Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) discuss the effectiveness and how useful video game reviews are in 2022. We talk about the facets of how reviews are used, review aggregate websites, fandom wars when it comes to reviews, and how reviews have changed throughout the decades.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) played through the controversial and divisive Shenmue to see what’s really up with that game over twenty years later. We discuss its wild development history and whether or not it’s truly deserving of all the jokes and memes it’s gotten.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) breakdown a weird and wild Nintendo Direct that sees a lot of games from the 90s coming back, some Xbox 360 games coming back, Kirby engulfing items, and they’re making a new Xenoblade.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the land of otome to ring in the romantic holiday as AL describes to us one of the latest titles in the genre that has quicker routes to go through, but all sorts of supernatural beings and wild stuff happening.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) have more news to talk about this week as apparently January was video game company acquisition month and Sony is attempting to acquire Bungie. After that, Jared talks about this first time through Link’s Awakening and how the latest Pokémon game is a stark departure from the traditional formula, but it’s doing some real neat things.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) discuss the latest mainline entry in the Shin Megami Tensei series and its first non-remaster entry on the Switch. We talk about the gameplay easing you into the game much better than in IV, some of the good new gameplay additions, the very lacklustre story, and why we chose very good protagonist names.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) begin this week’s episode by breaking down the huge news of the week of Microsoft attempting to buy Activision Blizzard and what implications that will have for the industry, the mess with Activision Blizzard, and whether or not it’ll actually go through. After that, Jared talks about trying to legitimately play through Super Mario 64 for the first time and...

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) traverse through a small town and try not to get spooked while dealing with weird monsters and time travelling to the 17th century. We discuss the second Dark Pictures Anthology game in Little Hope and talk about the story, AL being spooked a lot, and how we managed to cooperatively solve this mystery.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) kick off the first regular episode of the year by going through a very weird otome game, which is saying something. AL tells us about all the guys, routes, and every strange thing in between.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look back at the year in video games and celebrate their favorites by giving out our annual Game of the Year awards. We have multiple supplementary awards to dish out first before Jared dives into his top 10 and AL dives into her top 7. You can find Jared’s write up here and AL’s write up here!

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) spend Christmas watching the most chaotic episode of Persona 4 The Golden Animation where Naoto thinks everyone is going to murder her on Christmas Eve, the other girls think Yu is inviting them out on a date, and Yu just wants to have a fun Christmas Party with the Investigation Team.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) get ready to close out the end of the year by checking out what’s going to be coming out in 2022 and beyond with regards to video games and anime.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the world of Life is Strange to discuss the latest mainline entry in the series with True Colors. We talk about the characters, what parts of the story worked and which parts didn’t, how it stacks up to other titles in the series, and the DLC prequel.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) breakdown the controversial live action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop by discussing the few things it does right, but the whole lot of stuff it seems to miss the boat on or get wrong completely.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the world of otome where AL takes into a world of a class system, Japanese mythology, and dudes who want to get really lewd with the main character in a lot of the routes.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) cover a wide swath of video game genres this week as we cover racing, shooting, and scares. Jared talks about his time with Forza Horizon 5 and gathering a ton of anime liveries for his cars. He also talks about his brief time with the Halo Infinite multiplayer beta that had just come out. After that we both discuss what happens when you mix a horror game w...

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) revisit a game from the early 2010s that recently got remastered to see if it still holds up with how they remember it, or if time has caused our view on the game to change. We talk about the storytelling, the gameplay, and how we hope a true sequel comes out finally gets made.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) do a bit of catch up on recent games they’ve played. First they briefly talk about the Persona x Love Live! School Idol Festival collaboration. AL talks about her time with Tales of Arise and Warioware: Get It Together. After that, Jared discusses Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance and The Good Life.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions about suicide, bullying, and sexual assault. Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) took a bit of time, but are finally to dive deep into the world of Lost Judgment and everything it has to offer. We discuss the new additions to the game, how it compares to its predecessor, and the dark story that it decides to tell.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) are just like everyone else this week and have watched Netflix’s hottest new series, Squid Game. We talk about what we like and disliked about the series and how it didn’t blow us away like how it did with a lot of other people, considering our experience with this genre.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the chaotic world of Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin to talk about the second demo that’s been released, which features a new meme worthy cutscene, a new area, and a new character. After that, Jared talks about the first Castlevania game released on the Gameboy Advance in Circle of the Moon and how it does some interesting things as a p...

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) have decided to celebrate the announcement of the final Smash Bros. DLC character by ranking all 12 characters that were added to the game. The results probably won’t shock you.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) breakdown the latest Nintendo Direct that saw a game come back from the dead and a very questionable casting choice for the Mario movie. We also talk about the second season of My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom and how Catarina continues to grow her harem.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look at the latest offering that brings video games to television in the Apple TV+ series, Mythic Quest. We talk about the two current seasons, whether or not the comedy hits at all times, and if this is a good blend of video games and television.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) reach the conclusion of AL Experiences the Yakuza Series as we talk about the spin-off, Judgment. We talk about some of the twists and turns, what AL enjoyed about the game, and briefly talk about some aspects we are looking forward to in the sequel.