Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

Jacob interviews Karla and Zimonja from Ivy Road about their experience building the characters, world, and gameplay systems of their recent release, Wanderstop. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUESTS: Davey Wreden (Bluesky) Karla Zimonja (Bluesky) SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ - Housekeeping 2:00 - Intro 4:30 - Prototypes & Inspirations 7:00 - Approach to Cozy Games 9:10 - How Wanderstop Supports Chill 13:00 - Nodes 15:10 - Monster 20:45 - Finding the Right Balance with Monster 24:30 - When Karla Met Davey 28:20 - Tea vs. Coffee and the Machine 32:50 - The Business Boys 36:00 - Pacing 37:55 - Dirk Warhard 40:30 - The Team at Ivy Road 44:30 - COVID 49:00 - Ren 56:15 - Nana 56:45 - Zenith 1:01:45 - The Last Choice and Why It Doesn't Matter 1:05:15 - Looking Back at Development 1:10:45 - The Risk of Hurting Players 1:16:45 - Despelote 1:19:30 - What Now? RESOURCES: Episode 4: Interview with Karla Zimonja Episode 196: Wanderstop BLUESKY: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast that focuses on positivity and community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

Jacob, Katie, Travis and Flora have returned from Boston and built the list of their favourite games from PAX East 2025. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) Travis Colenutt (Bluesky) Katie Lesperance (Bluesky) Flora Merigold (Bluesky) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ - Intro 1:25 - Housekeeping 1:50 - Our PAX Experiences 7:15 - Six One Indie Spring Showcase 2025 Truth Scrapper Away From Home 1000xRESIST Vinyl Forbidden Solitaire HOTEL BARCELONA A Week in the Life of an Asocial Giraffe Guilty as Sock! Kabuto Park The Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish 14:20 - Our Favourite Games of PAX East 2025 14:35 - Monster Train 2 18:15 - Desktop Survivors 98 21:55 - LOVE ETERNAL (check out Love) 26:15 - TANUKI: Pon's Summer 29:05 - Hell Clock 31:30 - Elden Ring Nightreign 36:30 - Constance (Bonus - The Berlin Apartment) 42:15 - Compensation Not Guaranteed: Interview with Arya Wiryawan Wibowo 45:45 - Compensation Not Guaranteed  52:55 - GIGASWORD 59:20 - Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson 1:03:30 - No, I'm Not A Human 1:10:40 - Fresh Tracks Interview with Patrick Owens from Buffalo Buffalo 1:17:25 - Fresh Tracks 1:21:20 - MotionRec (Bonus - Skateboard Knight) 1:27:45 - Perfect Tides: Station to Station 1:33:30 - Militsioner 1:38:25 - Ctrl Alt Deal Interview Alison Czarnietzki from Only By Midnight 1:45:20 - Ctrl Alt Deal 1:48:55 - Aksun 1:50:00 - Bytebond 1:51:00 - Cappy & Tappy: Temples of Peril 1:52:10 - Whirlight - No Time To Trip 1:53:15 - Missile Command Delta 1:55:35 - Birdigo 1:57:20 - Undusted: Letters from the Past Interview with Lala from Toge Productions 2:00:30 - DoubleShake Interview with Liam Goodwater & Nick Roger from Right Stick Studios 2:05:30 - Video Game Trivia Panel 2:08:45 - Episode 199/200 2:09:30 - Outro RESOURCES: ‘Desktop Survivors 98': My Favorite Game at PAX East 2025 via Epilogue Gaming No Small Games - PAX East 2025 Recap LBGC 181 - PAX East 2024 Mega Show ft. Fretless Interview Yvette Young - Hydra Video Game Trivia: Reloaded (PAX East 2025) Crossplay Conversations' Favourite Games of PAX East 2025 Special DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast that focuses on positivity and community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

