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Tales from the Backlog — 265 episodes
Video Game Music Appreciation 101 (with Rick Firestone & Charlie Young)
222: Mina the Hollower (with Matt aka Stormageddon - "Fun" and Games)
221: Minishoot' Adventures (with Roger Reichardt - Gamerheads Podcast)
220: Pyre (with AJ Fillari)
219: Drakengard (with IdolismJ)
218: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (with Claire - Date With Us)
217: Many Nights a Whisper (with Flora Merigold)
216: Isles of Sea and Sky (with Jesse Guarascia)
215: Kingdom Hearts (with Leah Haydu)
214: Cairn (with Rachel Watts)
213: Hitman 3 & Freelancer Mode (with Scott Danielson)
212: The Séance of Blake Manor (with Brian Edwards - Cane and Rinse, Character Issues)
211: Baby Steps (with Josh Galecki - Pixelated Playgrounds)
Is It Harder for Video Games to Be Funny? (with Doug Lief & Gen Moonen)
210: Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines (with TroytlePower)
PAX East 2026 Wrap-Up
209: Chants of Sennaar (with Travis Colenutt - Left Behind Game Club)
208: Death Howl (with Bryan Skursha - Pixelated Playgrounds)
207: Skate Story (with Josh Leslie - IndieQuest)
206: Bioshock (with Joseph Hooper - Crossplay Conversations)
205: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (with Steve aka Blinkoom)
204: Ghost of Yōtei (with Jacob Price - The Pre-Order Bonus)
203: Pokémon Legends: Z-A (with Kenneth Shepard)
202: Goodnight Universe (with Jill Grodt - The Indie Informer)
201: Madden 2005 vs ESPN NFL 2K5 (with Chris Coplien & Adam Gumbert)
200: Dark Souls II (with Ryan Batie - Lightning Strikes Thrice)
199: Hollow Knight: Silksong (with Jenny Windom - Geeks & Grounds)
198: Crazy Taxi (with Darren Hupke - Pixels & Polygons)
Backlog Resolutions 2026
2025 In Review/Games of the Year
197: Astro Bot (with Josh Covel - Still Loading Podcast)
196: Sword of the Sea (with AndresPlays)
195: Legend of Grimrock 2 (with Shane Selterre - Retro Hangover)
194: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (with Michael Berger - Bits of Time)
193: Asura's Wrath (with Nick & Will - Friday Night Gamecast)
192: Heaven's Vault (with Rebekah Valentine)
191: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (with Kate & Emily - No Small Games)
190: Pseudoregalia (with Bo__Po - Underplayed)
189: Lies of P (with Rob & Kelvin - The Gaming Duo)
188: Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye (with Rick Firestone)
187: Fear & Hunger (with Adam Bucceri)
186: Silent Hill 3 (with Kaye Ross)
185: Slay the Princess (with Matt aka Stormageddon)
184: Ultros (with John Rogers - Gaming in the Wild)
183: Despelote (with Moises Taveras)
182: Bionic Bay (with Harry Loizides - Six One Indie)
181: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (with Ty Schalter)
180: Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (with Erik - Pages of Play)
179: Blue Prince (with Jenny Windom)
178: Psychonauts (with Try - My Life in Gaming)
177: Split Fiction (with Aaron Angle)
176: Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (with Chris Coplien - Retro Hangover)
175: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (with Brian Edwards)
174: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (with Michael Higham)
173: Max Payne (with Nomad - The Retro Wildlands)
172: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (with Dan - The Greatest Story Ever Played)
171: El Paso, Elsewhere (with Jacob McCourt & Luke Lewis)
170: Lunacid (with Dave Cox)
169: South of Midnight (with Kate Sánchez)
168: Persona 4 Golden (with Flora Merigold)
167: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (with Jesse Guarascia)
166: Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (with Derek Van Dyke)
PAX East 2025 Wrap-Up
165: SUPERHOT (with Emily Merritt - No Small Games)
164: Monster Hunter Wilds (with Brad Gallaway)
163: Vagrant Story (with Aidan Moher)
162: Prey (2006) (with Asa GreenRiver)
161: Wanderstop (with Matt aka Stormageddon & CGDannyB)
160: Sifu (with Ryan Juengling - List Off)
159: Metaphor: ReFantazio (with Scott White)
158: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (with Geoff Moonen - "Fun" and Games)
157: Unpacking (with Kate Hunter - No Small Games)
156: Mouthwashing (with Ash Parrish)
155: Shenmue (with Luis Aguasvivas)
154: Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (with John Rogers - Gaming in the Wild)
