We found 10 episodes of Tales from the Backlog with the tag “game review”.
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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.
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151: Tacoma (with CtrlAltNoob)
Episode | February 5th, 2025 | Season 1 | 1 hr 58 mins
fullbright, game review, indie games, walking sim
Dave is joined by streamer, writer and YouTube creator CtrlAltNoob to discuss Fullbright's 2017 sci-fi exploration-adventure, Tacoma.
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150: Mad Max (with Jacob Price & Cameron Warren - The Pre-Order Bonus)
Episode | January 29th, 2025 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 14 mins
avalanche studios, game review, mad max
Dave is joined by Jacob Price and Cameron Warren (The Pre-Order Bonus podcast) to discuss Avalanche Studios' 2015 open world action game, Mad Max.
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149: Nine Sols (with Josh)
Episode | January 22nd, 2025 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 41 mins
game review, indie games, metroidvania, red candle games
Dave is joined by community member Josh to discuss Red Candle Games' 2024 Metroidvania, Nine Sols.
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148: Pathologic 2 (with Jack)
Episode | January 15th, 2025 | Season 1 | 3 hrs 1 min
game review, ice-pick lodge, pathologic
Dave is joined by community member Jack to discuss Ice-Pick Lodge's harrowing 2019 survival game, Pathologic 2.
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147: Batman: Arkham Origins (with Mick Arcade)
Episode | December 23rd, 2024 | Season 1 | 1 hr 32 mins
arkham, batman, game review, warner bros
Dave is joined by voice actor Mick Arcade to discuss WB Games Montreal's 2013 entry in the Batman: Arkham series, Arkham Origins.
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146: System Shock 2 (with Doug Lief - Nostalgium Arcanum)
Episode | December 18th, 2024 | Season 1 | 1 hr 57 mins
fps, game review, irrational games, looking glass studios, system shock
Dave is joined by Doug Lief of Nostalgium Arcanum to discuss Looking Glass Studios & Irrational Games' influential sci-fi first-person shooter, System Shock 2.
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145: Void Stranger (with Steve - Indie Quest, Polykill Podcast)
Episode | December 11th, 2024 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 12 mins
game review, indie games, system erasure
Dave is joined by Steve from Indie Quest and Polykill Podcast to discuss System Erasure's 2023 secret-filled puzzle adventure game, Void Stranger.
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144: Control (with Nick & Will - Friday Night Gamecast)
Episode | December 4th, 2024 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 51 mins
game review, remedy
Dave is joined by Nick & Will (Friday Night Gamecast) to discuss Control, Remedy Entertainment's 2019 action adventure game.