All Episodes

Kevin played Mina the Hollower early, here's what he thought

156 The 'Pick 3' Situation is Crazy

Vampire Crawlers, Saros, Nine Sols, and more we've been playing

155 Indies that struggle to capture the magic

Mouse PI, Voidling Bound, Tomodachi Life, and more we've been playing

Saros is the best Ratchet & Clank successor

154 Can new game consoles still excite us?

We Played The Expanse Game A Year Early, Here's What We Think

153 Random topic roulette (not clickbait)

We saw The Super Mario Galaxy Movie...

152 The future of PlayStation & Xbox, why Highguard failed, and the state of Marathon

#151 Games we hit a hard wall on

Slay the Spire 2, Nine Sols, Pokopia, and more we've been playing

#150 Should Zelda really stay open world? What about that Ocarina of Time remake?

#149 Making the worst hypothetical game adaptations

How Pokopia won over The Golden Bolt

#148 When does lore actually matter in a game?

Mario Tennis Fever, Pokopia, Demon Tides, and more we've been playing

#147 "Celebrating" 20 years of Achievements

Steam Next Fest demos that you should try

#146 How we'd fix game trailers

#145 The 'Best Worst Games (That Actually Suck)' Bracket, Part 3

#144 The 'Best Worst Games (That Actually Suck)' Bracket, Part 2

#143 The 'Best Worst Games (That Actually Suck)' Bracket, Part 1

Bring back dumb karma systems

#142 Guessing more stupid eBay item prices - Rate Is Great 3

Highguard, Cassette Beasts, Blake Manor, and more we've been playing

#141 Metal band or Soulslike?

Sean the Marriage Fairy, Big Hops, Date Everything, and more we've been playing

#140 Guessing games based on Steam reviews (Round 3)

Scientifically predicting the year 2026

#139 Reacting to YOUR 2026 predictions

Reacting to our 2025 predictions (we were right)

#138 NINTENDO RAGEBAIT

#137 We Liked Metroid Prime 4! That said...

#136 Our worst episode yet

What we want from Pokémon Gen 10

#135 We miss being dumb kids who played games

Why Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is our game of the year (spoilercast)

#134 Crub's 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

Dispatch, Keeper, Ghost of Yotei, and more we've been playing

#133 We need clearer terms in gaming

God of War 2018, Hollow Knight, Megabonk, and more we've been playing

#132 Almost True Trivia Episode 2: The Game Show Where Every Answer is Wrong

Reacting to The Game Awards 2025 nominees

#131 Games we wish we could get back

Pentiment, Sonic Rumble, Pluribus, and more we've been playing

#130 Crafting our ideal video game soundtrack

Expedition 33 (Kevin version), Megabonk, Arc Raiders, and more we've been playing

#129 What is the hardest game series to get into?

Battlefield 6, Genshin's Roblox Mode, Outer Wilds, and more we've been playing

#128 How much gacha is too much gacha?

Our thoughts on Pokémon Legends Z-A 40 hours in...

#127 Almost True Trivia: The Game Show Where Every Answer is Wrong

Yooka-Replaylee, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Silksong, and more we've been playing

#126 Peacemaker Season 2 Review & Spoilercast (Spoilers) [spoilers]

#125 ROASTING our MyAnimeLists

#124 Do we like hype cycles more than games?

#123 What is the hardest game to become "okay" at?

#122 Predicting which dead '90s franchises get rebooted in Fortnite next

#121 What happens if you microwave video game characters?

#120 Reacting to YOUR Souls Hot Takes

#119 CRUB'S SUPERMAN (2025) SPOILERCAST

#118 Locking in and washing GOATs

#117 THE Donkey Kong Bananza Spoilercast (with Wayneisboss)

#116 A serious talk about payment processors and Itch

#115 Revisiting IGN's 2010 Top 100 Video Game Villains List

#114 Who should revive all of these dead franchises?

#113 What happened to EA, Kojima hot takes, and Sean's horrifying question...

#112 How should an in-game economy be balanced?

#111 What grinds our gears about Mario Kart World

#110 Trying to guess entry #100 on top 100 lists

Two Pokévirgins Watch The First Pokémon Movie

#109 We watched EVERY Summer Game Fest conference

#108 How Japanese games are regaining global influence

#107 On console warriors and fans not knowing what they want

#106 MRIXRT, Trav, and The Golden Bolt discuss their YouTube careers

#105 When is it time to let a game go?

Reacting to YOUR Switch 2 Hot Takes!

