The Casual Hour

This Week on The Casual Hour… It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Game of the Year time on The Casual Hour! Listen to Bobby and Chase run down their favorites (and not so favorites) in this first list of categories: Best Non 2024 Game Backlog GOTY Best New Character Hey, That’s Pretty Cool Best Looking Best Style Best Joker Best Additional Content Master of the Remaster Technically Terrible...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Bobby and Chase give a quick rundown and reaction of this year’s Game Awards show, from the big celebrity guests who didn’t really want to be there to the big announcements and reveals (oh, and I think they gave out an award or two during the show too…) All that on this edition of The Casual Hour!  // T W I T C H -------------------------------------------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… We’ve got one final preview for the year of 2024. Are there any sweet treats under the tree or is it coal all the way down? Tune in and find out. Also Bobby and Chase have been cramming for GOTY with Metaphor, Dragon Age, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Arco and more. Will any of these late entries make our lists? All that on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H --------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… The Game Awards nominations are out and people are…not happy, and that includes Bobby and Chase. We chat about the pitfalls of putting on a GOTY show and why some of these categories just don’t make sense anymore. Bobby also gives an update on Dragon Age, and even has a secret new game to share, all on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… With only a few weeks left before our GOTY coverage, Chase and Bobby are playing some serious catchup to cram in some last-minute gaming. Chase is speeding through Sonic X Shadow Generations while Bobby puzzles his way through The Rise of the Golden Idol. And we’re both still putting some time into Metaphor as well as the Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket. All that and...

This Week on The Casual Hour… We’re gaming this week on The Casual Hour as Chase has played through Neva, the new game from Nomada Studio (makers of Gris). Meanwhile, Bobby’s been hacking his way through Dragon Age The Veilguard. And both of us are making progress in Metaphor Refantazio. Join us for all that and a walk down Nintendo Switch memory lane on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T...

This Week on The Casual Hour… After our backlog episode, Bobby and Chase have knuckled down and completed both Zelda and Astro Bot, which is good since we’ve got some heavy hitters coming out in the month of November to cover. See our thoughts on the next 30 days of game releases on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H --------------------------------------------------------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… With GOTY only a couple months away, Bobby and Chase hold a little intervention for themselves, and make some lists of games we know we need to finish before the end of 2024. From games in the backlog to things currently on our plate and even some games just about to release, join us as we lay out our plans for what to tackle on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W...

This Week on The Casual Hour… We take a look at Xbox’s new partner showcase on this week’s show, running down everything from Alan Wake 2 DLC to cool new indie games, and even a game Bobby’s been long anticipating. Plus, we’ve got some early impressions on Metaphor and the new expansion for Diablo IV. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ----------------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… After our brief hiatus, Chase and Bobby thought it would be a good idea to catch up on all the games we’ve been playing during our time off (which ended up being mostly the new Zelda) Enjoy this hour of new video game talk on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M W F @ 9 P...

This Week on The Casual Hour… We’re back from our hiatus, and Bobby has a new studio to show off (sorry audio-only listeners). We also have a lot of October video games to cover including a new Atlus RPG, new content for huge games like Diablo IV and a follow up to one of our favorite indies ever in Neva. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ------------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… With Gamestop finally shuttering Game Informer just a while ago, we decided to pay tribute by looking back through an old issue for this month’s deep dive. We look through issue 112 (originally release August of 2002) and see just how different gaming (and the attitudes around it) were 20+ years ago. All that plus some Astro Bot impression on this edition of The Casua...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Bobby and Chase are back from a holiday weekend, and while one of us has news on new video games, the other spent their precious time watching…oh…the Borderlands movie. Well, this should be fun. Check it out on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M W F @ 9 PM CST twitch.tv...

This Week on The Casual Hour… It’s monthly preview time here on The Casual Hour! Hear Bobby and Chase run down the games releasing in September, including Astro Bot, Zelda, Dead Rising and more. Plus Bobby’s deep into the hottest game on the planet right now, Black Myth Wukong, and shares his thought. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ----------------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Bobby and Chase are shooting the shit as we run down our favorite first-person shooter games of all-time. Plus we’ve got an update on SteamWorld Heist 2 and a first look at Shapez 2, a game made exclusively for sickos (like Bobby). All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ---------------------------------------------------------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… We’re back from our break and have some brand new games to talk about. Bobby and Chase have both been sailing the high seas of SteamWorld Heist 2, and it takes the main focus of our Whatcha Been Playing episode. In addition, Bobby’s made it to Thank Goodness You’re Here, and Chase is going around and around with Ouros. All that and more on this edition of The Casual H...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Another month, another monthly preview. This time, Bobby and Chase take a look at the games dropping in August (there are a lot of them) and pick out our favorites. Plus, Bobby checked out Capcom’s new Kunitsu-Gami and Chase dug up a classic with Jazzpunk. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H --------------------------------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… In honor of the recent Evo fighting game tournament, Bobby and Chase decided to have a little fun and make up own rosters for a theoretical new Marvel Vs. Capcom game. Hear who we’d like to see and then go vote on who has the better list on our Threads account. Plus, we’ve got new games to talk about like Dungeons of Hinterberg and Flock. All on this edition of The Ca...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Bobby and Chase share our biggest gaming pet peeves (and we talk about yours too!) What mechanics and practices grind our gears? Also, Bobby’s feet are angry? Tune in and find out on this Deep Dive edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M W F @ 9 PM CST twitch.tv/thecasualhour you...

This Week on The Casual Hour… As Bobby takes a dive into the waters of F2P titles like The First Descendent and Zenless Zone Zero, The Casual Crew decides to explore our own history with free-to-play and gacha games. What makes them appealing? What makes them dangerous? And where do they fit in the larger gaming landscape. All that plus first impressions of Chase’s latest backlog game on this edit...

This Week on The Casual Hour… We bid farewell to June and invite in the month of July for our monthly preview episode. Some big free-to-play hitters are dropping this month, and a few have even seemed to find their way onto our radar. Plus a few very cool looking indies to round out the month. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ------------------------------------...

Forza Horizon 4 is getting delisted in December, and it’s got Bobby and Chase all up in our feelings. On this episode we talk about game licensing, preservation, privacy and everything in between. Also, Chase gives a check in on Paper Mario and Bobby takes a trip to Night Springs in the new Alan Wake 2 DLC. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour!

This Week on The Casual Hour… Summer Games Fest may be behind us, but Nintendo made sure there were lots of upcoming games to talk about this week. Bobby and Chase run through the new Nintendo Direct featuring new Mario, Metroid and Zelda games, as well as a few other little surprises. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H --------------------------------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Keigh3 has come and gone, and it’s up to Bobby and Chase to recap the weekend that was. We run down our favorites from all the shows, including Summer Game Fest, Day of the Devs, Wholesome Direct, Xbox and many….many….more. Hear our thoughts on the new direction for Perfect Dark, the really funky Screenbound and why we’re both pretty jazzed for Neva. All that and more...

This Week on The Casual Hour… After a recent Polygon article, Bobby and Chase decide to take a look back at Indie Game: The Movie, the 2012 documentary following the development of Fez and Super Meat Boy, and compare how the landscape, marketing and discoverability of indie titles has changed in the 12 years since the movie’s release. We also talk about some indies we’ve been playing ourselves, in...