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  • 168: Persona 4 Golden (with Flora Merigold)

    168: Persona 4 Golden (with Flora Merigold)
    2025/06/04
    Support my work on Patreon- https://patreon.com/realdavejackson Persona games are a tough sell for a guy who does a weekly podcast like this, so thank you to my wonderful patrons for voting Persona 4 Golden onto the show. While it has all of the pacing issues that you would expect an 80 hour game to have, I thought this is, in some ways, the best of the Persona 4/5/Metaphor trio that I've played in the last five years. Tune in to the episode to find out why. Guest Info: Flora Merigold * Find her writing at Epilogue Gaming https://epiloguegaming.com/flora-merigold/ * Hear her on Left Behind Game Club https://leftbehindgame.club/ * Follow her on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/floramerigold.bsky.social TIMESTAMPS * 0:00 Title Card * 0:22 Intros * 4:40 Personal Histories with Persona and Persona 4 * 8:07 Opening Thoughts about Persona 4 Golden * 16:05 Murder Mystery Story Setup * 21:55 Characters and Problematic Representation(?) * 37:13 Story Themes and PSA for New Players * 49:03 Visuals * 57:12 Music * 1:05:42 Dungeon Crawling and Combat * 1:28:03 Life-Sim Gameplay * 1:44:52 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations/Plugs * 1:55:14 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-Yous * 1:56:49 Spoilers- Kanji, Naoto and Representation * 2:37:34 Spoilers- Teddie and Rise and More Music used in the episode is credited to Shoji Meguro. Tracks used: Glimpse of a Memory, Signs of Love, Like a Dream Come True, Heartbreak, Heartbeat, Reach Out to the Truth (First Battle), Sauna, Studio Backlot, Junes Theme, Your Affection, Results Buy me a coffee on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/realdavejackson)! Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server! (https://discord.gg/bptGyEWbk7) 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)
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    3 時間 18 分
  • 167: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (with Jesse Guarascia)

    167: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (with Jesse Guarascia)
    2025/05/28
    What if Resident Evil 1 was just puzzles? What if it was also about eccentric artists and how they view their art and the creative process vs how their work is perceived? Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Simogo, 2024) is that game! Tune in to find out how we felt about it! Guest Info: Jesse Guarascia * Find Jesse's work on Noclip's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@NoclipDocs * Support Noclip on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/noclip * Check out Blowback https://blowback.show/ * Follow on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/jesseguarascia.com TIMESTAMPS * 0:00 Title Card * 0:35 Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts * 15:10 Story Setup/Story Themes * 34:40 Puzzles * 51:23 Presentation * 1:09:11 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations/Guest Plugs * 1:18:49 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-Yous * 1:21:12 Spoiler Section Music used in the episode is credited to Linea Olsson, Daniel Olsén and Jonathan Eng. You can purchase the soundtrack here (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2940730/Lorelei_and_the_Laser_Eyes__Original_Soundtrack/). Tracks used: * Titles (Linea Olsson, Daniel Olsén) * Art (Linea Olsson, Daniel Olsén) * Mind Game (Linea Olsson, Daniel Olsén) * Quiz Club (Daniel Olsén) * The Black Arts Coffee Club (Linea Olsson, Daniel Olsén, Jonathan Eng) * Interrogation (Daniel Olsén, Jonathan Eng) * The Last Dream (Linea Olsson, Daniel Olsén) * How It Ends (Linea Olsson, Daniel Olsén) 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/bptGyEWbk7) Social Media: BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/tftblpod.bsky.social) 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)!
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    2 時間 19 分
  • 166: Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (with Derek Van Dyke)

    166: Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (with Derek Van Dyke)
    2025/05/21
    Support my work on Patreon (https://patreon.com/realdavejackson) I can hear it now- "Another Ace Combat game? Didn't Dave just do one?" and the answer to those questions is "You bet your ass I'm doing another one, I'm IN IT NOW"....ahem, Ace Combat rules, and Ace Combat 7 (Bandai Namco, 2019) is the most Ace Combat that Ace Combat has ever been. Join us as we give it the deep dive! Guest info: Derek Van Dyke * Follow on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/derekvandyke.bsky.social * Check out Derek's past work on SDGC https://officialsdgc.com/ * Check out Castle Bravo for all of your Godzilla needs https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/castle-bravo-a-godzillaverse-retrospective/id1591745386 TIMESTAMPS * 0:00 Title Card * 0:31 Introductions/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts * 14:37 Story Setup * 34:04 Music/Visual Presentation * 45:25 Gameplay * 1:01:04 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations/Guest Plugs * 1:11:23 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-You's * 1:13:53 Spoiler Section Music used in the episode is primarily credited to Keiki Kobayashi. Tracks used: Daredevil, Sol Squadron, Yinshi Valley, Archange, Skies Unknown, Hush 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/bptGyEWbk7) 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)
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    1 時間 51 分
  • PAX East 2025 Wrap-Up

