https://simplecast.com The Backlog The video game book club where we make good on steam sale promises! Join us each episode as Calix, Sasha, and Christian play through one of the many games in our steam library and delve into it in detail. Copyright 2018 . All rights reserved. en https://backlog.podbean.com Thu, 23 Aug 2018 10:56:00 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2019 22:03:33 +0000 https://backlog.podbean.com The Backlog https://cdn.simplecast.com/images/e13f7a15-db3a-4b7f-87cc-f4218450b896/3074ca11-ee01-4eb7-95fb-c9b8a7d8489a/3000x3000/1522480064artwork.jpg?aid=rss_feed episodic The video game book club where we make good on steam sale promises! Join us each episode as Calix, Sasha, and Christian play through one of the many games in our steam library and delve into it in detail. Teacabbage yes https://feeds.simplecast.com/yCeDiia4 Teacabbage rosinbreaker@earthlink.net 38e3f15c-26e0-4803-8ba7-c87b6d0e2935 the Backlog: Pillars of Eternity, Part 1 Thu, 23 Aug 2018 10:56:00 +0000 rosinbreaker@earthlink.net (Teacabbage) https://the-backlog.simplecast.com/episodes/f4130fd6-f4130fd6 Hey, wait, this isn't Binary Domain!! This is Pillars of Eternity, Part 1! We wanted to get this up so people would have time to send in questions if they wanted. Sasha, Christian, and Calix talk about act 1 of the game, featuring guest star Tony! (Content warnings for mentions of rape, incest, infanticide)

]]> the Backlog: Pillars of Eternity, Part 1 Teacabbage 01:08:24 yes full 8 e90b6c31-c0bb-4381-b675-5af421290e46 the Backlog: Hard Reset Sasha, Calix, and Christian discuss Hard Reset! Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:58:00 +0000 rosinbreaker@earthlink.net (Teacabbage) https://the-backlog.simplecast.com/episodes/2e45a467-2e45a467 Welcome to the Backlog, the show where we make good on steam sale promises! This week, we're playing Hard Reset, a run-and-gun first person shooter about environmental kills and feeling like a cool guy makin explosions!

The next episode will be about Burn Zombie Burn, so send us questions and comments to backlog@teacabbage.com! Please look forward to it!

]]> the Backlog: Hard Reset Teacabbage 00:52:31 Sasha, Calix, and Christian discuss Hard Reset! Sasha, Calix, and Christian discuss Hard Reset! no full 7 da6a2e1f-8f27-42e9-bed3-dbb3eba3cfdd the Backlog: the oil blue Christian, Calix, and Sasha discuss the oil blue! Fri, 18 May 2018 05:28:00 +0000 rosinbreaker@earthlink.net (Teacabbage) https://the-backlog.simplecast.com/episodes/aab4914c-aab4914c Welcome to the Backlog, the show where we make good on steam sale promises! This week, we're playing the oil blue, a clicker game about working old oil rigs to make money!

The next episode will be about Hard Reset, so send us questions and comments to backlog@teacabbage.com! Please look forward to it!

]]> the Backlog: the oil blue Teacabbage 00:49:38 Christian, Calix, and Sasha discuss the oil blue! Christian, Calix, and Sasha discuss the oil blue! video games, the oil blue no full 6 e6fd3b0e-f5e3-4097-accf-268d99c92813 the Backlog: Dreaming Sarah Christian, Sasha, and Calix play Dreaming Sarah! Thu, 3 May 2018 13:38:00 +0000 rosinbreaker@earthlink.net (Teacabbage) https://the-backlog.simplecast.com/episodes/7d866230-7d866230 Welcome to the Backlog, the show where we make good on steam sale promises! This week, we're playing Dreaming Sarah, a sidescrolling adventure game. (apologies for the audio quality here, we live in Los Angeles and it REALLY shows this ep.)

The next episode will be about The Oil Blue, so send us questions and comments to backlog@teacabbage.com! Please look forward to it!

