S5 E193 Zombie Fest: They Were Once Here (Aug 2025)

And Now For Something Completely Machinima

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This week's pick is the complete contrast to the Happy Wheels gag-fest, Ep 191: the film is called They Were Once Here by Werlias and it has everything you would expect from a Project Zomboid machinima, plus some things you wouldn't. Its a dark and sad tale, beautifully told, and delivers a real emotional punch. It makes excellent use of Zach Beever's classic composition for the game, and harnesses a bunch of mods to achieve the outcome. Catch our review and reflections on this one. For those of you into zombie fests, we're sure you'll enjoy it.

1:00 Intro to film

11:11 Background to film, early zombie stories

17:57 Emotional responses to the film, the role of music

20:00 What’s happened to Werlias?

22:03 Alternative perspectives on the narrative

25:25 How would Machinima [Inc] have reacted to this? Tragic tales

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Speakers: Ricky Grove, Phil Rice, Damien Valentine, Tracy Harwood
Producer/Editor: Phil Rice
Music: Phil Rice and SunoAI

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