Twitch has been looking like they're banning folks blindfolded as of late, and it's on us to figure out how to fix it! Join Nik, Tyler, and special guest Glenn Huston as we tangent about Pokemon, idolize the pumpkin spice GameCube, and question what the hell is going on in the offices of streaming platforms! See ya later YouTube, signed Casual Master Quest!

Games We Played:

• Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Modular Segment: What limited edition / other region-locked console did you have or want to have when you were younger? 

I.e. The pumpkin spice GameCube, the Pikachu Nintendo 64, Taco Bell Xbox 360, etc.

Topic of the Show: Streamers & Their ‘Poorly’ Guided Actions

https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/canadian-video-game-streamer-alinity-apologizes-for-throwing-cat-in-video-1.4517158

Game releases:  

• Madden NFL 20 (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC) – August 2

This Day In Gaming (July 29th)

• Stardew Valley (Mac & Linux) 2016

https://www.mobygames.com/stats/this-day/0729

Wrap-Ups & Plug-Ins :

1. Tyler: Twitter @TwoTimesTyler

Like D&D? Check out our favorite dungeons and dragons podcast! http://www.deathsavingbros.com/

And don’t forget, to never stop the grind!

They say cheaters never win, but the people who get to mess with them do! Join Tyler and Nik as we face off a heat wave, passport troubles, and insatiable love (and hatred) for UNO. What if video game characters were in a podcast? This is Casual Master Quest!

Games We Played:

Stardew Valley

Littlewood

UNO

Destiny 2

Overwatch

Modular Segment: Apex Legends is punishing cheaters by making them face against each other. What other silly/smart ways could devs incorporate to fight cheaters? 

https://thenextweb.com/gaming/2019/07/16/apex-legends-cheaters-solution/

Topic of the Show: Podcast guest dream team using video game characters

Game releases:  

• Beyond: Two Souls (July 22, PC)

This day in gaming (July 22nd):

• Starbound (PC, 2016)

https://www.mobygames.com/stats/this-day/0722

Wrap-Ups & Plug-Ins :

1. Tyler: Twitter @TwoTimesTyler

Like D&D? Check out our favorite dungeons and dragons podcast! http://www.deathsavingbros.com/

And don’t forget, to never stop the grind!

Teenagers with sudden fame are being duped out of money! Join a sunburnt Tyler and returnee of Florida Nik as we spearhead 'companies' making rotten deals with aspiring influencers, the concept of the upcoming Nintendo Lite, and Nik's explanation on how to convert from Celcius to Fahrenheit. It's close enough- this is Casual Master Quest!

Games We Played:

Stardew Valley

Littlewood

Modular Segment: Rotten Deals Between Influencer and -Insert Rotten Group Here-

Topic of the Show: The Nintendo Switch Lite

https://www.nintendo.com/switch/lite/

https://www.cnet.com/news/nintendo-switch-lite-is-200-and-colorful-but-doesnt-connect-to-tv/

Game releases:  

• Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order (July 19th, NS)

This day in gaming (July 15th):

• Rimworld (2016)

https://www.mobygames.com/stats/this-day/0715

Wrap-Ups & Plug-Ins :

1. Tyler: Twitter @TwoTimesTyler

Like D&D? Check out our favorite dungeons and dragons podcast! http://www.deathsavingbros.com/

And don’t forget, to never stop the grind!

News is a bit slow this week and with Nik out of the country (and trying to sabotage Casual Master Quest), our honorary member Brandon Thresher takes the fold as we discuss our inner cosplay nature! Fireworks take on a whole new horror? We drop 32 video characters from the sky in a battle to the top spot of the Battle Royale of the copywritten ages! Plus... Tyler finally played Stardew Valley? This is Casual Master Quest!

Games We Played:

Stardew Valley

League of Legends: Teamfight Tactics

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers

Modular Segment: Cosplay!

Topic of the Show: A 32-Man (and woman) Deathmatch!

