Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
With the impending release of...Ananta...it propelled our gacha experts to wonder...how many of these games can there really be? Surely there can only be so many gigantic, free-to-play gacha games vying for player's time and awareness, right? Also, thoughts on why Justin stays with Genshin years later, and a quick update on the Bengal's great year from their biggest fan.
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SHOW NOTES
Here is the gameplay trailer for Ananta. We're not sure that it's real.
youtu.be/BMzzXYQ8zoQ
Also, don't worry, Justin corrects Chris on Genshin being "around for a decade". The humming in his audio halfway through is from the demon in your heart.
Here is Sean in Zenless Zone Zero:
zenless-zone-zero.fandom.com/wiki/Von_Lycaon
And here is Sean in Zenless Zone Zero:
zenless-zone-zero.fandom.com/wiki/Komano_Manato
...and...here is "Seed" in Zenless Zone Zero:
zenless-zone-zero.fandom.com/wiki/Seed
TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS
Chris: youtube.com/@MykonosFan
Justin: youtube.com/@WorldFamousJtart9
Sean: youtube.com/@Wolfkaosaun
CHAPTERS
00:00 Got your nose...
02:23 We decide that we should define "gacha"
06:24 Sean discovers what he's been missing in ZZZ
07:11 On pull rates
09:20 Explaining "pity" (it's not what you think)
14:44 Into The Mihoyoverse
20:56 What lets a gacha game survive?
29:18 We finally ask, why DOES Justin stick to Genshin Impact?
37:23 Justin does not financially support Genshin, rest easy
43:45 We find out where his money REALLY goes, also...the Bengals?
50:32 What would our Final Smashes be? (Urkman1's question)
With the impending release of...Ananta...it propelled our gacha experts to wonder...how many of these games can there really be? Surely there can only be so many gigantic, free-to-play gacha games vying for player's time and awareness, right? Also, thoughts on why Justin stays with Genshin years later, and a quick update on the Bengal's great year from their biggest fan.
MORE PLACES TO FIND US
Crubscribe ► bit.ly/Crubcast
Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► patreon.com/crub
Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows
Join our Discord ► crub.org/join
BlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.org
Come join our Steam group ► steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclub
Podcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► crub.org
SHOW NOTES
Here is the gameplay trailer for Ananta. We're not sure that it's real.
youtu.be/BMzzXYQ8zoQ
Also, don't worry, Justin corrects Chris on Genshin being "around for a decade". The humming in his audio halfway through is from the demon in your heart.
Here is Sean in Zenless Zone Zero:
zenless-zone-zero.fandom.com/wiki/Von_Lycaon
And here is Sean in Zenless Zone Zero:
zenless-zone-zero.fandom.com/wiki/Komano_Manato
...and...here is "Seed" in Zenless Zone Zero:
zenless-zone-zero.fandom.com/wiki/Seed
TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS
Chris: youtube.com/@MykonosFan
Justin: youtube.com/@WorldFamousJtart9
Sean: youtube.com/@Wolfkaosaun
CHAPTERS
00:00 Got your nose...
02:23 We decide that we should define "gacha"
06:24 Sean discovers what he's been missing in ZZZ
07:11 On pull rates
09:20 Explaining "pity" (it's not what you think)
14:44 Into The Mihoyoverse
20:56 What lets a gacha game survive?
29:18 We finally ask, why DOES Justin stick to Genshin Impact?
37:23 Justin does not financially support Genshin, rest easy
43:45 We find out where his money REALLY goes, also...the Bengals?
50:32 What would our Final Smashes be? (Urkman1's question)
