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Virginia - No. No, no, no, no, no. No. | Attack the Backlog

Pixelated Sausage - Attack the Backlog - January 29, 2024 00:00 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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 ...

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2024 Look Forward

Lost Levels Club - January 28, 2024 14:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Mike and Ting talk about the games and hardware they're looking forward to in 2024. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Looking Forward Palworld | Early Access Launch Trailer | Pocketpair (YouTube) Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown | Ubisoft (US) ...

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Pre-Chat: Clicks, Rabbits and Ads

Lost Levels Club - January 27, 2024 14:02 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Mike and Ting talk about the Clicks keyboard, the Rabbit r1 and streaming service ads. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2024 Look Forward. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Pre-Chat BlackBerry - Wikipedia Clicks for iPhone Founders ...

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103: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (PS2) (with Chris Dominguez- A Novel Console)

Tales from the Backlog - January 24, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
From a better era of licensed games comes The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (PS2, GameCube, Xbox version). No live service nonsense, no microtransactions, just good arcadey fun reliving the best action scenes from the movie, along with tons of little goodies for fans of the movies. This w...

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40: Playdate Special #1

Playing Catch-up - January 23, 2024 14:59 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In which Tom and Paul finally receive their Playdate consoles and immediately get to cranking.   Check out the Twitch channel at www.twitch.tv/playingcatchup Get in touch with the show via Twitter (@catchuppod) or send us an email: [email protected] Learn more about the Playdate at ...

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S2 Episode 87: A Whole Real One

PolyKill: A Gaming Podcast - January 23, 2024 10:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Trav is fresh off Magfest, Steve is fresh off flu! Top 5 mini games (GoHoboGo)! Matt Kuo is Polykiller, congrats! Time travel month is SOON APPROACHING! Find out the 4 year nominees at the end! Games this episode Immortality Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Persona 3 Relo...

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102: Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (with Matt aka Stormageddon & Flora Merigold)

Tales from the Backlog - January 17, 2024 05:00 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
The day a new Yakuza / Like a Dragon game drops is like a holiday for me. Imagine my surprise and delight when I realized that we don't have to wait years for new games in the series anymore, as we got the Like a Dragon Ishin! remaster earlier in 2023, and then the connecting game, Like a Dragon ...

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Armed and Dangerous - Only a Few Laughs and Little More Than That | Attack the Backlog

Pixelated Sausage - Attack the Backlog - January 15, 2024 00:00 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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 lik...

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101: Rain World (with soccr)

Tales from the Backlog - January 10, 2024 05:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
Rain World, developed by Videocult, is the true definition of a cult hit. If you look on review aggregator websites, you'll see extremely mixed reviews. However, if you ask in Discord servers, subreddits, etc you'll find so many people with feverish praise. It was only a matter of time before I h...

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S2 Episode 86: That's the Power of Glove

PolyKill: A Gaming Podcast - January 09, 2024 10:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Trav and Steve ring in 2024 with a recap of 2023's best beats and the introduction of 2024's big bangin' Polykill Challenge. Get on board via this link here and bookmark it: https://bit.ly/polykillbingo Games this episode Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Another Code: ...

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100: Killer7 (with Andre - Fine Time)

Tales from the Backlog - January 03, 2024 05:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
GAME NUMBER 100 ON THE PODCAST! And what a unique game to talk about for #100! Killer7, by Suda51's Grasshopper Manufacture and Capcom, is a game unlike any other. An unholy mashup of rail shooter, adventure game, crime fantasy and political drama, you'll never play another game quite like this. ...

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My Gaming New Year's Resolution(s) for 2024 | Attack the Backlog

Pixelated Sausage - Attack the Backlog - December 31, 2023 18:00 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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 s...

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2023 In Review

Tales from the Backlog - December 27, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
2023 has been absolutely packed with great games, and now is the time to reflect on the new games I played over the past year. Despite missing a lot of popular releases like Alan Wake 2, Super Mario Wonder, Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, Armored Core VI, Lies of P and many more, I still played so many...

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S2 Episode 85: Holiday "H"unks

PolyKill: A Gaming Podcast - December 26, 2023 10:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Trav and Steve go over the 2023 PK Challenge, beat some massive SNES-era RPG's, revisit Lies of P, and share their Top 5 "H" games! The Elite MYT takes home the last Polykiller of the year honors! Games this Episode Dead Space Remake Until Dawn Lies of P Jak & Daxter P...

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2023 Wrap Up

Lost Levels Club - December 24, 2023 16:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Mike and Ting look back on 2023. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Year in Review Undertale - Snowdin Remix (YouTube) Russian invasion of Ukraine - Wikipedia 2023 Israel–Hamas war - Wikipedia Mask-wearing no longer mandatory on public transpor...

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Pre-Chat: Recap, RE: Cruise and Replaced by AI

Lost Levels Club - December 23, 2023 12:50 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Mike and Ting talk about Spotify Wrapped, cruise holidays and Pictionary vs AI. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for 2023 Wrap Up. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Pre-Chat The Stand Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good...

