NXpress Nintendo Podcast
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 317: Tales from the Backlog 2023 Edition + Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider Review
A new year means new adventures in the backlog. This week on the NXpress Nintendo Podcast, Cameron Daxon, Marc Kaliroff, and Campbell Gill return from a brief podcasting hiatus to revisit their favorite New Year’s topic: exploring their backlogs. The gang had plenty of time to delve into their ever-present backlogs over the break, and now they’re ready to share their impressions and hot takes. This simple recap soon grows into a bigger discussion altogether: was the original Portal actually any good? Is Skyward Sword a better Zelda than Link’s Awakening? What does the ending of Limbo actually mean? All this and so much more in this surprisingly in-depth tour-de-force discussion!
As the main event draws to a close, the indie spotlight begins. While Cameron shares a few disappointed thoughts about Lone Ruin, a Hades-esque roguelike that failed to meet expectations, Campbell has much more enthusiasm for Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider, a nonsensically named 2D action game giving us what we all really need: a robot ninja adventure. Inspired by Shinobi, Strider, and Mega Man X, Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is an intensely demanding adventure that tempers its retro difficulty with some incredibly creative items, quality-of-life improvements, and some brilliantly creative level designs.
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Playlist:
LFXIV – NXpress Intro
0:39 – Main Event: Tales From the Backlog: What We Played Recently
“File Select” – The Legends of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
1:00:30 – Indie Spotlight: Lone Ruin & Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
“Title” – The Legends of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
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8 Underrated PC Games Worth Playing in 2026 (That Aren’t Getting the Attention They Deserve)
WoW Forever Leveling: What Is New on the Road from 1 to 60
Why Sports Games Keep Getting Better at Simulating the Real Thing
MM2 weapon rarity tiers explained for traders
Why Esports Platforms Need Different Payment Rails Than Traditional Game Stores
Anime You’ll Be Glad You Added to Your Fall Watchlist (Part 2) 🍂
Minecraft All Biomes Seeds for Players Who Love Exploring
6 Years Later, Haikyu!! Returns in the Last Way Fans Expected
From Arcade Cabinets to Digital Cards: The Psychology of the Push-Your-Luck Mechanic
Why Randomness Makes Some Video Games So Interesting
Struckd on Windows: Making 3D Games Without Writing a Line of Code
Why Side Activities Make Open Worlds Feel More Alive
Keyboard vs Controller Gaming: Which One Is Better?
Anime You’ll Be Glad You Added to Your Fall Watchlist (Part 2) 🍂
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