Tales from the Backlog

By David Jackson

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Episodes: 182

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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.

Episode Date
146: System Shock 2 (with Doug Lief - Nostalgium Arcanum)
Dec 18, 2024
145: Void Stranger (with Steve - Indie Quest, Polykill Podcast)
Dec 11, 2024
144: Control (with Nick & Will - Friday Night Gamecast)
Dec 04, 2024
143: Shadow Tower: Abyss (with Adelaide Lohkamp)
Nov 27, 2024
142: Night in the Woods (with Rick Firestone - Pixel Project Radio)
Nov 20, 2024
141: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (with Aaron Angle & Ryan Arrington)
Nov 13, 2024
...On Backlogs (with Matt aka Stormageddon & Marcus Stewart)
Nov 06, 2024
Games I Played at GDEX 2024
Nov 01, 2024
140: Decarnation (with Jala Prendes - Jala-chan's Place, The Level & Dave Cox - Monster Dear Monster)
Oct 30, 2024
139: Devotion (with Jill Grodt - The Indie Informer)
Oct 23, 2024
138: Silent Hill (with Stephanie Klimov - Boss Rush Network)
Oct 16, 2024
137: Deadly Premonition (with Patrick & James - Retro Spectives)
Oct 09, 2024
136: Omori (with Aaron Angle - A Top 3 Podcast)
Oct 02, 2024
135: Lost Odyssey (with Ryan Batie - Lightning Strikes Thrice)
Sep 25, 2024
134: A Space for the Unbound (with CGDannyB)
Sep 18, 2024
133: Final Fantasy IV (with Chris Coplien - Retro Hangover & Jenny E.)
Sep 11, 2024
132: Pony Island (with Chris - 1H1D)
Sep 04, 2024
131: Animal Well (with Jenny Windom - Geeks & Grounds)
Aug 28, 2024
130: Dave the Diver (with Dave Cox - Monster Dear Monster)
Aug 21, 2024
129: Pizza Tower (with Aaron Klaassen - Super Pod Saga)
Aug 14, 2024
128: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (with Deadbeatpunk - WTFDYW!?)
Aug 07, 2024
127: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (with Katie Lesperance - Left Behind Game Club)
Jul 31, 2024
126: Cocoon (with Brenden Groom - Pass the Controller)
Jul 24, 2024
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (Preview) (with Charlie Young)
Jul 21, 2024
125: Gris (with Eric Gess - The Unlockables)
Jul 17, 2024
124: Lisa: The Painful (with Rick Firestone - Pixel Project Radio)
Jul 10, 2024
123: 1000xRESIST (with Michael Higham)
Jul 03, 2024
122: Mother 3 (with Rebekah Valentine)
Jun 26, 2024
121: The Last Guardian (with Chris - Franchise Festival)
Jun 19, 2024
120: Roadwarden (with Bryan Skursha - Pixelated Playgrounds)
Jun 12, 2024
119: Cyberpunk 2077 + Phantom Liberty (with Adam Gumbert - Respawn Aim Fire)
Jun 05, 2024
118: God Hand (with Derek Van Dyke - Super Deluxe GamesCast)
May 29, 2024
117: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (with Jared - Play Along Podcast)
May 22, 2024
How Gaming Has Influenced Our Taste in Music (with Ryan Juengling - List Off! and Jon Haig)
May 15, 2024
116: Transistor (with Alex - Low Five Gaming)
May 08, 2024
115: Xenogears (with Michael Berger - Bits of Time)
May 01, 2024
Baldur's Gate 3 SPOILER SECTION (with Jim Rodeman & Chris Rettig)
Apr 24, 2024
114: Baldur's Gate 3 NON-SPOILER SECTION (with Jim Rodeman & Chris Rettig)
Apr 24, 2024
CRPG History & The Breakout Success of Baldur's Gate 3 (with Felipe Pepe - The CPRG Book)
Apr 17, 2024
113: The Case of the Golden Idol (with NinaStruggles)
Apr 10, 2024
112: Sunset Overdrive (with Goohi)
Apr 03, 2024
111: Balatro (with Matt aka Stormageddon & Aaron Klaassen)
Mar 29, 2024
PAX East 2024: Reflections & Games Played
Mar 27, 2024
110: Titanfall 2 (with Adam & Cory - Half Tone Takes)
Mar 20, 2024
109: Resident Evil 2 Remake (with Gerry - Super Ghost Radio & Nick - Friday Night Gamecast)
Mar 13, 2024
108: Final Fantasy X-2 (with Adam - The Good, The Bad & The Backlog)
Mar 06, 2024
Evaluating Retro Games Roundtable
Feb 28, 2024
107: Final Fantasy VII Remake (with Aaron Angle & Ryan Arrington)
Feb 21, 2024
