Evan Backlog
@backlogreviewer.bsky.social
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Evan Backlog
@backlogreviewer.bsky.social
· Sep 17
Sneak peak of A Generation of Clouds, my next video essay:
I love the apostrophe here, The Legacy Belonging to The Hogwart
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 AM
I love the apostrophe here, The Legacy Belonging to The Hogwart
It escapes people that a lot of the power of a peaceful protest is the implicit threat of a violent protest. "Look at this peaceful, gigantic crowd of angry people, be a shame if something happened to you." Marching alone won't change much, you've gotta drive home that "we could be marching at you"
January 24, 2026 at 9:34 AM
It escapes people that a lot of the power of a peaceful protest is the implicit threat of a violent protest. "Look at this peaceful, gigantic crowd of angry people, be a shame if something happened to you." Marching alone won't change much, you've gotta drive home that "we could be marching at you"
Yarr, that be the Black Spot, this matey be hunted by Davey Jones himself, in yon ghastly spectral galleon, The Flying Dutchman
January 23, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Yarr, that be the Black Spot, this matey be hunted by Davey Jones himself, in yon ghastly spectral galleon, The Flying Dutchman
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it’s so cool that the only use case for ai is to distort everyones perception of reality. this needs to be heavily regulated immediately, especially when a government can do this
January 23, 2026 at 3:53 AM
it’s so cool that the only use case for ai is to distort everyones perception of reality. this needs to be heavily regulated immediately, especially when a government can do this
Finally got round to watching the Dunk and Egg show, really enjoyed it! I'm bothered by how everyone is turning up their noses at the pooping bit, I honestly thought it was sort of brilliant lmao
January 23, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Finally got round to watching the Dunk and Egg show, really enjoyed it! I'm bothered by how everyone is turning up their noses at the pooping bit, I honestly thought it was sort of brilliant lmao
Noah Caldwell Genesis Evangelion
January 23, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Noah Caldwell Genesis Evangelion
Oh it's Robert Jordan, no question, if he wasn't already dead I'd kill him
i think it's important to be as nice as you can to people you know but to hold a few really deep parasocial grudges. i picked jj abrams. that's my nemesis. him and jonathan blow.
January 23, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Oh it's Robert Jordan, no question, if he wasn't already dead I'd kill him
More like Jonathan Blowjob amirite ha ha
January 23, 2026 at 12:22 AM
More like Jonathan Blowjob amirite ha ha
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TR-49: OUT NOW
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
TR-49 - Official Trailer
YouTube video by inkleStudios
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM
TR-49: OUT NOW
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
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Hi folks, our little dog has become pretty sick pretty rapidly and we're staring down the barrel of some gnarly bills at the vet. Given that we've got a 3 week old baby, the timing is, uhh, not great. If you've got a couple quid to spare my KoFi is linked here
ko-fi.com/the_backlog
ko-fi.com/the_backlog
January 20, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Hi folks, our little dog has become pretty sick pretty rapidly and we're staring down the barrel of some gnarly bills at the vet. Given that we've got a 3 week old baby, the timing is, uhh, not great. If you've got a couple quid to spare my KoFi is linked here
ko-fi.com/the_backlog
ko-fi.com/the_backlog
Receiving word that something funny might be happening
January 21, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Receiving word that something funny might be happening
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I wrote about Piranesi and dissociative architecture.
The House I Already Knew: Reading Piranesi as Dissociative Architecture
Note: This essay discusses Piranesi’s central mystery and transformation.
www.libbyiscomplex.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I wrote about Piranesi and dissociative architecture.
