We continue the conversation on one of the greatest games of the generation in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development | Publisher: Nintendo | Initial Release: March 3, 2017 Mike, Moe and special guest Galen Havey become Thor, chase horses and make some really bad food. Players: Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) Special Guest: Galen Havey (@galenhavey) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 1:30 -  Recap 4:20 - Master Sword 11:40 - Master Shield?! 13:50 - Vah Medoh: Divine Beast (Bird) 22:10 - "Turns out flying is pretty cool" 25:15 - Vah Naboris: Divine Beast (Camel) 45:00 - Mike's fav weapon the Wind Katana 49:00 - Hyrule Castle 54:30 - Lynel Battle Strategies 1:01:25 - Ganon 1v1 1:09:30 - Our most memorable moments(Spirit Dragons, Survivor Island, Lord of the Mountain) 1:21:10 - Final Thoughts and 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! UPCOMING SHOWS: November 3rd, 2021 Hades (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and TBA) November 17th, 2021 Dead Cells (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and TBA) December 1st, 2021 Sayonara Wild Hearts (ft. Jacob, Mike, TBA and TBA)

Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

130: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [Part 2]

We play one of the greatest games of the generation in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development | Publisher: Nintendo | Initial Release: March 3, 2017 Mike, Moe and special guest Galen Havey become Thor, chase horses and make some really bad food. Players: Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) Special Guest: Galen Havey (@galenhavey) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 1:50 Galen Havey Intro 4:20 The Time Capsule (context around the release of Breath of the Wild) 10:30 How did we play? 12:30 The game's systems and the opening of the game 16:40 Weapons system 22:20 Food system 29:50 Horses! 34:00 Shrines 37:10 Weather system 43:30 The crew's first move in the open world 50:00 Vah Ruta 53:45 Vah Rudania 1:06:00 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! UPCOMING SHOWS: October 20th, 2021 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [Part 2] (ft. Moe, Mike and special guest Galen Havey) November 3rd, 2021 Hades (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and TBA) November 17th, 2021 Dead Cells (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and TBA) December 1st, 2021 Sayonara Wild Hearts (ft. Jacob, Mike, TBA and TBA)

129: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [Part 1]

On this very special bonus episode of the show, Jacob previews Far Cry 6 before it releases. He has played the game for about eight hours and made his way through about a third of the game. Thank you to Ubisoft Canada for the code. #UbisoftCanadaGuild #UbisoftAmbassador Developer: Ubisoft Toronto | Publisher: Ubisoft | Initial Release: October 7, 2021 Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub 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!

Far Cry 6 Preview (Spoiler-Free)

We roll up everything on Earth in Katamari Damacy REROLL. Developer: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment | Publisher: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment | Initial Release: December 07, 2018 Jacob, Mike and special guest Brenden Groom make all of the "roll" puns, hum along to the great music and compare the King of All Cosmos to The Legend of Zelda' Tingle. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) Special Guest: Brenden Groom (@begroom) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 1:10 Intro to Brenden 2:55 Fast Pitch for Katamari Damacy & our personal histories with the game 8:00 Jacob goes into a Katamari History Lesson 11:00 "Boy, this game is weird." 15:30 How the game starts 18:15 What makes the game so beautiful - the perspective change 23:25 How does this compare to the other Katamari games in the series? 27:40 Picking up things that bully us 32:10 Music (question from @iamlinkhs) 34:50 Final Thoughts 37:50 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!

128: Katamari Damacy REROLL

We explore the zombie apocalypse through the eyes of many folks in Telltale's The Walking Dead: 400 Days. Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Initial Release: July 2, 2013 Jacob, Moe, and special guest Emmett Watkins Jr. jump on the bus, meet unstable strangers and create bonds with new apocalypse survivors. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) Special Guest: Emmett Watkins Jr. (@Ejsponge61) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 1:10 An introduction to Emmett Watkins Jr. 2:40 We have a whole series about Telltale's The Walking Dead ft. Cam Hawkins, let's find out about Emmett's connection to the series 4:00 Fast Pitch for The Walking Dead 400 Days 6:15 Our personal histories with Telltales' Games 9:30 How did we play? 13:15 We explain the structure and how we jumped into the game's stories 18:00 Vince's Story 23:50 Bonnie's Story 32:20 Shel's Story 46:30 Wyatt's Story 50:00 Russell's Story + Epilogue 1:03:20 Will we play/replay the rest of the series? 1:06:55 Wrap-up  UPCOMING SHOWS: September 15, 2021 Katamari Damacy Re-Roll (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Brenden Groom) 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!

