TIMESTAMPS:
02:35 - Housekeeping
11:20 - Q: What's a favorite gaming memory from our childhood?
22:20 - The Games We Playin'
31:06 - {DEFAULT} - REAL or FAKE: Dead Cells weaponry edition
53:45 - THE PICK: Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

SYNOPSIS:
It's TIME!... even though I am absolutely unprepared for it. In a move that is wholly unlike me, I the videogamebard was unable to complete this episode's Pick before we recorded--and there's a very interesting reason as to why. With Jared having spent over 100 hours and I having spent over 50, we still feel more than capable to cover what is perhaps the biggest game of the year and one of the greatest games of the 2020's so far: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Does this massive expansion on the highly lauded Breath of the Wild live up to its predecessor and the hype? Will the controversial additions to the game be enough to keep it from being put into the Hall? Do we even LIKE the game at all??? Listen to see. We also talk a bunch about Dead Cells weaponry (lots of fun!), normalizing cartoons, and Jared's heartfelt memories playing none other than the Game of Life on the PSX (of course). And hey! We launched our official Twitter! Go follow us, @hallofgamespod.

#56 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Hall of Games

Tweet @videogamebard or @JareTBen to have your gaming questions, comments, and concerns addressed directly on the next podcast. Welcome to the modern day.

This is Bard's Backlog, a weekly video game infocast & deep dive show. Hosted by videogamebard.com senior editor Joshua Gallegos, each episode discusses the game of the week and whether it can be entered into the esteemed Hall of Games, before the panel cracks open the strange {DEFAULT} segment. Occasional interviews notwithstanding.

This week, Josh and Casual Jared discuss Breath of the Wild, one of the most highly acclaimed contemporary games ever made. Will it be entered into the Hall of Games? Listen and see!

#1 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Bard's Backlog

Email askvgb@gmail.com to have your gaming questions, comments, and concerns addressed directly on the next podcast.

This is Bard's Backlog, a weekly video game review & deep dive show. Hosted by Joshua Gallegos, each episode discusses the game of the week and whether it can be entered into the esteemed Hall of Games, though that happens after the panel cracks open the strange {DEFAULT} segment.

This week, Josh and Jared gush over quite possibly the best rogue-like of all time (and perhaps the actual GOTY for 2020?). An obvious pick for the Hall of Games, check out our dissection of Hades and its appeal. Listen and find out why it's such a shoe-in for the Hall!

Timestamps:
06:52 - Housekeeping
10:49 - Should we be a confederacy?
17:44 - Tha Games We Playin'
31:12 - {DEFAULT} - Our video game origins
39:25 - THE PICK: Hades

#16 - Hades | Bard's Backlog

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This is The Hall of Games, a topical video games deep dive show. Hosted by videogamebard.com senior editor Joshua Gallegos, each episode recaps the biggest news in gaming for the week before the panel cracks open the strange {DEFAULT} segment. In addition, each episode highlights another "favorite video game"--that might just become your next.

#56 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Hall of Games

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