The Casual Hour

The Casual Hour
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Welcome to The Casual Hour, a podcast ostensibly about video games. Hosted by Bobby Pease and Chase Koeneke, The Casual Hour is a gaming channel where we chill out, mess around and, sometimes, even talk about games! Whether we’re previewing the monthly releases, diving deep on a variety of topics, streaming with our friends or just chatting about the games we’ve been playing that week, The Casual Hour is your home for sharp insight, dumb jokes and most of all, a real good time.

  1. 6d ago

    Episode 487 - Bigger Bullets

    Episode #487– Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Puts Chase Through the Calendar Grind, and Blood Dungeon Bones Us Up  Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave is out, and as Chase’s most anticipated game of the year, he unsurprisingly has a lot to say. But Bobby has also dipped his toe into this entry of the series, so we get to have a full conversation about it…right after hearing about the new Messhof game, Blood Dungeon. All that on this edition of The Casual Hour!  ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:28 – Intro & Welcome 00:00:56 – Blood Dungeon 00:12:07 – Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 00:12:42 – Chase's Fire Emblem History: Three Houses vs. Engage 00:15:13 – Sequel, Prequel, or Midquel? The Three Houses Connection 00:17:07 – Bobby's Fire Emblem Resume 00:19:08 – The Prologue, Fortuna & Sothis 00:21:13 – Picking Your Lord: Kai, Dietrich, Leda & Queen Theodora 00:24:00 – The Sci-Fi Twist: Assassin's Creed & Fifth Element Vibes 00:30:40 – Laser Guns in Fire Emblem 00:31:43 – Art Style, Performance & Menus 00:33:23 – Persona in Your Fire Emblem 00:35:44 – Where Did the Battles Go? Skirmishes & Route Abilities 00:39:42 – The Calendar Grind & Choice Paralysis 00:42:42 – Why Bobby's Hooked 00:45:04 – Three Hours, One Battle: The Dailies Problem 00:47:18 – Auto Activities & Min-Maxing 00:49:07 – Bird Time Sucks 00:50:07 – Chase's Pros & Cons at 40 Hours 00:51:37 – One Save Slot & Too Few Support Conversations 00:55:28 – Bobby's Take & Min-Max Burnout 00:57:10 – Tips: Recruit Fewer Characters, Notable Deeds & Karma Shards 00:59:34 – Weapon Durability Done Differently (feat. Banner of the Maid) 01:04:58 – Wrap-Up 🔗 Links & Community 🎮 WATCH LIVE: twitch.tv/thecasualhour & youtube.com/thecasualhour M/W @ 9PM CST 📱 FOLLOW: Bluesky, Threads, Instagram: @thecasualhour Everything: thecasualhour.com 🎧 SUBSCRIBE We post VODs and Casually Considereds weekly on YouTube. 👋 THE HOSTS Bobby Pease — linktr.ee/bob_omby Chase Koeneke — linktr.ee/chase_koeneke 🎵 MUSIC: Theme by Patric Brown (@insaneanalog) — insaneanalog.com

    Episode 487 - Bigger Bullets

  2. Sep 18

    Episode 486 - You Can Chomp On Anybody

    Episode #486 – The Blood of Dawnwalker Sinks Its Teeth In, Peace Walker Comes Home, and We Get Schooled on Classroom Gaming  Bobby and Chase go back to school, and talk about the games we played in the classrooms of our youth. From specific Oregon Trail editions to flash games in computer labs, we reminisce about the games that made school fun. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour!  ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:28 – Intro & Fire Emblem Eve Hype 00:01:06 – Deep Dive Tease: Video Games in School 00:04:15 – The Blood of Dawnwalker 00:19:54 – Star Wars Zero Company 00:21:12 – Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker 00:29:25 – Bobby's Apple IIe Library Days 00:32:54 – Chase's Mom's Classroom & the PAWS Typing Cat 00:35:34 – Oregon Trail I, II & Third Edition Memories 00:41:04 – Math Blaster & Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego 00:42:31 – Grammar Games' Rainforest Rescue 00:44:52 – Microsoft Encarta & Home Computer Eras 00:46:20 – Prince Interactive: The Weirdest Disc Ever 00:48:25 – Freddy Farkas, Frontier Pharmacist 00:49:57 – Shifting to Flash Games & Web Classics 00:52:49 – Grendel's Cave & the Racing Game Chase Can't Name 00:55:36 – PopCap's Insaniquarium & the CAD Class Halo PC Heist 01:00:06 – Nostalgia, Reflections & What's Next 01:02:10 – Housekeeping: Video Game Music, Big Walk & More 01:06:04 – Thursday Schedule Change & Wrap-Up 🔗 Links & Community 🎮 WATCH LIVE: twitch.tv/thecasualhour & youtube.com/thecasualhour M/W @ 9PM CST 📱 FOLLOW: Bluesky, Threads, Instagram: @thecasualhour Everything: thecasualhour.com 🎧 SUBSCRIBE We post VODs and Casually Considereds weekly on YouTube. 👋 THE HOSTS Bobby Pease — linktr.ee/bob_omby Chase Koeneke — linktr.ee/chase_koeneke 🎵 MUSIC: Theme by Patric Brown (@insaneanalog) — insaneanalog.com

