Pixelated Sausage - Attack the Backlog

My journey of doing the same thing over and over and over again with no end in sight continues with part three of Attack the Backlog, Ghost Recon Wildlands edition. Despite some not-so-fun family-related surprises, I was about to make a decent amount of progress this week and can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Not much has changed, game-wise, but that became a good thing as Wildlands ended up being just the right kind of game to distract me as my dad was recovering from a blood clot in the hospital, so for that, fine game, I shall forever be grateful, even if you're not actually all that great of a game.

My journey taking on drug cartels as part of an elite special forces group in the beautiful country of Bolivia continues with part two of Attack the Backlog, Ghost Recon Wildlands edition. While I wasn't able to play as much as I would have liked since the last episode, I still got in some additional time with the game and, so far, it's all been business as usual, for better or worse. The real question now is, will next week be the last week, or will I see the light and be in for the long haul, one cartel boss at a time?

This episode sees the return of Attack the Backlog, now in its new (and improved?) form. What was once more of a review(ish) show is now more of a Game Club(ish) show, moving from biweekly to weekly, where you can choose to play along with me, or just go along for the ride next to me, figuratively speaking, of course. But don't get too down because the old Attack the Backlog format will still exist once my time with a game is done--whether I finish it or decide I'm finished with it--as a cap to my journey with whatever game I'm playing at the time, so if all you want to hear are my final thoughts, you'll still have that option. That said, this here episode is all about my initial return to Ghost Recon Wildlands and how I maybe shot myself in the foot with this one, but I'll let the episode do the talking for me.

This episode of Attack the Backlog is all about Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, a Zelda-like ala A Link to the Past, where you play as little Turnip Boy, not to be confused with Little Lion Man, who’s not as brave as he was at the start. After getting evicted by Mayor Onion for not paying your taxes, you must complete a handful of trash tasks for the layered mayor in order to get back your home, wouldn’t you know. These tasks include acquiring a fork, a laser pointer, and some green goop that may or may not lead to green poop. Along your journey you will meet a vast cast of quirky characters, a plethora of gamer-based humor, and more than your fair share of receipts and documents to tear. Sound like fun? Keep watching or listening to find out.

This episode of Attack the Backlog is all about Virginia, a game that really wants to be a movie instead of a game and suffers for it, becoming one of the worst "games" I've ever "played," featuring a lot of walking and a whole lot of, "pressing 'A' to pay respects." The score may be great and it doesn't look too bad either, but when the act of "playing" it is so underwhelming, nothing can save it from becoming the latest game I hate, surprising no one, least of all my mates.

This episode of Attack the Backlog is all about Armed and Dangerous, a game that’s been sitting on my hard drive for years now, mocking me every time I look at my Xbox library with its top placement upon my alphabetically-ordered collection of download games, saying nothing short of, “Looks like someone’s still too scared to get a little dangerous.” Well, Armed and Dangerous…I’ll show you who’s dangerous. Anyway, this: is Armed and Dangerous.

This episode of Attack the Backlog is all about...nothing in particular. That's right, this is not your traditional episode. Instead of talking about a single game like Marc usually does, they decide to get a little personal and apologize for a 2023 of so-so content--which they're sure you'll say they don't need to apologize for--before talking about what they hope for and plan to do in the year that is 2024, including a short list of games they'd love to play, as well as potential new shows/videos they'd love to make. 2023 has been a rough year for many, but here's to a 2024 of hope, optimism, pizza boxes galore, and so much more. Thank you all so very very much for sticking with me (Marc) this year, I hope you've managed to still enjoy the majority of content, and I hope I'm able to continue making stuff you enjoy next year and beyond. (Bear) hugs and (Hersey) kisses for all. 🐻🍫

This episode of Attack the Backlog is all about Goat Simulator,  a game where you simulate being a goat by licking everything you can see, headbutting everyone until they pee, and wrecking general chaos with a face full of glee, even though you’d much rather be playing General Chaos for Genesis...or maybe that’s just me.

This episode of Attack the Backlog is all about Heaven Dust, a game that takes inspiration to a whole new level, copying Resident Evil to a T…virus, from the key art to the gameplay to the structure to the story to the window…to the wall, ‘til blood drip down them walls, all these zombies crawl, y’all shoot shoot shoot shoot them in the head, y’all shoot shoot shoot shoot they dead. Or something like that...

This episode of Attack the Backlog is all about The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan, a game where you play as a bunch of rich kids trying to find buried treasure because, despite being rich, they’re not rich enough to pay for all the plastic surgery it would take to make Julie go from hideous monster to the madame of meDAMN girl, you fine. But then some dumb pirates, a boring ghost ship, and a thirsty grandma ghost show up to ruin all the fun. Not comedy, nor horror, ensues, or pursues.