    PAX East 2025 Wrap-Up
    2025/05/19
    Support my work on Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/realdavejackson PAX East 2025 show floor was dominated by indie games, and here are all 17 of the indie games that I had a chance to play! Thank you to the folks at PAX for allowing me to cover the convention! TIMESTAMPS * 0:00 Intro * 0:47 Tanuki: Pon's Summer https://store.steampowered.com/app/3218570/TANUKIPonsSummer/ * 2:39 Airframe Ultra https://store.steampowered.com/app/2522120/AirframeUltra/ * 4:18 Ultimate Sheep Raccoon https://store.steampowered.com/app/2923350/UltimateSheepRaccoon/ * 6:04 Mycopunk https://store.steampowered.com/app/3247750/Mycopunk/ * 7:39 BOTSU https://store.steampowered.com/app/885160/BOTSU/ * 9:20 GIGASWORD https://store.steampowered.com/app/1885930/GIGASWORD/ * 11:07 Altered Alma https://store.steampowered.com/app/2190700/AlteredAlma/ * 12:41 Constance https://store.steampowered.com/app/2313700/Constance/ * 13:54 The Berlin Apartment https://store.steampowered.com/app/2280430/TheBerlinApartment/ * 15:47 Compensation Not Guaranteed https://store.steampowered.com/app/2795590/CompensationNotGuaranteed/ * 18:10 Undusted: Letters from the Past https://store.steampowered.com/app/2891020/UndustedLettersfromthePast/ * 19:49 Fresh Tracks https://store.steampowered.com/app/3202950/FreshTracks/ * 22:17 Nocturne https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374860/Nocturne/ * 24:13 Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson https://store.steampowered.com/app/2429050/FretlessTheWrathofRiffson/ * 25:45 The Lacerator https://store.steampowered.com/app/2339330/TheLacerator/ * 27:30 Demonschool https://store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/Demonschool/ * 29:39 Love Eternal https://store.steampowered.com/app/3010610/LOVEETERNAL/ * 31:13 Video Game Trivia, Six One Indie Showcase and Thank You** Check out Jacob Mccourt https://www.youtube.com/@JacobMcCourt for the Video Game Trivia show I was in, and follow Six One Indie https://www.youtube.com/@SixOneIndie for more indie game announcements on May 22nd! Intro/outro music composed by Bert Cole- https://www.bitbybitsound.com 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)
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    34 分
  • 165: SUPERHOT (with Emily Merritt - No Small Games)

    165: SUPERHOT (with Emily Merritt - No Small Games)
    2025/05/14
    Support my work on Patreon https://patreon.com/realdavejackson Is it really the most innovative shooter I've played in years? SUPERHOT Team struck gold with this idea, did just enough with it, and got out before things got stale. Now that's what I call SUPER. HOT. Guest info: Emily Merritt aka aspecificegg * Check out No Small Games https://nosmallgames.com/ * Follow No Small Games on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/nosmallgames.bsky.social * Catch Emily on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/aspecificegg * Follow Emily on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/aspecificegg.bsky.social TIMESTAMPS * 0:00 Title Card * 0:14 Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts * 11:07 Story Setup/Presentation * 26:35 Gameplay * 52:58 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations/Guest Plugs * 1:01:30 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-Yous * 1:02:55 Spoiler Section Music used in the episode: SUPER. HOT. by SUPERHOT Team 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/) 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)!
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    1 時間 35 分
  • 164: Monster Hunter Wilds (with Brad Gallaway)