    Episode 486 - You Can Chomp On Anybody

  3. Sep 11

    Episode 485 - NO SUBTITLE

    Episode #484 – Star Wars Zero Company, a Zelda-Stuffed Direct, and the Most Stacked September We've Ever Covered  We’re back from a break, and so much has happened that we decided to do a double episode! In the first half, we give our reactions to the new Star Wars Zero Company tactics game, and break down the Zelda and Nintendo Directs. Then we preview an absolutely stacked month of September game releases. Buckle up because there’s a lot to talk about on this edition of The Casual Hour!  ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:28 – Intro & Welcome Back 00:02:24 – Star Wars Zero Company: Is It Good? 00:03:35 – Performance Problems on PS5 and PC 00:06:47 – XCom Comparisons & Customization 00:09:43 – Midnight Suns & Three Houses Comparisons 00:30:09 – Nintendo Direct: Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake Revealed 00:31:41 – The Jump Button Debate 00:34:04 – Voice Acting, Art Style & Whimsy Argument 00:42:31 – Nintendo Direct: Metroid Ravenous 00:45:50 – Kirby and the World Beyond 00:49:16 – Eternal Anima 00:52:39 – August Recap Begins 00:59:45 – September Preview: Grail & Let It Die Offline Edition 01:02:29 – Moonlighter 2 01:05:12 – Orbitals 01:07:45 – Keeper 01:08:51 – Blood of Dawn Walker 01:11:37 – Onimusha: Way of the Sword & Black Myth Wukong Talk 01:16:01 – Sprawl Zero 01:18:00 – Valheim Hits 1.0 01:18:56 – Marvel's Wolverine 01:22:32 – TCG Card Shop Simulator 1.0 01:23:42 – Animo 01:25:58 – Fire Emblem Fortune's We've 01:30:07 – Colonel Hearts 01:34:43 – Xiao Xiao 01:35:37 – Control Resonant 01:38:53 – The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Remastered 01:40:28 – Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition 01:42:47 – Tome 2 01:44:05 – Dynasty Warriors 3 Complete Edition Remastered 01:48:19 – Picks of the Month 01:49:23 – Wrap-Up & Socials 🔗 Links & Community 🎮 WATCH LIVE: twitch.tv/thecasualhour & youtube.com/thecasualhour M/W @ 9PM CST 📱 FOLLOW: Bluesky, Threads, Instagram: @thecasualhour Everything: thecasualhour.com 🎧 SUBSCRIBE We post VODs and Casually Considereds weekly on YouTube. 👋 THE HOSTS Bobby Pease — linktr.ee/bob_omby Chase Koeneke — linktr.ee/chase_koeneke 🎵 MUSIC: Theme by Patric Brown (@insaneanalog) — insaneanalog.com