We got on our motorcycle and rode around the city in No More Heroes! Developer: Grasshopper Manufacture | Publisher: Ubisoft/XSEED | Initial Release: January 22, 2008 Jacob, Travis and special guest Seth Strugill from All N Media and Carpool Gaming sit in our gross apartment, suplex fools and shake our beam katana to recharge. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) Travis Colenutt (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUEST: Seth Sturgill (Bluesky) from Carpool Gaming and All N Media Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:45 - Intro to Seth Sturgill 4:00 - Fast Pitch 7:30 - Gameplay Overview 15:30 - 2000s Era Open Worlds 18:10 - Suda51 and David Lynch 22:15 - Other NHM Games 25:00 - Combat 29:45 - Motion Controls 30:30 - Sound Design 32:50 - Appreciating NMH 36:40 - Destroyman 40:30 - The Spoiler Wall 41:10 - Holly Summers 47:00 - Bad Girl 49:30 - Suda51's Other Games 55:00 - Jeane 1:01:50 - Henry 1:03:15 - Side Jobs 1:05:00 - Reviews 1:11:50 Outro & PAX East 2025 RESOURCES: Review: No More Heroes & No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle via Destructoid No More Heroes Review via Nintendo Life 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 spilled some tea in Wanderstop. Developer: Ivy Road | Publisher: Annapurna Interactive | Initial Release: February 24, 2025 Jacob and special guest Matt Storm aka Stormageddon run through the forest, grow some fruit and reflect on our own lives. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUEST: Matt Storm aka Stormageddon (Bluesky) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Intro to Matt Storm 5:20 - Fast Pitch 6:20 - Disclosures 6:40 - How We Played 7:35 - Gameplay Basics 12:50 - Story Setup 19:45 - Graphics 23:00 - Mugs 25:20 - Voice Acting 27:20 - Music 29:15 - Our Tea Orders 31:00 - Final Non-Spoiler Thoughts 35:05 - Spoiler Warning 35:20 - What It's All About 37:30 - Staying Quiet 41:20 - Controlling Your Drive 42:30 - Ren 47:00 - Reflection & Achievements 53:40 - Business Men 58:40 - Your Trainer & Your Craft 1:04:50 - Monster 1:08:45 - Ending 1:15:30 - 10,000 Hours 1:17:45 - Seasons of Change 1:21:20 - Final Thoughts and Outro MATT'S PAST EPISODES: The Last of Us PAX West 2022 Mega Show Yakuza o [Part 2] Nintendo Gamecube Retrospective (Live from PAX East 2023) Coffee Talk RESOURCES: Our Interview with Karla Zimonja “Fun” & Games Podcast - Side Quest: Kirby Super Star “Fun” & Games Podcast - Side Quest: Sonic 3 & Knuckles “Fun” & Games Podcast - Side Quest: Psychonauts “Fun” & Games Podcast Episode 145: Mini Discs, Big Fun Matt's Review of Wanderstop 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 pray near the well in Indika.   Developer: Odd Meter | Publisher: 11 bit studios | Initial Release: May 2, 2024   Jacob, Katie and Travis gather religion points, run from dogs and push some boxes.   PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) Katie Lesperance (Bluesky) Travis Colenutt (Bluesky) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social   TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Fast Pitch 2:25 - Our Histories with Indika 4:55 - The Setup 8:40 - Presentation 12:20 - Hearing God and the Devil 19:05 - A Post-Hellblade World 22:50 - Flashbacks 26:00 - Gaming the System 36:45 - Temptation 41:00 - Pushing Boxes 43:55 - Children 46:00 - Jail Cell 49:20 - Seeing Yourself 52:15 - Falling 55:20 - Puzzle Things 1:00:00 - Who Do You Hand Indika To? 1:05:00 - 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 build our crew and escape our captor in Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector!   Developer: Jump Over the Age | Publisher: Fellow Traveller | Initial Release: January 31, 2025   Jacob and special guest Adam Gumbert roll many dice, race against the clock and question the humanity of android life.   Thanks to our friends at Fellow Traveller for sending codes for review.   PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUESTS: Adam Gumbert Bluesky | Respawn Aim Fire! Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social   TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 2:40 - Icebreaker: "What's your experience with Citizen Sleeper and games like it?" 5:45 - A one-sentence pitch 7:10 - "Desperation is the name of the game" 12:15 - Stress 15:00 - Push 19:20 - Citizen Sleeper vs. Citizen Sleeper 2 21:00 - Characters 25:00 - Writing 29:45 - Music and Art 34:00 - Spoilers Begin Here 34:10 - Flint 38:55 - Control 42:00 - Yu-Jin 45:45 - Ankhita 52:10 - The Ending 57:25 - The Future of Citizen Sleeper and Outro RESOURCES: Jacob's Written Review on Citizen Sleeper 2 Jacob & Luke's Game Club Discussion about Citizen Sleeper 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 Erlin's Eye in Citizen Sleeper!   Developer: Jump Over the Age | Publisher: Fellow Traveller | Initial Release: May 5, 2022   Jacob and special guest Luke Lewis eat some mushrooms, befriend rogue AIs and consistently run out of time.   PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUESTS: Luke Lewis Bluesky | Crossplay Conversations | LukeWarmGames Podcast Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social   TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:35 - Fast Pitch 2:15 - How Did We Play? 3:30 - The World of Citizen Sleeper 6:00 - Gameplay 13:00 - Parallels to Tabletop 13:40 - Energy and Condition 15:50 - Drives 18:30 - Characters 20:05 - Spoiler Wall 20:55 - Lem and Mina 23:10 - Emphis 27:10 - Peake and Eshe 32:00 - Being Bad at Citizen Sleeper 35:10 - Navigator 38:45 - Maywick 42:20 - Bliss 45:20 - Endings 48:10 - Music & Art 50:20 - A Tease for Citizen Sleeper 2 53:50 - Outro RESOURCES: "Fun" and Games Podcast Interview w/ Gareth Damian on Citizen Sleeper Jacob's Written Review on Citizen Sleeper 2 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 rock & roll in Brutal Legend! Developer: Double Fine Productions | Publisher: Double Fine Productions | Initial Release: October 13, 2009 Jacob, Katie and special guest Roger Reichardt drive through the wasteland, fly around the battlefield on devil wings and talk to heavy metal legends. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) Katie Lesperance (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUESTS: Roger Reichardt from Gamerheads Podcast | Audio | Bluesky | YouTube Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social SHOW NOTES: 0:00 Intro 1:30 Intro to Roger 4:30 Fast Pitch 5:15 Our History with Double Fine 8:40 How We Played 10:45 Gameplay Elements 19:10 Bobby Kotick & Brutal Legend 2 21:15 Roger on Project Management 24:00 Voice Cast 28:00 Story Spoilers Begin 32:30 Licensing Minute 36:30 Brutal Legend 2 38:40 A Product Of Its Time 42:20 RTS Stuff 48:30 Solos & Rocktober 13th 52:00 Story Stuff 54:20 Troublesome Missions 56:40 Final Thoughts & Outro RESOURCES: Video Game Trivia on Gamerheads Podcast Video Game Trivia (from PAX West 2024) ft. Roger Reichardt Our past Double Fine episodes: 016: Costume Quest 053: Costume Quest: Grubbins on Ice 083: Broken Age 104: Psychonauts 156: Grim Fandango Bobby Kotick slags off Tim Schafer via Eurogamer Indie Game Awards - Crossplay Conversations College Football 25 - The Greatest Story Ever Played 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 cry like babies in Finding Paradise. Note: It was just Jacob. Developer: Freebird Games | Publisher: Freebird Games | Initial Release: December 14, 2017 Jacob and special guest Dan from The Greatest Story Ever Played Podcast dive into dreams, fulfill our greatest fantasies and destroy our regrets. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) SPECIAL GUESTS: Dan from the Greatest Story Ever Played Podcast | Twitter Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00 Intro 3:45 Fast Pitch 4:45 How Did We Play? 7:50 Thoughts on To The Moon 9:15 High-Level Story 12:00 Sofia, Asher and Faye 13:30 The Spoiler Wall 14:40 Act 3 24:40 Jacob Cries 29:30 The Book 33:50 Music 36:00 Final Thoughts & 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!

