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026: ZombiU & Zombi

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We smack some thick-skulled zombies with our cricket bat in ZombiU & Zombi.

Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier & Straight Right (Ports) | Publisher: Ubisoft | Release Date: November 18, 2012

Jacob, special guest Travis Colenutt and a fully-healthy Mike talk about horror games, prepare our Bug-Out-Bags and reminisce about the launch of the Wii U.

You can now join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! Moe returns to the Left Behind Game Club for our FTL: Faster Than Light episode launching on March 21st.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) and Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom)

Special Guest: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt)

Website: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub

Show Notes (spoilers):

  • 2:05 “Michael, what do you think of this game?”
  • 3:30 The setup and the story for ZombiU
  • 6:50 Jacob compares the game to Dark Souls & Bloodborne
  • 9:40 The thickest skulls in the world
  • 11:00 The game’s sound design
  • 12:55 “This game could have been so much more”
  • 13:40 Travis’ general thoughts about the game
  • 15:30 Our general feelings about horror games (we talk about Resident Evil, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Condemned, Shadows of the Damned and Until Dawn)
  • 18:00 The dread and the stress of ZombiU/Zombi
  • 22:35 The reason for the thick zombie heads
  • 23:55 How many times did we die in the game?
  • 26:20 We talk about the online features of the game and the glitches
  • 29:35 Wii and WiiU launch titles
  • 30:50 Favourite parts of the game
  • 33:45 The terrifying nursery
  • 35:15 Difference between the Wii U version and the remake
  • 38:30 All of the weapons and what we used
  • 42:00 What about flares, molotov cocktails, landmines and grenades?
  • 44:20 The exploding zombies
  • 45:30 How did you play the game?
  • 47:10 Who were the Ravens of Dee and why is the Prepper so angry all the time?
  • 49:20 Turret (not turd) sequences
  • 52:00 The endings and how would you make a ZombiU 2?
  • 54:35 Final thoughts and wrap-up

014: The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (Pt. 2)

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Michael wrangles Moe, Jacob and special guest Dawn Ferron to finish talkin’ about The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. We talk about big fat pigs, big fat ghosts, mouth holes and great characters. “Dummy, I’m bringing you pigs!” Our next episode launches on Wednesday, October 18th and we will announce the next game on our Twitter page shortly!

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

Special Guest: Dawn Ferron (@dawnndarling)

Website: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub

Show Notes (spoilers):

  • 1:55 Moe took notes (aka the “Rants and Raves List”)
  • 3:05 Pulling the Master Sword out of the stone
  • 5:00 Jacob loses it
  • 7:40 The Earth Temple
  • 12:45 The game’s treatment of female characters
  • 15:15 Bad temple names
  • 16:20 The Wind Temple
  • 22:05 #callback (correction: Wind Waker came out before Shadow of the Colossus)
  • 27:30 Find all those Triforce Shards
  • 32:05 Back to Hyrule
  • 38:55 These guys… again?
  • 40:50 Ganon? A bed? “Uh oh, where is this going?”
  • 48:50 Stage two Ganon
  • 1:05:40 Jacob reviews Moe, Mike and Dawn
  • 1:06:25 Angry Alvin makes his third & final appearance on the Left Behind Game Club

013: The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (Pt. 1)

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Get ready for “Tangents 64”. Special guest Dawn Ferron joins Moe, Jacob, and Michael to talk about the loveliest grandmas, the validity of Ganon in the Zelda cannon and we compare fruits. Also, Dawn steals Jacob’s childhood. “Why can’t you compare apples and oranges?” We have delayed the second part of our Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker series to Wednesday, October 4th. Thank you for your understanding.

Note: Jacob is playing through the game – you can check out his streams at JacobStreams.com!

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

Special Guest: Dawn Ferron (@dawnndarling)

Website: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub

Show Notes (spoilers):

  • 3:40 Past experience with LOZ: Wind Waker
  • 9:00 JacobStreams.com
  • 10:20 Game setup
  • 16:00 Forbidden Fortress
  • 19:40 Windfall Island
  • 25:40 The approach to the first Dungeon
  • 28:30 “Are Nintendo games good?”
  • 30:10 Dragon Roost Island and the first Dungeon
  • 37:10 The Forest Haven and the second Dungeon
  • 42:05 The third pearl
  • 43:45 Return to Windfall and gettin’ some bombs
  • 50:40 Temple of the Gods
  • 59:20 The game’s look
  • 1:01:40 Hyrule Castle
  • 1:06:50 What’s next for the Left Behind Game Club?