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Tales from the Backlog

Dave Jackson

A video games podcast where Dave Jackson and guests break down and discuss the games they play. Each episode looks at one game in depth, focusing on mechanics, story, music and other aspects, with no spoilers until a clearly marked spoiler wall in the middle.

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June 10 · 2 hr 54 min
218: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (with Claire - Date With Us)
Dave is joined by Claire (Date With Us) to discuss Intelligent Systems, Kou Shibusawa and Nintendo's 2019 strategy RPG, Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
June 3 · 2 hr 36 min
217: Many Nights a Whisper (with Flora Merigold)
Dave is joined by Flora Merigold (Epilogue Gaming, Left Behind Game Club) to discuss Deconstructeam and Selkie Harbour's 2025 narrative adventure, Many Nights a Whisper.
May 27 · 1 hr 44 min
216: Isles of Sea and Sky (with Jesse Guarascia)
Dave is joined by Jesse Guarascia (noclip) to discuss Cicada Games' 2024 sokoban-style puzzle game, Isles of Sea and Sky.
May 20 · 2 hr 31 min
215: Kingdom Hearts (with Leah Haydu)
Dave is joined by Leah Haydu (Character Issues, Cane and Rinse) to discuss Square Enix's 2001 Disney-Final Fantasy mashup RPG, Kingdom Hearts.
May 13 · 2 hr 41 min
214: Cairn (with Rachel Watts)
Dave is joined by Rachel Watts (Thinky Games, Indieventure) to discuss The Game Bakers' 2026 mountain climbing game, Cairn.
May 6 · 3 hr 10 min
213: Hitman 3 & Freelancer Mode (with Scott Danielson)
Dave is joined by Scott Danielson to discuss 2021's Hitman 3, IO Interactive's final piece of the Hitman: World of Assassination Trilogy and the added Freelancer mode.
April 29 · 2 hr 13 min
212: The Séance of Blake Manor (with Brian Edwards - Cane and Rinse, Character Issues)
Dave is joined by Brian Edwards (Cane & Rinse, Character Issues) to discuss Spooky Doorway and Raw Fury's 2025 detective mystery adventure, The Séance of Blake Manor.
April 22 · 2 hr 20 min
211: Baby Steps (with Josh Galecki - Pixelated Playgrounds)
Dave is joined by Josh Galecki (Pixelated Playgrounds, Moonroof Studios) to discuss Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzillo and Maxi Boch's 2025 walking adventure game, Baby Steps.
April 15 · 1 hr 57 min
Is It Harder for Video Games to Be Funny? (with Doug Lief & Gen Moonen)
Dave is joined by Doug Lief (Nostalgium Arcanum, Playing By Ear) and Gen Moonen ("Fun" and Games) to discuss comedy in video games, and if it's actually harder to for games to be funny.
April 8 · 3 hr 7 min
210: Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines (with TroytlePower)
Dave is joined by TroytlePower to discuss Troika Games' 2004 action role-playing game, Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines.
April 5 · 19 min
PAX East 2026 Wrap-Up
Dave shares 13 indie games that he played on the PAX East 2026 show floor.

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