We found 10 episodes of Tales from the Backlog with the tag “game review”.
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161: Wanderstop (with Matt aka Stormageddon & CGDannyB)
Episode | April 16th, 2025 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 45 mins
cozy games, game review, indie games, ivy road
Dave is joined by Matt aka Stormageddon ("Fun" and Games, Reignite podcasts) and CGDannyB to discuss Ivy Road's 2025 tea-making game, Wanderstop.
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160: Sifu (with Ryan Juengling - List Off)
Episode | April 9th, 2025 | Season 1 | 1 hr 44 mins
game review, sloclap
Dave is joined by Ryan Juengling (List Off) to discuss Sloclap's 2022 action game, Sifu.
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159: Metaphor: ReFantazio (with Scott White)
Episode | April 2nd, 2025 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 13 mins
atlus, game review, jrpg, persona
Dave is joined by Scott White (RPG University) to discuss Studio Zero and Atlus' 2024 RPG hit, Metaphor: ReFantazio.
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158: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (with Geoff Moonen - "Fun" and Games)
Episode | March 26th, 2025 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 49 mins
game review, kojima, konami, metal gear solid, ps3
Dave is joined by Geoff Moonen ("Fun" and Games podcast) to discuss Konami's 2008 stealth/action game, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
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157: Unpacking (with Kate Hunter - No Small Games)
Episode | March 19th, 2025 | Season 1 | 1 hr 59 mins
game review, indie games, witch beam
Dave is joined by Kate Hunter (No Small Games podcast) to discuss Witch Beam's 2021 organization/puzzle game, Unpacking.
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156: Mouthwashing (with Ash Parrish)
Episode | March 12th, 2025 | Season 1 | 1 hr 51 mins
game review, horror games, indie games, wrong organ
Dave is joined by games reporter Ash Parrish to discuss Wrong Organ's 2024 psychological horror game, Mouthwashing.
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155: Shenmue (with Luis Aguasvivas)
Episode | March 5th, 2025 | Season 1 | 1 hr 52 mins
game review, sega, shenmue, yakuza
Dave is joined by games writer and critic Luis Aguasvivas to discuss AM2 of CRI and SEGA's 2000 adventure game, Shenmue.
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154: Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (with John Rogers - Gaming in the Wild)
Episode | February 26th, 2025 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 23 mins
citizen sleeper, fellow traveler, game review, jump over the age
Dave is joined by John Rogers (Gaming in the Wild) to discuss Jump Over the Age (Gareth Damian Martin)'s 2025 narrative RPG, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.
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153: Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (with MarcoMeatball)
Episode | February 19th, 2025 | Season 1 | 1 hr 56 mins
ace combat, game review, namco, playstation 2
Dave is joined by MarcoMeatball to discuss Project Aces/Namco's 2004 air combat game, Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War.
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152: The Plucky Squire (with Roger Reichardt - The Gamerheads Podcast)
Episode | February 12th, 2025 | Season 1 | 1 hr 20 mins
all possible futures, devolver digital, game review, indie games
Dave is joined by Roger Reichardt (Gamerheads Podcast) to discuss All Possible Futures and Devolver Digital's 2024 adventure game, The Plucky Squire.