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!
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!
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!
On this special bonus episode of the show, Jacob is here to talk all about What the Car? in time for its release on Steam.
To kick off the show, we have an interview with Sarah Sander, Triband’s Community Manager. Then, Jacob will give you his impressions of the game after completing its first nine episodes. Thanks to Triband for providing us with a code for review.
Jacob and special guests Asa Greenriver & Darren Simmons Jr. build the list of our favourite games from PAX West 2024.
Technical note: Asa’s had a little bit of mic crackle throughout and Darren’s computer exploded at about 1:39:00, so bear through the occasional mic issue!
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!
It’s all about Jed-i mind tricks in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 5. This is part 5 of a 5-part series!
Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021
Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guests Claire Helmberger and Luke Lewis join a session in progress, make morbid mine discovery and run away (or decide to stay).
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!
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!
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!
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!
We start over in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 1. This is part 1 of a 5-part weekly series!
Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021
Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guests Claire Helmberger and Luke Lewis travel to Haven Springs, bond with our sibling and talk a lot about the gay agenda.
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!
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!
The roomie crew of Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Dave Jackson are here to talk about the video games they played and the memories they forged at PAX East 2024! Four friends for over two hours talk through 21 games with 6 interviews from the show floor!
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!
How could Nintendo improve an already great handheld experience after the release and success of the Game Boy Advance? By adding a touch screen to it! Over an hour, our 5 Nintendo DS experts will help you reminisce about the history of the console. Then with the help of the PAX East audience, we will build the essential list of 15 must-have Nintendo DS titles. Audience members will be given 15 seconds to make their pitches, so come prepared!
Between 2 Screens – A Nintendo DS Retrospective was recorded live at PAX East 2024 on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Centre.
DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!
Developer: Insomniac Games | Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: September 7, 2018
Jacob, Flora and special guest Setobox begrudgingly sneak around as MJ, look up to a couple of bad fake dads and scroll Spider-Man’s social media feeds.
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!
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!
Developer: Square Enix Business Division 1 | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: April 10, 2020
Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Kyle Stephenson have women throw themselves at us, talk about corporate structures and yell a lot about emo teens doing terrorism.
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!
2:00 Our History with Supermassive and Games Like This
6:00 High-Level Thoughts
8:45 Story Setup
19:00 Spoiler Wall
20:30 Weird Things Happen in the House
29:45 The Psycho
32:45 Totems
35:30 The Mines & Wendigos
39:20 Stay in the Basement, Kids
41:20 Jacob is a Dummy
46:30 The Final Sequence
53:00 Beth & Hannah
54:45 Closing Thoughts
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!
We fight god in the second part of our Final Fantasy XVI podcast series.
Developer: Square Enix Creative Business Unit III | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: June 22, 2023
Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Dave Jackson say nice things about the game, read about so much lore and tell a great story about a chivalrous man.
You may want to listen to Part 1 before jumping into this spoiler-filled discussion! This is our last show of 2023 – see you in 2024!
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!
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!
Introducing Jacob’s new podcast Crossplay Conversations! In this episode, the lads discuss the past, present, and future of Insomniac Games’ Spider-Man series!
Every other week, we dive deep into gaming industry topics and host light-hearted conversations around our favorite video games.
With a combined 15 years of video game content creation, Luke Lewis (LukeWarmGames), Joseph Hooper (Player Player Podcast & Can’t Pause) and Jacob McCourt (Left Behind Game Club, The Gaming Brief & Video Game Trivia) publish their gaming group chat in audio form. The gang is here to break down the latest and greatest in the world of gaming with a mostly positive, insightful and fun style. New episodes release every other Tuesday at 9am PST.
We cap-ture friends and foes in Super Mario Odyssey!
Developer: Nintendo EPD | Publisher: Nintendo | Initial Release: October 27, 2017
Jacob, Mike and special guest Michael Berger “jump up, super star”, discuss the merits of New Donk City and leak each others’ sensitive personal information.
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!
26:20 Late Game Story Spoilers (and Katie’s quest for revenge)
30:55 Side Quests
51:25 DLC
54:55 Bugs
1:02:10 Final Question: What is the next big RPG that you will play?
1:05:40 Outro
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!
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!
Video Game Trivia Live returns to PAX West! This competitive video game trivia game hosted by Jacob McCourt pits pairs of video game press/PR folks content creators and developers against one another to see who knows the most about the obscure corners of video game history. BUT maybe the PAX audience will be able to help “team audience” steal a big victory for the city of Seattle! This panel is not about the 2005 Rockstar racing title but there will be vanity license plates. Confused? Come to the panel and find out what I mean!
Video Game Trivia Live 3: DUB Edition was recorded live at PAX West 2023 on Sunday, September 3rd, 2023 at the Seattle Convention Centre.
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!
Not only did Nintendo launch the greatest home console of all time in 2001 with the Nintendo Gamecube but they also released the greatest handheld of all time as well. Live at PAX West, we collected a group of Game Boy Advance experts to discuss the device’s history and their memories of the console and build an essential collection of Game Boy Advance games. Members of the PAX West audience contributed their suggestions – watch to see the final list!
The Game Boy Advance Was The Greatest Game Handheld Ever Made was recorded live at PAX West 2023 on Sunday, September 3rd, 2023 at the Seattle Convention Centre.
DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!
DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a video game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!
Jacob, Travis, and Katie talk about JRPGs, which type of characters they gravitate toward in games, and go deep into what they love in roleplaying games.
DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a video game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!
Jacob, Flora, and special guests Luke Lewis and Matt Storm listen to some lo-fi chill beats, fight about the best way to caffeinate and swoon over Hyde.
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!
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!
Video Game Trivia Live returned to PAX with its first trivia gauntlet in Boston! This competitive trivia game hosted by Jacob McCourt pits three teams of content creators and the video game press against the entire audience. Will PAX East attendees be able to outbrain our panel of video game experts? Bring your wealth of video game knowledge and find out! During this hour-long interactive trivia game, participants will need to estimate video game critic scores, identify video games from a small sliver of their box art, and much more! Buckle up, Boston.
Video Game Trivia Live: PAX East 2023 Edition was recorded live at PAX East 2023 on Friday, March 24th at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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!
2001 was an excellent year for gaming, thanks to the little purple lunch box that could. In this special bonus episode of the podcast, live at PAX East 2023, some of the biggest fans of the Nintendo Gamecube were assembled to discuss the device’s history and their memories of the console, as well as build an essential collection of Nintendo Gamecube games with help from the PAX East audience.
The Nintendo GameCube Was The Greatest Game Console Ever Made was recorded live at PAX East 2023 on Friday, March 24th at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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!
Jacob, Flora, and special guests Adam Gumbert, Michael Higham & Brenden Groom gush about rhythm games, ship Peppermint and Korsica and finally explain the origin of the “clean” rating of the podcast.
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!
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!
It’s the end of an era… the Left Behind Game Club is changing.
Read the full text below or listen to the announcement:
After over 160 episodes over five and half years, our release cadence will be slowing down. Going forward, we will move from a twice-monthly model to a non-regular publishing schedule. We don’t quite know what that cadence will look like yet but we know that it will be much less than 24 shows a year. Please stay subscribed to the feed, though, as you should expect non-regular new audio, like episodes about very long games that we have been dying to play but couldn’t due to the time constraints that come with producing a twice-monthly show, as well as interviews from conventions and updates on some of our new projects.
A few very important pieces of housekeeping:
Our Discord community will remain active; if you haven’t joined yet, please find it at leftbehindgame.club/discord
The podcast back catalog will stay up for the foreseeable future although we may migrate podcast hosting platforms this year
We will send out updates about new episodes via our Twitter (@LeftBehindClub)
Jacob will be @JacobMcCourt on Twitter and TikTok. You can see his seasonal Video Game Trivia show on YouTubeand his written work at TheGamingBrief.ca.
Katie can be found @lesperak on Twitterand you can listen to Jacob, Travis and Katie’s other podcast, Cutscenes, on all major podcasting platforms.
So to summarize again, the show is moving to a non-regular publishing model. We aren’t going to commit to the next show or number of episodes per year, so our Discord and podcast feed will be the best places to find updates.
Over the past nearly half dozen years, we have been humbled by the support that you have shown our little independent Canadian video game podcast. With over 100K downloads, six nominations from the Canadian Podcast Awards, and press from Apple Podcasts, PocketCasts, CBC, and more… I think we did alright. Thanks for everything, and with that, my friends, we’ll see you when we see you.
We ride the train with robots in Subsurface Circular.
Developer: Mike Bithell Games | Publisher: Mike Bithell Games | Initial Release: August 17, 2017
Jacob, Flora, Travis and special guest Scott White ask a lot of questions, think about Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics and sing some Hamilton for good measure.
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!
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!
1:00 Introducing Imran Khan and running The Gauntlet
13:00 Fast Pitch
14:30 Our Experience with Yakuza games
24:30 Yakuza Gives No Explanations
27:30 The Setup: What Is Yazuka
29:50 Mike Got All The Tissues
33:00 Katie’s Got All The Cards
39:00 Combat And Wacky Weapons
44:00 A Majima Character Study
51:20 Minigames: Shogi Is Hard
56:00 Karaoke Time
1:01:00 Imran’s Final Yakuza Pitch
1:06:40 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!
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!
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!
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!
49:00 Flora’s Experience with Rom, the Vacuous Spider
56:00 High Insight
1:01:00 Bloodborne is the Easiest Soulsborne
1:05:00 Three Endings
1:11:00 Weapon Chats
1:18:00 Stats
1:22:40 Do We Feel Accomplished?
1:26:00 Accessibility vs. Difficulty
1:39:30 Katie’s Rant
1:44:35 DLC Required?
1:46:45 “Bloodborne Is My Least Favourite Soulsborne”
1:55:30 We Did It
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!
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!
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!
In this extraordinary bonus episode of the Left Behind Game Club, Jacob is joined by Matt aka Stormageddon, Joseph Hooper, and Luke Lewis to share some of their favourite games from the PAX West 22 show floor! We also have half a dozen interviews from the show floor!
1:03:25 The Last Case of Benedict Fox Interview with Bartłomiej Lesiakowski
1:07:00 RE:CALL
1:10:30 Goat Simulator 3 Interview with Santiago Ferrero
1:14:15 Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open with Jez Harris
1:17:30 Show Close
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!
04:15 Our History With Strategy Games and With John Wick
08:10 Adapting John Wick Into a Video Game
10:05 Platforms We Played On: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
14:20 Travis Explains John Wick Hex
20:50 The Jank and The Replay Feature
25:45 When The Gameplay Clicked
29:10 The Guns!!!
31:50 John Wick Hex Got Hard
36:35 This Game’s Got Style
38:40 Jacob Really Likes Troy Baker
41:30 Questions From Moe
45:50 Final Impressions
53:25 Game Reviews
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
Developer: Guerrilla Games | Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: February 28, 2017
Moe, Mike and special guest Andy Borkowski from Video Game Sophistry join in to prepare for The Proving, leave no stone underturned and take the guesswork out of war.
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!
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!
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!
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!
