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 ...
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A fun, informative and (mostly) positive discussion at the intersection of movies/TV and video games. For Season 5, Travis Colenutt, Katie Lesperance and Jacob McCourt will bring you weekly recaps of gaming's biggest summer blockbuster films every Thursday beginning on August 17th! Typically, our hosts watch a video game themed movie or TV show and give you our thoughts through friendly conversation and fun segments. Looking for a good place to start? Listen to: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World P ...
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184: Life is Strange: True Colors [Chapter 2 – Lanterns]
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We choose our adventure in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 2. This is part 2 of a 5-part weekly series! CW: Dementia Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021 Jacob, Katie and Flora play foosball, talk about depictions of mental health conditions in video games and talk about Jacob’s scheduling habits.…
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183: Life is Strange: True Colors [Chapter 1 – Side A]
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We start over in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 1. This is part 1 of a 5-part weekly series! Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guests Claire Helmberger and Luke Lewis travel to Haven Springs, bond with our sibling and talk a lot about the gay agenda. PLAYERS: Ja…
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We explore dungeons and roll dice in Dungeons of Aether. Developer: Aether Studios & ampersandbear | Publisher: Aether Studios | Initial Release: February 28, 2023 Jacob and Katie talk about their favourite dice & card-based roguelikes, talk a lot about butter, bread and jam and they may also share some gripes. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt…
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The roomie crew of Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Dave Jackson are here to talk about the video games they played and the memories they forged at PAX East 2024! Four friends for over two hours talk through 21 games with 6 interviews from the show floor! PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Flora Merigold (@Ludo…
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180: Between 2 Screens – A Nintendo DS Retrospective [Live from PAX East 2024]
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How could Nintendo improve an already great handheld experience after the release and success of the Game Boy Advance? By adding a touch screen to it! Over an hour, our 5 Nintendo DS experts will help you reminisce about the history of the console. Then with the help of the PAX East audience, we will build the essential list of 15 must-have Nintend…
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We swing around the city in Marvel’s Spider-Man. Developer: Insomniac Games | Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Initial Release: September 7, 2018 Jacob, Flora and special guest Setobox begrudgingly sneak around as MJ, look up to a couple of bad fake dads and scroll Spider-Man’s social media feeds. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) F…
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178: Final Fantasy VII Remake [Part 2]
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We talk about the story in the second part of our Final Fantasy VII Remake series. Developer: Square Enix Business Division 1 | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: April 10, 2020 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Kyle Stephenson question the Whispers, compare dresses and get scared of Sephiroth. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Kati…
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177: Final Fantasy VII Remake [Part 1]
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We defend Midgar in Final Fantasy VII Remake. Developer: Square Enix Business Division 1 | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: April 10, 2020 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Kyle Stephenson have women throw themselves at us, talk about corporate structures and yell a lot about emo teens doing terrorism. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcC…
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We run around in a towel for a while in Until Dawn. Developer: Supermassive Games | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Initial Release: August 25, 2015 Jacob and special guest Jessica Fantauzzo talk about teen bullying, take a hike in the snowy woods and lament the theft of land. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) SPECIAL GUEST: Jessica F…
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We fight god in the second part of our Final Fantasy XVI podcast series. Developer: Square Enix Creative Business Unit III | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: June 22, 2023 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Dave Jackson say nice things about the game, read about so much lore and tell a great story about a chivalrous man. You may want to…
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We activate our Eikon Abilities with Final Fantasy XVI. Developer: Square Enix Creative Business Unit III | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: June 22, 2023 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Dave Jackson wait for our cooldowns, appreciate Torgal and go get five piles of dirt. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesp…
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Introducing Jacob’s new podcast Crossplay Conversations! In this episode, the lads discuss the past, present, and future of Insomniac Games’ Spider-Man series! Every other week, we dive deep into gaming industry topics and host light-hearted conversations around our favorite video games. With a combined 15 years of video game content creation, Luke…
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We cap-ture friends and foes in Super Mario Odyssey! Developer: Nintendo EPD | Publisher: Nintendo | Initial Release: October 27, 2017 Jacob, Mike and special guest Michael Berger “jump up, super star”, discuss the merits of New Donk City and leak each others’ sensitive personal information. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Michael Ruffolo (@…
