The Week That Was: 10/18 - 10/22/2021
Added 2021-10-24 18:31:01 +0000 UTCHello, Nextlanders! Y'all like content? Well then you're gonna love this past week, because we put out a whole bunch of content! Good content, even. The best kind of content!
Here's that content:
The Nextlander Scream Team: Alien: Isolation -- Part 02
More Abby in the VR helmet! More terrifying Alien action! And somehow, this wasn't even the only VR horror content this week! More on that in a moment.
Absolutely Alex Mornings: Ghosthunter -- Part 01
Absolutely Alex Mornings: Ghosthunter -- Part 02
I got a wild hair up my ass and decided to replay this old PS2 game I reviewed all the hell back in 2003. Does it completely hold up? Absolutely not. Am I enjoying revisiting this legally distinct Ghostbusting game nonetheless? 100%. I'll be playing more on Monday and Thursday this coming week, so tune in to see more of this doofus cop shooting ghosts with shotguns!
The Amazing Hitmarathon -- Episode 04
Slowly but surely, with a patience that would impress even Agent 47 himself, Brad is beginning to chip away at Vinny's lead. Can he fully close the gap? Tune in to find out!
Weekly Ramblecast 019: Not the Most Ethical Nut
On this week's extremely rambly cast, we discuss a variety of nuts (and legumes), our histories in high school sports, dive weirdly deep into our family genealogies, and scientifically determine Richard Petty to be the best of all NASCAR dudes.
Alex and Vinny Play Life Is Strange: True Colors -- Part 06
This is it, folks. The final episode of our True Colors playthrough. I'll be real with you, though. This story kinda goes off the deep end a couple of different ways, but I'm glad we sat down and played through it anyway. Alex is a great character, and we just wish the story had maybe served her a bit better. Come see how it flies off the rails for yourself!
The Nextlander Podcast 020: The Worst West
On this week's flagship show, Brad and Vinny get deep into Inscryption, Vinny gets into Riftbreaker, I try out The Good Life, and we add some additional thoughts on Metroid Dread. Plus, some discussion on society's need for additional Sam Fisher adventures, the weirdness of Kratos on a PC, and the first look at Rocksteady's Suicide Squad.
Brad Goes VR in Resident Evil 7 -- Part 01
We've talked about it for ages, and now it's finally happening! Brad is donning the VR helmet and going into total isolation in Resident Evil 7 while Vinny and I commentate over his terror! Based on how this first episode went, I think we're gonna have a very good (and terrifying!) time with this one.
For this month's patron Q&A--which is hosted in our Discord via stages, for those who are wondering how to participate--we talk about what kinds of musical instruments we own, what kinds of dishes we know how to make, dig into Vinny's long and storied video game criticism career, and consider what one might be missing out on if one were strictly a PC gamer these days.
Friday Fun Stream: Shadowgate -- Part 02
Abby Russell joins us once again as Brad works his way through Shadowgate, and completes it! I gotta say, only having the vaguest memory of this game and its ilk--Deja Vu is the only one I ever really played much of as a kid--this game still kicks ass! Some bullshit adventure game puzzles, to be sure, but still a really solid design and some great, pitch black humor. Now I wanna play Deja Vu again!
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And that was the week! Thank you as always for your continued support. We greatly appreciate each and every one of you who contributes to the cause, and we hope you are digging everything we're doing so far. Have a great rest of your weekend, and we'll see you on Monday!
--A
