The Casual Hour

This Week on The Casual Hour… Johnny, Bobby, and Chase are back with even more news from the smattering of video game streams and shows from the last week, including Netflix Geeked Week, The Wholesome Direct, The Xbox & Bethesda Showcase, and The PC Gaming Show. There are so many gamers to cover that we might as well jump right in on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Slap on some sunscreen because The Casual Crew is heading to the Summer Game Fest! We also stop by the Sony State of Play and head to the after-party at Devolver Digital. It's a great time of the year to be fans of video games; join us as we give our hot takes on what was announced and even hotter takes on which casual has the best feet! // T W I T C H ---------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… We’ve got our preview of all the June gaming releases (well, at least the ones that have been announced) and give our picks of the month. In the meantime, Chase has completed Citizen Sleeper, Bobby’s having a surprisingly good time with Diablo Immortal, and Johnny takes aim in Sniper Elite 5. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H -------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Johnny’s out again this week, so Bobby and Chase handle the Deep Dive duties as we talk about some of our favorite pieces of downloadable content. Also, Chase is back on the Pokemon ROM hack train with Pokemon GS Chronicles and has early impressions on the new season in Destiny 2, while Bobby checks back in on V Rising and the 1.0 release of Hardspace: Shipbreaker. Al...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Johnny is down with the sickness, so Bobby and Chase step as we talk about the games we’ve been playing this week. Chase is still stuck on Digimon Cyber Sleuth Hacker’s Memory, while Bobby has a double does of vampires in 10 Minutes Till Dawn and V-Rising. All that and even more Citizen Sleeper talk on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… We try to talk about Citizen Sleeper, but our audio is unfortunately asleep at the wheel for the first 30 minutes of the episode. But once we sort that out, we’re able to cover our thoughts on Loot River, Trek To Yomi and Coromon. We also cover some of the latest gaming news, including Nintendo’s latest Indie World showcase. All that and more on this edition of The Ca...

This Week on The Casual Hour… So much to say, so little time. Chase and Bobby got their Playdates in, Bobby and Johnny have checked out Rogue Legacy 2, and everybody’s been playing Nintendo Switch Sports. Plus, it’s our May preview, and we’re detailing our picks for the month, including games like Citizen Sleeper, Trek To Yomi, and more. All that on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H...

This Week on The Casual Hour… As we wait for Switch Sports, the Casual Crew has spent the week doing a little house cleaning. Chase is dusting off an old Digimon game, Bobby’s salvaging his time with Battletech and Johnny is neck-deep in spice playing Dune: Spice Wars. All that plus Sonic, Halo and Star Wars news on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ----------------------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… We try out a new Deep Dive format as we talk about our favorite midnight launch experiences, and why they’ll probably never happen again. Chase has gotten back into the weird world of Pokémon ROM hacks, Bobby explores the depths in In Other Waters and Johnny gets a snapshot of TOEM. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H -----------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… With the crew free from any elevator entanglements, we chat about the latest games and gaming news. Chase is still subjecting himself to the Halo TV show, Bobby’s building interest in the new LEGO Star Wars, Johnny’s totally warring in Total War: Warhammer III and we’re all staring at a monkey in Norco. All that plus…wait, they’re making a Kingdom Hearts 4? Ugh, guess...

