Episode #97: Long Haul 1983 Pt. 1
Content warnings: Themes of isolation, dependency, trauma, futility, mental and physical health, violence and harassment toward women, gaslighting, smoking, loneliness and death
Show Notes
This week, Fiona is playing ‘Long Haul 1983’, a solo RPG that tells the story of a dangerous journey through an empty world, written by Sean Patrick Cain.
In ‘Long Haul 1983’, players take on the role of a long-haul truck driver trying to make their way home. Every day, they’ll hit the road, navigating treacherous highways, fleeing from menacing threats, and dealing with the psychological impacts of isolation.
And at the end of each day, they’ll find a payphone, make a call, and leave a message for the most important person in their life. That person never picks up. The player never stops calling.
You can find out more information about ‘Long Haul 1983’ and Sean Patrick Cain’s other games on itch.io.
Timestamps
- Content warning: 00:00:00
- Intro: 00:00:42
- Gameplay overview: 00:01:58
- Oneshot starts/Set-Up: 00:03:05
- Character Creation: 00:05:47
- Day 0 Call: 00:26:09
- Game Mechanics/Day 1: 00:28:42
- Day 1 Call: 00:45:21
- Day 2: 00:48:06
- Day 2 Call: 00:59:27
- Day 3: 01:01:24
- Day 3 Call: 01:10:39
- Day 4: 01:12:37
- Day 4 Call: 01:22:37
- Outro and credits: 01:24:14
Credits
The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat.
The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat.
This episode’s player was Fiona Howat
This episode’s RPG was ‘Long Haul 1983’, a solo RPG that tells the story of a dangerous journey through an empty world, written by Sean Patrick Cain.
The theme music was '8-bit march' by Twin Musicom (twinmusicom.org), licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 License.
The additional music and SFXs in this episode:
- ‘Nomads’ by The Mini Vandals.
- ‘Because For Everything There Is Someone’ by pATCHES.
- ‘Lost Highway’ by Au.Ra.
- ‘Noir Et Blanc Vie’ by AnaCaptainlogue.
- ‘Ringing Phone’ by Mike Koenig.
- ‘Phone Answering Machine Voicemail Message Sound Effect’ by Sound Effects Library.
- ‘Phone Hang Up #2 Sound Effect’ by Sound Effects Library.
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