How Two Video Games Helped Me Come Out As Transgender [LINK]
The First Chapter of ‘Life is Strange: True Colors’ is Everything I Could Have Hoped For [LINK]
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
3:30 Running Kam through the Left Behind Game Club Guest Gaming Gauntlet(TM)
8:00 Fast Pitch about Sayonara Wild Hearts
9:00 The Time Capsule about Sayonara Wild Hearts
14:55 We love rhythm games
21:15 What is Sayonara Wild Hearts?
24:00 The Story
30:00 The additional modes for this pop album video game
32:00 Queen Latifah
35:30 Graphics
39:00 Soundtrack
43:45 Difficulty and Scoring
51:40 The Recommendation Machine
58:30 Final Thoughts
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!
2:10 Running Adam through the Left Behind Game Club Guest Gaming Gauntlet(TM)
4:45 Fast Pitch about Dead Cells
5:40 The Time Capsule about Dead Cells
8:45 What is your experience with roguelikes?
10:30 How did we play the game?
12:00 Why is this game a roguevania?
17:15 Jacob is wrong about the story
19:55 Mike explains Boss Cells
23:30 Some of our favourite biomes!
29:30 Helping Jacob get better with hot strategies (including weapons, skills and more)
44:30 A very distinct look of the game
45:45 Let’s quickly talk about runes and bosses
50:45 DLC!
52:20 Story Spoilers!
56:40 The trailers for this game are amazing
59:40 Wrap-up
1:04:00 More about Adam!
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:
December 1st, 2021 Sayonara Wild Hearts (ft. Jacob, Mike and Kam Konek)
We make our way through many layers of hell in Hades.
Developer: Supergiant Games | Publisher: Supergiant Games | Initial Release: September 17, 2020
Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Flora Merigold dive into their knowledge of Greek mythology, mix and match different boons and introduce everyone to the Left Behind Game Club Guest Gaming Gauntlet.
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 17th, 2021 Dead Cells (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and Adam Gumbert)
December 1st, 2021 Sayonara Wild Hearts (ft. Jacob, Mike, TBA and TBA)
4:20 The Time Capsule (context around the release of Breath of the Wild)
10:30 How did we play?
12:30 The game’s systems and the opening of the game
16:40 Weapons system
22:20 Food system
29:50 Horses!
34:00 Shrines
37:10 Weather system
43:30 The crew’s first move in the open world
50:00 Vah Ruta
53:45 Vah Rudania
1:06:00 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:
October 20th, 2021 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [Part 2] (ft. Moe, Mike and special guest Galen Havey)
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)
On this very special bonus episode of the show, Jacob previews Far Cry 6 before it releases. He has played the game for about eight hours and made his way through about a third of the game.
Thank you to Ubisoft Canada for the code. #UbisoftCanadaGuild #UbisoftAmbassador
Developer: Ubisoft Toronto | Publisher: Ubisoft | Initial Release: October 7, 2021
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!
We roll up everything on Earth in Katamari Damacy REROLL.
Developer: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment | Publisher: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment | Initial Release: December 07, 2018
Jacob, Mike and special guest Brenden Groom make all of the “roll” puns, hum along to the great music and compare the King of All Cosmos to The Legend of Zelda’ Tingle.
2:55 Fast Pitch for Katamari Damacy & our personal histories with the game
8:00 Jacob goes into a Katamari History Lesson
11:00 “Boy, this game is weird.”
15:30 How the game starts
18:15 What makes the game so beautiful – the perspective change
23:25 How does this compare to the other Katamari games in the series?
27:40 Picking up things that bully us
32:10 Music (question from @iamlinkhs)
34:50 Final Thoughts
37:50 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!
2:40 We have a whole series about Telltale’s The Walking Dead ft. Cam Hawkins, let’s find out about Emmett’s connection to the series
4:00 Fast Pitch for The Walking Dead 400 Days
6:15 Our personal histories with Telltales’ Games
9:30 How did we play?
13:15 We explain the structure and how we jumped into the game’s stories
18:00 Vince’s Story
23:50 Bonnie’s Story
32:20 Shel’s Story
46:30 Wyatt’s Story
50:00 Russell’s Story + Epilogue
1:03:20 Will we play/replay the rest of the series?
1:06:55 Wrap-up
UPCOMING SHOWS:
September 15, 2021 Katamari Damacy Re-Roll (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Brenden Groom)
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!
We combine things that we love in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.
Developer: Ubisoft Milan | Publisher: Ubisoft | Initial Release: August 29, 2017
Jacob, Moe, Mike and special guest Shane Chiasson explore the evils of AR, chase after those zany Rabbids and tactic the heck out of the Mushroom Kingdom.
Special notes: Codes provided by Ubisoft #UbisoftCanadaGuild #UbisoftAmbassador! We are running a giveaway of a Switch copy of the game on Twitter until Sunday, August 22nd, check it out on our Twitter account!
2:40 Fast Pitch about Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
4:35 Mike shared his love of XCOM
5:40 Our personal history with this game, tactics games and rabbits
11:55 Setup for this game
14:45 Describing the format of the game
18:25 Our ideal character load-outs
27:40 How Shane never died
31:25 Enemy designs
35:05 Our main strategies
39:10 Do we want a sequel?
44:05 Any other IP we want to see in this format?
48:50 Puzzle? Yes or no?
50:40 Bonus levels and music!
53:10 Final thoughts and wrap-up
UPCOMING SHOWS:
September 1, 2021 The Walking Dead: 400 Days (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Emmett Watkins Jr.)
September 15, 2021 Katamari Damacy Re-Roll (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Brenden Groom)
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!
August 18, 2021 Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Shane Chiasson)
September 1, 2021 The Walking Dead: 400 Days (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Emmett Watkins Jr.)
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!
Introducing Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast from three familiar faces to the Left Behind Game Club: Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance & Travis Colenutt. The team has already done two full seasons of content with Season 3 launching in late 2021. Check out the show on your podcasting platform of choice: https://plinkhq.com/i/1525162865! This is our first episode about Scott Pilgrim vs. The World!
2:15 What’s our personal history with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
3:10 The cast in this film is absolutely wild
5:40 Scott Pilgrim: The Comic
9:10 Recognizing locations in Toronto
11:00 Scott is a dork and a jerk
13:15 An introduction to Ramona’s seven evil exes
14:30 Scott Pilgrim vs. Lucas Lee (and the Imperial System)
16:55 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Video Game
17:20 Scott Pilgrim vs. Roxie Richter
20:20 Does this movie work in 2020?
25:25 Scott Pilgrim vs. Vegan Todd
27:25 Scott Pilgrim vs. Kyle & Ken Katayanagi/Gideon
31:55 Jacob rewrites the ending
34:10 The density of the dialogue
36:35 MinMax (including OST talk)
43:25 Critical Hits (from Metacritic.com)
47:25 This week’s game: Toronto or Nah?
50:55 Should this movie be “Cut or Seen”?
Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. Stick around for our seven-episode first season airing through the end of September 2020.
Make sure to follow us on Twitter at @cutscenes_pod and Instagram at @cutscenes_pod and hit the notification bell/follow/subscribe to our show on your podcast app of choice to get the latest episodes when they release!
If you like what you’ve heard consider a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice!
Music (used under Creative Commmons): “Introduction” by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by DJ Stormageddon
We battle baddies through the streets of Toronto in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game.
Developer: Ubisoft Chengdu & Ubisoft Montreal | Publisher: Ubisoft | Initial Release: August 10, 2010
Jacob and special guests Travis Colenutt & Katie Lesperance complain about the lack of hockey goons, fight Scott’s evil exes and grind.
Special notes: Codes provided by Ubisoft #UbisoftCanadaGuild #UbisoftAmbassador! We are running a giveaway of a PS4 copy of the game on Twitter until Sunday, July 25th, check it out on our Twitter account! Additionally, we have video versions of this week’s show available at YouTube.com/JacobMcCourt and YouTube.com/chiassoo!
2:00 Fast Pitch about Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
3:30 Our personal history with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
8:45 We played on PS4 and we talked about our multiplayer challenges
10:40 The game is ripped from the graphic novels
13:00 Talking about the skill progression
17:00 Toronto!
17:55 What does this game feel like to play?
28:35 The variety in the levels and the enemies and grinding
29:45 How we beat the game (with secret shops)
33:00 The extra content in the game
34:55 Some other stuff we liked!
36:45 Final thoughts
40:00 Wrap-up
UPCOMING SHOWS:
August 4, 2021 Hitman 2 [Isle of Sgàil] (ft. Jacob, Mike and Moe)
August 18, 2021 Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Shane Chiasson)
September 1, 2021 The Walking Dead: 400 Days (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Emmett Watkins Jr.)
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!
July 21, 2021 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World – The Game (ft. Jacob and special guests Travis Colenutt and Katie Lesperance)
August 4, 2021 Hitman 2 [Isle of Sgàil] (ft. Jacob, Mike and Moe)
August 18, 2021 Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Shane Chiasson)
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
5:00 What did you know about Last Day of June going into it?
7:00 How did we play (with technical difficulty)?
9:15 What is Last Day of June?
15:15 Was our time being used well?
21:25 Let’s talk about the look and music of the game
28:45 The gift
31:40 Question from @StoryEverPod: “…how caught off-guard were you?”
36:05 Final thoughts about Last Day of June
39:10 The Recommendation Machine – Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, That Dragon, Cancer & Before Your Eyes
41:50 Final thoughts and show close
UPCOMING SHOWS:
July 7, 2021 Hitman 2 [Whittleton Creek] (ft. Jacob, Mike and Moe)
July 21, 2021 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World – The Game (ft. Jacob and special guests Travis Colenutt and Katie Lesperance)
August 4, 2021 Hitman 2 [Isle of Sgàil] (ft. Jacob, Mike and Moe)
August 18, 2021 Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Shane Chiasson)
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
2:40 Our Fast Pitch about Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (999)
3:50 What’s Your Personal History with 999 and the Nonary Games?
8:10 Describing the Gameplay of 999
18:05 Hearing Moe’s predictions about 999
24:00 Explaining the structure of the branching narrative
25:55 Jacob dumps some story
34:40 The sci-fi twist to this story (the morphogenetic field)
41:20 A tease about the second game – please stick around
48:00 Let’s get back to what’s happening inside the ship (submarine, knife and ax)
54:15 Who is “in” on the scheme?
58:50 The big thing
1:07:40 Question from @linkhs: “Which twist/ending got you the most?”
1:13:35 The enneagram test with Jacob, Moe and CtrlAltNoob
1:18:30 Final thoughts
1:23:35 Wrap-up
UPCOMING SHOWS:
June 30, 2021 Last Day of June (ft. Jacob, Mike and special guest Blake Andrea)
July 7, 2021 Hitman 2 [Whittleton Creek] (ft. Jacob, Mike and Moe)
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
June 16, 2021 Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors aka 999 (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob)
June 30, 2021 Last Day of June (ft. Jacob, Mike and special guest Blake Andrea)
July 7, 2021 Hitman 2 [Whittleton Creek] (ft. Jacob, Mike and Moe)
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
We have a garbage day in Donut County. Developer: Ben Esposito | Publisher: Annapurna Interactive | Initial Release: August 28, 2018
Jacob, Mike and special guest Wesley LeBlanc order holes for their friends, meet cute anthropodermic animals and cheer on another Annapurna Interactive banger.