The Contenders:

• Mega Man

Game releases:  

• SolSeraph (PS4, XB1, Switch PC) July 10

This day in gaming (July 8th):

• Final Fantasy VII - v1.0.11 (Google Play release) - Android version released. (Worldwide) 2016

https://www.mobygames.com/stats/this-day/0708

Wrap-Ups & Plug-Ins :

1. Tyler: Twitter @TwoTimesTyler

Like D&D? Check out our favorite dungeons and dragons podcast! http://www.deathsavingbros.com/

And don’t forget, to never stop the grind!

Another candle of the YouTube community goes out as the players of the world light their own to mourn him. Join Tyler- who was fresh out of a wedding and tried sweet talking his way to his local chief of police to get a ride-along- and Nik, who finally bought new shoes for the first time in years. At what point will you fork over the cash for a collectible game? Masuda has more thoughts on the rabid fans who demand full access to pokemon in Sword & Shield! A new Pokemon mobile game is on the horizon. Sweet deals are happening for the Steam Summer Sale! One thing in common in all of these topics: who is paying the price in the end? This is Casual Master Quest.

Games We Played:

Cadence of Hyrule

Katana Zero

Crash Team Racing NITRO Fueled

Grand Theft Auto 5 Roleplay

Destiny 2

Modular Segment: Fan Mail!

Nick from Arizona writes:

“Recently I went and sought out an old PS2 game- Ace Combat: The Balkan War- and had to pay 70 dollars for it just to ensure it came with Full case and manual. I’ve also done this with another game for PS1 called The Misadventures of Tron Bonne which ran me 160. This got me wondering, are there any classic games that you both would be willing to shell out a premium for just to have in your collection and why? Also if you have already done this, what games are they?”

Side Note: Masuda’s Response to ‘Dexit’:

https://www.polygon.com/2019/6/28/19265623/pokemon-sword-shield-pokedex-dexit-game-freak-response

Other Side Note: Pokemon Masters

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-masters-release-date-window-revealed-and-i/1100-6468086/

Other Other Side Note: Etika and Loss

https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/etika-desmond-amofah-youtube-found-dead-1203252700/

Topic of the Show: Steam Summer Sales!

https://www.polygon.com/deals/2019/6/25/18716206/steam-summer-sale-2019-best-pc-game-deals-discounts

Game releases:  

• Apex Legends Season 2 [PC, PS4, XBO] – July 2

This day in gaming (July 1st):

• Ape Escape 2 - PlayStation 2 version released. (United States) 2003

https://www.mobygames.com/stats/this-day/0701

Wrap-Ups & Plug-Ins :

1. Tyler: Twitter @TwoTimesTyler

Like D&D? Check out our favorite dungeons and dragons podcast! http://www.deathsavingbros.com/

And don’t forget, to never stop the grind!

The summer is here and we are swimming in the pool of video game news! Pokemon wraps up with a slowburn controversy of not allowing all 807 pokemon to reach the upcoming Shield & Sword. Relief of the release date fires up collectors and meta-battlers! GuardianCon is making that sweet, sweet cash to help with the charity of St. Judes and you can help to! Tyler realizes he's a virtua cop in a ghost town GTA server, Nik is prepping to hit Florida, and what makes for a great weekend like a remastered Crash Team Racing? This is Casual Master Quest.

Games We Played:

Cadence of Hyrule

Crash Team Racing NITRO Fueled

Grand Theft Auto 5 Roleplay

Destiny 2

Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy

Blip Blop

Modular Segment: GuardianCon and gamer's amazing generosity

https://ww1.guardiancon.co/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2019/06/21/bungie-raised-400000-in-a-four-hour-guardiancon-stream-revealed-destiny-2-shadowkeep-guns/#62e3764370e7

https://gamesdonequick.com/tracker/events/

TOTS: National Pokedex issue

https://www.vg247.com/2019/06/14/pokemon-sword-shield-national-dex-interview/

https://www.polygon.com/e3/2019/6/13/18677717/pokemon-sword-shield-national-dex-pokedex-galar-e3-2019

Game releases:  

• Heavy Rain (Jun 24, PC)

This day in gaming (June 24th):

• Kerbal Space Program (PC, 2011)

https://www.mobygames.com/stats/this-day/0624

Wrap-Ups & Plug-Ins :

1. Tyler: Twitter @TwoTimesTyler

Like D&D? Check out our favorite dungeons and dragons podcast! http://www.deathsavingbros.com/

And don’t forget, to never stop the grind!

