Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

• 199: Interview with Karla Zimonja & Davey Wreden

  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!

  --------  

  1:28:42
• 198: PAX East 2025 Mega Show

  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!

  --------  

  2:14:30
• 197: No More Heroes

  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: 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!

  --------  

  1:14:46
• 196: Wanderstop

  We spilled some tea in Wanderstop. Developer: Ivy Road | Publisher: Annapurna Interactive | Initial Release: February 24, 2025 Jacob and special guest Matt Storm aka Stormageddon run through the forest, grow some fruit and reflect on our own lives. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUEST: Matt Storm aka Stormageddon (Bluesky) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Intro to Matt Storm 5:20 - Fast Pitch 6:20 - Disclosures 6:40 - How We Played 7:35 - Gameplay Basics 12:50 - Story Setup 19:45 - Graphics 23:00 - Mugs 25:20 - Voice Acting 27:20 - Music 29:15 - Our Tea Orders 31:00 - Final Non-Spoiler Thoughts 35:05 - Spoiler Warning 35:20 - What It's All About 37:30 - Staying Quiet 41:20 - Controlling Your Drive 42:30 - Ren 47:00 - Reflection & Achievements 53:40 - Business Men 58:40 - Your Trainer & Your Craft 1:04:50 - Monster 1:08:45 - Ending 1:15:30 - 10,000 Hours 1:17:45 - Seasons of Change 1:21:20 - Final Thoughts and Outro MATT'S PAST EPISODES: The Last of Us PAX West 2022 Mega Show Yakuza o [Part 2] Nintendo Gamecube Retrospective (Live from PAX East 2023) Coffee Talk RESOURCES: Our Interview with Karla Zimonja “Fun” & Games Podcast - Side Quest: Kirby Super Star “Fun” & Games Podcast - Side Quest: Sonic 3 & Knuckles “Fun” & Games Podcast - Side Quest: Psychonauts “Fun” & Games Podcast Episode 145: Mini Discs, Big Fun Matt's Review of Wanderstop 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!

  --------  

  1:27:40
• 195: Indika

  We pray near the well in Indika.   Developer: Odd Meter | Publisher: 11 bit studios | Initial Release: May 2, 2024   Jacob, Katie and Travis gather religion points, run from dogs and push some boxes.   PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) Katie Lesperance (Bluesky) Travis Colenutt (Bluesky) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social   TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Fast Pitch 2:25 - Our Histories with Indika 4:55 - The Setup 8:40 - Presentation 12:20 - Hearing God and the Devil 19:05 - A Post-Hellblade World 22:50 - Flashbacks 26:00 - Gaming the System 36:45 - Temptation 41:00 - Pushing Boxes 43:55 - Children 46:00 - Jail Cell 49:20 - Seeing Yourself 52:15 - Falling 55:20 - Puzzle Things 1:00:00 - Who Do You Hand Indika To? 1:05:00 - 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!

  --------  

  1:09:18

Mais podcasts de Lazer

Podcasts em tendência em Lazer

Sobre Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast