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  • 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 (@realdavejackson) | Tales from the Backlog | A Top 3 Podcast

    Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub
    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00​​ Intro
    1:40 Tales from the Backlog
    2:55 Housekeeping
    3:35 Overall Impressions of PAX East 2024
    10:00 A Typical Day at PAX
    16:00 Panel Time
    19:00 Game Time (Please Wishlist The Games That Look Cool)
    19:30 Animal Well
    23:40 Kind Words 2 (lofi pop city)
    28:00 Enter the Chronosphere
    33:25 LUCID Interview with Eric Manahan
    38:20 LUCID
    41:30 Duck Paradox
    45:55 Athenian Rhapsody
    49:50 Deathbound
    54:55 Let's! Revolution! Interview with Michael Highland
    1:00:45 Let's! Revolution! Interview with Spencer Casey
    1:03:45 Let's! Revolution!
    1:05:05 Fallen Aces
    1:10:35 Sorry We're Closed
    1:15:00 Fretless Interview with Jeff Linville and Connor Smith
    1:21:00 Fretless
    1:28:30 Scramble Star Crossing
    1:31:15 Tape to Tape
    1:32:55 The Art of Flight
    1:33:50 Kriegsfront Tactics
    1:34:25 Path of Exile 2
    1:35:15 Part of You
    1:37:45 Buckshot Roulette
    1:38:45 Olliefrog Toadskater Interview with Phillip Woytowitz
    1:43:35 Starvaders Interview with Eddie Cai
    1:50:15 So To Speak
    1:51:25 Questions
    1:57:35 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:

    Tales from the Backlog - The Last of Us (Part 2) ft. Flora
    Tales from the Backlog - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name ft. Matt Storm & Flora
    Tales from the Backlog - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance ft. Jacob
    Jacob's Between 2 Screens: A Nintendo DS Retrospective Panel
    Brenden Groom's Video Game Cocktail Party ft. Jenny Windom, Kenneth Shepard, Kate Sánchez, Jesse Vitelli & Michael Higham
    Tales from the Backlog - Rainworld 
    The Sequel I Couldn’t Have Predicted: Demoing ‘Kind Words 2’ at PAX East by Flora Merigold
    Katie's Enter the Chronosphere Moment
    ...and Jacob went viral at 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 seconds to make their pitches, so come prepared! Between 2 Screens - A Nintendo DS Retrospective was recorded live at PAX East 2024 on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Centre.There's one section that relies on visual aids; you can download the slides here. There's also a video version available on PAX's YouTube channel.Sections: 0:00 Intro 1:30 Panel Intros 2:50 Panel Format 3:30 A Speedy History of the Nintendo DS 18:00 Our 11 Pre-Selections 27:50 Audience Pitches 59:55 Panel OutroPanel: Jacob McCourt (https://twitter.com/JacobMcCourt) Jenny Windom (https://twitter.com/kimchica25) Scott White (https://twitter.com/ProfessorRPG) Brenden Groom (https://twitter.com/begroom) Danny Bass Jr. (https://twitter.com/CGDannyB) Dave Jackson (https://twitter.com/RealDaveJackson)Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClubDISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

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  • 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 GUEST:

    Setobox aka Ella (@Setobox) | Twitter | YouTube

    Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub
    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00​​ Start
    1:20 Intro to Setobox
    2:30 The Gauntlet
    11:10 The Fast Pitch for Marvel's Spider-Man
    12:40 How Did You Play?
    15:20 Our History with Insomniac/Spider-Man
    21:10 Setup for Marvel's Spider-Man
    23:55 Peter Loves Cops
    28:50 F.E.A.S.T. & Smaller Settings
    35:50 Norman Osborn
    40:10 Miles Morales
    42:30 The Mary Jane Sections
    46:40 Combat and Gadgets
    53:10 Traversal
    58:30 Story Spoiler Wall
    58:45 Fave Story Moments
    1:13:10 Sinister Six
    1:20:50 Last Fight & Aunt May
    1:29:55 Andrew, Toby or Tom
    1:31:00 Teases
    1:32:15 Reviews & Final Thoughts
    1:36:45 Outro

    RESOURCES:

    Couples Therapy and ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’ by Flora Merigold for 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!

