web01.fireside.fm Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:15:14 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Tales from the Backlog - Episodes Tagged with “Ea” https://talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/tags/ea Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0500 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. en-us episodic A video games podcast where Dave Jackson and guests take a game out of the backlog, play it and discuss their experiences in depth, with no spoilers until they warn you. Dave Jackson 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. yes video games, games, video games podcast, games podcast, tales from the backlog, tales from the backlog podcast Dave Jackson talesfromthebacklogpod@gmail.com 103: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (PS2) (with Chris Dominguez- A Novel Console) https://talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/103 7b2289aa-548f-49cd-8c0c-dc1ac7b40a5e Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Dave Jackson full 1 Dave Jackson Dave is joined by Chris Dominguez from A Novel Console to discuss EA's Lord of the Rings: Return of the King adaptation for the PS2/GameCube/Xbox. 1:20:49 yes From a better era of licensed games comes The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (PS2, GameCube, Xbox version). No live service nonsense, no microtransactions, just good arcadey fun reliving the best action scenes from the movie, along with tons of little goodies for fans of the movies. This was a blast, and I hope you enjoy reliving this game with us. Joining me for this episode is Chris Dominguez, one of the hosts of A Novel Console, a weekly podcast about gaming, books and food that he does with his wife Karradyne. You can listen to A Novel Console by following this link (https://anovelconsole.carrd.co/)! TIMESTAMPS Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:46 Story Setup/Characters/Favorite Levels 18:11 Visuals/Music 43:51 Gameplay/Closing Thoughts/Plugs 49:26 NO SPOILER SECTION- This is literally the story of the movie. Support Tales from the Backlog on Patreon! (https://patreon.com/realdavejackson) or buy me a coffee on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/realdavejackson)! Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord community! (https://discord.gg/V3ZHz3vYQR) Social Media: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthebacklog/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/tftblpod) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TalesfromtheBacklog/) Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://www.instagram.com/jackallencaricatures/ and his other pages (https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures) Listen to A Top 3 Podcast on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-top-3-podcast/id1555269504), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2euGp3pWi7Hy1c6fmY526O?si=0ebcb770618c460c) and other podcast platforms (atop3podcast.fireside.fm)! games, video games, games podcast, video games podcast, lord of the rings, lord of the rings return of the king, return of the king game, return of the king ps2, return of the king gamecube, lord of the rings game, lotr, return of the king xbox, lord of the rings video games, lotr return of the king, lotr return of the king game From a better era of licensed games comes The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (PS2, GameCube, Xbox version). No live service nonsense, no microtransactions, just good arcadey fun reliving the best action scenes from the movie, along with tons of little goodies for fans of the movies. This was a blast, and I hope you enjoy reliving this game with us. Joining me for this episode is Chris Dominguez, one of the hosts of A Novel Console, a weekly podcast about gaming, books and food that he does with his wife Karradyne. You can listen to A Novel Console by following this link!

TIMESTAMPS
Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:46
Story Setup/Characters/Favorite Levels 18:11
Visuals/Music 43:51
Gameplay/Closing Thoughts/Plugs 49:26
NO SPOILER SECTION- This is literally the story of the movie.

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]]> From a better era of licensed games comes The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (PS2, GameCube, Xbox version). No live service nonsense, no microtransactions, just good arcadey fun reliving the best action scenes from the movie, along with tons of little goodies for fans of the movies. This was a blast, and I hope you enjoy reliving this game with us. Joining me for this episode is Chris Dominguez, one of the hosts of A Novel Console, a weekly podcast about gaming, books and food that he does with his wife Karradyne. You can listen to A Novel Console by following this link!

TIMESTAMPS
Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:46
Story Setup/Characters/Favorite Levels 18:11
Visuals/Music 43:51
Gameplay/Closing Thoughts/Plugs 49:26
NO SPOILER SECTION- This is literally the story of the movie.

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]]> 92: Dead Space (2023) (with Chris aka Vertigo2Hell) https://talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/92 91ec8af7-6cee-4309-80e1-1d6909c46203 Wed, 18 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Dave Jackson full 1 Dave Jackson Dave is joined by horror games streamer Chris aka Vertigo2Hell to discuss Motive Studio and EA's 2023 remake of Dead Space. 1:55:30 yes Put another tally in the "Dave is covering a game on the podcast that he swore he'd never play" list- life came at me fast, I suppose. Dead Space (2023), Motive Studio and EA's remake of the original Dead Space from 2008 is an incredible visual upgrade on already great gameplay, though it does wear out its welcome as it seems to run out of novel gameplay ideas well before the story has wrapped up. Joining me to discuss Dead Space is Chris aka Vertigo2Hell, a Twitch streamer who specializes in horror game streams. You should give him a follow on Twitch and check out his streams (https://www.twitch.tv/vertigo2hell)! TIMESTAMPS Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:45 Story Setup/Visuals/Music/Was it Scary? 13:00 Gameplay/Combat/Boss Fights 43:30 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations 1:11:52 SPOILER WALL 1:21:05 Support Tales from the Backlog on Patreon! (https://patreon.com/realdavejackson) or buy me a coffee on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/realdavejackson)! Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server! (https://discord.gg/V3ZHz3vYQR) Social Media: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthebacklog/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/tftblpod) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TalesfromtheBacklog/) Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://www.instagram.com/jackallencaricatures/ and his other pages (https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures) Listen to A Top 3 Podcast on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-top-3-podcast/id1555269504), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2euGp3pWi7Hy1c6fmY526O?si=0ebcb770618c460c) and other podcast platforms (atop3podcast.fireside.fm)! games, video games, games podcast, video games podcast, dead space, dead space remake, dead space review, dead space remake review, dead space podcast, dead space remake podcast, horror games podcast, horror games Put another tally in the "Dave is covering a game on the podcast that he swore he'd never play" list- life came at me fast, I suppose. Dead Space (2023), Motive Studio and EA's remake of the original Dead Space from 2008 is an incredible visual upgrade on already great gameplay, though it does wear out its welcome as it seems to run out of novel gameplay ideas well before the story has wrapped up. Joining me to discuss Dead Space is Chris aka Vertigo2Hell, a Twitch streamer who specializes in horror game streams. You should give him a follow on Twitch and check out his streams!

TIMESTAMPS
Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:45
Story Setup/Visuals/Music/Was it Scary? 13:00
Gameplay/Combat/Boss Fights 43:30
Closing Thoughts/Recommendations 1:11:52
SPOILER WALL 1:21:05

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]]> Put another tally in the "Dave is covering a game on the podcast that he swore he'd never play" list- life came at me fast, I suppose. Dead Space (2023), Motive Studio and EA's remake of the original Dead Space from 2008 is an incredible visual upgrade on already great gameplay, though it does wear out its welcome as it seems to run out of novel gameplay ideas well before the story has wrapped up. Joining me to discuss Dead Space is Chris aka Vertigo2Hell, a Twitch streamer who specializes in horror game streams. You should give him a follow on Twitch and check out his streams!

TIMESTAMPS
Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:45
Story Setup/Visuals/Music/Was it Scary? 13:00
Gameplay/Combat/Boss Fights 43:30
Closing Thoughts/Recommendations 1:11:52
SPOILER WALL 1:21:05

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