My Cat’s Name Was Pokey and I Loved Him Just Like I Love Doki Doki! | Attack the Backlog

Updated on Sunday, August 1, 2021 at 12:00PM by Marc Kusnierz

On this episode of Attack the Backlog, Marc reads, reads, and reads some more as they make their way through the story of Doki Doki Literature Club, a visual novel about a literature club and that's it, except that's not it, but to say any more would do a disservice to any potential new players. Just know that Doki Doki Literature Club is 100% worth your time, even if you don't usually like visual novels; even if you've never liked a visual novel; even if the concept of visual novels turns you off like mayonnaise on pumpkin pie. Doki Doki Literature Club originally came out on September 22nd, 2017 for PC for free and later released in a premium “Plus” package with new content for $14.99 on June 31st, 2021 for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One. Anyway, something-something, avoiding spoilers, hey now, you shouldn't loiter, cheers and enjoy the...wait for it...show!

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Death's Door, Dark Alliance, The Forgotten City, Urban Trial Tricky, Blightbound, and More | The Pixelated Sausage Podcast

Well, that experiment failed. After trying a few episodes of more focused content, I realized that really would be way more work and require time I do not have, so welcome back the return of smorgasbord episodes. This week's jam-packed episodes features many a game, including the very cool The Forgotten City and the still amazing Streets of Rage 4.  hope you enjoy this return to form and, if you don't, too bad 'cause this is what you're stuck with! As always, thanks for listening and have a wonderful rest of your day.

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Super Destronaut DX-2 Is a Fun Arcade Shooter and Well Worth Your Time

Super Destronaut DX-2 is a fun and simple arcade shooter heavily inspired by classic games like Space Invaders and Galaga. The action can get a bit crazy and will likely overwhelm at first, especially since particle effects and enemy projectiles can blend together, but once you get a hang of things--which shouldn't take long--Super Destronaut DX-2 is a good time. The only real negative I have is that the game is not content rich and, because of that, the lack of online leaderboards is felt more than it would be in more meaty games. All that said, at only $5, Super Destronaut DX-2 is an easy sell and well worth checking out if you're a fan of arcade shooters.

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Within the Blade Almost Hits the Mark, But Marc Spells Their Name With a C, Sooo...

Within the Blade is a stealthy action-platformer where you play as a ninja and slice and dice your way through level after level, unlocking skills and new equipment along the way. There is crafting, laughing, but sadly, no river rafting. It gets a lot of things right, but it misses the mark where it counts: gameplay. A few gameplay quirks lead to it feeling a bit off and, because of that, I wasn't driven to stick with the game after beating a few levels, defeating the first boss, and leveling up my ninja a moderate degree. That said, my issues with the gameplay may not bother you, so listen to the episode for exactly why Within the Blade felt off to me and, who knows, maybe what I had a problem with won't be a problem for you.

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You May Think I Know Jack Shit, but Pumpkin Jack Is the Opposite of Shit! | Attack the Backlog

Updated on Sunday, July 18, 2021 at 12:00PM by Marc Kusnierz

On this episode of Attack the Backlog, Marc jumps, slashes, and  dances their way through the spooktastic settings of Pumpkin Jack, a wholesome, charming, and absolutely delight action-platformer where you play as a pumpkin with a shit-eating grin on top of his big round chin. Pumpkin Jack originally came out on October 23, 2020 for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One. Anyway, something-something, I love this game and the fact it didn't make an impact is kind of a shame, cheers and enjoy the...wait for it...show!

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What Is Bai Qu: Hundreds of Melodies And Should You Care?

What is Bai Qu: Hundreds of Melodies and are you pronouncing it correctly? I can answer the first question, but don't come to me for an answer to the second--I think it's "Bye-Cue," but I could be wrong (and probably am). Bai Qu is a visual novel about a young man who befriends a young girl and there's probably more to it than that, but, sadly, one thing gets in the way of Bai Qu reaching any kind of potential greatness: the localization/English translation. That's not to say there aren't other issues with the game--the art is lacking and the script could use some cutting--but the weakness of it's localization and translation makes it hard to engage with the story as a native English-speaker, especially if you're like me and mildly dyslexic with reading comprehension issues. Given that story and reading is 90% of what a visual novel is, give or take an extra 9%, that's kind of a problem.

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Blitz Breaker, Mina & Michi, Indigo 7: Quest for Love, and Onirike | The Pixelated Sausage Podcast

On this week's episode, Marc starts things off with some big news related to this here podcast that you're not going to want to miss before getting into what they've been playing as per usual, including a game all about dashing and a game all about matching. Anyway, something-something, you're in for a surprise, I hope don't mind, cheers and enjoy the anime-zing(ly what does the future hold) show.

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I Shaodid Like 9 Monkeys of Shaolin | Attack the Backlog

Updated on Sunday, July 4, 2021 at 12:00PM by Marc Kusnierz

On this episode of Attack the Backlog, Marc punches and kicks their way through the fields, forests, and villages of 9 Monkeys of Shaolin, a beat ‘em up full of over-the-top physics, slow-motion deaths, and more tea than you could ever hope to drink. 9 Monkeys of Shaolin originally came out on October 16th, 2020 for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch. Anyway, something-something, better than expected, it got me slightly erected, cheers and enjoy the...wait for it...show!

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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!, Promesa, Just Die Already, The Procession to Calvary, Worms Rumble, And More | The Pixelated Sausage Podcast

On this week's episode, Marc starts things off with just the briefest of streaming nonsense before diving deep into the meat of today's episode: what they've playing. What they've been playing this week includes the first-ever visual novel they've enjoyed, a game from the makers of Goat Simulator that's just as bas as Goat Simulator, and so much more. Anyway, something-something, Doki Doki is amazing, my 7th grade English teacher thought I was lazy, cheers and enjoy the anime-zing(ly artsy) show.

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The Persistence Enhanced, Song of Horror, Later Daters, Empire of Angels IV, BeeFense BeeMastered, And More | The Pixelated Sausage Podcast

On this week's episode, Marc starts things off by talking about a bit of streaming and Attack the Backlog nonsense. After getting all that intro nonsense out of the way, they get on to what they've been playing with a game that traces all the rays and a game where your great uncle Ray can date all the Tracys they could ever hope get down with, in addition to much more. Anyway, something-something, overflowing with content, the name's James Bond, man, cheers and enjoy the anime-zing(ly light at the end of the tunnel) show.

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