June 2, 2021 Hitman 2 [Part 4 – Chasing a Ghost] (ft. Jacob, Moe and Mike)
June 16, 2021 Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors aka 999 (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob)
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
3:20 Explaining the mission, objectives, and personal thoughts
6:00 Exchanging mission scores
10:45 Jacob’s playthrough
24:10 Mike’s playthrough
37:23 Moe’s playthrough
48:55 Closing comments
UPCOMING SHOWS:
May 19, 2021 Donut County (ft. Jacob, Mike and special guest Wesley LeBlanc)
June 2, 2021 Hitman 2 [Part 4 – Chasing a Ghost] (ft. Jacob, Moe and Mike)
June 16, 2021 Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors aka 999 (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob)
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
11:23 Discussing the hardware used to play the game
13:20 What is Arkham Origins? How it begins
22:24 Discussing Troy Baker and Mark Hamill’s performance as The Joker
27:07 Discussing gadgets they used in combat
34:30 The game’s stealth mechanics
42:00 Discussing the plot progression
53:34 How the game concludes
1:01:24 Questions from the community
1:08:49 Final thoughts
1:11:01 Closing
UPCOMING SHOWS:
May 5, 2021 Hitman 2 [Part 3 – Three-Headed Serpent] (ft. Jacob, Moe and Mike)
May 19, 2021 Donut County (ft. Jacob, Mike and special guest Wesley LeBlanc)
June 2, 2021 Hitman 2 [Part 4 – Chasing a Ghost] (ft. Jacob, Moe and Mike)
June 16, 2021 Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors aka 999 (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob)
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
We terrorize mascots in Hitman 2, Part 2. Developer: IO Interactive | Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: November 13th, 2018
Jacob, Moe, Mike and special guest Morten Elgaard (IO Interactive) destroy the family business, sabotage fancy cars and get a little daring on balconies.
May 19, 2021 Donut County (ft. Jacob, Mike and special guest Wesley LeBlanc)
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
May 19, 2021 Donut County (ft. Jacob, Mike and special guest Wesley LeBlanc
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
Additional Music: Ice Cider (Cider Time Variation) by Lifeformed | Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 Episode Recap
2:05 Cam talks about his work on IGN Unlocked, Twitch and more!
3:00 We tell you where we left off at the end of Episode 4
5:25 A surgical saw and a major decision
12:10 Kenny’s attic moment
20:00 Lee gets separated from the group
24:35 Keep your weapons or drop them?
31:50 What did we do to the stranger?
37:40 Question from @Marvelousiggy: “How many buckets of tears did you cry…” – let’s talk about the ending
54:00 Question from @StoryEverPod: “Would you play season two in the future?”
56:50 Question from @CtrlAltNoob: “How does it rank in your personal rank of the other telltale games you have played and why?”
1:00:30 Question from @chiassoo: “Knowing what he knows now, what would Moe do differently next time?”
1:01:00 Question from @iamlinkhs: “Do you have a go-to zombie apocalypse plan in place already?” & wrap-up
UPCOMING SHOWS:
March 31, 2021 Hitman 2 [Part 1 – Intro/Hawke’s Bay] (ft. Jacob, Moe and Mike)
April 7, 2021 Hitman 2 [Part 2 – The Finish Line] (ft. Jacob, Moe, Mike and special guest Morten Elgaard)
April 21, 2021 Batman: Arkham Origins (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guests Luke Lewis and Kyle Stephenson)
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
1:10 Dan introduces the Dinosaur Machines Game Club
2:45 Our Fast Pitch on Moonlighter
3:20 Our personal history with Moonlighter and games like it
6:45 Let’s go deep on the gameplay of Moonlighter
11:30 The five major weapon types
15:00 Did we play the Between Dimensions DLC?
17:30 The end of Moonlighter
20:30 The “selling stuff” part of Moonlighter
27:15 The bosses in the game
31:00 Recommendation machine: what games are like Moonlighter?
45:10 Wrap-up
UPCOMING SHOWS:
March 17, 2021 Telltale’s The Walking Dead S01E05 (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins)
March 31, 2021 Hitman 2 [Part 1 – Intro/Hawke’s Bay] (ft. Jacob, Moe and Mike)
April 7, 2021 Hitman 2 [Part 2 – The Finish Line] (ft. TBD)
April 21, 2021 Batman: Arkham Origins (ft. TBD)
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
We wrestle with buddies with a special guest from Wrestle Buddies in WCW/nWo Revenge.
Developer: Asmik Ace Entertainment & AKI Corporation | Publisher: THQ | Initial Release: October 26, 1998
Jacob, Moe, and special guest Chris Hayner throw our foes to the outside, give you a brief history of N64 era wrestling games and reminisce about instruction manuals in games.
2:05 Fast Pitch (our one-sentence pitch for the game)
2:50 What are our personal histories with WCW/nWo Revenge
5:00 AKI Corp and Yuke’s impact on wrestling games (Def Jam, Ultimate Muscle)
12:55 How did play WCW/nWo Revenge?
14:45 How this game changed wrestling game controls?
19:35 We peruse the instruction manual from WCW/nWo Revenge (take a look with us)
21:40 We talk about the roster (including EWF & DAW)
28:50 We talk about how we played (top rope moves, submissions and more)
30:35 Graphics and sound (faces are bad?)
33:20 Game modes
35:20 The Recommendation Machine
42:40 Our final thoughts about the game
48:05 Wrap-up
UPCOMING SHOWS:
March 3, 2021 Moonlighter (ft. Jacob and special guest Dan Colonna)
March 17, 2021 Telltale’s The Walking Dead S01E05 (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins)
March 31, 2021 Hitman 2 [Part 1 – Intro/Hawke’s Bay] (ft. Jacob, Moe and Mike)
April 7, 2021 Hitman 2 [Part 2 – The Finish Line] (ft. TBD)
April 21, 2021 Batman: Arkham Origins (ft. TBD)
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
Welcome to the Left Behind Game Club, our never-ending attempt to make sure that no game is left behind.
Join hosts Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) as well as some wonderful guests, as they go through games large and small, old and new to bring you funny, informative, and mostly positive discussions about them.
We’ve got over 100 episodes in the feed, so if you wanted to take the show for a spin – download a show about one of your favorites and let Jacob, Mike, and Moe guide you through it.
The show releases every first and third Wednesday of the month.
Join us on our goal in every episode to make sure that each time, there’s one less game left behind.
We attack at dawn in Telltale’s The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 4.
Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Initial Release: October 9, 2012
Jacob, Moe, and special guest Cam Hawkins find new friends in an abandoned town and a bomb shelter and continue to have our hearts broken and try to find a boat.
Additional Music: Ice Cider (Cider Time Variation) by Lifeformed | Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 Episode Recap
3:00 Where we started in Episode 4, Around Every Corner
6:50 Getting inside the house, going up into the attic
16:15 Meeting Molly and entering the sewers
19:45 Meeting new friends in a bomb shelter
24:10 Would Jacob be the Ben in real-life?
28:00 Making our way to Crawford
37:00 Panic on the way to the roof
40:15 A confrontation with Vernon
42:05 …and nothing was the same
45:40 Who’s going with us?
49:00 Moe makes a bold and totally inaccurate prediction about the last episode
53:15 Wrap-up
UPCOMING SHOWS:
February 17, 2021: WCW/nWo Revenge (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Chris Hayner)
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
Additional Music: Ice Cider (Cider Time Variation) by Lifeformed | Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 Episode 2 Recap
2:30 Where did we leave off?
3:45 Going back to Everett Pharmacy
10:20 Back at the motel where the group is slowly coming apart
15:20 A rowdy confrontation at the motel
21:00 Another rowdy confrontation
31:05 Duck
33:45 The train (and how some didn’t think it was fun)
42:45 A decision in the woods
48:05 A moment in the train car with Clementine
51:10 A railway blockage
55:00 The walkie-talkie
56:45 Where does Moe think this going?
1:00:40 Wrap-up
UPCOMING SHOWS:
February 3, 2021: The Walking Dead S1E4 (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins)
February 17, 2021: WCW/nWo Revenge (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Chris Hayner)
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
Jacob, Mike and special guests Travis Colenutt and Katie Lesperance from Cutscenes dive into their embarrassing childhood screennames, past relationships and give their thoughts on Coldplay.
2:50 A note about IM client regionality (ICQ vs. MSN Messenger vs. AIM)
5:10 A question from iamlinkhs: “What embarrassing internet handle did you have in middle/high school?”
10:05 Our favourite avatars
12:35 What did we know about Emily is Away?
13:30 The structure of Emily is Away, 2002 and a high school secret about two of the podcasters on this show is revealed
18:35 2003
21:25 2004
24:00 2005
27:30 2006
32:45 Exploring people’s profiles
36:00 Final Thoughts about Emily is Away
UPCOMING SHOWS:
January 20, 2021: The Walking Dead S01E03 with Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins
February 3, 2021: The Walking Dead S01E04 with 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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
4:00 How did we play (Mike talks about xCloud aka Cloud gaming (Beta) with Xbox Game Pass?
7:20 What kind of game is Katana Zero?
10:10 The game’s dialogue system
12:10 The game is like a puzzle… is it difficult?
19:10 Did Jacob like this game?
20:20 This game feels so good
27:00 The story
38:00 Final thoughts about Katana Zero
40:35 Wrap-up
UPCOMING SHOWS:
January 6, 2021: TBD
January 20, 2021: The Walking Dead S01E03 with Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins
February 3, 2021: The Walking Dead S01E04 with Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins
February 17, 2021: TBD
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
Please note: Jacob’s original recording was lost and we had to use his back-up, so the audio quality for his track is not ideal.
We learn who can trust in Telltale’s The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 2.
Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Initial Release: June 27, 2012
Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins encounter saw sadistic bear traps, eat very “special” meals and learn the true definition of southern hospitality.
Additional Music: Ice Cider (Cider Time Variation) by Lifeformed | Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
SHOW NOTES:
0:15 Episode 1 Recap
3:55 Where did we leave off?
5:50 Where Episode 2 begins
11:15 Who did you feed at the motel?
15:25 What’s the commotion in the truck bed?
16:25 Meeting Andy and Danny St. John
27:25 Ambush!
30:55 Going on the offensive against Jolene
36:05 Doing chores
39:45 Dinner time
47:35 A meat locker calamity
52:25 The bloody conclusion of this episode
58:40 Why didn’t the episode end there?
1:05:25 Wrap-up
UPCOMING SHOWS:
December 16th: Katana Zero feat. Jacob, Mike and Moe (our final show of 2020)
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
Developer: HAL Laboratory/Pax Softnica | Publisher: Nintendo | Initial Release: June 30, 1999
Jacob, Moe and special guests Arsene Lakpa & Joseph Hooper get up close and personal with some pocket monsters, question scoring systems and talk a lot about arcade games.
