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Ed Smith @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

New episode of Bullet Points is out now. Silent Hill: Townfall. I liked it. Astrid and Reid less so. Is it better than F? Is it actually scary? Can everything that once made Silent Hill so great ever truly come back? Listen here: soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Episode 108 - Silent Hill - Townfall

Astrid, Ed, and Reid head into the fog for an episode about Screen Burn's Silent Hill: Townfall. Get more Bullet Points over at bulletpointsmonthly.com and patreon.com/bulletpoints

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

On a new podcast episode, @strida.bsky.social @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social and @reidmccarter.bsky.social talk about Silent Hill: Townfall. Listen here: soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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scream mask shawty @strida.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

chris breault is prob my fav writer on C&ARPGs….. always a delight to publish him

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"They never invite you to a real monster mash in The Blood of Dawnwalker." Chris Breault starts off our October horror issue with an article on The Blood of Dawnwalker. Read it below. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/10/06/l...

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Reid McCarter @reidmccarter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We got into Foxy, from the Foxy Bingo advertisements.

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Reid McCarter @reidmccarter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I reviewed Silent Hill: Townfall at Kotaku and instead of summing up my opinion in a sentence here, I'll point you to the link you can click instead. kotaku.com/silent-hill-...

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Silent Hill: Townfall: The Kotaku Review - Kotaku

Excellent atmosphere and a strong setup are let down by thin character work in the survival horror franchise's latest spin-off

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Kotaku @kotaku.com · 21/09/2026

Silent Hill: Townfall wants its player to consider individual and communal indebtedness within the framework of a cruel world. Simply asking these questions gives Townfall a vibrancy uncommon to big-budget game productions. Th... kotaku.com/silent-hill-townfall-the…

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Silent Hill: Townfall: The Kotaku Review - Kotaku

Excellent atmosphere and a strong setup are let down by thin character work in the survival horror franchise's latest spin-off

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Reid McCarter @reidmccarter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

just enjoyed reading your review as well!

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Silent Hill: Townfall is good — very good, in fact. Especially the sequence in a municipal-style high rise building which plays like a slow-burn, Ballardian take on The Raid. It's a game less of psychosexual terror than psychosocial dread: I was hooked. www.theguardian.com/games/2026/s...

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Silent Hill: Townfall review – shame and suffering on the Scottish coast

Tragedy, and an apocalyptic fog, befall a fishing community. It is up to outsider Simon to offer some kind of closure

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Reid McCarter @reidmccarter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I reviewed Silent Hill: Townfall for Kotaku, and you can read that below!

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Scare-o-lyn Petit @carolynmichelle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Stoked to have a review of Silent Hill: Townfall by @reidmccarter.bsky.social on Kotaku today! kotaku.com/silent-hill-...

…levels deeper than they might imagine. It asks how our sense of self is directed by our jobs, and how (or if we can decouple personal and professional responsibility. It wants its player to consider individual and communal
indebtedness within the framework of a cruel world. Simply asking these questions gives Townfall a vibrancy uncommon to big-budget game productions. The thin answers given to these questions, though, are a letdown in proportion to the promise given by posing them in the first place.

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jessica harvey @jessiscah23.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Roman Sands RE:Build is out. After so many years, you can finally play our labour of love. It's deranged, it goes SO MANY PLACES, it probably shouldn't exist, and I've no idea if you're going to like it or not but that ain't the point. Roman Sands RE:Build. store.steampowered.com/app/2231460/...

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Save 10% on Roman Sands RE:Build on Steam

A service industry adventure with an apocalyptic flavor. A manic genre mashup told across two broken realities. Step through the cracks: find your Exit.

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“Honestly, that game would have been better if we cut a couple of the missions.” Deus Ex designer Harvey Smith is the final guest on this first series of Jewel Cases. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Jewel Cases S01E06 - Harvey Smith

The first season of Jewel Cases comes to a close in an episode with Harvey Smith, Black Pony Interactive founder and a designer whose work includes Deus Ex, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Dishonored, Prey, an

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Gareth DAMIAN MARTIN | Jump Over the Age @jumpovertheage.com · 10/09/2026

It’s newsletter day once again,! This time I’m diving into the visual inspirations for the “ink and grain” aesthetic of Signet City. 📷 Read here: jumpovertheage.substack.com/p/signet-cit...

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SIGNET CITY: Visualizing the City

Drowned in ink and grain.

