Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) discuss the final season of The Bear and how it’s single day approach to the season works tremendously well and is a return to form for the series.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) breakdown the infamous Donkey Kong 64 and how it went from critical acclaim to a controversial title.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look at the latest Nintendo Direct which featured the return of Xenoblade, Kingdom Hearts, and that Ocarina of Time remake.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) discuss all the announcements that came out of the Summer Game Fest as the video games continue to come out.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) kick off the June video game announcement train with Sony’s offering of games. We talk about what showed up and what we thought was fun and what wasn’t.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) play two different games this week as AL tells us about the latest Yoshi game that focuses more on puzzles than platforming, while Jared runs a Japanese convenience store in 1993.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) discuss the final mainline console Zelda game they’ve yet to talk about on the pod. Jared played the game for the first time in nearly 20 years and has some new thoughts about the game.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the 90s and try to build their best mixtape with Mixtape and come away with mixed results.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the world of live-action Yakuza adaptations with a new take on Yakuza 1 that is handled much better than the previous live-action adaptation.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) continue the otome gauntlet with a game that AL describes as a more beginner friendly otome game.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) prepare for AL’s otome gauntlet as we take a look at Temirana and learn about fellows like Josephy and Eric.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) check out the second of three movies for the finale of Nijigasaki as we see what the other half of the gals are up to and how the movie is not at all subtle at some points.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) reach the end of Max’s journey in Life Is Strange with the latest game in the series that also reintroduces Chloe and a plot that’s kind of just there.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) finally discuss a game that AL has been championing for years and look at why this game is an underrated Mario game and a possibly a sequel to Super Mario World.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) have our annual March Madness episode as we pit 64 characters from the Resident Evil series together and see which one is the best of the best. You can fill out your own bracket right here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17_RjlF7s4se2hPv0vMzSledVb17MHyGCs9QtNxktkTE/edit?usp=sharing

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look at the Mine story expansion for Yakuza Kiwami 3 and how it felt completely unnecessary.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the world of Resident Evil with the latest entry in the series. We see what’s up with Grace, how trauma has affected Leon, and ponder who Leon’s married to.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look at the remake of Yakuza 3 and ponder whether it was truly necessary with its many controversial changes.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) head to space and see if the Trails series has righted the ship after Daybreak 2 and what it feels like to be finally caught up with the series.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) see what Sony had to talk about for an hour with a lot of video game announcements.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look at all the announcements from the latest Nintendo Direct partner showcase.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) have finally seen all of the Resident Evil CG films as we watched the first movie that was made. We discuss the story, the dated art, and Leon being stanced up for the whole movie.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) discuss another game with fishing included in it that also has a ton of Sanrio characters hanging out on an island. Of course, we also have to talk about the myth, the legend, Big Challenges.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look at a variety of video game related movies we’ve seen over the course of the podcast’s lifetime and decide to see which films are the best of the best.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) discuss making choices, being a hero, and how good of a boy Beef is.