Tales from the Backlog

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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.

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Episodes (564)

184: Ultros (with John Rogers - Gaming in the Wild)

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183: Despelote (with Moises Taveras)

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182: Bionic Bay (with Harry Loizides - Six One Indie)

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Sep 10, 20251:28:59pending

181: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (with Ty Schalter)

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180: Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (with Erik - Pages of Play)

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Aug 27, 20252:50:05pending

179: Blue Prince (with Jenny Windom)

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178: Psychonauts (with Try - My Life in Gaming)

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177: Split Fiction (with Aaron Angle)

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176: Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (with Chris Coplien - Retro Hang...

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Jul 30, 20252:41:17pending

175: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (with Brian Edwards)

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174: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (with Michael Higham)

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173: Max Payne (with Nomad - The Retro Wildlands)

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172: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (with Dan - The Greatest Story Ever Play...

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171: El Paso, Elsewhere (with Jacob McCourt & Luke Lewis)

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Jun 25, 20251:55:56pending

170: Lunacid (with Dave Cox)

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169: South of Midnight (with Kate Sánchez)

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168: Persona 4 Golden (with Flora Merigold)

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167: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (with Jesse Guarascia)

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166: Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (with Derek Van Dyke)

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May 21, 20251:50:52pending

PAX East 2025 Wrap-Up

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165: SUPERHOT (with Emily Merritt - No Small Games)

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May 14, 20251:35:06pending

164: Monster Hunter Wilds (with Brad Gallaway)

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163: Vagrant Story (with Aidan Moher)

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162: Prey (2006) (with Asa GreenRiver)

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161: Wanderstop (with Matt aka Stormageddon & CGDannyB)

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160: Sifu (with Ryan Juengling - List Off)

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159: Metaphor: ReFantazio (with Scott White)

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158: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (with Geoff Moonen - "Fun" and Gam...

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Mar 26, 20252:49:47pending

157: Unpacking (with Kate Hunter - No Small Games)

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Mar 19, 20251:59:57pending

156: Mouthwashing (with Ash Parrish)

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155: Shenmue (with Luis Aguasvivas)

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154: Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (with John Rogers - Gaming in the Wild)

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153: Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (with MarcoMeatball)

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152: The Plucky Squire (with Roger Reichardt - The Gamerheads Podcast)

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151: Tacoma (with CtrlAltNoob)

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150: Mad Max (with Jacob Price & Cameron Warren - The Pre-Order Bonus)

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149: Nine Sols (with Josh)

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148: Pathologic 2 (with Jack)

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Backlog Resolutions 2025

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Jan 8, 20251:51:04pending

2024 In Review/Games of the Year

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147: Batman: Arkham Origins (with Mick Arcade)

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146: System Shock 2 (with Doug Lief - Nostalgium Arcanum)

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145: Void Stranger (with Steve - Indie Quest, Polykill Podcast)

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144: Control (with Nick & Will - Friday Night Gamecast)

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143: Shadow Tower: Abyss (with Adelaide Lohkamp)

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142: Night in the Woods (with Rick Firestone - Pixel Project Radio)

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141: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (with Aaron Angle & Ryan Arrington)

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Nov 13, 20242:53:25pending

...On Backlogs (with Matt aka Stormageddon & Marcus Stewart)

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Nov 6, 20242:10:35pending

Games I Played at GDEX 2024

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140: Decarnation (with Jala Prendes - Jala-chan's Place, The Level & Dave Cox -...

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