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February 3, 2021

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111: The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 4 (Around Every Corner)

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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.

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

Special Guest: Cam Hawkins (@CamFinalMix) | Twitch | Dualshockers

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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)

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February 26, 2020

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081: Batman: The Telltale Series (Episode 5 – City of Light)

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Gotham becomes uncaged in Batman: The Telltale Series (Episode 5). Will it become re-caged?

Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Initial Release Date: December 13, 2016

Jacob, Mike and Moe face off with their remaining foes, make weighty choices about body parts and look to fix all of Gotham’s issues.

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

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SHOW NOTES:

2:05 Recap of Episode 4’s Endings
Episode 5 Thoughts:
- 2:25 Chapter 1: Loose Ends & Chapter 2: Revelations (Penguin)
- 9:30 Chapter 1: Loose Ends & Chapter 2: Revelations (Harvey Dent)
- 20:10 Chapter 3: On The Trail
- 25:10 Chapter 4: The Legacy
- 33:10 Chapter 5: Executive Decision
- 42:45 Chapter 6: A New Day in Gotham
47:55 What style of Batman were we?
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

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February 19, 2020

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080: Batman: The Telltale Series (Episode 4 – Guardian of Gotham)

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We stan Troy Baker in Batman: The Telltale Series (Episode 4).

Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Initial Release Date: November 22, 2016

Jacob, Mike and Moe rage at civilians, meet a new friend and finally get a W in these trying times.

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

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SHOW NOTES:

2:15 Recap of Episode 3’s Cliffhanger Ending
Episode 4 Thoughts:
- 2:40 Chapter 1 – Price of Admission
- 6:00 Chapter 2 – A Serious House
- Chapter 3 – Home Sweet Home
  - 15:25 The Checkpoint
  - 23:15 The Vale Home
- 34:55 Chapter 4 – Back to Business
- 38:50 Chapter 5 – Another Night in the Office
- Chapter 6 – The Good, The Bat and The Ugly
  - 49:55 Wayne Enterprises Route
  - 54:10 Wayne Manor Route

NEXT SHOWS:

Batman: The Telltale Series Episode 5: February 26th
Gato Roboto: March 4th
Broken Age: March 18th

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May 22, 2019

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063: Bastion

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

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

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

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Show Notes (spoilers):

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

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April 10, 2019

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060: Night in the Woods

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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.

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

Special Guests: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt) and Jessica Fantauzzo (@jesstauzzo)

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Show Notes (spoilers):

2:00 We enter the spoiler room brawl right at the beginning
3:00 Tell us about the gameplay from Night in the Woods!
4:05 What does the game look like?
5:05 Jess describes the “Fab Four”
6:25 The town is full of life and great secondary characters
9:10 We imagine our voices for the characters
10:35 Who did we hang out with the most (ft. Jacob’s Gregg voice and a question from Thomas Reiss)?
15:15 More Gregg time (and Jacob’s Angus impression)
19:00 Diving deep into our in-game friendships
21:05 Our favourite characters
24:10 Moving from right to left (thanks to What’s So Great About That?)
25:20 YA Fiction, Coming of Age stories and Night in the Woods (see Scott Benson’s GDC talk & Errant Signal’s NitW video)
27:10 Mae is kind of awful in the beginning… does she grow as a character?
30:10 Gaining a greater appreciation for Night in the Woods as time goes on
31:05 Jacob and Mike get into a debate about the nature of man
(buckle up)
35:50 Mike ties the debate into Mae’s mirror scenes
37:30 Jacob relates himself to Mae to counter
41:05 Jacob lost the debate, tries to shift the attention to poetry and Selmers
42:20 Mallard the Duck
44:00 The Tooth
45:55 Jacob reads Selmers politically charged poem and we talk about her backstory
48:10 Germ and cut content
49:20 The twist
53:10 The event that sets Part 3 into motion
55:50 Chasing a hooded figure out of town
57:30 Diving into the dream sequences
59:20 Night in the Woods’ version of Rock Band
1:02:25 The search for the ghost(s)!
1:06:00 The goth guarded gate and Mae’s embarrassing stories
1:10:00 Wrecking a bathroom (#crimes)
1:11:15 Hanging out with Angus and learning more about him
1:13:10 The linear path to the game’s conclusion
1:16:45 Mae goes alone for a Night in the Woods (or does she)
1:20:10 Lovecraftian Horror
1:22:00 Mae’s mental health (check out Chloe Spencer’s piece about Night in the Woods entitled “Night In The Woods Treats Depression Like A Part Of Life“)
1:27:30 Talking to an ancient god
1:30:30 The game’s credits and a question from the Ludonarrative Podcast

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March 13, 2019

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058: Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

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

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

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

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

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Show Notes (spoilers):

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

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November 28, 2018

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051: The Wolf Among Us (Season 1, Episode 5)

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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.