4:20 What’s your personal history with Pokemon Snap (the N64, the Pokemon Snap sticker machine)?
7:30 How did we play the game (aka Jacob’s Wii U Corner)?
8:50 What kind of game is Pokemon Snap?
10:35 Jacob goes in and the 2v2 battle begins: is Pokemon Snap a good video game?
17:35 Moe makes this game multiplayer and reminisces about the first season of the anime thanks to Slowbro
21:00 Jacob describes the game’s structure
23:00 Favourite Pokemon moments from the game?
28:15 Did you like the game’s progression?
30:50 Jacob questions the game’s scoring system
33:25 Let’s appreciate the detail for a 1999 video game
36:00 Let’s talk about New Pokemon Snap
39:45 Our favourite Pokemon games!
43:25 Final thoughts about Pokemon Snap
UPCOMING SHOWS:
December 2nd: Telltale’s The Walking Dead (S01E02) ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins
December 16th: TBD feat. TBA (our final show of 2020)
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
We explore our past while surviving the present in Telltale’s The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 1.
Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Initial Release: April 24, 2012
Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins kill zombies in rated-M+ fashion, make a series of poor decisions and start to build their own community in a zombie apocalypse.
2:30 Our fast pitch about Telltale’s The Walking Dead (Season 1)
3:20 What is your personal history with Telltale Games and The Walking Dead? We have played both the Batman Telltale Game and The Wolf of Among Us on this show.
7:30 How did we play this one (performance issues and the Nintendo Switch versions)?
9:30 A quick note about the Telltale Tool and Telltale’s impact on adventure games
11:10 How would we describe the art style of this game?
12:35 How will we play our Lee?
15:20 You start the game in the back of a cop car being taken to prison
19:00 Lee meets Clementine
21:45 Representation in The Walking Dead
24:55 Choosing to make our move at night or during the day
26:10 Explaining the decision system from Telltale games
28:35 Duck or Shawn?
36:10 Making our way to town to meet our new motley crew
40:55 Giving the lay of the land (Everett Pharmacy and the Motel)
42:20 The first really rough scene and how we tie it back to our family
44:20 Side with Larry or Kenny?
51:30 Giving her the gun or refusing to give her the gun
56:30 Jacob walks us through the final sequence of the game (Doug vs. Carley)
1:06:10 Our final thoughts on Episode 1
UPCOMING SHOWS:
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
December 16th: TBD feat. TBA (our final show of 2020)
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
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.
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
We continue to build a better world, together in Death Stranding.
Developer: Kojima Productions | Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: November 8, 2019
Jacob and special guests Travis Colenutt, Katie Lesperance and CourtFTW don’t shake the baby, take showers in front of our partners and wonder what it’s like to be licked by Troy Baker.
2:30 We talk about some of the characters that we didn’t cover in Part 1 (Deadman and Die-Hardman)
4:45 This game sets a very high part with their cinematography
7:30 We stan Troy Baker on this podcast (Higgs)
9:55 Travis talks about the relationship between Fragile (Léa Seydoux) and Higgs
14:05 We talk about the first encounter with BTs
17:00 Katie explains Death Stranding to her husband, Travis takes a shower with Sam (with his wife walking in) and Jacob pees
19:00 The historical context and ethics of Death Stranding (do you know where BBs come from)
21:55 The chiral network, Mama and Lockne
27:50 Heartman (Nicolas Winding Refn)
33:20 Cliff Unger (Mads Mikkelsen)
38:35 Fighting Higgs
46:05 We start to go through a three-hour lore dump
48:20 The soundtrack was the best
51:20 We continue to walk through the three-hour lore dump
55:20 Did you try to shoot?
1:02:00 The first BB
1:06:30 Travis and Court wanted romance
1:10:30 We loved taking care of BB
1:12:35 Question from @SeriuzBiznus “What surprised you most about your time with Death Stranding?”
1:20:30 @MatterofMichael: “I’ve wanted to play it and I’ve also lost interest in starting it with my backlog catastrophe. My question is pretty simple, is it worth playing through it to the end?”
1:27:00 Wrap-up
UPCOMING SHOWS:
October 28th: Psychonauts ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob
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
December 16th: TBD feat. TBD
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
We build a better world, together in Death Stranding.
Developer: Kojima Productions | Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: November 8, 2019
Jacob and special guests Travis Colenutt, Katie Lesperance and CourtFTW arranged cargo on their bodies, built beautiful roads and forget to wear shoes.
1:45 A short introduction to CourtFTW and her work
2:25 A short introduction to Travis, Katie (and Jacob’s) new podcast called Cutscenes!
3:35 Our fast pitch on Death Stranding
4:25 We start the show with a question from Maria: “Did you go in with any preconceived expectations for this game based on experience with other Kojima games?” We have P.T. on this podcast before, check it out!
9:40 How would you describe Death Stranding?
11:40 This game’s connection to Horizon Zero Dawn.
12:30 What’s the state of the world when we start?
16:00 This game is frustrating to play! A deep dive into the game’s cargo mechanics.
23:00 Court had a real paper route and compares her experience to Death Stranding
29:00 Sam Porter Bridges’ blood, poop and pee are powerful
32:20 We explained how other players’ content can come into your game
38:40 Vehicles, beautiful roads and pizza deliveries (shout-out to Mass Effect’s M35 Mako)
[The podcast gets SUPER spoilery after this point]
44:35 We share our playtimes
51:30 We set up the world and the story of reconnecting America
54:05 Wrap-up!
UPCOMING SHOWS:
October 14th: Death Stranding (Part 2) ft. Jacob and special guests Katie Lesperance, Travis Colenutt & CourtFTW
October 28th: Psychonauts ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob
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
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
1:45 We give you a first idea of how we feel to be finished
3:50 We set up the fifth interlude, Death of the Hired Man
10:40 You can change the channels!
13:50 The game that we have been playing a version of The Death of a Hired Man
25:40 The Recommendation Machine about Kentucky Route Zero related media
30:15 We just want more (also, is this a game)!
36:40 What will you remember most about Kentucky Route Zero?
39:30 Wrap-up and big thanks to Adam Iannetta!
UPCOMING SHOWS:
October 7th: Death Stranding (Part 1) ft. Jacob and special guests Katie Lesperance, Travis Colenutt & CourtFTW
October 14th: Death Stranding (Part 2) ft. Jacob and special guests Katie Lesperance, Travis Colenutt & CourtFTW
October 28th: Psychonauts ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob
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
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
We have a party and celebrate our 100th episode! Please note, that this is a very different episode from our typical format. Jacob, Mike and Moe react to their first episode, refresh some lists and take audience questions!
7:00 We re-visit our “top games lists” from 2017 (Jacob /Mike/Moe) and build new lists (see below)
17:00 Questions from the Left Behind Game Club Community
17:40 @StoryEverPod: “What have been some of your favorite games you’ve covered on the podcast so far?”
23:00 @OnlineWarriors1: “What would you say is the biggest thing you’ve learned about or improved upon in your podcast process between Episode 1 and Episode 100?”
27:00 @LudonarrativeFM: “Since I found the Left Behind Game Club via searching for games that I liked, I would love to hear you go around and each pick a game that you NEVER want to cover on the podcast. (e.g. too long, too difficult, not your style, something is technically broken, etc.)“
30:45 @CtrlAltNoob/@TravisColenutt: “Who is the superior Mario brother?“
32:00 @KanePlaysStuff: “What is a video game?“
32:20 @chiasssoo: “This show set out with a goal of recreating the experience of playing games with friends. Even though I wasn’t there 97/100 times, I felt like I was there after listening to each episode. My one question is: when are you playing Metal Gear Solid? Congrats on the front page [of Apple Podcasts Canada]! Happy Hundred!“
35:00 @dj_stormageddon: “What video games changed your perception of what games are capable of as a medium.”
37:25 from Mangulwort on Discord: “…talk about the first gameyou guys ever played?“
38:05 @lesperak asked about our favourite moments from the show
40:45 @CtrlAltNoob inspired this edition of the Left Behind Game Show
48:20 Wrap-up and thank yous
OUR NEW 10 GAMES “TO-PLAY” LIST
Jacob
Brutal Legend
Batman: Arkham Origins
The Order 1886
Mike
Dead Space
Celeste
Prey
Dishonored 2
Moe
Resident Evil 4
The Last Guardian
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time or The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
UPCOMING SHOWS:
September 23, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Death of a Hired Man) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
October 7, 2020 – Death Stranding (Part 1) feat. Jacob and special guests Travis Colenutt, Katie Lesperance & CourtFTW
October 14, 2020 – Death Stranding (Part 2) feat. Jacob and special guests Travis Colenutt, Katie Lesperance & CourtFTW
October 28, 2020 – TBA feat. TBD
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
We tell you what happened after the storm in Kentucky Route Zero, Act 5. Developer: Cardboard Computer | Publisher: Annapurna Interactive | Initial Release: January 26, 2020
Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta saved what they could, dug a grave and buried the horses.
September 16, 2020 – Our 100th Anniversary Spectacular feat. Jacob, Mike and Moe
September 23, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Death of a Hired Man) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
Developer: Hazelight Studios | Publisher: Electronic Arts | Initial Release: March 23, 2018
Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Kevin Reaburn bond in pairs, play the mini-games for way too long and Jacob exerts his need for control with a middling result.
3:40 Our personal histories with A Way Out, Josef Fares and Hazelight
6:10 How did we play A Way Out?
8:15 We shared our character choices
11:30 Let’s break out of prison!
15:00 We broke out of prison to fish (a discussion about mini-games)
19:45 Let’s talk about the major story beats?
26:05 Masterful co-op direction
29:55 Leo’s Way or Vincent’s Way?
31:40 Some of our other highlights
39:35 We set up Harvey and the “twist”
44:05 A Way Out: Showdown
46:05 Our endings
47:35 The graphic/sound did their job
48:40 The recommendation machine
52:30 Questions from @CtrlAltNoob & @LukeWarmLewis
59:50 Our final thoughts
NEXT SHOWS:
September 9, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Act V) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
September 16, 2020 – Our 100th Anniversary Spectacular feat. Jacob, Mike and Moe
September 23, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Death of a Hired Man) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta explore haunting old television stations, make terrible “yo mama” jokes and finally get platinum status at Yarn Barn.
12:55 Mike gets some perspective about playing the game act-by-act/interlude-by-interlude
18:15 We give you the plot rundown of the game
28:20 Ghosts don’t exist, right?
31:40 Our hypotheses about the supernatural events from the interlude and our wrap-up
UPCOMING SHOWS:
August 19, 2020 – A Way Out feat. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Kevin Reaburn
September 2, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Act V) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
September 9, 2020 – Our 100th Anniversary Spectacular feat. Jacob, Mike and Moe
September 16, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Death of a Hired Man) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
We get crushed by debt in Kentucky Route Zero, Act 4. Developer: Cardboard Computer | Publisher: Annapurna Interactive | Initial Release: July 19, 2016
Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta find (found) sound, take a trip on a boat (and miss the boat), make really awful jokes out of obligation and continue to curse the “Hard Times” boys.