Jacob and Katie build the list of their favourite games from GDEX 2024. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Intro 1:05 Our Thoughts on GDEX 2:30 Housekeeping 3:45 Collapsus Interview with Jay Kidd from Wraith Games 10:10 Collapsus Itch.io Early Access | Steam 10:50 Dark Sky 13:00 Hive Jump 2: Survivors 16:35 Duck Paradox 18:55 Lullaby of Life 22:15 The Pedestrian 26:50 Mole Maiden 28:55 The Boundary Condition 33:40 Primrows 36:45 Derelict 39:50 Recap 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!

We solve a mystery in Telling Lies. Developer: Sam Barlow & Furious Bee | Publisher: Annapurna Interactive | Initial Release: August 23, 2019 Katie and Travis take off the hosting training wheels and spend a lot of time on Zoom with strangers. PLAYERS: Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00 Intro 01:40 What's Half Mermaid? 05:00 Our past with Half Mermaid games 09:00 How to NSA 17:00 Meet our Zoom members 27:00 Hopping around the story 32:00 David's a crapbag 54:00 We love Maxine 1:22:00 A puzzling rooftop ending 1:34:00 Wrapping 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!

On this special bonus episode of the show, Jacob is here to talk all about What the Car? in time for its release on Steam. To kick off the show, we have an interview with Sarah Sander, Triband's Community Manager. Then, Jacob will give you his impressions of the game after completing its first nine episodes. Thanks to Triband for providing us with a code for review. SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Intro 1:20 Interview with Sarah Sander from Triband 8:00 Jacob's Impressions about the Game 14:20 Outro Developer: Triband | Publisher: Triband | Initial Release: May 4, 2023 (Apple Arcade) Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. RESOURCES: Our Favorite Games of PAX West 2024 from Crossplay Conversations

Jacob and special guests Asa Greenriver & Darren Simmons Jr. build the list of our favourite games from PAX West 2024. Technical note: Asa's had a little bit of mic crackle throughout and Darren's computer exploded at about 1:39:00, so bear through the occasional mic issue! PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) SPECIAL GUEST: Asa Greenriver (@agreenriver07) | Borderline Entertainment Darren Simmons Jr. (@XxShadowokamixX) | Rusty Rupees on Twitch, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Intro 2:00 Our PAX Experiences 4:00 Darren & Asa's Projects 8:00 Interview with Hayden Kane with the Cookie Brigade 12:30 Our Top 12 Games of PAX West 2024 13:15 Tears of Metal 16:50 Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game 24:00 Time Flies 24:50 Time Flies Interview ft. Michael Frei and Raphaël Munoz 32:55 Antonblast 38:25 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist 44:10 Everdeep Aurora 48:15 despelote 58:25 Tethergeist 1:01:30 LOVE ETERNAL 1:02:50 LOVE ETERNAL Interview with Toby Alden 1:11:20 Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind 1:18:40 Monster Hunter: Wilds 1:26:05 While Waiting 1:28:00 Lightning Round 1:28:10 All Systems Dance 1:29:45 oneway.exe 1:30:30 oneway.exe interview with Bugs and Spider 1:36:50 Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland 1:38:10 Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster 1:39:00 Ravenwood Academy: A Wizard101 Story 1:40:30 Feltopia 1:42:45 Video Game Trivia Panel 1:45:45 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! RESOURCES: Crossplay Conversations' Favourite Games of PAX West 2024 Special Super Video Game Trivia: PAX West 2024 Edition