(cw: suicide mention ~11:15-11:30)

]]> the Backlog: Dreaming Sarah Teacabbage 00:48:21 Christian, Sasha, and Calix play Dreaming Sarah! Christian, Sasha, and Calix play Dreaming Sarah! no full 5 4bccc6a8-fc97-4f27-9449-6a13eef21724 the Backorder: Episode 1! The first mailbag episode! Fri, 13 Apr 2018 05:08:00 +0000 rosinbreaker@earthlink.net (Teacabbage) https://the-backlog.simplecast.com/episodes/5ba35639-5ba35639 We're splitting the podcast up a bit, and moving the email section to its own little spot! The Backlog will continue to update every two weeks, and whenever we get email it'll release in the week between. The first email episode meanders a bit, but discusses coping with tragedy in the Banner Saga. (cw for spoilers and for brief mention of domestic abuse)

Next week's episode will be Morphblade! Send us questions about it at backlog@teacabbage.com. please look forward to it!

]]> the Backorder: Episode 1! Teacabbage 00:20:49 The first mailbag episode! The first mailbag episode! yes full 4 d823285b-f932-49b8-9e1a-965ec78661fa the Backlog: Morphblade Christian, Calix, and Sasha talk about their time with Morphblade! Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:18:00 +0000 rosinbreaker@earthlink.net (Teacabbage) https://the-backlog.simplecast.com/episodes/de460c68-de460c68 All love and apologies to Tom Francis, who we drag by name several times.

Discussed:

Tom Francis's article: https://www.pentadact.com/2017-03-11-morphblade-and-imbroglio-making-a-game-to-test-a-critique/

Manet's Olympia (1853) vs Titian's Venus of Urbino (1538)

Next episode's game is Dreaming Sarah, so send your questions and comments about it to backlog@teacabbage.com ! Please look forward to it!

]]> the Backlog: Morphblade Teacabbage 00:39:18 Christian, Calix, and Sasha talk about their time with Morphblade! Christian, Calix, and Sasha talk about their time with Morphblade! yes full 4 backlog.podbean.com/the-backlog-lost-episode-oxenfree-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 the Backlog Lost Episode: Oxenfree Due to boring scheduling errors, we weren't able to record our Morphblade episode in time to release this week! In its stead, please take a gander at this lost episode that Calix and Sasha recorded about Oxenfree. (content warning for suicide mention) Also, Sasha gets out in the weeds about Firewatch and spoils a bit of the beginning from 47:10-48:30. [The Idle Thumbs episode mentioned can be found here.](https://youtu.be/vTREIgwDX8I?t=53m14s) Next week we'll have our first Backorder email episode, and the week after will be, at long last, Morphblade! Send us questions about that, Oxenfree, Banner Saga, or Everything, at [backlog@teacabbage.com](mailto:backlog@teacabbage.com). Please look forward to it! Fri, 30 Mar 2018 03:22:27 +0000 rosinbreaker@earthlink.net (Teacabbage) https://the-backlog.simplecast.com/episodes/e8deebc6-e8deebc6 Due to boring scheduling errors, we weren't able to record our Morphblade episode in time to release this week! In its stead, please take a gander at this lost episode that Calix and Sasha recorded about Oxenfree. (content warning for suicide mention) Also, Sasha gets out in the weeds about Firewatch and spoils a bit of the beginning from 47:10-48:30. The Idle Thumbs episode mentioned can be found here.

 

Next week we'll have our first Backorder email episode, and the week after will be, at long last, Morphblade! Send us questions about that, Oxenfree, Banner Saga, or Everything, at backlog@teacabbage.com. Please look forward to it! 

