The Backlog with Erica & Char

In this milestone episode 50, Erica and Char welcome special guest Ms5000Watts! Erica and Watts discuss their long time association and the games they bonded over and both loved over the years. They also share their thoughts on Scarlet Nexus, the most recent game they are playing. Char shares thoughts and first impressions on the Legend of Mana remake. The group discusses Sony's latest acquisitions of Nixxes and the potential acquisition of Blue Point. Watts weighs in her thoughts on PlayStation games going to PC. The group also discuss the topic of Ghost of Tsushima Directors Cut and whether the asking prices are justified. Also, does Destiny 2 have a cheating problem? Ms5000Watts gives insight to the world of Destiny and the recent cheating scandals. 

It was a great episode to say the least! Thank you for listening!

In the episode of The Backlog, Char and Erica welcome first time guest @LordCognito and returning guest @awedible to talk E3 and what they enjoyed most. Cognito shares how The Iron Lords Podcast came to be and the ups and downs they experienced. The group discusses the recent ASMR outrage on Twitch, as big streamers Amouranth and IndieFoxx have been banned over sexually suggestive ASMR done on their channels. Did this finally draw the line for Twitch? The podcast ends with a discussion about the Kojima conspiracies going on in the gaming community, theorizing that a new Silent Hills is finally coming.

It was a great show! Thanks for listening!

In this episode of The Backlog, Erica and Char welcome guests Alton and Blaze4K. Blaze was a bit late but came at a good time to give his thoughts on God of War: Ragnarok and Horizon Forbidden West being cross-gen, playable on both the PS5 and PS4. The whole group gives their thoughts on Aloy and if her looks have changed from the first game to the 2nd, as well as Sony games going to PC and whether that is a good thing or not. They also discuss Souls games and why they are fun, based on a tweet that got some attention. The podcast ends with everyone's E3 predictions and expectations.

Great show indeed! Thank you for listening!

In this episode of The Backlog, Erica and Char welcome special patron guest @Kenan45gaming to the show! He was crazy enough to join the highest tier on The Backlog Patreon (patreon.com/thebacklogpod) and get a spot on the panel for the episode! Kenan brought a lot of good points to the table as the group discusses Twitch and it adding a category for hot tub streams. The panel also discusses Sony boosting frames for TLOU2 as well as what games should be boosted as well. The episode ends with the topic of Nintendo and it selling amiibos for $25 just to access a fast travel feature in Skyward Sword. All around a good episode! Apologies for Erica's mic being a little louder than the others. That will be fixed next time!

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In this episode of The Backlog, Char and Erica welcome guests @TheAshenLuca and @themelodicpunk! They discuss Returnal impressions one week later, including the issues the game is having with broken patches and continuing glitches. Melodic and Luca talk about their struggles with Returnal's difficulty and how they feel about the game in general. The group also discusses game journalists claiming that they shouldn't have to be good at or beat games to review them, as well as Colin Moriarty's comments on the matter. Erica follows up the discussion with a question for the group: what games did you feel one way about and then by the end of the game, their opinions changed? It's safe for you to assume that the group agreed that games should be beaten before reviewing! The podcast ends with a discussion about Halo Infinite and the pressure for it to be good.

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In this episode of The Backlog, Erica and Char welcome special guest BitCloudGaming to discuss his content creating, as well as get his first impressions of Housemarque's latest game, Returnal. Erica chimes in with her own and the two enlighten Char and the audience on what makes Returnal so good. The three also discuss gaming journalists causing a storm on Twitter this week and why it's so detrimental to think short term views and clicks, instead of a career of longevity that creates influence. The show ends with their impressions of the new Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart gameplay that was shown during Sony's State of Play.

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In this episode of The Backlog, Erica and Char welcome special guest @Sail0ramy, Twitch streamer and content creator. The co-hosts get to know Amy's streaming history as well as games they love to play. The group discusses the Twitter outrage over Twitch streamers streaming from their hot tubs and getting donations. Is that their fault or Twitch's fault for not expanding discoverability for the rest of us? The group weighs in! Also, Erica updates everyone on the continuing issues Outriders is having. The last topic of the night is PlayStation and its focus on AAA bangers over indies and smaller titles, as well as the news about The Last of Us apparently being remade. Is it needed? The Backlog answers!

Great show tonight! Thank you all for listening!

In this episode of The Backlog, Erica and Char discuss the two latest big games to release: Monster Hunter Rise and Outriders. They also discuss "Easy Mode" in video games, and AshleyRoboto's comments towards her streamers when they criticized her playing Kingdom Hearts on easy. Char and Erica give their takes and own personal experiences as well as talk about being honest about it. The duo also discuss MLB: The Show going to Game Pass day one and close the show by giving Char tons of credit for The Backlog! The chat gave their flowers! 

It was a great episode. Thank you for listening!

In this episode of The Backlog, Erica and Char welcome special guests SolidRev and Brucewaynebrady. They bring the male perspective into the conversation of hottest female videogame character. They go over the results of the public polls from Twitter as well as give their takes on who they think should have won the match-ups. March Madness style, the group goes through each match-up and results. The show ends with a hot topic of women characters and if it's a bad thing that they show skin in a videogame. It opens up an interesting conversation about differences in attraction between men and women and how society plays a part. It was a great show!

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In this episode, Erica and Char discuss the games they are playing including Outriders Demo impressions. Will the duo co-op on this upcoming game!? Erica is hoping so! They also discuss Twitch 90 day statistics and how it put things into perspective. Also, PlayStation is the hot topic as the pair discuss Jim Ryan's comments about a "whole slate" of PlayStation games coming to PC. SuperMetalDave64 joins the podcast to update and give insight on the rumors surrounding the Switch "Pro" and whether it is a good thing or not that new AAA multiplats would only release on the potential new Switch.

It was a great show! Thank you for listening!