Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast
Canada's #1 video game book club podcast, where the hosts tackle games both large and small, old and new, keeping things informative, funny, and mostly positive. The team includes Jacob McCourt, Mike Ruffolo, Moe Murtadi, Katie Lesperance, Flora Merigold, and Travis Colenutt. After nearly six years of twice-monthly episodes, they now publish new shows whenever they have something worth saying. New listeners can start with episodes about games they love, or explore suggested episodes on titles like The Last of Us, Undertale, Firewatch, and What Remains of Edith Finch, as well as series on Hitman, The Wolf Among Us, and Kentucky Route Zero.
Episodes
213: Disco Elysium – The Final Cut [Part 1]
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 - Wha
212: Still Wakes the Deep
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 a
211: Love Eternal
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
210: Hermit and Pig
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
209: Impostor Factory
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
208: Phoenix Springs
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/Travi
207: Quantum Break
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 - S
206: PAX East 2026 Mega Show
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 Wa
205: Chants of Sennaar
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 Lev
204: Bloodborne [Part 3]
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 -
203: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 [Part 3]
We saved Jacob from the Gommage for a part three of our discussion on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Developer: Sandfall Interactive | Publisher: Kepler Interactive | Initial Release: April 24, 2025
PLAYERS:
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Jacob's Here
2:50 - Why Did Jacob Not Play Right Away?
7:55 - The Prologue
9:55 - Spoiler Wall
10:15 - The
202: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 [Part 2]
We continue with part two of our discussion on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Developer: Sandfall Interactive | Publisher: Kepler Interactive | Initial Release: April 24, 2025
PLAYERS:
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)
Flora Merigold (Bluesky)
Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
2:20 - End of
201: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 [Part 1]
We try to avoid the gommage in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Developer: Sandfall Interactive | Publisher: Kepler Interactive | Initial Release: April 24, 2025
PLAYERS:
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)
Flora Merigold (Bluesky)
Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
2:50 - Fast Pitch
6:40 - Story
Our 200th Episode Extravaganza!
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
199: Interview with Karla Zimonja & Davey Wreden
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 Su
198: PAX East 2025 Mega Show
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 Experi
197: No More Heroes
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)
SP
196: Wanderstop
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 |
195: Indika
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:
194: Citizen Sleeper 2
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
193: Citizen Sleeper
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 | Tw
192: Brutal Legend
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 Ga
191: Finding Paradise
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 P
190: GDEX 2024 Mega Show
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 | Stea
189: Telling Lies
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: @LeftBehind
What The Car? Interview & Impressions
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
188: PAX West 2024 Mega Show
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
187: Life is Strange: True Colors [Chapter 5 – Side B]
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)
186: Life is Strange: True Colors [Chapter 4 – Flicker]
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)
Flor
185: Life is Strange: True Colors [Chapter 3 – Monster or Mortal]
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.
PLA
184: Life is Strange: True Colors [Chapter 2 – Lanterns]
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
183: Life is Strange: True Colors [Chapter 1 – Side A]
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 (
182: Dungeons of Aether
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: LeftBehin
181: PAX East 2024 Mega Show
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 (@r
180: Between 2 Screens – A Nintendo DS Retrospective [Live from 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 sec
179: Marvel’s Spider-Man (2018)
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 GUES
178: Final Fantasy VII Remake [Part 2]
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 (@Ludo
177: Final Fantasy VII Remake [Part 1]
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 Merig
176: Until Dawn
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
175: Final Fantasy XVI [Part 2]
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 spoi
174: Final Fantasy XVI [Part 1]
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)
SPECI
Introducing: Crossplay Conversations (Feed Drop)
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 Play
173: Super Mario Odyssey
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 (@ma
172: Fallout 3
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 | Twit
171: PAX West 2023 Mega Show
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: @LeftBehi
170: Video Game Trivia Live 3: DUB Edition (from 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 no
169: Game Boy Advance Retrospective (Live from PAX West 2023)
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 contr
168: Chrono Trigger [Part 2]
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: Lef
167: Chrono Trigger [Part 1]
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)
166: Coffee Talk
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 Me
165: PAX East 2023 Mega Show
We went down to Boston to play video games 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: LeftBehindG
164: Video Game Trivia Live 2 (from PAX East 2023)
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 g
163: Nintendo Gamecube Retrospective (Live from PAX East 2023)
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
162: Hi-Fi RUSH
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 M
161: Yakuza 0 [Part 2]
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 Sto
Announcement: Changes to the Podcast
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
160: Subsurface Circular
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 Col
159: Year In Review for 2022
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 Fl
158: Yakuza 0 [Part 1]
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, Pa
157: Tacoma
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: @LeftB
156: Grim Fandango
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
155: Zero Time Dilemma
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)
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154: Bloodborne [Part 2]
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)
153: Doki Doki Literature Club
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
152: Bloodborne [Part 1]
We finally face our fears in the first part of our Bloodborne series.
