11 episodes
Battle the Backlog Backlog Crew
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- Leisure
Do you have a mountain of games you mean to play but keep putting off for some reason? So do we! Join best friends Carlos, Tyler, and the occasional guest as they venture on a quest to complete their entire backlog (which probably won't happen) . In this podcast they will go through their respective queues and defeat each game one by one while also discussing the game industry and fun topics on the experiences of gaming. Email us at battlethebacklog@gmail.com with your questions, feedback, or if you want to share your own list!
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Episode 10- Comic Book Games of Future Past
In this episode, the crew is joined by Malachi and newcomer EJ to discuss their backlogs and look at the past, present, and future status of comic book based video games. They give predictions on how the upcoming take on The Avengers from Square Enix will fare as well as concoct ideas of what their dream superhero game adaptation would be.
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Episode 9- Taking a 180 on the Xbox 360
On the year of its 15 anniversary the crew is joined by returning guests, Hunter and Erick, to discuss, reminisce, and laugh at their memories of playing on the Xbox 360 . Plus, we go deep on hot new titles like the Final Fantasy VII Demo, Escape from Tarkov, and Nier Automata (for some reason).
Big Disclaimer: The recording of audio for this episode was somewhat messed up, so in order to save it a lot big cuts were made to make. You will likely run into weird edits and a few audio glitches. We apologize for the inconvenience but are making efforts to make sure this doesn't happen again. Please enjoy and thank you for your support! -
Episode 8- The Legacy of Great Music in Games
Carlos and Tyler return with new guest Malachi for an episode covering the importance of music in videogamesand thenn go through a list compiling examples of truly great tracks to show off! Plus a newly updated backlog, new completions, and an updated final segment called "Bonus Objective".
If you have any feedback or particular discussions you want to share about this episode's topic, email us at battlethebacklog@gmail.com.
Here is the full list of tracks discussed:
Aquatic Ambiance- Donkey Kong Country
Meta Knight's Revenge Theme Song- Super Smash Bros Brawl
Memories- Florence
Do Not Shout Do Not Vomit- Dead Space
Battle! Gym Leader/Elite 4 Music- Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen
Resurrections- Celeste
Main Theme- Final Fantasy VII
Reign of The Septims- Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
A Ghost Pumpkin's Soup- Sonic Adventure 2
A Brink of Time- Chrono Trigger
Lighthouse- Ace Combat 7
Nagisa's Theme- Clannad
Hopes and Dreams- Undertale
The Rebuilt Jedi Enclave- Knights of the Old Republic 2
All Gone- The Last of Us -
Episode 7- The Pokémon Episode
On this episode, Carlos and Tyler are joined by Pokémon experts Dylan and Erick to discuss the latest release in the series, Sword and Shield, and how it has completely consumed all our free time. At the tail end we discuss some of Jedi : Fallen Order as well as introducing a new segment!
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Episode 6- Who is this Metroid of Vania?
We JUST missed Halloween but are still in the spooky mood! This time we have Erick and our friend Wyatt discussing what makes a good metroidvania game and how obsessed they have become with Apex Legends. It's our longest episode yet but full of fun discussion!
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Episode 5- Kingdom Salts
In this week's episode, Dylan joins us to discuss his love of Pokemon and strategy games, as well as defend Kingdom Hearts 3 as put the game to trial. If you are trying to avoid Kingdom Hearts spoilers or cant stand a 20 minute discussion on the topic, skip from 8:50 to 30:40.
We also have an email address now! If you have any questions, advice concerns, insights, or recipes, hit us up at battlethebacklog@gmail.com .