It's all about Jed-i mind tricks in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 5. This is part 5 of a 5-part series! Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guests Claire  Helmberger and Luke Lewis join a session in progress, make morbid mine discovery and run away (or decide to stay). PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) SPECIAL GUESTS: The LukeWarmGames Podcast's Claire Helmberger (@ClaireHelmberg1) Crossplay Conversations' Luke Lewis (@LukeWarmLewis) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Start 2:35 Chapter 4 Recap 4:00 In Session 11:50 Forgive or Condemn 17:40 The Meeting 23:00 Medical Stuff 30:50 A Morbid Mine Discovery 36:40 Window Shopping 42:40 Whose Running the Bar 43:55 Let's Ride 49:10 The Soundtrack 51:30 The Final Confrontation 54:00 Wavelengths 57:30 Wrap-Up RESOURCES:   Life is Strange True Colors Soundtrack by Order of Appearance by Bizzle94588 via Reddit Erika Mori for mxmtoon by Howsenselessjoy via Reddit LukeWarmGames PAX West 2024 Episode ‘Venba' and the Cultural Memories I Wish I Had by Flora Merigold via Epilogue Gaming 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 play in a band in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 4. This is part 4 of a 5-part series! Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guests Claire Helmberger and Luke Lewis gave roses, talked through our Miranda rights and gasped audibly often. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) SPECIAL GUESTS: The LukeWarmGames Podcast's Claire Helmberger (@ClaireHelmberg1) Crossplay Conversations' Luke Lewis (@LukeWarmLewis) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Start 1:50 Chapter 3 Recap 3:10 The Spring Festival 8:35 Riley 10:50 Roses 16:10 Pike 25:45 Jed 36:05 Starting a Band 42:45 Chapter 5 Predictions 46:45 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 go on an adventure in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 3. This is part 3 of a 5-part series! We are going to take a break next week, but will be back with part 4 on September 4th! Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021 Jacob, Katie and special guests Luke Lewis and Claire Helmberger talk about the art of flirting, go larping and get angry. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) SPECIAL GUESTS: The LukeWarmGames Podcast's Claire Helmberger (@ClaireHelmberg1) Crossplay Conversations' Luke Lewis (@LukeWarmLewis) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Start 1:30 Recap of Chapter 2 5:10 Steph or Ryan 12:00 It's LARPing Time 18:15 Powers of Persuasion 22:35 Charlotte 31:20 Taking Away The Pain 38:05 Storming Out 45:50 Weeds and Gripes 49:15 Jacob Needs a Bonk and 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 choose our adventure in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 2. This is part 2 of a 5-part weekly series! CW: Dementia Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021 Jacob, Katie and Flora play foosball, talk about depictions of mental health conditions in video games and talk about Jacob's scheduling habits. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Start 1:20 Apparently He's Dead 5:40 Making Plans with Jacob 7:00 Mac 11:25 Steph 14:40 "Do you like girls?" 17:05 Choose Your Own Adventure 23:35 Charlotte 28:30 Swifties Rise 29:40 Eleanor 39:40 Return of the Mac 45:20 Ryan 52:40 Lanterns 56:50 Diane 59:20 Outro RESOURCES: Our Life is Strange All Episodes Playlist Before I Forget (Steam) ‘Untitled Goose Game' Review by Flora Merigold via Epilogue Gaming DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

We start over in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 1. This is part 1 of a 5-part weekly series! Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guests Claire Helmberger and Luke Lewis travel to Haven Springs, bond with our sibling and talk a lot about the gay agenda. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) SPECIAL GUESTS: The LukeWarmGames Podcast's Claire Helmberger (@ClaireHelmberg1) Crossplay Conversations' Luke Lewis (@LukeWarmLewis) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Start 2:20 The Gauntlet from Claire 6:30 The Fast Pitch 7:40 History with Life is Strange 13:45 What Do We Expect from Life is Strange? 