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October 20, 2021

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130: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [Part 2]

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We continue the conversation on one of the greatest games of the generation in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development | Publisher: Nintendo | Initial Release: March 3, 2017

Mike, Moe and special guest Galen Havey become Thor, chase horses and make some really bad food.

Players: Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) Special Guest: Galen Havey (@galenhavey)

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SHOW NOTES:

1:30 – Recap
4:20 – Master Sword
11:40 – Master Shield?!
13:50 – Vah Medoh: Divine Beast (Bird)
22:10 – “Turns out flying is pretty cool”
25:15 – Vah Naboris: Divine Beast (Camel)
45:00 – Mike’s fav weapon the Wind Katana
49:00 – Hyrule Castle
54:30 – Lynel Battle Strategies
1:01:25 – Ganon 1v1
1:09:30 – Our most memorable moments(Spirit Dragons, Survivor Island, Lord of the Mountain)
1:21:10 – Final Thoughts and Wrap up

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!

UPCOMING SHOWS:

November 3rd, 2021 Hades (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and TBA)
November 17th, 2021 Dead Cells (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and TBA)
December 1st, 2021 Sayonara Wild Hearts (ft. Jacob, Mike, TBA and TBA)

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May 22, 2019

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063: Bastion

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We deal with the aftermath of the calamity and all things Bastion.

Developer: Supergiant Games | Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Release Date: July 20, 2011

Jacob, Moe, Mike and Nick do their part in rebuilding civilization while admiring the designs and sounds of the game

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Show Notes (spoilers):

1:56 – We’re playing Bastion… on Vita?
2:30 – What we knew coming into the game
4:45 – XBLA… remember that? what we played on
6:50 – What IS Bastion?
9:50 – The audio and Narrator are great, I don’t care what you say
10:40 – Action RPGs and Platforming
12:00 – Our choice of weapons
14:52 – What is THE Bastion?
19:00 – Difficulty mods and the risk/reward of them
30:00 – The enemies in this game feel natural
33:42 – WE’RE ROLLIN ROLLIN ROLLIN ROLLIN (WOOO)
34:40 – This devolves into a puddle of wrestling talk and references
36:15 – The story and narrative
43:00 – Zulf is like Thanos
47:00 – The first choice and consequence of our actions
49:30 – Supergiant sequels
51:00 – The second choice you have to make
54:00 – Do we recommend it?
1:00:00 – The wrap-up and where you can find us

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March 13, 2019

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058: Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

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We join Sly, Bentley and Murray as we trek the world of Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus.

Developer: Sucker Punch Productions | Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Release Date: September 23, 2002

Jacob and Moe look through everyone’s personal things, dodge minions, and take down 5 bosses to retrieve Sly’s family heirloom, the Thievius Raccoonus.

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Players: Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) and Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)

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Show Notes (spoilers):

2:38 Jacob breaks down his route in buying and playing sony’s hits
4:10 Pop out colours and similarities to the wolf among us
5:45 What is Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
8:15 Sly being Sly
10:06 Repetitive npc’s made it easy to power through
11:58 Moe never actually beat this game but lived his life thinking he did
13:22 Sound effects were great in Sly 2
15:00 Moe concedes, maybe this did age badly
17:41 Jacob’s turret rant
19:20 Moe trolls Jacob and tries to convince him the turret moment with Murray was refreshing to see him in action
22:30 Did this game along with others in the area make us expect better Boss Battles
23:47 What would be the best boss battle in a game
26:00 God of War did it right most of the time with Boss Battles
28:50 All the final bosses were essentially bullied and became evil
31:56 Thoughts on the PS VITA
34:35 The Left Behind Quiz Corner
40:59 Our final thoughts
42:15 A twitter question! Is Murray the biggest ladies man in the Sly Universe?
44:45 Wrap-up

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January 9, 2019

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054: Shadow Complex

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Developer: Chair Entertainment in association with Epic Games | Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios | Release Date: August 19, 2009

Mike, Moe and special guest Kevin Reaburn stomp around a secret military base throwing grenades at every Metal Gear…. i mean…. “mech” they see.

