Crubcast

By Crub

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Episodes: 181

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The Crubcast is a weekly podcast tackling various gaming and life topics with a touch of controlled chaos.

Episode Date
155 Indies that struggle to capture the magic
May 04, 2026
Mouse PI, Voidling Bound, Tomodachi Life, and more we've been playing
May 03, 2026
Saros is the best Ratchet & Clank successor
Apr 30, 2026
154 Can new game consoles still excite us?
Apr 27, 2026
We Played The Expanse Game A Year Early, Here's What We Think
Apr 22, 2026
153 Random topic roulette (not clickbait)
Apr 20, 2026
We saw The Super Mario Galaxy Movie...
Apr 16, 2026
152 The future of PlayStation & Xbox, why Highguard failed, and the state of Marathon
Apr 13, 2026
#151 Games we hit a hard wall on
Apr 06, 2026
Slay the Spire 2, Nine Sols, Pokopia, and more we've been playing
Apr 02, 2026
#150 Should Zelda really stay open world? What about that Ocarina of Time remake?
Mar 30, 2026
#149 Making the worst hypothetical game adaptations
Mar 23, 2026
How Pokopia won over The Golden Bolt
Mar 19, 2026
#148 When does lore actually matter in a game?
Mar 16, 2026
Mario Tennis Fever, Pokopia, Demon Tides, and more we've been playing
Mar 12, 2026
#147 "Celebrating" 20 years of Achievements
Mar 09, 2026
Steam Next Fest demos that you should try
Mar 05, 2026
#146 How we'd fix game trailers
Mar 02, 2026
#145 The 'Best Worst Games (That Actually Suck)' Bracket, Part 3
Feb 23, 2026
#144 The 'Best Worst Games (That Actually Suck)' Bracket, Part 2
Feb 16, 2026
#143 The 'Best Worst Games (That Actually Suck)' Bracket, Part 1
Feb 09, 2026
Bring back dumb karma systems
Feb 05, 2026
#142 Guessing more stupid eBay item prices - Rate Is Great 3
Feb 02, 2026
Highguard, Cassette Beasts, Blake Manor, and more we've been playing
Jan 29, 2026
#141 Metal band or Soulslike?
Jan 26, 2026
Sean the Marriage Fairy, Big Hops, Date Everything, and more we've been playing
Jan 22, 2026
#140 Guessing games based on Steam reviews (Round 3)
Jan 19, 2026
Scientifically predicting the year 2026
Jan 15, 2026
#139 Reacting to YOUR 2026 predictions
Jan 12, 2026
Reacting to our 2025 predictions (we were right)
Jan 08, 2026
#138 NINTENDO RAGEBAIT
Jan 05, 2026
#137 We Liked Metroid Prime 4! That said...
Dec 29, 2025
#136 Our worst episode yet
Dec 22, 2025
What we want from Pokémon Gen 10
Dec 18, 2025
#135 We miss being dumb kids who played games
Dec 15, 2025
Why Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is our game of the year (spoilercast)
Dec 11, 2025
#134 Crub's 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
Dec 08, 2025
Dispatch, Keeper, Ghost of Yotei, and more we've been playing
Dec 04, 2025
#133 We need clearer terms in gaming
Dec 01, 2025
God of War 2018, Hollow Knight, Megabonk, and more we've been playing
Nov 27, 2025
#132 Almost True Trivia Episode 2: The Game Show Where Every Answer is Wrong
Nov 24, 2025
Reacting to The Game Awards 2025 nominees
Nov 18, 2025
#131 Games we wish we could get back
Nov 17, 2025
Pentiment, Sonic Rumble, Pluribus, and more we've been playing
Nov 13, 2025
#130 Crafting our ideal video game soundtrack
Nov 10, 2025
Expedition 33 (Kevin version), Megabonk, Arc Raiders, and more we've been playing
Nov 06, 2025
#129 What is the hardest game series to get into?
Nov 03, 2025
Battlefield 6, Genshin's Roblox Mode, Outer Wilds, and more we've been playing
Oct 30, 2025
#128 How much gacha is too much gacha?
Oct 27, 2025
Our thoughts on Pokémon Legends Z-A 40 hours in...
Oct 23, 2025
#127 Almost True Trivia: The Game Show Where Every Answer is Wrong
Oct 20, 2025
Yooka-Replaylee, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Silksong, and more we've been playing
Oct 16, 2025
#126 Peacemaker Season 2 Review & Spoilercast (Spoilers) [spoilers]
Oct 13, 2025
#125 ROASTING our MyAnimeLists
Oct 06, 2025
#124 Do we like hype cycles more than games?