127: Telltale’s The Walking Dead: 400 Days

We combine things that we love in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Developer: Ubisoft Milan | Publisher: Ubisoft | Initial Release: August 29, 2017 Jacob, Moe, Mike and special guest Shane Chiasson explore the evils of AR, chase after those zany Rabbids and tactic the heck out of the Mushroom Kingdom. Special notes: Codes provided by Ubisoft #UbisoftCanadaGuild #UbisoftAmbassador! We are running a giveaway of a Switch copy of the game on Twitter until Sunday, August 22nd, check it out on our Twitter account! Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) Special Guest: Shane Chiasson (@chiassoo) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 2:00 #UbisoftCanadaGuild Thank You 2:40 Fast Pitch about Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle 4:35 Mike shared his love of XCOM 5:40 Our personal history with this game, tactics games and rabbits 11:55 Setup for this game 14:45 Describing the format of the game 18:25 Our ideal character load-outs 27:40 How Shane never died 31:25 Enemy designs 35:05 Our main strategies 39:10 Do we want a sequel? 44:05 Any other IP we want to see in this format? 48:50 Puzzle? Yes or no? 50:40 Bonus levels and music! 53:10 Final thoughts and wrap-up UPCOMING SHOWS: September 1, 2021 The Walking Dead: 400 Days (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Emmett Watkins Jr.) September 15, 2021 Katamari Damacy Re-Roll (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Brenden Groom) 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!

126: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

We wrap up our Hitman 2 series by travelling to the Isle of Sgail in Hitman 2, Part 6. Developer: IO Interactive | Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: November 13th, 2018 Jacob, Moe and Mike try to find some coins, burn our friends and party with sisters. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:30 Intros 1:15 Mission briefing 2:45 Discussing story 4:00 Discussing scores 6:15 Jacob’s playthrough 16:15 Mike’s playthrough 31:40 Moe’s playthrough 47:30 Closing comments UPCOMING SHOWS: August 18, 2021 Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Shane Chiasson) September 1, 2021 The Walking Dead: 400 Days (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Emmett Watkins Jr.) 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!

125: Hitman, Part 6 [Isle of Sgail]

Introducing Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast from three familiar faces to the Left Behind Game Club: Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance & Travis Colenutt. The team has already done two full seasons of content with Season 3 launching in late 2021. Check out the show on your podcasting platform of choice: https://plinkhq.com/i/1525162865! This is our first episode about Scott Pilgrim vs. The World! Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt) & Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Show Notes: 1:10 The Tutorial 2:15 What's our personal history with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World 3:10 The cast in this film is absolutely wild 5:40 Scott Pilgrim: The Comic 9:10 Recognizing locations in Toronto 11:00 Scott is a dork and a jerk 13:15 An introduction to Ramona's seven evil exes 14:30 Scott Pilgrim vs. Lucas Lee (and the Imperial System) 16:55 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Video Game 17:20 Scott Pilgrim vs. Roxie Richter 20:20 Does this movie work in 2020? 25:25 Scott Pilgrim vs. Vegan Todd 27:25 Scott Pilgrim vs. Kyle & Ken Katayanagi/Gideon 31:55 Jacob rewrites the ending 34:10 The density of the dialogue 36:35 MinMax (including OST talk) 43:25 Critical Hits (from Metacritic.com) 47:25 This week's game: Toronto or Nah? 50:55 Should this movie be "Cut or Seen"? Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. Stick around for our seven-episode first season airing through the end of September 2020. Make sure to follow us on Twitter at @cutscenes_pod and Instagram at @cutscenes_pod and hit the notification bell/follow/subscribe to our show on your podcast app of choice to get the latest episodes when they release! If you like what you've heard consider a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice! Music (used under Creative Commmons): "Introduction" by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by DJ Stormageddon

