Sweaty Casuals

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1. Jedi: Survivor, Return of the Poncho from Sweaty Casuals

   Oct 10, 20241 hr 10 min

   Sweaty Casuals Ep #39 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Oct 10th 2024 A Holycron destroyed. The Empire delayed. Cal Kestis, a Jedi Knight, with his loyal crew on their way to new adventures. Jedi: Survivor promised so much more in what is one of best Star Wars games in recent memory. But did it deliver? Join Zach, Nox, Taco, and our guest Bandito as we dive into the pros and cons of the growing Jedi series of games… Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

2. Palworld Messed Up, But Nintendo's a Bully from Sweaty Casuals

   Oct 3, 20241 hr 13 min

   Sweaty Casuals Ep #38 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Oct 3rd 2024 Palworld’s getting sued. But the reason why? That’s a bit more interesting. Is Nintendo justified? Or is this a petty attempt to squash a smaller developer? Have they chosen the most dangerous path in doing so? Join Zach, Nox, and Taco as we jump into what may ultimately be a lot of big questions for the future of gaming… Nintendo’s Patent - https://patents.google.com/patent/JP7545191B1/en Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

3. Fighting Games? from Sweaty Casuals

   Sep 26, 20241 hr 11 min

   Sweaty Casuals Ep #37 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Sep 26th 2024 Zach and Taco are joined by ParradoxMuse and himboahTV for a rousing discussion about fighting games, past and present! Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

4. AI in Video Games? from Sweaty Casuals

   Sep 19, 20241 hr 17 min

   Sweaty Casuals Ep #36 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Sep 19th 2024 The Sweaty Casuals are at it again, pondering the current and future uses of AI in video games. Join Zach, Nox, and Taco as we discuss DLSS, ChatGPT, and how crazy your future Baldurs Gate runs could truly be! Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

5. What’s With All the Open World Games? from Sweaty Casuals

   Sep 5, 20241 hr 14 min

   Sweaty Casuals Ep 35 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Sep 5th 2024 Why is every game seem to be Open World these days? Does it actually make these games better? Is it making some games worse? Join Zach, Nox, and our new host Taco as we jump into all these questions and so many more! Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

6. Protocol 1: Link to Pilot from Sweaty Casuals

   Aug 29, 20241 hr 0 min

   Sweaty Casuals Ep 34 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Aug 29th 2024 Titanfall 2 still feels like such a hidden gem. Zach and Nox are joined by Bandito while discussing the things that just felt so good. From good mechanics, to great characters, and a well told story, we’re discussing all the ins and outs of what makes this game just feel so good. Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

7. You’ve Spent HOW MUCH on Mobile Games? from Sweaty Casuals

   Aug 22, 202459 min

   Sweaty Casuals Ep 33 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Aug 23rd 2024 Let’s be honest, we’ve all been addicted to some kind of mobile gaming at some point in our lives. Join Zach and Nox as they talk about their experience growing up in the age of sensationalized mobile games. From Candy Crush to Pokemon Go, we’ve spent time and money on them all. Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

8. Do We Like DLC? from Sweaty Casuals

   Aug 15, 20241 hr 0 min

   Sweaty Casuals Ep 32 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Aug 15th 2024 DLC is everywhere. If it isn’t Microtransactions, it’s DLC and some of it such a cash grab. But is all of it? Join us with Bunny, Paradox, and Bandito as we discuss the pros and cons of last minute additions to your favoorite titles… Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

9. Minecraft. Minecraft never changes… from Sweaty Casuals

   Aug 8, 20241 hr 0 min

   Sweaty Casuals Ep 31 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Aug 8th 2024 Is the Armadillo the mob we really wanted? Are the Trials that challenging? And why’s the dog armor look so weird? Tacos and Bandito join us to discuss what’s new, what’s the same, and what the future may be for Minecraft in 1.21 and beyond… Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

10. WE’RE GOING BACK TO 6v6 IN OVERWATCH? from Sweaty Casuals

    Jul 31, 20241 hr 29 min

    Sweaty Casuals Ep #30 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Aug 1st 2024 Aaron Keller wrote a thesis and the Overwatch team seems to actually be listening to us?? Join Zach, Nox, Paradox and Taco as they talk through the book of an update that Overwatch Devs released talking through the debate surrounding the return to 6v6. The devs seem to be listening, and we’re excited to see what comes next. Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

