Displaying items 1-10 of 208 in total of Tales from the Backlog with the tag "game review".
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206: Bioshock (with Joseph Hooper - Crossplay Conversations)
Episode | March 11th, 2026 | 2 hrs 31 mins
2k games, bioshock, fps, game review, horror, immersive sim, irrational games
Dave is joined by Joseph Hooper (Crossplay Conversations, Player Player, Can't Pause) to discuss 2K Boston and 2K Australia's seminal 2007 horror FPS, Bioshock.
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205: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (with Steve aka Blinkoom)
Episode | March 4th, 2026 | 2 hrs 2 mins
adventure, capcom, game review, nintendo ds, puzzle
Dave is joined by Steve (IndieQuest, Polykill Podcast) to discuss Capcom's 2010 puzzle adventure game for the Nintendo DS, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
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204: Ghost of Yōtei (with Jacob Price - The Pre-Order Bonus)
Episode | February 25th, 2026 | 2 hrs 52 mins
action, game review, ghost of, open world, playstation, rpg, sony, sucker punch productions
Dave is joined by Jacob Price (The Pre-Order Bonus) to discuss Sucker Punch Productions' 2025 historical fantasy, Ghost of Yōtei.
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203: Pokémon Legends: Z-A (with Kenneth Shepard)
Episode | February 18th, 2026 | 1 hr 51 mins
game freak, game review, nintendo, pokemon, rpg
Dave is joined by Kenneth Shepard (Kotaku, Normandy FM) to discuss Game Freak, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company's latest in the Pokémon Legends series, Z-A.
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202: Goodnight Universe (with Jill Grodt - The Indie Informer)
Episode | February 11th, 2026 | 1 hr 51 mins
adventure, game review, indie games, nice dream
Dave is joined by Jill Grodt (The Indie Informer) to discuss Nice Dreams and Skybound Games' 2025 webcam-based interactive narrative game, Goodnight Universe.
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201: Madden 2005 vs ESPN NFL 2K5 (with Chris Coplien & Adam Gumbert)
Episode | February 4th, 2026 | 1 hr 41 mins
game review, retro, sports
Dave is joined by Chris Coplien (Retro Hangover) and Adam Gumbert (Respawn, Aim, Fire & The Tier List) to discuss which game is best- Madden 2005 or ESPN NFL 2K5.
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200: Dark Souls II (with Ryan Batie - Lightning Strikes Thrice)
Episode | January 28th, 2026 | 2 hrs 36 mins
action, dark souls, dark souls 2, game review, rpg, soulslike
Dave is joined by Ryan Batie (Lightning Strikes Thrice) to discuss FromSoftware's 2014 action RPG, Dark Souls II, and its expansion, Scholar of the First Sin.
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199: Hollow Knight: Silksong (with Jenny Windom - Geeks & Grounds)
Episode | January 21st, 2026 | 3 hrs 23 mins
game review, hollow knight, indie games, metroidvania, soulslike, team cherry
Dave is joined by Jenny Windom (Geeks & Grounds) to discuss Team Cherry's long awaited Hollow Knight sequel, 2025's Hollow Knight: Silksong.
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198: Crazy Taxi (with Darren Hupke - Pixels & Polygons)
Episode | January 14th, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
arcade, driving, game review, retro, sega
Dave is joined by Darren Hupke (Pixels & Polygons) to discuss Sega's 2000 arcade driving game, Crazy Taxi.
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197: Astro Bot (with Josh Covel - Still Loading Podcast)
Episode | December 24th, 2025 | 2 hrs 21 mins
astro bot, game review, japan studio, platformer, playstation, ps5 games, sony, team asobi
Dave is joined by Josh Covel (Still Loading Podcast) to discuss Team Asobi and Sony's 2024 3D platformer, Astro Bot.