Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
We put out a call for YOUR hot takes on Souls and Soulslikes, and you delivered! We brought them to share with the class, and to give some of our own as well. Should FromSoftware give in and let us pause? Are the games TOO gloomy? Are these games secretly rhythm games...?
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Finally, someone has talked about Souls games
03:58 Positives on the atmosphere of the games
14:07 Are Souls games... Bummer-coded?
21:32 Opening this can of worms: the difficulty
35:00 Getting into the actual mechanics of the games (rhythm...?)
44:17 Giving attention to replayability (positive)
53:06 The Bosses
1:01:00 Just Let Us Pause, and audience questions
We put out a call for YOUR hot takes on Souls and Soulslikes, and you delivered! We brought them to share with the class, and to give some of our own as well. Should FromSoftware give in and let us pause? Are the games TOO gloomy? Are these games secretly rhythm games...?
MORE PLACES TO FIND US
Crubscribe â–º bit.ly/Crubcast
Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon â–º 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 â–º crub.org/join
BlueSky â–º https://bsky.app/profile/crub.org
Come join our Steam group â–º steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclub
Podcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at â–º crub.org
TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS
Brody: youtube.com/@RACROX
Nicco: youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUg
Sean: youtube.com/@Wolfkaosaun
CHAPTERS
00:00 Finally, someone has talked about Souls games
03:58 Positives on the atmosphere of the games
14:07 Are Souls games... Bummer-coded?
21:32 Opening this can of worms: the difficulty
35:00 Getting into the actual mechanics of the games (rhythm...?)
44:17 Giving attention to replayability (positive)
53:06 The Bosses
1:01:00 Just Let Us Pause, and audience questions
