Digital Cowboys 197: Those We Have Left Behind

Posted By Alex Shaw on Jan 16, 2014 | 0 comments

Episode 197: Originally published April 1st 2011

Guest: Daniel Floyd, animated internet lecturer for Extra Credits, which can be found here. Co-hosted by Tony Atkins whose deep-focus gaming podcast ‘Cane and Rinse’ can be found here.

This episode focuses on death in video games, most significantly the deaths that have stuck with us. After decades of making things die, mowing down enemy soldiers, stabbing guards, crushing Goombas, we take a look at the occasions that really had an impact. There are massive spoilers for each title so I have time-coded them so you can skip over the games you’ve yet to play (although by now if you haven’t yet, this might be reason enough to commit to them).

Final Fantasy VII (02.30)
Silent Hill 2 (15.00)
Metal Gear Solid 3 & 4 (23.50)
BioShock (40.10)
Call of Duty IV: Modern Warfare (52.40)
Gears of War 2 (57.30)
Limbo (1.05.50)
Halo Reach (1.09.35)
Red Dead Redemption (1.17.05)