web02.fireside.fm Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:30:22 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Tales from the Backlog - Episodes Tagged with “Playstation 2” https://talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/tags/playstation%202 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0500 A video games podcast where Dave Jackson and guests break down and discuss the games they play. Each episode looks at one game in depth, focusing on mechanics, story, music and other aspects, with no spoilers until a clearly marked spoiler wall in the middle. en-us episodic A video games podcast where Dave Jackson and guests take a game out of the backlog, play it and discuss their experiences in depth, with no spoilers until they warn you. Dave Jackson A video games podcast where Dave Jackson and guests break down and discuss the games they play. Each episode looks at one game in depth, focusing on mechanics, story, music and other aspects, with no spoilers until a clearly marked spoiler wall in the middle. yes video games, games, video games podcast, games podcast, tales from the backlog, tales from the backlog podcast Dave Jackson talesfromthebacklogpod@gmail.com 153: Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (with MarcoMeatball) https://talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/153 d12484fe-a2d6-4dcd-afd5-2d9e950608af Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Dave Jackson full 1 Dave Jackson Dave is joined by MarcoMeatball to discuss Project Aces/Namco's 2004 air combat game, Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War. 1:56:33 yes Sometimes I think I know about video games, and then a series that I'd been ignoring for years absolutely blows me away. Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (Namco, 2004) is one of those games. Exhilerating air combat, the best spectacle that the PS2 could offer, and a grand and amazing soundtrack all set the hooks, then a surprisingly good story pulls you along for the ride. I'm truly flourishing in my new Ace Combat arc, and this is the first of many Ace Combat episodes on the show. Guest info: MarcoMeatball- find him on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@MarcoMeatball) and Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/marcodmeatball.bsky.social)! TIMESTAMPS * Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 0:30 * Story Setup 15:45 * Music/Visual Presentation 30:16 * Gameplay 51:38 * Closing Thoughts/Housekeeping/Guest Plugs 1:06:21 * SPOILER WALL 1:18:46 Music used in the episode: * The Unsung War (Keiki Kobayashi) * First Flight (Keiki Kobayashi) * Ghosts of Razgriz (Junichi Nakatsuru) * Wardog (Tetsukazu Nakanishi) * Briefing 1 (Keiki Kobayashi) * The White Noise (Keiki Kobayashi) * The Journey Home (Katsuro Tajima) Support Tales from the Backlog on Patreon! (https://patreon.com/realdavejackson) or buy me a coffee on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/realdavejackson)! Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server! (https://discord.gg/V3ZHz3vYQR) Social Media: BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/tftblpod.bsky.social) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthebacklog/) Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://www.instagram.com/jackallencaricatures/ and his other pages (https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures) games, video games, games podcast, video games podcast, video game critique, video game analysis, ace combat 5 review, ace combat review, ace combat series, ace combat 5 analysis, ace combat 5 critique, ace combat review, marcomeatball, ace combat 5 the unsung war, playstation 2 games, ps2 games Sometimes I think I know about video games, and then a series that I'd been ignoring for years absolutely blows me away. Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (Namco, 2004) is one of those games. Exhilerating air combat, the best spectacle that the PS2 could offer, and a grand and amazing soundtrack all set the hooks, then a surprisingly good story pulls you along for the ride. I'm truly flourishing in my new Ace Combat arc, and this is the first of many Ace Combat episodes on the show.

Guest info: MarcoMeatball- find him on YouTube and Bluesky!

TIMESTAMPS

  • Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 0:30
  • Story Setup 15:45
  • Music/Visual Presentation 30:16
  • Gameplay 51:38
  • Closing Thoughts/Housekeeping/Guest Plugs 1:06:21
  • SPOILER WALL 1:18:46

Music used in the episode:

  • The Unsung War (Keiki Kobayashi)
  • First Flight (Keiki Kobayashi)
  • Ghosts of Razgriz (Junichi Nakatsuru)
  • Wardog (Tetsukazu Nakanishi)
  • Briefing 1 (Keiki Kobayashi)
  • The White Noise (Keiki Kobayashi)
  • The Journey Home (Katsuro Tajima)

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Social Media:
BlueSky
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Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://www.instagram.com/jackallencaricatures/ and his other pages

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Guest info: MarcoMeatball- find him on YouTube and Bluesky!