14:25 Setup for the Game 17:05 Haven Springs 23:10 Everybody's Hot 24:10 Alex's Ability 26:30 Confrontation 34:05 Formal Spoiler Warning 34:30 Apartments & Air Guitar 37:10 "He a Worm" 39:55 Jukebox Hero 41:15 Duckie & Your Phone 48:00 Telling Your Brother 50:20 Ethan Went to the Mines 1:00:20 Prediction Time 1:01:45 Final Thoughts RESOURCES: Our Life is Strange All Episodes Playlist The First Chapter of ‘Life is Strange: True Colors' is Everything I Could Have Hoped For by Flora Merigold via Epilogue Gaming 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 dungeons and roll dice in Dungeons of Aether. Developer: Aether Studios & ampersandbear | Publisher: Aether Studios | Initial Release: February 28, 2023 Jacob and Katie talk about their favourite dice & card-based roguelikes, talk a lot about butter, bread and jam and they may also share some gripes. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Start 1:45 Fast Pitch 2:10 Our Background on Dungeons of Aether 4:15 What is Dungeons of Aether? 5:30 The Battles 15:40 Dungeon Crawling 18:40 Story 21:40 Sequel Thoughts 23:40 Bosses 31:00 Items 33:35 Graphics and Sound DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

The roomie crew of Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Dave Jackson are here to talk about the video games they played and the memories they forged at PAX East 2024! Four friends for over two hours talk through 21 games with 6 interviews from the show floor! PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) SPECIAL GUEST: Dave Jackson (@realdavejackson) | Tales from the Backlog | A Top 3 Podcast Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Intro 1:40 Tales from the Backlog 2:55 Housekeeping 3:35 Overall Impressions of PAX East 2024 10:00 A Typical Day at PAX 16:00 Panel Time 19:00 Game Time (Please Wishlist The Games That Look Cool) 19:30 Animal Well 23:40 Kind Words 2 (lofi pop city) 28:00 Enter the Chronosphere 33:25 LUCID Interview with Eric Manahan 38:20 LUCID 41:30 Duck Paradox 45:55 Athenian Rhapsody 49:50 Deathbound 54:55 Let's! Revolution! Interview with Michael Highland 1:00:45 Let's! Revolution! Interview with Spencer Casey 1:03:45 Let's! Revolution! 1:05:05 Fallen Aces 1:10:35 Sorry We're Closed 1:15:00 Fretless Interview with Jeff Linville and Connor Smith 1:21:00 Fretless 1:28:30 Scramble Star Crossing 1:31:15 Tape to Tape 1:32:55 The Art of Flight 1:33:50 Kriegsfront Tactics 1:34:25 Path of Exile 2 1:35:15 Part of You 1:37:45 Buckshot Roulette 1:38:45 Olliefrog Toadskater Interview with Phillip Woytowitz 1:43:35 Starvaders Interview with Eddie Cai 1:50:15 So To Speak 1:51:25 Questions 1:57:35 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! RESOURCES: Tales from the Backlog - The Last of Us (Part 2) ft. Flora Tales from the Backlog - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name ft. Matt Storm & Flora Tales from the Backlog - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance ft. Jacob Jacob's Between 2 Screens: A Nintendo DS Retrospective Panel Brenden Groom's Video Game Cocktail Party ft. Jenny Windom, Kenneth Shepard, Kate Sánchez, Jesse Vitelli & Michael Higham Tales from the Backlog - Rainworld  The Sequel I Couldn't Have Predicted: Demoing ‘Kind Words 2' at PAX East by Flora Merigold Katie's Enter the Chronosphere Moment ...and Jacob went viral at PAX East 2024

How could Nintendo improve an already great handheld experience after the release and success of the Game Boy Advance? By adding a touch screen to it! Over an hour, our 5 Nintendo DS experts will help you reminisce about the history of the console. Then with the help of the PAX East audience, we will build the essential list of 15 must-have Nintendo DS titles. Audience members will be given 15 seconds to make their pitches, so come prepared!  Between 2 Screens - A Nintendo DS Retrospective was recorded live at PAX East 2024 on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Centre. There's one section that relies on visual aids; you can download the slides here. There's also a video version available on PAX's YouTube channel. Sections: 0:00 Intro 1:30 Panel Intros 2:50 Panel Format 3:30 A Speedy History of the Nintendo DS 18:00 Our 11 Pre-Selections 27:50 Audience Pitches 59:55 Panel Outro Panel: Jacob McCourt (https://twitter.com/JacobMcCourt) Jenny Windom (https://twitter.com/kimchica25) Scott White (https://twitter.com/ProfessorRPG) Brenden Groom (https://twitter.com/begroom) Danny Bass Jr. (https://twitter.com/CGDannyB) Dave Jackson (https://twitter.com/RealDaveJackson) 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 swing around the city in Marvel's Spider-Man. Developer: Insomniac Games | Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: September 7, 2018 Jacob, Flora and special guest Setobox begrudgingly sneak around as MJ, look up to a couple of bad fake dads and scroll Spider-Man's social media feeds. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) SPECIAL GUEST: Setobox aka Ella (@Setobox) | Twitter | YouTube Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Start 1:20 Intro to Setobox 2:30 The Gauntlet 11:10 The Fast Pitch for Marvel's Spider-Man 12:40 How Did You Play? 15:20 Our History with Insomniac/Spider-Man 21:10 Setup for Marvel's Spider-Man 23:55 Peter Loves Cops 28:50 F.E.A.S.T. & Smaller Settings 35:50 Norman Osborn 40:10 Miles Morales 42:30 The Mary Jane Sections 46:40 Combat and Gadgets 53:10 Traversal 58:30 Story Spoiler Wall 58:45 Fave Story Moments 1:13:10 Sinister Six 1:20:50 Last Fight & Aunt May 1:29:55 Andrew, Toby or Tom 1:31:00 Teases 1:32:15 Reviews & Final Thoughts 1:36:45 Outro RESOURCES: Couples Therapy and ‘Marvel's Spider-Man 2' by Flora Merigold for Epilogue Gaming 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 talk about the story in the second part of our Final Fantasy VII Remake series. Developer: Square Enix Business Division 1 | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: April 10, 2020 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Kyle Stephenson question the Whispers, compare dresses and get scared of Sephiroth. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) SPECIAL GUEST: Kyle Stephenson (@MrKStep) | SixOneIndie | The Trophy Room Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Start 2:10 Let's Start with Child Terrorism 5:50 Katie's Take on Sephiroth 11:50 Let's Skip to the End 16:50 The Whispers 24:00 Tell Us About The Dresses 28:40 Wait, Was It Mark Hamill? 31:40 What's Up With That Cat 35:15 A World Outside Midgar 40:15 Pacing Issues 44:50 Red XII 47:10 Aerith is Cetra 50:10 Hojo & Jenova 56:10 Dead Presidents 1:00:30 Good Tunes 1:04:30 The Kenny Omega Moment  1:10:00 What Does Remake Actually Mean? 1:12:55 Maybe We Were Wrong? 1:13:55 Crisis Core 1:16:50 Will Katie Play Rebirth? 1:20:20 Show Close RESOURCES: Kenny Omega Entrance at WK17 Six One Indie Showcase from August 2023 - new Showcase launching March 20th, 2024! DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

We defend Midgar in Final Fantasy VII Remake. Developer: Square Enix Business Division 1 | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: April 10, 2020 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Kyle Stephenson have women throw themselves at us, talk about corporate structures and yell a lot about emo teens doing terrorism. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) SPECIAL GUEST: Kyle Stephenson (@MrKStep) | SixOneIndie | The Trophy Room Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Start 1:20 Intro to Kyle Stephenson 2:30 The Gauntlet 6:15 Housekeeping 7:00 Fast Pitch 7:50 Our History 13:20 How Did We Play? 14:10 Is Intergrade Essential? 15:25 Is it a Trilogy? 18:00 What's Happening in Midgar 21:45 Emos and Terrorism 25:30 The Avalanche Crew 34:35 Villains 40:00 The Battle Systems 49:35 Materia and Abilities 54:45 Summons 57:15 Structure and Side Quests 1:08:30 Outro and Looking Forward 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 run around in a towel for a while in Until Dawn. Developer: Supermassive Games | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Initial Release: August 25, 2015 Jacob and special guest Jessica Fantauzzo talk about teen bullying, take a hike in the snowy woods and lament the theft of land. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) SPECIAL GUEST: Jessica Fantauzzo Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Start 1:30 Fast Pitch 2:00 Our History with Supermassive and Games Like This 6:00 High-Level Thoughts 8:45 Story Setup 19:00 Spoiler Wall 20:30 Weird Things Happen in the House 29:45 The Psycho 32:45 Totems 35:30 The Mines & Wendigos 39:20 Stay in the Basement, Kids 41:20 Jacob is a Dummy 46:30 The Final Sequence 53:00 Beth & Hannah 54:45 Closing Thoughts DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