Developer: FromSoftware | 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 Mer
PAX West 22 Mega Show (Bonus)
In this extraordinary bonus episode of the Left Behind Game Club, Jacob is joined by Matt aka Stormageddon, Joseph Hooper, and Luke Lewis to share some of their favourite games from the PAX West 22 show floor! We also have half a dozen interviews from the show floor!
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
Special Guests: Matt aka Stormageddon (@dj_stormageddon), Joseph Hooper (@th3hoopman), a
151: John Wick Hex
We dismantle a network of very menacing foes in John Wick Hex.
Developer: Bithell Games | Publisher: Good Shepherd Entertainment | Initial Release: October 8, 2019
Jacob, Katie and special guest Travis Colenutt throw our weapons, judo-throw our enemies and admire the carnage we left behind.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)
Special Guest: Travis Colenutt (
150: Paradise Killer
We solve a vaporwave mystery in Paradise Killer.
Developer: Kaizen Game Works | Publisher: Fellow Traveller | Initial Release: September 4, 2020
Jacob, Flora and special guest Qwinsie build case files, double jump around Paradise and deliver justice.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)
Special Guest: Qwinsie (Twitch | Twitter)
Web: LeftBehindGame.Cl
149: Mutazione
We engage in some mythical gardening with friends in Mutazione.
Developer: Die Gute Fabrik | Publisher: Akupara Games | Initial Release: September 19, 2019
Jacob, Mike, Flora and Katie seek out the drama, play some funky tunes and improve our grandpa relationships.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom), Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) and Katie Lesperance (@lespe
148: NieR:Automata
We fight for the future of mankind in NieR:Automata.
Developer: PlatinumGames | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: March 7, 2017
Jacob, Mike, Flora and Katie talk philosophy, bad maps and potentially the greatest ending in video game history.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom), Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) and Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)
Web: L
147: Into the Breach
We get tactical in Into The Breach.
Developer: Subset Games | Publisher: Subset Games | Initial Release: February 27, 2018
Jacob, Mike and special guest Travis Colenutt travel through time tactically, fight giant bugs and throw boulders everywhere.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) and Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom)
Special Guest: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt)
Web: LeftBehindGame.Clu
146: Virtue’s Last Reward
We get confused and surprised at the very same time in Virtue's Last Reward.
Developer: Spike Chunsoft | Publisher: Spike Chunsoft/Aksys Games | Initial Release: February 16, 2012
Jacob and special guest CtrlAltNoob write so many notes, gasp audibly and hop through time!
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
Special Guest: CtrlAltNoob (@CtrlAltNoob)
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145: Life is Strange [Episode 5 – Polarized]
We look at this photograph in Life is Strange, Episode 5.
Developer: Dontnod Entertainment | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: October 20, 2015
Jacob, Mike and Flora abandon reality, explore a very scary maze and make a very difficult choice.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)
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144: Life is Strange [Episode 4 – Dark Room]
We go to a party in Life is Strange, Episode 4.
Developer: Dontnod Entertainment | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: July 28, 2015
Jacob, Mike and Flora talk tough topics, become deeply disturbed and reminisce about Nickelback.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)
Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClu
143: Returnal
We face our demons r(eternally) in Returnal.
Developer: Housemarque | Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: April 30, 2021
Jacob, Flora and Katie face their demons, explore L-shaped corridors and discuss who would survive longest in space out of the three of them.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) and Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)
142: Horizon Zero Dawn
We take on machines in Horizon Zero Dawn.
Developer: Guerrilla Games | Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: February 28, 2017
Moe, Mike and special guest Andy Borkowski from Video Game Sophistry join in to prepare for The Proving, leave no stone underturned and take the guesswork out of war.
Players: Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) and Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom)
Special Guest:
141: Life is Strange [Episode 3 – Chaos Theory]
We go for a dip in Life is Strange, Episode 3.
Developer: Dontnod Entertainment | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release May 19, 2015
Jacob, Mike and Flora steal some money, throw a dog a bone and talk a lot about One Tree Hill and the OC.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)
Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBe
140: Life is Strange [Episode 2 – Out of Time]
We chase trains down at the junkyard in Life is Strange, Episode 2. CW: Suicide // 49:00-1:03:40
Developer: Dontnod Entertainment | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: March 24, 2015
Jacob, Mike, Flora and Moe shoot bottles, stare at cockroaches and continue to swoon over Hotty McHotterson.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom), Flora Merigold (@Ludonarrative
139: Celeste
We climb the mountain in Celeste.
Developer: Extremely OK Games | Publisher: Extremely OK Games | Initial Release: January 25, 2018
Flora, Mike, Moe and special guest Frozen Flygone collect berries, dash and face dark reflections of ourselves.
Players: Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
Special Guest: Frozen Flygone (@FrozenFlygone) | Twitch
138: Life is Strange [Episode 1 – Chrysalis]
We travel to Arcadia Bay in Life is Strange, Episode 1.
Developer: Dontnod Entertainment | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: January 30, 2015
Jacob, Mike and Flora travel to the Pacific Northwest, get really angsty and talk a lot about The O.C. for some reason.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) & Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)
Web: LeftBehindGam
