Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the live action world of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan to see the second set of episodes that were released late last year. Two of them are episodes that we’d already discussed when we talked about the anime adaptation, but we give our thoughts on how the two mediums adapt these episodes. The middle episode takes parts from Diamond is Unbreakable and p...

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the world of the Xenoblade Chronicles series as AL dropped over 100 hours to deliver us all the details about the latest release. We discuss the new combat mechanics, the story, and what ties everything together in the series.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) get spooky in August as we discuss Ghostwire: Tokyo. We talk about the story that’s kind of just there, how the combat can be fun and is different, and why it’s pretty much the definition of a “fine” game.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) reflect on the latest season of Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars’ story and how it was definitely a case of trying to pump the brakes on all the drama of the first two seasons. We discuss why that might have made it the weakest season thus far, and where the story could go next in the future.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look back through the years and see what we thought the best games were from 2013-2020. We talk about our lists, what we think would get cut out and replaced, and how these have held up through the years.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) see AL getting a chance to settle down following a long drive and what better way to do that by talking about a game with some dark and heavy themes. AL discusses Omori and how its dark story comes together with some intriguing gameplay mechanics and why she’s good with getting the one ending she got.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) dive into the weird and wacky world of one of the most popular games in the world. We talk about AL’s experience since she’s not a battle royale game player, why she wanted to play the game, and some of the controversies of this game.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) excitedly get together to talk about the latest Kotaro Uchikoshi game and the sequel to AI: The Somnium Files. We discuss the new and wild story, how Uchikoshi flips things around on the player, the wild ending, and the fun references you get throughout.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) kick off the episode by talking about the third party focused Nintendo Direct Mini and its wide variety of intriguing announcements. After that, we talk about another Korean drama in Our Beloved Summer and try not to get too focused on certain product placement.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) played through the new retro throwback Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game that was a fun good time. After that, they talk about a bunch of games that are going to potentially come out in the rest of 2022.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) watched a lot of video game announcements over the last week or two and are ready to talk about them. We talk about Sony’s State of Play, the Summer Game Fest, the Xbox/Bethesda Briefing, and Capcom’s presentation.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) discuss Mamoru Hosoda’s latest film that’s inspired by Beauty and the Beast and a film that Jared got to interview the composers of! We dive into the story, the music, and everything else surrounding it.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) sped through the remake of Resident Evil 3, just like they sped through this podcast discussing the game, how it’s weird in a multitude of different ways, and why this version of Nemesis doesn’t seem to work as well.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look at Netflix’s recent anime film release, Bubble, and see how it uses The Little Mermaid as a big influence and mixes that with a dystopic version of Tokyo.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) watch another kdrama for the first time in four years as we talk about Forecasting Love and Weather. We talk about all of the fun characters the show brings, some surprising character development, and how it being an ensemble cast makes it work so much better.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look at a lot of the mainline Mario titles and attempt to rank them from the best to the not so good. There are notable exceptions here such as Mario Kart, Mario Party, a lot of the RPGs, and other Mario series that would’ve made this list too long.

We’ve got a bit of an experimental episode this week as Jared helps Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) get situated in her first Animal Crossing game as she continues prepping for her eventual fishing streams project. We essentially just chit chat while playing the game so enjoy a very casual atmosphere.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) discuss the recent remaster of a somewhat controversial title in Chrono Cross. We discuss the release of Radical Dreamers, being available officially in English for the very first time and how it ties into Chrono Cross while also having a very tight development schedule. We then talk about the main game of Chrono Cross and why it might not have aged as well...

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look at an anime series that on the surface, seems like something they might not be into, but after viewing it, does a lot of surprising things that neither were expecting. We discuss the main anime series and all of its arcs, and also the sequel movie and how they’re all interconnected.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) finally dive into the controversial Cyberpunk 2077 to see what’s exactly up with this game. We talk about all the pitfalls that the game went through at launch, how it seems over a year later, if the game is actually any good, and if it actually is a good representation of the cyberpunk genre.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) see what’s going on with our favorite poyo boy, Kirby and why he’s decided to be in a strange dystopia in the latest game in the series. After that, we talk about the first story DLC in the Yakuza series with The Kaito Files from Lost Judgment and how it sets up some intriguing potentialities for where the Judgment series could go.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) finally dive into the world of CHAOS and edginess as we played Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. We talk about the gameplay, the wild and weird story, and whether or not this is just a meme game or if there’s actually some substance here.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return with our annual March tradition as we put 64 characters from the Yakuza franchise into a bracket and figure out who is the best of the best. We’ve got a lot of main characters, a good amount of side characters, and some good goofy characters all battling it out for Yakuza character supremacy. If you’d like to fill out your own bracket, you can do so...

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look at the latest big otome release as AL walks us through how the game starts off with some promise at first, before crumbling apart by the time she reached the end of the true ending route.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look at the latest entry in the Gran Turismo series as Jared breaks down what’s up with this new simulation racing game. We also talk about the very odd museum history section that gives you a glimpse at what’s happened in world and automotive history since the late 19th century. After that, we talk a bit about how we think about the PlayStation 5 no...