#104 We're in the era of distracted gaming

#103 We need to talk about game genre names

#102 Why more gamers are flocking to indies lately

#101 Bad games we can't help but like

#100 OUR 100th EPISODE

#99 How to improve at video games

#98 Buy a Switch 2 or buy groceries?

#97 Do console exclusives matter anymore?

#96 Burying the Wii U once and for all

#95 Hot take: Stop worrying about your backlog

#94 What happened to fun sports games?

#93 The great Pokemon language quiz from hell

#92 What happens if you drink Olaf?

#91 Pokémon TCG Pocket 3 months later

#90 An argument against faithful remakes

#89 We talk about the Switch 2 and Brody's house

#88 We put Justin on trial for his crimes

#87 We Predicted the Year 2025 (Scientifically)

#86 Crub's Big Fat Quiz Show of 2024

#85 Scientifically determining GameCube's BEST game (Part 2)

#84 Scientifically determining GameCube's BEST game (Part 1)

#83 Games that need YOU to make them fun

#82 Sean's video game trivia quiz from hell

#81 Our holiday gaming memories (gone wrong)

#80 Which games would make the worst theme parks?

#79 Judging 2024's The Game Awards nominees

#78 Guessing the prices of sold games on eBay again

#77 Worst Mario Party minigames to get transported to

#76 Judging YOUR hottest takes

#75 Is the Yakuza show really that bad?

#74 We leaked the Switch 2's first year

#73 Crub's Overrated/Underrated Quiz

#72 Has gaming finally had its craziest spinoff?

#71 Which Zelda character could win the election?

#70 Worst game to play at a funeral

#69 Is early access to a game worth extra money?

#68 🫂HOP ON CONCORD🫂

#67 Games that are hard carried by their stories

#66 Can too much balancing ruin a game?

#65 Does 2X playback speed ruin media?

#64 What can the MCU do to win us back?

#63 Why do we go to gaming conventions?

#62 Debating the list of best games ever

#61 Our favorite games of the year (so far)

#60 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater: The Musical, and more

#59 Games that have too much game

#58 Remembering the mixed era of Kickstarter games

#57 What makes trading card games fun?

#56 The problems with "difficulty" in gaming

#55 The rise of the "meme" game

#54 What makes a good collectathon game?

#53 Guessing the prices of sold games on eBay - Rate Is Great

#52 Does gaming have a PR problem?

#51 We're glad E3 is dead (really)

#50 What makes good pacing in a game?

#49 How do we make time for video games?

#48 Second-Annual 2024 Video Game Mascot Draft

#47 What makes good side content in a video game?

#46 Games that finally "clicked" for us

#45 What happens AFTER a game's story?

#44 The Crub Dating Show Game

#43 Open world game design versus linear

#42 Games that really didn't need sequels

#41 Guessing games based on Steam reviews (Round 2)

BONUS: Podcastémon Episode #001

#40 How you can build bonds through video games

#39 The best video game myths and rumors

#38 The DEFINITIVE Fast Food Tournament (feat. AntDude & SomecallmeJohnny)

#37 Is "bad" really better than "boring"?

#36 Which dead genre should Fortnite revive next?

#35 Why do we collect things?

#34 Is video game music *real* music?

#33 The hypothetical "worst game sequel" bracket

#32 Crub's Big Fat Quiz Show of 2023

#31 Crub predicts 2024 (scientifically)

#30 Games we only loved after giving them an actual chance

#29 Our favorite comfort media

#28 Creating (and ruining) our ideal 'Crub Direct'

#27 Our predictions for The Game Awards

#26 How game series we loved can win us back

#25 Our Spider-Man 2 (PS5) spoilercast

#24 Reading creepypastas with CreepyElliot

#23 The first annual crub game mascot draft

#22 Deciding the BEST PS2 game (scientifically)

#21 How we peaked in high school

#20 What are the most useless inventions?

#19 How we play choice-driven games

#18 Things no one warned us would suck

#17 We created our own cryptid

#16 Guessing games based on Steam reviews

#15 Our favorite weapons in video games

#14 Inventions that changed everything

#13 Times we felt like characters in a sitcom

#12 How infinite content has killed "water cooler" talk

#11 Competition and eSports in gaming

#10 The Ups and Downs of reboots and adaptations

#9 Discussing our favorite indie spiritual successors in gaming

#8 Making minimme confess to his crimes

#7 Why Is The Internet Dying Right Now?

#6 How Our Entertainment Tastes Have Changed Over Time

#5 We Wish Tabletop Gaming Was Easier

#4 The Times That Hype Let Us Down

#3 Games That Remind Us of Summer

#2 What Makes a Video Game Showcase Great?

#1 Welcome to the Crubcast