The #Backlog Breakdown

With Square Enix's recent announcement of selling some of their Western studios, it's time to take another look at the company as a whole and frankly, how far they have fallen. Is there any hope for the future? This week Nate gives his narrative on the company as a whole and drops some hot takes! Come join us over on Discord ! Our Facebook group is The Backlog Book Club and Here is our Twitter . Y...

This week we've opened the phones for anyone else to join us and talk about our first 2022 Book Club game, Final Fantasy IX. Shout out to The TechnoFunkBoy and Dorian for hopping on and losing sleep while we discussed what makes the game great and some of our not-so-favorite things. Due to the length of this episode, it was cut into 2 parts. Part 2 is everything after beginning our spoiler discuss...

This week we've opened the phones for anyone else to join us and talk about our first 2022 Book Club game, Final Fantasy IX. Shout out to The TechnoFunkBoy and Dorian for hopping on and losing sleep while we discussed what makes the game great and some of our not-so-favorite things. Due to the length of this episode, it was cut into 2 parts. Part 1 is everything up until our spoiler discussion of...

Not only do we try and beat down our backlogs, but we also try and bust our guts from time to time. And yea, while we enjoy laughing a lot, this time we're talking about our waistlines. Well, Josh's waistline. Do you really want to talk about Josh's waistline? Well too bad, cause that's what he decided to talk about this week. Come join us over on Discord ! Our Facebook group is The Backlog Book C...

We did it. We made 100 episodes. But what do our wives think about it? 4 years in, can we even stay on topic? Our Facebook group is The Backlog Book Club and Here is our Twitter , and come chat with us on our Discord channel ! You can also email us at thebacklogbreakdown@gmail.com. And if you'd like to support us, you can visit our Patreon . If you want to get more personal, you can find Nate on P...

Friends of the show Micah and Parker join Nate this week to give their thoughts on the latest announcements from Sony on Project Spartacus. Come join us over on Discord ! Our Facebook group is The Backlog Book Club and Here is our Twitter . You can also email us at thebacklogbreakdown@gmail.com. And if you'd like to support us, you can visit our Patreon . The Backlog Breakdown is a proud member of...

Sometimes we play games as a solo experience and talk about them with friends, but other times we invite our friends to journey with us through them. This week's discussion is how it can be impactful when we don't go at it alone and how that changes the nature of the game and how we interact with it. Our Facebook group is The Backlog Book Club and Here is our Twitter , and come chat with us on our...

Similar to our last bite-sized episode, this week Nate, Josh, and Parker give their thoughts on the current state of the developer Square-Enix. This bite sized was pulled from a longer conversation the guys had as a part of their brohang, a Patreon exclusive podcast. To access the full version, join the Patreon over at patreon.com/thebacklogbreakdown . Come join us over on Discord ! Our Facebook g...

This week Nate and Josh discuss the current state of gaming reviews and the problems inherent to modern online publications and websites. Why can reviewers say that an aggregated score of 88 is a disappointment? Does the popularity and near universal praise received by Elden Ring point to something wrong? Our Facebook group is The Backlog Book Club and Here is our Twitter , and come chat with us o...

On this week's bite sized episode, Nate and Josh give their thought on the current state of the developer Platinum Games. This bite sized was pulled from a longer conversation the guys had as a part of their brohang, a Patreon exclusive podcast. To access the full version, join the Patreon over at patreon.com/thebacklogbreakdown . Come join us over on Discord ! Our Facebook group is The Backlog Bo...

This week Josh Lofthus of the Reformatory Podcast joins the boys to talk about the importance of the local church and whether "digital church" is a blessing or a curse. Check out Josh on his website and The Reformatory Podcast . Over the past couple of weeks Josh was also on The Reformed Gamers podcast talking about Shin Megami Tensei V and The House on Fire podcast talking about parenti...

This week Nate gives his review of Yoko Taro's Voice of Card: The Isle Dragon Roars. Come join us over on Discord ! Our Facebook group is The Backlog Book Club and Here is our Twitter . You can also email us at thebacklogbreakdown@gmail.com. And if you'd like to support us, you can visit our Patreon . The Backlog Breakdown is a proud member of the Play Well Network, a network of podcasts that seek...

