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110: The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 3 (Starved for Help) Jan 20, 2021

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

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

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

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

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

Additional Music: Ice Cider (Cider Time Variation) by Lifeformed | Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 Episode 2 Recap
2:30 Where did we leave off?
3:45 Going back to Everett Pharmacy
10:20 Back at the motel where the group is slowly coming apart
15:20 A rowdy confrontation at the motel
21:00 Another rowdy confrontation
31:05 Duck
33:45 The train (and how some didn’t think it was fun)
42:45 A decision in the woods
48:05 A moment in the train car with Clementine
51:10 A railway blockage
55:00 The walkie-talkie
56:45 Where does Moe think this going?
1:00:40 Wrap-up

UPCOMING SHOWS:

February 3, 2021: The Walking Dead S1E4 (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins)
February 17, 2021: WCW/nWo Revenge (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Chris Hayner)

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109: Emily is Away Jan 06, 2021

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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!

108: Katana Zero Dec 16, 2020

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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!

107: The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 2 (Starved for Help) Dec 02, 2020

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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!

106: Pokemon Snap Nov 18, 2020

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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

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

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)

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!

105: The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 1 (A New Day) Nov 04, 2020

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We explore our past while surviving the present in Telltale’s The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 1.

Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Initial Release: April 24, 2012

Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins kill zombies in rated-M+ fashion, make a series of poor decisions and start to build their own community in a zombie apocalypse.

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

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

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

SHOW NOTES:

2:30 Our fast pitch about Telltale’s The Walking Dead (Season 1)
3:20 What is your personal history with Telltale Games and The Walking Dead? We have played both the Batman Telltale Game and The Wolf of Among Us on this show.
7:30 How did we play this one (performance issues and the Nintendo Switch versions)?
9:30 A quick note about the Telltale Tool and Telltale’s impact on adventure games
11:10 How would we describe the art style of this game?
12:35 How will we play our Lee?
15:20 You start the game in the back of a cop car being taken to prison
19:00 Lee meets Clementine
21:45 Representation in The Walking Dead
24:55 Choosing to make our move at night or during the day
26:10 Explaining the decision system from Telltale games
28:35 Duck or Shawn?
36:10 Making our way to town to meet our new motley crew
40:55 Giving the lay of the land (Everett Pharmacy and the Motel)
42:20 The first really rough scene and how we tie it back to our family
44:20 Side with Larry or Kenny?
51:30 Giving her the gun or refusing to give her the gun
56:30 Jacob walks us through the final sequence of the game (Doug vs. Carley)
1:06:10 Our final thoughts on Episode 1

UPCOMING SHOWS:

November 18th: Pokemon Snap ft. Jacob, Moe and special guests Joseph Hooper and Arsene Lakpa
December 2nd: Telltale’s The Walking Dead (S01E02) ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins
December 16th: TBD feat. TBA (our final show of 2020)

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!

104: Psychonauts Oct 28, 2020

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We explore people’s minds in Psychonauts.

Developer: Double Fine Productions & Budcat Creations | Publisher: Majesco Entertainment, THQ, Double Fine Productions, Inc., The Adventure Company, EuroVideo Medien GmbH & iam8bit | Initial Release: April 19, 2005

Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob, take a trip and visit a psychic summer camp, make friends with a really weird fish and find brains. Also, we are not the Milk Man.

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

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

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

SHOW NOTES:

1:35 A short introduction to CtrlAltNoob
2:40 Our fast pitch about Psychonauts
3:35 Our personal histories with Psychonauts
7:30 How did we play (and our struggles with PS2/XB emulation)
10:30 What kind of game is Psychonauts? We compare it to Ratchet and Clank, Sly Cooper, Voodoo Vince and more.
12:50 What is the premise of Psychonauts?
16:35 The game had a bit of a slow start
22:00 Let’s talk about the collectables and powers in the game!
26:20 The game’s great characters and the Saturday morning nostalgia
30:20 Whippin’ doors on people’s foreheads… let’s talk about our favourite levels !
39:15 The main menu and save files in the game
46:05 We walk through the final two levels and how we get there
50:10 The in-game hint system and do we need lives anymore in 2020?
54:20 The game’s art style did such a great job at compensating for the lack of fidelity (and reminded us of Jimmy Neutron)
57:10 The Recommendation Machine
1:00:20 Question from Blake @LudonarrativeFM: “If each of your minds were turned into a Psychonauts level, what would they play/look like?”
1:03:50 Question from Katie @lesperak: “Is there anything in particular (mechanic/storyline/recurring character or expansion of some element of the game) that you want to see in the sequel?
1:06:00 Our final thoughts on Psychonauts and wrap-up!

UPCOMING SHOWS:

November 4th: Telltale’s The Walking Dead (S01E01) ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins
November 18th: Pokemon Snap ft. Jacob, Moe and special guests Joseph Hooper and Arsene Lakpa
December 2nd: Telltale’s The Walking Dead (S01E02) ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins

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!

103: Death Stranding (Part 2) Oct 14, 2020

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We continue to build a better world, together in Death Stranding.

