Extremely Casual Gamers - With Ellie, Chris & Guy

Extremely Casual Gamers - With Ellie, Chris & Guy

A weekly casual gaming podcast for the everyday gamer. Hosted by mobile gamer Ellie Harwood. Featuring big game trophy hunter Chris Key. And Mr gives-up-halfway-through gamer, Guy Mansell. Throw in a dash of gaming news, personal reviews and you've got the ECG Podcast. This is a Frank Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

May 7, 2025 48 mins
On the show this week - Chris has a game where we dive deep into the gaming archives for unheard of titles to try and guess what the plot is. And Guy takes us on a bit of a downbuzz route, getting us to let go of our gaming hopes and dreams.

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On the DLC this week - Not because she was chilling the office when they recorded the episodes, but Guy’s wife Meg jumped on this episode! She talks about her favourite games, her dad building a video game, and what Guy is actually like at home.  

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April 30, 2025 51 mins
On the show this week - the team is back after a short break and they're talking about games that are made right here in New Zealand. And after the remaster of Oblivion, Chris wants to know what movies, games or books shaped who you are today. 

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April 20, 2025 10 mins

On the DLC this week, Chris wants to talk about the extremely hard level difficulties that some games allow. This is off the back of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 releasing some pretty gnarly negative perks to make the game more immersive


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April 16, 2025 40 mins

On the show this week - Guy wants to know what video game we would create if we had a time machine and could release any game we want at any point in time. One idea was normal, one was a little kooky, and one felt wrong to say out loud. Which one of the three games do you think would make the most money on release?


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April 13, 2025 19 mins

We asked for your rapid reviews on games you've recently completed. Plus, Guy has found stories of how much a game obsession took over people's lives.


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April 9, 2025 47 mins

On the show this week - You’ll never believe this but Ellie played a game this week. Guy has your listener feedback and Chris wants to invite game characters to dinner, but what would they bring?


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April 6, 2025 15 mins
We touch back to the convo regarding gaming t shirts and merch. Plus we chat about board games and if some need to be translated into video game form.

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April 2, 2025 53 mins

On the show this week - Chris is back and this week he wants us to check out the controller layout…for us. Guy breaks down the best April Fools jokes from the gaming industry. And Ellie has your feedback from the last 7 days.


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March 30, 2025 16 mins
Guy hasn't finished the game but he's sunk a lot of hours into Split Fiction, so he gives us rundown.

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March 26, 2025 43 mins

On the show this week - Chris is away this week but Ellie is back and she has some cool personal news! Guy wants us to think about moments in our lives we want to skip like a cutscene. And we create a video game based around NZ things. 


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March 23, 2025 13 mins

If you could create a Mario Kart track based off a different video game, where would that track take you? And we also chat about wearing video games merch, is that casual or too hard out? 


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March 19, 2025 50 mins

On the show this week - Ellie is away this week which meant the boys sent the chat down the toilet, literally, within the first minute of the show. Guy has a couple of gaming related Blind Rankings for Chris to figure out. And Chris is helping us create a video game movie with his own movie generator. 


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March 16, 2025 18 mins

Chris gives us a rundown on the PS5 Pro, telling us the major differences between this console and the standard PS5. Plus we wanted if a save file has broken on you mid game and if that stopped you from playing altogether. 


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March 12, 2025 49 mins

On the show this week - Chris breaks down the 10 minute trailer for Death Stranding 2 and at this point we don't even know if it's a game or an acid trip. Ellie has your feedback from the lady 7 days. Guy wants to know what areas of your life you would spend a Skill Point on. 


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March 9, 2025 13 mins

Couple of topics from you this week. One about when we were younger and wanted to game on days we were sick from school. And a question about which video game adaptation of a movie/tv show did it best. 


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March 5, 2025 52 mins

On the show this week - Guy talks about early reviews regarding the new game from Hazelight Studio, Split Fiction. Ellie has your feedback from last weeks episode. And Chris wants us to create our dream birthday party for when we were 10. 


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March 2, 2025 19 mins

We briefly chat about what games we play on the toilet and then we dive into unpopular gaming opinions. 



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February 26, 2025 45 mins

On the show this week - life update from Ellie as she discusses her day to day. Chris has an issue with heavy breathing outside his bedroom window at night. And Guy wants us to think about what real life damage would cause a1HP hit. 


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February 23, 2025 11 mins

The Dedicated Listener Content this week is all about which video game universe you would like to live in one day. Have a think yourself and let us know where you would live!


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