Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

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.

Check out the show on your podcasting platform of choice: https://plnk.to/crossplayconvos!

Don’t worry, more episode of the Left Behind Game Club are coming soon including a two-part FFXVI series starting next week and Until Dawn in January!

Listen to our Spider-Man 2 Spoilercasts here:
– Player Player Podcast
– The LukeWarmGames Podcast

Find us on Twitter for show updates and more:
– Podcast: @crossplayconvos
– Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan
– Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt
– Luke Lewis: @lukewarmlewis

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.

PLAYERS:

• Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
• Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom)

SPECIAL GUEST:

• Michael Berger (@matterofmichael) | Bits of Time: Podcast & YouTube

EDITOR:

• Luke Lewis (@lukewarmlewis)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00​​ Intro
• 0:45 Introducing Michael Berger and Bits of Time
• 2:35 Running Michael B through the Gauntlet
• 5:25 Housekeeping
• 5:55 Fast Pitch
• 6:45 Our history with 3D Super Mario games
• 9:20 What makes this game different from other 3D Mario games?
• 14:05 Structure of the Game
• 19:40 Standout Levels
• 28:45 Spoiler Zone
• 33:05 Standout Music
• 37:45 Boss Battles
• 40:25 Must Own Switch games
• 44:45 The Time Capsule
• 50:05 Outro

RESOURCES:

• “Super Mario Odyssey Review – The Best Mario Game?” from Bits of Time

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 explore the wasteland in Fallout 3.

Developer: Bethesda Game Studios | Publisher: Bethesda Softworks | Initial Release: October 28, 2008

Jacob and Katie carry around way too many blood bags, get revenge and toss our colleagues into really bad situations.

PLAYERS:

• Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
• Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)

EDITOR:

• Luke Lewis (@lukewarmlewis)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00​​ Intro
• 1:15 Fast Pitch
• 2:30 Personal History with Bethesda
• 5:20 Story Setup & Initial Impressions
• 17:10 Gameplay Impressions
• 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!

We went over to Seattle to play video games in our PAX West 2023 episode! This is our last piece of audio about PAX West!

Jacob, Katie and special guest Adam Gumbert walked a whole lot and played some great video games!

PLAYERS:

• Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
• Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)

SPECIAL GUEST:

• Adam Gumbert (@AdamGumby) | Respawn Aim Fire

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00​​ Intro
• 1:00 Intro to Adam Gumbert
• 1:50 Housekeeping
• 2:50 Overall Impressions
• 8:00 NoClip Panel
• 10:30 Our Panels
• 14:10 Leaf Blower Man: This Game Blows!
• 15:15 Interview on Leaf Blower Man with Jakub Kasztalski (Founder and Creative Director @ Unbound Creations)
• 18:15 Antonblast
• 20:50 Starvaders and Cobalt Core
• 24:25 Biomorph
• 27:50 Ascent: Rivals
• 30:35 Mirthwood
• 35:15 Fraymakers
• 38:45 Interview on Fraymakers with Max Silverman
• 49:10 Mythic Protocol: Riftstorm
• 52:50 [I] Doesn’t Exist
• 56:05 Big Boy Boxing
• 57:35 Interview on Big Boy Boxing with Martin Calander
• 1:01:25 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
• 1:06:00 Survivor Mercs
• 1:09:45 Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To
• 1:12:00 Thank Goodness You’re Here
• 1:16:25 Another Crab’s Treasure
• 1:20:15 Yellow Taxi Go Vroom
• 1:20:35 Foamstars
• 1:22:20 World of Horror
• 1:23:00 Techno Banter
• 1:23:55 Below the Stone
• 1:27:00 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!

RESOURCES:

• Nintendo GBA Retrospective & Best Games List (Live from PAX East 2023)
• Video Game Trivia Live 3: DUB Edition from PAX East 2023
• NoClip at PAX West 2023

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.

There’s one section that relies on visual aids; you can download the slides here or watch the video version here.

Sections:

• 0:00​​ Intro
• 4:45 Panelist Intros
• 9:30 The Speed Round (Rapid Fire Questions)
• 20:00 Box Art Blitz (Guess the Game Box Art from a Sample)
• 26:00 Step Up To The Plate (Video Game Vanity License Plates)
• 32:45 Metacritic Critic (Guess the Metacritic Score of a Game)
• 47:25 The Bargain Bin (Guess the Price of a Game)
• ​​1:02:25 The Bonus Round (Final Question)

Panel Intro:

• Asa Greenriver (@agreenriver07)

Panel:

• Dave Proctor (@blankdave)
• Mike Towndrow (@itsmiketown)
• Haley Early (@hayorzea)
• Geoff Moonen (@geoffmakesnoise)
• Jake Dekker (@jacobdekk)
• Lucy James (@lucyjamesgames)

Video Producer:

• Luke Lewis (@lukewarmlewis)

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

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.

There’s one section that relies on visual aids; you can download the slides here.

Big thanks to the Video Game History Foundation for providing research assistance. Find them on Twitter, Patreon and on the web.

Sections:

• 0:00 Intro
• 4:05 A Speedy History of What Led to the Game Boy Advance
• 5:20 Why It’s the Greatest Console of All-Time
• 26:00 A Definitive List of the 15 Best Game Advance Games as crafted by the PAX West Audience

Panel:

• Jacob McCourt (https://twitter.com/JacobMcCourt)
• Jenny Windom (https://twitter.com/kimchica25)
• Celia Schilling (https://twitter.com/CeliaBeee)
• Matthew “Finn” Finneman (https://twitter.com/NOLAnerdcast)
• Adam Gumbert (https://twitter.com/AdamGumby)
• Harris Foster (https://twitter.com/HarrisFoster)

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

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!

We continue our time travels in part 2 of our Chrono Trigger series.

Developer: Square | Publisher: Square | Initial Release: August 11, 1995

Jacob, Travis, Katie, and Flora talk about Bulma from Dragonball, amazing music, and nostalgia glasses.

Players:

• Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
• Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt)
• Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)
• Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 2:25 Flora’s History with Chrono Trigger
• 4:45 Music
• 13:15 Magus and Walkthroughs
• 17:50 Hour Counts
• 21:45 Crono’s Fate
• 28:05 Party Composition Update
• 36:50 Techs
• 39:55 Lavos
• 47:30 Black Omen
• 50:15 Optional Missions
• 59:30 Comparing Chrono Trigger to Mass Effect 2
• 1:03:55 Magus Part Deux
• 1:08:55 Endings
• 1:17:35 Sprite Work
• 1:20:25 Final Thoughts
• 1:25:35 Special Announcement

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!

We travel through time in part 1 of our Chrono Trigger series.