153: Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (with MarcoMeatball)
152: The Plucky Squire (with Roger Reichardt - The Gamerheads Podcast)
151: Tacoma (with CtrlAltNoob)
150: Mad Max (with Jacob Price & Cameron Warren - The Pre-Order Bonus)
149: Nine Sols (with Josh)
148: Pathologic 2 (with Jack)
Backlog Resolutions 2025
2024 In Review/Games of the Year
147: Batman: Arkham Origins (with Mick Arcade)
146: System Shock 2 (with Doug Lief - Nostalgium Arcanum)
145: Void Stranger (with Steve - Indie Quest, Polykill Podcast)
144: Control (with Nick & Will - Friday Night Gamecast)
143: Shadow Tower: Abyss (with Adelaide Lohkamp)
142: Night in the Woods (with Rick Firestone - Pixel Project Radio)
141: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (with Aaron Angle & Ryan Arrington)
...On Backlogs (with Matt aka Stormageddon & Marcus Stewart)
Games I Played at GDEX 2024
140: Decarnation (with Jala Prendes - Jala-chan's Place, The Level & Dave Cox - Monster Dear Monster)
139: Devotion (with Jill Grodt - The Indie Informer)
138: Silent Hill (with Stephanie Klimov - Boss Rush Network)
137: Deadly Premonition (with Patrick & James - Retro Spectives)
136: Omori (with Aaron Angle - A Top 3 Podcast)
135: Lost Odyssey (with Ryan Batie - Lightning Strikes Thrice)
134: A Space for the Unbound (with CGDannyB)
133: Final Fantasy IV (with Chris Coplien - Retro Hangover & Jenny E.)
132: Pony Island (with Chris - 1H1D)
131: Animal Well (with Jenny Windom - Geeks & Grounds)
130: Dave the Diver (with Dave Cox - Monster Dear Monster)
129: Pizza Tower (with Aaron Klaassen - Super Pod Saga)
128: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (with Deadbeatpunk - WTFDYW!?)
127: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (with Katie Lesperance - Left Behind Game Club)
126: Cocoon (with Brenden Groom - Pass the Controller)
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (Preview) (with Charlie Young)
125: Gris (with Eric Gess - The Unlockables)
124: Lisa: The Painful (with Rick Firestone - Pixel Project Radio)
123: 1000xRESIST (with Michael Higham)
122: Mother 3 (with Rebekah Valentine)
121: The Last Guardian (with Chris - Franchise Festival)
120: Roadwarden (with Bryan Skursha - Pixelated Playgrounds)
119: Cyberpunk 2077 + Phantom Liberty (with Adam Gumbert - Respawn Aim Fire)
118: God Hand (with Derek Van Dyke - Super Deluxe GamesCast)
117: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (with Jared - Play Along Podcast)
How Gaming Has Influenced Our Taste in Music (with Ryan Juengling - List Off! and Jon Haig)
116: Transistor (with Alex - Low Five Gaming)
115: Xenogears (with Michael Berger - Bits of Time)
114: Baldur's Gate 3 NON-SPOILER SECTION (with Jim Rodeman & Chris Rettig)
Baldur's Gate 3 SPOILER SECTION (with Jim Rodeman & Chris Rettig)
CRPG History & The Breakout Success of Baldur's Gate 3 (with Felipe Pepe - The CPRG Book)
113: The Case of the Golden Idol (with NinaStruggles)
112: Sunset Overdrive (with Goohi)
111: Balatro (with Matt aka Stormageddon & Aaron Klaassen)
PAX East 2024: Reflections & Games Played
110: Titanfall 2 (with Adam & Cory - Half Tone Takes)
109: Resident Evil 2 Remake (with Gerry - Super Ghost Radio & Nick - Friday Night Gamecast)
108: Final Fantasy X-2 (with Adam - The Good, The Bad & The Backlog)
Evaluating Retro Games Roundtable
107: Final Fantasy VII Remake (with Aaron Angle & Ryan Arrington)
106: This War of Mine (with Alex - First Five)
105: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (with Gaming Memories)
104: South Park: The Stick of Truth (with Adam Rivera)
103: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (PS2) (with Chris Dominguez- A Novel Console)
102: Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (with Matt aka Stormageddon & Flora Merigold)
101: Rain World (with soccr)
100: Killer7 (with Andre - Fine Time)
2023 In Review
99: Final Fantasy X (with Ryan Batie & Chris Taylor - Lightning Strikes Thrice)
98: Blasphemous 2 (with Chris Nelson)
97: Sea of Stars (with Aaron Angle & Ryan Arrington)
"Uncommon" Real-World Settings in Video Games (with Ozzy Garcia & Randall Quiggle)
96: Final Fantasy XVI (with Rick Firestone & Eric Gess)
95: F-Zero X (with Dave Pietrangelo - Remember 64)
94: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (with Mick Arcade)
2nd Birthday Mailbag!