TIMESTAMPS

  • Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 0:30
  • Story Setup 15:45
  • Music/Visual Presentation 30:16
  • Gameplay 51:38
  • Closing Thoughts/Housekeeping/Guest Plugs 1:06:21
  • SPOILER WALL 1:18:46

Music used in the episode:

  • The Unsung War (Keiki Kobayashi)
  • First Flight (Keiki Kobayashi)
  • Ghosts of Razgriz (Junichi Nakatsuru)
  • Wardog (Tetsukazu Nakanishi)
  • Briefing 1 (Keiki Kobayashi)
  • The White Noise (Keiki Kobayashi)
  • The Journey Home (Katsuro Tajima)

Support Tales from the Backlog on Patreon! or buy me a coffee on Ko-fi!
Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server!
Social Media:
BlueSky
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Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://www.instagram.com/jackallencaricatures/ and his other pages

Support Tales from the Backlog

]]> 143: Shadow Tower: Abyss (with Adelaide Lohkamp) https://talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/143 967a27fa-d8e1-4c04-9dc5-bf94ca3948f7 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Dave Jackson full 1 Dave Jackson Dave is joined by Adelaide Lohkamp to discuss FromSoftware's FPS dungeon crawler, Shadow Tower: Abyss. 2:10:58 yes What was FromSoftware up to before Demon's Souls? Most people know about the King's Field series, and the Armored Core sickos have been around too, but they were even more prolific in the RPG and dungeon crawler space than just King's Field. Shadow Tower: Abyss (2003), the sequel to the Playstation game Shadow Tower, was never officially localized in English, but thanks to FromSoftware's explosion in popularity, the cottage industry of Souls creators, and most importantly a fan translated ROM, we can now go back and see some of the DNA that eventually made it into Demon's Souls and beyond. Guest info: Adelaide Lohkamp- find her on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@backonmybs6136). TIMESTAMPS * Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 0:26 * Story Setup/Presentation/Gameplay 17:42 * SPOILER WALL 1:32:13 Music and sound used in the episode is credited to Yukinori Takada, Tsukasa Saitoh, Kota Hoshino, Yūki Ichiki, Yūji Kanda. Tracks used: * Main Menu Theme * Opening Cutscene * End Credits YouTube walkthrough and lore explainer (https://youtu.be/Wd6pmSJkLsc?si=_VADmeR83WfpC1iU) by ElucidatedByFire. Support Tales from the Backlog on Patreon! (https://patreon.com/realdavejackson) or buy me a coffee on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/realdavejackson)! Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server! (https://discord.gg/V3ZHz3vYQR) Social Media: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthebacklog/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/tftblpod) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TalesfromtheBacklog/) Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://www.instagram.com/jackallencaricatures/ and his other pages (https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures) Listen to A Top 3 Podcast on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-top-3-podcast/id1555269504), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2euGp3pWi7Hy1c6fmY526O?si=0ebcb770618c460c) and other podcast platforms (atop3podcast.fireside.fm)! games, video games, games podcast, video games podcast, video game critique, video game analysis, shadow tower abyss podcast, shadow tower abyss, shadow tower abyss review, shadow tower abyss analysis, shadow tower abyss critique, fromsoftware, soulslikes, souls games, dark souls, demon's souls, fromsoftware games What was FromSoftware up to before Demon's Souls? Most people know about the King's Field series, and the Armored Core sickos have been around too, but they were even more prolific in the RPG and dungeon crawler space than just King's Field. Shadow Tower: Abyss (2003), the sequel to the Playstation game Shadow Tower, was never officially localized in English, but thanks to FromSoftware's explosion in popularity, the cottage industry of Souls creators, and most importantly a fan translated ROM, we can now go back and see some of the DNA that eventually made it into Demon's Souls and beyond.

Guest info: Adelaide Lohkamp- find her on YouTube.

TIMESTAMPS

  • Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 0:26
  • Story Setup/Presentation/Gameplay 17:42
  • SPOILER WALL 1:32:13

Music and sound used in the episode is credited to Yukinori Takada, Tsukasa Saitoh, Kota Hoshino, Yūki Ichiki, Yūji Kanda. Tracks used:

  • Main Menu Theme
  • Opening Cutscene
  • End Credits

YouTube walkthrough and lore explainer by ElucidatedByFire.

Support Tales from the Backlog on Patreon! or buy me a coffee on Ko-fi!
Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server!
Social Media:
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Twitter
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Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://www.instagram.com/jackallencaricatures/ and his other pages

Listen to A Top 3 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and [other podcast platforms](atop3podcast.fireside.fm)!

Support Tales from the Backlog

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Guest info: Adelaide Lohkamp- find her on YouTube.

TIMESTAMPS

  • Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 0:26
  • Story Setup/Presentation/Gameplay 17:42
  • SPOILER WALL 1:32:13

Music and sound used in the episode is credited to Yukinori Takada, Tsukasa Saitoh, Kota Hoshino, Yūki Ichiki, Yūji Kanda. Tracks used:

  • Main Menu Theme
  • Opening Cutscene
  • End Credits

YouTube walkthrough and lore explainer by ElucidatedByFire.

Support Tales from the Backlog on Patreon! or buy me a coffee on Ko-fi!
Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server!
Social Media:
Instagram
Twitter
Facebook
Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://www.instagram.com/jackallencaricatures/ and his other pages

Listen to A Top 3 Podcast on Apple, Spotify and [other podcast platforms](atop3podcast.fireside.fm)!

Support Tales from the Backlog

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