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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