Developer: Kojima Productions | Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: November 8, 2019

Jacob and special guests Travis Colenutt, Katie Lesperance and CourtFTW don’t shake the baby, take showers in front of our partners and wonder what it’s like to be licked by Troy Baker.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)

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

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

SHOW NOTES:

2:30 We talk about some of the characters that we didn’t cover in Part 1 (Deadman and Die-Hardman)
4:45 This game sets a very high part with their cinematography
7:30 We stan Troy Baker on this podcast (Higgs)
9:55 Travis talks about the relationship between Fragile (Léa Seydoux) and Higgs
14:05 We talk about the first encounter with BTs
17:00 Katie explains Death Stranding to her husband, Travis takes a shower with Sam (with his wife walking in) and Jacob pees
19:00 The historical context and ethics of Death Stranding (do you know where BBs come from)
21:55 The chiral network, Mama and Lockne
27:50 Heartman (Nicolas Winding Refn)
33:20 Cliff Unger (Mads Mikkelsen)
38:35 Fighting Higgs
46:05 We start to go through a three-hour lore dump
48:20 The soundtrack was the best
51:20 We continue to walk through the three-hour lore dump
55:20 Did you try to shoot?
1:02:00 The first BB
1:06:30 Travis and Court wanted romance
1:10:30 We loved taking care of BB
1:12:35 Question from @SeriuzBiznus “What surprised you most about your time with Death Stranding?”
1:20:30 @MatterofMichael: “I’ve wanted to play it and I’ve also lost interest in starting it with my backlog catastrophe. My question is pretty simple, is it worth playing through it to the end?”
1:27:00 Wrap-up

UPCOMING SHOWS:

October 28th: Psychonauts ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob
November 4th: Telltale’s The Walking Dead (S01E01) ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins
November 18th: Pokemon Snap ft. Jacob, Moe and special guests Joseph Hooper and Arsene Lakpa
December 2nd: Telltale’s The Walking Dead (S01E02) ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins
December 16th: TBD feat. TBD

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!

102: Death Stranding (Part 1) Oct 07, 2020

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We build a better world, together in Death Stranding.

Developer: Kojima Productions | Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: November 8, 2019

Jacob and special guests Travis Colenutt, Katie Lesperance and CourtFTW arranged cargo on their bodies, built beautiful roads and forget to wear shoes.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)

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

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

SHOW NOTES:

1:45 A short introduction to CourtFTW and her work
2:25 A short introduction to Travis, Katie (and Jacob’s) new podcast called Cutscenes!
3:35 Our fast pitch on Death Stranding
4:25 We start the show with a question from Maria: “Did you go in with any preconceived expectations for this game based on experience with other Kojima games?” We have P.T. on this podcast before, check it out!
9:40 How would you describe Death Stranding?
11:40 This game’s connection to Horizon Zero Dawn.
12:30 What’s the state of the world when we start?
16:00 This game is frustrating to play! A deep dive into the game’s cargo mechanics.
23:00 Court had a real paper route and compares her experience to Death Stranding
29:00 Sam Porter Bridges’ blood, poop and pee are powerful
32:20 We explained how other players’ content can come into your game
38:40 Vehicles, beautiful roads and pizza deliveries (shout-out to Mass Effect’s M35 Mako)
[The podcast gets SUPER spoilery after this point]
44:35 We share our playtimes
51:30 We set up the world and the story of reconnecting America
54:05 Wrap-up!

UPCOMING SHOWS:

October 14th: Death Stranding (Part 2) ft. Jacob and special guests Katie Lesperance, Travis Colenutt & CourtFTW
October 28th: Psychonauts ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob
November 4th: Telltale’s The Walking Dead (S01E01) ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins
November 18th: Pokemon Snap ft. Jacob, Moe and special guests Joseph Hooper and Arsene Lakpa

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!

101: Kentucky Route Zero (Death of the Hired Man) + Recap Sep 23, 2020

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We watch some television in Kentucky Route Zero, Death of the Hired Man.

Developer: Cardboard Computer | Publisher: Annapurna Interactive | Initial Release: January 26, 2020

Jacob, Mike and special guest Adam Iannetta changed the channel, read some Frost and we give you our feelings about the series.

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

Special Guest: Adam Iannetta (@DMAIannetta) | Website: adamiannetta.ca

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

1:45 We give you a first idea of how we feel to be finished
3:50 We set up the fifth interlude, Death of the Hired Man
10:40 You can change the channels!
13:50 The game that we have been playing a version of The Death of a Hired Man
25:40 The Recommendation Machine about Kentucky Route Zero related media
30:15 We just want more (also, is this a game)!
36:40 What will you remember most about Kentucky Route Zero?
39:30 Wrap-up and big thanks to Adam Iannetta!

UPCOMING SHOWS:

October 7th: Death Stranding (Part 1) ft. Jacob and special guests Katie Lesperance, Travis Colenutt & CourtFTW
October 14th: Death Stranding (Part 2) ft. Jacob and special guests Katie Lesperance, Travis Colenutt & CourtFTW
October 28th: Psychonauts ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob
November 4th: Telltale’s The Walking Dead (S01E01) ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Cam Hawkins
November 18th: Pokemon Snap ft. Jacob, Moe and special guests Joseph Hooper and Arsene Lakpa

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!

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