Additional Music: Ice Cider (Cider Time Variation) by Lifeformed |
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 Act 3 Recap
3:00 The start of our Act 4 talk-through
4:40 Jacob completely missed the boat (but we sure didn’t)
8:05 Will wills a mammoth (The Echo River)
13:35 Recording found sound with Ezra
16:00 Conway gives an arm and a leg
21:30 We come upon a gas station
30:30 The Rum Colony
38:00 A Phone
44:00 The Radvansky Center
54:10 A Grove
1:00:20 Echo River Central Exchange
1:11:15 Sam and Ida’s
1:16:00 A Neighbourhood and Silo of Late Reflections
1:19:20 Final Thoughts about Act IV
UPCOMING SHOWS:
August 12, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Un Pueblo de Nada) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
August 19, 2020 – A Way Out feat. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Kevin Reaburn
September 2, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Act V) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
September 9, 2020 – Our 100th Anniversary Spectacular feat. Jacob, Mike and Moe
September 16, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Death of a Hired Man) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
Jacob and special guests Jessica Fantauzzo, Katie Lesperance and Travis Colenutt listen to beautiful (yellow) cello music, learn more about ourselves and spitefully cry.
9:20 We enter the spoiler room starting here; Florence meets Krish?
13:00 A burgeoning relationship and we explain the dialogue system
17:00 Moving In
21:45 Jacob brings up “spite” and everyone turns on him
27:20 Harvard’s Science of Being Happy course and interpreting the game
29:25 Erosion
33:40 Letting Go
35:25 Self-discovery
38:20 Question from @StoryEverPod on Twitter about us crying
40:30 How the game ends
43:50 Final thoughts
45:40 The Left Behind Game Show
51:00 The Recommendation Machine
NEXT SHOWS:
August 5, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Act IV) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
August 12, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Un Pueblo de Nada) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
August 19, 2020 – A Way Out feat. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Kevin Reaburn
September 9, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Act V) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
September 16, 2020 – Our 100th Anniversary Spectacular feat. Jacob, Mike and Moe
September 23, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Death of a Hired Man) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
17:25 Our favourite branches (speaking bat, great music
25:15 What happens when you find the LBGC Numbers Station
NEXT SHOWS:
July 22, 2020 – Florence feat. Jacob with special guests Travis Colenutt, Katie Lesperance and Jessica Fantauzzo
August 5, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Act IV) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
August 12, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Un Pueblo de Nada) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
August 19, 2020 – A Way Out feat. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Kevin Reaburn
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
Additional Music: Ice Cider (Cider Time Variation) by Lifeformed | Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 Previously on Act 2 of Kentucky Route Zero
2:00 “Where my leg?”
5:10 Was the first scene a hallucination?
8:00 Hey, this game is about debt, right?
12:50 The writing and the direction is so great (and continues to get better)
14:00 Meeting Junebug and Johnny
19:00 Taking in a show
25:35 We set up Junebug and Johnny’s beautiful performance
32:45 The Hall of the Mountain King & Xanadu
39:30 Jacob’s galaxy brain moment (and really beautiful death) with Xanadu
44:00 Going to a creepy graveyard
47:25 The Hard Times Whiskey Distillery
58:00 Jacob is ready to “wring this game’s neck” and we explain why
1:03:45 Wrap-up
NEXT SHOWS:
July 8, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Here And There Along The Echo) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
July 22, 2020 – Florence feat. Jacob with special guests Travis Colenutt, Katie Lesperance and Jessica Fantauzzo
August 5, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Act IV) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
August 12, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Un Pueblo de Nada) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
August 19, 2020 – A Way Out feat. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Kevin Reaburn
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
54:40 A brand new segment… The Recommendation Machine!
59:15 Final thoughts with a setup from @TheKamdyman on Twitter
NEXT SHOWS:
July 1, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Act III) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
July 8, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Here And There Along The Echo) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
July 22, 2020 – Florence feat. Jacob with special guests Travis Colenutt, Katie Lesperance and Jessica Fantauzzo
August 5, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Act IV) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
August 12, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Un Pueblo de Nada) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
August 19, 2020 – A Way Out feat. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Kevin Reaburn
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
6:00 Our resident “dumb-dumb entertainment boy” loved this one
7:55 How is this interlude different from a gameplay perspective?
12:25 What happens in the play?
22:30 The end reveal
29:15 Final thoughts and wrap-up
NEXT SHOWS:
June 17, 2020 – Shovel Knight feat. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Nathan Brandt
July 1, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Act III) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
July 8, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Here And There Along The Echo) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
July 22, 2020 – Florence feat. Jacob with special guests Travis Colenutt, Katie Lesperance and Jessica Fantauzzo
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
Additional Music: Ice Cider (Cider Time Variation) by Lifeformed | Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 Previously on Act 1 of Kentucky Route Zero
2:00 Entering the Bureau of Reclaimed of Spaces and the comedy of bureaucracy (Scene I)
13:00 Getting back on the road to 5 Dogwood Drive and Dr. Truman
17:00 Jacob dials a long-distance phone number that he found in the game
20:20 Random Access Self Storage/Saint Thomas Church (Scene II/III)
24:25 The Museum of Dwellings (Scene IV)
28:00 Meeting Ezra and Julian
31:05 Taking flight and exploring the forest (Scene V)
37:30 Finding Dr. Truman
41:40 Wrap-up
NEXT SHOWS:
June 10, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (The Entertainment) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
June 17, 2020 – Shovel Knight feat. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Nathan Brandt
July 1, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Act III) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
July 8, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Here And There Along The Echo) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
We venture to the forests of Wyoming to watch for fires in Firewatch.
Developer: Campo Santo | Publisher: Campo Santo and Panic, Inc. | Initial Release: February 9, 2016
Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Dan from the Greatest Story Ever Played Podcast enjoy some knock-off peanut butter, tell stories about their Boy Scout days and complain about not having firearms.
2:00 Dan talks about The Greatest Story Ever Played Podcast
3:00 The “Fast Pitch” on Firewatch
3:40 What is Firewatch+ our admiration for Campo Santo’s members (Idle Thumbs, Walking Dead S1, Bioshock 2: Minerva’s Den, Half-Life: Alyx and In the Valley of the Gods)
21:00 Now we get to the opening of the game’s story
28:25 How did we play our Hanks?
30:05 Voice acting in the game (Cissy Jones & Rich Sommer)
31:50 An incident with some terrible teens (aka what did we do with their boombox)
36:40 Are we good with maps? Jacob, the ex-Scout, is bad with maps and fire.
40:15 Firewatch’s mystery begins to unravel with a broken window, a communications line that has been cut and a wrecked campsite
46:10 Unravelling the mystery
51:45 The final sequence of the game
1:01:10 Question from @ThoughtsFromP1 on Twitter: “did you find the ending was a satisfying conclusion to the story?”
1:05:35 Question from @CtrlAltNoob on Twitter: “I see this recommended as one of the best Walking Sims a lot, what is it that makes this stand out more as oppose to others in the genre?”
1:10:05 Question from @CommanderNici on Twitter: “would you take a job as a fire watcher and if so, how would you keep yourself entertained?”
1:13:20 Our final thoughts and Dan talks about his podcast in detail
NEXT SHOWS
June 3, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero, Act 2 feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
June 10, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (The Entertainment) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
June 17, 2020 – Shovel Knight feat. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Nathan Brandt
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
12:30 Our take on “Overdubbed Nam June Paik Installation in the style of Edward Packer”
14:20 We screwed up and thought this was Act 2
17:50 Mike compares this game to Thomas Pynchon’s “Gravity’s Rainbow” and David Foster Wallace’s “Infinite Jest”
22:30 A description of “Visage”
25:55 A description of “Spinning Coin Suspended, Correcting for Angular Motion”
28:30 Wait… was this whole thing just a hardware test?
NEXT SHOWS:
May 20, 2020 – Episode 89: Firewatch feat. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Dan from the Greatest Story Ever Played Podcast
June 3, 2020 – Episode 90: Kentucky Route Zero, Act 2 feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
June 10, 2020 – Episode 91: Kentucky Route Zero, The Entertainment feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
10:40 The start of the game at Equis Oil and the darkness held within (Act I, Scene I)
14:05 An introduction to Conway and your dog
15:50 How did we play our Conway?
19:45 When things may have started to unravel at the Marquez Farmhouse (Act I, Scene II)
23:05 The game has STYYYYYLE (and reminded us of Paper Mario)
25:20 Mike describes the driving and some of the stops along the way
29:20 How long did play in Kentucky Route Zero Act 1?
30:25 We make our way to Elkhorn Mines (Act 1, Scene III)
33:30 Wait, who is Shannon?
36:15 Moving through the mine on a minecart (reminder: Mike is a scaredy-cat; Act 1, Scene IV)
40:50 Mike explores and forgets to talk about his time back at Equis Oil (Act 1, Scene V)
44:35 Back to the Marquez Farmhouse (Act 1, Scene VI)
46:00 Do we want to keep playing Kentucky Route Zero?
48:20 Our wildest theories about Act 2 and beyond!
NEXT SHOWS:
May 13, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero (Limits & Demonstrations) feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta
May 20, 2020 – Firewatch feat. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Dan from the Greatest Story Ever Played Podcast
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
2:40 An introduction to Matt’s work (and a thank you to the Games Gone podcast)
4:45 Fast Pitch for The Last of Us
6:40 What are our personal histories with The Last of Us?
11:10 What does The Last of Us feel like to play?
18:20 The setup of The Last of Us and the opening of the game
22:55 The voice acting in the game
25:10 A primer on the combat and the gameplay and comparing it to Naughty Dog’s other games
30:10 Talking through Uncharted 3’s train sequence, a comparison to horror games and Matt enters into the Mario vs. Luigi fray
33:15 Is Mike being too hard on the game? Mike’s hot take on TLOU.
35:55 Matt compares the game to the original Mass Effect
39:30 The game’s jump cuts and comparisons to The Walking Dead
45:45 We talk about the game’s cross-country journey (with Price is Right rules)
48:20 Talking through some of the highlights in the story
53:30 After teasing it throughout, we fully spoil the ending here
56:05 The “re-bar” moment and the repercussions of that incident
1:01:45 What do we want to see in TLOU2? [we do not speak about leaks here]
1:05:00 Moe would be envious of our weapon and tool talk
1:09:45 Our standout moments from the game
1:13:05 A deep dive on the hospital sequence
1:17:15 “Do you think that Joel did the right thing?”
1:19:30 The sound and music in the game and some
1:22:25 Questions from @lukewarmlewis, @LudonarrativeFM & @CtrlAltNoob
1:28:45 Matt talks about his projects (links above)
NOTES ABOUT THE EPISODE:
We did not discuss the multiplayer because PS3 servers for the multiplayer were shut down.
We have avoided discussions about COVID-19 on the past few episodes, but for The Last of Us, we chose to discuss playing this game in our current environment.
We recorded this episode prior to April 27 when the new release date was announced and the leaks about the sequel occurred. The show only talks about sequel details from official Naughty Dog media and presentations.
