The Casual Hour

00:00:28 – Intro & Welcome00:03:32 – Crimson Desert Update00:05:54 – Islets00:14:25 – Ratcheteer DX00:22:07 – Bobby's AYN Thor Two-Month Review00:32:31 – Monster Hunter Stories 3 Check-In00:47:03 – Bobby on What Makes Monster Hunter Great00:49:11 – Monster Hunter Stories vs. Traditional Monster Hunter00:56:06 – Outro & Sign-Off------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on The Casual Hour…We’ve got a packed week of games new and old: Bobby’s been sampling all sorts of stuff on his AYN Thor, including 2022’s Islets and the revised Playdate game, Ratcheteer DX. Meanwhile, Chase has a whale of a story about Monster Hunter Stories 3 that he’s dying to share. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour!// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

00:00:28 – Intro & Welcome00:02:30 – Mini Shoot Adventures 00:17:37 – Rotwood 00:33:39 – March Game Picks Recap00:39:01 – PS Plus Free Games for April00:41:39 – Backlog Roulette00:44:26 – April Games Preview01:20:36 – Final Picks and Predictions for April01:21:45 – Wrap-Up and Outro------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on The Casual Hour…It’s the start of a new month, and that means it’s time to look at all the releases about to drop. Plus, we dive into a couple of cool indies - Minishoot’ Adventures and Rotwood. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour!// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

00:00:28 – Intro & Welcome00:03:46 – Monster Hunter Stories 3 Discussion00:16:46 – Crimson Desert First Impressions00:31:32 – Deep Dive: Arcade Cabinets00:33:18 – Arcade Nostalgia, Growing Up with Arcades00:39:40 – Chase's List: X-Men Children of the Atom00:43:50 – Bobby's List: The Simpsons Arcade, X-Men Arcade, Knights of the Round00:46:53 – Chase's List: Spinmaster (Data East)00:49:09 – Bobby's List: Jurassic Park Moving Theater Ride Game00:51:37 – Chase's List: NFL Blitz '9900:54:01 – Chase's List: Dig Dug00:56:50 – Bobby's List: Mortal Kombat00:59:16 – Chase's List: Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road01:02:01 – Bonus Pick: Star Wars Trilogy Arcade01:06:01 – Closing Thoughts on Arcades, Lego Cabinets01:07:52 – What's Going On Outside the Show 01:10:07 – Outro------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on The Casual Hour…While neither Bobby nor Chase grew up in the heyday of the arcade, we both have a fondness for a number of special cabinets we got to play over the years. Listen as The Casual Hour reminisces about the machines and places we played on this arcade Deep Dive!// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

00:00:28 – Shoney's vs Cracker Barrel00:02:43 – Mario Day, Pi Day, 311 Day, and the Luigi Mario Kart Lego set00:03:47 – Show Rundown00:04:34 – AYN Thor deep dive: hardware specs and setup00:06:02 – Top DS and 3DS game recommendations from Chase00:16:21 – AYN Thor vs Analog Pocket vs ROG Ally comparison00:19:00 – AYN Thor full hardware breakdown: OLED screens, Android, Steam, storage00:23:13 – 3DS emulation & Mods00:25:04 – DS and 3DS rom hacking scene and the community around it00:27:09 – Running Steam games and Android apps on the AYN Thor00:35:17 – Future emulation deep dive tease, Retroid Pocket history00:39:06 – Buying advice for the AYN Thor, batch orders and pricing00:41:18 – Skies of Arcadia Legends00:52:21 – Pokemon Pokopia tease and the Hoppip limited-time event00:56:09 – Outro01:01:07 – Sign-off, Monday Monster Hunter stream preview------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on The Casual Hour…Bobby got himself a new video game device — the AYN Thor — which gives us the perfect excuse to talk about cool old DS and 3DS games, as well as the state of these emulation-driven handhelds. Speaking of old games, Chase has been sailing the seven skies in Skies of Arcadia Legends, and is having a damn fine time doing it. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Here are the Links to the GOTG lists Chase shared on this episodeTop 25 3DS Games - https://gamersonthego.tumblr.com/post/619310897873174528/chase-koenekes-top-25-3ds-gamesTop 25 DS Games - https://gamersonthego.tumblr.com/post/644198171700068352/chase-koenekes-top-25-ds-gamesIf you're just looking for more cool games, here are Giggy's picks:3DShttps://gamersonthego.tumblr.com/post/619465279825641472/matt-gigueres-top-25-3ds-gamesDShttps://gamersonthego.tumblr.com/post/644288779358732288/matt-gigueres-top-25-ds-games------------------------------------------------------------------------------------// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

