Tales from the Backlog - Episodes Tagged with “Survival Horror”

235: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (with Baron Jones - LV1 Gaming)

Dave Jackson — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400

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Longtime listeners of the show will agree with me here when I say- I never thought this day would come. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Capcom, 2017) always seemed like it would be too scary for me, and I would never play it as a result. But, I said the same thing about Resident Evil 4, so here we are. Not only did I play Resident Evil 7, I had my eyes open enough of the time to remember stuff and bring it to the podcast! I hope you enjoy the discussion I had with Baron Jones of LV1 Gaming. As always, no spoilers for a while- enjoy!

Guest info: Baron Jones (he/him)

Check out LV1 Gaming https://lv1gaming.com/
Check their YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@LV1Gaming20
Follow on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/baronj67

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Episode Start
0:19 Intros
4:02 Our Histories with Resident Evil
9:52 Top-Level Thoughts
18:09 Story Setup and Meet the Bakers
31:56 Ethan, Disempowerment and Tension
43:06 First-Person Perspective and Presentation
50:20 A Stressful, Uneven Ride
58:27 Boss Fights and Flowers for Level Design
1:08:14 Who Should Play?
1:10:34 LV1 Gaming
1:17:16 Spoiler Walls and Patron Thank-Yous
1:19:03 Spoilers- Jack's Domain
1:35:54 Spoilers- Marguerite's Domain
1:44:35 Spoilers- Lucas' Domain
1:50:34 Spoilers- The Boat House, The Choice & The Story Shift
2:09:28 Spoilers- Ending Sequence

Music used in the episode is credited to Akiyuki Morimoto, Satoshi Hori, Miwako Chinone, Brian D'Olivera and Cris Velasco. Tracks used: Go Tell Aunt Rhody, A Loving Message, Welcome to the Family, Safe Room, Garage, The Choice- Love

Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures

41: The Last of Us (with Ben Robinson - Play Along Podcast)

Dave Jackson — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Some games are released, garner acclaim and fans, and fade into our Nostalgia centers. Some games, however, keep growing until they are something much bigger. The Last of Us is a trend-setter, influencing the direction of Sony's first-party titles of the past decade, while also being remastered AND remade before spinning out into a multimedia franchise. But does it deserve the hype and continuing obsession? Is it truly one of the greatest video games ever made?

Dave is joined by Ben Robinson of Play Along Podcast to discuss the original PS3 release and the PS4 remaster.

TIMESTAMPS
Intro/Personal Histories 1:03
Story Setup/Stealth/Survival Gameplay 15:29
Combat 47:43
To Remake?/Final Thoughts 1:06:18
SPOILER WALL 1:26:31

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10: Silent Hill 2 (with Adelaide Lohkamp)

Dave Jackson — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Dave is joined by Adelaide Lohkamp (she/her), who emerged from the endless fog to discuss Konami's pillar of the survival horror genre, Silent Hill 2.
Dave is NOT a horror game fan, and also has trouble playing older games with very outdated gameplay and/or mechanics....so what is it that automatically vaulted Silent Hill 2 onto his "must-play" list? Listen in to find out, and keep that radio handy.

*Note I refer to Adelaide by another name in the episode, but as preferences have changed since the recording date, please use the name Adelaide when referring to her. Thanks!

TIMESTAMPS: Intro 0:00, Silent Hill 2 11:51, Spoiler Section 1:01:10

Great story analysis on YouTube by TheGamingBritShow

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