169: South of Midnight (with Kate Sánchez)

Support my work on Patreon (https://patreon.com/realdavejackson) Some games just grab your attention from the first trailer, and South of Midnight is one of those games. A breathtaking art style and a gothic Southern fantasy setting? South of Midnight jumped straight to the top of my to-play list, and it did not disappoint. Guest info: Kate Sánchez of But Why Tho? * Check out all of the writing and reporting on But Why Tho? https://butwhytho.net/ * Check out Kate's article on the folklore inspirations in South of Midnight https://butwhytho.net/2025/04/south-of-midnight-real-southern-folklore/ * Follow Kate on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/ohmymithrandir.bsky.social TIMESTAMPS * 0:00 Title Card * 0:30 Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts * 13:54 Story Setup/Folklore/Southern Gothic Storytelling * 46:37 Presentation- Visuals/Music * 1:01:46 Gameplay/Combat * 1:21:49 Recommendations/Guest Plugs * 1:30:37 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-Yous * 1:32:26 Spoiler Section Music used in the episode is credited to Olivier Deriviere. You can purchase the soundtrack here (https://olivierderiviere.bandcamp.com/album/south-of-midnight-original-game-soundtrack). Tracks Used: Hazel's Story, The Storm, The Floods, Two-Toed Tom (Boss Fight), The Full Story, The Story Ends Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server! (https://discord.gg/bptGyEWbk7) Buy me a coffee on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/realdavejackson)! Social Media: BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/tftblpod.bsky.social) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthebacklog/) Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures Listen to A Top 3 Podcast on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-top-3-podcast/id1555269504), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2euGp3pWi7Hy1c6fmY526O?si=0ebcb770618c460c) and other podcast platforms (atop3podcast.fireside.fm)!