00:00:28 – Intro & Welcome 00:01:57 – Pokemon 30th Anniversary00:02:57 – Pokemon Wind & Waves Announced, New Pokemon Impressions00:07:25 – Zelda Turns 40, Nintendo Rant00:09:12 – Thaw Incoming, Chase's Gaming Backlog00:10:55 – Highguard Shuts Down, Games as a Service Discussion00:16:40 – February Recap Intro00:18:51 – Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined  Check-In00:21:33 – Skies of Arcadia Legends Check-In00:25:16 – March Games Preview Begins00:25:44 – Scott Pilgrim EX00:28:27 – Esoteric Ebb00:33:22 – Rotwood00:35:35 – DeSynced00:37:32 – Homura Hime00:38:39 – Racheteer DX00:41:45 – Marathon00:47:53 – Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf00:49:36 – Pokémon Pokopia00:52:17 – Slay the Spire 2 Early01:00:45 – Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection01:02:19 – Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War01:03:58 – MLB The Show 2601:05:50 – Crimson Desert01:08:07 – DAMON and BABY01:09:47 – Life is Strange: Reunion01:11:45 – Screamer 01:12:18 – Hosey 01:14:11 – Raccoin01:16:07 – Month Wrap-Up & Closing01:18:08 – Chase's Plugs------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on The Casual Hour…It’s time to break down the games for the month of March, and it’s a pretty big month for new releases. New Pokemon, new Monster Hunter Stories and some brand new games which have the potential to become huge franchises of their own. We’ll let you know all about ‘em on this edition of The Casual Hour!// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

00:00:28 Intro00:00:52 What even is a “Deep Dive”00:02:48 Mewgenics check-in00:22:49 Deep Dive setup: EGM Issue 163 (Feb 2003)00:24:57 Reading old mags in the “future year”00:29:43 Ads and “this aged like milk” moments00:31:51 Game Boy Player and handheld weirdness00:34:31 Letters section and peak magazine energy00:38:10 GTA / PS2 era snapshots00:40:29 Mobile gaming before it was “mobile gaming”00:47:56 Resident Evil 4 and the hype machine00:51:13 Square/Enix rumors and industry vibes00:52:14 Star Wars takes (and KOTOR brainworms)00:56:39 Rumors, previews, and 2003 optimism01:01:48 “Game of the Month” synchronicity01:05:40 Plugs and where to find the other shows01:08:50 Wrap-up and closing notes------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on The Casual Hour…The Casual Crew is heading back to 2003 this week for a Deep Dive into Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 163. It was a time when phones were just phones and online features in games were still a novelty. We also spend time with the internet’s latest roguelike darling, Mewgenics.// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

00:00:28 — Intro + industry layoffs chat and “state of games” soapbox00:10:53 — AYN Thor shipping update + stream hiccup note00:11:12 — Cairn progress check-in00:12:19 — Dragon Quest VII Reimagined impressions00:14:29 — Nintendo Direct recap + Pragmata demo00:16:13 — Monster Hunter Stories 3 demo deep-dive00:34:31 — Rock n’ Roll Racing nostalgia run00:43:14 — Front Mission 3 Remake impressions00:55:35 — Plugs + what’s next 00:57:46 — Wrap-up and closing notes------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on The Casual Hour…Bobby’s got demos of unreleased games and Chase has remakes of old games as we run through a bevy of titles in our whatcha been playing segment. We also cover the recent layoffs at Highguard developer Wildlight Entertainment, and talk about why making good videos games is so hard these days. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour!// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

00:00:28 Cold open – old saves & game preservation00:06:39 What we’re playing: Cairn impressions00:19:00 January recap & backlog catch-up00:23:04 PlayStation Plus Essential (February lineup)00:28:13 February Releases Preview (trailers & takes)00:59:21 Picks of the Month01:01:22 Wrap-up & where to find us------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on The Casual Hour…It may be a short month, but February still has some exciting titles for us to cover, including a very nice looking Dragon Quest remake, a new game from the developer of The Binding of Isaac and the ninth mainline installment of the classic Resident Evil series. All that plus Cairn talk on this edition of The Casual Hour!// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

