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The Gaming Backlog "Book Club"

The Gaming Backlog "Book Club"

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There are so many great new video games released each year and gamers are pulled in so many different directions by the abundance of options, but have significantly less time to play than ever before, between work, other entertainment, other activities and life in general. This has led most gamers to build up some degree of a backlog of games and the need to then decide which game to start next. Rather than staring at your library of available games, join Alex and Andrew as they lead conversation around a single video game at a time, following a traditional "book club" format and chatting each week about the most recent chapter or section.© 2025 Science Fiction
Episodes
  • 1.4 Death Stranding Episode 3 Part 1
    Jun 24 2025

    Hosts Alex and Andrew explore the land beyond Lake Knot City after crossing the crater lake while discussing their adventures so far in the first main missions of Death Stranding's Episode 3: Fragile. Compare your experiences, opinions and expectations for what's next. Everything is expected to start heating up from here. Mysteries abound in this unique sci-fi world and we can't wait to continue. Let's find out what awaits.

    Stay tuned for next week's episode to discuss the final third of Death Stranding's Episode 3 and where Fragile's chapter of the journey leaves us before we move on to Episodes 4 and 5.

    Join the discussion by requesting an invite to The Gaming Backlog "Book Club" Discord server.

    Chapters
    • (00:00:02) - Death Stranding 2
    • (00:00:54) - Death Stranding 2: Episode 2
    • (00:02:38) - Post-Order: 9 Orders For The First Half
    • (00:03:55) - The Last Battle of Lake Knot City
    • (00:04:14) - Blender 2: Fragile Explained
    • (00:06:43) - How to Survive On The Uca
    • (00:09:56) - Blazeman 2
    • (00:14:16) - John Wick vs
    • (00:17:18) - How to survive on a mule
    • (00:20:48) - Pizzas For Like in '
    • (00:24:07) - Riding a Trike in
    • (00:28:54) - Star Trek: The Chiral Network
    • (00:29:48) - The Auto-Deliver Bot
    • (00:32:17) - Riding a trike through the rain
    • (00:37:10) - How to get to her safe house in
    • (00:41:55) - How to get your safe house stuff out of the locker
    • (00:43:36) - How To Deliver cargo to Timefall in '
    • (00:46:59) - Death Stranding 2.3 Easter Eggs
    • (00:50:24) - Conan O'Brien As A Hologram
    • (00:51:52) - Farmstead Episode 3
    • (00:55:29) - Challenging the Chiral Maze
    • (00:55:53) - Breath of the Wild: Ending Fragile's Chapter
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    59 mins
  • 1.3 Death Stranding Episode 2
    Jun 17 2025

    Join Andres and Alex as they discover more about the current stakes of the world of Death Stranding in Episode 2: Amelie. Compare your notes with their thoughts, opinions and analyses. Death Stranding only gets more unique than other video games from this point and everything in Episode 2 expands on that principle and then some. Will we learn more about what BTs are or what exactly is going on with Sam's BB? Let's find out.

    Stay tuned for next week's episode to discuss the first two thirds of Death Stranding's Episode 3 and what Fragile has in store for Sam Porter Bridges.

    Join the discussion by requesting an invite to The Gaming Backlog "Book Club" Discord server.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 1.2 Death Stranding Prologue & Episode 1
    Jun 11 2025

    Alex and Andrew jump into the beginning of Death Stranding, discuss their thoughts, opinions and analyses of the Prologue and Episode 1 of the story, subtitled Porter and Bridget respectively. Death Stranding is a game that quickly sets up plenty of unique lore and introduces many key concepts and characters, but it will only accelerate from here. The intro was short but has us intrigued to learn more and theorizing plenty of ideas.

    Stay tuned for next week's episode to discuss Death Stranding's Episode 2 and wherever it takes us.

    Join the discussion by requesting an invite to The Gaming Backlog "Book Club" Discord server.

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    23 mins
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