling up their sleeves with The Gamer.com's features editor and returning friend of the show Andrew King in an attempt to crack the ambitious mystery of Immortality!
Andrew’s Immortality Review and article detailing the issues he found with the match cut system.
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This week Neil and Jay chat about the melancholic cave exploration of Scanner Sombre, the terrifying Scanner Sombre homage LIDAR.EXE, and round out the show chatting about recent Gamescom announcements!
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This week Neil and Jay are joined by the editor-in-chief of Cultured Vultures Jimmy Donnellan to chat about the psychological horror of The Evil Within 2!
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Would you kindly tune in for this week's episode, in which Neil and Jay are joined by writer Michael Pementel to unpack why 15 years later Bioshock remains a remarkable piece of dystopian world building.
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For this week's episode, Neil and Jay are once again joined by game designer and Bloody Disgusting contributor Aaron Boehm to chat about the methodical monster hunting of Hunt: Showdown.
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Horror Bytes returns! Neil and Jay kick off the month chatting about recently released bite-sized horror titles that can generally be completed in less than an hour!
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This week Neil and Jay rejoin to chat about the latest live-action attempt at adapting Resident Evil, that being Netflix's Resident Evil series. With the show's new characters and ping-ponging between past and present timelines, does the series meaningfully capitalize on this beloved survival horror franchise?
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This week sees yet another edition of Chopping Block, the segment in which one of us picks spooky HW for the other in an attempt to tackle our collectively growing back catalog! And for this edition, Neil has selected Puppet Combo's homage to classic survival horror games and Italian splatter gore cinema with The Glass Staircase!
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This week sees the return of our Chopping Block segment, in which one of us picks spooky HW for the other in an attempt to tackle our collectively growing back catalog! And for this edition, Neil has picked the cinematic and surreal mystery game Virginia from developer Variable State, and we discuss how this horror adjacent title bolsters its personable narrative.
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Gather round, because it's the return of everyone's favorite indie horror segment Horror Bytes, in which Neil and Jay each pick four bite-sized indie horror experiences to chat about. This month’s picks range from a space farming simulator, hunting fleshy mimics with a sledgehammer, an otherworldly high school reunion, and a monochrome homage to Alien. The beauty of Horror Bytes is there’s something for everyone, no matter their horror preferences! And as always, be sure to support the developers through their itchio, Steam, or Patreon pages.
Neil's Picks
Jay's Picks
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In keeping with tradition, Neil and Jay celebrate the halfway point of the year by each picking the five horror games they have enjoyed the most so far in 2022! Some picks are unmissable AAA juggernauts, and some you couldn't be blamed for missing, yet they still deliver memorable horrors well worth your time!
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Continuing with last week's Not E3 episode focusing on the bright, and terrifying, future for horror gaming, Neil and Jay chat about their hands-on time with demos from Tribeca Film Festival and Steam's Next Fest. From the victorian survival horror of Gloomwood to the kick frenzy of Anger Foot to the FMV investigation of Sam Barlow's Immortality, there are plenty of horrors on the horizon to be excited about!
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Just because E3 might not be happening this year doesn't mean there haven't been a number of showcases championing indie and AAA horror games that Neil and Jay aren't itching to flap their gums about. So that's what we're going to do. So enjoy the first (potentially annual/potentially last) Safe Room Not E3 Extravaganza.
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For this month's edition of Horror Bytes - the bite-sized indie horror games show- Neil and Jay explore a new crop of creative horror excursions that run the gamut of found footage cave diving, Victorian dark fantasy, scissor wielding serial killers, and much more!
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For this week's episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay are joined by writer Brandon Trush to pick his brain about asymmetrical horror games and whether or not Saber Interactives Evil Dead: The Game pushes the genre in a meaningful way!
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For this week's episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay are joined by writer Greg Mucci (@ReelBrew) to chat about the Doom franchise and how Doom 2016 is reflective of both the franchise's past while evolving for the future.
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For this week's episode, Neil and Jay are joined by Bloody Disgusting's Mike Wilson to chat about the Wolfenstein franchise's long love affair with horror.
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For this month's edition of Chopping Block, Neil and Jay chat about the historical horror of Red Candle Games' 2D side-scroller Detention.
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For this month's edition of Horror Bytes, Neil and Jay have another bevy of bite-sized horror offerings that make the most of their short run times.
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For this week's Safe Room, the boys dive into the first (of many) emotionally charged episode of Telltale's The Walking Dead: "A New Day."
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For this week's episode, Neil and Jay dive into the weirdness of the west with Wolfeye Studios Weird West! Is there more to this western action RPG hybrid or is it just weird?
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For this week's episode, Neil and Jay highlight another promising crop of bite-sized indie horror games for their monthly Horror Bytes segment.
Jay’s Picks
ROJO: A Spanish Horror Experience
Neil’s Picks
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For this week's episode, Neil and Jay celebrate the 10 year anniversary of horror indie darling Lone Survivor. Examining the game's blending of a surreal Lynchian atmosphere with surprisingly deep survival horror mechanics makes for a memorable title a decade later.
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This week, Neil and Jay celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Resident Evil (2002) remake, as well as the importance of remakes and preservation in games.
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For this week's episode, Neil and Jay debut a new episode format titled, The Chopping Block, in which Neil assigns Jay some spooky HW to help combat his ever-growing back catalog.
And for the format's inception, Neil has picked SPOOKWARE, a spooky twist on Warioware formula.
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For this week's episode, Neil and Jay highlight another promising crop of bite-sized indie horror games for their monthly Horror Bytes segment.
Neil’s picks:
FeedVid: itch.io
Truth or Dare: itch.io
The Parallel Universe: itch.io
Father: The Truth: itch.io
Jay’s Picks:
Wayward Harbor: itch.io | Steam
Dinner with an Owl: itch.io | Steam
Maple County: itch.io
Lure: itch.io
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For this week's episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay are joined by Newsweeks Harrison Abbott (@HarrisonAbbot13) to chat about the bleak brutality of The Last of Us Part II.