106: This War of Mine (with Alex - First Five)
Feb 14, 2024
105: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (with Gaming Memories)
Feb 07, 2024
104: South Park: The Stick of Truth (with Adam Rivera)
Jan 31, 2024
103: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (PS2) (with Chris Dominguez- A Novel Console)
Jan 24, 2024
102: Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (with Matt aka Stormageddon & Flora Merigold)
Jan 17, 2024
101: Rain World (with soccr)
Jan 10, 2024
100: Killer7 (with Andre - Fine Time)
Jan 03, 2024
2023 In Review
Dec 27, 2023
99: Final Fantasy X (with Ryan Batie & Chris Taylor - Lightning Strikes Thrice)
Dec 20, 2023
98: Blasphemous 2 (with Chris Nelson)
Dec 13, 2023
97: Sea of Stars (with Aaron Angle & Ryan Arrington)
Dec 06, 2023
"Uncommon" Real-World Settings in Video Games (with Ozzy Garcia & Randall Quiggle)
Nov 29, 2023
96: Final Fantasy XVI (with Rick Firestone & Eric Gess)
Nov 22, 2023
95: F-Zero X (with Dave Pietrangelo - Remember 64)
Nov 15, 2023
94: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (with Mick Arcade)
Nov 08, 2023
2nd Birthday Mailbag!
Nov 01, 2023
93: Signalis (with Chris Coplien & Shane Koski)
Oct 25, 2023
92: Dead Space (2023) (with Chris aka Vertigo2Hell)
Oct 18, 2023
91: Iron Lung (with Gary Butterfield & Kole Ross)
Oct 11, 2023
90: Resident Evil (2002) (with Adelaide Lohkamp)
Oct 04, 2023
Getting Into Horror Games (with Adam Bucceri - Half Tone Takes, Gerry - Super Ghost Radio, & Dog Faced Gamer)
Sep 27, 2023
89: Kid Icarus: Uprising (with TripleSMoon)
Sep 20, 2023
88: Wario World (with Thrak - The 3DO Experience)
Sep 13, 2023
87: The Secret of Monkey Island (with Doug Lief - Nostalgium Arcanum)
Sep 06, 2023
86: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (with Andrew & Dylan - Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers)
Aug 30, 2023
85: The Three Versions of Metroid 2 (with Case Aiken, Matt Storm & Geoff Moonen)
Aug 23, 2023
Discovering Games Via Super Smash Bros. (with Kolby, Mikey Tabletop & Jim Rodeman)
Aug 16, 2023
84: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (with Jacob McCourt)
Aug 09, 2023
83: Redfall (with Nick & Will - Friday Night Gamecast)
Aug 02, 2023
82: Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal (with Bryan Skursha - Pixelated Playgrounds)
Jul 26, 2023
What Makes a Good Remake? (with Dylan & Dave - Offshore Gamecast)
Jul 19, 2023
81: Final Fantasy VI (with Aaron Angle - A Top 3 Podcast)
Jul 12, 2023
80: Ico (with Josh Covel - Still Loading)
Jul 05, 2023
79: Baldur's Gate (with Phil Morgan - Deleted Saves)
Jun 28, 2023
78: The Last of Us Part II (with Flora Merigold - Epilogue Gaming, Left Behind Game Club)
Jun 21, 2023
77: Hi-Fi RUSH (with Kevin Ainsworth - Save the Game Media)
Jun 14, 2023
76: Resident Evil 4 Remake (with Jala Prendes - Jala-chan's Place, The Level and Adam Bucceri - Enter the Survival Horror, Half Tone Takes)
Jun 07, 2023
Introducing...Tales from the WAY Backlog! + Super Mario World
Jun 03, 2023
75: Dredge (with Jill Grodt - The Indie Informer)
May 31, 2023
74: Like a Dragon: Ishin! (with Nave - Gaming Together)
May 24, 2023
Why We Love the Yakuza/Like a Dragon Series (with Matt aka Stormageddon)- Producer's Choice
May 21, 2023
Do Video Games Need to Be Fun? (with Brad Gallaway - So...Videogames!, and Ryan Batie - Lightning Strikes Thrice)
May 17, 2023
73: Pentiment (with TroytlePower - The Power Play-Throughs Podcast)
May 10, 2023
72: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (with Cameron Warren and Jacob Price - The Pre Order Bonus)
May 03, 2023
71: Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (with Eric Gess - The Unlockables, and Keith Gasper - The Main Quest)
Apr 26, 2023
70: Red Dead Redemption 2 (with Alex & Luke - Low Five Gaming)
Apr 19, 2023
69: Catherine: Full Body (with Rick Firestone - Pixel Project Radio & Ryan Juengling - List Off!)