00:00:28 Intro, housekeeping, and setup00:02:06 Arknights Infield impressions00:16:23 Hytale mini deep dive00:25:02 Memories in Orbit (MIO) impressions00:38:25 Big Hops check-in00:55:52 Credits and thank-yous00:58:06 What’s next week + wrap------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on The Casual Hour…Bobby has found a new obsession: Anime gacha games. Welcome to the club. More specifically, he’s been checking out Arknights: Endfield and its factory-building gameplay. The more things change… We’ve also got insights into Hytale, MIO and more Big Hops. All that on this edition of The Casual Hour!// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

00:00:28 Intro, audio check, what tonight is00:02:56 What we’ve been playing: Big Hops (first impressions)00:14:13 Deep Dive setup (format and slideshow)00:15:37 Deep Dive begins: Advent Rising00:16:36 Quick facts, context, and why it mattered in 200500:22:48 Trailer watch and vibes00:25:39 Reviews, control quirks, and “flick targeting”00:30:33 The $1,000,000 contest pitch00:34:40 Contest cancellation and the official line00:37:52 Why it failed: tech, cheaters, and money trouble00:41:58 Consolation prizes instead of cash00:43:24 Aftermath and legacy (GlyphX, Chair, Ziggurat)00:56:35 Wrap-up: Animal Crossing 3.0 check-in00:58:51 Plugs and where to find more01:01:56 Credits and goodbye------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on The Casual Hour…It’s our first Deep Dive episode of the year, and Chase has got a doozy: A retrospective on 2005’s hottest space opera debut, Advent Rising. We talk about the promise, the missed opportunities and the giant boondoggle contest associated with the game. All on this week’s episode of The Casual Hour!// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

00:00:28 — Intro & show setup00:02:25 — Switch 2 ports: Cyberpunk 2077 & Star Wars Outlaws00:05:12 — Star Rupture (EA) stream recap00:06:08 — Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (demo)00:19:00 — Demonschool impressions00:28:35 — Final Fantasy Tactics: Ivalice Chronicles deep dive00:59:13 — Recap & what’s next01:00:51 — Plugs & side projects01:04:18 — Next week: Animal Crossing update & outro------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on The Casual Hour…It’s finally time for Bobby and Chase to catch up properly and talk about all the video games we’ve been playing over the holiday break. Look forward to discussions on Cyberpunk, StarRupture, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, Demonschool and a lot of Final Fantasy Tactics. It’s all right here on The Casual Hour!// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

00:00:28 Intro, rules, and 2026 kickoff00:05:01 FUMES (EA on PC)00:13:10 Cast & Chill (Switch/PC)00:25:46 Quick look back at Dec ’25 picks00:28:33 PS Plus Essentials: Unbound, Epic Mickey, Core Keeper00:35:39 Backlog Roulette00:35:52 January Games Preview00:38:19 Star Rupture (EA, PC)00:41:36 Code Violet (PS5)00:42:55 Big Hops (PC/Switch/PS5)00:46:06 Animal Crossing NH v3.0 + Switch 2 edition00:53:18 Cassetteboy (PC/Mac/Switch/PlayStation/Xbox)00:57:23 MIO: Memories in Orbit (PC/Switch 2/PS5/XSX)00:59:04 Dynasty Warriors Origins → Switch 2 port01:00:22 FFVII Remake Intergrade → Switch 2 & XSX01:01:22 Hermit and Pig (PC)01:01:56 Escape from Ever After (all platforms)01:04:35 Dispatch → Switch/Switch 201:05:12 Cairn (PC/PS5)01:06:46 Code Vein 2 (PC/PS5/XSX)01:08:33 Front Mission 3 Remake → PC/PlayStation/Xbox01:10:42 Caves of Qud → Switch01:14:53 Picks of the Month01:15:38 What’s next, wrap-up, closing notes------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on The Casual Hour…New year, new month, new games. Bobby and Chase run down the most exciting titles dropping in the month of January, plus we talk a little about the games we played over our holiday break. Start 2026 right with The Casual Hour!// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considered and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