  • 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 (@LudonarrativeFM)

    SPECIAL GUEST:

    Kyle Stephenson (@MrKStep) | SixOneIndie | The Trophy Room

    Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub
    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00​​ Start
    2:10 Let's Start with Child Terrorism
    5:50 Katie's Take on Sephiroth
    11:50 Let's Skip to the End
    16:50 The Whispers
    24:00 Tell Us About The Dresses
    28:40 Wait, Was It Mark Hamill?
    31:40 What's Up With That Cat
    35:15 A World Outside Midgar
    40:15 Pacing Issues
    44:50 Red XII
    47:10 Aerith is Cetra
    50:10 Hojo & Jenova
    56:10 Dead Presidents
    1:00:30 Good Tunes
    1:04:30 The Kenny Omega Moment 
    1:10:00 What Does Remake Actually Mean?
    1:12:55 Maybe We Were Wrong?
    1:13:55 Crisis Core
    1:16:50 Will Katie Play Rebirth?
    1:20:20 Show Close

    RESOURCES:

    Kenny Omega Entrance at WK17
    Six One Indie Showcase from August 2023 - new Showcase launching March 20th, 2024!

    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!

  • 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 Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)

    SPECIAL GUEST:

    Kyle Stephenson (@MrKStep) | SixOneIndie | The Trophy Room

    Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub
    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00​​ Start
    1:20 Intro to Kyle Stephenson
    2:30 The Gauntlet
    6:15 Housekeeping
    7:00 Fast Pitch
    7:50 Our History
    13:20 How Did We Play?
    14:10 Is Intergrade Essential?
    15:25 Is it a Trilogy?
    18:00 What’s Happening in Midgar
    21:45 Emos and Terrorism
    25:30 The Avalanche Crew
    34:35 Villains
    40:00 The Battle Systems
    49:35 Materia and Abilities
    54:45 Summons
    57:15 Structure and Side Quests
    1:08:30 Outro and Looking Forward

    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!

  • 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: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub
    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00​​ Start
    1:30 Fast Pitch
    2:00 Our History with Supermassive and Games Like This
    6:00 High-Level Thoughts
    8:45 Story Setup
    19:00 Spoiler Wall
    20:30 Weird Things Happen in the House
    29:45 The Psycho
    32:45 Totems
    35:30 The Mines & Wendigos
    39:20 Stay in the Basement, Kids
    41:20 Jacob is a Dummy
    46:30 The Final Sequence
    53:00 Beth & Hannah
    54:45 Closing Thoughts

    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!

  • 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 spoiler-filled discussion! This is our last show of 2023 - see you in 2024!
    PLAYERS:

    Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt)
    Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)
    Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)

    SPECIAL GUEST:

    Dave Jackson (@TFTBLpod) | Tales from the Backlog: Podcast | Twitter

    Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub
    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00​​ Start
    1:30 Fave/Least Fave Characters
    6:00 What We Loved About FFXVI
    10:50 Active Time Lore
    18:50 Eikon Battles 201
    27:10 Jill and Clive
    35:40 Final Loadouts
    42:15 Favourite Moments
    45:50 A Ben Starr Moment
    48:50 Okay, Back to FFXVI
    51:20 Final Boss Battles
    55:50 Ultima Explainer Speedrun
    59:45 Making FFXVI Better
    1:05:50 The Future of Final Fantasy

    RESOURCES:

    Tales from the Backlog - Final Fantasy XVI
    ‘Final Fantasy XVI’ Has An Identity Crisis By Flora Merigold via Epilogue Gaming 
    Tales from the Backlog - The Last of Us (Part 2) ft. Flora
    Tales from the Backlog - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance ft. Jacob

    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!

