#37 Is "bad" really better than "boring"?
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02/02/24 • 52 min
It's something we've heard a lot in reviews and critical assessments over the years, that "bad" is better than "boring", but do we agree with that? Or did it just sound good and we took to saying it over time?
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Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBolt
Nicco: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUg
Moriarty: https://www.youtube.com/@reallycool
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro and setting up the topic
05:45 Using Shamu to quantify enjoyment ratios
08:18 How boring could be better
12:17 Lost potential with bad games
23:26 Using Days Gone as an example (sorry DG fans)
27:20 How a critic views bad vs. boring versus the audience
33:40 Behind the scenes pressure on the critical lens
39:11 Communicating "bad vs. boring" to different audiences of people
It's something we've heard a lot in reviews and critical assessments over the years, that "bad" is better than "boring", but do we agree with that? Or did it just sound good and we took to saying it over time?
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TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS
Chris: https://www.youtube.com/@MykonosFan
Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBolt
Nicco: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUg
Moriarty: https://www.youtube.com/@reallycool
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro and setting up the topic
05:45 Using Shamu to quantify enjoyment ratios
08:18 How boring could be better
12:17 Lost potential with bad games
23:26 Using Days Gone as an example (sorry DG fans)
27:20 How a critic views bad vs. boring versus the audience
33:40 Behind the scenes pressure on the critical lens
39:11 Communicating "bad vs. boring" to different audiences of people
Previous Episode
#36 Which dead genre should Fortnite revive next?
With Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival, Fortnite revived two dead gaming genres at once in an interesting way. Naturally, this made us sit down and wonder what other dead genres would be a good (terrible) fit to put in next.
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SHOW NOTES
At 01:48, Chris meant "Company of Heroes 3", not "Command & Conquer 3". He corrected this in post, if it sounded weird to you and you scrolled down to see. Very good ear.
This is the Disney restaurant that Nicco had The Experience at:
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/hollywood-studios/50s-prime-time-cafe/
Here's Nicco's latest album, if you're curious after we mention it:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3KFQik0d14s7rr1NhKN7QB
TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS
Chris: https://www.youtube.com/@MykonosFan
Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBolt
Nicco: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUg
Sean: https://www.youtube.com/@Wolfkaosaun
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro and setting up the topic
03:11 Fortnite should add an endless runner...but with a twist
07:41 "Fortnews"...a news platform
11:33 Just rip off Tomodachi Life. Pleease.
17:40 Give us a Fortnite rail shooter arcade game
22:50 Fortnite, but with a couch co-op mode
29:53 Nicco's disney villain origin story (real)
39:05 Happy birthday Sean, which genres should stay dead
42:39 Let's give "retro revivals" a break already
59:41 TK_Hubworld's Question of the Week
Next Episode
#38 The DEFINITIVE Fast Food Tournament (feat. AntDude & SomecallmeJohnny)
Today on the Crubcast, Kevin hosts a 32-restaurant fast food tournament, debated and voted on by Trav and special guests SomecallmeJohnny and AntDude - with a twist: Every head-to-head in this tourney changes the criteria that our Crubbers are debating, from a randomly-selected list of options created by the rest of Crub. Would McDonald's or Nando's make for a better Dark Souls level? Does Sonic have better fries than Popeye's? And most importantly, we solve the Wawa vs. Sheetz debate once and for all.
Make sure to follow our special guests, SomecallmeJohnny and AntDude, either on YouTube or your social platform of choice!
https://www.youtube.com/@SomecallmeJohnny
https://www.youtube.com/@AntDude92
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SHOW NOTES
If you're an audio-only listener and would like to visually follow along with the bracket in real-time, here's a fresh copy of the bracket to stare at while you contemplate existence: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1143738077131571230/1204926453729337446/image.png
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
04:31 Round of 32 (Left Side)
35:57 Wawa vs. Sheetz (and Round of 32, Right Side)
01:00:29 Sweet 16: Rapidfire Round
01:11:56 Quarterfinals
01:19:03 Semifinals
01:23:53 Finals & Wrap-up
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