Hardly Casual Podcast

Friday, April 29, 2016

Hardly Casual Podcast Episode 7: w/"The Viking" Brent Adams

On this episode of Hardly Casual, Jon is joined by special guest Brent Adams of EpicBattleCry, Outlaw Gamers Society, and Drive Home Breakdown podcasts.

As fathers, they cover topics from a gaming dads' perspective. The Division, Paragon, console revisions, VR feasibility as a gaming parent, briefly theorize on Nintendo NX, and how having children has altered their playstyle and philosophies.

Be sure and visit our new home at hardlycasual.net or find us on Twitter @hardlycasual and Jon @mongolianmisfit. You can find Brent Adams @vikingbrent on Twitter or visit his website at outlawgamers.com

Metal intro/outro music by David Fau, find him at http://www.youtube.com/freemetalsongs & http://www.youtube.com/bestplugins

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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Hardly Casual Podcast Episode 6: A Brand New Day!

Welcome to an all new episode of Hardly Casual, as Jon and Andy are joined by their new cohost, Kenny Hall! In this episode, the crew talks about:
Dark Souls III, Battleborn, Paragon, Ni-Oh, Alpha Demos, Final Fantasy XV, the death of Nosgoth and Everquest Next, Stardew Valley, and the 'value' of PlayStation Plus.

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Hardly Casual Podcast Episode 5: "A Clever Adversary" - John Learned

In this very special episode of Hardly Casual, Jon is joined by...John, that is, John Learned: author, teacher, and contributor to USgamer.net.
Join Hardly Casual for a heavy, but hopefully uplifting, intelligent discussion on fighting games, cancer, John's book, video games as a coping device, the benefits & detriments of escapism, and much more!

Episode Layout:
0:00:00 -- Introductions & segment on Street Fighter 5 and the fighting game genre as a whole.
1:10:08 -- Segment on the "Souls" series and feelings on From Software.
1:47:25 -- Brief segway on podcasts
1:50:25 -- On John's upcoming book, his battle with cancer, games as a coping device.

Monday, March 7, 2016

"What's Up With?": No Man's Sky

In this solo-cast, Jon dives into what best defines No Man's Sky as an ideal, an original IP, and a game. Much secrecy has surrounded this title, but if one combines all the information provided by the trailers, interviews, and hands-on demonstrations; a clearer picture is painted of precisely what No Man's Sky is promising to be. THIS..could be a game changer!

Friday, February 26, 2016

Hardly Casual Podcast Episode 4: Game of the Year! [We're back!]

Better late than never! No one can predict when life will throw you for a loop; family illness, or the loss of a family member. Andy and Jon were both dealt a harsh "life" curveball come the end of 2015 and the beginning of 2016, but now they are back and better for it. After a two month hiatus, enjoy Hardly Casual's Game of the Year podcast! Expect a nice, long episode of Hardly Casual that dissects 2015's best of the best. From here on out, episodes will be more regular, and will switch up the formula on a rotation; having guests, solo-casts, and more.

Monday, December 21, 2015

Hardly Casual Podcast Episode 3: Indie Game of the Year!

For Episode 3, we each dive face first into our top 5 indie games of the year, all to come down to what is the definitive number one indie title of 2015. Locking themselves in one room until they can agree on a concise winner. From the likes of the ambient Vanishing of Ethan Carter, to the macho fist-bump of Bro-force (and many more in between). Can this dependable podcast duo agree on the best indie game of the year amidst their extremely diverse lineup? Find out by hitting play and even become our person of the year by subscribing!
As always, reach out to us. I, Jon, can be found @MongolianMisfit on Twitter and Andy can be found @hpwac. We love nothing more than to hear your thoughts, feedback, constructive criticism, and even shout outs or opinions you would like voiced on the show. Also feel free to use the comments section for each episode at hardlycasualpodcast.blogspot.com

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Hardly Casual Podcast Episode 2: PSX has cometh!

If you are just joining us, welcome to Episode 2 of Hardly Casual! Hardly Casual is a videogame podcast that will burrow into other types of media and geek culture like a groundhog on its special days.

This episode we go full hog into what we thought of the Playstation EXPERIENCE, what we loved, what we disliked, and what missed the bill completely. Esports and VR are a thing and they are here to stay.

As always feel free to reach me @MongolianMisfit on Twitter and Andy can be found @hpwac. We would love to hear your thoughts, feedback, constructive criticism, and even shout outs or opinions you would like voiced on the show.