Society has been SO irrevocably harmed from shitty player-created missions moving almost exclusively to Roblox

don't forget what they took from you

this made me think of jonathan blow crying in a dark room after soulja boy made fun of braid, so I had to do this just for me

🔴LIVE🔴 Gonna start my *FIRST FULL PLAYTHROUGH of Final Fantasy IX! Come vibe and hang out! Also, my USB cable broke 30 minutes ago so I had to rush to Walmart to buy a new one to stream *started this game twice and played an hour in Link: twitch.tv/wolfkaosaun

It's been nearly 10 years of the "Wild" era of Zelda, focusing on a more player-driven game design philosophy. That said, it's been much longer since the last "traditional" 3D Zelda. Is there still blood to squeeze from that stone, or should we not look back?

Close enough, welcome back Sunset Overdrive

150 episodes of the Crubcast as of today! 🪩 If you don't listen to us on audio platforms, you could. This week's episode was all about open world VS traditional Zelda, and us accidentally talking about the OoT remake just before rumors swirled again. crubcast.transistor.fm/episodes/150...

Oh yeah, I should also mention that there’s zero GenAI in this book. That dogshit has no place in literature or any other artistic effort. It’s just me, my contributors, and our artist and design team. And no matter what A Communal History of Metroidvania Video Games will be all the better for it.

they're both sony characters

A COMMUNAL HISTORY OF [METROIDVANIA] VIDEO GAMES 🎮 Introducing 250+ pages of the sprawling and surprising history of Metroidvanias by Lead Writer Derrick Bitner ( @bitnerd.gvg.io ) and illustrated by the incredible Luan Tie! Go down the path, unlock the door and see what you can find... ⤵️

Hey look, I'm in a book! Derrick asked me to contribute to this behemoth, and even a year later, I firmly believe it led to my single BEST piece of work yet. Only one place to see it! www.lostincult.co.uk/metroidvania Incredibly honored to be included in this one, don't miss out!

I ran out of room for all the amazing people that are a part of this book! Among others: @daniel.gvg.io (Thanks for the announcement thumb!) @brandon.gvg.io @nintendormant.bsky.social @tianipixel.bsky.social And an extra special thanks to my editor, @abrambuehner.bsky.social. He's incredible!

I've been given the clear to shoutout some more of the wonderful writers that will be contributing to the book! Some include: @nadiaoxford.bsky.social @jon.gvg.io @protonjon.bsky.social @steve.gvg.io @ribbonnanza.bsky.social @thegoldenbolt.net @turnstyle.bsky.social @tbskyen.com

So what the hell have I been teasing with those screenshots? I wrote a book about the history and evolution of the Metroidvania genre! I'm proud to present, as published by @lostincult.co.uk, A Communal History of Metroidvania Video Games! youtu.be/XtyItrRaG9c?...

It's a long year before Dual Override arrives....which makes this the perfect time to return to my roots. After 18 years, I've decided to look back on my favourite franchise. This is the start of a new retrospective, one on the Blue Bomber. Returning to Mega Man! (1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pQo...

NEW THE CRAWL VIDEO: This SNES RPG Shouldn’t Exist (But I’m Glad It Does) youtu.be/NSEWl-jD-UU?...

These have the same plot

I ruined a man's life with this discussion

Recently, @thegoldenbolt.net tried to convince @mykonosfan.com to spend $70 on Pokopia. It worked, perhaps his case will convince you as well. youtu.be/H2zUBaIP01A

2022 vs today

How many goddamn times do I need to tell you to buy this One of the coolest 2D Zelda sorta adventure games that becomes peak Metroidvania, maybe without you even noticing

Gonna tell my kids this was Sonic Unleashed

Everybody says R&C stopped having innuendo after the PS2, but Max Apogee's name literally means Huge Climax. You spend like half the PS3 saga looking for Big Cum.