    Episode 485 - NO SUBTITLE

  4. Sep 8

    Episode 484 - Deep Dive: Zelda Items Tier List Pt.2

    Episode #484 – Twenty More Zelda Items, and the Master Sword Still Isn't Moving We’re back for round two of the Zelda 40th anniversary tier list, sorting twenty more items from the Biggoron's (or is it Big O’ Ron?) Sword to the Sheikah Slate, with Chase fighting Bobby on the Master Sword being the top tier S item. They also break down their predictions for theNintendo Direct before diving into a stacked September of releases. -- ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:28 – Intro & Welcome 00:01:06 – Item List Rundown & Tier List Rules Recap 00:03:58 – Biggoron's Sword 00:06:55 – Fierce Deity's Mask 00:10:01 – Rod of Seasons 00:13:33 – Magnetic Gloves 00:14:48 – Seed Shooter 00:16:36 – Gust Jar 00:18:19 – Deku Leaf 00:20:20 – The Wind Waker 00:21:32 – Bombchu 00:25:18 – Gale Boomerang 00:29:02 – Spinner 00:38:54 – Ball and Chain 00:40:15 – Dominion Rod 00:42:04 – Sand Wand 00:43:08 – Beetle 00:44:38 – Paraglider 00:51:13 – Sheikah Slate 00:55:29 – Ultra Hand 00:56:56 – Tri Rod 00:58:27 – Final Tier List Recap & Master Sword Debate 01:00:07 – What's Coming This Week 01:02:45 – What We're Playing & Plugs 01:05:25 – Wrap-Up & Socials -- 🎮 WATCH LIVE: Twitch: twitch.tv/thecasualhour YouTube: youtube.com/thecasualhour M/W @ 9PM CST 📱 FOLLOW: Bluesky, Threads, Instagram: @thecasualhour Everything: thecasualhour.com 🎧 SUBSCRIBE We post VODs and Casually Considereds weekly on YouTube. 👋 THE HOSTS Bobby Pease — linktr.ee/bob_omby Chase Koeneke — linktr.ee/chase_koeneke 🎵 MUSIC Theme by Patric Brown (@insaneanalog) — insaneanalog.com

    Episode 484 - Deep Dive: Zelda Items Tier List Pt.2

  5. Aug 28

    Episode 483 - Deep Dive: Zelda Items Tier List Pt.1

    Episode #483 – Zelda turns 40, so Bobby made Chase rank 40 items with him (and only got through 23) Did you forget it’s Zelda’s 40th birthday this year? So did Nintendo! But Bobby didn’t, which is why we’re putting 40 classic Zelda items on a tier list. Bottles, bombs, boots and more. And this is just part 1 on this edition of The Casual Hour!  ⏱ TIMESTAMPS THE SETUP 00:00:28 – Intro & Welcome 00:00:28 – Is the Master Sword Actually an Item? 00:03:47 – The Pitch: 40 Items for Zelda's 40th Anniversary 00:09:41 – Bobby Reads the Full 40 Item List 00:10:49 – The Rubric: What S Through F Actually Mean THE RANKINGS 00:15:19 – Master Sword 00:19:02 – Hylian Shield & Mirror Shield 00:22:48 – Bow and Arrow (and the Slingshot Snub) 00:24:55 – Bombs 00:28:50 – The Bottle 00:32:50 – Boomerang 00:35:03 – Hookshot 00:36:59 – Pegasus Boots 00:39:22 – Magic Cape 00:39:56 – Magic Mirror 00:42:22 – Cane of Somaria 00:46:05 – Fire Rod & Ice Rod 00:47:27 – Bug Net 00:48:16 – Roc's Cape 00:49:57 – Ocarina of Time 00:52:53 – Lens of Truth 00:54:10 – Iron Boots 00:55:52 – Megaton Hammer & Skull Hammer DETOURS & WRAP-UP 00:52:08 – Emergency Vet Detour & Part Two Announcement 00:58:53 – Biggoron or Bigger On? The Pronunciation Fight 01:00:54 – Schedule Update & September Preview Tease 01:02:28 – Wrap-Up & Socials 🎮 WATCH LIVE: Twitch: twitch.tv/thecasualhour YouTube: youtube.com/thecasualhour M/W @ 9PM CST 📱 FOLLOW: Bluesky, Threads, Instagram: @thecasualhour Everything: thecasualhour.com 🎧 SUBSCRIBE We post VODs and Casually Considereds weekly on YouTube. 👋 THE HOSTS Bobby Pease — linktr.ee/bob_omby Chase Koeneke — linktr.ee/chase_koeneke 🎵 MUSIC Theme by Patric Brown (@insaneanalog) — insaneanalog.com