This Week on The Casual Hour… We’re all still figuring out how we feel about this new Kirby game on this whatcha been playing episode. Meanwhile, Bobby’s been pigging out on Weird West as Johnny looks for secrets in Tunic. We also cover some gaming news from the past couple weeks, including Sony’s revamped PlayStation Plus service, Zelda delays and a new Monkey Island. All that and more on this ed...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Johnny’s out and friend of the show Giggysan is taking his seat. We talk about the new Kirby game, the old Max Payne 3 game and some early access games that aren’t even out yet. Plus it’s a month of Nintendo Switch ports and Nintendo Switch Sports in our April preview. 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 all apparently declaring our GOTYs less than three months into the year. Bold strategy, let’s see if it pays off. Elden Ring, Tunic and Mario Kart’s new DLC tracks are the big talk this week, as well as a Nintendo Switch update we’ve been begging for for years. All that and a controller that is an affront to God himself on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Short show tonight as we’re all mostly sticking to the games we’ve been playing for weeks, Destiny, Triangle Strategy, and Elden Ring. Meanwhile, Chase digs up some of his old game reviews as Bobby and Johnny dig into the secrets of the new release Tunic. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ---------------------------------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Johnny is away, which just gives Bobby and Chase more time to gush over the Kirby and the Forgotten Land demo. We also talk about Triangle Strategy, FAR: Changing Tides, and the big news about a new Pokemon generation, as well as PlayStation’s latest State of Play. All that and more on this (slightly cut off by Twitch issues) edition of The Casual Hour. // T W I T C H...

This Week on The Casual Hour… The month of February had a little something for everyone on The Casual Hour. Will March be the same? Find out as Bobby, Johnny and Chase run down the games coming out this month, and hear first impressions from Johnny and Bobby about Elden Ring. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ------------------------------------------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Big games are beginning to drop. Horizon Forbidden West, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen and Triangle Strategy (the demo, at least) all are demanding our playtime, even while we try to sneak in smaller stuff like Strange Horticulture and OlliOlli World. Plus, we talk about digital storefronts and game preservation after the news Nintendo will be shutting down their 3DS and...

Episode Description: This week the boys have an in-depth discussion about the sometimes nebulous concept of “game feel”, and how it impacts the games we play. It can make or break how we experience games, and Johnny, Bobby, and Chase all have thoughts to share about what makes certain games feel better than others. From the chunk of a shotgun blast, Mario’s jump, or those extra few pixels we’re al...

This Week on The Casual Hour… The Casual crew convenes to run down Nintendo’s wild new Direct, with big games, big reissues and at least one big troll. Meanwhile, Chase is still on that Pokemon Legends: Arceus kick, Bobby is flipping over OlliOlli World and Johnny is fighting to stay young in Sifu. All that and early impressions of Dying Light 2 on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H -...

This Week on The Casual Hour… A light January means a stacked February as each Casual Hour host has a big release tailored just for them. We also cover the big Bungie news as well as have a lengthy discussion over Pokemon Legends Arceus. All that and more on this February preview edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ----------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Episode Description: This Week on The Casual Hour… It’s been a couple weeks since we did a proper whatcha been playin’ so the crew’s got some titles saved up to talk about. Chase has been gacha pulling for his anime girlfriend in Genshin Impact, Bobby’s become the newest Star Citizen and Johnny’s splashing the holy water in Vampire Survivors. Plus, some Activision Blizzard news that’s not about th...

This Week on The Casual Hour… In this news-heavy episode, The Casual Crew reacts to the bombshell story of Microsoft buying Activision/Blizzard. Breaking down the current state of problems with Activision/Blizzard leadership, the probability of exclusivity, and the seemingly unstoppable force that Game Pass has become, it’s hard not to call this the biggest story The Casual Hour has covered. There...

This Week on The Casual Hour… They said it couldn’t be done. A Casual Hour episode that actually goes for just an hour. But we did it. And all it took was Chase having no games to talk about and a slow news week. But hey, Bobby and Johnny got to talk about their PCs, so at least two people were happy. // T W I T C H ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Episode Description: This Week on The Casual Hour… With Johnny out, Bobby and Chase work on their two-man routine as we cover all the releases (which are mostly ports) coming out in January.  Meanwhile, Chase broke down and bought an iPad for Fantasian, and Bobby’s gone full Gilligan as he plays Islanders. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… It’s our final episode of 2021, and we’re looking ahead to the new year. Way ahead, in fact. We’re predicting our top 10 games of 2022 before they even come out, just to see how wrong we’ll be this time next year.  In the meantime, Chase is finally digging into Super Robot Wars 30, Bobby’s vibing in Demeo and Johnny is surpringly take by Guradians of the Galaxy....