E3 has come, and everyone is talking about it! Take the dummy's guide to sorting out the trash (aka listen to our show) as we praise what deserves recognition, shame what needs to stay in the dirt, and tilt our heads at trying to suss out some of the crap that was thrown at us. Also Nik is pretending to be in charge of finance for France during the French Revolution while Tyler learns to be a police officer. In a game. This is Casual Master Quest.

Games We Played:

Cadence of Hyrule

Dungeons & Dragons

Grand Theft Auto 5 Roleplay

Destiny 2

Horizon: Zero Dawn

Topic of the Show: E3(SHOCKER)

MICROSOFT

• Project Scarlett & Halo Infinite

• Solid State Drive

• Keanu Reeves

• Psychonauts 2

• Stream from XB1 to “anywhere”, comes out in October

• September 10th

• Ironically has an internal battery after I laughed about this last episode

• Free to play, Spring 2020

• Bandai Namco- Tales of Arise (!!!) 2020

• Beta is 10$ a month

BETHESDA

• Tango Gameworks’ Ghostwire: Tokyo

DEVOLVER DIGITAL (Devolver Direct)

• Fall Guys PS4 PC early 2020

PC GAMING SHOW

• Evil Genius 2: World Domination closed beta 2019

UBISOFT

• AC Odyssey Story Creator & Educational Mode (Today, fall)

SQUARE ENIX

• Marvel’s Avengers May 15th 2020 PS4, XB1, PC, Google Stadia

NINTENDO

• SSBU DLC: Dragon Quest “The Hero” this summer

Game releases:

• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – June 18 (Switch – June 25)

This day in gaming (June 17th):

• Higurashi: When They Cry - Ch.3: Tatarigoroshi (Steam, 2016)

https://www.mobygames.com/stats/this-day/0617

CMQ News Correspondent:

https://pastebin.com/j1PamALj

Tyler: @TwoTimesTyler

Nik: twitch.tv/lrwarrior11, Twitter and IG @lrwarrior11

CMQ: Twitter @MasterQuestPod, Email [email protected], https://www.facebook.com/CasualMasterQuest/

https://soundcloud.com/revelriesmusic is where you can find the artist who made our theme song!

All other music was purchased and played under the Creative Commons license which can be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The promotion ended, but screw it, they're great! Our podcast partner this week is still Death Saving Bros.!

http://www.deathsavingbros.com/

AND DON'T FORGET, TO NEVER STOP THE GRIND

WHO gives a crap, literally. The World Health Organization has recognized excessive gaming as a health disorder, Bungie aims for a home run play with Destiny's upcoming expansion and new features tied with Google Stadia, Sony shows it's pride with everyone via a free theme, EA does what it does best and ignores the burning trash fire by announcing new content for old games (did someone say Star Wars?), and Pokemon enters full throttle with a Direct showing everything any fan would want: bigger pokemon. Tyler's getting a PlayStation 4 Pro? This is Casual Master Quest, taking it to the Dynamax!

Games We Played:

Dungeons & Dragons

Grand Theft Auto 5 Roleplay

Destiny 2

Horizon: Zero Dawn

League of Legends

DESTINY

https://www.polygon.com/2019/6/6/18655443/destiny-2-shadowkeep-release-date-free-to-play-new-light

https://www.polygon.com/2019/6/6/18655373/destiny-2-google-stadia-cross-save-transfer-xbox-one-pc

SONY- National Pride Month Theme

https://bit.ly/2I5mKvT

E3_EA: What Dropped

https://www.cnet.com/news/e3-2019-star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-apex-legends-battlefield-v-and-live-updates-on-ea-play-2019/

Topic of the Show: Pokemon Week #2

https://serebii.net/swordshield/

• New Pokemon

Game releases:

• Dragon Star Varnir (June 10th, PS4) - Exclusive

This Day In Gaming (June 10th):

• Kirby: Planet Robobot (3DS, 2016)

https://www.mobygames.com/stats/this-day/0610

Tyler: @TwoTimesTyler

Nik: twitch.tv/lrwarrior11, Twitter and IG @lrwarrior11

CMQ: Twitter @MasterQuestPod, Email [email protected], https://www.facebook.com/CasualMasterQuest/

https://soundcloud.com/revelriesmusic is where you can find the artist who made our theme song!

