# When does lore actually matter in a game?

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Published: 2026-03-16T11:00:00+00:00
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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? 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 SHOW NOTES Go here for Elora content: https://spyro.fandom.com/wiki/Elora TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS Brody: https://www.youtube.com/@RACROX Chris: https://www.youtube.com/@MykonosFan Justin: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldFamousJtart9 Nicco: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUg CHAPTERS 00:00 WAZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAP 05:02 Why we need "BEGINNING EXPLAINED" videos 10:06 Balan Wonderworld's lore book mentioned 13:23 Brody's Delfino Blaze Filibuster 19:04 Games randomly deciding to pick back up their lore decades later 24:24 Persona and Kingdom Hearts fans...we're sorry 33:43 Game of Thrones gets mentioned, we're sorry again 37:12 When fan theories get canonized and an inch becomes a mile 44:40 So WHAT makes lore matter then 49:22 The true terror, games that assume you know the lore and don't explain basics 51:29 Feel-good moments in fandoms? (Chef Kilo) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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