Episodes

  • Ep. 37 | Dad Casual “Not E3” Coverage
    Jun 30 2023

    #dadcasual #summergamefest #starfield Welcome to Dad Casual! We are a podcast hosted by three full-time dads who just happen to be casual gamers. Join us as we chat about the latest games, challenges of being a dad, and much more! Make sure to subscribe and hit that bell to be the first to know about new episodes! WOW. It's been a little bit, but Dad Casual is BACK baby with episode 37 and we have SO much to talk about and catch up on. Little things like ALL of the announcements at Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest, Ubi Forward, The Sony Playstation Showcase, Xbox Games Showcase, STARFIELD Direct, and our predictions of an upcoming Nintendo direct tomorrow. 00:00 - Intro 04:59 - What have we been playing? 20:44 - “NOT E3” Coverage. Geoff Keighly’s Summer Game Fest 31:14 - Playstation Showcase 41:50 - Xbox Games Showcase (GOD TIER) 01:00:10 - STARFIELD Direct from Bethesda 01:13:30 - Nintendo Direct Predictions 01:27:04 - Dad Talk - With a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Bumper Music: Mango Island by Johnnybgood LINKS!

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Ep. 36 | Redfall Falls Hard
    Jun 8 2023

    Welcome to Dad Casual! We are a podcast hosted by three full-time dads who just happen to be casual gamers. Join us as we chat about the latest games, the challenges of being a dad, and much more! Make sure to subscribe and hit that bell to be the first to know about new episodes!


    Lots to talk about this week with the release of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, A MAJOR update to Saints Row, RedFall being one of the biggest Xbox failures at launch, and sadly, no new Nintendo consoles this year. All this and more, right here on Dad Casual!


    00:00 - Intro

    06:36 - Dead Island 2, Horizon Forbidden West

    22:40 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Casual Review by Andy

    40:27 - Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines inside Fortnite?!

    42:56 - Saints Row gets major update

    48:56 - PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup for May

    52:00 - Redfall Falls a Little Too Har. Phil Spencer upset

    58:25 - No new Switch hardware this year

    01:02:06 - Sony shutting down PixelOpus


    Bumper Music: Mango Island by Johnnybgood


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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Ep. 35 | Tipping the Scales
    May 16 2023

    Welcome to Episode 35! We dive into what we have been playing, a WILD trailer for a hyper-realistic shooter, a day one release for PlayStation Plus subscribers, PlayStation acquiring a new AAA studio, The NEXT? Horizon game, and much more! Right here, on Dad Casual.


    00:00 - Intro

    06:55 - What have we been playing?

    18:40  - Unrecord - CRAZY early gameplay trailer

    35:37 - Humanity available Day one on PlayStation Plus

    38:38 - PlayStation acquires Firewalk Studios

    44:06 - Dead Island 2 Sells More Than 1 Million Units

    47:57 - Surprise! Guerrilla Games Pretty Much Confirms Horizon 3

    01:04:27 - Dad Talk


    Bumper music: Mango Island by Johnnybgood


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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Ep. 34 | BIG TRAILER ENERGY
    May 1 2023

    It’s episode 34 and we have some massive trailers and gameplay reveals for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Jedi: Survivor, and Final Fantasy 16! Of course we have our usual dad talks as well as laugh about a giant Donkey Kong arcade cabinet and a Minecraft movie with a surprising cast. All this and more on Dad Casual!

    00:00 - Intro

    02:25 - What we’ve been playing 02:38 - Vampire Survivors 05:46 - Ghost of Tsushima Directors Cut 09:05 - Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 09:35 - Sackboy: A Big Adventure 12:48 - Hearthstone: Festival of Legends14:00 - The Super Mario Bros Movie 17:24 - Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom final trailer 21:52 - Nintendo demands Discord reveals Zelda leaker 28:07 - Jedi: Survivor final trailer 30:55 - Final Fantasy 16 State of Play 36:10 - Jason Mamoa has a Minecraft movie coming 38:35 - A new Sony patent shows a controller that can change temperature 44:04 - Immortals of Aveum 48:06 - A playable 20 foot Donkey Kong arcade coming to New York museum 51:26 - Library of Congress adds Super Mario Bros theme as first video game music 54:10 - Dad talk


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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Ep. 33 | E3 2023 Officially Canceled!
    Apr 12 2023

    Welcome to Dad Casual! We are a podcast hosted by three full-time dads who just happen to be casual gamers. Join us as we chat about the latest games, challenges of being a dad, and much more! Make sure to subscribe and hit that bell to be the first to know about new episodes!

    I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 33….episode 33…is that right? Anywho, welcome to the show today, it’s gonna be a great one. We have a bevy of game news to talk about such as the possible END of E3, upcoming games we are excited about, an old school Pokémon game coming to switch, and why it's so hard to finish games. Right here, on Dad Casual


    00:00 - Intro

    03:00 - What have we been playing? / What are we excited for?

