205: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (with Steve aka Blinkoom)
From Tales from the Backlog by Dave Jackson
March 4, 2026 · 2h 2m
About this episode
The episode discusses the remaster of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective and features guest Steve aka Blinkoom sharing insights on the game.
Support my work on Patreon- https://patreon.com/realdavejackson Discord, Socials and more- https://linktr.ee/talesfromthebacklog I always tend to take note when a game from previous generations gets a remaster and the general consensus is "hell yeah, finally!", which just so happened to be the case when Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (Capcom, 2010) got the HD treatment in 2023. The DS is a real blind spot for me, as are the works of ShuTakumi, so this has been on my backlog list for a while now. Listen in to find out how my guest and I felt about it! Guest info: Steve aka Blinkoom (he/him) Check out IndieQuest podcast https://polymedianetwork.com/indiequest Check out Polykill podcast https://polymedianetwork.com/podcast Check out Steve's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@Blinkoom Follow Steve on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/blinkoom TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Title Card 0:21 Introductions 5:37 Our Histories with Ghost Trick 9:20 Top-Level Thoughts About Ghost Trick 13:26 Story Setup 19:11 Ghost Tricks and Puzzles 37:16 Where Does the Charm Come From? 49:35 Handheld Console Pacing 55:09 Closing Thoughts and Recommendations 1:01:10 Steve's Work 1:04:54 Spoiler Wall and Patron…
People in this episode
Host: Dave Jackson
Guest: Steve aka Blinkoom
Topics covered
- Ghost Trick
- video game remaster
- puzzles
- storytelling
- handheld gaming
Keywords
- Ghost Trick
- Phantom Detective
- Capcom
- video games
- remaster
- puzzles
- story
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Capcom, IndieQuest, Polykill, YouTube, Twitch
Products: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
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