00:00:28 Intro, rules, and setup for the Top 1000:07:15 #1000:11:11 #900:17:59 #800:23:35 #700:41:57 #600:56:59 #501:02:52 #401:05:27 #301:09:38 #201:11:58 #101:22:22 Most Anticipated Game of 202601:29:13 Day 3 recap + outroAND THAT’S A WRAP! The 2025 GOTY season comes to a close for us here at The Casual Hour, and we only walked away with a few bruises. Join us for our personal Top 10 lists and the scientifically accurate Casual Hour Top 10. We also look ahead to 2026 just before taking a moderately deserved break for the year. Thanks everyone for the support this year, we appreciate it!// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CST⁠⁠twitch.tv/thecasualhour⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/thecasualhour⁠⁠// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhour⁠⁠We post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all:⁠⁠ www.thecasualhour.com⁠⁠// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease -⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke -⁠⁠ http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke⁠⁠// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter⁠⁠ @insaneanalog⁠⁠ or check out more of his music and download our theme at⁠⁠ www.insaneanalog.com⁠⁠

00:00:28 Opening00:02:18 Best Moment or Sequence01:06:57 Wish I Liked It More01:18:17 Touchy Feely of the Year01:36:56 Chase’s Best Hack01:49:08 Best Strand Game01:58:04 Best Debut02:07:32 Best #202:21:54 Day 2 recap + outroDay 2 of our 2025 GOTY deliberations. We dig into Best Moment or Sequence, Wish I Liked It More, Touchy Feely of the Year, Chase’s Best Hack, Best Strand Game, Best Debut and Best#2. Gaming’s Odd Couple kill their darlings, but not their friendship as they wrap up this years Casual Categories!// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CST⁠twitch.tv/thecasualhour⁠⁠youtube.com/thecasualhour⁠// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------⁠https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhour⁠We post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all:⁠ www.thecasualhour.com⁠// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease -⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke -⁠ http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke⁠// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter⁠ @insaneanalog⁠ or check out more of his music and download our theme at⁠ www.insaneanalog.com⁠

00:00:28 Intro / Welcome00:02:25 How GOTY works + Day 1 categories overview00:03:53 Best Non-2025 Game00:09:27 Backlog GOTY00:12:41 Best New Character00:37:58 Better Together00:53:16 Bobby’s Wabi Sabi (Best Early Access)00:58:36 Best Looking01:01:46 Best Style01:29:51 Day 1 recap + outroDay 1 of our 2025 GOTY is here. We kick off the three-part showcase with Best Non-2025, Backlog GOTY, Best New Character, Better Together, Best Early Access, Best Looking, and Best Style. It is a tight show with a few surprise picks, a couple passionate defenses, and just enough chaos to feel on brand!// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

00:00:28 Opening00:02:42 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond00:16:16 Light Up the Town00:18:54 Mega Bonk00:21:25 Skate Story00:26:35 Flotsam and The Séance of Blake Manor00:27:09 The Game Awards recap begins00:27:12 Show ratings00:31:02 Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic00:35:48 Star Wars: Galactic Racer00:38:59 Larian’s next Divinity00:39:48 Control: Resonant00:42:32 Mega Man: Dual Override00:43:20 Bradley the Badger00:45:41 Orbitals00:47:11 Street Fighter movie cast00:49:32 Next year’s Game Awards coverage?00:52:34 Uma Musume riff00:53:40 Next week’s GOTY plan + overlay tool00:54:34 Plugs00:56:49 Closing------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on The Casual Hour…Another year, another Game Awards. Why do we do this to ourselves? Well, because sometimes, a new Star Wars Old Republic game gets announced! In any case Bobby and Chase run down the show (and a couple last minute games we’ve played) in preparation for our own GOTY starting next week. All that on this edition of The Casual Hour// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

