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103: Death Stranding (Part 2)

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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.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)

Special Guest: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) and CourtFTW (@Court_FTW)

Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub  

SHOW NOTES:

  • 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

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070: P.T.

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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!

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Player: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)

Special Guests: Jessica Fantauzzo (@jfant)

Website: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub

Show Notes (spoilers):

  • 1:30 What is P.T.? What did you know about P.T.?
  • 2:40 Who is Hideo Kojima?
  • 3:30 The initial sequence of P.T.
  • 4:30 Who screamed first?
  • 6:05 The setting and bad decor of P.T. (including a “table of regrets”)
  • 9:20 We introduce you to the antagonist, Lisa
  • 11:00 P.T.: “The Corn Maze of Video Games”?
  • 14:50 Picture fragments and Lisa attacks
  • 18:00 New decor in the hallway (like red lights and a bloody fridge) gives us (P.T.)SD
  • 20:30 The writing is on the wall (“Hello!”)
  • 23:40 Lisa sticks to you
  • 25:20 A change in perspective aka “the red hallway”
  • 28:10 The bathroom scene
  • 29:55 The final sequence of P.T. and the heavily scrutinized way to finish the game
  • 34:50 Slient Hills starring Norman Reedus (note: Jacob wants to play Shattered Memories)
  • 35:55 The zeitgeist around P.T., Silent Hill, Hideo Kojima and Konami
  • 37:10 We talk about revelations from two great videos about this: The Grate Debate and Super Bunnyhop
  • 40:25 Closing thoughts about P.T.
  • 45:25 Bloopers

Please note: you cannot get this game on PS4 anymore, but you can get a remade version of the game on itch.io!

Next Shows:

  • DOOM (2016) – November 6th
  • Wolfenstein: The New Order – December 4th