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Today on Evaludate Air and Madelyn break the number one rule of Evaludate and date not one, but two entire murderboys! Join their discussion of the other side of the swexy blood drinking metaphor, humans as weapons, and if you really can redeem a murderboy. Follow Us: Podcast: https://twitter.com/evaludatepod Air: https://twitter.com/dragonomatopoei Madelyn: https://twitter.com/daingertmadelyn

Beware of hearts going ba-bump in the night! For our Halloween Special we took your questions and gave them the airtime they deserve! What eerie forces draw two straight people together, how far back (or forward?) in time would  you  go for some ghost lovin'- and who let Satan into the faculty?? All these and more in today's Evaludate! Spoiler Warnings! Major Amnesia:Memories spoilers: 1...

Today on Evaludate Air and Madelyn take a breather to compare and contrast the three new dudes introduced in Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds and Edo Blossoms. Join their discussion of The Good, The Meh, and The Horrendous as they talk metaphorical sex, the integration of new characters into an existing narrative, and the inconsistent writing of everyone's favorite vampire samurai romp. Follow Us Podcast...

Today on Evaludate, Air and Madelyn round out the list of brand new boys in Hakuoki: Kyoto and Edo Blossoms with the most mediocre man alive(?), and question the strength of our protagonist's beliefs. Follow Us Podcast: https://twitter.com/evaludatepod Air: https://twitter.com/dragonomatopoei Madelyn: https://twitter.com/daingertmadelyn

Today on Evaludate, Air and Madelyn come to the startling realization that the 2nd best boy in the game might be a clone of the player character, or maybe just a shonen protagonist possessed by the restless spirit of a lesbian, in this dive into another new addition to the vampire zombie samurai lineup. Follow Us Podcast: https://twitter.com/evaludatepod Air: https://twitter.com/dragonomatopoei Ma...

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussion of potentially triggering themes such as: Violence, Death, Sexual Assault, Rape, and Intimate Partner Abuse. Please listen with caution. Today on Evaludate Air and Madelyn discuss one of their most hated new additions to the latest port of Hakuouki, and wish with all their hearts they were talking about a good boy instead of the framing of sexual a...

Dating sims aren't the only place to find romance in the video game world, and today we're exploring the genre that introduced us to romance mechanics: Social Sims! We'll get down on the farm with Harvest Moon and Stardew Valley, and complain about the romance mechanics in the technically-social-sim-aspects of Persona! Find us at: Air: https://twitter.com/dragonomatopoei Madelyn: ht...

In perhaps an inevitable move, we took a whole two episodes to get tired of boys and start talking about girls. (Don't worry, we'll be back to dudes next episode. Probably.) So today, we're looking at the three roles women get to play in the otome genre: supportive pal, conniving rival, and protagonist of varying levels of blank slate. (And the super rare romanceable lady?) Find us...

Sometimes your video game dreamboat likes to write torrid romance novels, and sometimes he likes to commit horrid crimes! Today in our pilot episode, Air and Madelyn discuss some of their favorite Otome character tropes, as well as some of their most hated. Follow Us: https://twitter.com/evaludatepod Madelyn: https://twitter.com/DaingertMadelyn Air: https://twitter.com/dragonomatopoei