Displaying items 1-10 of 204 in total of Tales from the Backlog with the tag "game review".
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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.
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196: Sword of the Sea (with AndresPlays)
Episode | December 17th, 2025 | 1 hr 52 mins
adventure, game review, giant squid, indie games
Dave is joined by AndresPlays to discuss Giant Squid's 2025 sand-surfing adventure game, Sword of the Sea.
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195: Legend of Grimrock 2 (with Shane Selterre - Retro Hangover)
Episode | December 10th, 2025 | 2 hrs 19 mins
almost human, dungeon crawler, game review, indie games, rpg
Dave is joined by Shane Selterre (Retro Hangover) to discuss Almost Human's 2014 first-person dungeon crawler, Legend of Grimrock 2.
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194: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (with Michael Berger - Bits of Time)
Episode | December 3rd, 2025 | 2 hrs 28 mins
adventure games, game review, legend of zelda, nintendo, rpg, switch games
Dave is joined by Michael Berger (Bits of Time) to discuss Nintendo's 2023 open world action-adventure game, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
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193: Asura's Wrath (with Nick & Will - Friday Night Gamecast)
Episode | November 26th, 2025 | 2 hrs 13 mins
action, asura's wrath, capcom, game review
Dave is joined by Nick and Will (Friday Night Gamecast) to discuss CyberConnect2 and Capcom's playable anime action game, Asura's Wrath.