Sep 29, 2025
#123 What is the hardest game to become "okay" at?
Sep 22, 2025
#122 Predicting which dead '90s franchises get rebooted in Fortnite next
Sep 15, 2025
#121 What happens if you microwave video game characters?
Sep 08, 2025
#120 Reacting to YOUR Souls Hot Takes
Sep 01, 2025
#119 CRUB'S SUPERMAN (2025) SPOILERCAST
Aug 25, 2025
#118 Locking in and washing GOATs
Aug 18, 2025
#117 THE Donkey Kong Bananza Spoilercast (with Wayneisboss)
Aug 11, 2025
#116 A serious talk about payment processors and Itch
Aug 04, 2025
#115 Revisiting IGN's 2010 Top 100 Video Game Villains List
Jul 28, 2025
#114 Who should revive all of these dead franchises?
Jul 21, 2025
#113 What happened to EA, Kojima hot takes, and Sean's horrifying question...
Jul 14, 2025
#112 How should an in-game economy be balanced?
Jul 07, 2025
#111 What grinds our gears about Mario Kart World
Jun 30, 2025
#110 Trying to guess entry #100 on top 100 lists
Jun 23, 2025
Two Pokévirgins Watch The First Pokémon Movie
Jun 16, 2025
#109 We watched EVERY Summer Game Fest conference
Jun 12, 2025
#108 How Japanese games are regaining global influence
Jun 09, 2025
#107 On console warriors and fans not knowing what they want
Jun 02, 2025
#106 MRIXRT, Trav, and The Golden Bolt discuss their YouTube careers
May 26, 2025
#105 When is it time to let a game go?
May 23, 2025
Reacting to YOUR Switch 2 Hot Takes!
May 19, 2025
#104 We're in the era of distracted gaming
May 16, 2025
#103 We need to talk about game genre names
May 09, 2025
#102 Why more gamers are flocking to indies lately
May 02, 2025
#101 Bad games we can't help but like
Apr 25, 2025
#100 OUR 100th EPISODE
Apr 18, 2025
#99 How to improve at video games
Apr 11, 2025
#98 Buy a Switch 2 or buy groceries?
Apr 02, 2025
#97 Do console exclusives matter anymore?
Mar 28, 2025
#96 Burying the Wii U once and for all
Mar 21, 2025
#95 Hot take: Stop worrying about your backlog
Mar 14, 2025
#94 What happened to fun sports games?
Mar 07, 2025
#93 The great Pokemon language quiz from hell
Feb 28, 2025
#92 What happens if you drink Olaf?
Feb 21, 2025
#91 Pokémon TCG Pocket 3 months later
Feb 14, 2025
#90 An argument against faithful remakes
Feb 07, 2025
#89 We talk about the Switch 2 and Brody's house
Jan 31, 2025
#88 We put Justin on trial for his crimes
Jan 24, 2025
#87 We Predicted the Year 2025 (Scientifically)
Jan 17, 2025
#86 Crub's Big Fat Quiz Show of 2024
Jan 10, 2025
#85 Scientifically determining GameCube's BEST game (Part 2)
Jan 03, 2025
#84 Scientifically determining GameCube's BEST game (Part 1)
Dec 27, 2024
#83 Games that need YOU to make them fun
Dec 20, 2024
#82 Sean's video game trivia quiz from hell
Dec 13, 2024
#81 Our holiday gaming memories (gone wrong)
Dec 06, 2024
#80 Which games would make the worst theme parks?
Nov 29, 2024
#79 Judging 2024's The Game Awards nominees
Nov 22, 2024
#78 Guessing the prices of sold games on eBay again
Nov 15, 2024
#77 Worst Mario Party minigames to get transported to
Nov 08, 2024
#76 Judging YOUR hottest takes
Nov 01, 2024
#75 Is the Yakuza show really that bad?
Oct 25, 2024
#74 We leaked the Switch 2's first year
Oct 18, 2024
#73 Crub's Overrated/Underrated Quiz
Oct 11, 2024
#72 Has gaming finally had its craziest spinoff?
Oct 04, 2024
#71 Which Zelda character could win the election?
Sep 27, 2024
#70 Worst game to play at a funeral
Sep 20, 2024
#69 Is early access to a game worth extra money?
Sep 13, 2024
#68 🫂HOP ON CONCORD🫂
Sep 06, 2024
#67 Games that are hard carried by their stories
Aug 30, 2024
#66 Can too much balancing ruin a game?