  • 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)

    SPECIAL GUEST:

    Dave Jackson (@TFTBLpod) | Tales from the Backlog: Podcast | Twitter

    Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub
    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00​​ Start
    1:20 Intro to Dave Jackson
    4:30 The Gauntlet
    9:20 The Fast Pitch
    10:55 Our Personal Histories with Final Fantasy
    13:45 How is FF16 Different than Other Numbered Games?
    15:25 The Game's Demo
    17:00 Setup of the World
    24:00 Spoiler for the First Five Hours
    25:40 Intro to Eikon Battles
    30:30 Intro to Combat
    38:30 "Is This a Bad Game?"
    45:10 Sidequests
    50:20 Full Spoiler Warning
    51:00 Ambrosia Sidequest
    54:00 Torgal Sidequest
    57:30 Tentpole Story Moments
    1:03:45 World Building Lessons from George R.R. Martin
    1:07:00 Dave Brings In FromSoftware
    1:10:45 Outro

    RESOURCES:

    Tales from the Backlog - Final Fantasy XVI
    ‘Final Fantasy XVI’ Has An Identity Crisis By Flora Merigold via Epilogue Gaming 
    Tales from the Backlog - The Last of Us (Part 2) ft. Flora
    Tales from the Backlog - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance ft. Jacob

    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!

  • 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 Player Podcast & Can’t Pause) and Jacob McCourt (Left Behind Game Club, The Gaming Brief & Video Game Trivia) publish their gaming group chat in audio form. The gang is here to break down the latest and greatest in the world of gaming with a mostly positive, insightful and fun style. New episodes release every other Tuesday at 9am PST.
    Check out the show on your podcasting platform of choice: https://plnk.to/crossplayconvos!

    Don't worry, more episode of the Left Behind Game Club are coming soon including a two-part FFXVI series starting next week and Until Dawn in January!

    Listen to our Spider-Man 2 Spoilercasts here:
    - Player Player Podcast
    - The LukeWarmGames Podcast

    Find us on Twitter for show updates and more:
    - Podcast: @crossplayconvos
    - Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan
    - Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt
    - Luke Lewis: @lukewarmlewis

  • 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 (@matterofmichael) | Bits of Time: Podcast & YouTube

    EDITOR:

    Luke Lewis (@lukewarmlewis)

    Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub
    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00​​ Intro
    0:45 Introducing Michael Berger and Bits of Time
    2:35 Running Michael B through the Gauntlet
    5:25 Housekeeping
    5:55 Fast Pitch
    6:45 Our history with 3D Super Mario games
    9:20 What makes this game different from other 3D Mario games?
    14:05 Structure of the Game
    19:40 Standout Levels
    28:45 Spoiler Zone
    33:05 Standout Music
    37:45 Boss Battles
    40:25 Must Own Switch games
    44:45 The Time Capsule
    50:05 Outro

    RESOURCES:

    "Super Mario Odyssey Review - The Best Mario Game?" from Bits of Time

    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!

  • 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 | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub
    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00​​ Intro
    1:15 Fast Pitch
    2:30 Personal History with Bethesda
    5:20 Story Setup & Initial Impressions
    17:10 Gameplay Impressions
    26:20 Late Game Story Spoilers (and Katie’s quest for revenge)
    30:55 Side Quests
    51:25 DLC
    54:55 Bugs
    1:02:10 Final Question: What is the next big RPG that you will play?
    1:05:40 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!

  • 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: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub
    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00​​ Intro
    1:00 Intro to Adam Gumbert
    1:50 Housekeeping
    2:50 Overall Impressions
    8:00 NoClip Panel
    10:30 Our Panels
    14:10 Leaf Blower Man: This Game Blows!
    15:15 Interview on Leaf Blower Man with Jakub Kasztalski (Founder and Creative Director @ Unbound Creations)
    18:15 Antonblast
    20:50 Starvaders and Cobalt Core
    24:25 Biomorph
    27:50 Ascent: Rivals
    30:35 Mirthwood
    35:15 Fraymakers
    38:45 Interview on Fraymakers with Max Silverman
    49:10 Mythic Protocol: Riftstorm
    52:50 [I] Doesn't Exist
    56:05 Big Boy Boxing
    57:35 Interview on Big Boy Boxing with Martin Calander
    1:01:25 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
    1:06:00 Survivor Mercs
    1:09:45 Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To
    1:12:00 Thank Goodness You're Here
    1:16:25 Another Crab's Treasure
    1:20:15 Yellow Taxi Go Vroom
    1:20:35 Foamstars
    1:22:20 World of Horror
    1:23:00 Techno Banter
    1:23:55 Below the Stone
    1:27:00 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!
    RESOURCES:

