Tweet @videogamebard or @JaredTBen to have your gaming questions, comments, and concerns addressed directly on the next podcast. Welcome to the modern day.

This is Bard's Backlog, a weekly video game infocast & deep dive show. Hosted by videogamebard.com senior editor Joshua Gallegos, each episode discusses the game of the week and whether it can be entered into the esteemed Hall of Games, before the panel cracks open the strange {DEFAULT} segment. Occasional interviews notwithstanding.

This week, Jared and Josh finally cover the 2020 release, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. A Godsend for the pandemic times, Animal Crossing represents the very definition of chill in video games. But is it enough to get it into the Hall of Games? Listen and find out.

Timestamps:

03:13 - Housekeeping

14:18 - Tha Games We Playin

29:17 - Denver Development Group

30:43 - The Default Segment: GOTY of 2020 so far

36:46 - PICK OF THE WEEK: Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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Tweet @videogamebard or @JaredTBen to have your gaming questions, comments, and concerns addressed directly on the next podcast. Welcome to the modern day.

This is Bard's Backlog, a weekly video game infocast & deep dive show. Hosted by videogamebard.com senior editor Joshua Gallegos, each episode discusses the game of the week and whether it can be entered into the esteemed Hall of Games, before the panel cracks open the strange {DEFAULT} segment. Occasional interviews notwithstanding.

This week, Josh and Jared discuss the state of the union, upcoming video games and their eligibility for marriage, as well as the pick of the week, Moonlighter. Will the indie title make it into the Hall of Games, or will it receive the feared nixing? Listen and find out!

Timestamps:

02:50 - Housekeeping

14:51 - Tha Games We Playin

20:10 - The Default Segment: KISS MARRY KILL - Upcoming 2020 Releases

39:05 - PICK OF THE WEEK: Moonlighter

Tweet @videogamebard or @JaredTBen to have your gaming questions, comments, and concerns addressed directly on the next podcast. Welcome to the modern day.

This is Bard's Backlog, a weekly video game infocast & deep dive show. Hosted by videogamebard.com senior editor Joshua Gallegos, each episode discusses the game of the week and whether it can be entered into the esteemed Hall of Games, before the panel cracks open the strange {DEFAULT} segment. Occasional interviews notwithstanding.

This week, Josh and Jared discuss the state of the union, upcoming video games and their eligibility for marriage, as well as the pick of the week, Moonlighter. Will the indie title make it into the Hall of Games, or will it receive the feared nixing? Listen and find out!

Timestamps:

02:50 - Housekeeping

14:51 - Tha Games We Playin

20:10 - The Default Segment: KISS MARRY KILL - Upcoming 2020 Releases

39:05 - PICK OF THE WEEK: Moonlighter

Tweet @videogamebard or @JaredTBen to have your gaming questions, comments, and concerns addressed directly on the next podcast. Welcome to the modern day.

This is Bard's Backlog, a weekly video game infocast & deep dive show. Hosted by videogamebard.com senior editor Joshua Gallegos, each episode discusses the game of the week and whether it can be entered into the esteemed Hall of Games, before the panel cracks open the strange {DEFAULT} segment. Occasional interviews notwithstanding.

This week, Jared returns and the two discuss the crazy gutpunch of a year that has been 2020, the habits they're forming in the wake of COVID, and of course, this week's pick, Okami HD. Will the revered games-as-art title be entered into the Hall of Games? Listen and see!

Timestamps:

02:00 - Housekeeping

11:56 - Tha Games We Playin

24:47 - The Default Segment: JRPG or Not?

33:13 - PICK OF THE WEEK: Okami HD

Tweet @videogamebard or @JaredTBen to have your gaming questions, comments, and concerns addressed directly on the next podcast. Welcome to the modern day.

This is Bard's Backlog, a weekly video game infocast & deep dive show. Hosted by videogamebard.com senior editor Joshua Gallegos, each episode discusses the game of the week and whether it can be entered into the esteemed Hall of Games, before the panel cracks open the strange {DEFAULT} segment. Occasional interviews notwithstanding.

This week, Jared returns and the two discuss the crazy gutpunch of a year that has been 2020, the habits they're forming in the wake of COVID, and of course, this week's pick, Okami HD. Will the revered games-as-art title be entered into the Hall of Games? Listen and see!

Timestamps:

02:00 - Housekeeping

11:56 - Tha Games We Playin

24:47 - The Default Segment: JRPG or Not?