All other music was purchased and played under the Creative Commons license which can be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The promotion ended, but screw it, they're great! Our podcast partner this week is still Death Saving Bros.!

http://www.deathsavingbros.com/

AND DON'T FORGET, TO NEVER STOP THE GRIND

Drinks are shared in this round of Casual Master Quest! Have a pint on us as we cheer on the football (or FIFA for the layman) championship match this weekend, dream of understanding what Kojima is trying to tell us, fight off video game burnout, and indulge in the more sporadic Pokemon news as the Nintendo Direct looms ever closer. This is Casual Master Quest!

Games We Played:

Dungeons & Dragons

Grand Theft Auto 5 Roleplay

Overwatch

Splitgate

Modular segment: Death Stranding. We finally know! (What do we know?)

https://www.reddit.com/r/DeathStranding/comments/bughls/kojima_finally_explains_death_stranding_sorta/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piIgkJWDuQg

https://www.techradar.com/news/death-stranding-could-be-out-on-pc-as-soon-as-may-2020

https://www.reddit.com/r/DeathStranding/comments/bvp92d/anyone_else_pick_up_on_this_kojima_looking_out/

Topic of the Show: Pokemon News Galore!

https://www.gamecrate.com/everything-we-learned-2019-pok-mon-press-conference/23141

• Pokemon Sleep

Game releases:

• The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr (Jun 4th, PS4/XB1/PC)

This day in gaming (June 3rd, 2019)

• Star Fox (1993, SNES)

https://www.mobygames.com/stats/this-day/0603

Tyler: @TwoTimesTyler

Nik: twitch.tv/lrwarrior11, Twitter and IG @lrwarrior11

CMQ: Twitter @MasterQuestPod, Email [email protected], https://www.facebook.com/CasualMasterQuest/

https://soundcloud.com/revelriesmusic is where you can find the artist who made our theme song!

All other music was purchased and played under the Creative Commons license which can be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The promotion ended, but screw it, they're great! Our podcast partner this week is still Death Saving Bros.!

http://www.deathsavingbros.com/

Sonic's movie has been delayed! Is this the turning point of when movies and videogames bend their backs to satisfy the louder fanbases? A new handheld console has been announced for the races as Panic gives the details about Play Date, and boy are they cranking up the retro vibe! By cranking, we mean it has a literal crank on it. Huh. Join Nik as he revels in his birthday week and Tyler as he wraps up Runescape where we meet again for another round of Casual Master Quest!

Games We Played:

Runescape 3

Dungeons & Dragons

Grand Theft Auto 5 Roleplay

Overwatch

Deceit

Modular segment: When is it ok to overhaul to appeal to the loud majority, and when is it ok to put your foot down to hold your vision?

https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/24/18638635/sonic-the-hedgehog-movie-delay-release-date-changes

Topic of the Show: A new niche handheld console!

https://play.date/

Game releases:

• Blood + Truth (PSVR)  – May 28

This day in gaming (May27th)

• Overwatch Collectors Edition (PS4/XB1/PC, 2016)Watch Dogs (Everything, 2014)

• Euchre - Browser version released. (Worldwide 1998)

• Namco Museum Vol. 1-3 (PS1, 1997)

• Mortal Kombat (Genesis Japan, 1994)

• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Genesis Japan, 1994)

• Dragon Warrior (NES Japan, 1986)

https://www.mobygames.com/stats/this-day/0527

Tyler: @TwoTimesTyler

Nik: twitch.tv/lrwarrior11, Twitter and IG @lrwarrior11

CMQ: Twitter @MasterQuestPod, Email [email protected], https://www.facebook.com/CasualMasterQuest/

https://soundcloud.com/revelriesmusic is where you can find the artist who made our theme song!

All other music was purchased and played under the Creative Commons license which can be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The promotion ended, but screw it, they're great! Our podcast partner this week is still Death Saving Bros.!

http://www.deathsavingbros.com/