    Nintendo GBA Retrospective & Best Games List (Live from PAX East 2023)
    Video Game Trivia Live 3: DUB Edition from PAX East 2023
    NoClip at 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 not about the 2005 Rockstar racing title but there will be vanity license plates. Confused? Come to the panel and find out what I mean!Video Game Trivia Live 3: DUB Edition was recorded live at PAX West 2023 on Sunday, September 3rd, 2023 at the Seattle Convention Centre.There's one section that relies on visual aids; you can download the slides here or watch the video version here.Sections: 0:00​​ Intro 4:45 Panelist Intros 9:30 The Speed Round (Rapid Fire Questions) 20:00 Box Art Blitz (Guess the Game Box Art from a Sample) 26:00 Step Up To The Plate (Video Game Vanity License Plates) 32:45 Metacritic Critic (Guess the Metacritic Score of a Game) 47:25 The Bargain Bin (Guess the Price of a Game) ​​1:02:25 The Bonus Round (Final Question)Panel Intro: Asa Greenriver (@agreenriver07)Panel: Dave Proctor (@blankdave) Mike Towndrow (@itsmiketown) Haley Early (@hayorzea) Geoff Moonen (@geoffmakesnoise) Jake Dekker (@jacobdekk) Lucy James (@lucyjamesgames)Video Producer: Luke Lewis (@lukewarmlewis)Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClubDISCORD: 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!

  • 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 contributed their suggestions - watch to see the final list!The Game Boy Advance Was The Greatest Game Handheld Ever Made was recorded live at PAX West 2023 on Sunday, September 3rd, 2023 at the Seattle Convention Centre.There's one section that relies on visual aids; you can download the slides here.Big thanks to the Video Game History Foundation for providing research assistance. Find them on Twitter, Patreon and on the web.Sections: 0:00 Intro 4:05 A Speedy History of What Led to the Game Boy Advance 5:20 Why It's the Greatest Console of All-Time 26:00 A Definitive List of the 15 Best Game Advance Games as crafted by the PAX West AudiencePanel: Jacob McCourt (https://twitter.com/JacobMcCourt) Jenny Windom (https://twitter.com/kimchica25) Celia Schilling (https://twitter.com/CeliaBeee) Matthew "Finn" Finneman (https://twitter.com/NOLAnerdcast) Adam Gumbert (https://twitter.com/AdamGumby) Harris Foster (https://twitter.com/HarrisFoster)Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClubDISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

  • 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: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub
    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 Start
    2:25 Flora's History with Chrono Trigger
    4:45 Music
    13:15 Magus and Walkthroughs
    17:50 Hour Counts
    21:45 Crono's Fate
    28:05 Party Composition Update
    36:50 Techs
    39:55 Lavos
    47:30 Black Omen
    50:15 Optional Missions
    59:30 Comparing Chrono Trigger to Mass Effect 2
    1:03:55 Magus Part Deux
    1:08:55 Endings
    1:17:35 Sprite Work
    1:20:25 Final Thoughts
    1:25:35 Special Announcement

    DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a video game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

  • 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)






    Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub
    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 Start
    1:40 i-mode and SNES
    2:40 Fast Pitch
    3:30 History with JRPGs & Chrono Trigger
    8:20 How Are We Playing?
    13:25 Active Time Battles
    19:40 Difficulty
    23:15 Setup for the Game
    29:45 Spoiler Warning for the First 6-8 Hours
    33:10 Ideal Party
    37:00 Overworld
    39:05 Fave Moments
    50:25 Time Travel in Games
    55:10 Predictions for the Second Half

    DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a video game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

  • 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 Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)

    Special Guests:

    Matt Storm aka Stormageddon (@dj_stormageddon) | "Fun" and Games Podcast
    Luke Lewis (@lukewarmlewis) | LukeWarmGames Podcast






    Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub
    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00 Start
    1:30 More about Luke and Matt
    4:05 The Fast Pitch
    6:10 Our Coffee Orders
    9:50 What You Do in Coffee Talk
    13:55 Characters
    19:30 Storylines
    24:30 The Metanarrative
    26:45 First vs. Second Game
    31:30 Music
    35:20 Checking Our Phones
    39:30 Multiple Playthroughs
    42:00 Coffee Talk Episode 2 Preview
    48:00 Fahmi and his Lasting Impact
    50:40 Games We'll Play After Coffee Talk:

    A Space for the Unbound
    VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
    The Red Strings Club
    Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)
    Varney Lake
    When The Past Was Around
    Emily is Away
    Emily is Away Too
    Boyfriend Dungeon


    1:01:45 Wrap-Up

    RESOURCES:

    Review: Coffee Talk [via Kotaku]
    Coffee Talk Review [via Game Informer]
    Emily is Away & Emily is Away Too [via Left Behind Game Club]
    Side Quests Episode 163: Coffee Talk with Keith Lehtinen [via "Fun" and Games Podcast]

    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!