33:13 - PICK OF THE WEEK: Okami HD

Tweet @videogamebard or @JaredTBen to have your gaming questions, comments, and concerns addressed directly on the next podcast. Welcome to the modern day.

This is Bard's Backlog, a weekly video game infocast & deep dive show. Hosted by videogamebard.com senior editor Joshua Gallegos, each episode discusses the game of the week and whether it can be entered into the esteemed Hall of Games, before the panel cracks open the strange {DEFAULT} segment. Occasional interviews notwithstanding.

This week, Josh hoofs it alone in a special update episode that also takes some time to honor the venerable series Assassin's Creed.

Timestamps:

03:12 - Housekeeping & Announcements

24:15 - Assassin's Creed Tribute

Tweet @videogamebard or @JaredTBen to have your gaming questions, comments, and concerns addressed directly on the next podcast. Welcome to the modern day.

This is Bard's Backlog, a weekly video game infocast & deep dive show. Hosted by videogamebard.com senior editor Joshua Gallegos, each episode discusses the game of the week and whether it can be entered into the esteemed Hall of Games, before the panel cracks open the strange {DEFAULT} segment. Occasional interviews notwithstanding.

This week, Josh hoofs it alone in a special update episode that also takes some time to honor the venerable series Assassin's Creed.

Timestamps:

03:12 - Housekeeping & Announcements

24:15 - Assassin's Creed Tribute

Tweet @videogamebard or @JaredTBen to have your gaming questions, comments, and concerns addressed directly on the next podcast. Welcome to the modern day.

This is Bard's Backlog, a weekly video game infocast & deep dive show. Hosted by videogamebard.com senior editor Joshua Gallegos, each episode discusses the game of the week and whether it can be entered into the esteemed Hall of Games, before the panel cracks open the strange {DEFAULT} segment. Occasional interviews notwithstanding.

This week, Josh and Casual Jared talk through Jared's VERY FIRST Metroidvania - Axiom Verge. The cult classic has been out since 2015, and with a sequel on the way, what better time to revisit the original and see how it holds up? With a feel similar to the classics of old, will Axiom Verge make it into the Hall of Games? That's the question we answer here, every week. Suggest the next title to cover in the comments below!

Timestamps:

02:28 - Housekeeping

09:26 - ELECTION YEAR QUESTION

12:37 - Tha Games We Playin'

34:05 - {DEFAULT} Segment - Real word limitations keeping us from the things we love

45:23 - THE PICK OF THE WEEK! Axiom Verge

Tweet @videogamebard or @JaredTBen to have your gaming questions, comments, and concerns addressed directly on the next podcast. Welcome to the modern day.

This is Bard's Backlog, a weekly video game infocast & deep dive show. Hosted by videogamebard.com senior editor Joshua Gallegos, each episode discusses the game of the week and whether it can be entered into the esteemed Hall of Games, before the panel cracks open the strange {DEFAULT} segment. Occasional interviews notwithstanding.

This week, Josh and Casual Jared talk through Jared's VERY FIRST Metroidvania - Axiom Verge. The cult classic has been out since 2015, and with a sequel on the way, what better time to revisit the original and see how it holds up? With a feel similar to the classics of old, will Axiom Verge make it into the Hall of Games? That's the question we answer here, every week. Suggest the next title to cover in the comments below!

Timestamps:

02:28 - Housekeeping

09:26 - ELECTION YEAR QUESTION

12:37 - Tha Games We Playin'

34:05 - {DEFAULT} Segment - Real word limitations keeping us from the things we love

45:23 - THE PICK OF THE WEEK! Axiom Verge

Tweet @videogamebard or @JaredTBen to have your gaming questions, comments, and concerns addressed directly on the next podcast. Welcome to the modern day.

This is Bard's Backlog, a weekly video game infocast & deep dive show. Hosted by videogamebard.com senior editor Joshua Gallegos, each episode discusses the game of the week and whether it can be entered into the esteemed Hall of Games, before the panel cracks open the strange {DEFAULT} segment. Occasional interviews notwithstanding.

This week, Josh and Casual Jared discuss Super Mario Odyssey, the latest installment in the long-running Super Mario 3D series. Will it stand out from its historical peers and be considered for the Hall of Games? That's the question we answer here, every week. Suggest the next title to cover in the comments below!

Timestamps:

03:03 - Housekeeping

07:50 - Tha Games We Playin'

23:30 - {DEFAULT} Segment - Nintendo Switch outsold because of . . . Animal Crossing?

30:56 - THE PICK OF THE WEEK! Super Mario Odyssey