web02.fireside.fm Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:35:32 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Tales from the Backlog - Episodes Tagged with “Team17” https://talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/tags/team17 Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400 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 75: Dredge (with Jill Grodt - The Indie Informer) https://talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/75 61427199-4fde-49a0-b853-481090747898 Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Dave Jackson full 1 Dave Jackson Dave is joined by longtime sea captain and writer for The Indie Informer, Jill Grodt, to discuss Dredge, by Black Salt Games. 1:39:12 yes Dredge, the 2023 cosmic horror fishing game by Black Salt Games, marries the explore-gather-craft-explore gameplay loop with cosmic horror. You want to stay out late to gather as many materials as you can...but the night is dark and full of terrors. I'm joined by Jill Grodt, who helms The Indie Informer (https://the-indie-in-former.com/), a fantastic website for all things indie gaming. Check it out! Thank you to Black Salt Games and Team17 for providing a review code! TIMESTAMPS Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:23 Story Setup 13:18 Gameplay 21:30 Visuals/Music/Closing Thoughts 48:15 SPOILER WALL 1:01:43 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, dredge review, dredge, dredge review podcast, dredge podcdast, indie games, indie games podcast, indie game review, dredge review Dredge, the 2023 cosmic horror fishing game by Black Salt Games, marries the explore-gather-craft-explore gameplay loop with cosmic horror. You want to stay out late to gather as many materials as you can...but the night is dark and full of terrors. I'm joined by Jill Grodt, who helms The Indie Informer, a fantastic website for all things indie gaming. Check it out!
Thank you to Black Salt Games and Team17 for providing a review code!

TIMESTAMPS
Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:23
Story Setup 13:18
Gameplay 21:30
Visuals/Music/Closing Thoughts 48:15
SPOILER WALL 1:01:43

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]]> Dredge, the 2023 cosmic horror fishing game by Black Salt Games, marries the explore-gather-craft-explore gameplay loop with cosmic horror. You want to stay out late to gather as many materials as you can...but the night is dark and full of terrors. I'm joined by Jill Grodt, who helms The Indie Informer, a fantastic website for all things indie gaming. Check it out!
Thank you to Black Salt Games and Team17 for providing a review code!

TIMESTAMPS
Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 1:23
Story Setup 13:18
Gameplay 21:30
Visuals/Music/Closing Thoughts 48:15
SPOILER WALL 1:01:43

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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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]]> 20: Blasphemous (with Chris Nelson) https://talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/20 3b13592e-f106-4621-b75a-56a45dc71336 Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500 Dave Jackson full 1 Dave Jackson Dave is joined by the ultimate penitent one, Chris Nelson, to discuss The Game Kitchen's 2019 metroidvania, Blasphemous 2:07:10 yes Dave is joined by the ultimate penitent one, Chris Nelson, to discuss The Game Kitchen's 2019 metroidvania, Blasphemous. Blasphemous is much more on the "vania" side of the metroidvania genre, and it brings some truly stellar imagery and pixel art, as well as some simple but fun combat to the table. Find out how we feel in detail in the episode! TIMESTAMPS: Intro 0:00, Blasphemous 8:14, Spoiler Section 1:31:30 Support Tales from the Backlog on Patreon! (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, blasphemous, blasphemous podcast, metroidvania, metroidvania podcast, indie game, indie game podcast, blasphemous review Dave is joined by the ultimate penitent one, Chris Nelson, to discuss The Game Kitchen's 2019 metroidvania, Blasphemous. Blasphemous is much more on the "vania" side of the metroidvania genre, and it brings some truly stellar imagery and pixel art, as well as some simple but fun combat to the table. Find out how we feel in detail in the episode!

TIMESTAMPS: Intro 0:00, Blasphemous 8:14, Spoiler Section 1:31:30

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]]> Dave is joined by the ultimate penitent one, Chris Nelson, to discuss The Game Kitchen's 2019 metroidvania, Blasphemous. Blasphemous is much more on the "vania" side of the metroidvania genre, and it brings some truly stellar imagery and pixel art, as well as some simple but fun combat to the table. Find out how we feel in detail in the episode!

TIMESTAMPS: Intro 0:00, Blasphemous 8:14, Spoiler Section 1:31:30

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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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