NEXT SHOWS:
May 6, 2020 – Kentucky Route Zero Act I feat. Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Ianetta
May 20, 2020 – Firewatch feat. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Dan from the Greatest Story Ever Played Podcast
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
The Last of Us w/ Jacob, Mike and Matt Storm: April 29th
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
We experience John Hughes’ version of Goosebumps in Oxenfree.
Developer: Night School Studios | Publisher: Night School Studios | Initial Release: January 15, 2016
Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Kam Konek from the New Entertainment System Podcast try and remember what it’s like to be a rebellious teen, explore a cool/freaky deserted island and talk a lot about fate.
Technical note: Mike knocked the cable out of his microphone partway through recording, so we are using a back-up for his track. The audio quality is a little bit lower than usual.
2:00 Kam tells us about the New Entertainment System Podcast
3:15 Fast Pitch: Oxenfree Edition
4:55 What did you know about Oxenfree before we started recording?
6:55 What platforms did we play Oxenfree on?
7:35 What is the gameplay of Oxenfree?
9:40 Mike compares the game to Night in the Woods, Jacob compares the game to coming-of-age movies like Perks of Being a Wallflower and the Spectacular Now and Moe talks about Unity
11:55 The game’s characters
16:05 An explanation of the game’s multiple endings and “Clarissa [expletive] sucks”
18:10 The start of Oxenfree and Mike explains the dialogue/speech bubble system
22:25 The game’s big spooky twist [major spoilers start here]
25:45 Comparing Oxenfree to a VHS player
28:15 The game’s music and scenery were tranquil, but the lack of fast travel made Moe rage
30:45 The map is frustratingly hard to use
32:05 Bugs
34:45 What the heck is actually going on?
37:30 “What did you all think of the dialogue and writing?”
42:55 The game starts funnelling you towards the end of the game
50:00 We compares Oxenfree to Stranger Things and Interstellar
1:10:10 Mike brings up Nietzsche and Amor Fati… Moe brings up Frozen
1:17:00 We cap off the episode with some sound talk and our final thoughts
1:24:30 A solo version of the Left Behind Game Show and a blooper
Thank you to @jacobdekk, @storyeverpod and @LudonarrativeFM for the questions!
NEXT SHOWS:
A Short Hike w/ Jacob, Moe, Mike: April 15th
The Last of Us w/ Jacob, Moe, Mike and Matt Storm (aka Stormageddon): April 29th
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
We kickstart a tale of two humans in two different worlds in Broken Age.
Developer: Double Fine Productions | Publisher: Double Fine Productions | Full Release: April 28, 2015
Jacob and special guests Jessica Fantauzzo, Katie Lesperance and Travis Colenutt talk about their adventure game experience (or lack thereof), laughed out loud and got so frustrated with the Hexipals.
10:25 How does Broken Age start and how did you start?
13:00 The voice cast is wild in this game (Jack Black, Elijah Wood, Will Wheaton and Jennifer Hale, for instance)
13:40 General thoughts about Act 1
14:50 The start of Shay’s Act 1
18:40 Shay meets Marek
20:50 Travis’ human parent conspiracy theory
23:05 Marek’s errands
25:35 The start of Vella’s Act 1 (Sugar Bunting)
28:25 Confronting Mog Chothra for the first time
30:35 Getting to Merriloft and losing your vowels
34:00 Going down to Shellmound
39:00 Fighting Mog Chothra and “the twist”
44:10 Act 2 (and frustration) start!
50:45 Laying out the story in Act 2?
59:30 Diving deep on the Act story
1:06:00 Wiring (and re-wiring) Hexipals
1:09:55 More highlights from our experience and questions from Twitter
1:23:20 Final thoughts (Jacob’s quote came from here and we spoke about 101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor and Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland)
1:28:35 We take a trip to the Left Behind Game Show!
Thank you to @VGRations, @CSGThomas, @ALittleBreath, @WTFamicom, @the_nmac, @PoundJayYi & Michael Ruffolo for your comments and questions!
NEXT SHOWS:
Oxenfree w/ Jacob, Moe and Kam Konek: April 1st
A Short Hike w/ guests TBD: April 15th
The Last of Us w/ Jacob, Moe, Mike and Matt (aka Stormageddon): April 29th
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
We jump into robotic armour as KiKi the Cat in Gato Roboto.
Developer: doinksoft | Publisher: Devolver Digital | Initial Release Date: May 30, 2019
Jacob, Moe (or Meow as he would like to be called from now on) and special guests Joseph Hooper and Arsene Lakpa from the Player Player Podcast jump into submarines, turrets and robot suits, enter bullet hells and laugh at some feline-leaning humour.
Broken Age w/ Jacob and special guests Katie Lesperance, Travis Colenutt and Jessica Fantauzzo: March 18th
Oxenfree w/ Jacob, Moe and a special guest (TBA): April 1st
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
51:10 Our final thoughts about Episode 5 and the whole series
NEXT SHOWS:
Gato Roboto w/ Jacob, Moe and special guests Arsene Lakpa and Joseph Hooper from the Player Player Podcast: March 4th
Broken Age w/ Jacob and special guests Katie Lesperance, Travis Colenutt and Jessica Fantauzzo: March 18th
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
Batman: The Telltale Series Episode 5: February 26th
Gato Roboto: March 4th
Broken Age: March 18th
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
We look into our confusing past and make a choice about present romances while the future of Gotham hangs in the balance in Batman: The Telltale Series (Episode 2).
Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Initial Release Date: September 20, 2016
Jacob, Mike and Moe ease the pain of our foes, bankroll our friends and approach corrupt politicians with caution.
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
2:30 What did you know about Batman: The Telltale Series before we started?
4:30 How did we play the game? Also, our struggles with the Xbox Elite Controller.
6:40 How would you describe this game to someone who hasn’t played a Telltale Game and playing it in front of a significant other.
9:20 Our experience with the Batman series.
12:35 How will we play our Batman?
15:45 Graphic and sound (The Telltale Tool)
17:45 What is the Shadows Edition?
Episode 1 Thoughts:
18:15 Chapter 1: Welcome to Gotham
19:05 Chapter 2: The One that Got Away
26:35 Chapter 3: Meet the Press
31:25 Chapter 4: World’s Greatest Detective
40:10 Entering “Detective Mode” for the first time
*Jacob misquoted Jake Vanaman. He spoke about how one of the initial choices in Walking Dead S1 was lopsided and how it was their team’s fault for not justifying one choice as well as another (source).
47:05 Chapter 5: Room with a View
1:00:55 Chapter 6: Family Secrets
1:03:25 Final thoughts
NEXT SHOWS:
Batman: The Telltale Series [Episode 2]: February 5th
Batman: The Telltale Series [Episode 3]: February 12th
Batman: The Telltale Series [Episode 4]: February 19th
Batman: The Telltale Series [Episode 5]: February 26th
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!
TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.
We continue our fight for the future of Androids in Detroit: Become Human. Please note: this is part 2 of this series. Check out part 1 (episode 075) before listening to this!
Developer: Quantic Dream | Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment (PS4) & Quantic Dream (PC) | Release Date: May 25, 2018
Jacob and special guests Travis Colenutt and Katie Lesperance make friends with Ralph and Jerrys, connect Detroit: Become Human to the original Toy Story, Furby & Captain America: Winter Soldier and end it for good… in more ways than one.
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! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage!
Player: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
Special Guests: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt) & Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)
We fight for the future of Androids in Detroit: Become Human.
Developer: Quantic Dream | Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment (PS4) & Quantic Dream (PC) | Release Date: May 25, 2018
Jacob and special guests Travis Colenutt and Katie Lesperance walk through future Detroit, question our own morality and chastise Jacob for his behaviour. He may have gone Big Bad Wolf again.
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! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage!
Player: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
Special Guests: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt) & Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)
2:20 What did you know about Detroit: Become Human?
4:10 Question from Michael Ruffolo: “Did anything stand out to you as frequent visitors to Detroit that stood out to you as especially accurate or inaccurate?”
We drank two and half bottles of wine, watched the Game Awards and talked into microphones about them. This is a bonus episode that breaks the format of our normal programming and will likely be our last show of 2019! Tune back in on January 1st for our takes on Detroit: Become Human.
On this bonus episode, Jacob and special guests Travis and Katie questioned which Travis has the best last name (Touchdown or Colenutt), market Xbox Game Pass and plug tons of past LGBC pods. Oh yeah, and Katie chastises Jacob about Star Wars in the post-show.
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! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage!
If you liked the show, consider giving us a review on iTunes!
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
Special Guest: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt) & Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)
37:15 Jacob runs through The Game Awards winners (incl. Disco Elysium, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Control, Death Stranding and Fire Emblem: Three Houses)
43:00 We run through the 2019 games that we still have to play
45:50 Our final thoughts about the Game Awards 2019
50:15 Post-show: Katie calls out Jacob for his history with the Star Wars franchise
We hide out in WWII-era Germany and plot our assault in Wolfenstein: The New Order.
*We had some slight mic issues in this episode (especially near the end of the episode). We apologize for the inconvenience.*
Developer: Machine Games | Publisher: Bethesda Softworks | Release Date: May 20th, 2014
Mike, Moe and special guest Kevin Reaburn dual-wield, get tested on the train and do the good good stealth.
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! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage!
If you liked the show, consider giving us a review on iTunes!
Players: Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
We run through the forest and think about our relationships thanks to The First Tree. #heroesneverdie
Developer: David Wehle | Publisher: David Wehle | Release Date: September 14, 2017
Jacob and Travis mourned our losses, chased butterflies and dug up some memories. Also, Moe also ranted. Boy, did he rant.
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! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage!
If you liked the show, consider giving us a review on iTunes!
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt)
We rip and tear our enemies to shreds as the Doom Slayer in Doom (2016).
Developer: id Software | Publisher: Bethesda Softworks | Release Date: May 13, 2016
Jacob, Mike and Moe go to hell, kill everything in sight and head bang to some sick rock beats while doing it.
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! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage!
If you liked the show, consider giving us a review on iTunes!
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) and Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom)
We prepare ourselves for Death Stranding (and Halloween) with the very spooky P.T.!
Developer: 7780S Studios aka Kojima Productions | Publisher: Konami | Release Date: August 12, 2014
Jacob and special guest Jessica Fantauzzo (her 3rd apperance) scream at the top of their lungs many times, learn the worst ways to decorate your home and talk to a bagged lunch.
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! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage!
If you liked the show, consider giving us a review on iTunes!
Jacob and special guests Travis Colenutt (his 6th appearance) and Katie Lesperance (her 1st appearance) solve tons of puzzles, trek around Europe and talk about the dogs of war.
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! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage!
If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Player: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
Special Guests: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt) & Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)
We mark and execute our foes in Splinter Cell: Conviction.
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal | Publisher: Ubisoft | Release Date: April 13, 2010
Jacob and Moe give their best Michael Ironside impressions, use some cool gadgets and talk too much about movies.
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! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage!
If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) and Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
We take a stroll through Rapture and see what Andrew Ryan has built.