Apr 12, 2023
68: Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation (with Scott Danielson)
Apr 05, 2023
67: Chained Echoes (with Aaron Angle - A Top 3 Podcast)
Mar 29, 2023
66: Nier: Replicant (with Brian Edwards- Character Issues, Cane and Rinse)
Mar 22, 2023
Emergent Gameplay Roundtable (with Nave - Gaming Together, Alex - Please Don't Cast, and Moonborne -TripleSMoon)
Mar 15, 2023
65: Eastward (with Chris Dominguez - A Novel Console)
Mar 08, 2023
64: God of War: Ragnarök (with Ryan Juengling- List Off!)
Mar 01, 2023
63: Tunic (with Ryan Batie - Lightning Strikes Thrice)
Feb 22, 2023
62: Spiritfarer (with Charlie & Lauren Young)
Feb 15, 2023
61: Metal Gear Solid (with Mick Arcade)
Feb 08, 2023
60: Bayonetta 3 (with Matt aka Stormageddon - "Fun" and Games, Reignite, and more!)
Feb 01, 2023
Top 3 Childhood Gaming Traditions (V.I.P. Producer's Choice with Jake aka Zulgeek)
Jan 29, 2023
Long Games & Burnout (with Jared Moss - Play Along Podcast, Bill Barber - Gaming & Collecting, Aaron Klaassen - Super Pod Saga)
Jan 25, 2023
59: Final Fantasy IX (with Rick Firestone - Pixel Project Radio and Alejandro Ortiz - A Random Gamer's Corner)
Jan 18, 2023
58: Shovel Knight (with Mikey Tabletop - Big Drink Energy)
Jan 11, 2023
57: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (with Kolby - Switch it Up)
Jan 04, 2023
2022 in Review
Dec 28, 2022
56: The Forgotten City (with Chris - 1 Hour 1 Decision)
Dec 21, 2022
55: Inscryption (with John Rogers - Gaming in the Wild)
Dec 14, 2022
Top 3 Video Game Items That Are Too Good to Use (Tube V.I.P. Producer's Choice with Chris Nelson)
Dec 11, 2022
54: Pokemon Trading Card Game (GBC) (with Bill Barber - Gaming & Collecting Podcast)
Dec 07, 2022
53: Nier: Automata (with Andrew Kimball - Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers & Katie Shesko)
Nov 30, 2022
52: Prey: Mooncrash (with Adam & Kiaran - The Good, the Bad & the Backlog)
Nov 23, 2022
51: Prey (2017) (with Nick & Will - Friday Night Gamecast)
Nov 16, 2022
50: Citizen Sleeper (with DeadbeatPunk - WTFDYW?!)
Nov 09, 2022
Happy Birthday to Tales from the Backlog! AMA + Reflections
Nov 02, 2022
49: The Quarry (with Liv Beyer - Between 2 Gamers)
Oct 26, 2022
48: The Last Door (with Adelaide Lohkamp)
Oct 19, 2022
47: Parasite Eve (with Michael Berger - Bits of Time)
Oct 12, 2022
46: Resident Evil 4 (with Michael Mays)
Oct 05, 2022
45: 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (with Rick Firestone - Pixel Project Radio)
Sep 28, 2022
44: Undertale (with Eric Gess - The Unlockables)
Sep 21, 2022
43: Chrono Trigger (with Josh Covel - Still Loading)
Sep 14, 2022
42: Spec Ops: The Line (with Chris Coplien - Retro Hangover)
Sep 07, 2022
41: The Last of Us (with Ben Robinson - Play Along Podcast)
Aug 31, 2022
2022 Summer Retrolympics! (Hosted by Secret Levels podcast)
Aug 27, 2022
40: Outer Wilds (with Keith Gasper - The Main Quest)
Aug 24, 2022
Tales from the Backlog V.I.P.- Top 25 Games (Preview)
Aug 20, 2022
39: Deathloop (with Morgan Remington - Intergalactic Pinecone)
Aug 17, 2022
38: Vampire Survivors (with Chris Rettig)
Aug 10, 2022
37: Mega Man X (with Chris Nelson)
Aug 03, 2022
Tales from the Backlog V.I.P.- Stray (Preview)
Aug 01, 2022
Patreon Announcement
Aug 01, 2022
Elden Ring Bosses Tier List (with Jim Rodeman)
Jul 27, 2022
Elden Ring for the FromSoftware Newbie (with Aaron Angle and Ryan Arrington)
Jul 20, 2022
FromSoftware and the Open World (with Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers)
Jul 13, 2022
36: Elden Ring (with Ryan Juengling- List Off!)
