Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

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!

We police and do drugs 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
1:40 - Housekeeping
2:25 - Fast Pitch
4:10 - How Do You Play It 2026 - Buyer Beware!
9:20 - Explaining Disco Elysium
18:55 - Voices
22:00 - What Kind of Cop Are You?
23:15 - The Telltale Binary
28:00 - Accidental Racism
30:35 - Good Cop/Bad Cop
33:30 - Auto-Save
37:00 - The Tie & Other Clothing
45:10 - ZA/UM Mentioned
49:45 - Map & Clock
55:20 - The Hanged Man
1:00:20 - Drugs and Alcohol

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!

We are trapped on an oil drilling platform in Still Wakes the Deep.
Developer: The Chinese Room | Publisher: Secret Mode | Initial Release: June 18, 2024



PLAYERS:

Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)

SPECIAL GUEST:

Dan (Bluesky) from The Greatest Story Ever Played

SHOW NOTES:

00:00 – Intro
01:16 – Intro to Dan from Greatest Story Ever Played
02:59 – Game intro and Fast Pitch
06:17 – How did we play and where we first heard about it
09:12 – Story set up
11:39 – Gameplay set up and discussion
18:24 – Nailing the setting and immersion
24:32 – Voice acting
29:20 – Story mode option
34:58 – Spoiler Warning!
38:00 – Describing the supernatural horrors
46:32 – Getting lost in the environment (in a good way!)
51:11 – Story spoilers
1:02:34 – Story ending discussion
1:07:14 – Closing thoughts
1:15:51 – Plugs and outro

RESOURCES:

Greatest Story Ever Played – SOMA Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soma-cutscenes-a-video-game-movie-podcast/id1359441046?i=1000537558467
Greatest Story Ever Played – Everybody's Gone To The Rapture Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everybodys-gone-to-the-rapture-cutscenes-a-video/id1359441046?i=1000527190919

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!

We find our way home in Love Eternal.
Developer: brlka | Publisher: Ysbryd Games, PLAYISM | Initial Release: February 19, 2026



PLAYERS:

Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)
Alex Martin

SPECIAL GUEST:

Kate Hunter (Bluesky) from No Small Games

SHOW NOTES:

00:00 – Intro
01:09 – Intro to Kate from No Small Games
02:53 – Gauntlet Run with Kate
09:20 – Love Eternal intro and Fast Pitch
11:50 – Story/Gameplay setup and how we played
15:43 – How long it took us to finish (Katie is iconic!)
18:25 – Kate’s relationship to the game and teaching persistence
22:21 – Who's played Celeste and Pax 2025’s demo
24:50 – How challenging did we find it
29:19 – Sound design and art direction (shoutout to the artist for the game @paellagenius.bsky.social)
33:48 – Spoilers from here on out!
37:38 – Alex guides us through the story
45:00 – A Vtuber?!
52:45 – Final thoughts
1:00:27 – Follow Kate and her work on No Small Games
1:02:17 - Outro

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!

We eat mushrooms and have cringe conversations in Hermit and Pig.
Developer: Heavy Lunch Studio LLC | Publisher: Heavy Lunch Studio LLC | Initial Release: February 5, 2026



PLAYERS:

Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)

SPECIAL GUEST:

Joseph Hooper (Bluesky) from Crossplay Conversations, Player Player Podcast and Can't Pause

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - Intro
2:20 - Fast Pitch
3:45 - Setup for Hermit and Pig
7:15 - Hermit and Pokémon
9:30 - Battle System & Progression
17:00 - Trinkets
19:15 - The Story
22:00 - More Battles and Trinkets!
27:50 - Hermit and Pig... GOTY Lists?
29:25 - Outro

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!