  • 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: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub
    SHOW NOTES:

    0:00​​ Intro
    1:40 Thoughts from PAX Newbies
    9:25 Making Small Talk
    16:10 Panels!
    22:45 The Video Game Section (Please Wishlist Your Faves)
    23:00 Backpack Hero
    26:55 The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story
    28:25 The Mageseeker Interview with Javi Gimenez from Digital Sun 
    39:30 Gori: Cuddly Carnage
    44:00 Terra Nil
    48:15 Slay the Princess
    55:55 A Knight in the Attic
    57:30 A Knight in the Attic Interview with Dave Proctor from Mighty Yell
    1:03:45 Strayed Lights
    1:09:25 Capes
    1:14:35 Every Day We Fight
    1:20:20 Wrestle Story
    1:23:35 Wildmender
    1:28:55 Demonschool
    1:35:10 Goons: Legends and Mayhem
    1:35:35 Goons: Legends and Mayhem Interview with Samuel Bouchard from RageCure Games 
    1:38:30 Pacific Drive
    1:44:50 Bread and Fred
    1:48:15 Rightfully, Beary Arms
    1:50:15 Recap

    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!
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    The Best Games at PAX East 2023: Highlights From My First Gaming Conference by Flora Merigold via Epilogue Gaming
    Nintendo Gamecube Retrospective & Best Games List (Live from PAX East 2023)
    Video Game Trivia Live from PAX East 2023
    Pax East 2023: Can We Finally Admit That Games Should be in Classrooms?
    Our PAX West 22 Mega Show featuring our interview with Brandon Sheffield

  • 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 game, participants will need to estimate video game critic scores, identify video games from a small sliver of their box art, and much more! Buckle up, Boston.Video Game Trivia Live: PAX East 2023 Edition was recorded live at PAX East 2023 on Friday, March 24th at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Centre.There's one section that relies on visual aids; you can download the slides here or watch the video version here.Sections: 0:00​​ Intro 4:10 The Speed Round (Rapid Fire Questions) 15:30 Box Art Blitz (Guess the Game Box Art from a Sample) 24:15 The Bargain Bin (Guess the Price of a Game) 41:15 Metacritic Critic (Guess the Metacritic Score of a Game) ​​56:10 The Bonus Round (Final Question)Panel: Kyle Stephenson (https://twitter.com/MrKStep) Flora Merigold (https://twitter.com/LudonarrativeFM) Brenden Groom (https://twitter.com/begroom) Jesse Vitelli (https://twitter.com/jessevitelli) Katie Lesperance (https://twitter.com/lesperak) Travis Colenutt (https://twitter.com/TravisColenutt)Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClubDISCORD: 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!

  • 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 Nintendo GameCube Was The Greatest Game Console Ever Made was recorded live at PAX East 2023 on Friday, March 24th at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Centre.There's one section that relies on visual aids; you can download the slides here.Big thanks to the Video Game History Foundation for providing research assistance. Find them on Twitter, Patreon and on the web.Sections: 0:00 Intro 2:40 A Speedy History of What Led to the Nintendo Gamecube 4:20 Why It's the Greatest Console of All-Time 26:40 A Definitive List of the 15 Best Gamecube Games as crafted by the PAX East AudiencePanel: Jacob McCourt: https://twitter.com/JacobMcCourt​​ Cam Hawkins: https://twitter.com/CamFinalMix Janet Garcia: https://twitter.com/Gameonysus Matt Storm aka Stormageddon: https://twitter.com/dj_stormageddon Mike Towndrow: https://twitter.com/itsMikeTown Asa Greenriver: https://twitter.com/agreenriver07Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClubDISCORD: 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!