The Gaming Backlog "Book Club” hosts chat about the steps along the way to and through the Sacred Archives in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. We discuss our thoughts on the creepy jailer, the writing of madmen and soaring through the air.

Stay tuned for next week's episode to hear more about our trials during the adventure to find 3 new abilities that unlock the seal, all while sharing some tips, tricks and stories along the way.

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The 50th episode of The Gaming Backlog "Book Club” features the hosts chatting about the psychology of the video game backlog in the first ever Bookmark episode. Join us as we discuss backlog anxiety, Steam sales, FOMO, the paradox of choice, the pile of shame, and most importantly, some practical strategies to enjoy the backlog rather than see it as a burden. Do you have a backlog that seems like it's growing significantly faster than it's shrinking? Let us know how you feel about it!

Tune in next time to continue our current season about Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.

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The Gaming Backlog "Book Club” hosts chat about the opening of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. We discuss our thoughts on our entrance to Mount Qaf and exploration of the city and the forest, being a member of the Immortals, and chasing down the kidnapped Prince Ghassan.

Stay tuned for next week's episode to hear about our battle to and through the Sacred Archives, all while sharing some tips, tricks and stories along the way.

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Season 10 of The Gaming Backlog "Book Club” covers Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. We our visited by Eric and Tom from The Inverted Castle Metroidvania podcast to discuss our expectations for the game based on the limited knowledge we have about the Prince of Persia franchise, its lore and past experiences with Metroidvanias.

Stay tuned for next week's episode to discover how it went for us in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Part 1, and share some tips, tricks and stories.

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• (00:00:00) - The Gaming Backlog "Book Club": Season 10
• (00:05:52) - What Is A Metroidvania?
• (00:15:19) - La Mulana
• (00:20:36) - I've Never Played Prince of Persia

The Gaming Backlog "Book Club” hosts chat about the final Files of Astral Chain, sneaking through the sewers, taking down Yoseph, the crazy boss rush and final boss, and the ending.

Check in next time to learn about the next game from the backlog that we’ll be playing.

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• (00:00:00) - Legatus: The Last 5 Files
• (00:12:33) - Akira transforms into a Werewolf
• (00:20:04) - Akira & The Ravens
• (00:23:52) - Noah's Ark
• (00:32:27) - Noah Prime Fight
• (00:37:26) - Akira 2 Ending
• (00:42:18) - Porta Potties
• (01:00:45) - Astral Chain Connections

The Gaming Backlog "Book Club” hosts discuss all the revelations from our venture into Zone 09 with our new pal Hal, meeting Kyle, being locked up and yet just too useful to not be put into action. Time to go save town once again thanks to our unique, superior skillset.

Stay tuned for next week's episode to hear about the a moment of calm before being thrust back into the fray and figuring out what on Earth is going on, in Astral Chain Files 8-12, all while sharing some tips, tricks and stories along the way.

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• (00:02:22) - The Cat Sanctuary fast travel point
• (00:04:32) - Tasting Congee
• (00:08:01) - Bloodborne: The Kyle Fight
• (00:11:38) - Stealth in non-stealth games
• (00:14:33) - Discovery of Blue Evolve
• (00:16:06) - Tartarus
• (00:23:26) - The Raven reveal
• (00:30:46) - The Winged Boss
• (00:37:00) - Moving on
• (00:39:00) - End

The Gaming Backlog "Book Club” hosts chat about the gathering of Legions and tracking down Jena Anderson in Astral Chain Files 4 and 5. We discuss the major story beats and new mysteries to unravel, the quirky set of side quests available to us this time around, and our favorite Legions to use and Legion skills.

Stay tuned for next week's episode to hear about the investigation into Yoseph and what we learn from our new friend HAL, in Astral Chain Files 6-7, all while sharing some tips, tricks and stories along the way.

We want to hear how the early hours of Astral Chain went for you. Take part in our conversation by joining The Gaming Backlog "Book Club" Discord server at https://discord.gg/9xdX3znWQn or finding it through our LinkTree link on Instagram.

• (00:03:15) - Police Get Fined For Crossing The Street on a Red Light
• (00:07:31) - Jena Anderson
• (00:09:10) - How to Defeat The Arm Legion
• (00:11:08) - Goofy Lappy stories
• (00:17:11) - The Lappy Diaries
• (00:31:10) - Our Favorite Legion

The Gaming Backlog "Book Club” hosts chat about the opening of Astral Chain and the first 3 Files. We discuss our thoughts on the character creator, the action-packed gameplay, the brain games required to train ourselves to control two characters on two controllers, and picking up our first two Legion.

Stay tuned for next week's episode to hear about our mission to recover all the Legion in Astral Chain Files 4-5, all while sharing some tips, tricks and stories along the way.

We want to hear how the early hours of Astral Chain went for you. Take part in our conversation by joining The Gaming Backlog "Book Club" Discord server at https://discord.gg/9xdX3znWQn or finding it through our LinkTree link on Instagram.

• (00:00:01) - Astral Chain
• (00:01:25) - What Did You Name Your Character?
• (00:03:23) - D&D 2's Character Creator
• (00:05:42) - Akira In Cyberpunk 2077
• (00:06:58) - Twin Voices in '
• (00:08:04) - Neuron: Into the Chimera Dimension
• (00:11:21) - Vending Machine Personalities
• (00:12:14) - Dark Souls 2 Review
• (00:16:36) - Neuron 2: The First Death
• (00:21:37) - Maybe He's Still Alive in The Dark Jedi
• (00:22:55) - Platoon 2 Review
• (00:26:55) - God of War: The Legions
• (00:30:41) - Dark Souls 2: Toilet Paper Side Quest
• (00:32:39) - Cerberus Hades
• (00:37:10) - Ideal For Playing '
• (00:38:39) - Oblivion on The Last Jedi
• (00:40:37) - Dynasty Warriors 2
• (00:44:43) - Dark Souls: The Red and Blue Files