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Ed Smith @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

And so, the first series of Jewel Cases comes to a close. For the finale, @harvey1966.bsky.social speaks with me about Carrier Command, Ultima Underworld and the differences between 'good friction' and 'bad friction'. The Criterion Closet but games? Here it is: soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Jewel Cases S01E06 - Harvey Smith

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Jewel Cases's first season ends with a conversation between @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social and Harvey Smith ( @harvey1966.bsky.social ), Black Pony Interactive founder and a designer whose work includes Deus Ex, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Dishonored, Prey, and much more. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Reid McCarter @reidmccarter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The first season of our interview show wraps up with an episode featuring Harvey Smith. @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social has done a really great job putting this series together so please give it a listen and a share if it sounds interesting to you.

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“I want to make stuff that has ugliness” Before the weekend, one last bump of the new Jewel Cases episode, interviewing Manon Gevers (Many Nights A Whisper, Virtue and a Sledgehammer). soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Jewel Cases S01E05 - Manon Gevers

On a new episode of Jewel Cases, we're joined by Manon Gevers, one of the artists behind Many Nights A Whisper and the upcoming Virtue and a Sledgehammer. /// Jewel Cases is a new interview series, ho

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“I prefer a game that comes at you with personality. This is ME and you can’t confuse me with anyone else." The latest episode of Jewel Cases, featuring Manon Gevers ( @sunfishhh.selkieharbour.com ) is up now. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Jewel Cases S01E05 - Manon Gevers

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scream mask shawty @strida.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Ever dream this man?

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MAN✿N GEVERS @sunfishhh.selkieharbour.com · 04/09/2026

It was so much fun to chat about some of my most inspiring games! Each one has shaped my journey in video games so digging into them together was such a treat. Thanks for having me on!! p.s. everyone should check out the rest of this series! some really amazing developers and conversations here!!

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Reid McCarter @reidmccarter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We Need to Talk About Mirto: Exhibit B

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Reid McCarter @reidmccarter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We Need to Talk About Mirto: Exhibit A

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

On this week's episode of Jewel Cases, Ed (@edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social) talks with Manon Gevers (@sunfishhh.selkieharbour.com), whose work includes Many Nights A Whisper and the upcoming Virtue and a Sledgehammer. Listen here: soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Karla Bat Zimonja @eternal.observer · 01/09/2026

oh yeah the reason I reposted this is because it is one of the few ways to hear me talk about being excited about (particular) videos games, because usually I am just particular about them

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

“It’s so easy to have things slide into magical realism - and we were like ‘no’.” Gone Home co-creator Karla Zimonja (@coals.northsky.social) talks to us about detective games, realism and the horror of Grim Fandango in a new episode of Jewel Cases. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Karla Bat Zimonja @eternal.observer · 28/08/2026

I talked a lot with Ed, if you want to experience that kind of thing~

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We're an entirely reader and listener supported site. Share our work or subscribe to our Patreon for more podcasts: www.patreon.com/bulletpoints

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

On a new episode of Jewel Cases, which works like a sort of Criterion Closet for games, @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social talks to Karla Zimonja, whose work in games includes BioShock 2 and Minerva's Den, as well as Gone Home, Tacoma, and Wanderstop. Listen here: soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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remy siu | 1000xRESIST @remysiu.com · 21/08/2026

I had so much fun talking to @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social about this a couple of weeks ago!

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Reid McCarter @reidmccarter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Thanks for highlighting these! Sorry about Samson ........

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Ed Smith @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

On a new episode of Jewel Cases, I speak with 1000xResist director Remy Siu (@remysiu.com) about Final Fantasy 8, point-and-click logic and the cosmic terror of Outer Wilds. Listen here! soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Jewel Cases S01E03 - Remy Siu

For the third episode of Jewel Cases, we're featuring Remy Siu, founder and developer at Sunset Visitor, the studio behind 1000XResist and the forthcoming Prove You're Human. /// Jewel Cases is a new

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"I don’t play games to ‘be me.’"

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Reid McCarter @reidmccarter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Eternally grateful to the Patreon members because they keep us operating on the razor thin margin between "Just Enough to Do Stuff" and "Total Insolvency." It's a cool club you can join for not much money right here: www.patreon.com/bulletpoints

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Reid McCarter @reidmccarter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A bump of the big Bullet Points Monthly 10th anniversary post before the weekend. We got the four of us editors and a whole lot of contributors from over the years to write about the state of the shooter, a decade on from our founding. Give it a read: bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/08/19/s...

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Reid McCarter @reidmccarter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

yeah, there is! i'm not sure why this shows up separately, unfortunately, but the feed for the main podcast includes Jewel Cases: feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundc...

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