93: Signalis (with Chris Coplien & Shane Koski)

Signalis, by rose-engine is a game that seems to inspire everybody who plays it to jump at every chance to talk about it (or record nearly 3 hour podcasts about it, in our case). From its undeniable aesthetics calling back to the 32-bit era of Resident Evil and Silent Hill to its dreamlike story about android replikas in a cosmic horror/space sci-fi setting, Signalis leaves an impact. Luckily for me, Chris Coplien and Shane Koski of Retro Hangover were kind enough to join me for a theorycrafting session for the ages. You should check out their podcast (https://linktr.ee/retrohangover) for some fantastic retro gaming episodes, including some of the games that inspired Signalis!
TIMESTAMPS
Intro/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:41
Story Setup 14:49
Visuals/Music 33:32
Gameplay/Combat/Puzzles 48:24
Closing Thoughts/Recommendations 1:17:39
SPOILER WALL 1:28:27
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Signalis, by rose-engine is a game that seems to inspire everybody who plays it to jump at every chance to talk about it (or record nearly 3 hour podcasts about it, in our case). From its undeniable aesthetics calling back to the 32-bit era of Resident Evil and Silent Hill to its dreamlike story about android replikas in a cosmic horror/space sci-fi setting, Signalis leaves an impact. Luckily for me, Chris Coplien and Shane Koski of Retro Hangover were kind enough to join me for a theorycrafting session for the ages. You should check out their podcast for some fantastic retro gaming episodes, including some of the games that inspired Signalis!

TIMESTAMPS

Intro/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:41

Story Setup 14:49

Visuals/Music 33:32

Gameplay/Combat/Puzzles 48:24

Closing Thoughts/Recommendations 1:17:39

SPOILER WALL 1:28:27

Support Tales from the Backlog on Patreon! or buy me a coffee on Ko-fi!

Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server!

Social Media:

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Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://www.instagram.com/jackallencaricatures/ and his other pages

Listen to A Top 3 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and [other podcast platforms](atop3podcast.fireside.fm)!