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‘Scanner Sombre’, ‘LIDAR.EXE’ & Horror Roundup From Gamescom 2022 [Safe Room Podcast]
Before diving into this week’s discussion, be sure to check out last week’s discussion on The Evil Within 2!
Homages can be a tricky thing. Drawing direct inspiration from a predecessor while forging one’s identity from that inspiration is a tricky balance. And time and time again, we’ve seen homages that use that inspiration as a crutch rather than implementing their unique creativity.
KenForest avoids this common pitfall with LIDAR.EXE in his horrifying homage to 2017’s Scanner Sombre from developer Introversion Software. Building upon the lidar environmental mapping mechanic of the latter, while placing a more significant emphasis on horror, allows LIDAR.EXE to stand on its merit.
So join us this week as we further unpack more of LIDAR.EXE, do a deep dive on Scanner Sombre, and even make some time to chat about Gamescom 2022 announcements!
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Coming Soon & Now Showing is a monthly series on Halloweenies that catches up on the latest horror headlines and round robins capsule reviews of new and old horrors.
This month, Michael Roffman and Justin Gerber discuss the blockbuster weekend involving Backrooms and Obsession. They also brush on some franchise news and dust off oldies for the first time: 1987’s Dead of Winter and 1977’s False Face.
Stream the episode below. Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and RSS. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, The Evil Dead, Chucky, Alien, and the Universal Monsters.This year? Hellraiser!
You can also become a member of their Patreon, The Rewind, for hilariously irreverent commentaries (e.g. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Re-Animator, Darkman), one-off deep dives on your favorite rentals (e.g. Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Manhunter, ), and even spinoffs like their recent run Fortune & Glory: An Indiana Jones Podcast.