Introducing: Cutscenes (Feed Drop)

We battle baddies through the streets of Toronto in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game. Developer: Ubisoft Chengdu & Ubisoft Montreal | Publisher: Ubisoft | Initial Release: August 10, 2010 Jacob and special guests Travis Colenutt & Katie Lesperance complain about the lack of hockey goons, fight Scott's evil exes and grind. Special notes: Codes provided by Ubisoft #UbisoftCanadaGuild #UbisoftAmbassador! We are running a giveaway of a PS4 copy of the game on Twitter until Sunday, July 25th, check it out on our Twitter account! Additionally, we have video versions of the this week's show available at YouTube.com/JacobMcCourt and YouTube.com/chiassoo! Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Special Guests: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt) & Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:30 Intros 2:00 Fast Pitch about Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game 3:30 Our personal history with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game 8:45 We played on PS4 and we talked about our multiplayer challenges 10:40 The game is ripped from the graphic novels 13:00 Talking about the skill progression 17:00 Toronto! 17:55 What does this game feel like to play? 28:35 The variety in the levels and the enemies and grinding 29:45 How we beat the game (with secret shops) 33:00 The extra content in the game 34:55 Some other stuff we liked! 36:45 Final thoughts 40:00 Wrap-up UPCOMING SHOWS: August 4, 2021 Hitman 2 [Isle of Sgàil] (ft. Jacob, Mike and Moe) August 18, 2021 Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Shane Chiasson) September 1, 2021 The Walking Dead: 400 Days (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest Emmett Watkins Jr.) 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!

124: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

We check out the neighbourhood in Hitman 2, Part 5. Developer: IO Interactive | Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: November 13th, 2018 Jacob, Moe and Mike join the barbecue, check out some fine real estate and exterminate all threats. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 00:30 Intros 00:50 Mission Briefing 2:55 Thoughts about the setting 3:35 Sharing scores 5:15 Discussing mission objectives 6:40 Jacob’s playthrough 14:00 Mike’s playthrough 23:00 Moe’s playthrough 32:10 Closing comments UPCOMING SHOWS: July 21, 2021 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - The Game (ft. Jacob and special guests Travis Colenutt and Katie Lesperance) August 4, 2021 Hitman 2 [Isle of Sgàil] (ft. Jacob, Mike and Moe) August 18, 2021 Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Shane Chiasson) 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! TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.

123: Hitman, Part 5 [Whittleton Creek]

We lament the loss of June in Last Day of June. Developer: Ovosonico | Publisher: 505 Games | Initial Release: 31 August 2017 Jacob, Mike and special guest Blake Andrea replay the past, hit A on things and prevent tragedies. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) Special Guest: Blake Andrea, co-founder of EpilogueGaming.com Twitter: @LudonarrativeFM | Twitch: @LudoFM Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 1:20 All about Blake 3:30 Our fast pitch about Last Day of June 5:00 What did you know about Last Day of June going into it? 7:00 How did we play (with technical difficulty)? 9:15 What is Last Day of June? 15:15 Was our time being used well? 21:25 Let's talk about the look and music of the game 28:45 The gift 31:40 Question from @StoryEverPod: "...how caught off-guard were you?" 36:05 Final thoughts about Last Day of June 39:10 The Recommendation Machine - Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, That Dragon, Cancer & Before Your Eyes 41:50 Final thoughts and show close UPCOMING SHOWS: July 7, 2021 Hitman 2 [Whittleton Creek] (ft. Jacob, Mike and Moe) July 21, 2021 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - The Game (ft. Jacob and special guests Travis Colenutt and Katie Lesperance) August 4, 2021 Hitman 2 [Isle of Sgàil] (ft. Jacob, Mike and Moe) August 18, 2021 Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (ft. Jacob, Mike, Moe and special guest Shane Chiasson) 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! TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.