We fight god in the second part of our Final Fantasy XVI podcast series. Developer: Square Enix Creative Business Unit III | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: June 22, 2023 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Dave Jackson say nice things about the game, read about so much lore and tell a great story about a chivalrous man. You may want to listen to Part 1 before jumping into this spoiler-filled discussion! This is our last show of 2023 - see you in 2024! PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) SPECIAL GUEST: Dave Jackson (@TFTBLpod) | Tales from the Backlog: Podcast | Twitter Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Start 1:30 Fave/Least Fave Characters 6:00 What We Loved About FFXVI 10:50 Active Time Lore 18:50 Eikon Battles 201 27:10 Jill and Clive 35:40 Final Loadouts 42:15 Favourite Moments 45:50 A Ben Starr Moment 48:50 Okay, Back to FFXVI 51:20 Final Boss Battles 55:50 Ultima Explainer Speedrun 59:45 Making FFXVI Better 1:05:50 The Future of Final Fantasy RESOURCES: Tales from the Backlog - Final Fantasy XVI ‘Final Fantasy XVI' Has An Identity Crisis By Flora Merigold via Epilogue Gaming  Tales from the Backlog - The Last of Us (Part 2) ft. Flora Tales from the Backlog - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance ft. Jacob 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 activate our Eikon Abilities with Final Fantasy XVI. Developer: Square Enix Creative Business Unit III | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: June 22, 2023 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Dave Jackson wait for our cooldowns, appreciate Torgal and go get five piles of dirt. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) SPECIAL GUEST: Dave Jackson (@TFTBLpod) | Tales from the Backlog: Podcast | Twitter Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Start 1:20 Intro to Dave Jackson 4:30 The Gauntlet 9:20 The Fast Pitch 10:55 Our Personal Histories with Final Fantasy 13:45 How is FF16 Different than Other Numbered Games? 15:25 The Game's Demo 17:00 Setup of the World 24:00 Spoiler for the First Five Hours 25:40 Intro to Eikon Battles 30:30 Intro to Combat 38:30 "Is This a Bad Game?" 45:10 Sidequests 50:20 Full Spoiler Warning 51:00 Ambrosia Sidequest 54:00 Torgal Sidequest 57:30 Tentpole Story Moments 1:03:45 World Building Lessons from George R.R. Martin 1:07:00 Dave Brings In FromSoftware 1:10:45 Outro RESOURCES: Tales from the Backlog - Final Fantasy XVI ‘Final Fantasy XVI' Has An Identity Crisis By Flora Merigold via Epilogue Gaming  Tales from the Backlog - The Last of Us (Part 2) ft. Flora Tales from the Backlog - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance ft. Jacob DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

Introducing Jacob's new podcast Crossplay Conversations! In this episode, the lads discuss the past, present, and future of Insomniac Games' Spider-Man series! Every other week, we dive deep into gaming industry topics and host light-hearted conversations around our favorite video games. With a combined 15 years of video game content creation, Luke Lewis (LukeWarmGames), Joseph Hooper (Player Player Podcast & Can't Pause) and Jacob McCourt (Left Behind Game Club, The Gaming Brief & Video Game Trivia) publish their gaming group chat in audio form. The gang is here to break down the latest and greatest in the world of gaming with a mostly positive, insightful and fun style. New episodes release every other Tuesday at 9am PST. 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 videos 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 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 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 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 finally face our fears in the first part of our Bloodborne series. Developer: FromSofware | 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!