Displaying items 1-10 of 224 in total of Tales from the Backlog with the tag "game review".
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222: Mina the Hollower (with Matt aka Stormageddon - "Fun" and Games)
Episode | July 8th, 2026 | 2 hrs 36 mins
action, adventure, game review, indie games, soulslike, yacht club games, zelda
Dave is joined by Matt aka Stormageddon ("Fun" and Games, Reignite) to discuss Yacht Club Games' 2026 action-adventure, Mina the Hollower.
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221: Minishoot' Adventures (with Roger Reichardt - Gamerheads Podcast)
Episode | July 1st, 2026 | 1 hr 40 mins
adventure, game review, indie games, top-down, twin-stick shooter
Dave is joined by Roger Reichardt (Gamerheads Podcast) to discuss Soulgame Studio's 2024 top-down twin-stick shooting adventure game, Minishoot' Adventures.
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220: Pyre (with AJ Fillari)
Episode | June 24th, 2026 | 2 hrs 33 mins
adventure, game review, indie games, rpg, sports, supergiant games
Dave is joined by AJ Fillari (dotzip) to discuss Supergiant Games' 2017 adventure game, Pyre.
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219: Drakengard (with IdolismJ)
Episode | June 17th, 2026 | 2 hrs 36 mins
action, cavia, drakengard, game review, musou, nier, rpg, square enix, yoko taro
Dave is joined by IdolismJ to discuss Cavia and Square Enix's 2003 action RPG, Drakengard.
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218: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (with Claire - Date With Us)
Episode | June 10th, 2026 | 2 hrs 54 mins
fire emblem, game review, intelligent systems, jrpg, koei tecmo, kou shibusawa, nintendo, rpg, strategy
Dave is joined by Claire (Date With Us) to discuss Intelligent Systems, Kou Shibusawa and Nintendo's 2019 strategy RPG, Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
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217: Many Nights a Whisper (with Flora Merigold)
Episode | June 3rd, 2026 | 2 hrs 36 mins
adventure, deconstructeam, game review, indie games, selkie harbour
Dave is joined by Flora Merigold (Epilogue Gaming, Left Behind Game Club) to discuss Deconstructeam and Selkie Harbour's 2025 narrative adventure, Many Nights a Whisper.
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216: Isles of Sea and Sky (with Jesse Guarascia)
Episode | May 27th, 2026 | 1 hr 44 mins
cicada games, game review, indie games, puzzle
Dave is joined by Jesse Guarascia (noclip) to discuss Cicada Games' 2024 sokoban-style puzzle game, Isles of Sea and Sky.
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215: Kingdom Hearts (with Leah Haydu)
Episode | May 20th, 2026 | 2 hrs 31 mins
action, final fantasy, game review, jrpg, kingdom hearts, square enix
Dave is joined by Leah Haydu (Character Issues, Cane and Rinse) to discuss Square Enix's 2001 Disney-Final Fantasy mashup RPG, Kingdom Hearts.
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214: Cairn (with Rachel Watts)
Episode | May 13th, 2026 | 2 hrs 41 mins
adventure, climbing, game review, the game bakers
Dave is joined by Rachel Watts (Thinky Games, Indieventure) to discuss The Game Bakers' 2026 mountain climbing game, Cairn.
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213: Hitman 3 & Freelancer Mode (with Scott Danielson)
Episode | May 6th, 2026 | 3 hrs 10 mins
action, game review, hitman, io interactive, stealth
Dave is joined by Scott Danielson to discuss 2021's Hitman 3, IO Interactive's final piece of the Hitman: World of Assassination Trilogy and the added Freelancer mode.