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Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

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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! Science Fiction
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  • Our 200th Episode Extravaganza!

    Our 200th Episode Extravaganza!
    Aug 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
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    1 hr and 48 mins
  • 199: Interview with Karla Zimonja & Davey Wreden

    199: Interview with Karla Zimonja & Davey Wreden
    Jun 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!
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • 198: PAX East 2025 Mega Show

    198: PAX East 2025 Mega Show
    Jun 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!
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    2 hrs and 15 mins
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