The team travels back to 1995 to play through The Fullbright Company’s Gone Home. In this episode, we talk about walking, Christmas ducks, ghosts and teen angst. “It’s a ghostttttttttt!” Come back on Wednesday, July 26th for Episode 004 – we are playing through Braid.
Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
Website: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub
1:30 Our experience with the game2:50 What is Idle Thumbs (https://www.idlethumbs.net/)?4:30 Where should you start with Idle Thumbs?6:50 How did you play Gone Home?8:18 The start of the game12:46 A great moment: the note that gets taken away13:52 The game’s characters16:05 How Moe felt coming into the house (aka murderous thoughts)19:02 Mike’s thoughts about walking into the house20:40 How Jacob felt about the 101 Dalmatians-esque house22:47 Reading notes25:10 The Christmas Duck26:45 Our “Goosebumps” moments30:04 Sam and Lonnie 4eva32:05 The Red Hair Dye moment33:05 Is the game nudging you in a certain order?36:10 Mike compares the game to the original Max Payne38:00 The basement38:37 The game’s climax40:30 The kitchen, the garage and the notes42:00 Moe’s opinions on “is this a game”44:30 A rough patch in Janice’s marriage #wildfire45:58 Moe compares Gone Home to Disneyland47:45 Everybody has smut49:30 The family portrait52:56 Stories in the Pacific Northwest & the 90s55:45 Sexuality, the army and religion58:30 More shows that evoke the Pacific Northwest59:30 Our final thoughts about the game