Developer: Square | Publisher: Square | Initial Release: August 11, 1995

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.

Players:

• Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
• Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt)
• Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:40 i-mode and SNES
• 2:40 Fast Pitch
• 3:30 History with JRPGs & Chrono Trigger
• 8:20 How Are We Playing?
• 13:25 Active Time Battles
• 19:40 Difficulty
• 23:15 Setup for the Game
• 29:45 Spoiler Warning for the First 6-8 Hours
• 33:10 Ideal Party
• 37:00 Overworld
• 39:05 Fave Moments
• 50:25 Time Travel in Games
• 55:10 Predictions for the Second Half

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!

We drink lots of caffeine in Fantasy Seattle thanks to Coffee Talk.

Developer: Toge Productions | Publisher: Toge Productions, Chorus Worldwide, Serenity Forge | Initial Release: January 29, 2020

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.

Players:

• Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
• Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)

Special Guests:

• Matt Storm aka Stormageddon (@dj_stormageddon) | “Fun” and Games Podcast
• Luke Lewis (@lukewarmlewis) | LukeWarmGames Podcast

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:30 More about Luke and Matt
• 4:05 The Fast Pitch
• 6:10 Our Coffee Orders
• 9:50 What You Do in Coffee Talk
• 13:55 Characters
• 19:30 Storylines
• 24:30 The Metanarrative
• 26:45 First vs. Second Game
• 31:30 Music
• 35:20 Checking Our Phones
• 39:30 Multiple Playthroughs
• 42:00 Coffee Talk Episode 2 Preview
• 48:00 Fahmi and his Lasting Impact
• 50:40 Games We’ll Play After Coffee Talk:
  • A Space for the Unbound
  • VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
  • The Red Strings Club
  • Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)
  • Varney Lake
  • When The Past Was Around
  • Emily is Away
  • Emily is Away Too
  • Boyfriend Dungeon
• 1:01:45 Wrap-Up

RESOURCES:

• Review: Coffee Talk [via Kotaku]
• Coffee Talk Review [via Game Informer]
• Emily is Away & Emily is Away Too [via Left Behind Game Club]
• Side Quests Episode 163: Coffee Talk with Keith Lehtinen [via “Fun” and Games 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!

We went down to Boston to play video games in our PAX East 2023 episode!

This is our last piece of audio about PAX East, promise.

Jacob, Flora, Katie and Travis became friends in real life, waited in lines and played lots of cool video games.

PLAYERS:

• Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
• Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)
• Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)
• Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00​​ Intro
• 1:40 Thoughts from PAX Newbies
• 9:25 Making Small Talk
• 16:10 Panels!
• 22:45 The Video Game Section (Please Wishlist Your Faves)
• 23:00 Backpack Hero
• 26:55 The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story
• 28:25 The Mageseeker Interview with Javi Gimenez from Digital Sun 
• 39:30 Gori: Cuddly Carnage
• 44:00 Terra Nil
• 48:15 Slay the Princess
• 55:55 A Knight in the Attic
• 57:30 A Knight in the Attic Interview with Dave Proctor from Mighty Yell
• 1:03:45 Strayed Lights
• 1:09:25 Capes
• 1:14:35 Every Day We Fight
• 1:20:20 Wrestle Story
• 1:23:35 Wildmender
• 1:28:55 Demonschool
• 1:35:10 Goons: Legends and Mayhem
• 1:35:35 Goons: Legends and Mayhem Interview with Samuel Bouchard from RageCure Games 
• 1:38:30 Pacific Drive
• 1:44:50 Bread and Fred
• 1:48:15 Rightfully, Beary Arms
• 1:50:15 Recap

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!

RESOURCES:

• The Best Games at PAX East 2023: Highlights From My First Gaming Conference by Flora Merigold via Epilogue Gaming
• Nintendo Gamecube Retrospective & Best Games List (Live from PAX East 2023)
• Video Game Trivia Live from PAX East 2023
• Pax East 2023: Can We Finally Admit That Games Should be in Classrooms?
• Our PAX West 22 Mega Show featuring our interview with Brandon Sheffield

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.

There’s one section that relies on visual aids; you can download the slides here or watch the video version here.

Sections:

• 0:00​​ Intro
• 4:10 The Speed Round (Rapid Fire Questions)
• 15:30 Box Art Blitz (Guess the Game Box Art from a Sample)
• 24:15 The Bargain Bin (Guess the Price of a Game)
• 41:15 Metacritic Critic (Guess the Metacritic Score of a Game)
• ​​56:10 The Bonus Round (Final Question)

Panel:

• Kyle Stephenson (https://twitter.com/MrKStep)
• Flora Merigold (https://twitter.com/LudonarrativeFM)
• Brenden Groom (https://twitter.com/begroom)
• Jesse Vitelli (https://twitter.com/jessevitelli)
• Katie Lesperance (https://twitter.com/lesperak)
• Travis Colenutt (https://twitter.com/TravisColenutt)

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

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.

There’s one section that relies on visual aids; you can download the slides here.

Big thanks to the Video Game History Foundation for providing research assistance. Find them on Twitter, Patreon and on the web.

Sections:

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:40 A Speedy History of What Led to the Nintendo Gamecube
• 4:20 Why It’s the Greatest Console of All-Time
• 26:40 A Definitive List of the 15 Best Gamecube Games as crafted by the PAX East Audience

Panel:

• Jacob McCourt: https://twitter.com/JacobMcCourt​​
• Cam Hawkins: https://twitter.com/CamFinalMix
• Janet Garcia: https://twitter.com/Gameonysus
• Matt Storm aka Stormageddon: https://twitter.com/dj_stormageddon
• Mike Towndrow: https://twitter.com/itsMikeTown
• Asa Greenriver: https://twitter.com/agreenriver07

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

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 hit things with a guitar really well in Hi-Fi RUSH.

Developer: Tango Gameworks | Publisher: Bethesda Softworks | Initial Release: January 25, 2023

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.

Players:

• Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
• Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)

Special Guests:

• Adam Gumbert (@AdamGumby) | Isle of Misfit Rolls & Respawn Aim Fire
• Michael Higham (@michaelphigham)
• Brenden Groom (@begroom) | Pass the Controller

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:25 The Gauntlet
• 6:25 Mario vs. Luigi
• 9:00 The Fast Pitch
• 11:00 History with Rhythm Games and Tango Gameworks
• 20:45 How This Game Dropped
• 29:30 Core Gameplay
• 31:15 Food-Based Characters
• 34:00 Underrated Voice Acting
• 38:25 Music
• 46:00 Boss Fights
• 53:35 Hangout & Side Characters
• 56:20 End of Hi-Fi RUSH
• 1:02:00 Post-Credit Content
• 1:04:40 Jacob Forgot Rekka and Loses His Title
• 1:06:00 Disability Representation
• 1:12:30 Recommendation Machine
• 1:23:10 Wrap-Up
• 1:26:40 PAX East 2023 Plans

RESOURCES:

• Hi-Fi Rush Review by Michael Higham via IGN
• Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon Review by Michael Higham via IGN
• Stop What You’re Doing and Play Hi-Fi Rush by Brenden Groom via Pass the Controller

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 think a lot about back tattoos in the second part of our Yakuza 0 series.

Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio | Publisher: Sega | Initial Release: January 24, 2017

Flora, Katie, and special guest Matt Storm tearaway our jackets, get our pants stolen and finally talk about the Cabaret Club mini-game!

Players: Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) & Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)

Special Guest: Matt Storm (@DJ_Stormageddon)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:35 The Cutscenes Minute
• 3:05 Re-Intro to Matt
• 5:50 Matt’s History with Yakuza 0
• 12:50 What Would Your Back Tattoo Be?
• 17:50 Katie’s Take on Yakuza 0
• 19:25 Hour Counts
• 23:50 The Story Jumps Off the Page
• 27:55 Getting Your Pants Stolen
• 31:40 Being Tender
• 33:55 There Are Too Many Yakuza Games
• 38:00 Sledgehammer
• 39:45 Sewers and Motorbikes
• 46:15 Too Many Names!
• 48:30 Flawed Mentors
• 51:00 Revenge
• 54:45 Cabaret Club
• 59:00 Other Mini-Games
• 1:06:30 Sub-Story Characters
• 1:15:00 Special Moves
• 1:21:30 Wrap-Up
• 1:24:15 PAX East 2023 Plans

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)

You can still find us all of us on the Internet:

• Moe will be on Twitter and Instagram
• Mike will be @ruffolom on all major social platforms or at michaelruffolo.com and michaelruffolo.ca (branding, baby)
• Jacob will be @JacobMcCourt on Twitter and TikTok. You can see his seasonal Video Game Trivia show on YouTube and his written work at TheGamingBrief.ca.
• Katie can be found @lesperak on Twitter and you can listen to Jacob, Travis and Katie’s other podcast, Cutscenes, on all major podcasting platforms.
• You can find Flora’s work at EpilogueGaming.com and follow her on Twitter @ludonarrativefm.
• Travis can be found on Twitter at @traviscolenutt.

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.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt)

Special Guest: Scott White (@ProfessorRPG) | Podcast

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:00 Intro to Scott White
• 2:00 Special Announcement
• 2:45 The Gauntlet
• 8:40 Fast Pitch
• 10:50 The Setup
• 12:20 Selecting a Name
• 12:50 Our History with Bithell Games
• 16:00 Talkin’ to Teks
• 20:00 Connecting It To World Events
• 25:25 Power Dynamics
• 29:50 Choice (or a Lack Thereof)
• 37:00 Commentary
• 38:40 More or Less Linear?
• 43:35 Versions Comparison
• 46:10 The Final Choice
• 56:20 Sequels and Final Thoughts
• 1:05:30 Reviews from the Press
• 1:06:20 Scott’s Work
• 1:09:30 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!

We revisit 2022 in our Year in Review episode (for the second year in a row)!

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 1:30 Katie’s Favourite Podcasts from 2022
  • Bloodborne [Part 1 & Part 2]
  • Returnal
  • Celeste
• 6:00 Katie’s Favourite Games from 2022
• 9:40 Moe’s Favourite Podcasts/Games of 2022
  • Fave Podcast: Horizon Zero Dawn
• 11:30 Flora’s Favourite Podcast from 2022
  • Celeste
  • Yakuza 0 [Part 1]
  • Bloodborne [Part 1 & Part 2]
• 15:50 Flora’s Favourite Games from 2022
  • Flora’s Article on Epilogue Gaming
• 20:20 Jacob’s Favourite Podcasts
  • Star Fox 64
  • Life is Strange [Part 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5]
  • Returnal
• 23:40 Jacob’s Favourite Games
• 29:35 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!

We give no explanations in the first part of our Yakuza 0 series.

Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio | Publisher: Sega | Initial Release: January 24, 2017

Katie, Flora, Mike and special guest Imran Khan play minigames, fight with wacky weapons and sing karaoke.

Players: Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom), Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)

Special Guest: Imran Khan [Twitter, Patreon]

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 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!

We become a Peeping (Major) Tom in Tacoma.

Developer: Fullbright | Publisher: Fullbright | Initial Release: August 2, 2017

Jacob, Katie and Mike read everyone’s emails, get a little bit scared and then become subcontractors.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:30 Fast Pitch
• 2:40 The Setting
• 6:15 The HUD
• 8:10 Welcome to the Spoiler Zone
• 8:25 Tacoma’s Structure
• 9:55 Alternate Histories
• 12:20 The Central Conflict
• 16:25 The TLDR of Tacoma
• 19:25 Voice Acting
• 20:50 The Ending
• 28:50 Other Lovely Story Bits
• 34:00 How We Played
• 36:00 The Time Capsule
• 40:10 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!

We travel to the Land of the Dead in Grim Fandango.

Editor’s Note: Katie’s mic did not record properly, so apologies for the lower-than-normal recording quality.

Developer: LucasArts | Publisher: LucasArts | Initial Release: October 30, 1998

Katie, Mike and special guest Jay Yi struggle with puzzles (even with hints), open the fridge and spend too much time in Year 2.

Players: Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom)

Special Guest: Jay Yi (@PoundJayYi)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:00 Intro to Jay Yi
• 4:00 Mike doesn’t like adventure games
• 5:40 Jay Yi’s Gaming Gauntlet
• 13:20 Fast Pitch for Grim Fandango
• 14:30 Time Capsule
• 21:15 The Setting
• 26:45 Psychonauts Vibes
• 28:40 Spoiler Zone is Open
• 29:00 Puzzles
• 38:00 The Environments
• 39:40 A Remake?
• 47:25 We enjoyed it, okay?
• 53:50 Switch vs. Other Consoles
• 1:00:00 Graphic Modes
• 1:02:00 Glottis and The Twist
• 1:07:00 Reviews
• 1:08:00 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!

We finish the Zero Escape trilogy with a dive into Zero Time Dilemma.