    Episode 483 - Deep Dive: Zelda Items Tier List Pt.1

  6. Aug 21

    Episode 482 - Little Deb Takes The Cake

    [Episode #482] — Little Debbie tournament brackets, Tears of Metal, and Bobby's Fire Emblem intervention for Chase After a little snack talk, the Causal Crew gets to the gaming in this whatcha been playin’ episode. Bobby’s fixing things up in ReStory, defending them in Omen and ripping them apart in Tears of Metal, all while Chase revisits an old friend in Fire Emblem: Awakening. It’s all here on this edition of The Casual Hour!  ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:28 – Intro & Little Debbie snack nostalgia 00:04:14 – ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs  00:07:43 – Tears of Metal 00:16:51 – Omen 00:20:38 – Fire Emblem Awakening 00:48:11 – Star Wars Zero Company hype 00:53:42 – Wrap-Up & Socials 🎮 WATCH LIVE: Twitch: twitch.tv/thecasualhour YouTube: youtube.com/thecasualhour M/W @ 9PM CST 📱 FOLLOW: Bluesky, Threads, Instagram: @thecasualhour Everything: thecasualhour.com 🎧 SUBSCRIBE We post VODs and Casually Considereds weekly on YouTube. 👋 THE HOSTS Bobby Pease — linktr.ee/bob_omby Chase Koeneke — linktr.ee/chase_koeneke 🎵 MUSIC Theme by Patric Brown (@insaneanalog) — insaneanalog.com

    Episode 482 - Little Deb Takes The Cake

  7. Aug 14

    Episode 481 - Big Walkin’

    00:00:28 – Intro 00:04:26 – ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs  00:19:01 – Pokémon Gen1Recomp 00:33:48 – Big Walk 01:07:28 – Wrap-Up & Socials ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Week on The Casual Hour… The Casual Crew’s got Big Walk fever, and we just gotta let it out. See why we think this game has real GOTY potential. Plus, Bobby’s tinkering away on virtual devices in ReStory while tinkering on real devices with Pokemon’s Gen1Recomp. 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 CST ⁠twitch.tv/thecasualhour⁠ ⁠youtube.com/thecasualhour⁠ // S U B S C R I B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhour⁠ We 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_omby Chase 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

    Episode 481 - Big Walkin’

  8. Aug 7

    Episode 480 - A Factory of Furries

    00:00:28 – Intro: new retro handhelds & show outline 00:03:25 – Kicking off the July games recap 00:03:57 – Chase's July picks 00:07:10 – Bobby's July picks  00:14:08 – PlayStation Plus freebies  00:18:52 – August releases begin: Beast of Reincarnation (Aug 4) 00:23:47 – Big Walk (Aug 4) 00:29:47 – D-Hopper and Zero Racers hit Virtual Boy service (Aug 4) 00:32:28 – Super Robot Wars Y Anniversary Expansion Pack (Aug 5) 00:34:14 – Fields of Mistria (Aug 5) 00:36:39 – Echo Breaker (Aug 6) 00:38:50 – Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls (Aug 6) 00:41:18 – Monster Hobby (Aug 6) 00:44:24 – Re:Store, Bobby's birthday pick (Aug 6) 00:45:51 – Pro Jank Footy (Aug 12) 00:47:56 – Wild Blue Skies (Aug 13) 00:51:09 – Dusk Fade (Aug 13) 00:53:35 – Hell Let Loose: Vietnam (Aug 13) 00:55:56 – Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 (Aug 25) 00:57:18 – Blood Dungeon (Aug 25) 00:59:00 – Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 (Aug 27) 01:02:05 – Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (Aug 27) 01:03:49 – Star Wars: Zero Company (Aug 27) 01:06:56 – Bobby and Chase run down their August pick lists 01:08:14 – Wrap-up  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Week on The Casual Hour… The month of August brings some exciting releases, including the very cool looking Big Walk, as well as an XCOM-style game in a galaxy far, far away — Star Wars: Zero Company. And there are a few other games that are filling out the month nicely. What are they? You’ll have to tune into this edition of The Casual Hour to find out!  // T W I T C H  &  Y O U T U B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M W F @ 9 PM CST ⁠twitch.tv/thecasualhour⁠ ⁠youtube.com/thecasualhour⁠ // S U B S C R I B E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhour⁠ We 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_omby Chase 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

    Episode 480 - A Factory of Furries
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Welcome to The Casual Hour, a podcast ostensibly about video games. Hosted by Bobby Pease and Chase Koeneke, The Casual Hour is a gaming channel where we chill out, mess around and, sometimes, even talk about games! Whether we’re previewing the monthly releases, diving deep on a variety of topics, streaming with our friends or just chatting about the games we’ve been playing that week, The Casual Hour is your home for sharp insight, dumb jokes and most of all, a real good time.

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  • Creator
    The Casual Hour
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    420
  • Rating
    Explicit
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