Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

We endure terrible mouth sounds in Mouthwashing.

Developer: Wrong Organ | Publisher: Critical Reflex | Initial Release: September 26th, 2024

PLAYERS:

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

CONTENT WARNING: This game’s story deals with several heavy themes and plot points, including SA, substance abuse, suicide and trauma, as well as depicting body horror and gore in a PS1-style graphic. Discretion is advised after the spoiler wall once we start discussing the story in depth.

CONSOLE PORTS: We recorded this episode before the console ports were officially announced!

SHOW NOTES:

• 00:00 – Intro
• 01:02 – Intro to Mouthwashing and Fast Pitch
• 03:07 – History with the game
• 05:04 – Setting up the story
• 08:00 – Introduction to the crew and the Tulpar
• 09:29 – CONTENT WARNING
• 10:11– Visuals and sound discussion
• 16:28 – Jacob makes GROSS sounds into the mic. Please skip this section!
• 16:36 – The gross sounds have ended. It is safe to play the episode again.
• 17:41 – SPOILER WALL – Story discussion going forward
• 22:07 – Corporate-sponsored birthday parties
• 25:02 – Curly delivers the news/Getting into the cargo bay
• 31:07 – Hallucinations and fake game crashing
• 34:26 – Anya
• 40:18 – The benefit of a second playthrough
• 46:40 – Swansea and getting into Utility
• 51:13 – The gameplay parts of this game are maybe not great…
• 57:13 – Jimmy and Polle’s conversation
• 1:01:39 – Wrapping up Swansea’s story
• 1:08:01 – The ending
• 1:10:45 – Open Critic score and reviews
• 1:12:53 – Final thoughts
• 1:16:37 – Plugs and outro

RESOURCES:

• Jenna Stoeber’s YouTube video essay on Mouthwashing
• Jacob’s Review of Mouthwashing (from September 2024)

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We take on puzzles and traps in Crow Country!

Developer: SFB Games | Publisher: SFB Games | Initial Release: May 9th 2024

Players:

• Travis Colenutt @traviscolenutt.bksy.social
• Katie Lesperance @lesperak.bsky.social
• Alex Martin

Special Guests:

• CtrlAltNoob – https://ctrlaltnoob.com/

Show Notes:

• 00:00 – Intro
• 02:39 – Intro to Crow Country
• 03:21 – Intro to CtrlAltNoob
• 06:00 – Fast Pitch
• 08:01 – Where did we first hear about this game and our past experience with survival horror games
• 14:13 – Story set up and gameplay discussion
• 17:32 – Exploration (no combat) mode
• 22:21 – Puzzle discussion
• 24:29 – SPOILERS WALL – continued puzzle discussion
• 30:23 – Enemy respawning and worth killing every time?
• 34:58 – Environment progression in exploration mode
• 39:49 – Even more puzzle discussion!
• 45:41 – Environmental traps
• 46:24 – This game is really funny
• 51:00 – Story discussion
• 57:42 – Final confrontation and story wrap up
• 1:02:51 – Everyone’s final scores
• 1:11:16 – Final boss combat vs exploration mode
• 1:13:57 – Our final thoughts
• 1:24:42 – Follow CtrAltNoob’s work online!
• 1:28:14 – Host plugs and outro

Resources:

• Left Behind Game Club 155 – Zero Time Dilemma: https://leftbehindgame.club/155-zero-time-dilemma/
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast

• Resident Evil Apocalypse https://cutscenes.ca/episode/6b76260b/resident-evil-apocalypse-2004-
• Resident Evil Extinction – https://cutscenes.ca/episode/1fd1f7ab/resident-evil-extinction-2007-

• Noob’s Shadow of Colossus Photography https://ctrlaltnoob.com/2026/09/28/argus-the-fifteenth-colossus/
• Noob’s 12 Days of Game Pass – Signalis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1al3ioV_igA
• Noob’s Chants of Sennaar YouTube series (part 1) – https://youtu.be/Km_LfVpREfU?si=epP3VR0MbEpZWRMT

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We all do solve crimes so differently in 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
• 1:35 – Small Correction
• 2:15 – Cuno
• 6:10 – Lena
• 10:05 – The Hanged Man
• 13:15 – Evrart
• 17:45 – Call Me by Your Name
• 20:55 – The Pale
• 26:45 – The Ravers
• 28:25 – Katie’s Day 5 Speedrun
• 30:40 – Armor
• 32:15 – Doomed Commercial Area
• 34:30 – Boot Soup
• 37:35 – A Date
• 40:45 – I’m at a Payphone
• 44:15 – Novelty Dicemaker
• 45:55 – Homo-Sexual Underground
• 49:45 – Thought Cabinet
• 53:25 – Cryptozoologist
• 58:00 – Klaasje
• 1:03:00 – Ruby
• 1:07:00 – The Tribunal
• 1:13:30 – The Necktie
• 1:17:55 – Detective Jr.
• 1:22:30 – The Deserter
• 1:25:30 – It Was All a Dream
• 1:28:50 – Kim’s a Cool Cat
• 1:30:25 – So What Happened?
• 1:35:45 – Rankings & Union of Moribund Alcoholics
• 1:39:45 – Game Development & Teaching Gym
• 1:42:20 – Android, PMG Documentary & Wrap-Up
• 1:50:50 – Our Next CRPGs?
• 1:55:20 – Outro

RESOURCES:

• Investigation: Who’s Telling the Truth about Disco Elysium? (PMG)
• The Disco Elysium Saga Isn’t Done Yet (PMG)
• The Making of Disco Elysium (noclip)

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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

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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

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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

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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 Podcastand 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

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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:

• TGSEP – Impostor Factory
• TGSEP – Dispatch
• TGSEP – Into the Breach
• 089 – Firewatch with Dan
• 191 – Finding Paradise with Dan

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Beach Scene
• 15:25 – Voice and Motion Capture
• 20:50 – Jennifer English
• 23:40 – Andy Serkis
• 27:20 – The Comedy
• 30:00 – Jacob’s Gameplay Experience
• 34:45 – Pictos
• 36:30 – New DLC
• 40:40 – Camp
• 42:35 – Renoir
• 45:00 – Maelle or Verso?
• 54:10 – The Movie and a Bold Prediction
• 57:30 – Sandfall’s Next Game
• 58:25 – Outro

RESOURCES:

• Crossplay Conversations 2025 GOTY Part 1 and Part 2

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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: http://leftbehindgame.club/ | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 – Intro
• 2:20 – End of Act 1 Devastated Us
• 10:00 – Other Games That Fooled Us
• 12:00 – We Meet Verso
• 19:15 – We’re At The Paintress… Already?
• 22:00 – The Dessendre Family
• 31:00 – Travis Explains Everything
• 35:00 – Verso or Maelle?
• 48:00 – Revisiting Act 2 End
• 51:00 – Jacob Send Us A Voice Memo
• 55:00 – Outro

RESOURCES:

• How ‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ Helped Me Grieve By Flora Merigold

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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: http://leftbehindgame.club/ | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 – Intro
• 2:50 – Fast Pitch
• 6:40 – Story Setup
• 13:00 – This Game Is So Cool
• 15:00 – How Clair Obscur Plays
• 18:30 – Pictos and Lumina
• 23:00 – Quality of Life Qualms
• 27:00 – The Mimes
• 33:00 – Simon
• 38:00 – Party and Build Choices
• 45:00 – Gustave Melts Us
• 49:00 – Lune
• 54:00 – Maelle
• 59:00 – Sciel
• 1:09:00 – Outro

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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

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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

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

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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: http://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!

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: http://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!