{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Crubcast","title":"When does lore actually matter in a game?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a931d43a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3895,"description":"Some games have hours of lore for you to sift and read through. Some choose to offload it to other materials, like books, short films, or websites. An ARG isn't out of the question now and then...but we have to ask, when is it too much? When does it actually matter? If it isn't part of the main experience, is it adding that much?\nMORE PLACES TO FIND US\nCrubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast\nGet the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub\nOur Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows\nJoin our Discord ► https://crub.org/join\nBlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.org\nCome join our Steam group ► https://steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclub\nPodcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.org\nSHOW NOTES\nGo here for Elora content:\nhttps://spyro.fandom.com/wiki/Elora\n\nTODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS\nBrody: https://www.youtube.com/@RACROX\nChris: https://www.youtube.com/@MykonosFan\nJustin: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldFamousJtart9\nNicco: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUg\nCHAPTERS\n00:00 WAZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAP\n05:02 Why we need \"BEGINNING EXPLAINED\" videos\n10:06 Balan Wonderworld's lore book mentioned\n13:23 Brody's Delfino Blaze Filibuster\n19:04 Games randomly deciding to pick back up their lore decades later\n24:24 Persona and Kingdom Hearts fans...we're sorry\n33:43 Game of Thrones gets mentioned, we're sorry again\n37:12 When fan theories get canonized and an inch becomes a mile\n44:40 So WHAT makes lore matter then\n49:22 The true terror, games that assume you know the lore and don't explain basics\n51:29 Feel-good moments in fandoms? (Chef Kilo)","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/AjQ5qm41WguVaZ28iWtSCQbj1WdztL8944SntpYfFWY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxMjMyLzE2ODI5/ODEyNzEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}