Hi folks, our little dog has become pretty sick pretty rapidly and we're staring down the barrel of some gnarly bills at the vet. Given that we've got a 3 week old baby, the timing is, uhh, not great. If you've got a couple quid to spare my KoFi is linked here
ko-fi.com/the_backlog
ko-fi.com/the_backlog
January 20, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Hi folks, our little dog has become pretty sick pretty rapidly and we're staring down the barrel of some gnarly bills at the vet. Given that we've got a 3 week old baby, the timing is, uhh, not great. If you've got a couple quid to spare my KoFi is linked here
ko-fi.com/the_backlog
ko-fi.com/the_backlog
Asked my partner about her interest in seeing this and she said "honestly Timothee Chalamet sort of annoys me now, he looks like he's not drinking enough water. I haven't looked at him the same since Wonka." Completely fair, honestly
Timothée Chalamet’s ping pong drama has become indie distributor A24’s biggest hit domestically, surpassing “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”
‘Marty Supreme’ Becomes A24’s Biggest Domestic Box Office Hit
Timothée Chalamet’s ping pong drama has become indie distributor A24’s biggest hit domestically, surpassing “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”
www.forbes.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Asked my partner about her interest in seeing this and she said "honestly Timothee Chalamet sort of annoys me now, he looks like he's not drinking enough water. I haven't looked at him the same since Wonka." Completely fair, honestly
I think breaking a controller in frustration is a deeply weird and sort of scary expression of an anger management issue
January 19, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I think breaking a controller in frustration is a deeply weird and sort of scary expression of an anger management issue
Hamnet: Tactics
January 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Hamnet: Tactics
Dante's Inferno remaster inbound
There’s a video game announcement coming some time this year that I have not seen anyone even remotely touch on/guess/theorize about, and I think people are going to absolutely lose their minds. I have nothing to do with it, but am genuinely excited for it to be announced just to see the reactions.
January 19, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Dante's Inferno remaster inbound
I love this website
January 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
I love this website
Good! People are so fucking weird and entitled about these books. If GRRM for whatever reason can't finish, or just doesn't want to finish the books, then that's just tough shit for us! He's just a guy, he doesn't owe us books
George R.R. Martin has said that if he never completes Game of Thrones sequel Winds of Winter (or the book after that), there's no plan for anyone else to step in. Instead, his Song of Ice and Fire series simply "won't be finished."
Game of Thrones Writer George R.R. Martin Says There's No Plan if He Dies Before Completing Winds of Winter, and the Series Simply 'Won't Be Finished'
bit.ly
January 19, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Good! People are so fucking weird and entitled about these books. If GRRM for whatever reason can't finish, or just doesn't want to finish the books, then that's just tough shit for us! He's just a guy, he doesn't owe us books
Something nobody talks about re: babies is the farting. Holy shit, this guy can fucking fart. He's fully asleep, eyes glued shut, grunting and straining and letting rip the nastiest farts you've ever heard. "Oh I sleep like a baby," you better hope the fuck you do not
January 18, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Something nobody talks about re: babies is the farting. Holy shit, this guy can fucking fart. He's fully asleep, eyes glued shut, grunting and straining and letting rip the nastiest farts you've ever heard. "Oh I sleep like a baby," you better hope the fuck you do not
Dudes actually do not rock. This is a common misconception spread by Big Dude
January 18, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Dudes actually do not rock. This is a common misconception spread by Big Dude
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Wrote about how Nightreign’s towering achievement in formal design is also maybe an existential nightmare for video games.
First words of the year and first feature for @thisweekinvideogames.com
First words of the year and first feature for @thisweekinvideogames.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Wrote about how Nightreign’s towering achievement in formal design is also maybe an existential nightmare for video games.
First words of the year and first feature for @thisweekinvideogames.com
First words of the year and first feature for @thisweekinvideogames.com
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NEW VIDEO: After multiple instances of dogmatically attacking the Search Action 'boss fight' in my writing, I felt like I had to explain myself, returning once more to one of my biggest white whales in order to review what my issue was with one element of a genre I otherwise adore:
The Worst Thing About Hollow Knight | Static Canvas
YouTube video by Static Canvas
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
NEW VIDEO: After multiple instances of dogmatically attacking the Search Action 'boss fight' in my writing, I felt like I had to explain myself, returning once more to one of my biggest white whales in order to review what my issue was with one element of a genre I otherwise adore:
Replaying 1000xResist as a parent is a very different and extremely visceral experience. The lines spoken by The Occupants (there is a nearness and it's gravity is echoing/there is a you that remains and remains) just feel even more laden with meaning to me now
January 17, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Replaying 1000xResist as a parent is a very different and extremely visceral experience. The lines spoken by The Occupants (there is a nearness and it's gravity is echoing/there is a you that remains and remains) just feel even more laden with meaning to me now
I do not think that Dave Filoni is going to save Star Wars, the man is a professional fan who is the living incarnation of the phrase "Star Wars is just about Star Wars"
January 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
I do not think that Dave Filoni is going to save Star Wars, the man is a professional fan who is the living incarnation of the phrase "Star Wars is just about Star Wars"