The Gaming Backlog "Book Club"

Season 6 of The Gaming Backlog "Book Club” covers Silent Hill 2 Remake. We discuss our expectations for the game based on the very limited knowledge we have about the Silent Hill franchise, its lore and past experiences with horror and survival horror video games. Silent Hill 2 is set to be the creepiest and most unsettling of them all, so it’s time to lead into the fall season with this...

Hosts Andrew and Alex dive deep into what friendship is all about, how far they will go to achieve their assigned objective, and try to figure out just what is so bad exactly about a bunch of monsters. Undertale flips the script on the typical video game and serves up the answers, and more!

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Hosts Andrew and Alex finish a full first run of Undertale, laugh, fight, question everything (namely their decisions), and make friends along the way while navigating the Underground.

Take your next route to one extreme or another, or both, and meet us for next week's episode to to discuss the similarities and differences between the true pacifist and...

Hosts Andrew and Alex share first impressions about Undertale up until arriving at Snowdin, take account of the various oddball jokes and the more forced jokes too, swap tips on battling monsters, and look forward to meeting even more quirky NPCs throughout the rest of the neutral route playthrough. Undertale is a joy to explore and we’re here for it.

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Season 5 of The Gaming Backlog "Book Club” is all about Undertale which we plan to complete over a few weeks. Let’s all head underground and decide how best to deal with the monsters below. Will you be the best bud or the true monster? Only time will tell.

Listen to the next episode to hear our spoiler-free first impressions about Undertale after the first few hours and pick up some tips...

Hosts Andrew and Alex help Subject Zero uncover the mysteries of his past, find out what the hell Chronos is, and slice their way through, rewind, and then slice through the same countless enemies again and again. The truth is out there. Who knew comedy gold and gritty psychological conspiracies could be delivered by the edge of a katana blade? What did you t...

The third bottle season of The Gaming Backlog “Book Club” is all about Katana Zero and its time-bending, bullet-deflecting, fast-paced action with a bumping soundtrack. There is some degree of story here and it’s up to you to help Zero regain his memories. Your hosts share their expectations and limited assumptions about the Katana Zero and are ready to take ...

Jump, scratch and meow along with hosts Alex and Andrew about their playthroughs of Stray, as they discuss the ups and downs of being a cat in a dystopian world full of robots under the watchful eyes of more than one type of unknown surveillance. Stray surprised us first with the existence of its story and again with the depth of that story. It is more than a...

The second consecutive bottle season of The Gaming Backlog "Book Club” is Stray which we'll venture through in a single week. After sharing expectations and prior knowledge about the game, it’s time to see what an unassuming cat thrust into a dark, neon-lit cyberpunk world filled with humanoid robots has in store for us.

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Hosts Andrew and Alex chat about both the arcade and Super Nintendo versions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time. The nostalgia trip was well worth the time traveling adventure and made us appreciate the present iteration of this classic beat ‘em up even more. A game from 34 years ago could be considered the depths of the video game backlog and the fact it is even possible t...

Hosts Andrew and Alex invite users to join The Gaming Backlog "Book Club” in their first bottle season and play through Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time in a single week. After sharing expectations and prior knowledge about the game, we’re ready to grab a pizza and get going. Both the arcade and SNES versions of TMNT: Turtles in Time are available as part of the Cowabunga Co...

Hosts Andrew and Alex chat about Death Stranding's final episodes 9-15 and ending. Well, we’ve reached the end credits of Death Stranding and what a Ride it’s been! Listen to our final thoughts on the ending and the game as a whole, as well as expectations for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.

Stay tuned for next week's episode to learn about the next game from the backlog that we’ll be p...

Hosts Andrew and Alex chat about Death Stranding's Episode 8: Heartman. After linking up more of the network, we prepare to cross the tar belt and head towards Edge Knot City. Compare your experiences, opinions and expectations for what's next. Time to ramp up the story as we head into the final third.

Stay tuned for next week's episode to discuss Death Stranding's Episodes 9-14.

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