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

Special Guest: Kevin Reaburn

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Show Notes (spoilers):

3:00 Metroid/Castlevania similarities
4:20 What is this game? Do we find the Vice-President?
6:52 This story isn’t as good as we were expecting.
9:00 The mechanics of targeting
10:15 Small game? But didn’t Epic Games make it?
12:45 More Fortnite
13:50 Kevin tries to dig into his issues with the game
15:50 How did this get built secretly? There were definitely Instagram and Snapchat leaks
20:50 Weapons were OP; grenades killed everything
26:00 MOE READS (in real life only)!
27:20 MIKE PROVEN WRONG!
31:30 What part of the suit was your favorite?
38:30 The guys cringe
41:00 The ending and story were so random?
43:10 What was Xbox Live Arcade and how did it effect development
46:30 Our final thoughts, is it a great game, should you leave it behind?

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November 14, 2018

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049: The Wolf Among Us (Season 1, Episode 3)

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We create our own versions of the Big Bad Wolf in Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us.

Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Release Date: October 11, 2013

Jacob, Mike and Moe trap toad-men in lies, get knocked out by some Fables and enjoy a double whiskey in a seedy dive bar.

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

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Show Notes (spoilers):

2:30 recap of episode 2
4:30 The funeral, The guys decide to give the patrons space
5:25 The guys argue whether its wise to leak info to the public
8:25 Jacob finds a reason to play the horn.
9:45 The tweedles arrive again.
11:40 The fight begins and gun shots start flying
14:20 Crane has a witch???
17:05 does butt monkey matter?
20:10 Where did the guys go first?
23:30 Skeeter from dug?
27:00 Blue beard is destroying evidence
29:00 The woodsman and the troll
30:20 Info from an intoxicated troll
33:30 Off to see the witch!
34:45 Jacob gets creepy
37:05 do not burn my magic tree!
40:10 Crane might be innocent?
43:30 Episode over? Mary doesn’t think so!
47:00 big Bad WOLF vs a tweedle
49:00 Gruesomeness turns up a notch
50:20 Silver bullet and we almost lose our wolf
51:00 A new crooked character has arrived.

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November 7, 2018

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048: The Wolf Among Us (Season 1, Episode 2)

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We create our own versions of the Big Bad Wolf in Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us.

Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Release Date: October 11, 2013

Jacob, Mike and Moe trap toad-men in lies, get knocked out by some Fables and enjoy a double whiskey in a seedy dive bar.

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

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Show Notes (spoilers):

2:00 Recap
4:30 What kind of big bad wolf are we playing
5:25 Crane, is he a problem, how do we respond?
8:25 Interrogation of dee/woodsman
9:45 Jacob decides to be a bad cop.
11:40 “He sang like a canary” and Jacob steels money
14:20 Autopsy of lily and
17:05 Baby toad tries to share his story.
20:00 Ariel? the little mermaid?
24:00 Is there a spell keeping the girls quiet?
25:00 You get the key to the hotel? but what does this mean?
26:00 Beauty is working as the front desk admin at the brothel/hotel
27:30 Mike eavesdrops and Jacob starts to kick doors down.
29:00 Beast sees Bigby with Beauty and begins to become the “Beast”
30:00 The bloody bed and the connection with Snow White
33:30 Mike thinks Crane is being framed
36:00 This episode has zero fat

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October 17, 2018

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046: SUPERHOT

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We unload clips and slice and dice our way through SUPERHOT… SUPERHOT.

Developer: Superhot Team | Publisher: Superhot Team | Release Date: February 25, 2016

Jacob, Mike and Moe control time and space and are entrusted with weapons.

