Errant Signal (Chris Franklin)
YouTube; long-form video essays on game form and meaning.
YouTube; long-form video essays on game form and meaning.
Errant Signal (Chris Franklin) recommends this remake for its successful effort to modernize legacy mechanics.
Errant Signal (Chris Franklin) values this release as the most palatable way to play the original version, even if it remains an awkward compromise.
“It's probably the best you can get in terms of a modern re-release of the original System Shock”
Errant Signal (Chris Franklin) recommends this to understand the origins of the immersive sim genre despite its interface friction.
“The game casts a long Shadow and is worth playing”
Errant Signal (Chris Franklin) identifies this title as the primary creative inspiration for the melee combat mechanics in Corpus Edex.
“Corpus Edex really feels inspired by Dark Messiah of Might and Magic with its emphasis on melee combat where the environment is your primary weapon.”
Errant Signal (Chris Franklin) highlights the creator's insight to validate the game's unique approach to progression.
Errant Signal (Chris Franklin) recommends Insidious.
“it's why I find this scene in Insidious where the mother passes by the ghastly boy in the corner far creepier than when he starts actually haunting her a moment later”
Errant Signal (Chris Franklin) recommends Paranormal Activity.
“stuff moving around for no reason and there's nothing you can do to stop it doors shutting glasses flying across the room pounding in the night that seems to have no real cause stuff freaks me out”
Errant Signal (Chris Franklin) highlights the show as a refreshing departure from franchise tropes, finding the new Star Wars logo tonally dissonant when placed before it.
“it's just people”
Errant Signal (Chris Franklin) values this title as a cultural touchstone that demonstrated the initial potential of short-form video.
“In short order it became something of a cultural touchstone”
Errant Signal (Chris Franklin) recommends The Haunting of Hill House.
“same for the ghosts in the background of The Haunting of Hill housee stuff is legitimately terrifying to me and I think it's because it's unexplainable and even a little bit absurd”
Errant Signal (Chris Franklin) recommends this show for its insightful investigation into Valve's organizational structure.
