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Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

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Summary
 Canada’s #1 video game book club podcast! We tackle games large & small, new & old while keeping it informative, funny and (mostly) positive. Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Mike Ruffolo, Moe Murtadi, Katie Lesperance, Flora Merigold and Travis Colenutt. After almost 6 years of twice-monthly shows, we now publish new shows when we have something to say! Looking for a good place to start? Download an episode for a game that you really love and hit play. Looking for suggestions? Consider our episodes on The Last of Us, Undertale, Firewatch, What Remains of Edith Finch episodes or our Hitman, Wolf Among Us or Kentucky Route Zero series! Science Fiction
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  • 216: Mouthwashing

    216: Mouthwashing
    Oct 28 2026

    We endure terrible mouth sounds in Mouthwashing.

    Developer: Wrong Organ | Publisher: Critical Reflex | Initial Release: September 26th, 2024

    PLAYERS:

    • Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)
    • Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
    • Alex Martin

    CONTENT WARNING: This game’s story deals with several heavy themes and plot points, including SA, substance abuse, suicide and trauma, as well as depicting body horror and gore in a PS1-style graphic. Discretion is advised after the spoiler wall once we start discussing the story in depth.

    CONSOLE PORTS: We recorded this episode before the console ports were officially announced!

    SHOW NOTES:

    • 00:00 – Intro
    • 01:02 – Intro to Mouthwashing and Fast Pitch
    • 03:07 – History with the game
    • 05:04 – Setting up the story
    • 08:00 – Introduction to the crew and the Tulpar
    • 09:29 – CONTENT WARNING
    • 10:11– Visuals and sound discussion
    • 16:28 – Jacob makes GROSS sounds into the mic. Please skip this section!
    • 16:36 – The gross sounds have ended. It is safe to play the episode again.
    • 17:41 – SPOILER WALL – Story discussion going forward
    • 22:07 – Corporate-sponsored birthday parties
    • 25:02 – Curly delivers the news/Getting into the cargo bay
    • 31:07 – Hallucinations and fake game crashing
    • 34:26 – Anya
    • 40:18 – The benefit of a second playthrough
    • 46:40 – Swansea and getting into Utility
    • 51:13 – The gameplay parts of this game are maybe not great…
    • 57:13 – Jimmy and Polle’s conversation
    • 1:01:39 – Wrapping up Swansea’s story
    • 1:08:01 – The ending
    • 1:10:45 – Open Critic score and reviews
    • 1:12:53 – Final thoughts
    • 1:16:37 – Plugs and outro

    RESOURCES:

    • Jenna Stoeber’s YouTube video essay on Mouthwashing
    • Jacob’s Review of Mouthwashing (from September 2024)

    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!
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • 215: Crow Country

    215: Crow Country
    Oct 14 2026
    We take on puzzles and traps in Crow Country! Developer: SFB Games | Publisher: SFB Games | Initial Release: May 9th 2024 Players: Travis Colenutt @traviscolenutt.bksy.social Katie Lesperance @lesperak.bsky.social Alex Martin Special Guests: CtrlAltNoob - ctrlaltnoob.com Show Notes: 00:00 – Intro 02:39 – Intro to Crow Country 03:21 – Intro to CtrlAltNoob 06:00 – Fast Pitch 08:01 – Where did we first hear about this game and our past experience with survival horror games 14:13 – Story set up and gameplay discussion 17:32 – Exploration (no combat) mode 22:21 – Puzzle discussion 24:29 – SPOILERS WALL – continued puzzle discussion 30:23 – Enemy respawning and worth killing every time? 34:58 – Environment progression in exploration mode 39:49 – Even more puzzle discussion! 45:41 – Environmental traps 46:24 – This game is really funny 51:00 – Story discussion 57:42 – Final confrontation and story wrap up 1:02:51 – Everyone's final scores 1:11:16 – Final boss combat vs exploration mode 1:13:57 – Our final thoughts 1:24:42 – Follow CtrAltNoob's work online! 1:28:14 – Host plugs and outro Resources: Left Behind Game Club 155 – Zero Time Dilemma: https://leftbehindgame.club/155-zero-time-dilemma/ Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast Resident Evil Apocalypse https://cutscenes.ca/episode/6b76260b/resident-evil-apocalypse-2004- Resident Evil Extinction - https://cutscenes.ca/episode/1fd1f7ab/resident-evil-extinction-2007- Noob's Shadow of Colossus Photography https://ctrlaltnoob.com/2026/09/28/argus-the-fifteenth-colossus/ Noob's 12 Days of Game Pass – Signalis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1al3ioV_igA Noob's Chants of Sennaar YouTube series (part 1) - https://youtu.be/Km_LfVpREfU?si=epP3VR0MbEpZWRMT 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!
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • 214: Disco Elysium – The Final Cut [Part 2]

    214: Disco Elysium – The Final Cut [Part 2]
    Sep 30 2026
    We all do solve crimes so differently in Disco Elysium - The Final Cut. Developer: ZA/UM | Publisher: ZA/UM | Initial Release: October 15th, 2019 PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) Travis Colenutt (Bluesky) Katie Lesperance (Bluesky) Alex Martin SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - Intro 1:35 - Small Correction 2:15 - Cuno 6:10 - Lena 10:05 - The Hanged Man 13:15 - Evrart 17:45 - Call Me by Your Name 20:55 - The Pale 26:45 - The Ravers 28:25 - Katie's Day 5 Speedrun 30:40 - Armor 32:15 - Doomed Commercial Area 34:30 - Boot Soup 37:35 - A Date 40:45 - I'm at a Payphone 44:15 - Novelty Dicemaker 45:55 - Homo-Sexual Underground 49:45 - Thought Cabinet 53:25 - Cryptozoologist 58:00 - Klaasje 1:03:00 - Ruby 1:07:00 - The Tribunal 1:13:30 - The Necktie 1:17:55 - Detective Jr. 1:22:30 - The Deserter 1:25:30 - It Was All a Dream 1:28:50 - Kim's a Cool Cat 1:30:25 - So What Happened? 1:35:45 - Rankings & Union of Moribund Alcoholics 1:39:45 - Game Development & Teaching Gym 1:42:20 - Android, PMG Documentary & Wrap-Up 1:50:50 - Our Next CRPGs? 1:55:20 - Outro RESOURCES: Investigation: Who’s Telling the Truth about Disco Elysium? (PMG) The Disco Elysium Saga Isn't Done Yet (PMG) The Making of Disco Elysium (noclip) 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!
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    2 hrs and 2 mins
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