Developer: Chime | Publisher: Aksys Games/Spike Chunsoft | Initial Release: June 28, 2016

Jacob and special guest CtrlAltNoob flip a coin, play with floating thumbnails and try desperately to defuse bombs.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)

Special Guest: CtrlAltNoob (@CtrlAltNoob)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:15 Who is CtrlAltNoob?
• 4:10 Fast Pitch
• 7:30 AI: The Somnium Files
• 11:40 People’s First Zero Escape Game?
• 12:55 A Graphical Upgrade
• 15:00 Where This Game Starts
• 21:35 Spoiler Warning
• 23:45 Floating Thumbnails
• 28:00 Rules of Engagement
• 36:50 The Button
• 39:40 The Chainsaw
• 44:20 Russian Roulette
• 48:25 Quantum Computer
• 51:55 Eric and Mira
• 56:55 The Stand Off
• 1:00:50 The Snail Effect
• 1:07:00 Transporter Pods
• 1:20:00 10
• 1:33:25 Jump Around!
• 1:43:25 Shift!
• 1:50:40 The Final Decision

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 beat one of the hardest games of all time in Bloodborne.

Developer: FromSoftware | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Initial Release: March 24, 2015

Jacob, Katie and Flora gain insight, debate snakes vs. spiders and run through all of our enemies. Kidding… it was only Jacob.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) and Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:30 Did We All Finish
• 10:20 Watching Jacob Play Bloodborne
• 17:00 Grind or Rush?
• 20:50 Go to Jail
• 25:30 Story of Bloodborne
• 36:00 SideQuests?
• 39:00 Multiplayer Elements
• 44:35 Boss Summons
• 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

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We join a high school reading club in Doki Doki Literature Club.

Developer: Team Salvato | Publisher: Team Salvato | Initial Release: September 22, 2017

Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest MissVVitch all join #TeamYuri, have some tea and break the cardinal rule of the podcast.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) and Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)

Special Guest: MissVVitch | Twitch | Twitter

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:35 Who is Miss VVitch?
• 8:30 What is Doki Doki Literature Club?
• 10:00 Backgrounds on Dating Sims
• 14:05 How Did We Play?
• 15:10 First Impressions
• 18:30 Content/Spoiler Warning!
• 18:50 Here We Go
• 24:50 Who Did We Romance?
• 30:10 The Illusion Breaks
• 36:35 Preparing for the Festival
• 41:05 Involving Our Partners
• 44:15 The Files, Man
• 47:10 Everyone Is Losing It
• 52:30 Poetry
• 53:45 Monika
• 1:06:45 Anticipating Your Moves
• 1:08:45 The End
• 1:19:35 Wrap-Up
• 1:23:35 Bonus: More Gauntlet

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We finally face our fears in the first part of our Bloodborne series.

Developer: FromSoftware | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Initial Release: March 24, 2015

Jacob, Moe, Katie and Flora learn how to run after we walk, collect Blood Echoes and cry. Well, at least Jacob cries.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) and Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:50 Fast Pitch
• 3:10 Our Experience with FromSoft Games
• 13:10 Jacob Speaks
• 15:40 Our First Few Hours
• 20:30 Bloodborne is Opaque
• 27:00 Graphics and Sound
• 29:10 FromSoft Likes Bridges
• 33:45 Jacob Has Made No Progress
• 40:40 Katie’s Biggest Tip
• 44:00 Guns are Bad?
• 47:30 You Can Run?
• 53:05 Roll!
• 55:45 Opening Weapons
• 1:03:35 Study Materials
• 1:08:00 Lore
• 1:11:05 Best Way to Level
• 1:12:10 Wrap-Up

RESOURCES:

• How not to die in Bloodborne: 15 tips for absolute beginners by PlayStation Access
• VaatiVidya’s YouTube Channel
• Playing the Narrative: ‘Bloodborne’ by Barry Irick 

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!

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)

Special Guests: Matt aka Stormageddon (@dj_stormageddon), Joseph Hooper (@th3hoopman), and Luke Lewis (@lukewarmlewis)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:55 WrestleQuest
• 7:45 Shovel Knight Dig
• 14:10 Anger Foot
• 17:20 River City Girls 2
• 23:00 Gunbrella
• 28:50 Demonschool
• 31:55 Demonschool Interview with Brandon Sheffield
• 34:50 30XX
• 39:50 Turbo Overkill
• 45:25 It’s A Wrap Interview with Guillaume Bernard
• 50:10 It’s A Wrap
• 53:00 Video Game Trivia Panel (Watch Here)
• 56:30 Matt & Joseph’s PAX West Coverage
• 59:00 The Big Con Interview with Dave Proctor
• 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!

We dismantle a network of very menacing foes in John Wick Hex.

Developer: Bithell Games | Publisher: Good Shepherd Entertainment | Initial Release: October 8, 2019

Jacob, Katie and special guest Travis Colenutt throw our weapons, judo-throw our enemies and admire the carnage we left behind.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)

Special Guest: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:50 Fast Pitch
• 03:10 Time Capsule
• 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

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We solve a vaporwave mystery in Paradise Killer.

Developer: Kaizen Game Works | Publisher: Fellow Traveller | Initial Release: September 4, 2020

Jacob, Flora and special guest Qwinsie build case files, double jump around Paradise and deliver justice.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)

Special Guest: Qwinsie (Twitch | Twitter)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 0:45 Introducing Qwinsie and Running The Gauntlet
• 3:30 Fast Pitch
• 4:50 Adventure Game Or Visual Novel Or Both
• 9:50 What is Paradise Killer?
• 15:30 Speed Running Paradise Killer in 6 Minutes
• 17:20 Building Case Files
• 25:35 Starlight Puzzles
• 28:35 Standout Characters
• 33:00 Entering the Spoiler Zone
• 40:15 Jacob’s Scared
• 1:06:15 Ending Player Choices and Final Thoughts
• 1:24:05 Nani the Hell and Jacob Does a Bloop

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We engage in some mythical gardening with friends in Mutazione.

Developer: Die Gute Fabrik | Publisher: Akupara Games | Initial Release: September 19, 2019

Jacob, Mike, Flora and Katie seek out the drama, play some funky tunes and improve our grandpa relationships.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom), Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) and Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:10 Fast Pitch
• 2:35 Time Capsule
• 5:30 Setting It Up
• 11:20 Trying to Capitalism Mutazione
• 14:25 Our Favourite Characters
• 26:25 The Main Plot
• 32:25 Music and Sound
• 37:50 Die Gute Fabrik’s Other Games
• 39:40 Where The Story Ends
• 46:30 Postcards
• 48:10 Finishing on Polygon’s Review of the Game 

RESOURCES:

• How She Flipped the Script by The Apple App Store
• Escaping to ‘Mutazione’ Island by Flora Merigold

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 for the future of mankind in NieR:Automata.