93: Signalis (with Chris Coplien & Shane Selterre - Retro Hangover)
92: Dead Space (2023) (with Chris aka Vertigo2Hell)
91: Iron Lung (with Gary Butterfield & Kaye Ross)
90: Resident Evil (2002) (with Adelaide Lohkamp)
Getting Into Horror Games (with Adam Bucceri - Half Tone Takes, Gerry - Super Ghost Radio, & Dog Faced Gamer)
89: Kid Icarus: Uprising (with TripleSMoon)
88: Wario World (with Thrak - The 3DO Experience)
87: The Secret of Monkey Island (with Doug Lief - Nostalgium Arcanum)
86: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (with Andrew & Dylan - Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers)
85: The Three Versions of Metroid 2 (with Case Aiken, Matt Storm & Geoff Moonen)
Discovering Games Via Super Smash Bros. (with Kolby, Mikey Tabletop & Jim Rodeman)
84: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (with Jacob McCourt)
83: Redfall (with Nick & Will - Friday Night Gamecast)
82: Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal (with Bryan Skursha - Pixelated Playgrounds)
What Makes a Good Remake? (with Dylan & Dave - Offshore Gamecast)
81: Final Fantasy VI (with Aaron Angle - A Top 3 Podcast)
80: Ico (with Josh Covel - Still Loading)
79: Baldur's Gate (with Phil Morgan - Deleted Saves)
78: The Last of Us Part II (with Flora Merigold - Epilogue Gaming, Left Behind Game Club)
77: Hi-Fi RUSH (with Kevin Ainsworth - Save the Game Media)
76: Resident Evil 4 Remake (with Jala Prendes - Jala-chan's Place, The Level and Adam Bucceri - Enter the Survival Horror, Half Tone Takes)
Introducing...Tales from the WAY Backlog! + Super Mario World
75: Dredge (with Jill Grodt - The Indie Informer)
74: Like a Dragon: Ishin! (with Nave - Gaming Together)
Why We Love the Yakuza/Like a Dragon Series (with Matt aka Stormageddon)- Producer's Choice
Do Video Games Need to Be Fun? (with Brad Gallaway - So...Videogames!, and Ryan Batie - Lightning Strikes Thrice)
73: Pentiment (with TroytlePower - The Power Play-Throughs Podcast)
72: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (with Cameron Warren and Jacob Price - The Pre Order Bonus)
71: Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (with Eric Gess - The Unlockables, and Keith Gasper - The Main Quest)
70: Red Dead Redemption 2 (with Alex & Luke - Low Five Gaming)
69: Catherine: Full Body (with Rick Firestone - Pixel Project Radio & Ryan Juengling - List Off!)
68: Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation (with Scott Danielson)
67: Chained Echoes (with Aaron Angle - A Top 3 Podcast)
66: Nier: Replicant (with Brian Edwards- Character Issues, Cane and Rinse)
Emergent Gameplay Roundtable (with Nave - Gaming Together, Alex - Please Don't Cast, and Moonborne -TripleSMoon)
65: Eastward (with Chris Dominguez - A Novel Console)
64: God of War: Ragnarök (with Ryan Juengling- List Off!)
63: Tunic (with Ryan Batie - Lightning Strikes Thrice)
62: Spiritfarer (with Charlie & Lauren Young)
61: Metal Gear Solid (with Mick Arcade)
60: Bayonetta 3 (with Matt aka Stormageddon - "Fun" and Games, Reignite, and more!)
Top 3 Childhood Gaming Traditions (V.I.P. Producer's Choice with Jake aka Zulgeek)
Long Games & Burnout (with Jared Moss - Play Along Podcast, Bill Barber - Gaming & Collecting, Aaron Klaassen - Super Pod Saga)
59: Final Fantasy IX (with Rick Firestone - Pixel Project Radio and Alejandro Ortiz - A Random Gamer's Corner)
58: Shovel Knight (with Mikey Tabletop - Big Drink Energy)
57: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (with Kolby - Switch it Up)
2022 in Review
56: The Forgotten City (with Chris - 1 Hour 1 Decision)
55: Inscryption (with John Rogers - Gaming in the Wild)
Top 3 Video Game Items That Are Too Good to Use (Tube V.I.P. Producer's Choice with Chris Nelson)
54: Pokemon Trading Card Game (GBC) (with Bill Barber - Gaming & Collecting Podcast)
53: Nier: Automata (with Andrew Kimball - Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers & Katie Shesko)
52: Prey: Mooncrash (with Adam & Kiaran - The Good, the Bad & the Backlog)
51: Prey (2017) (with Nick & Will - Friday Night Gamecast)
50: Citizen Sleeper (with DeadbeatPunk - WTFDYW?!)
