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Podcast: Retro Spectives
Episode: Episode 71: Pathologic
Description: Back in 2005, a Russian studio called Ice Pick Lodge decided to continue the fine tradition of dark and dreary slavic storytelling with Pathologic, a survival horror game quite like any other. It received critical acclaim in Russia, but was largely unknown in the West, at least until a series of articles on Rock Paper Shotgun shone a spotlight on its existence. It is one of the most divisive games ever made. People praise it, people despise it, and many more seem to love and hate it at the same time. More confusing is the fact that the very...