Developer: PlatinumGames | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: March 7, 2017

Jacob, Mike, Flora and Katie talk philosophy, bad maps and potentially the greatest ending in video game history.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom), Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) and Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:50 Fast Pitch
• 3:20 Time Capsule
• 9:10 How about Philosophy
• 11:50 Reviews from the Press
• 14:10 How Did We Play?
• 15:05 The State of the World
• 18:35 The Opening of the Game
• 23:10 2B and 9S
• 28:40 Gameplay Overview
• 32:30 Plug-In Chips
• 36:30 The Map
• 41:40 Spoilers Start – Game Structure
• 45:00 Route A/B
• 52:50 Simone
• 54:50 YoRHa
• 1:00:40 Route C/D
• 1:02:50 Pascal and the Children
• 1:07:50 The Black Box
• 1:09:30 A2 vs. 9S
• 1:15:55 Music
• 1:18:30 Emil
• 1:19:05 Ending E
• 1:38:00 Will Mike play the rest of NiER:Automata?
• 1:44:30 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!

We get tactical in Into The Breach.

Developer: Subset Games | Publisher: Subset Games | Initial Release: February 27, 2018

Jacob, Mike and special guest Travis Colenutt travel through time tactically, fight giant bugs and throw boulders everywhere.

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

Special Guest: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:50 Fast Pitch
• 2:40 Time Capsule
• 8:00 Into the Breach: A Game for Dads
• 11:45 FTL
• 15:00 Reviews from the Press
• 16:00 Value for Money
• 17:50 Setting Up The Basics
• 23:20 Making Choices
• 26:00 Mech Teams
• 39:55 The Pilots
• 45:10 Very Good Runs
• 47:30 Music
• 50:50 Into the Breach Crossovers?
• 54:10 Wrap-up

RESOURCES:

• Chris Avellone sheds light on Into The Breach’s time-travel mysteries by Alec Meer | Rock Paper Shotgun

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 get confused and surprised at the very same time in Virtue’s Last Reward.

Developer: Spike Chunsoft | Publisher: Spike Chunsoft/Aksys Games | Initial Release: February 16, 2012

Jacob and special guest CtrlAltNoob write so many notes, gasp audibly and hop through time!

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)

Special Guest: CtrlAltNoob (@CtrlAltNoob)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:10 Who is CtrlAltNoob?
• 2:50 Fast Pitch
• 4:30 Time Capsule
• 9:15 Press Reviews
• 11:10 High-Level Review
• 13:40 Describing Virtue’s Last Reward
• 18:00 Setting Up VLR
• 23:40 Spoiler Warning
• 25:30 Main Characters 
• 34:35 Branching Narrative
• 37:30 Radical-6
• 43:40 Bombs
• 44:30 Morphogenetic Field
• 49:40 Dio
• 55:40 Timeline
• 57:20 Pods
• 59:55 Tenmyouji & Quark
• 1:01:40 The Old Woman
• 1:02:20 Sigma
• 1:06:40 Jumping (The Chart We Referenced)
• 1:10:30 Where Are We?
• 1:14:15 Luna & K
• 1:16:45 Gaming’s Greatest Story?
• 1:22:50 Setting Up Zero Time Dilemma
• 1:28:55 Secret Ending
• 1:32:50 Wrap-up
• 1:36:20 All About CtrlAltNoob (Noob mentioned Exit/Corners & Jacob mentioned Afterworld)
• 1:40:00 Conclusion

RESOURCES

• Episode 121: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (999)

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 look at this photograph in Life is Strange, Episode 5.

Developer: Dontnod Entertainment | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: October 20, 2015

Jacob, Mike and Flora abandon reality, explore a very scary maze and make a very difficult choice.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:20 Episode 4 Recap
• 2:25 More like Creepy McCreeperson
• 4:35 How do we get out?
• 5:55 Changing history
• 8:40 A trip to SF
• 12:00 Back in the Dark Room
• 15:30 Telling David the truth
• 20:05 Weird calls and texts
• 21:40 Arcadia Bay in ruins
• 23:05 Technical notes
• 24:45 Back to the diner and Warren
• 30:00 Unloading on Chloe
• 32:20 Question from MatterofJoseph on other games in the series
• 35:10 Losing touch with reality
• 40:25 The stealth section
• 45:20 The final sequence
• 48:40 Final choice
• 55:30 How our sacrifices play out
• 59:00 Question from Setobox about the ending
• 1:03:30 Question from JayDangerRoss about sequels
• 1:08:00 Final thoughts on the series
• 1:17:00 Wrap-up

RESOURCES:

• ‘Life is Strange’: A Ludonarrative Lighthouse in the Darkness by Flora Merigold

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 go to a party in Life is Strange, Episode 4.

Developer: Dontnod Entertainment | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: July 28, 2015

Jacob, Mike and Flora talk tough topics, become deeply disturbed and reminisce about Nickelback.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:20 Episode 3 Recap
• 2:40 Episode 4 Start
• 4:10 Setting up a tough choice
• 8:45 Choice 1: Chloe
• 12:30 Medical assistance in dying
• 15:20 Look at this photograph
• 17:50 Nathan’s room
• 20:50 Choice 2: Nathan
• 24:15 Choice 3: Frank
• 30:00 The world’s greatest detective
• 33:45 The barn
• 38:50 Rachel Amber
• 40:40 Vortex Club Party
• 43:45 Choice 4: Warn Her
• 48:05 Jacob’s Hottie McHotterson
• 53:25 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!

We face our demons r(eternally) in Returnal.

Developer: Housemarque | Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: April 30, 2021

Jacob, Flora and Katie face their demons, explore L-shaped corridors and discuss who would survive longest in space out of the three of them.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) and Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:30 Fast Pitch
• 2:30 Time Capsule and Getting Our PS5s
• 5:30 Game Release and Housemarque History
• 11:50 Press Reviews
• 14:50 Our Past With Roguelikes
• 21:00 Death(s) and Story Unite
• 30:50 PT House In Returnal?
• 42:00 Favourite Weapons – Definitely Not Shotgun
• 52:00 Favourite Bosses
• 53:50 Jacob Throws His Phone
• 62:30 (Don’t Fear) The Atropos
• 72:00 DLC
• 77:00 Final Thoughts: Jacob Doesn’t Want To Poop On Space Potatoes

RESOURCES:

• Returnal is a Hell of Our Own Creation by Jacob Gellar

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 take on machines in Horizon Zero Dawn.

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.

