Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

We explore our darkest dreams in To The Moon. Developer: Freebird Games | Publisher: Freebird Games, X.D. Network Inc. | Release Date: November 1, 2011 Jacob, Moe and Mike travel in time, play for River and sit together in a movie theatre. Oh yeah... and Jacob cries. "I am a soft boy and I cried my eyes out." Our last episode of 2017 launches on December 27th and we are playing Virginia. You can n...

We travel head-first into a sandstorm in Spec Ops: The Line. Developer: Yager Development | Publisher: 2K Games | Release Date: June 26, 2012 The OG crew (Jacob, Moe and Mike) rides in a helicopter, disobey direct orders and become the hero. "What is this "vault with B" malarkey?" Our next episode launches on December 13th and we are playing To The Moon! You can now e-mail us your questions! Send...

The spoopy games continue with Luigi's Mansion. Jacob, Moe, Mike and special guest Travis Colenutt look deeply into mirrors, use magical vacuum cleaners and walk backwards down creepy hallways. "Marrrrriiiiiiioooooooooooooooo!" Our next episode launches on November 29th and we are playing Spec Ops: The Line! You can now e-mail us your questions! Send questions about past episodes or questions abou...

Happy Halloween! We grab the coolest cardboard costumes we can find and jump skate first into Costume Quest. Jacob, Mike and special guest Andrew Perciballi pitch imaginary games to Tim Schafer, knocking on doors, dad taxes and General Mechanics. "I digress is the theme for today." Our next episode launches on November 15th and we are playing Luigi's Mansion! A special thank you this episode to Le...

We use our Tools of Destruction to annihilate Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando. Moe, Jacob, Mike and special guest Thomas Riess talk about the value of the circle strafe, shuriken and totally forget about the Uncharted series for a second (Jacob is really sorry for that). "Why are you playing this game on hard?" Our next episode launches on Halloween (October 31st) and we are playing Costume Quest!...

Michael wrangles Moe, Jacob and special guest Dawn Ferron to finish talkin' about The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. We talk about big fat pigs, big fat ghosts, mouth holes and great characters. "Dummy, I'm bringing you pigs!" Our next episode launches on Wednesday, October 18th and we will announce the next game on our Twitter page shortly! Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@...

Get ready for "Tangents 64". Special guest Dawn Ferron joins Moe, Jacob, and Michael to talk about the loveliest grandmas, the validity of Ganon in the Zelda cannon and we compare fruits. Also, Dawn steals Jacob's childhood. "Why can't you compare apples and oranges?" We have delayed the second part of our Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker series to Wednesday, October 4th. Thank you for your understandi...

Buckle up, sit back, and enjoy our take on 30 Flights of Loving. Special guest Rocco Tenaglia joins Moe, Jacob, and Michael to discuss the merits of nonalcoholic beverages, what makes a great credits sequence, and what a 20 minute game is worth. "This game was like a dream." We start the first part of our Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker series on Wednesday, September 20th. Part 2 will release on Wedne...

We approach the border of Arstotzka to talk about Papers, Please. Moe, Jacob and Michael talk about the importance of proper documentation, Jorji Costava and why accountants shouldn't be the head of the household in Arstotzka. "What did you do with your Tamagochi back in the day?" We called an audible with our content schedule and have pushed the first part of our Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker serie...

Next week, we share our thoughts about Papers, Please. This week, it's finally time for Mike's list of the Top 10 games we should play on the Left Behind Game Club! He had a really hard time narrowing the list down to 10, but here it is. "What is Firewatch?" Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) Website: LeftBehindGame. Club | Twitter: @Lef...

We "stay woke" and play Super Mario Galaxy. Moe, Jacob and Michael talk about star bits, the complicated Bowser-Peach relationship and debate who is the greatest Mario brother. "Is this game not for us?" Come back on Wednesday, September 13th for Episode 007 - we are playing through the first half of the Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. Please note: the first half of this podcast was recorded live wit...

Next week, we jump into our two-part Super Mario Galaxy series. This week, it's Moe's turn to give you his list of the ten games we should play on the Left Behind Game Club. "It's-a-me, mystery!" Please note: we recorded this podcast live with a different setup, so the audio quality is not up to our normal standard. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtad...

We create the marketing strategy for our new goat businesses while talking about Starbreeze's Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. Shane Chiasson joins Moe, Jacob and Michael for (mostly) happy brotherly tales. Just don't play the game on mobile. "At the Left Behind Goat Club, we'll jump for joy with goats." Come back on Wednesday, August 23rd for Episode 006 - we are playing through the first half of Su...

Next week, we dive into Brothers, A Tale of Two Sons. This week, Jacob gives you his list of the ten games we should play on future editions of the Left Behind Game Club. "Another one. Another one." Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) Website: LeftBehindGame. Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub The Complete List of Jacob's Games (spoilers): G...

We try to re-create the Xbox Live Summer of Arcade by playing through Number None's Braid. In this episode, we rewind and go forward, rewind and go forward but then Moe has to separate the kids. "I never thought I would talk about Soulja Boy on this podcast but Crank Dat, I guess?" Come back on Wednesday, August 9th for Episode 005 - we are playing through Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. Players: Ja...

After playing through Gone Home, we sat down with Karla Zimonja. Karla is a co-founder, story editor and 2D Artist at The Fullbright Company, developer of Gone Home and Tacoma. Jacob talks to Karla about what makes a great Pacific Northwest story, they gush over teen drama, talk through the production of Tacoma and he asks Karla what she is looking forward to jumping into once production on Tacoma...

The team travels back to 1995 to play through The Fullbright Company's Gone Home. In this episode, we talk about walking, Christmas ducks, ghosts and teen angst. "It's a ghostttttttttt!" Come back on Wednesday, July 26th for Episode 004 - we are playing through Braid. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) Website: LeftBehindGame. Club | Twi...

We continue on our discussion around Shadow of the Colossus by talking through the second half of the game. Listen to Episode 001 before you dive into this episode! "No horse left behind!" In our upcoming Episode 003, we play through Gone Home. Left Behind Game Club is a bi-weekly podcast where friends gather to re-create the feeling of getting a game on day-one and talking it about with friends....

Shadow of the Colossus is the first game in the Left Behind Game Club and Jacob, Mike and Moe dive into the first half of the game. "It feels like we are killing babies."  Episode 002 covers the second half of the game. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) Website: LeftBehindGame. Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub Show Notes: 0:17 Host Intro...