Tales from the Backlog

171: El Paso, Elsewhere (with Jacob McCourt & Luke Lewis)

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Strange Scaffold is a rare game studio that gets as much, or maybe even more, positive attention for their workplace ethos and number of releases per year as they do for their games themselves. I found myself in that same position, with great respect for their process, but no experience with the games themselves....until now! El Paso, Elsewhere is an emotional take on neo-noir, vampire stories, Max Payne and boomer shooters, and it works really well!

Guest info: Jacob McCourt and Luke Lewis

  • Check out their shared podcast Crossplay Conversations https://www.youtube.com/@crossplayconvos
  • Check out Lukewarm Games https://www.lukewarmgames.com/
  • Follow Luke on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
  • Check out Left Behind Game Club https://leftbehindgame.club/
  • Check out Jacob's written reviews on The Gaming Brief https://thegamingbrief.ca/
  • Follow Jacob on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/jacob.bsky.social

    • TIMESTAMPS

    • 0:00 Title Card
    • 0:22 Intros
    • 4:20 Personal Histories with Strange Scaffold/El Paso, Elsewhere
    • 10:43 Top-Level Thoughts on El Paso, Elsewhere
    • 15:10 Story Setup
    • 20:49 Presentation and Storytelling
    • 27:02 Music
    • 34:39 Shooting and Bullet Time
    • 48:57 Gameplay Pacing
    • 55:03 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations
    • 1:01:27 Jacob and Luke Plug Their Stuff!
    • 1:11:31 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-Yous
    • 1:13:45 Spoilers- Janet, Draculae and James
    • 1:33:06 Spoilers- Addiction, Being a Good Person, Endings

      • Music used in the episode is credited to R.J. Lake and LAKE SAVAGE. Tracks used: a forty-six story motel, GONNA CUT, GHOSTIN' THE MAINFRAME, audio demon, almost exactly the same, next time on elpasoball z.

      • Buy the score- https://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/album/el-paso-elsewhere-part-one-the-score
      • Buy the rap album- https://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/album/el-paso-elsewhere-part-two-the-album

        • Check out an interview with Xalavier Nelson Jr on the Gamerheads Podcast.

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