Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

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**Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast**

Canada’s #1 video game book club podcast! We tackle games large & small, new & old while keeping it informative, funny and (mostly) positive. Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Mike Ruffolo, Moe Murtadi, Katie Lesperance, Flora Merigold and Travis Colenutt. After almost 6 years of twice-monthly shows, we now publish new shows when we have something to say! Looking for a good place to start? Download an episode for a game that you really love and hit play. Looking for suggestions? Consider our episodes on The Last of Us, Undertale, Firewatch, What Remains of Edith Finch episodes or our Hitman, Wolf Among Us or Kentucky Route Zero series!

Latest Episodes:

213: Disco Elysium – The Final Cut [Part 1] Sep 02, 2026

Show notes

We police and do drugs Disco Elysium – The Final Cut.

Developer: ZA/UM | Publisher: ZA/UM | Initial Release: October 15th, 2019

PLAYERS:

Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)
Alex Martin

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 – Intro
1:40 – Housekeeping
2:25 – Fast Pitch
4:10 – How Do You Play It 2026 – Buyer Beware!
9:20 – Explaining Disco Elysium
18:55 – Voices
22:00 – What Kind of Cop Are You?
23:15 – The Telltale Binary
28:00 – Accidental Racism
30:35 – Good Cop/Bad Cop
33:30 – Auto-Save
37:00 – The Tie & Other Clothing
45:10 – ZA/UM Mentioned
49:45 – Map & Clock
55:20 – The Hanged Man
1:00:20 – Drugs and Alcohol

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!

212: Still Wakes the Deep Aug 12, 2026

Show notes

We are trapped on an oil drilling platform in Still Wakes the Deep.

Developer: The Chinese Room | Publisher: Secret Mode | Initial Release: June 18, 2024

PLAYERS:

Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)

SPECIAL GUEST:

Dan (Bluesky) from The Greatest Story Ever Played

SHOW NOTES:

00:00 – Intro
01:16 – Intro to Dan from Greatest Story Ever Played
02:59 – Game intro and Fast Pitch
06:17 – How did we play and where we first heard about it
09:12 – Story set up
11:39 – Gameplay set up and discussion
18:24 – Nailing the setting and immersion
24:32 – Voice acting
29:20 – Story mode option
34:58 – Spoiler Warning!
38:00 – Describing the supernatural horrors
46:32 – Getting lost in the environment (in a good way!)
51:11 – Story spoilers
1:02:34 – Story ending discussion
1:07:14 – Closing thoughts
1:15:51 – Plugs and outro

RESOURCES:

Greatest Story Ever Played – SOMA Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soma-cutscenes-a-video-game-movie-podcast/id1359441046?i=1000537558467
Greatest Story Ever Played – Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everybodys-gone-to-the-rapture-cutscenes-a-video/id1359441046?i=1000527190919

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!

211: Love Eternal Jul 22, 2026

Show notes

We find our way home in Love Eternal.

Developer: brlka | Publisher: Ysbryd Games, PLAYISM | Initial Release: February 19, 2026

PLAYERS:

Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)
Alex Martin

SPECIAL GUEST:

Kate Hunter (Bluesky) from No Small Games

SHOW NOTES:

00:00 – Intro
01:09 – Intro to Kate from No Small Games
02:53 – Gauntlet Run with Kate
09:20 – Love Eternal intro and Fast Pitch
11:50 – Story/Gameplay setup and how we played
15:43 – How long it took us to finish (Katie is iconic!)
18:25 – Kate’s relationship to the game and teaching persistence
22:21 – Who’s played Celeste and Pax 2025’s demo
24:50 – How challenging did we find it
29:19 – Sound design and art direction (shoutout to the artist for the game @paellagenius.bsky.social)
33:48 – Spoilers from here on out!
37:38 – Alex guides us through the story
45:00 – A Vtuber?!
52:45 – Final thoughts
1:00:27 – Follow Kate and her work on No Small Games
1:02:17 – Outro

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!

210: Hermit and Pig Jul 01, 2026

Show notes

We eat mushrooms and have cringe conversations in Hermit and Pig.

Developer: Heavy Lunch Studio LLC | Publisher: Heavy Lunch Studio LLC | Initial Release: February 5, 2026

PLAYERS:

Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)

SPECIAL GUEST:

Joseph Hooper (Bluesky) from Crossplay Conversations, Player Player Podcast and Can’t Pause

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 – Intro
2:20 – Fast Pitch
3:45 – Setup for Hermit and Pig
7:15 – Hermit and Pokémon
9:30 – Battle System & Progression
17:00 – Trinkets
19:15 – The Story
22:00 – More Battles and Trinkets!
27:50 – Hermit and Pig… GOTY Lists?
29:25 – Outro

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!

209: Impostor Factory Jun 10, 2026

Show notes

We witness a weird murder in a time loop in Impostor Factory.

Developer: Freebird Games | Publisher: Freebird Games | Initial Release: September 30, 2021

PLAYERS:

Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)

SPECIAL GUEST:

Dan (Bluesky) from The Greatest Story Ever Played

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Welcome Back, Dan!
2:45 – Fast Pitch
3:30 – A Series Primer & How We Played
6:00 – Setup
10:15 – Story at a High-Level
15:10 – It’s a Love Story!
17:50 – An Impossible Choice
21:30 – Spoiler Warning
21:50 – Simulations
24:05 – Neil Watts
28:10 – Epilogue & What’s Next
35:35 – Music & Final Thoughts
38:00 – Outro

RESOURCES:

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!

