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40: Outer Wilds (with Keith Gasper - The Main Quest)
Season 1
Some games are fun to explore, some games create worlds that amaze you, some games tell stories you'll never forget...and some games do all of the ab…
4 years ago
Tales from the Backlog V.I.P.- Top 25 Games (Preview)
Season 1
This is a preview of a patron-only Tales from the Backlog VIP episode about my top 25 games of all time. Want to hear the whole thing, higher-bitrate…
4 years ago
39: Deathloop (with Morgan Remington - Intergalactic Pinecone)
Season 1
After years of making critically acclaimed games in a genre that doesn't historically sell, Arkane Studios jumped on the roguelike time loop trend wi…
4 years ago
38: Vampire Survivors (with Chris Rettig)
Season 1
Vampire Survivors is a special game. There are no complicated mechanics to learn, no story to keep track of, no lore to uncover, no enemy attack patt…
4 years ago
37: Mega Man X (with Chris Nelson)
Season 1
Mega Man games have always been a bit of a struggle for me, since I didn't grow up playing the series (or the NES/SNES in general), but Mega Man X is…
4 years ago
Tales from the Backlog V.I.P.- Stray (Preview)
Season 1
Tales from the Backlog's Patreon campaign has just launched, and I'd like to give people an idea of what kind of bonus content they can expect, so he…
4 years ago
Patreon Announcement
Season 1
Hello there! Tales from the Backlog is now listener-supported via Patreon! This is a short announcement and explanation of the current support tiers!…
4 years ago
Elden Ring Bosses Tier List (with Jim Rodeman)
Season 1
Wrapping up Elden Ring month, as per tradition, Dave is joined by Jim Rodeman to tier-rank the Elden Ring bosses. TOGETHAAAAA we go through all of th…
4 years ago
Elden Ring for the FromSoftware Newbie (with Aaron Angle and Ryan Arrington)
Season 1
During the pre-release marketing cycle for Elden Ring, the game's director and FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki made comments to the effect t…
4 years, 1 month ago
FromSoftware and the Open World (with Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers)
Season 1
Elden Ring Month continues! FromSoftware certainly didn't invent the open world, and they didn't really invent any of the open world design decisions…
4 years, 1 month ago