<![CDATA[Backlog Burners]]>Three men in their 30s start a monthly video game book club.

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:46:11 GMTWed, 15 Jul 2026 19:11:31 GMT60Parker Anderson, Bobby Andris, & Spencer Phillips<p>Three men in their 30s start a monthly video game book club.</p>episodicParker Anderson, Bobby Andris, & Spencer Phillipspdanderson93@gmail.comyes<![CDATA[Squirrel with a Gun, 007 First Light, and More]]>For our second episode, we discuss Spencer's book club pick, Squirrel with a Gun! Find out what we thought and find out what our next book club pick will be!

We also dive into 007 First Light, Mina the Hollower, and the entire Assassin's Creed franchise. It was a fun one!

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Backlog Burners

01:09 Squirrel with a Gun: The Game Overview

02:12 Gameplay Experience and Impressions

03:17 Game Mechanics and Challenges

16:05 Music and Soundtrack

21:28 Selection of Next Game

24:34 Planning Game Picks

25:09 Upcoming Game Releases

26:24 Cozy Games and New Releases

43:24 Fields of Mistria and Upcoming Games

48:56 Wolverine and Game Strategy

50:14 Control vs. Marvel's Wolverine

52:39 Discussion on 007 First Light

01:02:04 Rating and Review Systems

01:07:06 Technical Issues with Recording Software

01:11:51 Gameplay and Combat Style

01:14:11 Exploration and Puzzle Solving

01:28:40 Mina the Hollower: Overview and Experience

01:35:14 Game Design and Modifiers

01:37:06 Assassin's Creed and Ubisoft

01:48:27 Assassin's Creed: Black Flag

02:01:30 Exploring Historical Events

02:02:04 Assassin's Creed: A Turning Point

02:02:44 Assassin's Creed: Black Flag and Beyond

02:04:01 Assassin's Creed: Unity and Syndicate

02:06:32 Assassin's Creed: The Future

02:15:22 Next Game's Experience

]]>762171f2-ed77-4705-bff5-0d9bbda0f2f3Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:45:00 GMT<p>For our second episode, we discuss Spencer's book club pick, Squirrel with a Gun! Find out what we thought and find out what our next book club pick will be!</p><p></p><p>We also dive into 007 First Light, Mina the Hollower, and the entire Assassin's Creed franchise. It was a fun one!</p><p></p><p>Chapters</p><p>00:00 Introduction to Backlog Burners</p><p>01:09 Squirrel with a Gun: The Game Overview</p><p>02:12 Gameplay Experience and Impressions</p><p>03:17 Game Mechanics and Challenges</p><p>16:05 Music and Soundtrack</p><p>21:28 Selection of Next Game</p><p>24:34 Planning Game Picks</p><p>25:09 Upcoming Game Releases</p><p>26:24 Cozy Games and New Releases</p><p>43:24 Fields of Mistria and Upcoming Games</p><p>48:56 Wolverine and Game Strategy</p><p>50:14 Control vs. Marvel's Wolverine</p><p>52:39 Discussion on 007 First Light</p><p>01:02:04 Rating and Review Systems</p><p>01:07:06 Technical Issues with Recording Software</p><p>01:11:51 Gameplay and Combat Style</p><p>01:14:11 Exploration and Puzzle Solving</p><p>01:28:40 Mina the Hollower: Overview and Experience</p><p>01:35:14 Game Design and Modifiers</p><p>01:37:06 Assassin's Creed and Ubisoft</p><p>01:48:27 Assassin's Creed: Black Flag</p><p>02:01:30 Exploring Historical Events</p><p>02:02:04 Assassin's Creed: A Turning Point</p><p>02:02:44 Assassin's Creed: Black Flag and Beyond</p><p>02:04:01 Assassin's Creed: Unity and Syndicate</p><p>02:06:32 Assassin's Creed: The Future</p><p>02:15:22 Next Game's Experience</p>no02:06:1212Squirrel with a Gun, 007 First Light, and Morefull<![CDATA[Saros, Mixtape, and What's to Come]]>In our freshman episode, we discuss our thoughts on the latest first-party PlayStation game and explain what this podcast is all about.

We craft a list of nine games to be discussed in future episodes, and then we dive into some other games we've been into lately.

]]>1d18eac1-6e76-4a67-bd70-2732f76d953eWed, 16 Sep 2026 19:30:00 GMT<p>In our freshman episode, we discuss our thoughts on the latest first-party PlayStation game and explain what this podcast is all about.</p><p></p><p>We craft a list of nine games to be discussed in future episodes, and then we dive into some other games we've been into lately.</p>no02:13:4711Saros, Mixtape, and What's to Comefull