208: Phoenix Springs May 20, 2026

Show notes

We take a trip (in more ways than one!) to Phoenix Springs

Developer: Calligram Studio | Publisher: Calligram Studio | Initial Release: October 7, 2024

PLAYERS:

Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 – Intro
02:20 – Fast Pitch
03:03 – Where we discovered Phoenix Springs
04:18 – Origin of Katie’s love of point and click adventure games
05:55 – Our playtime/Travis’ experience with point and click adventure games
10:02 – Story and gameplay setup
17:01 – Red herrings
18:04 – Difficulty
19:43 – Spoiler Wall / Continued discussion of some of the hardest puzzles
24:01 – Things are just weird
27:00 – Lynchian storytelling is not for Katie
34:09 – Visual style
39:38 – Story deep dive
48:36 – But what does it mean?
52:12 – Kudos to Calligram Studio
57:32 – Outro

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!

207: Quantum Break Apr 30, 2026

Show notes

We go back in time in Quantum Break!

Developer: Remedy Entertainment | Publisher: Microsoft Studios | Initial Release: 5 April 2016

PLAYERS:

Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Alex Martin

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 – Intro
1:10 – Housekeeping
1:45 – Fast Pitch
3:10 – How Do You Play It 2026 – Buyer Beware!
11:40 – How Quantum Break Came To Be
14:00 – Exposure to Remedy’s Games
19:10 – Setting Up The Game
28:00 – Television Show?
31:20 – Emails and Narrative Design
34:30 – Gameplay Breakdown
43:10 – Spoiler Wall Warning
43:40 – Junction Points
44:30 – Hardline vs. PR
55:30 – Sofia Amaral vs Martin Hatch
57:00 – Control vs Surrender
1:07:15 – Schrodinger’s Beth Wilder
1:10:00 – Bruce Livingstone
1:12:25 – Beth Wilder’s Journal
1:19:45 – Remedyverse Implications
1:26:00 – Fighting Paul
1:30:45 – The CW Vibes
1:33:50 – Reviews
1:35:15 – Final Thoughts

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!

206: PAX East 2026 Mega Show Apr 08, 2026

Show notes

We took our annual trip down Boston for PAX East 2026.

PLAYERS:

Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)
Flora Merigold (Bluesky)
Alex Martin

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 – Intro
1:50 – Alex’s First PAX and Where To Find Jacob
04:00 – Grave Seasons
10:10 – Crystalmancers and Interview with Jack Perkins (Creative Lead) –
19:00 – Canvas City
24:00 – Replaced
30:20 – Inkblood
36:00 – Memoria Wake
41:00 – Ghost Eater
49:15 – Well Dweller
54:30 – Honorable Mentions
- Escape From Duckhov
- Kiln
- Alpine Trainer
- The Secret of Crystal Mountain
- Super Blowfish Castle
- Avatar The Last Airbender
- Heartlinks: A Puzzle Called Love
- Desolus
- Gnaw
- Unholy Roller
- Fading Echo
- The Lone Sword
1:08:45 – PAX 2026 Final Thoughts
1:16:30 – Outro

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!

205: Chants of Sennaar Mar 18, 2026

Show notes

We learn new languages in Chants of Sennaar.

Developer: Rundisc | Publisher: Focus Entertainment | Initial Release: September 5, 2023

PLAYERS:

Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Alex Martin

SPECIAL GUEST:

Jessica Fantauzzo

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 – Intro
1:50 – Fast Pitch
3:20 – How Did We Play?
5:20 – Describing Chants of Sennaar
7:25 – Levels and Languages
16:20 – The Second Level
19:25 – The Book
25:10 – The Gardens
30:20 – Monster
32:45 – Spoiler Wall
33:00 – Exile
37:30 – The Key to Exile
44:40 – Rosetta Stone
47:45 – Feelin’ Smart
51:30 – Playtime
53:30 – Overall Impressions
1:01:50 – More Games Like This
1:05:10 – Outro

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!

204: Bloodborne [Part 3] Feb 25, 2026

Show notes

We go back to the well and play The Old Hunters with a new friend in Bloodborne.

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

PLAYERS:

Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)
Alex Martin

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 – Intro
2:30 – Gauntlet Run With Alex
11:00 – Bloodborne Again and Fast Pitch
14:20 – Our Experience With FromSoft
20:00 – Bloodborne Is A Toxic Boyfriend Who Won’t Tutorialize
29:00 – Combat
40:00 – Iconic Bloodborne Alley
44:00 – Yharnam and RE4 Parallels
50:00 – Lore Layout and How Much Did We Get
1:00:00 – Insight and The World
1:10:00 – Blood Vials VS Estus Flasks
1:16:00 – Boss Review: Ludwig Broke Travis
1:28:00 – Katie Love/Hates Cos
1:38:00 – Boss Design
1:41:00 – Bloodborne Teaches Travis The Appeal of Sports
1:49:00 – Alex Gets Everyone Murdered
1:54:00 – Final Impressions
1:57:00 – One Last Chalice Dungeon Rant
2:03:00 – Outro

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!

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