# Indies that struggle to capture the magic

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Published: 2026-05-04T11:00:00+00:00
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This is sort of a Part 2 to our Saros/Akimbot episode, find that prior to this episode in your audio feed. It's a bit of a meander today but we promise it's interesting. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows Join our Discord ► https://crub.org/join BlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.org Come join our Steam group ► https://steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclub Podcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.org TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS Brody: https://www.youtube.com/@RACROX Chris: https://www.youtube.com/@MykonosFan Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBolt CHAPTERS 00:00 (Continuing from the Akimbot bonus episode) 04:16 Sometimes there's no replacement for the genuine article 13:27 Flailing at capturing a feeling born from bygone limitation 17:40 inSANE, inFAMOUS people and the way they game 27:33 Someday the Jak II torture will end, with bonus GTA V slander 34:24 Back to the artificial emptiness in games 38:48 SPYRO *IS* THE WRONG SHADE OF PURPLE!!! 42:16 Anyway, worst gas station food we've had? (Urkman1) 47:37 The Chester's Chicken situation is crazy ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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