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We explore the wasteland in Fallout 3. Developer: Bethesda Game Studios | Publisher: Bethesda Softworks | Initial Release: October 28, 2008 Jacob and Katie carry around way too many blood bags, get revenge and toss our colleagues into really bad situations. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) EDITOR: Luke Lewis (@luk…
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We went over to Seattle to play video games in our PAX West 2023 episode! This is our last piece of audio about PAX West! Jacob, Katie and special guest Adam Gumbert walked a whole lot and played some great video games! PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) SPECIAL GUEST: Adam Gumbert (@AdamGumby) | Respawn Aim Fire We…
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170: Video Game Trivia Live 3: DUB Edition (from PAX West 2023)
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Video Game Trivia Live returns to PAX West! This competitive video game trivia game hosted by Jacob McCourt pits pairs of video game press/PR folks content creators and developers against one another to see who knows the most about the obscure corners of video game history. BUT maybe the PAX audience will be able to help “team audience” steal a big…
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169: Game Boy Advance Retrospective (Live from PAX West 2023)
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Not only did Nintendo launch the greatest home console of all time in 2001 with the Nintendo Gamecube but they also released the greatest handheld of all time as well. Live at PAX West, we collected a group of Game Boy Advance experts to discuss the device’s history and their memories of the console and build an essential collection of Game Boy Adv…
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In short, we are delaying Season 5 until the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike. If you're looking for a video game podcast to listen to in the meantime, please consider our other shows: Left Behind Game Club which is a video game book club podcast featuring Travis, Katie and Jacob Crossplay Conversations which is a topical video game podcast that Jacob j…
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We continue our time travels in part 2 of our Chrono Trigger series. Developer: Square | Publisher: Square | Initial Release: August 11, 1995 Jacob, Travis, Katie, and Flora talk about Bulma from Dragonball, amazing music, and nostalgia glasses. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Fl…
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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 toward in games, and go deep into what they love in roleplaying games. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Travis Colenutt (@Tra…
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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 special guests Luke Lewis and Matt Storm listen to some lo-fi chill beats, fight about the best way to caffeinate and swoon over Hyde. P…
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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 lots of cool video games. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Travi…
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164: Video Game Trivia (Live from PAX East 2023)
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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 audience. Will PAX East attendees be able to outbrain our panel of video game experts? Bring your wealth of video game knowledge and fi…
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163: Nintendo Gamecube Retrospective (Live from PAX East 2023)
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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 assembled to discuss the device’s history and their memories of the console, as well as build an essential collection of Nintendo Gamecub…
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In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we look for the light in episode 9 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:55 Ashley! 5:25 Ellie's Whole Life is Lies 9:00 44 Minutes? 17:00 Joel's Decision 20:40 The Hospital Scene 26:20 Cry…
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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 & Brenden Groom gush about rhythm games, ship Peppermint and Korsica and finally explain the origin of the “clean” rating of the podcast. …
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In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we obsessed about Troy in episode 8 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:45 Jacob Finally Gets To Talk Troy 5:00 They're Feeding Them People Right? 7:20 Meeting HBO David 13:45 High Qualit…
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In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we get left behind in episode 7 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 2:30 Our History With The Left Behind DLC 4:50 Inside Fedra School 6:00 Jacob Loves Old Marketing 7:45 Mortal Kombat Vs D…
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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 jackets, get our pants stolen and finally talk about the Cabaret Club mini-game! Players: Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) & Katie…
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In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we meet our kin in episode 6 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 2:10 We Find Dina In Jackson 5:10 Old Marrieds Are The MVPs? 9:00 Joel's Hurt And We're Conflicted 14:50 More Show/Game Diff…
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In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we endure and survive in episode 5 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt). Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 1:20 Travis Has Edit Critiques 4:00 Meeting HBO's Sam and Henry 8:20 That Ending 10:40 Katie Explains Kids' Toys 12:4…
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In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, "Kansas City, here we come", in episode 4 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:30 Please Hold My Hand 1:10 The Most Game-Like Episode 3:40 Bella Ramsay Stan Club 8:15 Begging For Your Life…
