Backlog Gameclub

Backlog Gameclub

By Lucas and Alex EvansLeisureVideo Games
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Backlog Gameclub episodes

  • Child of Light and Sci-Fi games

    This week in our sixth episode, Lucas and Alex discuss their time with Child of Light, and we explore a wide array of genres via our Top 5 Sci-Fi games. We also talk about the general layout of the podcast and some of our plans for the future!

    Links:

    Tom Scott's Video Essay on YouTube's Copyright System

    DeepMind's Documentary on AlphaGo

    Bill Withers' "Naked & Warm" 

    Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!

    Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message

    Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans

    Upcoming Submission Cutoffs:

    Celeste — 10th April 2020

    Rainbow Six: Seige — 17th April 2020

    1 hr 46 min
  • Yoku's Island Express and JRPGs

    This week in our fifth episode, Lucas and Alex discuss their time bouncing off bumpers and delivering packages in Yoku's Island Express, and we explore the way we connect with games via our Top 5 JRPGs. 

    Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table! 

    Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message 

    Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans 

    Upcoming Submission Cutoffs: 

    Child of Light — 3rd April 2020

    Celeste — 10th April 2020

    1 hr 20 min
  • Graveyard Keeper and Metroidvanias
    This week in our fourth episode, Lucas and Alex discuss their time interring bodies (and mining, and beekeeping, and lumber-jacking, and... my there's a lot to do in this game!) in Graveyard Keeper, and we find a couple gaps in our gaming repertoire as we cover our Top 5 "Metroidvanias".
    Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!
    Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message
    Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans
    Upcoming Submission Cutoffs:
    Yoku's Island Express — 27th March 2020
    Child of Light — 3rd April 2020 (Get it on sale now!)
    1 hr 21 min
  • Doom (2016) and Movie Games
    This week in our third episode, Lucas and Alex discuss their time slaying demons in Doom 2016, and we touch on some shared childhood memories as we cover our Top 5 games based on movies.
    Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!
    Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message
    Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans
    Upcoming Submission Cutoffs:
    Yoku's Island Express — 27th March 2020
    Child of Light — 3rd April 2020 (Get it on sale now!)
    1 hr 25 min
  • Episode 2: Cuphead

    This week in our second episode, Lucas and Alex discuss their time with Cuphead, and we dig deep in our gaming history to cover our Top 5 games that start with the letter "A".

    Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!

    Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message


    Theme song created weekly by Alex Evans


    Upcoming Submission Cutoffs:

    Doom (2016) — 13th March 2020

    Graveyard Keeper — 20th March 2020

    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode 1: Yooka-Laylee

    This week in the inaugural episode, Lucas and Alex discuss their time with Yooka-Laylee, and in the spirit of 'Rare-style' collect-a-thons, compare their Top 5 games with animal player characters. 


    Join the discussion! Backlog is a conversational podcast, and we thrive on hearing from you. Dust off some old games and play along with us; there's always room for one more at the table!

    Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/backlogpod/message


    Upcoming Submission Cutoffs:

    Cuphead — 6th March 2020

    Doom (2016) — 13th March 2020

    1 hr 18 min

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