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99: Final Fantasy X (with Ryan Batie & Chris Taylor - Lightning Strikes Thrice)

Tales from the Backlog - December 20, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
This is an important one for me. Final Fantasy X has been one of my favorite games ever since I played it for the first time almost 20 years ago. Square really made a complete game here- story setup, characters, combat, music...total package. Joining me to discuss it are Ryan Batie and Chris Tayl...

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Goat Simulator - It's Kinda Baaaaaaaaaad | Attack the Backlog

Pixelated Sausage - Attack the Backlog - December 17, 2023 18:00 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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...

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98: Blasphemous 2 (with Chris Nelson)

Tales from the Backlog - December 13, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
Blasphemous 2, by The Game Kitchen, is a straight putt as far as sequels go, but that turned out to be a great thing. The Game Kitchen seemingly took lots of feedback into account, smoothed out some rough edges and greatly improved the metroidvania design of Blasphemous 2. The result is one of my...

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S2 Episode 84: Sad NPC Existence

PolyKill: A Gaming Podcast - December 12, 2023 10:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Trav plays sports, Blink plays 2023 games, and Branic and EliteMYT play everything! Top 5 games where being an NPC would suck! Games this episode Game awards announcements NCAA Football 2000 Peggle 2 Far Cry 6 Chants of Sennaar Bugsnax Maze Craze: A Game of Cops 'n Robb...

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97: Sea of Stars (with Aaron Angle & Ryan Arrington)

Tales from the Backlog - December 06, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
After playing The Messenger, I could not wait for what Sabotage Studio would make next, so I looked them up, found the Sea of Stars kickstarter page and backed it while the credits for The Messenger were still rolling. To say I was excited would be an understatement. In reality....Sea of Stars is...

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Heaven Dust - All It Is Is Dust in the Wind | Attack the Backlog

Pixelated Sausage - Attack the Backlog - December 03, 2023 18:00 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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...

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"Uncommon" Real-World Settings in Video Games (with Ozzy Garcia & Randall Quiggle)

Tales from the Backlog - November 29, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
From Assassin's Creed to Spider-Man, Yakuza, Persona and Grand Theft Auto, video games can take us on a sort of virtual tourism journey. But hiding in the background, there are tons of other** games set in real-world locations outside of The United States, Western Europe and Japan. **Randall Quig...

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S2 Episode 83: Call a doctor!

PolyKill: A Gaming Podcast - November 28, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Steve's been sick and Trav saw something strange in the woods. Beyond that, it's more gaming and goofing. The Elite MYT has not let up on the beat rampage. Top 5 doctors in games but with a TWIST! Games this episode Dragon Quest Mosnters: The Dark Prince A Highland Song...

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Baldur's Gate 3

Lost Levels Club - November 27, 2023 03:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Mike, Ting and Mike (@msdq) from Xdrive Megabox (@xdrivemegabox) talk about Baldur's Gate 3. Contains SPOILERS for Baldur's Gate 3! Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Background 01 Baldur's Gate 3 Original Soundtrack - Main Theme Part I (YouTube) ...

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Pre-Chat: Artificial Emotional Intelligence

Lost Levels Club - November 26, 2023 05:24 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Mike and Ting talk about the Inside Out 2 teaser trailer, the Humane Ai Pin and buying an Apple Watch. NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Baldur's Gate 3. Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected] Show Notes: Pre-Chat Inside Out 2 | Teaser Trailer (YouTube...

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96: Final Fantasy XVI (with Rick Firestone & Eric Gess)

Tales from the Backlog - November 22, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
This one is a spicy meatball. Few game series inspire the amount of praise, vitriol and everything in between as Final Fantasy does, and the latest entry, Final Fantasy XVI is no different. A series famous for continuous reinvention reinvents itself once again as a dark fantasy action game, and I...

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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan - More Like The Man of Mundanity... | Attack the Backlog

Pixelated Sausage - Attack the Backlog - November 19, 2023 18:00 ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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 hid...

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95: F-Zero X (with Dave Pietrangelo - Remember 64)

Tales from the Backlog - November 15, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
To my knowledge, this is the only podcast ever recorded at over 1000 km/h. F-Zero X, by Nintendo EAD for the Nintendo 64 features hyperspeed racing, buttery smooth gameplay and an absolutely incredible shredding speed metal soundtrack. Joining me on this high-speed podcast is Dave Pietrangelo of ...

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S2 Episode 82: Chattahoochee Chili Dong

PolyKill: A Gaming Podcast - November 14, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Briz sends in a request for Top 5 developers and Burgerchamp throws us on the hot seat grill. Trav puts some time into his Game Gear and Steve climbs around Jusant and has an Alan Wake hot take!  Games this episode The Last Faith Assassin's Creed Nexus VR Persona 5 Tact...

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