00:00:28 Intro, rules, and setup for the Top 10

00:07:15 #10

00:11:11 #9

00:17:59 #8

00:23:35 #7

00:41:57 #6

00:56:59 #5

01:02:52 #4

01:05:27 #3

01:09:38 #2

01:11:58 #1

01:22:22 Most Anticipated Game of 2026

01:29:13 Day 3 recap + outro

AND 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!

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00:00:28 Opening

00:02:18 Best Moment or Sequence

01:06:57 Wish I Liked It More

01:18:17 Touchy Feely of the Year

01:36:56 Chase’s Best Hack

01:49:08 Best Strand Game

01:58:04 Best Debut

02:07:32 Best #2

02:21:54 Day 2 recap + outro

Day 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!

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00:00:28 Intro / Welcome

00:02:25 How GOTY works + Day 1 categories overview

00:03:53 Best Non-2025 Game

00:09:27 Backlog GOTY

00:12:41 Best New Character

00:37:58 Better Together

00:53:16 Bobby’s Wabi Sabi (Best Early Access)

00:58:36 Best Looking

01:01:46 Best Style

01:29:51 Day 1 recap + outro

Day 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!

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00:00:28 Opening

00:02:42 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

00:16:16 Light Up the Town

00:18:54 Mega Bonk

00:21:25 Skate Story

00:26:35 Flotsam and The Séance of Blake Manor

00:27:09 The Game Awards recap begins

00:27:12 Show ratings

00:31:02 Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic

00:35:48 Star Wars: Galactic Racer

00:38:59 Larian’s next Divinity

00:39:48 Control: Resonant

00:42:32 Mega Man: Dual Override

00:43:20 Bradley the Badger

00:45:41 Orbitals

00:47:11 Street Fighter movie cast

00:49:32 Next year’s Game Awards coverage?

00:52:34 Uma Musume riff

00:53:40 Next week’s GOTY plan + overlay tool

00:54:34 Plugs

00:56:49 Closing

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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

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00:00:28 Intro

00:01:09 Show setup & December framing

00:02:19 What we’ve been playing

00:02:49 Demonschool

00:12:49 Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault

00:19:03 Digimon Story (Chase)

00:23:13 Spy Drops

00:29:00 Pokémon Legends: Z-A

00:43:42 PS Plus Essentials (December)

00:46:18 Marvel: Cosmic Invasion

00:47:48 Simogo Legacy Collection

00:48:56 Let It Die: Inferno

00:50:18 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

00:53:00 Octopath Traveler Zero

00:55:30 Flotsam 1.0

00:56:37 Skate Story

00:57:34 Death Howl

00:58:48 Unbeatable

00:59:30 Terminator 2D: No Fate

01:01:41 Beastie Ball (TBD)

01:03:45 Mina the Hollower (TBD)

01:06:10 Our Picks for December

01:06:59 Wrap-up, schedule, plugs

01:11:32 Outro

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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!

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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 debate

24:19 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

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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.

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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

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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!

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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

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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!

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