045: What Remains of Edith Finch




Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast show

Summary: We climb our family tree (literally and figuratively) in What Remains of Edith Finch.<br> <br> Developer: Giant Sparrow | Publisher: Annapurna Interactive | Release Date: April 25, 2017<br> <br> Jacob, Mike and Moe crawl through doggy doors, chase birds, swing and hide in bunkers.<br> <br> Join our Discord server! Go to LeftBehindGame.Club and scroll down to the Discord section of the homepage! If you love the show, please consider a review on iTunes. It helps a lot.<br> <br> Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)<br> <br> Website: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub<br> <br> Show Notes (spoilers):<br> <br> * 2:10 A warning about What Remains of Edith Finch<br> * 3:30 Moe makes a surprising proclamation about this game<br> * 4:10 What is a walking simulator?<br> * 6:15 Why are we playing What Remains of Edith Finch?<br> * 7:10 Jacob accidentally spoiled the game for Mike<br> * 9:40 The opening of What Remains of Edith Finch<br> * 11:50 The Finch's house<br> * 13:40 Introduction to the game's narrator, Edith Finch<br> * 15:20 Entering the house<br> * 17:10 Jacob brings up Matilda, The Curious Case Benjamin Button and The Pagemaster<br> * 18:30 We introduce the structure of the game and start with the story of Molly Finch<br> * 21:20 Cats, owls, sharks and sea monsters<br> * 26:30 The game's toughest question<br> * 29:00 Odin Finch and the history of the Finch family<br> * 32:00 Calvin Finch<br> * 35:00 Barbara Finch<br> * 37:00 Moe compares this section to Telltale's The Walking Dead and Jacob brings up XIII, Killer7 and Madworld<br> * 39:35 Walter Finch<br> * 43:30 Jacob compares this section to the Beginner's Guide<br> * 44:00 We looked down<br> * 46:10 Sam Finch<br> * 51:45 Gregory Finch<br> * 54:30 Gus Finch<br> * 57:00 Milton Finch<br> * 59:20 Mike connects this game to Unfinished Swan<br> * 1:00:35 Lewis Finch<br> * 1:08:00 Content warning (suicide and self-harm)<br> * 1:09:45 End of content warning<br> * 1:10:05 The beginning of the end (of the story)<br> * 1:13:30 Wait... who is Edith talking to?<br> * 1:15:15 Jacob... the game has to come full circle!<br> * 1:17:00 Moe brings it back to Lord of the Rings<br> * 1:17:45 The crew wraps it up<br> * 1:21:00 A question from the <a href="https://epiloguegaming.com/feed/podcast/ludocast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ludonarrative Podcast</a><br> * 1:25:05 We announce our next game: Superhot<br>