Never Ending Backlog: 1 Screen Platformer Recap
About the session
This is the first episode of the Never Ending Backlog Podcast, which features short reviews of video games from a gamer trying to reduce his backlog of unplayed games. The host, Zach, discusses his plans for the podcast and reviews a game called One Screen Platformer.
Key speakers
- Zach (Host)
Agenda
- Introduction to the podcast
- Overview of the podcast format
- Review of One Screen Platformer
Takeaways
Takeaway 1: The Never Ending Backlog Podcast aims to help gamers tackle their growing collection of unplayed games
The host, Zach, explained that the podcast is a review byte-sized show focused on his goal of playing and reviewing over 1500 games in his Steam library that have zero playtime. The podcast will feature short reviews of PC games, with occasional guest appearances from game developers, marketers, and others in the industry.
"I have about 1500 plus games in my Steam library that have zero playtime and my goal is to knock them all out and do short little reviews," said Zach. "Essentially what I'm planning on doing is basically installing Monday through Friday, install the game, do about an hour to two hour playtime, and then do a ten to 15 minutes review on each game."
Takeaway 2: The podcast will feature both indie and mainstream games, focusing on various aspects like graphics, gameplay, and developer activity
Zach mentioned that the games reviewed will come from various sources, including Humble Bundle, Bundle Stars, and other indie titles. He plans to review games based on their graphics, gameplay, controls, and developers' activities and updates.
"I'm going to review kind of what I thought about what the graphics were, how it ran, how the developers act, and the pricing and stuff like that," said Zach. "But my main review is going to be a very simple one, which is I'm going to say am I going to keep this game installed on my computer or am I going to delete it?"
Takeaway 3: The podcast aims to be a helpful resource for gamers looking to discover new titles and make informed decisions on what to play
Zach hopes that the Never Ending Backlog Podcast will help gamers find new titles to play, as well as assist in making informed decisions about which games to invest time and money into. He also wants to engage his audience by taking suggestions on games that they would like to see reviewed.
"If you guys listen to something you're like, hey, I would be interested in this game. Not necessarily want to buy it yet, but can you do a review on it? This is not just indie games. I have tons of different games," said Zach. "So I can tell right now. Later on this week I'm planning on doing Call of Duty. Blackout. Blackout black Ops. I think two I think is the one I'm playing."
Insights surfaced
- The podcast will feature short reviews of PC games, with episodes released Monday through Friday.
- The host has around 1500+ games in his Steam library with zero playtime, which he aims to review.
- The first game reviewed is One Screen Platformer, a 2D side-scrolling platforming adventure game.
Key quotes
1. "This is a review byte size podcast. And essentially what it's going to be based around is I have about 1500 plus games in my Steam library that have zero playtime and my goal is to knock them all out and do short little reviews."
2. "Ten to 15 minutes reviews on PC games. Every title will be the game that I'm reviewing."
3. "So a lot of cool stuff. I'm really looking forward to seeing what we can do with this."
4. "The first game I reviewed is one screen platformer."
5. "Overall, it was fun. It was a challenge, without a doubt."
6. "So for my final review, can I just touch base on this? It was a fun game. It was shorter, without a doubt. It was frustrating."
7. "I'm going to review kind of what I thought about what the graphics were, how it ran, how the developers act, the pricing and stuff like that."
8. "My review is keep it or delete it. And unfortunately for this game, I am going to delete it."
9. "I highly recommend it for any type of completionist or perfectionist to actually give it a try."
10. "That's it for today's episode. I hope you enjoyed it. I hope you tune back in tomorrow for our next episode."