About the show
A video games podcast where Dave Jackson and guests break down and discuss the games they play. Each episode looks at one game in depth, focusing on mechanics, story, music and other aspects, with no spoilers until a clearly marked spoiler wall in the middle.
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Episodes and Blog Entries
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83: Redfall (with Nick & Will - Friday Night Gamecast)
Episode | August 2nd, 2023 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 25 mins
arkane studios, game review
Dave is joined by Nick & Will from Friday Night Gamecast to discuss Arkane Studios Austin's 2023 co-op vampire shooter, Redfall.
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82: Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal (with Bryan Skursha - Pixelated Playgrounds)
Episode | July 26th, 2023 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 42 mins
baldur's gate, bioware, crpg, game review
Dave is joined by Bryan Skursha of Pixelated Playgrounds to discuss BioWare's Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn and its expansion, Throne of Bhaal.
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What Makes a Good Remake? (with Dylan & Dave - Offshore Gamecast)
Episode | July 19th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 35 mins
break from the backlog, remakes, roundtable
Dave is joined by Dave & Dylan from Offshore Gamescast to discuss video game remakes: when they are wanted, why some succeed and what we'd like to see in the future.
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81: Final Fantasy VI (with Aaron Angle - A Top 3 Podcast)
Episode | July 12th, 2023 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 22 mins
final fantasy, game review, jrpg, retro games, snes, square enix
Dave is joined by one of his co-hosts on A Top 3 Podcast, Aaron Angle, to discuss Square's landmark ensemble JRPG, Final Fantasy VI.
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80: Ico (with Josh Covel - Still Loading)
Episode | July 5th, 2023 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 6 mins
game review, ps2, retro games, sony, team ico
Dave is joined by Josh Covel from Still Loading podcast to discuss Japan Studio and Team Ico's influential 2001 release....Ico!
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79: Baldur's Gate (with Phil Morgan - Deleted Saves)
Episode | June 28th, 2023 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 9 mins
baldur's gate, bioware, crpg, game review
Dave is joined by Phil Morgan from Deleted Saves to discuss Baldur's Gate, BioWare's first entry into the influential role-playing series.
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78: The Last of Us Part II (with Flora Merigold - Epilogue Gaming, Left Behind Game Club)
Episode | June 21st, 2023 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 50 mins
game review, naughty dog, ps4, the last of us
Dave is joined by Flora Merigold from Epilogue Gaming and Left Behind Game Club to discuss Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part II.
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77: Hi-Fi RUSH (with Kevin Ainsworth - Save the Game Media)
Episode | June 14th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 13 mins
action games, game review, tango gameworks
Dave is joined by Kevin Ainsworth from Save the Game Media to discuss Tango Gameworks' 2023 surprise action-rhythm hit, Hi-Fi RUSH.
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76: Resident Evil 4 Remake (with Jala Prendes - Jala-chan's Place, The Level and Adam Bucceri - Enter the Survival Horror, Half Tone Takes)
Episode | June 7th, 2023 | Season 1 | 3 hrs 20 mins
3rd person shooters, capcom, game review, resident evil, resident evil 4
Dave is joined by Jala Prendes (Jala-chan's Place, The Level) and Adam Bucceri (Enter the Survival Horror, Half Tone Takes) to discuss Capcom's 2023 remake of Resident Evil 4.
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Introducing...Tales from the WAY Backlog! + Super Mario World
Episode | June 3rd, 2023 | Season 1 | 28 mins 34 secs
game review, mario, way backlog
The beginning of a new series, Tales from the WAY Backlog, where I will be diving into retro games for patrons of the show!
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75: Dredge (with Jill Grodt - The Indie Informer)
Episode | May 31st, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 39 mins
black salt games, game review, horror games, indie games, team17
Dave is joined by longtime sea captain and writer for The Indie Informer, Jill Grodt, to discuss Dredge, by Black Salt Games.
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74: Like a Dragon: Ishin! (with Nave - Gaming Together)
Episode | May 24th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 55 mins
game review, rpg, yakuza
Dave is joined by Nave from Gaming Together: A Cooperative Podcast to discuss Ryu Ga Gotoku's Like a Dragon: Ishin!, the game that takes the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series into historical Japan.
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Why We Love the Yakuza/Like a Dragon Series (with Matt aka Stormageddon)- Producer's Choice
Episode | May 21st, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 46 mins
producer's choice, yakuza
Dave is joined by Matt aka Stormageddon for another Producer's Choice episode, focusing on why we love the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series.
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Do Video Games Need to Be Fun? (with Brad Gallaway - So...Videogames!, and Ryan Batie - Lightning Strikes Thrice)
Episode | May 17th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 48 mins
break from the backlog, roundtable
Dave is joined by Brad Gallaway (Gamecritics.com, So...Videogames! podcast) and Ryan Batie (Lightning Strikes Thrice podcast) to discuss whether video games need to be fun, and if "negative" experiences have value.
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73: Pentiment (with TroytlePower - The Power Play-Throughs Podcast)
Episode | May 10th, 2023 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 10 mins
game review, obsidian entertainment, pentiment
Dave is joined by TroytlePower of TroytlePower Presents: The Power Play-Throughs Podcast with TroytlePower to discuss Pentiment, by Obsidian Entertainment.
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Tales from the Backlog 73: Pentiment
Article | May 10th, 2023
By Dave Jackson
obsidian entertainment, pentiment, podcast episodeIn episode 73 of Tales from the Backlog, Dave is joined by TroytlePower from The Power Play-Throughs Podcast to discuss Pentiment.