Developer: Irrational Games | Publisher: 2K Games | Release Date: August 21, 2007
Mike, Jacob and Moe share stories about the great year 2007 was for games, how they came to Bioshock, and whether the twist holds up in the current day and age.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom), Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
We talk extensively about our romantic relationship because of Catherine.
Developer: Atlus | Publisher: Atlus (in most regions) | Release Date: February 17, 2011
Mike, Jacob and special guests Shay Whiston and Rocco Tenaglia III let their feelings out, talk about cursed puzzle games and really get to know each other on a personal level.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
Special Guests: Shay Whiston (@ShaelynTai) and Rocco Tenaglia III (@SixHundredBucks)
Jacob, Moe and Mike break the Game Club mold by talking about E3 2019!
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Developer: Toby Fox | Publisher: Toby Fox | Release Date: September 15, 2015
Jacob and Travis question their morality, flirt with mommies, go down to bullet hell and discover who’s the better person (it’s not Jacob).
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Developer: StudioMDHR | Publisher: StudioMDHR| Release Date: September 29, 2017
Jacob, Mike and special guest Shane Chiasson make a deal with the devil, roll the dice, hold down “X” for many hours and get frustrated by the youth.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) and Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom)
3:40 Shout-out to old cartoons (Betty Boop, Tom & Jerry and Looney Tunes)
4:45 Cuphead and many E3s
6:00 Shout-out to Bendy and the Ink Machine and a Zombie Walt Disney
6:25 Mike makes us feel old with his “Cuphead Cousin” and Jacob rage quits life
8:00 Boss Run/Boss Rush games that we have played (shout-outs to Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Castle Crashers and Mega Man X) & Studio MDHR’s influences
10:30 Did we like this game?
12:25 The game’s setup
13:50 Run & Gun and the “Simple” difficulty level
15:00 Power-up/weapon discussions and plane levels
20:20 Our brain solved the tough levels (Jacob enjoys punishment)
We enjoy some small town livin’ in Night in the Woods.
Developer: Infinite Fall | Publisher: Finji | Release Date: February 21, 2017
Jacob, Mike and special guests Travis Colenutt and Jessica Fantauzzo run from right to left, dive deep into our early 20s friendships and relationships, debate the nature of man… AND CRIMES.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) and Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom)
Special Guests: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt) and Jessica Fantauzzo (@jesstauzzo)
We befriend a robot and talk about APEX Legends in Titanfall 2.
Developer: Respawn Entertainment | Publisher: Electronic Arts | Release Date: October 28, 2016
Moe, Mike and special guests Bobby and Kevin run on walls, jump into huge killer robots and punch fools through the space-time continuum.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) and Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom)
Special Guests: Bobby Baird (from the Part Time Gamers Podcast aka PTGCast) and Kevin Reaburn (@ATribeCalledKev)
Developer: Frictional Games | Publisher: Frictional Games | Release Date: September 22, 2015
Jacob, Moe and special guest Jessica Fantauzzo look through everyone’s personal effects, dodge monsters, curl up into the fetal position and question everyone’s motives. Also, we flip a coin.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) and Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
Developer: Realtime Worlds | Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios | Release Date: February 20, 2007
Mike and Jacob run very quickly on the streets of Pacific City, shoot so many rockets and kick each other in the face in the pursuit of the greater good.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
We air dash, double jump and float out of harm’s way in Ori and the Blind Forest.
Developer: Moon Studios | Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios | Release Date: March 11, 2015
Mike, Jacob and special guest Nick O’Hagan-Wong get caressed by the game’s wonderful art and music, died over a thousand times collectively and enter the Left Behind Quiz Corner for the first time. Do they exit? Listen to the end to find out!
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
We make sure that our Yeti costume doesn’t shrink in the dryer and enter the world of Repugia for Costume Quest: Grubbins on Ice.
Developer: Double Fine Productions | Publisher: THQ, Double Fine Productions and Dracogen (PC) | Release Date: December 21, 2010
Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Shay Whiston collect dandy candy and stamps, tell terribly good Dad jokes and lure people away from their relaxing getaways with French Fry smell.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
We go Full Wolf in episode 5 of Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us Season 1.
Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Release Date: October 11, 2013
Jacob, Mike and Moe chase down cars, break mirrors (or mirror-people) and talk about Dragon Ball Z a lot.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
We vomit on public transportation while playing through episode 4 of Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us Season 1.
Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Release Date: October 11, 2013
Jacob, Mike and Moe snap bones back into place after snapping necks, send our roommate to the farm and ponder on the significance of subtitles.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
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.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
Jacob, Mike and Moe crawl through doggy doors, chase birds, swing and hide in bunkers.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
Jacob, Mike and Moe make some extreme trust leaps, talk extensively about Mirror’s Edge and laugh at some great comedic writing.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
We get trapped in the closet and plot out four very difficult Colorado kills in Hitman: Episode 5.
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 shake up the Left Behind Game Club’s “hierarchy of killers”, ogle Moe’s score in unison, discuss Hitman math and transform Sean Rose from an environmental terrorist to a Silicon Valley Bomb Boy in khakis.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
We overstay our welcome as we explore a Hotel looking for Jared Leto’s twin and a lawyer who really wants to buy a tuk tuk in Hitman: Episode 4.
Developer: IO Interactive | Publisher: Square Enix, Feral Interactive (Linux, macOS) & Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (Definitive Edition) | Release Date: August 16, 2016
Jacob, Mike and Moe order some room service, celebrate a birthday, try to sell a car and convince really awful people to follow us.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
Chris Wade is an Austin-based game designer, programmer and 3D artist who just released his first title: Sausage Sports Club for Switch and PC on July 19th, 2018. Over the past few years, Chris has been developing Sausage Sports Club and working on titles such as Vacation Simulator, Battle Chef Brigade, Manifold Garden and Mortal Kombat X.
Sausage Sports Club is a physics game about floppy animals playing sports and is available now on Nintendo Switch and PC. To find out more, you can go to sausagesports.club or check out the game on Twitter.
Dev Chats is a semi-regular series within the Left Behind Game Club podcast feed featuring people from the video game industry, their stories and their games.
We break out our summer suits and travel to Sapienza in Hitman: Episode 2.
Developer: IO Interactive | Publisher: Square Enix, Feral Interactive (Linux, macOS) & Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (Definitive Edition) | Release Date: April 26, 2016
Jacob, Mike and Moe continued to use their preferred killing methods, smothered people with pillows, destroyed viruses, threw gas cylinders down chimneys and killed everyone.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
We put on a great tuxedo and prepare for Parisian fashion in Hitman: Episode 1.
Developer: IO Interactive | Publisher: Square Enix, Feral Interactive (Linux, macOS) & Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (Definitive Edition) | First Release Date: March 11, 2016
Jacob, Mike and Moe trespass, contemplate the best type of poison for our enemies, ride helicopters and throw bodies off of ledges.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
9:10 Jacob explains the differences between types of poison
11:15 We get into the different warning levels
13:35 The first introduction to Helmut Kruger
14:20 Jacob describes his personal “Kruger Method”
17:20 Moe, Dalia Margolis & The Guest of Honor
20:35 Jacob continues describing his method for killing Dalia…
23:05 …and then gets Victor in a “screwy” way
27:20 Moe talks about alternate methods for getting Victor
28:35 Mike describes his Keys to Success
32:25 Mike explains what you actually do with coins
35:05 Mike meets up with Dalia and helps her get to sleep
36:15 Mike makes a delicious Bare Knuckle Boxer for Victor
38:30 A four-star victory for Mike
41:05 Shoutout to Hitsmas, elusive targets and final thoughts (correction: for Elusive Targets, once you accomplish one objective, you only get one shot from there)
Developer: IO Interactive | Publisher: Square Enix, Feral Interactive (Linux, macOS) & Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (Definitive Edition) | First Release Date: March 11, 2016
Jacob, Mike and Moe put guards into dumpsters and steal their clothes, throw coins (and hammers) at our enemies and complete our required safety training.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
We explore our ancient computer for clues in Her Story.
Developer: Sam Barlow | Publisher: Sam Barlow | Release Date: June 24, 2015
Jacob, Mike and Moe put their statements on the record, get biblical tattoos, channel their inner lawyers and start watching all of the police station footage.
Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
Jacob, Mike and Moe rode beanstalks, used giant leaves as hang-gliders and collected crystals. Also, we decided unanimously that this game should always be played with a controller.
You can now join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage!
We had previously announced that this week would be our “The Witness” episode. We wanted more time with the game, so we shuffled our upcoming schedule around. Our next two episodes will be: The Witness (May 30) and Star Wars: Republic Commando (June 13). More June content announcements in the coming weeks!
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
We trade military-grade bullets for weapons, wipe off our gas masks and shoot mutated birds and bears in Metro 2033.
Developer: 4A Games | Publisher: THQ | Release Date: March 16, 2010
Jacob, Moe and special guest Josh Wilson become Rangers and go above ground, get attached to characters only have to them die and really miss the way that Mike ends our show.
You can now join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage!
The remaining two games for May 2018 are: The Witness (May 16) and Star Wars: Republic Commando (May 30).
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
We burn the Blades of Chaos into our forearms and try to take down Ares in God of War.
Developer: SCE Santa Monica Studio (w/ Bluepoint Games & Sanzaru Games for the Remaster) | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Release Date: March 22, 2005
Jacob, Mike and Moe travel to Athens in order to find Pandora’s Box, tear our enemies limb-from-limb and feel 13 all over again.
You can now join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage!
Our three games for May 2018 are: Metro 2033 (May 2), The Witness (May 16) and Star Wars: Republic Commando (May 30).
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
3:50 A quick refresher about David Jaffe and Incognito Entertainment (note: Shannon Studstill was the Producer)
5:35 God of War in three words
6:55 “This game was designed for 13 year old”
9:20 Jacob brings up X-Play
13:25 Moe writes a God of War Book Report
15:50 The game’s cutscenes
19:00 This game is “super Zelda-ish” and comparisons to Darksiders
20:50 The game’s length
22:45 We talk about Kratos’ abilities and upgrades (Blades of Chaos, Blade of Artemis, Rage of the Gods, Poseidon’s Rage, Medusa’s Gaze, Zeus’ Fury and Army of Hades)
25:10 “You’re bad at video games, how about we move your difficulty down for you.”
27:05 We talk about specific enemy types (i.e.: Centaur, Gorgons and Cerberi)
30:30 The most challenging sections of the game
32:35 Jacob and Moe give Mike heck about using a walk-through and Mike fires back
35:35 The Pinky and the Brain connection in God of War (2005)
37:00 Differences between modern games and older games
39:40 Our thoughts on Kratos “the character” in God of War and other Sony mascots
42:07 Did they explain Kratos’ tattoo? Also, Kratos tattoos.
We raid some tombs and discover our inner Lara Croft in Tomb Raider (2013).
Developer: Crystal Dynamics with Eidos Montreal (Multiplayer), Nixxes (Next-Gen Console Ports), Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux Ports) and Square Visual Works (CGI) | Publisher: Square Enix | Release Date: March 5, 2013
Jacob, Mike, Moe and Special Guest Kevin Reaburn travel to the Dragon’s Triangle, reminisce about TressFX and miss spring game sales by two days.
