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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!

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Canada

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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!

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English


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Our 200th Episode Extravaganza!

8/13/2025
The crew celebrates eight years and two hundred episodes! PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) Michael Ruffolo (Twitter) Moe Murtadi (Twitter) Katie Lesperance (Bluesky) Flora Merigold (Bluesky) Travis Colenutt (Bluesky) SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ - Housekeeping 3:40 - We Reminisce 16:30 - Voicemails from You! 24:30 - The Locks for the Essential List of LBGC Games 26:15 - Hitman & Hitman 2 29:00 - What Remains of Edith Finch 32:35 - Portal 34:55 - Celeste 37:20 - Undertale 43:15 - SOMA 44:35 - The Wolf Among Us 49:05 - Death Stranding 55:15 - Bloodborne 58:05 - Hotline Miami 1:01:20 - Hades 1:02:20 - The Best of the Rest 1:03:25 - Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus 1:05:45 - Yakuza 0 1:08:40 - P.T. 1:10:30 - Psychonauts 1:13:00 - Chrono Trigger 1:17:50 - Virginia 1:21:40 - Emily is Away 1:22:30 - Doki Doki Literature Club 1:23:25 - Luigi's Mansion 1:24:50 - Florence 1:27:00 - Spec Ops: The Line 1:27:30 - To The Moon 1:29:05 - The Last Two Slots (Night in the Woods & Shadow of the Colossus) 1:34:30 - A Sacrifice for Gone Home 1:36:00 - The Future! 1:43:30 - 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! CUTSCENES: Check out Jacob, Katie and Travis' other podcast Cutscenes! The fifth and final season is out now! The Final List of Essential Games/Episodes of the LBGC: Hitman: World of Assassination What Remains of Edith Finch Portal Celeste Undertale SOMA The Wolf Among Us Death Stranding Bloodborne Hotline Miami Hades Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus P.T. Psychonauts Chrono Trigger Virginia Emily is Away Doki Doki Literature Club Luigi's Mansion Florence Spec Ops: The Line To The Moon Night in the Woods Shadow of the Colossus Gone Home

Duration:01:48:16

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199: Interview with Karla Zimonja & Davey Wreden

6/18/2025
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!

Duration:01:28:42

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198: PAX East 2025 Mega Show

6/4/2025
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!

Duration:02:14:30

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197: No More Heroes

5/7/2025
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!

Duration:01:14:46

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196: Wanderstop

4/7/2025
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!

Duration:01:27:40

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195: Indika

2/26/2025
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!

Duration:01:09:18

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194: Citizen Sleeper 2

1/31/2025
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!

Duration:01:02:07

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193: Citizen Sleeper

1/30/2025
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!

Duration:00:56:41

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192: Brutal Legend

12/24/2024
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!

Duration:01:04:59

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191: Finding Paradise

11/6/2024
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!

Duration:00:40:47

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190: GDEX 2024 Mega Show

10/30/2024
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!

Duration:00:43:06

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189: Telling Lies

10/23/2024
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!

Duration:01:41:13

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What The Car? Interview & Impressions

9/20/2024
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

Duration:00:17:03

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188: PAX West 2024 Mega Show

9/18/2024
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

Duration:02:22:15

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187: Life is Strange: True Colors [Chapter 5 – Side B]

9/11/2024
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!

Duration:01:02:25

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186: Life is Strange: True Colors [Chapter 4 – Flicker]

9/4/2024
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!

Duration:00:53:27

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185: Life is Strange: True Colors [Chapter 3 – Monster or Mortal]

8/21/2024
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!

Duration:00:55:14

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184: Life is Strange: True Colors [Chapter 2 – Lanterns]

8/14/2024
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!

Duration:01:02:47

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183: Life is Strange: True Colors [Chapter 1 – Side A]

8/7/2024
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!

Duration:01:08:11

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182: Dungeons of Aether

5/30/2024
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!

Duration:00:44:03