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March 17, 2021

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114: The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 5 (No Time Left)

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We end it in Telltale’s The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 5.

Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Initial Release: November 20, 2012

Jacob, Moe, and special guest Cam Hawkins do ad-hoc surgeries, drink with friends and cry all of the tears.

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

Special Guest: Cam Hawkins (@CamFinalMix) | Twitch | IGN Unlocked

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

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)

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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

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

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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January 20, 2021

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110: The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 3 (Starved for Help)

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We endure a series of high-stakes confrontations in Telltale’s The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 3.

Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Initial Release: August 28, 2012

Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins face the consequences of their actions, fight off bandits and ride the train to the ocean.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) Special Guest: Cam Hawkins (@CamFinalMix) | Twitch | Dualshockers

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

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)

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November 4, 2020

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105: The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 1 (A New Day)

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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.

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

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

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

SHOW NOTES:

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)

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January 29, 2020

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077: Batman: The Telltale Series (Episode 1 – Realm of Shadows)

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We dive into the life of Gotham’s most eligible bachelor in Batman: The Telltale Series (Episode 1).

Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Initial Release Date: August 2, 2016

Jacob, Mike and Moe gush about their love for the Batman, meet mysterious new friends at the local coffee shop and hurt some bad bad men.

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

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

SHOW NOTES:

Pre-E1 Thoughts:
- 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

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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)

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

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.

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)

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

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.

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)

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

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.

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)

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

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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