Happy Birthday to Tales from the Backlog! AMA + Reflections
49: The Quarry (with Liv Beyer - Between 2 Gamers)
48: The Last Door (with Adelaide Lohkamp)
47: Parasite Eve (with Michael Berger - Bits of Time)
46: Resident Evil 4 (with Michael Mays)
44: Undertale (with Eric Gess - The Unlockables)
43: Chrono Trigger (with Josh Covel - Still Loading)
42: Spec Ops: The Line (with Chris Coplien - Retro Hangover)
41: The Last of Us (with Ben Robinson - Play Along Podcast)
2022 Summer Retrolympics! (Hosted by Secret Levels podcast)
40: Outer Wilds (with Keith Gasper - The Main Quest)
Tales from the Backlog V.I.P.- Top 25 Games (Preview)
39: Deathloop (with Morgan Remington - Intergalactic Pinecone)
38: Vampire Survivors (with Chris Rettig)
37: Mega Man X (with Chris Nelson)
Tales from the Backlog V.I.P.- Stray (Preview)
Patreon Announcement
Elden Ring Bosses Tier List (with Jim Rodeman)
Elden Ring for the FromSoftware Newbie (with Aaron Angle and Ryan Arrington)
FromSoftware and the Open World (with Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers)
36: Elden Ring (with Ryan Juengling- List Off!)
35: Half-Life 2 (with Jay Davis - Super Bracket Bros)
34: Yakuza: Like a Dragon (with Rick Firestone - Pixel Project Radio)
33: Unsighted (with Nave - Gaming Together Podcast)
32: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (with Alan Nichols - A Top 3 Podcast)
31: Shadow of the Colossus (with Adam Bucceri)
Dark Souls 3 Bosses Tier List (FULL SPOILERS) (with Jake Anderson)
30: Dark Souls 3 (with Adam Rivera)
29: Pokemon Legends: Arceus (with Jared Moss - Play Along Podcast)
28: It Takes Two (with Aaron Angle - A Top 3 Podcast)
27: Returnal (with Ryan Delaney)
26: Earthbound (with Keith Gasper - The Main Quest)
Bloodborne Bosses Tier List (FULL SPOILERS) (with Andrew & Dylan - Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers)
25: Bloodborne (with Moonborne & Jake Anderson)
24: Metroid Dread (with Eric Gess - The Unlockables & Sidequesting Podcast)
23: Persona 5 (with Aaron Angle and Ryan Arrington)
22: Before Your Eyes (with Brian Edwards - Cane & Rinse)
21: King's Field: The Ancient City (with mysticreferee)
We're on Discord! Come join us!
20: Blasphemous (with Chris Nelson)
19: Darkest Dungeon (with Andrew Tavin - TV Nopes and House of House)
18: Death's Door (with Brian and Ryan - List Off!)
Dark Souls Bosses Tier Rankings (with Jack Allen)
17: Dark Souls (with Jack Allen)
16: A Short Hike (with Ryan Delaney)
15: Hitman 2 (with Scott Danielson)
14: The Messenger (with Alfredo - The Dukes of Gaming)
13: Disco Elysium (with Rick Firestone - Pixel Project Radio)
12: Florence (with Heather Siddiqui and Nick Greenberg)
11: Hollow Knight (with Jim Rodeman)
2021 In Review
10: Silent Hill 2 (with Adelaide Lohkamp)
9: Gone Home (with Jake Anderson)
8: Death's Gambit: Afterlife (with Moonborne)
7: Dragon's Dogma (with Adam Rivera)
Happy 20th Smash Melee + GameCube Games Tier List
6: SOMA (with Ryan Delaney)
5: Firewatch (with Jake Anderson)
4: Hades (with Aaron Angle and Jim Rodeman)
3: Hitman (2016) (with Scott Danielson)
2: Ghost of Tsushima (with Aaron Angle and Ryan Delaney)
1: Rocket League (with Aaron Angle and Ryan Arrington)