#54 What makes a good collectathon game?

Genres in gaming have become incredibly fluid over time. Is Super Mario Sunshine a collectathon? What about Metroidvanias? Are Metroidvanias even a good name for that genre? When a game is a collectathon, what makes it great? Please answer.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.orgSHOW NOTESHere's the PlayStation Analog Joystick that was mentioned:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Analog_JoystickWe mention Animal Well in this episode, you may not have heard of it so here is a link:https://store.steampowered.com/app/813230/ANIMAL_WELL/TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTSJustin: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldFamousJtart9Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBoltSean: https://www.youtube.com/@WolfkaosaunTrav: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatTravGuyCHAPTERS00:00 Come collect a new episode of the Crubcast03:58 How Trav came to HATE collectathons!!!10:28 Yooka Laylee pays for its sins24:48 How do we actually define a collectathon?37:54 Can SM64 be beaten normally?44:34 Completionism in collectathons (say five times fast)53:09 RACROX's Crubscriber Question of the Week ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★