Three LP recommendations
Oct. 3rd, 2012 08:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
indigozealArthur Wolfe did a run of Ib! (Gratuitous bragging: I was the one who suggested the game.) Wolfe runs a regular stream that surveys by theme interesting, noteworthy, or just plain odd titles, usually with the company of two or three guest commentators invited from the audience. The runs are never definitive but have a unique party atmosphere - and, hey, where else can you catch the latest cable-car simulator action. If you haven't played Ib, it's still best experienced firsthand, but watching the reactions of Wolfe and his guests to the proceedings is a solid after-the-game wind-down.
I'm not a fan of Stephen King, but his stories have inspired at least a few odd game projects. After that text adventure of "The Mist" comes The Dark Half, a Sierra-style adventure game with large, somewhat ambitious graphics but...questionable puzzles. The conclusion of this video is one for the ages. (Er, as with anything King, though, watch out for gore roundabouts the conclusion. Don't watch the "Later, Hoss!" video.)
Keith and Kyle, the cousins who LPed the definitive Silent Hill experience, have moved on to Silent Hill 2. It's a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants blind LP with just the right amount of talking; the rapport between the two is top-notch, and they come off as the most erudite and well-rounded of bros.
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I'm not a fan of Stephen King, but his stories have inspired at least a few odd game projects. After that text adventure of "The Mist" comes The Dark Half, a Sierra-style adventure game with large, somewhat ambitious graphics but...questionable puzzles. The conclusion of this video is one for the ages. (Er, as with anything King, though, watch out for gore roundabouts the conclusion. Don't watch the "Later, Hoss!" video.)
Keith and Kyle, the cousins who LPed the definitive Silent Hill experience, have moved on to Silent Hill 2. It's a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants blind LP with just the right amount of talking; the rapport between the two is top-notch, and they come off as the most erudite and well-rounded of bros.
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