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      <title>Halloween Early Access Special! "Adapt to Survive" Adaption Reaction for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil - C&amp;C EP 8</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>This episode was recorded on October 12th, 2026, where patreon supporters got immediate access to the episode. Want to be part of the fun before everyone else? Check us out at https://www.patreon.com/cw/ZeroDotMedia to join Club Zero Dot today!</p><p>In this special Halloween Episode of Chapters &amp; Checkpoints, Crystal and Sam spin off to a sub-series called Adaption Reaction, where they discuss their review of book and video game film adaptations. This episode dives into Resident Evil (2026) by Zach Cregger. Does it hold up as a video game adaptation? Is it a good movie on its own? All that and more in this week's episode. </p><p>SPOILERS start at 17:55! Crys and Sam summarize the ENTIRE MOVIE, beat by beat. be warned. </p>
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        <![CDATA[<p>This episode was recorded on October 12th, 2026, where patreon supporters got immediate access to the episode. Want to be part of the fun before everyone else? Check us out at https://www.patreon.com/cw/ZeroDotMedia to join Club Zero Dot today!</p><p>In this special Halloween Episode of Chapters &amp; Checkpoints, Crystal and Sam spin off to a sub-series called Adaption Reaction, where they discuss their review of book and video game film adaptations. This episode dives into Resident Evil (2026) by Zach Cregger. Does it hold up as a video game adaptation? Is it a good movie on its own? All that and more in this week's episode. </p><p>SPOILERS start at 17:55! Crys and Sam summarize the ENTIRE MOVIE, beat by beat. be warned. </p>
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      <title>EP2 "Time is a Cruel Prince" Cruel Prince vs The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>What happens when a book nerd and a game nerd talk late into the evening about their passions?</p><p>Well, they bang of course.</p><p>But not before they geek out about some books and some games.  This week details Holly Black's The Cruel Prince juxtaposed with Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time! Do they have ANYTHING in common? Only one way to find out. ;)</p>
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        <![CDATA[<p>What happens when a book nerd and a game nerd talk late into the evening about their passions?</p><p>Well, they bang of course.</p><p>But not before they geek out about some books and some games.  This week details Holly Black's The Cruel Prince juxtaposed with Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time! Do they have ANYTHING in common? Only one way to find out. ;)</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:04:58 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>EP1 "Almost a Prejudice Sandwich" - Pride &amp; Prejudice vs Resident Evil</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The first edition of Chapters and Checkpoints hosted by Crystal Kirk. This is a show that does a deep dive into literature and video games, looking to see the commonality in both.</p><p>Crystal's book of discussion is the seminal Pride &amp; Prejudice by Jane Austin, while Sam's (perhaps notoriously) historic game is Shinji Mikami's Resident Evil. What do they have in common? Maybe nothing at all? Maybe more than we could imagine. 0_0.</p>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The first edition of Chapters and Checkpoints hosted by Crystal Kirk. This is a show that does a deep dive into literature and video games, looking to see the commonality in both.</p><p>Crystal's book of discussion is the seminal Pride &amp; Prejudice by Jane Austin, while Sam's (perhaps notoriously) historic game is Shinji Mikami's Resident Evil. What do they have in common? Maybe nothing at all? Maybe more than we could imagine. 0_0.</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:33:58 -0700</pubDate>
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      <itunes:keywords>Pride, Prejudice, Jane Austen, Resident Evil, Shinji Mikami, Capcom</itunes:keywords>
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