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This week, Neil and Jay dive into arguably the most hardcore undead survival game out there, Project Zomboid, which takes the undead immersive sim to the next level.
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For this week's episode of Safe Room, Andrew King (@funnelchest94) is filling in for an absent Jay, to unpack the parkour zombie nightmare Dying Light 2.
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For this week's episode, Neil and Jay highlight another promising crop of bite-sized indie horror games for their monthly Horror Bytes segment.
Neil's picks: Invictus, Mate, Mote, and Night Mirror.
Jay's picks: Spiders Everywhere, Fears to Fathom: Home Alone, Descent, and You Will (Not) Remain.
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For this week's episode, Neil and Jay chat about the homage survival horror of Tormented Souls.
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For this week's episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay are joined by Rue Morgue's video game editor Evan Millar (@evanjmillar) to discuss the bizarre immersive sim Cruelty Squad.
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Neil and Jay debut a new Safe Room segment: Horror Bytes, in which they highlight a handful of bite-sized indie horror games!
Neil's Picks: 3 Minutes & Experiment: Groceries
Jay's Picks: Tornuktu & Security Booth
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Neil and Jay ring in the New Year chatting about their most anticipated horror games of 2022!
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For this week's episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay discuss their favorite horror games of the year for the last episode of 2021.
Be on the lookout for the show's return on 1-10-22!
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For this week's episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay are joined by Bloody Disgusting.com and Fangoria Magazine contributor Reyna Cervantes (@Jfcdoomblade) to chat about Until Dawn.
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For this week's episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay are joined by freelance writer Andrew King (@funnelchest94) to discuss the merits, or lack thereof, of combat-less horror games.
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For this week's episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay are discussing the crime scene pipe bashing terror of Condemned: Criminal Origins.
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For this week's episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay are joined by returning friend of the show and game designer Aaron Boehm (@Baron_Aim) to chat about the emergent horrors of Prey (2017).
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For this week's episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay are joined by author and podcaster Daryl Baxter (@darylbaxter) to chat about Tomb Raider's long-standing horror influences.
Daryl has also just published a book on the making of the first two Tomb Raider games: The Making of Tomb Raider, which can be found here.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay chat about the voyeuristic brutality of Rockstar Games' notorious stealth action game Manhunt.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay are joined by Rue Morgue Magazine's video game editor Evan Millar (@evanjmillar) to chat about the lo-fi horror of Murder House.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay discuss the games that introduced them to horror, as well as highlighting games that serve as strong introductions to the genre.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay discuss Turtle Rock Studio's spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead, Back 4 Blood, and whether or not the game succeeds at crafting its own legacy.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay are chatting with Bloody Disgusting contributor and Newsweek's gaming reporter Harrison Abbott (@HarrisonAbbot13) about the Alan Wake remaster and how the game has held up 11 years later.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay are joined by Bloody Disgusting's own Mike Wilson, to chat Castlevania anniversaries and the series place in gaming history. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @SafeRoomPod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay are joined by concept artist and returning friend of the show Matt Jordan (@mattpainte) to discuss Silent Hill 2's legacy twenty years after its release. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay chat about the recent Quake remaster and their hopes for the series future. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay are joined by writer and podcaster Daryl Baxter (@darylbaxter) to discuss the horror found within MGS 2.
In addition to hosting the PAL KEYS podcast, Daryl’s new book, The Making of Tomb Raider is releasing on 10/25!
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay discuss Cold Iron Studios' Aliens Fireteam Elite. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay are joined by concept artist and friend of the show Matt Jordan (@mattpainte) to discuss Devil May Cry and its impact on the horror-action genre. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay discuss the Back 4 Blood beta and the varying success it has in evolving on the Left 4 Dead identity. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Jay and Neil are joined by PR veteran and Dead Rising super fan Chris White, to celebrating the original Dead Rising's 15th Anniversary, and to revel in their mutual love for the series. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Jay returns to chat with Neil about the recent port of Zombies Ate My Neighbors & Ghoul Patrol. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil is on his own to discuss six of his favorite games of the year, so far. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay discuss the latest psychological horror title from developer Bloober Team, The Medium. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay are joined by game designer and Bloody Disgusting.com Contributor Aaron Boehm (@Baron_Aim) to discuss the gothic horror of Bloodborne. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay discuss the seemingly simple, yet deceptively rich world of Playdead Studios Inside. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay chat about the preservation of games and Jay's experience with his newly acquired Series S. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay have a brief chat about the games that stood out to them at this year's E3 convention. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay discuss their deep-rooted enjoyment of survival mechanics and why the genre is a perfect fit within the realm of horror. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay are joined by their first guest Micheal Sandal (@HauntedDriveIn), the host of The Good, The Bad, and the Spooky horror movie podcast, to discuss the differences, and strengths of first and third-person perspective in horror. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay discuss the artistic madness and haunting narrative exploration of Layers of Fear 2. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay tackle the behemoth horror release of Resident Evil: Village. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay keep the conversation focused on stealth horror with a look at A Plague Tale: Innocence. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay celebrate ALIEN day by chatting about one of the best survival horror games ever made, Alien: Isolation. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay use the release of Mortal Kombat as a jumping-off point to chat about video game adaptations in film. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay discuss one of 2020s most unsung horror titles, Amnesia: Rebirth. For updates on the show, please follow us on Twitter @saferoompod.
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For the first episode of Safe Room, Neil and Jay celebrate the Resident Evil franchise's 25th anniversary by discussing what makes this survival horror staple stick with them all these years later.
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