Jul 06, 2022
35: Half-Life 2 (with Jay Davis - Super Bracket Bros)
Jun 29, 2022
34: Yakuza: Like a Dragon (with Rick Firestone - Pixel Project Radio)
Jun 22, 2022
33: Unsighted (with Nave - Gaming Together Podcast)
Jun 15, 2022
32: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (with Alan Nichols - A Top 3 Podcast)
Jun 08, 2022
31: Shadow of the Colossus (with Adam Bucceri)
Jun 01, 2022
Dark Souls 3 Bosses Tier List (FULL SPOILERS) (with Jake Anderson)
May 25, 2022
30: Dark Souls 3 (with Adam Rivera)
May 18, 2022
29: Pokemon Legends: Arceus (with Jared Moss - Play Along Podcast)
May 11, 2022
28: It Takes Two (with Aaron Angle - A Top 3 Podcast)
May 04, 2022
27: Returnal (with Ryan Delaney)
Apr 27, 2022
26: Earthbound (with Keith Gasper - The Main Quest)
Apr 20, 2022
Bloodborne Bosses Tier List (FULL SPOILERS) (with Andrew & Dylan - Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers)
Apr 13, 2022
25: Bloodborne (with Moonborne & Jake Anderson)
Apr 06, 2022
24: Metroid Dread (with Eric Gess - The Unlockables & Sidequesting Podcast)
Mar 30, 2022
23: Persona 5 (with Aaron Angle and Ryan Arrington)
Mar 23, 2022
22: Before Your Eyes (with Brian Edwards - Cane & Rinse)
Mar 16, 2022
21: King's Field: The Ancient City (with mysticreferee)
Mar 09, 2022
We're on Discord! Come join us!
Mar 08, 2022
20: Blasphemous (with Chris Nelson)
Mar 02, 2022
19: Darkest Dungeon (with Andrew Tavin - TV Nopes and House of House)
Feb 23, 2022
18: Death's Door (with Brian and Ryan - List Off!)
Feb 16, 2022
Dark Souls Bosses Tier Rankings (with Jack Allen)
Feb 14, 2022
17: Dark Souls (with Jack Allen)
Feb 09, 2022
16: A Short Hike (with Ryan Delaney)
Feb 07, 2022
15: Hitman 2 (with Scott Danielson)
Jan 31, 2022
14: The Messenger (with Alfredo - The Dukes of Gaming)
Jan 24, 2022
13: Disco Elysium (with Rick Firestone - Pixel Project Radio)
Jan 17, 2022
12: Florence (with Heather Siddiqui and Nick Greenberg)
Jan 10, 2022
11: Hollow Knight (with Jim Rodeman)
Jan 03, 2022
2021 In Review
Dec 31, 2021
10: Silent Hill 2 (with Adelaide Lohkamp)
Dec 27, 2021
9: Gone Home (with Jake Anderson)
Dec 20, 2021
8: Death's Gambit: Afterlife (with Moonborne)
Dec 13, 2021
7: Dragon's Dogma (with Adam Rivera)
Dec 06, 2021
Happy 20th Smash Melee + GameCube Games Tier List
Dec 03, 2021
6: SOMA (with Ryan Delaney)
Nov 29, 2021
5: Firewatch (with Jake Anderson)
Nov 22, 2021
4: Hades (with Aaron Angle and Jim Rodeman)
Nov 15, 2021
3: Hitman (2016) (with Scott Danielson)
Nov 08, 2021
2: Ghost of Tsushima (with Aaron Angle and Ryan Delaney)
Nov 01, 2021
1: Rocket League (with Aaron Angle and Ryan Arrington)
Oct 25, 2021