Do you eat stuffed peppers with utensils like a COWARD? Or do you eat it like an apple, the way a true citizen would?

am i playing pokopia right

There are more than enough nuanced, shades-of-gray games. We'll convince you why we need to bring back maniacal, mustache-twirling karma systems. In this essay, I wi-

Karma systems in games were dumb. We're tired of pretending that we don't miss them. youtu.be/c5uRwhhUPGQ

maybe the most fucked up final turn of all time

This game scares me

We are now live and feel pain

IN TWO HOURS we're playing Super Mario Party Jamboree on Twitch! It's our first time playing it as a family, we hope you'll join us. Justin will be there. We'll be live at: www.twitch.tv/crub_official

Still kind of angry at @thegoldenbolt.net for making me aware of Medabots Vampire Survivors

Miyamoto saying "so many things happen one after the other, you won't be able to catch your breath" about the Mario Galaxy movie feels fitting, since everybody described the first movie's plot as "yeah things just kinda happen I guess."

hop on highguard I only played one single match prior to yesterday, on launch day. It just felt like I needed a sibling to go with Splitgate for "Rarest Platinum From Dead-on-Arrival Live-Service FPS."

🚨 NEW VIDEO 🚨 TAKE UP YOUR BRUSH... ► youtu.be/D-3tSMfKAwg #Ultrakill

🔴LIVE🔴 Continuing my first playthrough of Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door! I'm on the moon and Magneto should be here. Come say hi! Over on twitch.tv/wolfkaosaun Pic related

Name your ideal next entry in the Sad Dad genre of games, I'll go first

100% agree with the spirit of this, but I'll be That Guy: "Pokemon sold poorly early on" isn't true at all Nintendo didn't expect fast sales (bc they missed EOY & launched in the worst sales month) but it was just outside the top 10 sellers the first few weeks, but top 5 "most wanted."

poor guy :/

Here's my list of games I'll never uninstall

One last bump, new vid tomorrow to celebrate the channel's 10th anniversary!

NEW VID, SHARE OR ELSE I GET SAD (threat) youtu.be/YfVCoZnPS_8 I've played this dumb app more than maybe anybody on earth, devs included. My take? It's far better than you were expecting, it drives R&C gameplay forward in super neat ways...& it still may be cooked Click the vid, you know you wanna

YouTube's A/B testing overwhelmingly picking the meme thumbnail meant that the poor social media manager of R&C's phone game, FIRST THING Monday morning, had to click a vid with huge "I WANNA DIE" text plastered over their game. Might be a top 5 unintentionally funniest moment in TGB history for me

YouTube's A/B testing overwhelmingly picking the meme thumbnail meant that the poor social media manager of R&C's phone game, FIRST THING Monday morning, had to click a vid with huge "I WANNA DIE" text plastered over their game. Might be a top 5 unintentionally funniest moment in TGB history for me

Here's my list of games I'll never uninstall

This bad boy's on its way to being the #2 or 3 fastest-performing video in the channel's history, good god. In case you missed it, provide me your clicks 🔩

This year, you'll officially be able to call all of these games "decades old," plural: Pokemon Diamond/Pearl Twilight Princess Okami The PS3 + all its game. Cooking Mama Kingdom Hearts 2 Dead Rising Roblox Bully Desperate Housewives: The Game Donkey Kong (NES) (Wii) Oblivion Gmod Wii Sports Enjoy!

NEW VID, SHARE OR ELSE I GET SAD (threat) youtu.be/YfVCoZnPS_8 I've played this dumb app more than maybe anybody on earth, devs included. My take? It's far better than you were expecting, it drives R&C gameplay forward in super neat ways...& it still may be cooked Click the vid, you know you wanna

Not just a HUGE deep cut, but based on what Astro Bot's director told me, it's also an unlikely inspiration for part of 2024's GOTY. There's a section in Segagaga that features the same "space shoot-em-up against classic consoles" gimmick as THAT level in Astro. Incredible to see it get translated!