185: Slay the Princess (with Matt aka Stormageddon)

Support my work on Patreon- https://patreon.com/realdavejackson Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server- https://discord.gg/kAqSBb6jH2 Buy me a coffee on Ko-fi- https://ko-fi.com/realdavejackson This year, we're kicking off horror month with a first- a visual novel! It's the first one I've covered on the show, though I enjoy them from time to time, and Slay the Princess (Black Tabby Games, 2023) is certainly an interesting one. It's a choose your adventure visual novel with memorable visuals and a very interesting opening choice- you were sent here to slay the princess, so...do you? Listen in to find out how we felt about it! Guest info: Matt aka Stormageddon (they/them) Check out "Fun" and Games and Reignite podcasts https://linktr.ee/dj_stormagedddon Follow Matt on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/djstormageddon.com TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Title Card 0:22 Intros 4:33 Personal Histories with Slay the Princess and Visual Novels 8:21 Opening Thoughts About Slay the Princess 12:56 Story Setup and Choose Your Adventure Structure 27:53 Presentation 37:07 Closing Thoughts and Recommendations 41:40 "Fun" and Games, Reignite Podcasts 46:59 SPOILER WALL and Patron Thank-Yous 48:39 Spoiler Section- Our Many Diverse Playthroughs 1:18:45 Spoiler Section- The Shifting Mound and Endings Music used in the episode is credited to Brandon Boone. Tracks used: The Princess, The World-Ender, Fragmentation, Reality Unwound, The Shifting Mound 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