The Good, the Bad, and the Backlog

From opposite sides of the globe, your hosts Kiaran and Adam are on a mission to work through their enormous backlog of video games. In each episode they take on a game one (or both) of them have never finished before and get together to discuss their impressions. Was it good? Was it bad? Is it worth keeping on your backlog? Tune in to find out on The Good, the Bad, and the Backlog.

Episode 108: Monster Hunter (film)

We're back and checking out another video game film adaptation! This time it's the Monster Hunter film that took the world by storm during Covid (not really), BUT is it as bad as people say it is? Tune in to find out!

06-10
01:19:56

Episode 107: God of War Ragnarök

We've been to War, we've seen Ragnarok, and we came out of it as Gods. Tune in to find out what we thought of the latest instalment in the God of War franchise. Trigger warning for stories of injuries. 

05-26
01:42:53

Episode 106: Final Fantasy XV

We're back from our boys road trip around Eos! Take a seat around the camp fire, checkout our holiday photos, and see what we thought about the 15th mainline entry in the Final Fantasy franchise.

05-03
01:37:13

Episode 105: Patreon Sneek Peak: Top 5 Waifus and Husbandos

Life sometimes gets busy, so for this episode we bring you a very special bonus SNEAK PEEK of our Patreon exclusive content! The Patrons decided the episode was one of the most memorable so please enjoy our list of Top 5 waifus and husbandos! If you like this content and want to hear more, you can join our Patreon for as little as $1 via our linktree at: https://linktr.ee/goodbadbacklog

04-13
37:58

Episode 104: Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise

It's been almost 4 years and 100 episodes later, but Kiaran and Adam have finally reunited with Francis York Morgan to try out the sequel no one thought would happen: Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise! Does it live up to the first game? Tune in to find out! 

03-26
01:43:25

Episode 103: The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Who is Ethan Carter and where the heck has he gone? Adam and Kiaran are on the case to solve the mystery of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. Tune in to find out if we found him, and whether the mystery is worth solving. 

03-11
01:18:25

Episode 102: Catherine + Catherine: Full Body

Grab your pillows and slip on your pink polka dot boxers, we've got a tower of nightmares to climb! Tune in to find out what we thought of Catherine classic and Catherine Full Body.

02-27
01:28:48

Episode 101: Concrete Genie

We're back and unleashing our inner graffiti artists with this PlayStation 4 exclusive: Concrete Genie. Does this game turn out to be an unappreciated gem from a now-defunct studio? or was it rightfully forgotten? Tune in to find out! 

02-13
01:10:20

Episode 100: GOTY 2023 + Happy 100th Episode!

We've made it to 100 episodes! For this very special episode we've merged a mailbag Q&A with our GOTY episode to answer listener questions, award prizes to the best games of the year under various categories, and we give away brand new GBB merch! 

01-03
02:06:20

Episode 99: L.A. Noire

Press X to Doubt. We're travelling back in time to 1947 to become detectives in Team Bondi's only game: L.A. Noire.

12-18
01:25:51

Episode 98: Death's Door

Stone the crows! We played Death's Door developed by the talented magicians: Fenn & Foster. Is this a door worth opening or is the gameplay so challenging it'll hit you on the ass on the way out? Tune in to find out!

11-30
01:19:13

Episode 97: Alan Wake Remastered

If you're sensing a Dark Presence don't panic, it's only us back again with a brand new episode as we tackle the Remedy classic: Alan Wake (Remastered)! How does it stack up to the original? Is it as good as one of us remembers? Tune in to find out! 

10-22
01:29:21

Episode 96: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

What's this? A game about Enoch Powell the British politician from the 70's? Or is it about the blind guy Denzel Washington played who was really into the bible? or is it about the many breasted one? I'm afraid the answer is 'none of the above', but strap yourselves in for the fever dream that is El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron!

10-02
01:15:14

Episode 95: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

What's that? You want Revenge? You want some Vengeance? How about some REVENGEANCE! *cue electric guitars* This episode we continue our journey through the Metal Gear franchise and finally get the chance to play Platinum Games' entry in the series: Metal Gear Rising Revengeance! 

09-15
01:17:49

Episode 94: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered

It's time to don your gillie suits and beat your chest like a macho bro-man because we played our very first Call of Duty game! Are we butch enough to fit in with the US Marines and SAS dudes? Will we understand the appeal of military first person shooters? Who knows, but what we do know is if John Lennon had his way, there would be no peace. 

09-03
01:25:25

Episode 93: Trek to Yomi

What is 'yomi'? Is this game good? What time does the 3:10 to Yuma leave? Can Japanese people hear each other having sex behind those paper doors? We ask the important questions in this episode because we played: Trek to Yomi! 

08-18
01:10:07

Episode 92: The Last Guardian

We finally did it. We finally completed the Team Ico trilogy! Tune in to find out what we thought of the final entry in the Ico trilogy, and how it stacks up against its predecessors. 

08-04
01:38:45

Episode 91: Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals ft. Chris Coplien

In this episode Adam is joined by our old friend Chris Coplien from the Retro Hangover podcast! We step back to 1996 to see how "good" this allegedly under-appreciated SuperNintendo JRPG actually is!

07-21
01:18:53

Episode 90: Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry

We're back again dipping our toes into the wet spot on the gaming bedsheet that is Leisure Suit Larry. After our last notorious foray with Box Office Bust, how will we feel about a Larry game that gets back to the gameplay roots (hehe) of point-and-dick... er... click?. 

07-07
01:24:38

Episode 89: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

That's right, we're back with another Metal Gear Solid game! This is the fifth in our journey through the series, how does it stack up to the previous entries? Does it have a good story? Will we actually enjoy the gameplay? Tune in to find out!

06-23
01:21:04

Will Krepelin

I usually don't agree with the opinions on the pod. It's just enjoyable because the lads have great chemistry and are pretty damn comedically competent.

06-25 Reply

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