Our 200th Episode Extravaganza!

Our 200th Episode Extravaganza!

Author: Left Behind Game Club August 13, 2025 Duration: 1:48:16
The crew celebrates eight years and two hundred episodes!



PLAYERS:

* Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)
* Michael Ruffolo (Twitter)
* Moe Murtadi (Twitter)
* Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)
* Flora Merigold (Bluesky)
* Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)

SHOW NOTES:

* 0:00​​ - Housekeeping
* 3:40 - We Reminisce
* 16:30 - Voicemails from You!
* 24:30 - The Locks for the Essential List of LBGC Games
* 26:15 - Hitman & Hitman 2
* 29:00 - What Remains of Edith Finch
* 32:35 - Portal
* 34:55 - Celeste
* 37:20 - Undertale
* 43:15 - SOMA
* 44:35 - The Wolf Among Us
* 49:05 - Death Stranding
* 55:15 - Bloodborne
* 58:05 - Hotline Miami
* 1:01:20 - Hades
* 1:02:20 - The Best of the Rest
* 1:03:25 - Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
* 1:05:45 - Yakuza 0
* 1:08:40 - P.T.
* 1:10:30 - Psychonauts
* 1:13:00 - Chrono Trigger
* 1:17:50 - Virginia
* 1:21:40 - Emily is Away
* 1:22:30 - Doki Doki Literature Club
* 1:23:25 - Luigi's Mansion
* 1:24:50 - Florence
* 1:27:00 - Spec Ops: The Line
* 1:27:30 - To The Moon
* 1:29:05 - The Last Two Slots (Night in the Woods & Shadow of the Colossus)
* 1:34:30 - A Sacrifice for Gone Home
* 1:36:00 - The Future!
* 1:43:30 - Outro

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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!
CUTSCENES: Check out Jacob, Katie and Travis' other podcast Cutscenes! The fifth and final season is out now!
The Final List of Essential Games/Episodes of the LBGC:

* Hitman: World of Assassination
* What Remains of Edith Finch
* Portal
* Celeste
* Undertale
* SOMA
* The Wolf Among Us
* Death Stranding
* Bloodborne
* Hotline Miami
* Hades
* Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
* P.T.
* Psychonauts
* Chrono Trigger
* Virginia
* Emily is Away
* Doki Doki Literature Club
* Luigi's Mansion
* Florence
* Spec Ops: The Line
* To The Moon
* Night in the Woods
* Shadow of the Colossus
* Gone Home

Ever find yourself wanting to talk about a game long after the credits roll, or maybe you just need a friendly crew to guide you through a classic you missed? That’s the exact feeling Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast captures. It’s less a formal review show and more like hanging out with a group of passionate friends who treat games like a great book club picks apart literature. The hosts-Jacob, Mike, Moe, Katie, Flora, and Travis-bring a mix of perspectives to each discussion, diving into titles both huge and obscure, from brand-new releases to forgotten gems. Their conversations are built on genuine enthusiasm, aiming to be informative and genuinely funny while maintaining a refreshingly positive space in the gaming world. After years of a regular schedule, this podcast now releases episodes on a more organic timeline, whenever the team has something meaningful to share about a particular game. The best way to jump in is simple: find an episode about a title you adore and give it a listen. You’ll get thoughtful analysis, personal stories, and the sense that you’re part of the club, all from a show that has evolved naturally over time without losing its core, conversational heart.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast
Podcast Episodes
167: Chrono Trigger [Part 1] [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:27
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 t…
166: Coffee Talk [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:32
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 specia…
165: PAX East 2023 Mega Show [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:53:40
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 lot…
164: Video Game Trivia Live 2 (from PAX East 2023) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:15
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 audie…
163: Nintendo Gamecube Retrospective (Live from PAX East 2023) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:51
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 assembl…
162: Hi-Fi RUSH [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:29:43
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 & Brende…
161: Yakuza 0 [Part 2] [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:00
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 j…
Announcement: Changes to the Podcast [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:19
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 for…
160: Subsurface Circular [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:31
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 quest…
159: Year In Review for 2022 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:55
We revisit 2022 in our Year in Review episode (for the second year in a row)! Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: * 1:30 Katie's Favourite Podcasts from 2022 *…