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In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we discover true love in episode 3 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:50 Perfect Television 3:45 Changes From The Game Story 8:00 Katie and Jacob Cry All The Tears 15:30 Give Nick Offerm…
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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 forward, we will move from a twice-monthly model to a non-regular publishing schedule. We don’t quite know what that cadence will loo…
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In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we do a gross kiss in episode two of our The Last of Us series. Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:40 A Gross Kiss 4:10 Jakarta: Katie Was Wrong 13:25 Banter: Jacob Was Wrong 16:15 The Hotel 20:00 Meeting Clickers 25…
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In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we meet Joel and Ellie in episode one of our The Last of Us series. Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:45 Tutorial 1:50 Our Past Experience With TLOU 7:00 Beginning of Episode: Exposition Done Well 9:55 Meeting Joel,…
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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 questions, think about Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics and sing some Hamilton for good measure. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt),…
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In case you didn't hear it during our Game Awards 2022 Recap, we are returning with weekly recaps of HBO's The Last of Us every Thursday beginning on January 26th! On January 26th, you'll get two episodes about the first two episodes of the HBO drama. Make sure to follow us on Twitter (@cutscenes_pod) and Instagram (@cutscenes_pod) and hit the noti…
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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 Bloodborne [Part 1 & Part 2] Returnal Celeste 6:00 Katie’s Favourite Games from 2022 9:40 Moe’s Favourite Podcasts/Games of 2022 Fave…
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We give no explanations in the first part of our Yakuza 0 series. Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio | Publisher: Sega | Initial Release: January 24, 2017 Katie, Flora, Mike and special guest Imran Khan play minigames, fight with wacky weapons and sing karaoke. Players: Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom), Flora Merigold (@Ludonarr…
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In this special bonus show, we bring you our third annual Game Awards recap show! If you don't listen, know that Cutscenes is officially back with Season 4 starting January 26th, 2023! We will do weekly companion shows for HBO's The Last of Us! Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt)…
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We become a Peeping (Major) Tom in Tacoma. Developer: Fullbright | Publisher: Fullbright | Initial Release: August 2, 2017 Jacob, Katie and Mike read everyone’s emails, get a little bit scared and then become subcontractors. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Tw…
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We travel to the Land of the Dead in Grim Fandango. Editor’s Note: Katie’s mic did not record properly, so apologies for the lower-than-normal recording quality. Developer: LucasArts | Publisher: LucasArts | Initial Release: October 30, 1998 Katie, Mike and special guest Jay Yi struggle with puzzles (even with hints), open the fridge and spend too …
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We finish the Zero Escape trilogy with a dive into Zero Time Dilemma. Developer: Chime | Publisher: Aksys Games/Spike Chunsoft | Initial Release: June 28, 2016 Jacob and special guest CtrlAltNoob flip a coin, play with floating thumbnails and try desperately to defuse bombs. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Special Guest: CtrlAltNoob (@CtrlAl…
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We beat one of the hardest games of all time in Bloodborne. Developer: FromSoftware | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Initial Release: March 24, 2015 Jacob, Katie and Flora gain insight, debate snakes vs. spiders and run through all of our enemies. Kidding… it was only Jacob. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lespe…
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We join a high school reading club in Doki Doki Literature Club. Developer: Team Salvato | Publisher: Team Salvato | Initial Release: September 22, 2017 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest MissVVitch all join #TeamYuri, have some tea and break the cardinal rule of the podcast. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) a…
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We finally face our fears in the first part of our Bloodborne series. Developer: FromSoftware | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Initial Release: March 24, 2015 Jacob, Moe, Katie and Flora learn how to run after we walk, collect Blood Echoes and cry. Well, at least Jacob cries. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)…
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In this extraordinary bonus episode of the Left Behind Game Club, Jacob is joined by Matt aka Stormageddon, Joseph Hooper, and Luke Lewis to share some of their favourite games from the PAX West 22 show floor! We also have half a dozen interviews from the show floor! Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Special Guests: Matt aka Stormageddon (@dj_…
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We dismantle a network of very menacing foes in John Wick Hex. Developer: Bithell Games | Publisher: Good Shepherd Entertainment | Initial Release: October 8, 2019 Jacob, Katie and special guest Travis Colenutt throw our weapons, judo-throw our enemies and admire the carnage we left behind. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Katie Lesperance …
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We solve a vaporwave mystery in Paradise Killer. Developer: Kaizen Game Works | Publisher: Fellow Traveller | Initial Release: September 4, 2020 Jacob, Flora and special guest Qwinsie build case files, double jump around Paradise and deliver justice. Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) Special Guest: Qwinsie (T…
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