Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

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119: Donut County May 19, 2021

Show notes

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!

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118: Hitman 2, Part 3 [Santa Fortuna] May 05, 2021

Show notes

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!

117: Batman: Arkham Origins Apr 21, 2021

Show notes

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!

116: Hitman 2, Part 2 [Miami] Apr 07, 2021

Show notes

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!

115: Hitman 2, Part 1 [Hawke’s Bay] Mar 31, 2021

Show notes

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!

114: The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 5 (No Time Left) Mar 17, 2021

Show notes

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!

113: Moonlighter Mar 03, 2021

Show notes

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!

112: WCW/nWo Revenge Feb 17, 2021

Show notes

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!

Left Behind Game Club Trailer Feb 13, 2021

Show notes

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

111: The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 4 (Around Every Corner) Feb 03, 2021

Show notes

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!

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