The #Backlog Breakdown

The last we talked with Jordan, he was setting out to create his first video game through his solo development house, LuxCor Studios. Well, now that game is finished and available for anyone interested! Hear how the development affected the end product and his thoughts on creating his first game. And be sure to pick up Oracle of Meles on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2779160/Oracl...

This year, Josh is looking at being more intention in the games that he plays from his backlog. How did he determine what games to tackle? Tune in and find out! We're all over social media (including Youtube!) and we'd like to hear from you! Click Here to visit our LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thebacklogbreakdown The Backlog Breakdown is a proud member of the Play Well Network, a network of podcas...

Unicorn Overlord was one of the highest reviewed games of last year, but did you know that the team who created that game have been around since the early 2000s? Join us this week as we take a look at the Japanese developer VanillaWare, and the handful of games that they've released here in North America. We'd love to hear from you! Join us on our social media by checking out our Linktree: https:/...

Mark from Quick Play, who was on last year to talk about Outer Wilds with the guys, has a bite sized episode on the game's DLC: The Echoes of the Eye. Check out the Quick Play podcast here: https://bio.site/quickplay We're all over social media (including Youtube!) and we'd like to hear from you! Click Here to visit our LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thebacklogbreakdown The Backlog Breakdown is a pr...

Last year, Nate and Josh both played through Edelweiss's Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. And this year, they'd like to talk about it! Is it as delicious as a steaming plate of seasoned sticky rice or as ruinous as a leftover sushi? Tune in and find out! We'd love to hear from you! Join us on our social media by checking out our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thebacklogbreakdown And if you'd like to support...

Nate sits down to explain the 2025 Backlog Beatdown. While it's largely the same meta-game that we've held in previous years, this time there are a few new options for games that you don't own and for focusing on a select group of games you'd like to play through this year. We're all over social media (including Youtube!) and we'd like to hear from you! Click Here to visit our LinkTree : https://l...

We've made some New Year's resolutions here at the Backlog Breakdown, and we'd like to share them with you! We'd love to hear from you! Join us on our social media by checking out our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thebacklogbreakdown And if you'd like to support us, you can visit our Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/thebacklogbreakdown The Backlog Breakdown is a proud member of the Play Well Networ...

Merry Christmas! Our gifts to you include: answering a plethora of burning questions, a Christmas giveaway, and a Christmas roast from our friend, Wes. We're all over social media and we'd like to hear from you! Click Here to visit our LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thebacklogbreakdown The Backlog Breakdown is a proud member of the Play Well Network, a network of podcasts that seek to approach recre...

For our last episode of 2024, we have some awards to give out to various games; including being added to our prestigious Top 100 list! Check out the list here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1shRB_fLOspxuBz78Ol8Dfx0RtEe0BMtnE0f3uUzIijQ/edit?usp=sharing We'd love to hear from you! Join us on our social media by checking out our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thebacklogbreakdown And if you'd like t...

This week, Nate takes some time to run down the standings of our Fantasy Critic league and crown the winner of 2024! We're all over social media and we'd like to hear from you! Click Here to visit our LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thebacklogbreakdown The Backlog Breakdown is a proud member of the Play Well Network, a network of podcasts that seek to approach recreation in a more thoughtful manner....

It's another Patron Pick! This time around, Paul requested that we play The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. He jumped on, along with Wes, to talk about this seminal game in the LoZ series. Be sure and check out The TechnoFunkBoy's music on Bandcamp: https://thetechnofunkboy.bandcamp.com/ We'd love to hear from you! Join us on our social media by checking out our Linktree: https://lin...

Nate and Josh got together to talk about what they're thankful for...and it ended up taking a bit longer than expected. Go figure. We're all over social media and we'd like to hear from you! Click Here to visit our LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thebacklogbreakdown The Backlog Breakdown is a proud member of the Play Well Network, a network of podcasts that seek to approach recreation in a more thoug...

