Nate and Ryan are joined by returning guest Brock to discuss SILENT HILL 2, Konami's 2001 horror masterpiece and one of the true greats of the medium. Nate and Ryan both have scares while playing the game, Brock laments the poor quality of the game's HD remaster, and everybody agrees that protagonist James Sunderland has a terrible time. Nate does a frankly terrible Ed Wynn impression, Brock does a passable John Mulaney, and Ryan puts on a pizza box and pretends to be Pyramid Head. 

Nate, Sebastian, and Jordan gather to discuss ICO, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan's 2001 exercise in gorgeous environments and narrative minimalism. We discuss abandoned castles, escort missions, and bloom lighting. Sebastian lauds the game for expanding the emotional palette of videogames beyond "fun," Jordan appreciates how intuitive the puzzles are, and Nate wishes the game had flashbacks so we could see "Baby Yorda," a joke that Jordan doesn't properly appreciate.