00:28 Opening & Halloween banter

03:23 Ghost of Yōtei Check-In

03:53 Absalom — Hades-style co-op beat ’em up

11:37 The Outer Worlds 2 — smarter flaws, sharper writing

19:36 Big Head Hats & merch shout-out

19:55 Ball Pit — Devolver’s roguelike Breakout addiction

26:13 Fire Emblem: Sacred Echoes (GBA demake)

27:56 Pokémon Z-A — real-time battles & mixed feelings

42:28 Pokémon strategy deep-dive & real-time design talk

49:38 Closing thoughts & outro

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This Week on The Casual Hour…

We’re back after a week off to tell you all about a handful of new and fun video games. Bobby’s been hacking away at Absolum, Chase went deep into the Ball x Pit and we have a long discussion about the good, the bad and the missed opportunities of Pokemon Legends Z-A. All that on this edition of The Casual Hour!

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00:00:28 Cold Open & Destiny 2’s Downfall

04:08 The Fate of Bungie & Marathon’s Future

05:10 State of Xbox Discussion (Game Pass, Hardware Pullbacks, Brand Direction)

08:28 Ark Raiders & Extraction Shooters

09:44 Cloudheim Demo Impressions

10:37 Skate Story Demo

18:12 Pokémon Legends: ZA Impressions

23:37 Digimon Story: Time Stranger Follow-Up

28:01 Pokémon vs. Digimon Gameplay Philosophy

31:01 Bobby’s Demo Round-Up (Cloudheim, Skate Story)

34:02 Chase – Ball Pit (Devolver Digital)

44:32 Fire Emblem: Sacred Echoes

01:02:06 Wrap-Up & Weekly Schedule

This Week on The Casual Hour…

Bobby and Chase have a ton of new games and demos to talk about: Skate Story, Pokemon Legends Z-A, Digimon, Ball x Pit and even a Fire Emblem romhack that’s got Chase burning his hands. All that and more on this games-packed episode of The Casual Hour!

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https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhour

We post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!

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One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com

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Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_omby

Chase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke

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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 & PS5 Portal Confession

05:51 – Death Stranding 2 Credits & Kojima Closure

10:09 – Starbirds (Early Access Impressions)

11:55 – Ghost of Yōtei Review & Design Praise

25:18 – Open-World Design Discussion & Fast-Travel Innovation

27:33 – Digimon Story: Time Stranger Discussion

41:06 – Digivolving, Stats, and Personality System Breakdown

45:00 – Pokémon Comparisons & Franchise Fatigue

44:31 – State of Xbox Discussion (Game Pass, Studio Closures, Brand Decline)

01:27:00 – Wrap-Up & Weekly Schedule

This Week on The Casual Hour…

Bobby’s sick (and not just of having to hear Chase talk about Super Robot Wars), but we’re able to press on and tell you about all the sick games coming out in the month of September. It’s a month packed with sequels, remakes, early access 1.0s and brand new titles. Listen as we run them all down on this edition of The Casual Hour!

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M W F @ 9 PM CST

twitch.tv/thecasualhour

youtube.com/thecasualhour

// S U B S C R I B E

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https://www.youtube.com/thecasualhour

We post Casually Considereds and VODs from previous streams weekly!

// F O L L O W

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One link to rule them all: www.thecasualhour.com

// T H E C A S U A L H O U R

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Bobby Pease - https://linktr.ee/bob_omby

Chase Koeneke - http://Linktr.ee/chase_koeneke

// M U S I C

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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