With Thanksgiving coming up, we decided to talk about the concept of thankfulness and the benefits of cultivating gratitude in the midst of an industry that markets the latest as the greatest. We'd love to hear from you! Join us on our social media by checking out our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thebacklogbreakdown And if you'd like to support us, you can visit our Patreon : https://www.patreon.co...

Sometimes, you just want to cozy up with some comfort food. And video games are no exception. This week, Josh attempts to nail down the slippery moniker of "coziness" in gaming, and how it might pop up in other unlikely titles. We're all over social media and we'd like to hear from you! Click Here to visit our LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thebacklogbreakdown The Backlog Breakdown is a pr...

It's time for another Patron Pick, where our patrons get to pick a game for us to play and talk about. This time around, we have on Mark Erickson from the Quick Play podcast to talk about Outer Wilds. Be sure and give Mark's podcast, Quick Play, a listen by clicking here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quick-play/id1623478883 We'd love to hear from you! Join us on our social media...

Every year, we play a spooky game in October. This year, we tackled Tango Gameworks' The Evil Within. And now, we have some thoughts: some good, some bad, and some ugly. Are there any deeper truths to be mined while playing the game? Listen in and find out! Check out Josh's recommendation of Canterbury's music video for Gloria by clicking here: https://youtu.be/8h6vXvxrf-Q?si=1ib...

On this week's bite sized episode, Nate talks about...what he wants to talk about. We're all over social media and we'd like to hear from you! Click Here to visit our LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thebacklogbreakdown The Backlog Breakdown is a proud member of the Play Well Network, a network of podcasts that seek to approach recreation in a more thoughtful manner. Until there is a rabbit trail to f...

This week, Josh addresses how we are to take Paul's charge to think on what is "pure and lovely" while also playing video games and engaging with media that vividly depicts the sinfulness of mankind. We're all over social media and we'd like to hear from you! Click Here to visit our LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thebacklogbreakdown The Backlog Breakdown is a proud member of the Play Well...

It's October, which means that spooky things abound. And when it comes to video games, horror is a popular genre that stretches back to the earliest days of home consoles. But what exactly is horror, and how can it be used well in video games? Should Christians stay away from it, or can there be a redemptive purpose in horror? We'd love to hear from you! Join us on our social media by checking out...

Nate gets the gang back together as Logan Sharp joins the podcast to discuss the current state of Marvel Snap, and how the game has changed since he's been away. When you're done with the episode, check out Logan's Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheTheoLogan898 We're all over social media and we'd like to hear from you! Click Here to visit our LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/...

--This episode is the second half of the recording, covering thoughts that contain spoilers for Death Stranding.-- After his unceremonious ousting from Konami, Hideo Kojima came back to make a video game that is like no other: Death Stranding. This quarter, we played the game as a community and now Micah and Josh are here to talk about it. Do you like the game? Hate it? Never heard of it? This epi...

After his unceremonious ousting from Konami, Hideo Kojima came back to make a video game that is like no other: Death Stranding. This quarter, we played the game as a community and now Micah and Josh are here to talk about it. Do you like the game? Hate it? Never heard of it? This episode's panel of hosts have varying opinions, and may just be able to articulate the way that you feel about an unfe...

We've got some BREAKING news for you about Sony's Concord: it's no more. Good friends of the show, Micah and Parker, join in to talk about why Concord became what it was and where do Sony go from here? We're all over social media and we'd like to hear from you! Click Here to visit our LinkTree : https://linktr.ee/thebacklogbreakdown The Backlog Breakdown is a proud member of the Play Well Network,...

Persona 3 was originally released in Japan in 2006, but since then, it's received a number of ports and updates. The latest of which is Persona 3 Reload, which released in February of 2024. As a Patron, Wes chose the game for us to play through, and joins us on this episode to talk all about the highs and lows of the game. Check out Wes's podcast, Retronim, here: https://podcasters.spotif...

Do you remember back when it was required to get out of your house and carry a few spare quarters in order to experience video games at their graphical best? Do you remember what it was like to walk up to a big, flashy cabinet, not knowing how many buttons there may, or what any of them did? Do you remember the thrill of watching a panoply of lights and sounds on that cabinet screen, giving you a...