With Nate on the mend from his bout with COVID, we decided to take it easy this week and tackle some questions we'd gotten from listeners. You asked, we answered! Our Facebook group is The Backlog Book Club and Here is our Twitter , and come chat with us on our Discord channel ! You can also email us at thebacklogbreakdown@gmail.com. And if you'd like to support us, you can visit our Patreon . If...

2 months ago Josh said he was going to do an overview of the entire Megami Tensei series of games. Turns out he bit off a little bit more than he chew, but now here we are with a 45-minutes bite sized episode. Enjoy! Come join us over on Discord ! Our Facebook group is The Backlog Book Club and Here is our Twitter . You can also email us at thebacklogbreakdown@gmail.com. And if you'd like to suppo...

This week Charles Watson, the creator of the GG app joins us to discuss how he got the idea for the app as we trace our ties all the way back to the reformed pub facebook group. Along the way we tackle how our backlogs were created and the future of the GG app and website. Be sure and check out the platform over at GGapp.io ! Our Facebook group is The Backlog Book Club and Here is our Twitter , an...

Nate invited friends of the show Micah Gear Solid and the International Man of Business, Parker, on to have a deep dive discussion on Microsoft's recent buyout of Activision Blizzard King. It's not really a bite sized this time around, maybe think of it as more of a bonus? Come join us over on Discord ! Our Facebook group is The Backlog Book Club and Here is our Twitter . You can also email us at...

On this episode Josh and Nate reevaluate a few spots on the Backlog Breakdown's official Top 100 games of all time. There are only a handful of games that we played last year that we think should be added, but adding in games also means pulling some out. Join us to find out where it all lands! Click here to view out current Top 100 list, updated for 2022. Our Facebook group is The Backlog Book Clu...

On this bite sized episode, friend of the show Jacob Van Olst breaks down the differences between Sonic 3 & Knuckles and Sonic Mania Plus to determine which is the better game. From levels to extras, he takes a thorough look at what the games have to offer before declaring a winner. If you'd like to contribute to a future episode of the podcast, let us know and we'll iron out the details. Come...

For our first episode of the new year we're discussing the new rules for our 2022 Backlog Beatdown and then some of what we're looking forward to over the next year, both gaming and otherwise. Our Facebook group is The Backlog Book Club and Here is our Twitter , and come chat with us on our Discord channel ! You can also email us at thebacklogbreakdown@gmail.com. And if you'd like to support us, y...

With the last episode of the year, Nate & Josh took some time to look ahead to the 2022 Beatdown and discuss some changes that will be made compared to 2021's game. Want to join us in beating down your backlog in 2022? Join in the beatdown and track along with us in our Discord Channel. Our Facebook group is The Backlog Book Club and Here is our Twitter . You can also email us at thebacklogbre...

This week our good friend Micah (Gear Solid) joins us to talk about all the gaming things of 2021. As the year comes to a close we're taking a look at the good, the bad, and the just plain weird moves that the Big 3 gaming companies made this past year as well as some of our favorite games that we played. A huge thanks to Micah for hanging out with us all night for this one! Hit him up on Twitter...

Wesley Rea breaks down his thoughts on 3 new games that he recently beat and how they stand up to the rest of the games he played throughout the past year. To hear more from Wes, check out The Henshin Dad podcast on Anchor.fm. Come join us over on Discord ! Our Facebook group is The Backlog Book Club and Here is our Twitter . You can also email us at thebacklogbreakdown@gmail.com. And if you'd lik...

The TechnoFunkBoy joins Nate and Josh to discuss the classic CRPG Baldur's Gate, in its new and updated form via the Enhanced Edition. Does it hold up, or is it simply a relic of its era? Join us as we make our way thru the D&D classic together! Be sure and follow TechnoFunkBoy over on Twitch , and c heck out his latest podcast, Montblanc's Hunters, here! Our Facebook group is The Bac...

Our friend Wesley Rea joins Nate to talk about some of the most condensed versions of backlog wisdom we find ourselves coming back to time and time again. Ironically, it ended up being one of our longest bite sized episodes ever. To hear more from Wes on tokusatsu and other musings, check out The HenshinDad podcast . Come join us over on Discord ! Our Facebook group is The Backlog Book Club and He...

This week we invited our friend Jonathan Hodrick on to talk about the way that he gets the most out of his game time using different challenges and limitations to push himself to play in different ways. John's added a ton of great contributions on Facebook and Discord, and the backlog bros were really excited to finally have him on for a chat. Check the article he wrote for The Reformed Gamers&amp...