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The crowdfunded Thief comic books (and a lot of coffee) got Moriarty worked up and...nostalgic for Kickstarter games. Let's dig in. 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.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows Join our Discord ► https://crub.org/join BlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.org Come join our Steam group ► https://steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclub Podcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.org SHOW NOTES The 90's Arcade Racer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3TNKjyfTkk TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS Cassandra: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatTravGuy Chris: https://www.youtube.com/@MykonosFan Moriarty: https://www.youtube.com/@reallycool Sean: https://www.youtube.com/@Wolfkaosaun CHAPTERS 00:00 Thief! It's back!!! But... 09:25 There's STILL no 90s Arcade Racer... 14:58 The hit rate sure is something on these, huh? 17:28 When companies don't NEED to do a Kickstarter but do 23:52 At least not every racing game Kickstarter is cursed 25:30 M drank coffee this episode btw 28:55 On Thief's design philosophy and lore 37:11 There's always a catch 42:24 The tchotchkes on these tend to feel bad, too 48:19 It also makes it harder for people who do need to use this 50:09 Now, if WE had money... 57:35 Cass loses hearing in her left ear (it came back 6 days later) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Kevin beat the new Fire Emblem game, Fortune's Weave. Justin is estimated to finish it in 2032. They give their review while Chris and Moriarty's eyes glaze over and instead think about Black Myth Wukong and Sonic the Hedgehog. Just another crub day. 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.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows Join our Discord ► https://crub.org/join BlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.org Come join our Steam group ► https://steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclub Podcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.org TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS Chris: https://www.youtube.com/@MykonosFan Justin: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldFamousJtart9 Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBolt Moriarty: https://www.youtube.com/@reallycool CHAPTERS 00:00 WAIT...remember Tupac? 02:05 OUR FIRE EMBLEM FORTUNE'S WEAVE REVIEW (spoiler-free) 24:09 Happy pride month, Chinese Astro Bot 25:51 Black Myth Wukong and its insane sales numbers 31:21 What makes a Souls game a Souls game? Is it just a boss rush? 37:26 When a series' popular game changes perception of the franchise 45:30 What is a "Sonic" ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

GEARS OF WAR E-DAY PROVIDED TO MRIXRT FOR FREE! DISCLOSURE! And on that note, he has thoughts on the few hours he was able to stream to our Twitch last week. He's liking it! We also delve a little into Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity since Kevin has been playing it, then we dip our toes into THE LEAKER GAME and address some PlayStation murmurs... 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.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows Join our Discord ► https://crub.org/join BlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.org Come join our Steam group ► https://steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclub Podcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.org TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS Chris: https://www.youtube.com/@MykonosFan Justin: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldFamousJtart9 Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBolt Moriarty: https://www.youtube.com/@reallycool CHAPTERS 00:00 The new Gears is more Gears (positive) 20:41 The Big November Showdown 23:33 Kevin's been playing Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity 27:04 PlayStation made a good decision this year, maybe? 40:00 Why not make more games with less money? Are they stupid? 45:18 Is PlayStation more emboldened in moving on without creators? 54:45 Pow, right in the QSSR ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The median American read two books in 2025. You can outdo them with a copy of Curious George and The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and then that Joe Pera book about being stuck in the bathroom. In the meantime, we wanted to talk about how nice it's been to just sit down and read. 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.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows Join our Discord ► https://crub.org/join BlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.org Come join our Steam group ► https://steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclub Podcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.org SHOW NOTES These are the books Nicco read. These aren't affiliate links, for disclosure. If we were better at what we did these would be, but they aren't: 'Verity' by Colleen Hoover: https://www.colleenhoover.com/products/verity 'The Silent Patient' by Alex Michaelides https://www.alexmichaelides.com/silentpatient 'The Night of the Storm' by Nishita Parekh https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722885/the-night-of-the-storm-by-nishita-parekh/ TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS Cassandra: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatTravGuy Chris: https://www.youtube.com/@MykonosFan Nicco: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUg Moriarty: https://www.youtube.com/@reallycool CHAPTERS 00:00 Heartwarming: This man read book 04:42 Heart more warmed: It was three books 06:03 What Nicco has been learning bout himself 08:46 The first book Nicco read 15:08 What commonly happens when someone returns to reading 21:45 What got Cass wanting to read again 26:02 Just read anything, please 30:28 It's okay to leave some things unexplained in media 36:23 The acceptance of uncertainty 42:14 Second-person perspectives and The Life of Pi 50:50 Cass finished Twin Peaks (watchcast coming soon) 56:29 What seemingly unremarkable things shaped us? (TheCrazyEven) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Today we just wanted to talk about how fans can unintentionally shape perception of how video games are received. Case in point? Xenoblade games aren't inherently these massive 200-hour commitments. They CAN be...but they aren't if you just want to see the story. 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.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows Join our Discord ► https://crub.org/join BlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.org Come join our Steam group ► https://steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclub Podcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.org SHOW NOTES Here's that blog about Xenoblade that Chris mentions around 11 minutes in: https://hiddengem.player.gg/posts/xenoblade-chronicles-broke-me-then-fixed-me TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS Chris: https://www.youtube.com/@MykonosFan Justin: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldFamousJtart9 Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBolt CHAPTERS 00:00 XENOBLADE HOT TAKE 06:23 How core fans might unintentionally shape perception to outsiders 11:46 How much of this stuff do people actually see? 14:47 On Xenoblade 2's art direction and weird opening hours 23:31 Xenoblade 3's cast doesn't stand out quite as much though 26:17 Some very timely Fire Emblem predictions 32:27 Why is Kevin so fast at video games 37:17 Tokyo Mirage Sessions mentioned 40:56 The prices of these dang Wii U to Switch ports 45:55 Some more timely Fortune's Weave speculation 52:41 What would we replace iconic video game buildings with? (AutieOdyssey) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★