The Casual Fighter Podcast

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710: The Season Finale, Final Fantasy VII Renigga

Finally. The finale. What a year. We talk about various items happening with AAA and independent fighting games coming out, and we discuss what makes a good game for a casual and pro player marriage. Also, we rap about our year and look forward to the next! See you in 2025!

10-25
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709: Holy S-Word, Fighting Games Are Great

Ok, everything is nuts right now, especially due to Tokyo Game Show. Tekken 8, MK1, SF6, and COTW getting Ken and Chun?! Also, we finish off Hood Lore for this season! We made it to 69. Nice.

09-27
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708: Ultimate FighterZ Arena

We gotta discuss this balance patch for FighterZ and why some of us thinks it’s complete mess. Also, playing in the BGM is UFA, where the winner will be the third entrant into Capcom Cup XI! Wazzler needs to chill out.

09-15
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707: Firsts & Comebacks

Capcom is dropping heat after heat! We discuss the NEWEST collection coming out that includes CvS and Power Stone?! LLJB3 also talks about his experience commentating a premier event on a pro tour, and more Hood Lore!

08-27
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706: EWC2XKO

I heard people got codes for 2XKO (Project L). We talk about that, and we play a little game where the HMD boys guess who made it out of pools stage 1 at the eSports World Cup for SF6! Might have to do more of those if it’s possible…

08-09
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705: The Return (From EVO and Other Things)

We’ve been gone for a lot longer than expected, and we have a proper explanation. But we’ve come back bearing EVO gifts: experiences from two different sides of the fence, trailers, and how a grand finals is viewed from the casual eye! Also, what’s in store for the future, we wonder?

07-30
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704: The Vibes Episode

We talked about a lot of nothing. Just vibes. It’s right before ComboBreaker weekend, so things are about to get hectic. Also Hood Lore continues.

05-10
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703: Oh So We Revealing Everything Huh?!

Announcements. Announcements everywhere. Que up the Buzz Lightyear meme, because we go over 2XKO, Fatal Fury, Guilty Gear, Tekken 8, Street Fighter 6, and more that were revealed at EVO Japan! The episode was so big, we didn’t have time to go into Hood Lore this week!

04-29
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702: We Miss Robert (feat. Tento)

We haven’t had a guest in a while, so we tagged the homie Tento, freshly signed with Tampa Never Sleeps, and we chop shop about fighting games, commentary start, goals, and interests! We also look at the new characters hitting Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves and Guilty Gear Strive, and Hood Lore begins The

03-22
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701: Uh Oh, Back To The Lab Again

We messed up. Or, I messed up. After getting thru LLJB3 oversleeping and running late (on the season premiere, no less), we talk about that Akuma trailer for SF6, where we’re at with our fighting game resolutions, and preview the Hood Lore for the season!

03-08
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610: The Season Finale, A Partridge In A Chun-Li

Looks like we have to reupload the final episode of the year and the season finale! The crew go over their fighting game New Year’s Resolutions for 2024, and we discuss trailers, FG cheaters, and what neutral is in a brand new topic! Plus, the Hood Lore finale of Back To The Future Kombat 1!

12-22
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609: Are Announcements Dead?!

No, seriously, ARE THEY?! Because we got BLUE BALLED by The Game Awards. The crew discusses that as well as all the new goodies Tekken 8, Street Fighter 6, MK1, and Guilty Gear STRIVE have blessed us with. But them SF6 costumes cost too damn much. Also, Hood Lore!

12-08
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608: FGM: Fighting Game Metaverse

What is fighting game meta? After an epiphany learning a new character, LLJB3 leads the crew in a discussion on what this means. We also go over the announced Costume 3 for Street Fighter 6 characters, and analyze the Leo Tekken 8 trailer! Hood Lore continues. Happy Thanksgiving!

11-24
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607: CPT Sucks?!

No, seriously. Does it? How would you run a pro tour, then? We discuss what goes into it, the full roster of Tekken 8 being revealed with Reina (Mishima?), and the fighting Game Awards nominees! Also, Hood Lore continues!

11-13
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606: The “I’m Old” Episode

Capcom Cup X dates just came out, and it’s 12 DAYS?! Almost 2 weeks in Hollywood?! JEEZ man. We talk about why we stopped talking about and/or playing certain games. We also discuss the Tekken 8 Closed Beta Test, and Hood Lore continues with Back to the Future Kombat 1!

10-27
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605: Ken Kenough

…with that Kenergy from Connecticut. The fellas go over Omni-Man’s new MK11 trailer, Tekken 8’s Arcade Quest, cheaters in Street Fighter 6 getting exposed, and what offline events truly mean for the community. Also, more Back To The Future Kombat 1 Hood Lore!

10-16
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604: The Return of Hood Lore

MK1 is out! So you know what that means: THE RETURN OF HOOD LORE! JBJR is gonna dive into the story of MK1 and where we left the Kombat kharacters. We also discuss the upcoming Tekken 8 open beta, SF6’s honeymoon period being over, and what this will ultimately all mean for 2024’s fighting games!

09-25
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603: Return From The Biggest EVO

LLJB3 has returned from EVO! We go over the biggest e-sports event ever put on, plus the $1M Gamers8 Tournament! We also run sets in Street Fighter 6! You can skip that starting at the 58:48 mark. It’s a lot of dead air, not gonna hold you, but the video version gonna be nasty!

08-11
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602: Project Evolution

Project L EVO HYPE?! Joe Swanson voice: BRING IT ON!! We also rap about how we didn’t get into the Tekken 8 Closed Network Test, Rashid’s release in SF6, and people’s gripes about Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising’s integrated controls. We also go over how to survive your first event. Edumacational.

07-29
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601: Guess Who’s Back?!

I control the crowd. We are back for season 6! Vol. 2 begins now! We talk about the big three and all the announcements and experience about SF6’s launch!

07-14
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