You can now join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! We launch our God of War (2005) episode on April 18th.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
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)
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?
We float on with some very long scarves in Journey.
Developer: Thatgamecompany | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Release Date: March 12, 2012
Jacob, special guest Travis Colenutt and a quarantined Mike hide from Guardians, shred their scarves, float high and talk about aquatic life. “I’m the bubble boy!”
A quick programming note: we had originally planned to release our Zombi/ZombiU episode this week but have moved that episode to March 7th. Apologies for the change. Our March 21st episode is FTL: Faster Than Light.
You can now join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage!
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) and Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom)
After playing through Warhammer: The End Times – Vermintide, Moe and Jacob had a conversation over Discord with Victor Magnuson. Victor is a Game Designer and Producer at Fatshark Games in Stockholm, Sweden. The team at Fatshark is currently working on Warhammer: Vermintide 2, a sequel to the highly successful original game.
Moe and Jacob talk about Victor’s jump from finance to game design, the history of Fatshark Games, how they began work on the Warhammer IP, the community they have built around the franchise and the upcoming Warhammer: Vermintide 2.
An open beta for Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is launching soon and the release date for the game will be announced in the near future.
Player: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
Developer: Dennation Games & Abstraction Games (PlayStation Ports) | Publisher: Devolver Digital | Release Date: October 23rd, 2012
Jacob, Mike and Moe ask questions about violence, throw knives and wear masks to hide their true feelings. “Moe Mask, Mo’ Bullets.” Our next episode features ZombiU and/or Zombi and launches on February 21st!
You can now e-mail us your questions! Send questions about past episodes or questions about us to questions@leftbehindgame.club!
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
We conquer some virtual humanoid rats in Warhammer: The End Times – Vermintide.
Developer: Fatshark AB | Publisher: Fatshark AB | Release Date: October 23, 2015
Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Kevin Reaburn talk about Swedish video game developers, dopamine loops, crowd control and rolling dice. “Let me sell you some Vermintide, son.” Our February episodes are Hotline Miami (February 7th) and ZombiU/Zombi (February 21st)!
You can now e-mail us your questions! Send questions about past episodes or questions about us to questions@leftbehindgame.club!
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
We deliver lucha-style piledrivers to skeletons in Guacamelee.
Developer: Drinkbox Studios | Publisher: Drinkbox Games | Release Date: April 9, 2013
Jacob, Mike and Moe talk about chickens and their “easter” eggs, mix-max’ing your character, the PlayStation Vita and Mexico by way of Japan. “This game is more present day WWE and less attitude era WWF.” Our next episode drops on January 24th, 2017 and we are playing Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide!
You can now e-mail us your questions! Send questions about past episodes or questions about us to questions@leftbehindgame.club!
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
Developer: Variable State | Publisher: 505 Games | Release Date: September 22, 2016
Jacob, Mike and special guest Jarrett McCourt talk about the grandest little town in Virginia, skip the stairs with jump cuts and look into mirrors at ourselves very deeply. “You need to have some life experiences, Jacob.” Our first episode of 2018 launches on January 10th and we are playing Guacamelee!
You can now e-mail us your questions! Send questions about past episodes or questions about us to questions@leftbehindgame.club!
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) and Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom)
Special Guest: Jarrett McCourt (Instagram @jarrettmccourt & @jmccourtphotography)
Developer: Freebird Games | Publisher: Freebird Games, X.D. Network Inc. | Release Date: November 1, 2011
Jacob, Moe and Mike travel in time, play for River and sit together in a movie theatre. Oh yeah… and Jacob cries. “I am a soft boy and I cried my eyes out.” Our last episode of 2017 launches on December 27th and we are playing Virginia.
You can now e-mail us your questions! Send questions about past episodes or questions about us to questions@leftbehindgame.club!
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
We travel head-first into a sandstorm in Spec Ops: The Line.
Developer: Yager Development | Publisher: 2K Games | Release Date: June 26, 2012
The OG crew (Jacob, Moe and Mike) rides in a helicopter, disobey direct orders and become the hero. “What is this “vault with B” malarkey?” Our next episode launches on December 13th and we are playing To The Moon!
You can now e-mail us your questions! Send questions about past episodes or questions about us to questions@leftbehindgame.club!
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
The spoopy games continue with Luigi’s Mansion. Jacob, Moe, Mike and special guest Travis Colenutt look deeply into mirrors, use magical vacuum cleaners and walk backwards down creepy hallways. “Marrrrriiiiiiioooooooooooooooo!” Our next episode launches on November 29th and we are playing Spec Ops: The Line!
You can now e-mail us your questions! Send questions about past episodes or questions about us to questions@leftbehindgame.club!
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
Happy Halloween! We grab the coolest cardboard costumes we can find and jump skate first into Costume Quest. Jacob, Mike and special guest Andrew Perciballi pitch imaginary games to Tim Schafer, knocking on doors, dad taxes and General Mechanics. “I digress is the theme for today.” Our next episode launches on November 15th and we are playing Luigi’s Mansion!
A special thank you this episode to Lemuel Alquino; our raw audio was an inaudible mess and he was able to save the audio. You can check out his work at lalquino.com and on Twitter @LAlquinoProd.
You can now e-mail us your questions! Send questions about past episodes or questions about us to questions@leftbehindgame.club!
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom)
Special Guest: Andrew Perciballi (@AndyofWindsor & Project Gateway Canada)
We use our Tools of Destruction to annihilate Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando. Moe, Jacob, Mike and special guest Thomas Riess talk about the value of the circle strafe, shuriken and totally forget about the Uncharted series for a second (Jacob is really sorry for that). “Why are you playing this game on hard?” Our next episode launches on Halloween (October 31st) and we are playing Costume Quest! Grab the game on your platform of choice and join us.
You can now e-mail us your questions! Send questions about past episodes or questions about us to questions@leftbehindgame.club!
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
Special Guest: Thomas Riess (@CSGThomas | Editor in Chief, ChargedShot.com)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Next week, we share our thoughts about Papers, Please. This week, it’s finally time for Mike’s list of the Top 10 games we should play on the Left Behind Game Club! He had a really hard time narrowing the list down to 10, but here it is. “What is Firewatch?”
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
We “stay woke” and play Super Mario Galaxy. Moe, Jacob and Michael talk about star bits, the complicated Bowser-Peach relationship and debate who is the greatest Mario brother. “Is this game not for us?” Come back on Wednesday, September 13th for Episode 007 – we are playing through the first half of the Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.
Please note: the first half of this podcast was recorded live with a different setup, so the audio quality is not up to our normal standard. The second half sounds better.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
Next week, we jump into our two-part Super Mario Galaxy series. This week, it’s Moe’s turn to give you his list of the ten games we should play on the Left Behind Game Club. “It’s-a-me, mystery!”
Please note: we recorded this podcast live with a different setup, so the audio quality is not up to our normal standard.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
We create the marketing strategy for our new goat businesses while talking about Starbreeze’s Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. Shane Chiasson joins Moe, Jacob and Michael for (mostly) happy brotherly tales. Just don’t play the game on mobile. “At the Left Behind Goat Club, we’ll jump for joy with goats.” Come back on Wednesday, August 23rd for Episode 006 – we are playing through the first half of Super Mario Galaxy.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
Next week, we dive into Brothers, A Tale of Two Sons. This week, Jacob gives you his list of the ten games we should play on future editions of the Left Behind Game Club. “Another one. Another one.”
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
We try to re-create the Xbox Live Summer of Arcade by playing through Number None’s Braid. In this episode, we rewind and go forward, rewind and go forward but then Moe has to separate the kids. “I never thought I would talk about Soulja Boy on this podcast but Crank Dat, I guess?” Come back on Wednesday, August 9th for Episode 005 – we are playing through Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
After playing through Gone Home, we sat down with Karla Zimonja. Karla is a co-founder, story editor and 2D Artist at The Fullbright Company, developer of Gone Home and Tacoma.
Jacob talks to Karla about what makes a great Pacific Northwest story, they gush over teen drama, talk through the production of Tacoma and he asks Karla what she is looking forward to jumping into once production on Tacoma is wrapped.
Tacoma arrives on Xbox One, PC, MacOS and Linux on August 2nd.
The team travels back to 1995 to play through The Fullbright Company’s Gone Home. In this episode, we talk about walking, Christmas ducks, ghosts and teen angst. “It’s a ghostttttttttt!” Come back on Wednesday, July 26th for Episode 004 – we are playing through Braid.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
We continue on our discussion around Shadow of the Colossus by talking through the second half of the game. Listen to Episode 001 before you dive into this episode! “No horse left behind!” In our upcoming Episode 003, we play through Gone Home.
Left Behind Game Club is a bi-weekly podcast where friends gather to re-create the feeling of getting a game on day-one and talking it about with friends. It’s our neverending quest to make sure that no game left behind.
You can also listen to the show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Stitcher.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
Show Notes:
1:29 The discussion starts with a “WooooooW”
3:35 Jacob talks “forgettable” Colossi and Mike talks PS2 issues
5:30 The thirteenth Colossi, Phalanx
7:20 That flippin’ turtle – the ninth Colossi: Basaran
9:44 Those loose controls
10:36 The tenth Colossi, Dirge
13:58 The eleventh Colossi, Celosia
16:55 The other small Colossi; the fourteenth Colossi, Cenobia
18:30 Mike brings up the cut content from the game
20:15 Jacob brings up Gone Home and the Arkham games
22:28 The fifteenth Colossi, Argus
23:50 The final Colossi, Malus
28:05 Comparing the 13th and 14th Colossi & final two Colossi
29:10 Jacob’s struggle with the final Colossi
31:37 The save system
32:14 The end of the game
35:15 The horsey #nohorseleftbehind
37:05 Is this a prequel to ICO?
40:23 Did the twist at the end hit us?
41:30 The main question: “would you recommend this game?”
48:00 We wrap it up and talk about our next game: Gone Home
Shadow of the Colossus is the first game in the Left Behind Game Club and Jacob, Mike and Moe dive into the first half of the game. “It feels like we are killing babies.” Episode 002 covers the second half of the game.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
0:17 Host Introductions
0:55 Why the Left Behind Game Club?
3:40 Intro to Shadow of the Colossus & why did we start with this game?
7:22 Does the game feel dated?
8:45 How does the game start?
12:26 How about the controls?
13:19 Using strategy guides and wikis to solve puzzles
15:05 The in-game camera & horse controls
17:39 Does the game just look washed out?
19:40 Favourite moment in the first half?
24:40 The fourth Colossi: Phaedra
26:30 Some hot tips from Moe
27:14 The sixth Colossi: Barba
31:03 Traversing the world
32:25 The eighth Colossi: Kuromori
34:48 Moe’s dirty little secret
36:00 “This game gives me the creeps” & “feels like I’m killing babies”
41:08 A dark spaghetti spirit attacks!
43:10 Our own personal storytelling within the game
44:25 Unanswered questions
46:55 Horse legs #realistichorses
49:30 Final thoughts