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

Special Guest: Andy Borkowski (@HuffinRadaway) | Video Game Sophistry

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:35 All About Andy
• 5:00 The Gauntlet
• 9:45 Fast Pitch
• 11:10 Time Capsule
• 19:30 Setting Up Horizon
• 25:10 Audio Sync Issues
• 27:20 The Spoiler Warning
• 27:30 A Story Primer
• 29:15 Our Collecting Tendencies
• 33:00 Aloy’s Google Class aka The Focus
• 34:20 Aloy Takes On The Proving
• 37:40 Taking the Guesswork Out of War
• 42:30 Mom?
• 46:50 Gaia’s Gamble
• 50:10 Hey Ash Watcha Playin’
• 53:15 This Game Feels Great
• 54:00 Far Cry Primal
• 57:15 Our Fave Machines

RESOURCES:

• I Want More Horizon Zero Dawn, Just Not a Direct Sequel by Jacob McCourt via Scholarly Gamers

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 go for a dip in Life is Strange, Episode 3.

Developer: Dontnod Entertainment | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release May 19, 2015

Jacob, Mike and Flora steal some money, throw a dog a bone and talk a lot about One Tree Hill and the OC. 

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:30 The “Vibes” Episode
• 5:15 The Dorms
• 7:15 Stealth Sequence
• 8:50 The Mr. Jefferson Moment
• 11:50 YA TV Nostalgia Glasses
• 14:00 Warren’s Bomb Recipe
• 16:50 Choice 1 – The Money
• 21:00 The Pool
• 23:20 Security!
• 24:20 Lisa
• 25:10 Choice 2 – Kiss Chloe
• 28:20 Waking Up w/ Good Tunes
• 31:40 Delicious Breakfast
• 34:25 Passwords
• 36:00 Choice 3 – David
• 38:10 The Diner
• 41:30 Choice 4 – Frank’s Dog
• 43:05 The Birds
• 45:00 Frank’s RV
• 48:10 Blame Game
• 51:15 Chloe’s Father
• 55:00 The Cliffhanger
• 1:02:15 Jacob’s Prediction
• 1:04:35 Wrap-up

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We chase trains down at the junkyard in Life is Strange, Episode 2. CW: Suicide // 49:00-1:03:40

Developer: Dontnod Entertainment | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: March 24, 2015

Jacob, Mike, Flora and Moe shoot bottles, stare at cockroaches and continue to swoon over Hotty McHotterson.

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

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:30 Wait… Moe didn’t play Episode 1?
• 4:00 Episode 1 Recap
• 5:05 Did you water the plant?
• 6:20 Kate’s viral video
• 8:50 Choice 1 – Kate’s Question
• 12:20 Moe’s looking for the gun
• 13:40 Running into Warren
• 16:10 Getting to the diner
• 21:55 Is this your weed?
• 24:45 The diner rewind
• 30:25 Choice 2 – Kate’s Phone Call
• 33:55 The junkyard
• 37:00 Shooting in LiS
• 38:25 Choice 3 – Max and Frank
• 43:40 Runaway train
• 47:45 Back to the school
• 49:00 Choice 4 – Kate’s Fate
• 57:10 Choice 5 – Blame
• 1:04:50 Predictions for episode 3 and beyond

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We climb the mountain in Celeste.

Developer: Extremely OK Games | Publisher: Extremely OK Games | Initial Release: January 25, 2018

Flora, Mike, Moe and special guest Frozen Flygone collect berries, dash and face dark reflections of ourselves.

Players: Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)

Special Guest: Frozen Flygone (@FrozenFlygone) | Twitch

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:50 FrozenFlygone Intro
• 3:15 The Gauntlet
• 6:00 Fast Pitch
• 7:00 Time Capsule
• 11:40 Press Reviews
• 13:25 Our First Experiences with Celeste
• 17:35 Movement & Comparisons to Other Games
• 23:10 Challenges
• 27:20 Getting Better – The Story
• 31:35 Speedrunning Celeste
• 34:00 Mental Health in Gaming
• 40:15 The Characters
• 46:30 The Art
• 53:30 Getting Better – Positive Reinforcement
• 1:03:20 Celestemas Eve & More Speedrunning
• 1:07:40 The Final Ascent
• 1:11:15 Core
• 1:14:15 Final Thoughts

RESOURCES:

• Theo’s Instagram (LINK)
• Flora’s 2020 Celestemas Eve via Twitch (LINK)
• How The Celeste Speedrunning Community Became Queer As Hell via Kotaku (LINK)
• Frost Fatales 2022 through March 5th (LINK)

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We travel to Arcadia Bay in Life is Strange, Episode 1.

Developer: Dontnod Entertainment | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: January 30, 2015

Jacob, Mike and Flora travel to the Pacific Northwest, get really angsty and talk a lot about The O.C. for some reason.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) & Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:05 Special Announcement
• 3:50 Fast Pitch
• 5:10 Time Capsule
• 9:00 Press Reviews
• 13:30 Dontnod
• 16:35 The Remaster
• 20:20 The Lighthouse
• 22:00 The Bathroom Scene
• 28:00 First Major Choice
• 33:10 Secondary Characters
• 40:20 Second Choice
• 43:30 The Dorms
• 48:10 Third Choice
• 51:30 Fixing Your Camera
• 59:25 Fourth Choice
• 1:04:25 Ending at the Lighthouse
• 1:07:30 Wrap-up

RESOURCES:

• 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]

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We are looking at you through the glass in Emily is Away Too.

Developer: Kyle Seeley | Publisher: Kyle Seeley | Initial Release: May 26, 2017

Jacob, Mike, Katie and special guest Travis Colenutt get friend-zoned, drink underage and cover Snow Patrol songs quietly in their rooms.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) & Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)

Special Guest: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 2:05 Special Announcement
• 3:45 Gauntlet for Travis
• 8:20 Fast Pitch
• 10:10 Time Capsule
• 15:30 Press Reviews
• 19:30 Characters
• 21:50 Our Screen Names
• 24:50 Chapter 1
• 32:20 Emily and Evelyn
• 41:00 Alcohol as Teens
• 45:20 Chat Logs and Typing and Deleting
• 49:20 Chapter 3
• 55:20 Chapter 4 – Emily
• 1:00:00 Chapter 4 – Evelyn
• 1:02:50 Music
• 1:10:55 Chapter 5
• 1:19:20 Results Screen
• 1:21:30 Questions
• 1:28:00 Wrap Up

RESOURCES:

• Kinda Funny Emily is Away Too Playthrough (LINK)
• Emily is Away Too Music Playlist (LINK)

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We shoot for the stars in Star Fox 64.

Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | Publisher: Nintendo | Initial Release: June 30, 1997

Jacob, Moe and special guest Mike Towndrow plan a trip to Nintendo New York, talk about Grippy and Slippy and Fox’s daddy issues.