]]> the Backlog Lost Episode: Oxenfree Teacabbage 00:54:36 Due to boring scheduling errors, we weren't able to record our Morphblade episode in time to release this week! In its stead, please take a gander at this lost episode that Calix and Sasha recorded about Oxenfree. (content warning for suicide mention) Also, Sasha gets out in the weeds about Firewatch and spoils a bit of the beginning from 47:10-48:30. [The Idle Thumbs episode mentioned can be found here.](https://youtu.be/vTREIgwDX8I?t=53m14s) Next week we'll have our first Backorder email episode, and the week after will be, at long last, Morphblade! Send us questions about that, Oxenfree, Banner Saga, or Everything, at [backlog@teacabbage.com](mailto:backlog@teacabbage.com). Please look forward to it! Due to boring scheduling errors, we weren't able to record our Morphblade episode in time to release this week! In its stead, please take a gander at this lost episode that Calix and Sasha recorded about Oxenfree. (content warning for suicide mention) Also, Sasha gets out in the weeds about Firewatch and spoils a bit of the beginning from 47:10-48:30. [The Idle Thumbs episode mentioned can be found here.](https://youtu.be/vTREIgwDX8I?t=53m14s) Next week we'll have our first Backorder email episode, and the week after will be, at long last, Morphblade! Send us questions about that, Oxenfree, Banner Saga, or Everything, at [backlog@teacabbage.com](mailto:backlog@teacabbage.com). Please look forward to it! no full 3 backlog.podbean.com/the-backlog-banner-saga-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 the Backlog: Banner Saga Welcome to the Backlog, the show where we make good on steam sale promises! This episode, join Calix, Sasha, and Christian as we talk about Banner Saga, a roadweary tale of murky choices, satisfying combat, and an ending that all of us soured on. (The audio quality on this one is a little hit-and-miss--next episode will be better!) The next episode will be about Morphblade, so send us questions and comments to backlog@teacabbage.com! Please look forward to it! Thu, 15 Mar 2018 09:36:13 +0000 rosinbreaker@earthlink.net (Teacabbage) https://the-backlog.simplecast.com/episodes/6710ad13-6710ad13 Welcome to the Backlog, the show where we make good on steam sale promises! This episode, join Calix, Sasha, and Christian as we talk about Banner Saga, a roadweary tale of murky choices, satisfying combat, and an ending that all of us soured on. (The audio quality on this one is a little hit-and-miss--next episode will be better!)

The next episode will be about Morphblade, so send us questions and comments to backlog@teacabbage.com! Please look forward to it!

]]> the Backlog: Banner Saga Teacabbage 01:04:14 Welcome to the Backlog, the show where we make good on steam sale promises! This episode, join Calix, Sasha, and Christian as we talk about Banner Saga, a roadweary tale of murky choices, satisfying combat, and an ending that all of us soured on. (The audio quality on this one is a little hit-and-miss--next episode will be better!) The next episode will be about Morphblade, so send us questions and comments to backlog@teacabbage.com! Please look forward to it! Welcome to the Backlog, the show where we make good on steam sale promises! This episode, join Calix, Sasha, and Christian as we talk about Banner Saga, a roadweary tale of murky choices, satisfying combat, and an ending that all of us soured on. (The audio quality on this one is a little hit-and-miss--next episode will be better!) The next episode will be about Morphblade, so send us questions and comments to backlog@teacabbage.com! Please look forward to it! no full 2 backlog.podbean.com/the-backlog-everything-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 the Backlog: Everything Welcome to the Backlog, the show where we make good on steam sale promises! This episode, Calix and Sasha are joined by Christian as we talk about the game Everything, a thoughtful introduction to philosophical unity with the universe, and being a galaxy-sized helicopter. Next week's episode will be about Banner Saga, so send us questions and comments to backlog@teacabbage.com! Please look forward to it! Sat, 3 Mar 2018 02:20:21 +0000 rosinbreaker@earthlink.net (Teacabbage) https://the-backlog.simplecast.com/episodes/dff0e654-dff0e654 Welcome to the Backlog, the show where we make good on steam sale promises! This episode, Calix and Sasha are joined by Christian as we talk about the game Everything, a thoughtful introduction to philosophical unity with the universe, and being a galaxy-sized helicopter.

Next week's episode will be about Banner Saga, so send us questions and comments to backlog@teacabbage.com! Please look forward to it!

]]> the Backlog: Everything Teacabbage 00:50:50 Welcome to the Backlog, the show where we make good on steam sale promises! This episode, Calix and Sasha are joined by Christian as we talk about the game Everything, a thoughtful introduction to philosophical unity with the universe, and being a galaxy-sized helicopter. Next week's episode will be about Banner Saga, so send us questions and comments to backlog@teacabbage.com! Please look forward to it! Welcome to the Backlog, the show where we make good on steam sale promises! This episode, Calix and Sasha are joined by Christian as we talk about the game Everything, a thoughtful introduction to philosophical unity with the universe, and being a galaxy-sized helicopter. Next week's episode will be about Banner Saga, so send us questions and comments to backlog@teacabbage.com! Please look forward to it! no full 1