Dave | Tales from the Backlog

Results screen for Silent Hill 3, superimposed over a photograph of Heather. 3 out of 5 stars overall. Action level normal, riddle level normal Clear time 5h 15m 07s Split worm kill time 1m 22s Missionary kill time 3m 54s Rank 5 stars You've fulfilled the conditions for the hidden weapon, "beam saber".

I love how Silent Hill games let their hair down, so to speak, after you finish the game. Have a beam saber, have a blooper reel, maybe even have a shiba inu, etc etc

August 2025 Tales from the Backlog Patreon vote- Demon's Souls, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin, Nioh 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

This month's poll is up, and since I've been having a great time with Lies of P, I figured why not keep this going. All paid patrons can vote to make their voice heard and support my work. www.patreon.com/posts/tftbl-...

A stream schedule for Twitch.tv/Bo__Po featuring video game characters in tiny circles with the text: “Beauthday Stream! SAT, 8/9 | All times CT | Twitch.tv/Bo__Po 10 am - SENTRY! With HypMonk! 12 pm - Sayonara Wild Hearts! Full playthrough! 2 pm - Co-Op Kaiju Horror Cooking! With NeoAoshi, SENDNUGGIES, & VerumDex! 4 pm - ACNH hide-and-seek/tag! Come play! My island will be open! 7 pm - PEAK! With mcmeezy_, n0mm3rz, & rusty_garage! 9 pm - Split Fiction! With DiscoCola!”

Hey everyone, it’s my birthday week and you’re invited to my Beauthday stream this Saturday!!! I’ll have fun games throughout the day, including co-op appearances by many cool friends 🎉

Let me know if you want to be Switch friends for Animal Crossing shenanigans!

🟣 Twitch.tv/Bo__Po

Screenshot from Silent Hill 3. Heather looks into a maze of metal scaffolding with a picture of a woman laughing and five pictures of a woman's bloody ear/side of head.

40) Silent Hill 3 (PS2 emulated, 7 hours)- Once I realized it's the sequel to Silent Hill 1 in every way and got on that wavelength, I had a good time. Tightly designed levels and puzzles, some of gaming's worst boss fights, incredible visual/sound design and a fun story...great game overall.

Results screen for Silent Hill 3, superimposed over a photograph of Heather. 3 out of 5 stars overall. Action level normal, riddle level normal Clear time 5h 15m 07s Split worm kill time 1m 22s Missionary kill time 3m 54s Rank 5 stars You've fulfilled the conditions for the hidden weapon, "beam saber".

I love how Silent Hill games let their hair down, so to speak, after you finish the game. Have a beam saber, have a blooper reel, maybe even have a shiba inu, etc etc

I've played it before, it's only a matter of time before I replay it for the show haha

August 2025 Tales from the Backlog Patreon vote- Demon's Souls, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin, Nioh 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

This month's poll is up, and since I've been having a great time with Lies of P, I figured why not keep this going. All paid patrons can vote to make their voice heard and support my work. www.patreon.com/posts/tftbl-...

first person shooters are extremely fun, but the industry rarely makes the ones i like anymore There’s something about that anticipation as your dropship passes over open ocean and the fighting on the beach comes into view…

Hey! New article! This one's about the history of first person shooters, what makes 'em work, and why I like the shooters I like. It's also me lamenting how they've died, and talking a bit about why I want to go ahead and make one.

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Screenshot from Silent Hill 3. The protagonist Heather stands in front of a desk at the back of the room, while a bed and lantern are in the foreground.

I think Silent Hill 3 goes a bit too hard on swinging the camera around, especially going into the Crash Bandicoot angle when there is an enemy ahead of you in a hallway, but fixed perspectives like this will always be awesome.

Many Nights A Whisper: Come on kid, figure this one out yourself The Pre-Order Bonus Podcast · Episode

Folks!! I chatted with @floramerigold.bsky.social and, no hyperbole here, but this is one of my favorite episodes in recent memory. It's out now talking about Many Nights A Whisper. Listen here! open.spotify.com/episode/0oWL...

Ludocene game-finder run with Stretchmancer current suggestion.

Ludocene game-finder run with PinOut current suggestion.

Ludocene game-finder run with Frog Detective current suggestion.

Ludocene game-finder run with Hyperbolica current suggestion.

DEEP BREATH: 5 years of meticulously researched game data culminate for us on National Play Day, Weds 6th Aug.

🤯We realised game discovery was broken.
🧪We made a prototype game-finder.
🎯We Kickstartered it into reality.
🥘We cooked with our backers.
🚀We launch Ludocene.com into the world on 6th Aug.

Another podcast outline to write, another visit to the Wikipedia page for Metatron. Apparently I have a type.

Screenshot from Silent Hill 3. The protagonist Heather is climbing a ladder in front of a bloody tile wall with a picture of a bloody smile

How your email finds me

A bit late on the update but a new KoG is out!

Pokemon Yellow vs Dino Crisis

Adam, Josh (@stillloadingpodcast.com) , and Dave (@tftblpod.bsky.social) are on the mic!

Link in reply!

I desperately miss the ability to filter search results to only surface results from people I follow.

Today, for instance, would be extremely useful to scroll the bandcamp friday tag and see specifically what the people I follow are posting.

scumbag behavior from valnet, good lord

I'm going to be shouting from the rooftops on the podcast here soon, so we'll keep spreading the word

Yeah it won me over immediately and then just kept getting better as I played. And that trend is still going in ng+

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In case you missed it, this week's episode about Dragon Quest V is really good! In the episode, I commit the crime of describing a meme on a podcast. Here is that meme. Like and subscribe.

Screenshot from Silent Hill 3 showing Heather standing on a foggy street corner

DOUGLAS: wow, Silent Hill is pretty fucked up, huh

HEATHER: yeah

DOUGLAS: alright, you'd better go check out the hospital. I'll be upstairs asleep

Shit sucks!

What the fuck! That's so scary, sorry that happened to you

I had a really up and down time with the main game, but I still think it's a miracle. DLC is awesome so far.

Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye main menu. On the left side are the options, on the right side a small forest planet is lit by a small campfire.

I started Echoes of the Eye tonight, years after playing the base game. I got to "the reveal" and I'm absolutely blown away. Again.

Yoooooo hell yeah

Screenshot from Silent Hill 3 showing Heather standing on a foggy street corner

DOUGLAS: wow, Silent Hill is pretty fucked up, huh

HEATHER: yeah

DOUGLAS: alright, you'd better go check out the hospital. I'll be upstairs asleep

If we keep calling games we're not interested in "slop", the word will lose its meaning, when it should be directed at bullshit like this. This is actual slop- empty calories.

gimme an ep Pepepe with the McDonald's ice

Looks like IGN's freelance budget is getting slashed so I am going to be in desperate need for more places to write stuff for (it was my main lifeline while I hunt for a new job) If anyone is looking for writers to cover stuff, need video edited, or graphics done, let me know please! <3