    164: Monster Hunter Wilds (with Brad Gallaway)
    2025/05/07
    Support my work on Patreon (https://patreon.com/realdavejackson) Review code provided by Capcom. Thank you! Monster Hunter has been around for a long time, but has only recently fully broken into the mainstream. And with mainstream success comes grumbling from longtime fans. Is the game actually too streamlined? Does quality of life take away from quality of game? And what about the new focus on the story? All that and more in this lengthy discussion. Guest info: Brad Gallaway * Check out written game reviews on GameCritics https://gamecritics.com/ * Listen to So...Videogames! https://gamecritics.com/category/podcasts/so-videogames/ * Follow Brad on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/bradgallaway.bsky.social TIMESTAMPS * 0:00 Title Card * 0:28 Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts * 15:11 New Player Experience/Fight Prep * 35:04 Monster Fights/Upgrades and Gear * 1:04:32 Story/Presentation * 1:24:12 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations/Guest Plugs * 1:33:10 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-Yous * 1:35:23 Spoiler Section Music used in the episode is credited to Miwako Chinone. Tracks used: * Main Title Theme * Proof of a Hero (Wilds Version) * Nu Udra Battle Theme * Mizutsune Battle Theme * Rey Dau Battle Theme * Suja Village Daytime * Zoh Shia Battle Theme Phase 1- Arrant Calamity * Quest Clear Theme Check out Dave on Pixel Project Radio giving first impressions on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2EYHKnevmhrHHa5kTMCOLb Check out Dave on Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers talking about Monster Hunter Wilds (May 5th) https://www.fngamers.com/ Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server! (https://discord.gg/V3ZHz3vYQR) Buy me a coffee on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/realdavejackson)! 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://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)!
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    2 時間 18 分
  • 163: Vagrant Story (with Aidan Moher)

    163: Vagrant Story (with Aidan Moher)
    2025/04/30
    Like many of Square's RPGs of the late 90's and early 2000's, Vagrant Story is an ambitious, flawed, divisive and fantastic RPG, full of big ideas that didn't get a chance to full develop into what was planned. What we got was only one part of a larger saga (see also: Xenogears from just a few years prior), a game that stands on its own, proudly displaying all of the rough edges and brilliant ideas for all to see. It made for a great discussion on the podcast! Guest info: Aidan Moher * Check out Aidan's new podcast FunFactor https://funfactorpod.com/ * Find Aidan's writing on Astrolabe https://astrolabe.aidanmoher.com/ * Find Aidan's book Fight, Magic, Items https://fightmagicitems.rocks/ * Look forward to Aidan's next book about Suikoden 1 and 2 https://astrolabe.aidanmoher.com/suikoden-1-2-history-boss-fight-books-2026/ * Follow on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/aidanis.fun TIMESTAMPS * 0:00 Title Card * 0:38 Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts * 14:58 Story Setup/Themes/Localization * 42:35 Presentation * 1:03:32 Combat/Equipment * 1:36:21 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations/Plugs * 1:45:45 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-Yous * 1:47:38 Spoiler Section Music used in the episode is credited to Hitoshi Sakimoto. Tracks used: Opening Movie, Greyland Event Climax, Snowfly Forest, Dullahan, Minotauros, Remembrance, Dawn of Lea Monde, Fanfare 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) 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)!
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    2 時間 35 分
  • 162: Prey (2006) (with Asa GreenRiver)

    162: Prey (2006) (with Asa GreenRiver)
    2025/04/23
    No, this isn't the Arkane Studios Prey, this is the one that Arkane was forced to name their game after for no good reason. In fact, that's what got me interested in Human Head Studios' Prey (2006) in the first place, even before I learned what the game is about. So what did we think of this shooter caught between two eras, with seemingly 10 different puzzle mechanics? How did we find a rare AAA attempt at indigenous representation? Listen in and find out! Guest info: Asa GreenRiver * BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/agreenriver.bsky.social * TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@agreenriver07 * YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@borderlineentertainment * Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/BorderlineEntertainment TIMESTAMPS * 0:00 Title Card * 0:25 Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts * 12:07 Story Setup/Indigenous Representation/Presentation * 37:43 FPS Gameplay/Puzzles * 1:04:10 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations/Housekeeping * 1:15:58 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-Yous * 1:17:58 Spoiler Section Music used in the episode is credit to Jeremy and Julian Soule. Tracks used: Prey Overture, Aniwyah Calling, Desperate Measures, Upside Down, The Land of the Ancients Check out Dave on Retro Hangover discussing Psychonauts! https://retrohangover.captivate.fm/episode/psychonauts-milk-mans-delicious-milk-ft-dave-jackson 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) 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)!
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    2 時間 2 分