Tales from the Backlog 42: Spec Ops: The Line

Article  |  September 7th, 2022
By Dave Jackson
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Dave is joined by Chris Coplien from Retro Hangover to discuss Spec Ops: The Line.

Tales from the Backlog 40: Outer Wilds

Article  |  August 24th, 2022
By Dave Jackson
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In episode 40 of Tales from the Backlog, Dave is joined by Keith Gasper of The Main Quest podcast to discuss Mobius Digital's 2019 open-world space exploration sim, Outer Wilds.

Tales from the Backlog 39: Deathloop

Article  |  August 17th, 2022
By Dave Jackson
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In episode 39 of Tales from the Backlog, Dave is joined by Morgan Remington from Intergalactic Pinecone to discuss Deathloop.

Tales from the Backlog 38: Vampire Survivors

Article  |  August 10th, 2022
By Dave Jackson
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In episode 38 of Tales from the Backlog, Dave is joined by Chris Rettig to talk about the roguelike that came out of nowhere to take the gaming world by storm, Vampire Survivors.

Tales from the Backlog 37: Mega Man X

Article  |  August 3rd, 2022
By Dave Jackson
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In episode 37 of Tales from the Backlog, Dave is joined by returning guest Chris Nelson to try to retroactively access other peoples' nostalgia for Capcom's 1993 classic, Mega Man X.

Break from the Backlog: Elden Ring Bosses Tier List

Article  |  July 27th, 2022
By Dave Jackson
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In this Break from the Backlog episode of Tales from the Backlog, Dave is joined again by Jim Rodeman to tier-rank the bosses in Elden Ring.

Break from the Backlog: Elden Ring for the FromSoftware Newbie

Article  |  July 20th, 2022
By Dave Jackson
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In this Break from the Backlog episode, Dave is joined by Aaron Angle and Ryan Arrington to answer one simple question- why is Elden Ring FromSoftware's most approachable game yet?

Break from the Backlog: FromSoftware and the Open World

Article  |  July 13th, 2022
By Dave Jackson
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In this Break from the Backlog episode, Dave is joined by the Friendly Neighborhood Gamers (Andrew Kimball and Dylan Wren) to discuss open worlds and FromSoftware's open world design choices in Elden Ring.

Tales from the Backlog 36: Elden Ring

Article  |  July 6th, 2022
By Dave Jackson
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In episode 36 of Tales from the Backlog, Dave is joined by Ryan Juengling from the List Off! podcast to discuss FromSoftware's long-awaited open world epic, Elden Ring.

Tales from the Backlog 35: Half-Life 2

Article  |  June 29th, 2022
By Dave Jackson
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In episode 35 of Tales from the Backlog, Dave is joined by Jay Davis from Super Bracket Bros to discuss Valve's foundational first-person shooter, Half-Life 2.