Pixel Lit

In this episode Kevin and Phil cover Episodes 7, 8, and 9 of Death Stranding Vol. 2. We totally would have read this sooner had we known how quickly Vol. 2 picks up after Vol. 1. Our bad! They are basically one book divided evently between the two.

Games mentioned in Whaddya Playing:

1. Crabmeat — Steam [https://store.steampowered.com/app/3671850/Crabmeat/]
2. Resident Evil Requiem — Steam [https://store.steampowered.com/app/3764200/Resident_Evil_Requiem/]
3. Graveyard Keeper — Steam [https://store.steampowered.com/app/599140/Graveyard_Keeper/]
4. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (with new DLC) — Steam [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2186680/Warhammer_40000_Rogue_Trader/]
5. Death Stranding (discussed as background/source material, not currently playing) — Steam [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1850570/DEATH_STRANDING_DIRECTORS_CUT/]

Other media mentioned during the episode:

1. Metal Gear (Kojima's other series)
2. Neon Genesis Evangelion
3. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
4. The Wizard of Oz
5. Jason and the Argonauts
6. Ray Harryhausen
7. Army of Darkness — mentioned alongside the skeleton battle comparison
8. Flatliners
9. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ("So Long and Thanks for All the Fish")
10. Junji Ito's manga
11. Warhammer 40,000
12. Persona 5
13. Little Nightmares
14. Stardew Valley

Show Notes

In this episode Kevin and Phil cover Episodes 7, 8, and 9 of Death Stranding Vol. 2. We totally would have read this sooner had we known how quickly Vol. 2 picks up after Vol. 1. Our bad! They are basically one book divided evently between the two.

Games mentioned in Whaddya Playing:

  1. Crabmeat — Steam
  2. Resident Evil Requiem — Steam
  3. Graveyard Keeper — Steam
  4. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (with new DLC) — Steam
  5. Death Stranding (discussed as background/source material, not currently playing) — Steam

Other media mentioned during the episode:

  1. Metal Gear (Kojima's other series)
  2. Neon Genesis Evangelion
  3. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
  4. The Wizard of Oz
  5. Jason and the Argonauts
  6. Ray Harryhausen
  7. Army of Darkness — mentioned alongside the skeleton battle comparison
  8. Flatliners
  9. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ("So Long and Thanks for All the Fish")
  10. Junji Ito's manga
  11. Warhammer 40,000
  12. Persona 5
  13. Little Nightmares
  14. Stardew Valley

What is Pixel Lit?

The Pixel Lit Podcast is the top podcast in the world for video game novelizations. Every episode, we read, recap, and discuss works of fiction based on and in the worlds of your favorite video games. And don’t worry: we take it very, very seriously. Join hosts Kevin and Phil as they talk about novelizations and adaptations of games like Halo, Five Nights at Freddie’s, Dead Space, Ninja Gaiden, and many more–all while keeping their attention firmly on the topic and hand, and never ever getting off topic.