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Posts by Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog
Congrats!!
The finale of @tierlistgaming.bsky.social is now uploaded!
Join myself & @manlybrian.bsky.social as we tally up all the votes, & show you THE definitive Tier List.
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It's such a joy in every way
In this house we stan the sound effects in Minishoot' Adventures
The sequel also looks incredible for sure
Movies will never look better than the original Blade Runner
You had purged yourself of the need for your possessions, you were either extremely okay or extremely not okay
This is a true story btw, he took the stage wearing nothing but a diaper and that was when things became Too Much
Rude!
I got too high at a Parliament-Funkadelic show in 2009 and had to leave early and you know what, not a single word from George Clinton
my latest for @deletedsavesmag.bsky.social is out now!!
this is one of my favourite essays i've ever written.
piecing together these complex feelings on kiryu, kasuga, the like a dragon series and toxic nostalgia was a challenge, but i think it's come together wonderfully
please give it a read 💜
If you are able to help support our site migration that would be amazing! I am very bad at asking for help but right now, @butwhytho.net needs it.
We have to get set up on a new host, work with a dev, and our old host still has not refunded us the $3k they took.
Anything helps!
Happy Friday everyone! If you haven’t, make sure to catch the Get Rec’d episode for April where @bulletinben.bsky.social sits down with @tftblpod.bsky.social to swap their gaming recs and discuss Superliminal & Devotion.
LISTEN - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
WATCH - youtu.be/-Bh1JML0rHo?...
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Is it harder for video games to be funny than movies, tv, etc? On today's Tales from the Backlog, @gnoisegenerator.bsky.social and @nostalgiumpod.bsky.social joined me to discuss!
LISTEN: talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/comedy
WATCH: youtu.be/NtTpECmRpb4
Thank YOU!
Tales from the Backlog thumbnail. The laughing scene from Final Fantasy X is the image, with overlaid text that says "Try laughing!"
Is it harder for video games to be funny than movies, tv, etc? On today's Tales from the Backlog, @gnoisegenerator.bsky.social and @nostalgiumpod.bsky.social joined me to discuss!
LISTEN: talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/comedy
WATCH: youtu.be/NtTpECmRpb4
I'm at the Taco Bell. I'm at the electric chair. I'm at the combination Taco Bell electric chair.
sometimes I look at dishonored screenshots and go fuuuuck it's so good. fuck. I'll never forgive the gamers for not buying billions of copies of all the dishonored games
So I was just laid off from Vicariously.
If you‘ve got an opening in PR/marketing and want to hire someone who does good work and has a family to support, I’m your guy.
Any reposts super appreciated.
Doing good work as always!
Happy to join the chorus!
I'm obsessed and it's only been a few hours!
Arco main menu. A very large, gnarled tree is shown with menu options New Game, Options, Quit.
Arco screenshot of a desert landscape, with some trees, shrubs and cacti with mountains in the background
Screenshot of Arco combat. The single playable character Tizo plots movement against three enemies.
Screenshot from Arco showing a monastery village. White buildings with blue and grey roof paintings line an ascending hillside path.
Alright why didn't 50 or 60 of you tell me how god damn good Arco is?
Dude the landscapes are unreal
Really strong story hook, great turn based combat, really striking art...and that's just from the first two hours.
You're one of the 49 or so that did your part
Arco main menu. A very large, gnarled tree is shown with menu options New Game, Options, Quit.
Arco screenshot of a desert landscape, with some trees, shrubs and cacti with mountains in the background
Screenshot of Arco combat. The single playable character Tizo plots movement against three enemies.
Screenshot from Arco showing a monastery village. White buildings with blue and grey roof paintings line an ascending hillside path.
Alright why didn't 50 or 60 of you tell me how god damn good Arco is?
But you're right to ask the original question, case in point I immediately thought of the *one* mom game I've played or heard about in the last several years.
i think a good question to ask is: why aren't there any "mom games" but "dad game" is a defined genre