#50 What makes good pacing in a game?

What makes good or bad pacing in a video game? Is there a reliable "just right" zone or is it just chance when it happens? We gathered 4 people who have never shipped a video game to discuss this.MORE PLACES TO FIND USCrubscribe ► https://bit.ly/CrubcastGet the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crubOur Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-ShowsJoin our Discord ► https://crub.org/joinBird App ► https://twitter.com/crubofficialPodcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.orgTODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTSKevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBoltNicco: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUgSean: https://www.youtube.com/@WolfkaosaunTrav: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatTravGuyCHAPTERS00:00 A well paced podcast01:40 What is pacing?08:44 Good versus bad pacing14:53 God of War 2 (original) was paced very well21:26 Times when story gets in the way of pacing30:57 We've gotta talk about Death Stranding41:54 Does pacing make or break a game?52:07 TheCrazyEven's Patreon Question of the Week ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★