Backlog Review Game Club

Backlog Review Game Club

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Backlog Review Game Club episodes

  • Minecraft

    The global phenomenon is finally covered on the pod, it's Minecraft! This episode goes on some tangents as Chris and Paul eventually discuss how being forced inside their homes for a year made them turn to Minecraft for a bit of normalcy. It's our giddiest episode to date!

    Show Notes:

    • Support our Extra Life campaign!
    • We're on Twitter now!
      • 1 hr 21 min
    • Metal Gear Solid

      It's the 3D debut of Kojima! This month, Paul and Chris go back to 1998 to finally play the original Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation 1. Has this game stood the test of time? Did Chris nearly break a controller in anger?

      Show Notes:

      • The Twitch archive of Chris and Paul streaming MGS can be found here.
      • Ashly and Anthony's retrospective on MGS from Boss Fight Books can be purchased here.
      • Audio from the game came from the World of Longplays' MGS video by RickyC.
        • 1 hr 40 min
      • Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

        We have returned! After a lengthy hiatus due to the pandemic, Chris and Paul are back with the next game in the Metal Gear saga, Snake Eater. Join them as they discuss this highly regarded entry while still acknowledging that Kojima sometimes just can't help himself.

        NOTE: Apologies for the techincal issue on Chris's mic, this was an ongoing issue the day of recording. 

        Show Notes:

        Interview with Cynthia Harrell - https://kotaku.com/cynthia-harrell-the-woman-who-sang-snake-eater-is-rea-1845440278

        GamePro interview - https://web.archive.org/web/20040228191427/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/features/30936.shtml

        IGN Interview - https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/12/01/the-snake-eater-interview?page=3

        1 hr 31 min
      • A Quick Update on the Show

        A quick update on the show going forward. We will be taking a bit of a break for a while. We will return but in the meantime here are some more important items to check out:

        Spawn on Me Podcast - A Lesson in Blackness

        NAACP Legal Defense Fund

        RAIIN - National Sexual Assault Hotline

        We love you all, please love, support, and empower each other.

        3 min
      • #5 Quarantine Pitch Special
        In this special episode, Paul and Chris took some time to build their own lists of games they know the other one hasn't completed. Then they take turns pitching these games back and forth to see if they can convince the other they have been wrong all these years. Will this spawn new episodes? Maybe. Will this be a bit loosey-goosey? Oh you bet.
        1 hr 29 min
      • #4 Oxenfree
        Grab your radios and head to Edwards Island as this month Paul and Chris discuss the decorated indie game, Oxenfree.
        Note: This was our first remote recording so some of their are some minor anomalies with the recording.
        57 min
      • #3 Inside
        What timing to play this incredibly uplifting game...
        Chris and Paul return to discuss the 2016 title Inside. They discuss the origins of developer Playdead and their love of the black and white aesthetic. Then things get melancholy as they review the story and theories of the game. 
        Please stay safe during this pandemic and please stay home - Chris
        1 hr 15 min
      • #2 The Witness
        This month Chris and Paul put on their thinking caps and head to the mysterious island in The Witness. Listen as they discuss lead designer Jonathon Blow's history in the game industry and his inspiration for making the puzzles, as well as the game's major secrets. Also the debut of a new segment linking The Witness to Metal Gear Solid 2!
        1 hr 5 min
      • #1 Metal Gear Solid 2
        For the first episode, Chris and Paul dive into the Konami and Hideo Kojima classic, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. What follows is recording of two people trying their best to sit down and explain what exactly happens during the events of MGS2. Nearly 2 and a half hours later, they might only have begun to understand.
        Note: We had to decrease audio quality to fit 2 and a half hours under 50MB. Future episodes will be shorter and higher quality.
        2 hr 28 min
      • The G-Fuel Review

        The donors made it happen when we reached $3000 and it's finally arrived! The GFuel Review is here. Join Chris, Paul, and special guest Kristen as they review 11 different GFuel flavors and rank them against each other. We learn a lot about ourselves and one another...oh and esports, we learn way too much about esports.


        1 hr 40 min

      About Backlog Review Game Club

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      Looking over the backlog of games and trying to find a reason to dive back in? Do you ever want to talk to someone about these older games? Wish no longer! Join Chris and Paul every month as they pick one game from their backlogs to dive deep into.