11. Apex Wants Your Money from Sweaty Casuals

    Jul 18, 20241 hr 3 min

    Sweaty Casuals Ep #29 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - July 18th 2024 Have you ever wanted to spend $40 on a season long battle pass for your favorite game? Us either. Join Nox, Zach, PK, and Taco as they talk through the new Apex Battle Pass changes for their upcoming season. How does this stack up against other games such as Overwatch and Fortnite? Is it worth your money? Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

12. Are We Off Topic? - Questions from the Internet 3 from Sweaty Casuals

    Jul 11, 202450 min

    Sweaty Casuals Ep #28 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Jul 12th 2024 GTA is ruining kids, monopoly is teaching toxic captalism, Minecraft is wasting your time and why we keep coming back to our favorite games. Join Zach, Nox and Taco as they answer some of Reddit’s burning questions. We keep going back to our favorite games because we love them, right? It’s definitely not an addiction. Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

13. Overwatch 2 + Google Sheets = Profit? from Sweaty Casuals

    Jul 4, 202454 min

    Sweaty Casuals Ep #27 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - July 4th 2024 Does the Overwatch 2 Matchmaker actually work? Are you actually in the right rank? Do you actually carry on Widowmaker? Join Zach and Nox as they jump into the Stat Tracking adventure for their ranked Season 10 games and do some fact checking on Blizzard and maybe learn a few new things along the way… Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

14. Overwatch is Heading Back to it’s Dark Ages from Sweaty Casuals

    Jun 27, 20241 hr 24 min

    Sweaty Casuals Ep # 26 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Jun 27th 2024 Overwatch is back again for another season, but is it new and improved? Join Nox, Zach, Drazil and Taskless as they discuss the recent changes to the balance of the game along with the state of the competitive sphere. Overwatch might be taking a turn for the worst, is it worth to keep playing? Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

15. Single Player Games are Losing their Sparkle from Sweaty Casuals

    Jun 13, 20241 hr 5 min

    Sweaty Casuals Ep # 25 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Jun 13th 2024 What side do you stand on: preferring multiplayer games or single player games? Join Zach, Nox, Taskless and Bandito as they discuss the best and the worst about single player games and why multiplayer online games are taking over the market. Will single player games survive? Will they ever make a comeback? Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

16. Are Cozy Gamers Real Gamers? from Sweaty Casuals

    Jun 6, 20241 hr 2 min

    Sweaty Casuals Ep #24 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Jun 6th 2024 Cozy gamers are on the rise, and why exactly is that? Is it the way they suck time away from your day or the usual endearing storyline they bring? Join Nox, Zach, Gig and Phoon as they discuss what draws them to cozy games, what deters them, and why everyone is a gamer, whether they play Overwatch or The Sims. Who doesn’t want to have full control of the world they are living in? Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

17. Make The Plan, Execute The Plan, Throw Away The Plan from Sweaty Casuals

    May 30, 202457 min

    Sweaty Casuals Ep #23 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - May 30th 2024 We made the plan. We executed the plan. And then is all fell apart. Join Nox and Zach as they discuss the games they’re looking forward to playing, the joys of horror games, and everything gaming! Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

18. You’re More than Your ELO, But You’re Still Bad from Sweaty Casuals

    May 23, 20241 hr 22 min

    Sweaty Casuals Ep #22 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - May 23rd 2024 Ever felt like your teammates or the matchmaker are the reason you can’t climb up the ranked ladder? Yeah us too. Join Nox, Zach and Paradox as they talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of current ranked systems within some of our favorite games. Because it might be you, it might be the design of the system, and it sometimes is the teammate that doesn’t know their feet from their hands. Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

19. THE GREAT OVERWATCH 5V5 DEBATE from Sweaty Casuals

    May 16, 20241 hr 15 min

    Sweaty Casuals Ep #21 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - May 16th 2024 **A Note: @ParadoxeMuse and @DrazilKassen nametags got flipped in the video!** Welcome to the great debate that is happening all across the Overwatch player community: should we return back to 6v6? Join Drazil, Bandito, Paradox, Zach and Nox as they navigate the highs and lows of where Overwatch 2 has been since release, and try to answer the question of which format had a better player experience? Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

20. Sony! What Were You Thinking? from Sweaty Casuals

    May 9, 20241 hr 0 min

    Sweaty Casuals Ep #20 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - May 8th 2024 The Reviewdivers have ascended and they’re here to make sure Sony doesn’t steal your data. Are you ready to defend Managed Democracy? Join Zach, Nox, and Mike as they discuss Sony’s recent update stating they are going to require ALL Helldivers 2 players to sign into PSN to play the game. Should Sony take back their new requirement, or is this an industry norm that players should get used to? Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/