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Gaming really loves its sequels. As soon as a game comes out we're often inclined to start imagining what it's successor will be like. In some cases, however, sometimes they should have left well enough alone. This week we discuss some of those instances, and what they did to earn this designation. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive con...

Nicco takes the game show host seat this week with Steam reviews in tow. The objective is simple, read the review and the others have to guess the Steam game with no other context. Please play along, you just might win. We promise. (We don't.) MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our C...

We're watching EVERY non-filter episode of the main Pokémon anime and talking about it on our new Patreon exclusive podcast, Podcastémon! This first episode is free to give you a taste of the show, and if you want to listen to us immediately lose our sanity doing this you can join our $10 tier at https://www.patreon.com/crub to listen to more episodes. We've had a ton of fun doing this already, an...

Is it possible to build actual bonds, long-lasting and meaningful friendships and relationships through video games? We think so, and this week we wanted to talk about the opportunities and enriching friendships games have granted us. Also. Is karaoke a video game? Let us know in the comments. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content...

For as long as there have been games, there have been terrible and heartbreaking rumors made by their players. Today we wanted to talk about some of our favorites, from unlocking Sonic in Melee, to finding Mew under the truck, and even to Star Fox Zero fans existing. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://ww...

Today on the Crubcast, Kevin hosts a 32-restaurant fast food tournament, debated and voted on by Trav and special guests SomecallmeJohnny and AntDude - with a twist: Every head-to-head in this tourney changes the criteria that our Crubbers are debating, from a randomly-selected list of options created by the rest of Crub.   Would McDonald's or Nando's make for a better Dark Souls level?  Does Soni...

It's something we've heard a lot in reviews and critical assessments over the years, that "bad" is better than "boring", but do we agree with that? Or did it just sound good and we took to saying it over time?   MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at ht...

With Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival, Fortnite revived two dead gaming genres at once in an interesting way. Naturally, this made us sit down and wonder what other dead genres would be a good (terrible) fit to put in next. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are reco...

When it comes to #gamers, a lot of us collect things. It just goes hand in hand, you collect things in games, so naturally you may be compelled to in real life. Whether these be the games themselves, art pieces, stamps, hats, sneakers, Pokemon/Magic cards, or anything. Today we wanted to talk about why we collect things, when does it just become junk, and how our collecting habits have changed ove...

Effectively a subgenre of the "Are video games art?' question, "Is video game music real music?" has often been a question asked. We'll cut to the chase here like we do in the episode, yes, of course it is. However, there's a lot of interesting discussion around the question that we decided to delve into today. Do you think video game music is real music? MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https:...

We challenged ourselves to do a bracket of the worst *hypothetical* game sequels, ones made to be bad on purpose, to figure out which would be the absolute WORST. Prepare for the ups and downs of Jaiden in Assassin's Creed: Chicago, Roller Coaster Tycoon VR, and more. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://w...

2023 is in the books, and we celebrate its demise the only way we know how. With a quiz about the year! With our host Nicco, we'll see how Justin, Moriarty, and Chris fare in remembering the biggest events of 2023. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at...

2024. A year that will be filled with ups and downs. Fortunately, we are crubvoyant and can see the future. A presidential Fortnite skin, game delays, deaths, rebirths, we're here to tell you what to expect from 2024 so you won't be surprised when everything we say inevitably happens. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Pa...

It's easy to look at a game and make a snap judgment on it, and it's even easier to do so when everybody is talking about the game constantly. In this episode, we wanted to take a look at some games we finally gave a chance to and were wrong about. In the back half, we get into a good discussion about the ups and downs of developing your critical lens. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://b...

Family Guy. Super Mario Sunshine. Shovel Knight. Fall Out Boy. What do all of these things have in common? Not much. However, they are all comforting things to our crub boys. This week, let them tell you why, while also bringing up crippling debt, sword swings in bars, and insulting Sean for owning a Keyblade. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get e...

This week on the Crubcast we created our ideal 'Crub Direct'...with a catch. Each member brought their dream game, but also a way to ruin the others' game. Then we voted to result in the worst game showcase possible. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE...

With The Game Awards 2023 approaching in just a couple of weeks, we got together to give our picks for the categories in addition to predicting what will win the Keighleys. Let us know what you think will take the win!   MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded L...

This week on the Crubcast we thought we'd talk about game series that lost us along the way, and how they can get us back. Assassin's Creed, Overwatch, Silent Hill, and...Pokemon successfully doing this? Which game or game series do you wish you were still into? MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.pat...

It's been 3 weeks since the release of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, so we figured enough time had passed to give our spoiler-filled thoughts on the game! Get our thoughts on the mechanical changes, plot beats, and sad pigeons! MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded L...

Happy Halloween! To celebrate this chilling holiday, we enlisted C reepyelliot to read some spine-tingling stories with us...and also some about Banjo's depression and a scary Peter Griffin. Because, well, of course. Find more of Elliot at https://twitter.com/CreepyElliot , and on https://www.youtube.com/user/SGBLikesToPlay MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show e...

Welcome to the first ever inaugural video game mascot draft! Each of our 4 hosts will pick from a (very incredibly good) list of game mascots to round out their team, in addition to one wild card pick each, to see who has the best shot at winning randomly selected categories. No one should pick Byakuya. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusiv...

Today on the Crubcast our extremely qualified panel of PS2 experts joined together to scientifically determine the BEST PlayStation 2 game. We conducted a vigorously scientific method backed by hours and hours of definitely playing each game, and can definitively answer what the absolute crown gem of the console was. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early an...

On today's episode of the Crubcast e decided to discuss how we peaked in high school. Bullying, not helping out those in trouble, a deer on school grounds, and the snack economy. We covered it all. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.yout...

Throughout time there have been many, many....many inventions. Some are useful and have improved our everyday lives. However, some are seemingly useless. These inventions have done nothing for us. And somewhere in the middle are ones that we don't think have improved our lives, but perhaps have. Today we tackle at least some of them. We're sorry in advance. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► http...

One of the many things that helps to set video games apart as an entertainment medium is choice. Sometimes it is merely an illusion, and sometimes a crucial decision can sincerely impact a playthrough. In this episode we wanted to delve into choice-driven games, and how we play them. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Pat...