Aug 23, 2024
#65 Does 2X playback speed ruin media?
Aug 16, 2024
#64 What can the MCU do to win us back?
Aug 09, 2024
#63 Why do we go to gaming conventions?
Aug 02, 2024
#62 Debating the list of best games ever
Jul 26, 2024
#61 Our favorite games of the year (so far)
Jul 19, 2024
#60 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater: The Musical, and more
Jul 12, 2024
#59 Games that have too much game
Jul 05, 2024
#58 Remembering the mixed era of Kickstarter games
Jun 28, 2024
#57 What makes trading card games fun?
Jun 21, 2024
#56 The problems with "difficulty" in gaming
Jun 14, 2024
#55 The rise of the "meme" game
Jun 07, 2024
#54 What makes a good collectathon game?
May 31, 2024
#53 Guessing the prices of sold games on eBay - Rate Is Great
May 24, 2024
#52 Does gaming have a PR problem?
May 17, 2024
#51 We're glad E3 is dead (really)
May 10, 2024
#50 What makes good pacing in a game?
May 03, 2024
#49 How do we make time for video games?
Apr 26, 2024
#48 Second-Annual 2024 Video Game Mascot Draft
Apr 19, 2024
#47 What makes good side content in a video game?
Apr 12, 2024
#46 Games that finally "clicked" for us
Apr 05, 2024
#45 What happens AFTER a game's story?
Mar 29, 2024
#44 The Crub Dating Show Game
Mar 22, 2024
#43 Open world game design versus linear
Mar 15, 2024
#42 Games that really didn't need sequels
Mar 08, 2024
#41 Guessing games based on Steam reviews (Round 2)
Mar 01, 2024
BONUS: Podcastémon Episode #001
Feb 27, 2024
#40 How you can build bonds through video games
Feb 23, 2024
#39 The best video game myths and rumors
Feb 16, 2024
#38 The DEFINITIVE Fast Food Tournament (feat. AntDude & SomecallmeJohnny)
Feb 09, 2024
#37 Is "bad" really better than "boring"?
Feb 02, 2024
#36 Which dead genre should Fortnite revive next?
Jan 26, 2024
#35 Why do we collect things?
Jan 19, 2024
#34 Is video game music *real* music?
Jan 12, 2024
#33 The hypothetical "worst game sequel" bracket
Jan 05, 2024
#32 Crub's Big Fat Quiz Show of 2023
Dec 29, 2023
#31 Crub predicts 2024 (scientifically)
Dec 22, 2023
#30 Games we only loved after giving them an actual chance
Dec 15, 2023
#29 Our favorite comfort media
Dec 08, 2023
#28 Creating (and ruining) our ideal 'Crub Direct'
Dec 01, 2023
#27 Our predictions for The Game Awards
Nov 24, 2023
#26 How game series we loved can win us back
Nov 17, 2023
#25 Our Spider-Man 2 (PS5) spoilercast
Nov 10, 2023
#24 Reading creepypastas with CreepyElliot
Oct 31, 2023
#23 The first annual crub game mascot draft
Oct 27, 2023
#22 Deciding the BEST PS2 game (scientifically)
Oct 20, 2023
#21 How we peaked in high school
Oct 13, 2023
#20 What are the most useless inventions?
Oct 06, 2023
#19 How we play choice-driven games
Sep 29, 2023
#18 Things no one warned us would suck
Sep 22, 2023
#17 We created our own cryptid
Sep 15, 2023
#16 Guessing games based on Steam reviews
Sep 08, 2023
#15 Our favorite weapons in video games
Sep 01, 2023
#14 Inventions that changed everything
Aug 25, 2023
#13 Times we felt like characters in a sitcom
Aug 18, 2023
#12 How infinite content has killed "water cooler" talk
Aug 11, 2023
#11 Competition and eSports in gaming
Aug 04, 2023
#10 The Ups and Downs of reboots and adaptations
Jul 29, 2023
#9 Discussing our favorite indie spiritual successors in gaming
Jul 21, 2023
#8 Making minimme confess to his crimes
Jul 14, 2023
#7 Why Is The Internet Dying Right Now?
Jul 07, 2023
#6 How Our Entertainment Tastes Have Changed Over Time
Jun 30, 2023
#5 We Wish Tabletop Gaming Was Easier
Jun 23, 2023
#4 The Times That Hype Let Us Down
Jun 16, 2023
#3 Games That Remind Us of Summer
Jun 09, 2023
#2 What Makes a Video Game Showcase Great?
Jun 02, 2023
#1 Welcome to the Crubcast
May 26, 2023