September 2017 – Left Behind Game Club

September 20, 2017

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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?

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September 13, 2017

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012: Thirty Flights of Loving

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Buckle up, sit back, and enjoy our take on 30 Flights of Loving. Special guest Rocco Tenaglia joins Moe, Jacob, and Michael to discuss the merits of nonalcoholic beverages, what makes a great credits sequence, and what a 20 minute game is worth. “This game was like a dream.” We start the first part of our Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker series on Wednesday, September 20th. Part 2 will release on Wednesday, September 27th.

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

Special Guest: Rocco Tenaglia

Website: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub

Show Notes (spoilers):

1:35 What is Thirty Flights of Loving?
5:20 Drinking all of the non-alcoholic alcohol
16:35 How jump cuts make the game feel more cinematic
18:45 Walking through dreams
23:35 Oranges
28:30 Gangster Gollum
29:30 The loving part…
29:55 …then the game gets weird
30:20 The best credit sequences
34:35 Is the story worth telling?
37:55 What is the game worth?
42:55 Frog fractions breakdown
45:40 Final thoughts
46:55 Moe is not disappointed
48:15 Angry Alvin returns

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September 6, 2017

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011: Papers, Please

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We approach the border of Arstotzka to talk about Papers, Please. Moe, Jacob and Michael talk about the importance of proper documentation, Jorji Costava and why accountants shouldn’t be the head of the household in Arstotzka. “What did you do with your Tamagochi back in the day?” We called an audible with our content schedule and have pushed the first part of our Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker series to Wednesday, September 20th. Part 2 will release on Wednesday, September 27th.

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

Website: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub

Show Notes (spoilers):

2:00 – Our past experience with the game
4:20 – Structure of the game
10:50 – Jorji Costava (#jorjithehero)
15:30 – The subplots
16:05 – The husband and wife
16:55 – The psychology of Papers, Please
18:35 – The “flow”
20:15 – EZIC
24:50 – What would you do with a thousand dollars?
27:20 – Getting paid
31:30 – The bomb
36:25 – The psychology of Papers, Please (part 2)
40:40 – Final thoughts
45:50 – Question from the community
49:00 – Our next game
51:50 – Angry Alvin comes out

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