    13:54 - E3 2023 has officially been canceled!

    19:56 - New PlayStation handheld in the works?!

    30:10 - Vampire Survivors wins Best Game at BAFTA Game Awards

    34:20 - Pokémon Stadium is coming to Nintendo Switch Online

    39:12 - Most Hogwarts Legacy Players Aren’t Finishing the Game / How often do you finish games?

    56:55 - Dad Talk

    Bumper music: Mango Island by Johnnybgood


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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Ep. 32 | Diablo IV Beta / Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom Gameplay Thoughts
    Apr 4 2023
    #dadcasual #diabloivbeta #zeldatearsofthekingdom SUBSCRIBE to Dad Casual on YouTube! http://bit.ly/3Yjfosx Welcome to Dad Casual! We are a podcast hosted by three full-time dads who just happen to be casual gamers. Join us as we chat about the latest games, challenges of being a dad, and much more! Make sure to subscribe and hit that bell to be the first to know about new episodes! Episode 32 has arrived and we can’t wait to talk about some games. Diablo 4 Beta was last weekend and we got to play! E3 is on its last breath, there was a killer Zelda presentation with 10 minutes of gameplay, new PS Plus game additions, and a new ninja turtles game in development that just sounds too good. Let’s get to it, right here, on Dad Casual. 00:00 - Intro 02:40 - What have we been playing / Diablo IV Beta First Impressions 15:41 - Ubisoft has pulled out of E3. (E3 has since been canceled for 2023) 20:20 - PlayStation Plus games for April 2023 24:33 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom Gameplay presentation Nintendo Direct 33:44 - TMNT The Last Ronin in development 39:41 - The Tetris Movie 43:00 - Dad Talk Bumper music: Mango Island by Johnnybgood LINKS! SUBSCRIBE to Dad Casual on YouTube! http://bit.ly/3Yjfosx Follow & Like Dad Casual on Facebook: http://bit.ly/3YybfRL Follow Dad Casual on Instagram: http://bit.ly/3kLTf8k Follow Dad Casual on Twitter: http://bit.ly/3ZFbmLV Follow Dad Casual on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OAZQvr Follow Dad Casual on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3OF3PHd
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    59 mins
  • Ep. 31 | Game Developers Conference 2023 is Underway!
    Mar 24 2023

    Welcome to Dad Casual! We are a podcast hosted by three full-time dads who just happen to be casual gamers. Join us as we chat about the latest games, challenges of being a dad, and much more! Make sure to subscribe and hit that bell to be the first to know about new episodes!


    Welcome to episode 31! The Game Developers Conference is wrapping up, A new Lego game from 2K has been leaked (at the time of recording), underwater enemy crabs soulslike is on the way, and much more. Right here, on Dad Casual!


    00:00 - Intro

    10:11 - Game Developers Conference News / Unreal Engine 5.2 Update

    18:20 - Another Crabs Treasure First Look

    20:18 - The lamest collectors edition for Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom

    22:29 - Lego 2K Drive Sneak Peek. 

    26:18 - Mario Maker 2 is the hardest game ever made / Difficulty in Video Games

    51:29 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Story Trailer Live Reaction

    56:58 - Dad Talk


    Bumper music: Mango Island by Johnnybgood


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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Ep. 30 | PS5 Pro Next year?!
    Mar 18 2023
    Welcome to Dad Casual! We are a podcast hosted by three full-time dads who just happen to be casual gamers. Join us as we chat about the latest games, challenges of being a dad, and much more! Make sure to subscribe and hit that bell to be the first to know about new episodes! Welcome to episode 30! We have a lot of things to talk about on this exciting episode. First and foremost, the PS5 Pro may be releasing as soon as next year?!? We also watch early gameplay of Dead Island 2, live react to the FINAL Super Mario Bros Movie trailer, and more. Right here on Dad Casual! 00:00 - Intro / What have we been playing? 07:28 - Early Previews of Dead Island 2 12:47 - PS5 Pro Next year?! 16:47 - Discord is available on PS5 now. Sort of… 19:35 - Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 is out 22:02 - Starfield Delayed (again) until September 6th 25:25 - Suicide Squad Game Delayed Again After Negative Fan Reaction 31:01 - Final Super Mario Bros Movie trailer live react! 40:19 - Video Game Trailers vs actual Gameplay - Dunkey Video 46:35 - Dad Talk Bumper music: Mango Island by Johnnybgood LINKS! SUBSCRIBE to Dad Casual on YouTube! http://bit.ly/3Yjfosx Follow & Like Dad Casual on Facebook: http://bit.ly/3YybfRL Follow Dad Casual on Instagram: http://bit.ly/3kLTf8k Follow Dad Casual on Twitter: http://bit.ly/3ZFbmLV Follow Dad Casual on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OAZQvr Follow Dad Casual on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3OF3PHd
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    55 mins