122: Last Day of June

We explore a branching storyline in Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors. Developer: Chunsoft | Publisher: Spike/Aksys Games | Initial Release: December 10, 2009 Jacob, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob escape rooms, solve puzzles and travel through space and time to survive and thrive. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) Special Guest: CtrlAltNoob (@CtrlAltNoob) | YouTube | Twitch Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 1:10 All About CtrlAltNoob 2:40 Our Fast Pitch about Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (999) 3:50 What's Your Personal History with 999 and the Nonary Games? 8:10 Describing the Gameplay of 999 18:05 Hearing Moe's predictions about 999 24:00 Explaining the structure of the branching narrative 25:55 Jacob dumps some story 34:40 The sci-fi twist to this story (the morphogenetic field) 41:20 A tease about the second game - please stick around 48:00 Let's get back to what's happening inside the ship (submarine, knife and ax) 54:15 Who is "in" on the scheme? 58:50 The big thing 1:07:40 Question from @linkhs: "Which twist/ending got you the most?" 1:13:35 The enneagram test with Jacob, Moe and CtrlAltNoob 1:18:30 Final thoughts 1:23:35 Wrap-up UPCOMING SHOWS: June 30, 2021 Last Day of June (ft. Jacob, Mike and special guest Blake Andrea) July 7, 2021 Hitman 2 [Whittleton Creek] (ft. Jacob, Mike and Moe) 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! TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.

121: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (999)

We chase a ghost in Hitman 2, Part 4. Developer: IO Interactive | Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: November 13th, 2018 Jacob, Moe and Mike direct movies, discover secret identities and dip into their old ways. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:30 Introductions 1:15 Sharing scores 3:35 Mission briefing 5:20 Mission breakdown 7:17 Jacob’s playthrough 17:50 Moe’s playthrough 31:45 Mike’s playthrough 44:06 Closing comments UPCOMING SHOWS: June 16, 2021 Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors aka 999 (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob) June 30, 2021 Last Day of June (ft. Jacob, Mike and special guest Blake Andrea) July 7, 2021 Hitman 2 [Whittleton Creek] (ft. Jacob, Mike and Moe) 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! TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.

120: Hitman, Part 4 [Mumbai]

We have a garbage day in Donut County. Developer: Ben Esposito | Publisher: Annapurna Interactive | Initial Release: August 28, 2018 Jacob, Mike and special guest Wesley LeBlanc order holes for their friends, meet cute anthropodermic animals and cheer on another Annapurna Interactive banger. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) Special Guest: Wesley LeBlanc | Twitter | Dragonball Speak Podcast Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:31 Introductions 2:40 General info on Donut County 3:10 Fast Pitch 8:20 Explaining the game 22:15 Explaining the story 28:25 Discussing the game music 31:40 Questions UPCOMING SHOWS: June 2, 2021 Hitman 2 [Part 4 - Chasing a Ghost] (ft. Jacob, Moe and Mike) June 16, 2021 Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors aka 999 (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob) 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! TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.

119: Donut County

We cut the head off a three-headed serpent in Hitman 2, Part 3. Developer: IO Interactive | Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: November 13th, 2018 Jacob, Moe and Mike tattoo their foes, play around in the jungle and purge construction sites from evil spirits. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:31 Introductions 1:00 Short recap 1:22 Mission briefing 3:20 Explaining the mission, objectives, and personal thoughts 6:00 Exchanging mission scores 10:45 Jacob’s playthrough 24:10 Mike’s playthrough 37:23 Moe’s playthrough 48:55 Closing comments UPCOMING SHOWS: May 19, 2021 Donut County (ft. Jacob, Mike and special guest Wesley LeBlanc) June 2, 2021 Hitman 2 [Part 4 - Chasing a Ghost] (ft. Jacob, Moe and Mike) June 16, 2021 Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors aka 999 (ft. Jacob, Moe and special guest CtrlAltNoob) 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! TIP JAR: If you’re feeling generous and love the show, we have a PayPal tip jar! Any funds raised will go towards hosting our site and paying for games and equipment as we look to bring you higher quality content every month.

118: Hitman 2, Part 3 [Santa Fortuna]

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