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

Special Guest: Mike Towndrow (@MixTowndrow) | SixOneIndie

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:30 Running Mike through The Gauntlet
• 5:37 Fast Pitch for Star Fox 64
• 7:10 Star Fox Time Capsule
• 11:30 Let’s watch a TV commercial, talk about Mike’s prestine Star Fox 64 box and N64 consoles
• 16:10 How did we play the game?
• 19:55 Press Reviews
• 22:00 What is Star Fox 64?
• 28:30 Characters
• 29:25 Levels
• 37:00 Andross
• 40:20 Nintendo did a muppets thing (watch it now)!
• 45:50 Star Fox in 2022
• 47:00 Star Fox Anime (watch it now)?
• 52:15 Mike’s Indie Game Corner (Astrodogs, Whisker Squadron, Operation DogFight & Ex-Zodiac)
• 57:20 Wrap-up

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We revisit 2021 in our Year in Review episode!

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

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 1:30 Mike’s Favourite Podcasts from 2021
  • Hitman 2 Series (Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6)
  • Donut County
  • Hades
• 6:00 Moe’s Favourite Podcasts from 2021
  • Hades
  • Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Part 1 & 2)
  • Batman: Arkham Origins
• 11:30 Jacob’s Favourite Podcast from 2021
  • WCW/nWo Revenge
  • Emily Is Away
  • Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (999)
• 16:30 Moe’s Favourite “New Releases”
  • Hitman 3
  • F1 2021
  • Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2
• 20:00 Mike’s Favourite New Releases
  • Psychonauts 2
  • Halo Infinite
  • Back 4 Blood
• 26:10 Jacob Favourite New Releases
  • Before Your Eyes
  • Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
  • Inscryption
• 30:45 What’s Next for the Left Behind Game Club

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We visit the beach with our cool aunt and uncle in Wide Ocean Big Jacket.

Developer: Turnfollow | Publisher: Tender Claws | Initial Release: January 22, 2020

Jacob, Mike and Moe talk about the bird and bees, watch birds and tell a great story about a rat.

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

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 1:15 Fast Pitch about Wide Ocean Big Jacket
• 3:30 The Time Capsule around Wide Ocean Big Jacket
• 8:25 How we played this game
• 9:45 Where the complaints stop, a quote from D.M. Moore’s “You don’t play Wide Ocean Big Jacket; you participate” and our Virginia episode
• 13:30 Tying this to Bob’s Burgers
• 15:00 The birds and the bee
• 21:45 Ben is a master storyteller
• 22:55 The epilogue with Alan and Meryl
• 24:55 Our favourite coming-of-age stories
• 28:00 Differentiating between the A plot and the B plot
• 30:45 Moe said there wasn’t enough story for him and he writes an email about Wide Ocean Big Jacket
• 32:15 What the heck does the title mean? Listen to our Thirty Flights of Loving, Firewatch and Kentucky Route Zero episodes!

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We participate in a synthpop fever dream in Sayonara Wild Hearts. Technical note: there is some minor background noise between 7:30-12:30.

Developer: Simogo | Publisher: Annapurna Interactive | Initial Release: September 19, 2019

Jacob, Mike, and special guest Kam Konek talk about very good old games, get Swedish and praise Queen Latifah. Also, Carly Rez Jepsen.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom)

Special Guest: Kam Konek (@TheKamdyman)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 1:00 Kam is here!
• 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

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UPCOMING SHOWS:

• December 15th – Our Last Episode of 2021!

We take control of a corpse in a dungeon in Dead Cells.

Developer: Motion Twin & Evil Empire | Publisher: Motion Twin & Playdigious | Initial Release: May 10, 2017 (Early Access)

Jacob, Mike, and special guest Adam Gumbert get murdered, upgrade their flask and always roll.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom)

Special Guest: Adam Gumbert (@AdamGumby)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 1:00 Adam is here!
• 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!

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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.

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

Special Guest: Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 1:00 Flora is back!
• 2:10 Running Flora through the Left Behind Game Club Guest Gaming Gauntlet(TM)
• 4:40 Fast pitch about Hades
• 6:20 A Hades time capsule (Noclip’s fantastic documentary about the game)
• 9:55 Our histories with Supergiant Games (listen to our Bastion episode)
• 13:50 How did we play the game?
• 15:40 Setting up Hades!
• 16:40 Spoiler warning!
• 18:20 Mike dives into his love of mythology; we dive into Zagreus’ place in Greek mythology
• 22:45 The game feels sublime to play – here are the basics
• 26:40 Jacob’s Tier List for Weapons
• 28:00 Mixing in boons and weapon upgrades to the conversation
• 40:00 Explaining Hades God Mode
• 43:55 Bosses and mini-bosses
• 48:45 Talking about important items like Ambrosia, Titan Blood and more
• 56:40 TINY VERMIN
• 59:30 Fighting Hades (and Charon)
• 1:08:40 Questions from the Epilogue Gaming Discord community
• 1:12:25 Graphics and sound
• 1:14:50 Final thoughts (including Barry Irick’s “Why I Quit Playing Hades“)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

SHOW NOTES:

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

DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

UPCOMING SHOWS:

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

We play one of the greatest games of the generation in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

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

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

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

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 1:50 Galen Havey Intro
• 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

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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

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)

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

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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.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom)

Special Guest: Brenden Groom (@begroom)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 1:10 Intro to Brenden
• 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

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We explore the zombie apocalypse through the eyes of many folks in Telltale’s The Walking Dead: 400 Days.

Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Initial Release: July 2, 2013

Jacob, Moe, and special guest Emmett Watkins Jr. jump on the bus, meet unstable strangers and create bonds with new apocalypse survivors.

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

Special Guest: Emmett Watkins Jr. (@Ejsponge61)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 1:10 An introduction to Emmett Watkins Jr.
• 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)

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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!

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) Special Guest: Shane Chiasson (@chiassoo)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 2:00 #UbisoftCanadaGuild Thank You
• 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!

We wrap up our Hitman 2 series by travelling to the Isle of Sgail in Hitman 2, Part 6.

Developer: IO Interactive | Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: November 13th, 2018

Jacob, Moe and Mike try to find some coins, burn our friends and party with sisters.

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

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:30 Intros
• 1:15 Mission briefing
• 2:45 Discussing story
• 4:00 Discussing scores
• 6:15 Jacob’s playthrough
• 16:15 Mike’s playthrough
• 31:40 Moe’s playthrough
• 47:30 Closing comments

UPCOMING SHOWS:

• 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!

Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt) & Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)

Show Notes:

• 1:10 The Tutorial
• 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!

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)

Special Guests: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt) & Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:30 Intros
• 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.)

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We check out the neighbourhood in Hitman 2, Part 5.

Developer: IO Interactive | Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: November 13th, 2018

Jacob, Moe and Mike join the barbecue, check out some fine real estate and exterminate all threats.

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

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 00:30 Intros
• 00:50 Mission Briefing
• 2:55 Thoughts about the setting
• 3:35 Sharing scores
• 5:15 Discussing mission objectives
• 6:40 Jacob’s playthrough
• 14:00 Mike’s playthrough
• 23:00 Moe’s playthrough
• 32:10 Closing comments

UPCOMING SHOWS:

• 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)

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We lament the loss of June in Last Day of June. Developer: Ovosonico | Publisher: 505 Games | Initial Release: 31 August 2017

Jacob, Mike and special guest Flora Merigold replay the past, hit A on things and prevent tragedies.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom)

Special Guest: Flora Merigold, co-founder of EpilogueGaming.com Twitter: @LudonarrativeFM | Twitch: @LudoFM

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 1:20 All about Flora
• 3:30 Our fast pitch about Last Day of June
• 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!

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We explore a branching storyline in Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors.

Developer: Chunsoft | Publisher: Spike/Aksys Games | Initial Release: December 10, 2009

Jacob, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob escape rooms, solve puzzles and travel through space and time to survive and thrive.

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

Special Guest: CtrlAltNoob (@CtrlAltNoob) | YouTube | Twitch

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 1:10 All About CtrlAltNoob
• 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.

We chase a ghost in Hitman 2, Part 4.

Developer: IO Interactive | Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: November 13th, 2018

Jacob, Moe and Mike direct movies, discover secret identities and dip into their old ways.

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

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:30 Introductions
• 1:15 Sharing scores
• 3:35 Mission briefing
• 5:20 Mission breakdown
• 7:17 Jacob’s playthrough
• 17:50 Moe’s playthrough
• 31:45 Mike’s playthrough
• 44:06 Closing comments

UPCOMING SHOWS:

• 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.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom)

Special Guest: Wesley LeBlanc | Twitter | Dragonball Speak Podcast

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:31 Introductions
• 2:40 General info on Donut County
• 3:10 Fast Pitch
• 8:20 Explaining the game
• 22:15 Explaining the story
• 28:25 Discussing the game music
• 31:40 Questions

UPCOMING SHOWS:

• 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 cut the head off a three-headed serpent in Hitman 2, Part 3.

Developer: IO Interactive | Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: November 13th, 2018

Jacob, Moe and Mike tattoo their foes, play around in the jungle and purge construction sites from evil spirits.

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

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:31 Introductions
• 1:00 Short recap
• 1:22 Mission briefing
• 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.

We discover the origins of the Dark Knight in Batman: Arkham Origins.

Developer: WB Games Montréal | Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: October 25th, 2013

Jacob, Moe and special guests Luke Lewis and Kyle Stephenson get festive, discuss their favourite Joker and become the ultimate Gotham predator.

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

Special Guest #1: Luke Lewis (@lukewarmlewis) | LukeWarmGames Podcast

Special Guest #2: Kyle Stephenson (@MrKStep) | PS Trophy Room Podcast | Six One Indie

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:40 Introductions
• 3:37 Fast Pitch for Batman: Arkham Origins
• 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.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) Special Guest: Morten Elgaard (@Morten_Elgaard) | Website

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

• 2:04: Mission briefing for the episode
• 4:00: Recap from the last episode
• 8:50 Scores are announced for story-sharing order
• 10:30: Jacob begins to tell his game experience
• 14:25: Mike begins to tell his game experience
• 20:56: Morten begins to tell his game experience
• 34:40: Moe begins to tell his game experience
• 47:14: Discussions about new features
• 59:05: Closing

UPCOMING SHOWS:

• April 21, 2021 Batman: Arkham Origins (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guests Luke Lewis and Kyle Stephenson)
• May 5, 2021 Hitman 2 [Part 3 -Three Headed Serpent] (ft. TBD)
• 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.

We become Agent 47 once again in Hitman 2, Part 1.

Developer: IO Interactive | Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: November 13th, 2018

Jacob, Moe and Mike blow up trucks, throw katanas and reassume their Hitman 2 personas.

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

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 10:30 Moe is checked out from the story because he prefers Agent 47 being a mystery
• 13:02 Discussing the mission scores from first level of Hitman 2
• 15:20 Moe lays out the beginning of the mission and how he progressed through it
• 20:50 Jacob begins talking about his playthrough
• 25:00 Mike begins talking about his playthrough
• 39:12 Moe teases how he plans to play the next episode and asks the others about their strategy

UPCOMING SHOWS:

• 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)
• May 5, 2021 Hitman 2 [Part 3 -Three Headed Serpent] (ft. TBD)
• 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.

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)

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 fight monsters and stimulate the local economy in Moonlighter.

Developer: Digital Sun | Publisher: 11 bit studios | Initial Release: May 29, 2018

Jacob and special guest Dan Colonna chase away shoplifters, bug out with their Merchant Pendant and die a whole lot.

Player: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)

Special Guest: Dan Colonna (@danomak) | Dinosaur Machines Game Club Podcast: Twitter | Podcast

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 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.

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

Special Guest: Chris Hayner (@ChrisHayner) | Wrestle Buddies: Twitter | Podcast

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 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.

Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub | Discord: leftbehindgame.club/discord

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)

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 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)

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 type and delete, type and delete through IM in Emily is Away.

Developer: Kyle Seeley | Publisher: Kyle Seeley | Initial Release: November 20, 2015

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.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) Special Guests: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt) & Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) from Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast (@Cutscenes_Pod // cutscenes.ca)

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 2:00 Our Fast Pitch about Emily is Away
• 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.

We experience drug-induced time distortion while killing people in Katana Zero.

Developer: Askiisoft | Publisher: Devolver Digital | Initial Release: April 18, 2019

Jacob, Mike and Moe befriend a little girl, take on many killing contracts and experience cloud gaming.

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

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

• 1:40 Fast Pitch
• 2:25 What did we know
• 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.

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:

• 0:15 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.

We gotta snap em’ all in Pokemon Snap.

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.

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

Special Guests: Arsene Lakpa (@PaxArsenica) & Joseph Hooper (@Th3Hoopman) from the Player Player Podcast

Player Player Podcast: Website | Twitter

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SHOW NOTES:

• 1:50 What is the Player Player Podcast?
• 3:00 What’s your Fast Pitch on Pokemon Snap?
• 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)

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