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

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Show Notes (spoilers):

3:50 Is Superhot the best VR Game?
5:40 Jacob goes dark
6:10 What is this game like?
9:40 Jacob realizes he is a badass
11:00 We can’t decide if this is a super easy game or super challenging game.
13:55 SUPERHOT is a little aggresive
16:00 SUPERHOT SUPERHOT
17:45 Mike identifies SUPERHOT’s cake
20:45 We realize we are not in control
24:20 Are we special, Who are we?
25:18 Mike found hidden terminals
26:30 The game’s toughest question
27:40 Jacob loses compassion and doesn’t realize it
30:00 We begin to question our decisions in video games
33:00 Gunshot prediction and “storm trooper aim”
35:00 Mike shows us the value of jumping in SUPERHOT
38:10 Moe feels uncomfortable shooting people in video games for once
40:50 Our favourite missions
43:45 What the hell happens at the end of the game
46:30 Mike played the extra levels and demos
49:10 We are excited to try out the VR version of the game

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September 5, 2018

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043: Hitman Part 7 [Hokkaido]

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We travel to a resort? a hospital? a super secure spa? in Hitman: Episode 6.

Developer: IO Interactive | Publisher: Square Enix, Feral Interactive (Linux, macOS) & Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (Definitive Edition) | Release Date: September 27, 2016

Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Kevin Reaburn all score some pretty solid performances but Moe’s continues his dominance by landing 157,000 points!.

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

Special Guest: Kevin Reaburn (@ATribeCalledKev)

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Show Notes (spoilers):

3:30 We get our Hokkaido briefing
5:45 Mike breaks down our scores
10:08 Kevin becomes a creepy serial killer
10:50 Helmut Kruger body double makes his return
12:20 Jacob appreciates our evolution playing this game
13:15 Kevin kills a happy doctor and finds his “base”
14:45 Kevin messes with the thermostat and makes people uncomfortable
15:45 Kevin pushes a a woman off a cliff (You will learn how to do the tree pose)
17:55 Kevin throws a helicopter pilot in a closet
19:10 We find a doctor who needs a prescription?
22:45 Surgeon uniform is OP
25:40 Kevin gets naked
27:55 Did Jacob even play Hitman?
29:25 Jacob, Moe and Mike realize they may have killed their targets, the same way!
33:00 Mike grabs a heart and tosses it in the trash
36:15 Jacob loves yoga and murder!
38:55 Save scumming didn’t save Mike
40:40 Mike decides on his first target
42:15 Mike helps a doctor get their fix.
45:00 Mike realizes being a surgeon was not all its cracked up to be
47:00 Mike takes joy in crushing a heart in his hands
49:00 Mike has never filleted a puffer fish.
50:50 Moe argues a patients uniform may have been a better uniform to explore with
52:00 Moe isn’t quick enough to solve the murder machine puzzle
54:00 Moe is confused and doesn’t know how to approach the kill.
55:25 Moe uses his precise Hitman skills to acquire a Sushi Chef uniform
57:20 The guys trigger Mike into a rant about Sean Rose
59:41 Moe wraps up his mission using the wrench and Heart breaker technique
1:00:42 Our final thoughts

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March 21, 2018

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027: FTL: Faster Than Light

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We jump through space and fight back the Rebels in the name of the Federation in FTL: Faster Than Light.

Developer: Subset Games | Publisher: Subset Games | Release Date: September 14, 2012

Jacob, Mike, and a back-in-action Moe talk about space warfare, reminisce about the old Kickstarter days, and learn how much failure we can take in one sitting.

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

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Show Notes (spoilers):

2:15 “You are a strategy… flight… spaceship commander.”
3:10 What is a Roguelike?
3:48 Kickstarter successes and backstory
5:02 How did you play it?
6:00 “How hard is this game?!”
7:00 Sharing our initial strategies and tips
9:03 “How long did you play for? Did you ever win?”
10:30 When we find out there were hotkeys
12:20 How we learned to play and got better
13:40 Explaining the ship
15:40 “What did you upgrade first?”
19:35 Boarding and pausing
20:30 The different crew species and member diversity
25:00 Weapon loadout and enemy priority
28:30 How you can snowball your wins
33:40 Kickstarter bonus names? Alex Rigopulous and Chris Remo appear
34:24 How do you deal with missles and hacking? A sad story
37:50 The addons we bought for our ships
39:20 The final boss battle
43:20 The difficulty of this game and why its like Braid
45:00 Moe does know how to read, despite evidence otherwise
47:00 Jacob still plays with his NeoPets
48:20 Should you avoid the Nebula?
53:10 Weapons you should and shouldn’t use
58:09 Final verdict and recommendations

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