196: Wanderstop

196: Wanderstop

Author: Left Behind Game Club April 7, 2025 Duration: 1:27:40

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


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Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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