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

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Show Notes (spoilers):

2:05 An episode 4 recap
4:15 Mike & Jacob get really descriptive about The Crooked Man
7:25 The Crooked Man has a backwards villain strategy
8:50 The big reveal… WHODUNNIT?
10:30 The best part of the Wolf Among Us: the political system
13:45 A fight breaks out
14:55 Episode 5 had some technical issues on Xbox One
16:40 Back to the fight!
19:30 What we find out about Vivian
25:00 Moving on from The Pudding and Pie to the Old Foundry
26:50 The big fight with Bloody Mary and another transformation
27:50 Jacob speaks to Moe’s heart directly… through Dragon Ball Z
29:30 Jacob ties the final boss fight… to Asura’s Wrath
30:10 The final confrontation with The Crooked Man
32:20 The community holds a trial
34:10 Moe and Mike share their version of the trial
38:45 How did Moe’s trial conclude?
40:05 Jacob’s version of the trial
41:30 Nerissa was the smoking gun
42:40 The final scenes in the game
44:25 The important final scene and the Michael’s two hypotheses
50:30 The sad bit about The Wolf Among Us
52:10 Episode 5 and series wrap-up

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November 21, 2018

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050: The Wolf Among Us (Season 1, Episode 4)

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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.

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

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Show Notes (spoilers):

1:40 A special episode 50 thank you to everyone!
2:30 Recap of Episode 3
3:15 Jacob vomits while resetting his arm bone
4:40 Moe played this sequence on public transit
6:10 Mike ponders on the subtitle: “A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”
10:05 A Conversation with Colin
13:25 Jacob makes a series of terrible jokes about pigs
16:00 Beauty and the Beast again? Ugh.
19:20 A fork in the road
20:10 First… the butcher shop!
24:00 Breaking Bigby
26:00 A fine detail… the list of names on the chalk board
28:20 We head to the Lucky Pawn and confront the Jersey Devil
32:45 All paths lead back to Bufkin
36:45 Getting to the Crooked Man and Tiny Tim
40:45 One final choice!

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November 14, 2018

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

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

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

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

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

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Show Notes (spoilers):

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

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November 7, 2018

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

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

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

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

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

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Show Notes (spoilers):

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

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October 31, 2018

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047: The Wolf Among Us (Season 1, Episode 1)

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

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

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

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

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Show Notes (spoilers):

2:00 What do we know about the Wolf Among Us?
4:30 Honoring the work of Telltale Games’ employees
5:25 The setup for the Wolf Among Us
8:25 Jacob gets Harry Potter vibes… but this game is not for children
9:30 The game’s graphics. The Wolf Among Us looks like a comic book. Jacob gets Blade Runner vibes next.
11:40 How did we play The Wolf Among Us? Moe talks about how the interface changes on PC
14:20 We have all decided how we are going to roleplay our Bigby
17:05 The voice acting in The Wolf Among Us
20:00 The opening of Episode 1
24:15 Figuring out who the mystery girl is?
25:00 Your first big decision: “did you give “her” your money”
26:00 Your partner is Snow White!
27:00 Entering the Business Office
31:30 Discovering Faith
33:00 Hey… we forgot that “she” died…
34:15 Discovering Beauty and the Beast
37:50 Choosing Mr. Toad or Prince Lawrence
39:00 Confronting Mr. Toad and his lies
41:55 Investigating Prince Lawrence’s
46:10 Saving Prince Lawrence
48:30 Another choice: “who’s your prime suspect”
51:05 Entering a seedy, troubling bar
53:40 Gren causes things go south
56:30 A very dark choice
58:50 Your final big decision: Dweedle Dee or the Woodsman?
1:00:55 A final revelation for Episode 1
1:03:50 Our final thoughts on Episode 1

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July 11, 2018

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036: Her Story

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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.

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

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Show Notes (spoilers):

2:05 What is Her Story?
3:20 Jacob explains Her Story to his girlfriend
4:20 We connect this game to Episode 11: Papers, Please
5:15 How did we play this game and why?
6:35 Mike’s quick note about the game’s marketing
8:45 Jacob talks about Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (note: Jacob mistakenly said Shattered Dimension)
9:35 Your last spoiler warning!
10:10 “Murder? Can I help?”
11:25 Mike starts breaking down the plot
14:35 We start to break down what’s REALLY going on here
15:45 Jacob plays the devil’s advocate and Law and Order: Left Behind Game Club begins here
17:45 Actus reus and the mens rea
19:55 Moe takes us to Middle-earth (was that Andy Serkis?)
21:15 Glasgow
22:35 Coffee and Tea
24:45 Jacob’s dark way of trying to solve a murder
28:30 Rapunzel
29:15 Black Eyes
30:55 The Lie Detector
34:35 The Bruise
37:45 We go back to Glasgow
39:00 “Bye bye game save!”
42:35 Your experience with the game is personal
45:35 Moe’s “psychologist hypothesis”
48:35 The community is split
49:20 The Murder
54:35 There is “technically” an ending
56:20 Jacob compares this game to Netflix’s Evil Genius
57:15 Our final thoughts

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