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June 2018

035: Vanquish

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We rocket slide around Shinji Mikami’s space station in Vanquish.

Developer: PlatinumGames | Publisher: Sega | Release Date: October 19, 2010

Jacob, Mike and Moe jettison off to space, power-slide and flip around the environment, overheat, upgrade some weapons and then take on Russia.

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Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)

Website: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub

Show Notes (spoilers):

  • 2:00 The pedigree of Mr. Shinji Mikami
  • 4:15 Moe brings up his love of Metal Gear Rising
  • 5:20 Jacob sets up the game and Mike sets up Dyson spheres
  • 6:25 ? + ? = Vanquish
  • 8:00 R.I.P. San Francisco
  • 10:35 Mike’s biggest pet peeve about Vanquish
  • 12:10 Moe’s pulls a “Kevin”
  • 13:10 What is Vanquish actually?
  • 15:05 The melee attack
  • 17:15 We start the discussion about weapons
  • 21:10 We chat about AI
  • 23:10 The different enemy types
  • 25:40 Mike’s favorite weapon: the Disc Gun
  • 28:40 Fear of the unknown
  • 30:40 The different difficulty levels
  • 34:05 The ultimate game of Limbo
  • 35:10 Vanquish’s level design
  • 38:10 The graphics
  • 40:35 The story is non-sense?
  • 44:35 Jacob brings up Binary Domain #BigBo
  • 46:25 “That’s so anime”
  • 49:05 The game’s UI
  • 49:40 Using slowdown
  • 51:20 Final thoughts about Vanquish
  • 52:40 Vanquish 2?
  • 53:40 Jacob sold a copy of Vanquish to a GameStop employee

034: Star Wars: Republic Commando

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We set blasters to “fun” in Star Wars: Republic Commando.

Developer: LucasArts | Publisher: LucasArts | Release Date: February 28, 2005

Mike, Moe and Special Guest Shane Chiasson grow up in test tubes, eat some Star Wars flavored Easter Eggs and heal deep wounds in bacta tanks.

You can now join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage!

Here’s is our upcoming release schedule:

  • June 27th: Vanquish
  • June 29th: The 1-Year Anniversary of the Podcast!

Players: Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)

Special Guest: Shane Chiasson (@chiasoo)

Website: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub

Show Notes (spoilers):

  • 1:55 We introduce Star Wars: Republic Commando
  • 2:45 What system did we play this game on?
  • 6:00 Republic Commando: A History Lesson
  • 7:20 What’s *your* history with the game?
  • 10:00 Do we love Star Wars?
  • 11:05 Setting up the plot of the game
  • 15:50 Did we remember the squad intros?
  • 17:30 The game audio and voice acting (with a Kaidan Alenko shout-out)
  • 21:20 The game’s second mission, difficulty and bacta tanks
  • 25:05 The game’s save system
  • 28:05 Did the game get repetitive?
  • 32:30 The guns in the Star Wars: Republic Commando
  • 35:30 Other games of the era and Unreal Engine 2
  • 41:55 Mike discovers why the game may seem a little rushed
  • 46:10 The game’s third mission on Kashyyyk and the soundtrack
  • 49:00 Why was Star Wars: Republic Commando 2 (Imperial Commando) cancelled?
  • 53:30 Final thoughts

033: Our Top 3 of E3 2018 Special!

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This week, we bring you a very special bonus E3 2018 episode of the Left Behind Game Club.

Jacob, Mike and Moe each picked their top 3 most anticipated games of the show and talked about them! #detailsaresparse

We return to regular programming later this month. Here is our updated June release schedule:

  • June 20th: Star Wars: Republic Commando (moved from June 13 to avoid E3 week)
  • June 27th: Vanquish
  • June 29th: The 1-Year Anniversary of the Podcast!

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)

Website: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub

Show Notes (spoilers):

  • Moe’s Top 3:
    • 2:25 Super Smash Brothers for Switch (we chat about single player, The Smash Brothers and our fond Smash memories)
    • 5:55 Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go Eevee (don’t throw your Joy-Cons, describing the game’s format and Switch success)
    • 9:35 Spider-Man (we talk through Insomniac Games’ pedigree)
  • Jacob’s Top 3
    • 12:05 Ghost of Tsushima (we reminisce about Sly Cooper and Infamous)
    • 14:40 The Last of Us Part II (#detailsaresparse, Uncharted 4 and why Jacob is excited)
    • 17:15 Rage 2 (John Carmack and his Ferrari woes, Avalanche Studios, De Blob and #BE3)
  • Mike’s Top 3
    • 20:45 Anthem (a new EA and the size/scale of this game)
    • 25:10 Fallout 76 (the Bethesda hooks, Fallout Shelter and adding Bethesda RPGs to our “must-play” list)
    • 30:10 Beyond Good and Evil 2 (Michel Ancel’s Instagram, the original game