196: Wanderstop

Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

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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