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:...

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...

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:...

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 |...

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) |...

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​​...

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: *...

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 |...

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 &...

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...

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: *...

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 *...

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...

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...

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 |...

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 |...

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...

We went down to Boston to play videos 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...

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...

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...

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 Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) Special Guests: * Adam Gumbert (@AdamGumby) |...

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 Storm (@DJ_Stormageddon) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub |...

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 than 24 shows a year. Please stay subscribed to the feed, though, as you should expect...

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 Colenutt (@TravisColenutt) Special Guest: Scott White (@ProfessorRPG) |...