00:00:28 Intro00:01:09 Show setup & December framing00:02:19 What we’ve been playing00:02:49 Demonschool00:12:49 Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault00:19:03 Digimon Story (Chase)00:23:13 Spy Drops00:29:00 Pokémon Legends: Z-A00:43:42 PS Plus Essentials (December)00:46:18 Marvel: Cosmic Invasion00:47:48 Simogo Legacy Collection00:48:56 Let It Die: Inferno00:50:18 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond00:53:00 Octopath Traveler Zero00:55:30 Flotsam 1.000:56:37 Skate Story00:57:34 Death Howl00:58:48 Unbeatable00:59:30 Terminator 2D: No Fate01:01:41 Beastie Ball (TBD)01:03:45 Mina the Hollower (TBD)01:06:10 Our Picks for December01:06:59 Wrap-up, schedule, plugs01:11:32 Outro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on The Casual Hour…One final monthly preview of the year, but fist, the crew has a lot of new games to cover. Bobby’s back on the dungeon grind with Moonlighter 2 and Demonschool. And Chase has traded one monster collector for another, finishing Digimon Story: Time Stranger and starting Pokemon Legends Z-A. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour!// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

00:28 Opening – Chase does nothing, Bobby sets up the surprise  01:26 What we've been playing (Dispatched, Arc Raiders, Demon School, Moonlighter 2)  02:10 Chase’s Digimon update (48+ hours in)  05:04 Rules & format clarifications for the IGN Top 100 Nintendo list  06:23 Early list frustrations (“God damn it, IGN… stupid list”)  08:38 The guessing game begins – Ocarina of Time lands at #6  09:15 Breath of the Wild is revealed as #2  09:26 Tears of the Kingdom is #1 (“have some self respect, IGN”)  10:56 A Link to the Past discussion continues the guessing spiral  21:22 Donkey Kong Country debate24:19 Tetris is #5 – and the argument for it being even higher  24:55 “There is no God. There is no Meteos.”  35:30 Earthbound doesn’t make the list 44:28 Final guesses, wrap-up of the IGN game  47:55 Closing thoughts & outro  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on The Casual Hour…IGN recently put out a list of the Top 100 Nintendo Games of All-Time, and Bobby has decided to torture Chase by making him guess what made the top 25. It’s an episode of incredible stupidity and surprise, and you probably don’t want to miss it.// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

00:00:28 Opening + Baldur’s Gate 3 Deluxe goodies unboxing (stickers, patches, OST, map)  00:05:48 Dead Finger Dice stream recap  00:06:33 ARC Raiders check-in + community vibes and AI ethics chat  00:21:05 Possessors (Heart Machine) first impressions  00:24:22 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment impressions (Tears-era story, Zonai toys)  00:37:28 PlayStation Portal update: cloud streaming without owning a PS5, hands-on  00:44:43 Valve hardware talk: Steam Machine cube, Steam Frame, new Steam Controller, Deck pricing chat  01:07:59 Plugs and closing------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on The Casual Hour…Valve looked to make a big splash with their announcement of the Steam Machine, a consolized PC with a slick new controller. We talk about what that means for the future of PC gaming, as well as what it means for Valve’s console competitors. All that plus Hyrule Warriors and Possessor(s) talk on this edition of The Casual Hour!// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com

00:28 Opening & travel talk  02:12 November overview – government shutdown & show schedule  03:10 PowerWash Simulator 2 discussion  08:33 Dispatched – superhero management game deep dive  17:27 Arc Raiders review & AI debate  33:18 Ghost of Yōtei & Pokémon Z-A check-in  34:10 October recap & Game of the Year warm-up  37:00 November free PlayStation Plus games (Stray, WRC 24, TABS)  40:41 Xbox Game Pass farewell & monthly rotation update  41:12 Fire Emblem Sacred Echoes update + Wheel Spin results (Grim Fandango)  43:01 November Preview begins – Satisfactory & beyond  49:45 Closing thoughts & show wrap-up  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week on The Casual Hour…November is traditionally a big month for video game releases, and this year seems to be no different. In addition to two big Nintendo Switch 2 exclusives, we have a bevy on interesting indies, promising premises and one very large 1.0 release. Join us for all that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour!// T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M W F @ 9 PM CSTtwitch.tv/thecasualhouryoutube.com/thecasualhour// S U B S C R I B E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhourWe post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!// F O L L O W------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com// T H E   C A S U A L   H O U R------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_ombyChase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke// M U S I C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love our theme music? It was created by Patric Brown. You can follow his antics on Twitter @insaneanalog or check out more of his music and download our theme at www.insaneanalog.com