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Our 200th Episode Extravaganza!

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The crew celebrates eight years and two hundred episodes!

PLAYERS:

SHOW NOTES:

  • 0:00​​ – Housekeeping
  • 3:40 – We Reminisce
  • 16:30 – Voicemails from You!
  • 24:30 – The Locks for the Essential List of LBGC Games
  • 26:15 – Hitman & Hitman 2
  • 29:00 – What Remains of Edith Finch
  • 32:35 – Portal
  • 34:55 – Celeste
  • 37:20 – Undertale
  • 43:15 – SOMA
  • 44:35 – The Wolf Among Us
  • 49:05 – Death Stranding
  • 55:15 – Bloodborne
  • 58:05 – Hotline Miami
  • 1:01:20 – Hades
  • 1:02:20 – The Best of the Rest
  • 1:03:25 – Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
  • 1:05:45 – Yakuza 0
  • 1:08:40 – P.T.
  • 1:10:30 – Psychonauts
  • 1:13:00 – Chrono Trigger
  • 1:17:50 – Virginia
  • 1:21:40 – Emily is Away
  • 1:22:30 – Doki Doki Literature Club
  • 1:23:25 – Luigi’s Mansion
  • 1:24:50 – Florence
  • 1:27:00 – Spec Ops: The Line
  • 1:27:30 – To The Moon
  • 1:29:05 – The Last Two Slots (Night in the Woods & Shadow of the Colossus)
  • 1:34:30 – A Sacrifice for Gone Home
  • 1:36:00 – The Future!
  • 1:43:30 – Outro

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DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast that focuses on positivity and community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

CUTSCENES: Check out Jacob, Katie and Travis’ other podcast Cutscenes! The fifth and final season is out now!

The Final List of Essential Games/Episodes of the LBGC:

  • Hitman: World of Assassination
  • What Remains of Edith Finch
  • Portal
  • Celeste
  • Undertale
  • SOMA
  • The Wolf Among Us
  • Death Stranding
  • Bloodborne
  • Hotline Miami
  • Hades
  • Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
  • P.T.
  • Psychonauts
  • Chrono Trigger
  • Virginia
  • Emily is Away
  • Doki Doki Literature Club
  • Luigi’s Mansion
  • Florence
  • Spec Ops: The Line
  • To The Moon
  • Night in the Woods
  • Shadow of the Colossus
  • Gone Home

135: Year In Review for 2021

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We revisit 2021 in our Year in Review episode!

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)

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

SHOW NOTES:

  • 1:30 Mike’s Favourite Podcasts from 2021
  • 6:00 Moe’s Favourite Podcasts from 2021
  • 11:30 Jacob’s Favourite Podcast from 2021
  • 16:30 Moe’s Favourite “New Releases”
    • Hitman 3
    • F1 2021
    • Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2
  • 20:00 Mike’s Favourite New Releases
    • Psychonauts 2
    • Halo Infinite
    • Back 4 Blood
  • 26:10 Jacob Favourite New Releases
    • Before Your Eyes
    • Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
    • Inscryption
  • 30:45 What’s Next for the Left Behind Game Club

DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

104: Psychonauts

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We explore people’s minds in Psychonauts.

Developer: Double Fine Productions & Budcat Creations | Publisher: Majesco Entertainment, THQ, Double Fine Productions, Inc., The Adventure Company, EuroVideo Medien GmbH & iam8bit | Initial Release: April 19, 2005

Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob, take a trip and visit a psychic summer camp, make friends with a really weird fish and find brains. Also, we are not the Milk Man. 

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)

Special Guest: CtrlAltNoob (@CtrlAltNoob) | YouTube | Twitch

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

SHOW NOTES:

  • 1:35 A short introduction to CtrlAltNoob
  • 2:40 Our fast pitch about Psychonauts
  • 3:35 Our personal histories with Psychonauts
  • 7:30 How did we play (and our struggles with PS2/XB emulation)
  • 10:30 What kind of game is Psychonauts? We compare it to Ratchet and Clank, Sly Cooper, Voodoo Vince and more.
  • 12:50 What is the premise of Psychonauts?
  • 16:35 The game had a bit of a slow start
  • 22:00 Let’s talk about the collectables and powers in the game!
  • 26:20 The game’s great characters and the Saturday morning nostalgia
  • 30:20 Whippin’ doors on people’s foreheads… let’s talk about our favourite levels !
  • 39:15 The main menu and save files in the game
  • 46:05 We walk through the final two levels and how we get there
  • 50:10 The in-game hint system and do we need lives anymore in 2020?
  • 54:20 The game’s art style did such a great job at compensating for the lack of fidelity (and reminded us of Jimmy Neutron)
  • 57:10 The Recommendation Machine
  • 1:00:20 Question from Blake @LudonarrativeFM: “If each of your minds were turned into a Psychonauts level, what would they play/look like?”
  • 1:03:50 Question from Katie @lesperak: “Is there anything in particular (mechanic/storyline/recurring character or expansion of some element of the game) that you want to see in the sequel?
  • 1:06:00 Our final thoughts on Psychonauts and wrap-up!

UPCOMING SHOWS:

  • November 4th: Telltale’s The Walking Dead (S01E01) ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins
  • November 18th: Pokemon Snap ft. Jacob, Moe and special guests Joseph Hooper and Arsene Lakpa
  • December 2nd: Telltale’s The Walking Dead (S01E02) ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins

DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast with a focus on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

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