The Gaming Backlog "Book Club” hosts chat about their full playthrough and story of Signalis, ruminate on what it all means and try to give our best guess as to what is actually happening in Elster and Ariane’s ordeal. Can we escape fully intact? Or was the replika mind transference doomed to fail from the start? Time will tell. As will a lot more research and discussion on Discord.

Catch up with our first Side Quest season about Hades before we finally finish it soon, hang on until our next Side Quest season kicks off, or check out our ongoing standard season about Cyberpunk 2077!

We want to hear all of your thoughts about Signalis, from gameplay to music and sound design, to any and every theory, investigation, correlation, opinion, and analysis you have about the game and its story. 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.

• (00:00:00) - Intro and spoiler warning
• (00:02:27) - Alex's addiction to Signalis
• (00:05:34) - Enemy types and floor crawlers
• (00:07:16) - Sierpinski station environments
• (00:09:03) - First boss fight: Mynah
• (00:12:14) - Ammo management and inventory discussion
• (00:14:02) - Adler, Isa, and elevator shaft flashback
• (00:17:16) - Falke unit lore and bioresonance
• (00:20:34) - Flashlight/stun baton mishaps and Adler's diaries
• (00:22:11) - Entering the mines
• (00:23:22) - Lost in the mines and Nowhere transition
• (00:28:47) - The Nowhere's horrors and locked rooms
• (00:30:07) - Nitro express ammo and weapon guesses
• (00:32:24) - Cage boss fight and Isa's rifle
• (00:35:43) - Radio transmitter puzzle struggle
• (00:39:36) - Nowhere meta puzzles and enemy-stuffed rooms
• (00:41:33) - Escaping the Nowhere and false credits
• (00:43:11) - Post-credits: waking as Elster on the Penrose
• (00:45:06) - Ariane's rooms and ship notes
• (00:46:19) - New Elster look and crashed Penrose again
• (00:48:27) - Revisiting Sierpinski and Red Skull Adler
• (00:49:54) - Rotfront and the butterfly puzzle
• (00:53:09) - Issa's fate and tarot card puzzle
• (00:55:11) - Identity confusion: Ariane and the twins
• (00:57:18) - Final boss: Commander Falke
• (01:01:12) - Adler's final confrontation and ending choice
• (01:02:48) - Multiple endings and the Promise ending
• (01:09:05) - Overall impressions and gameplay reflections
• (01:11:45) - Ship of Theseus and identity themes
• (01:15:04) - Lore, propaganda, and puzzle item mysteries
• (01:18:30) - Favorite weapons and first-person segments
• (01:22:36) - Final ratings and scores
• (01:25:56) - Closing thoughts and sign-off

The Gaming Backlog "Book Club” hosts chat about the end of Phantom Liberty in Cyberpunk 2077, Heist 2.5, lying and conniving against Kurt Hansen, and the choices we made to cap off our time in Dogtown in very different ways. We also discuss some of the new Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 update 2.5 gameplay perks!

Stay tuned for next week's episode to learn more about Johnny Silverhand’s history, and knock out every last side quest you can possibly manage to complete, all while sharing some tips, tricks and stories along the way.

We want to hear how this section of Cyberpunk 2077 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.

• (00:00:00) - Intro and Discord Invite
• (00:01:04) - Cyberware Update 2.5 and Appearance Changes
• (00:03:50) - New Weapons and Loadout Discussion
• (00:05:29) - Cyberware Upgrades and Sandevistan Builds
• (00:10:14) - Side Quests: Spy in the Jungle Boss Fight
• (00:13:12) - Spy in the Jungle Aftermath and Other Side Jobs
• (00:16:20) - Talent Academy Quest Recap
• (00:19:06) - Heist 2.5: Abducting Aurore and Emerick
• (00:22:06) - Infiltrating the Stadium as Aurore/Emerick
• (00:24:34) - The Reed vs Songbird Betrayal Choice
• (00:27:53) - Firestarter Quest: Alex's Path
• (00:32:13) - Firestarter Quest: Reed's Path and Hanson Boss Fight
• (00:38:04) - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos Begins
• (00:41:07) - Spaceport Infiltration with Songbird
• (00:50:51) - Control Tower Fight and Black Wall Daemon Power
• (00:53:38) - Reed's Ultimatum and Betraying Songbird
• (00:58:07) - Tracking Max Tac Convoy to Free Songbird
• (01:03:03) - Cynosure Facility and Cerberus Horror Sequence
• (01:06:54) - Saving Somi and the Core Confrontation
• (01:12:26) - Credits and Epilogue Reflections
• (01:14:17) - Phantom Liberty Final Thoughts and Review
• (01:17:28) - Looking Ahead: Side Quests and Eventual Season Wrap-Up

The Gaming Backlog "Book Club” hosts chat more about Phantom Liberty in Cyberpunk 2077, the Heist 2.0, playing Casino Royale at the Black Sapphire party, and hatching a plan to get Songbird out of Kurt Hansen’s grasp and even Dogtown altogether. Will it work? Your guess is as good as ours!

Stay tuned for next week's episode to hear about the Heist 2.5 turns out, and wrapping up our time in Dogtown, all while sharing some tips, tricks and stories along the way.

We want to hear how this section of Cyberpunk 2077 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.

• (00:00:00) - Intro and welcome
• (00:00:34) - Appearance changes and cyberware upgrades
• (00:03:12) - Gang stronghold bases and loot
• (00:06:37) - Heist 2.0: Scuba infiltration
• (00:08:50) - Her Majesty pistol and perk builds
• (00:10:57) - Sniper overwatch sequence for Reed
• (00:12:22) - Infiltrating the high society party
• (00:15:53) - Finding Songbird and Hansen's arrival
• (00:18:50) - Lizzy Wizzy concert
• (00:19:54) - Reed's assessment and plan with Songbird
• (00:20:36) - Casino Royale-style roulette
• (00:22:44) - Hansen's betrayal proposition
• (00:23:37) - Escaping and 24-hour wait time
• (00:25:43) - Side activities: cyberpsychos and cars
• (00:27:12) - Dazed and Confused side quest: Lena Molina
• (00:32:29) - Birds with Broken Wings: plan to retrieve Songbird
• (00:33:01) - Songbird's confession and transceiver mission
• (00:35:27) - Face swap courtesy of Farida
• (00:36:16) - Aaron the boxer and gorilla arms
• (00:38:03) - Session wrap-up and reflections
• (00:39:22) - Game Update 2.5 and Edgerunners 2 news
• (00:41:59) - Next session goals and outro