In From Japan

Kevin from The Save Room, also known as KevinApocalypse & The RedHerb, joins Erroll and Jason to discuss survival horror, the House of the Dead Remake Announcement, the Resident Evil 8 showcase, and more!

Host: Erroll Maas @ErrollM on Twitter www.errollmaaswriting.wordpress.com

Co-Host: Jason Courtar @Shin_Megane_kun on Twitter

Guest: Kevin from The Save Room podcast  @SaveRoomShow @KevinApocalypse on Twitter

TheRedHerb on Twitch

Podcast Twitter: @infromjapan Podcast email: [email protected]

Parallax Media: www.parallaxmedia.one

0:00 Housekeeping

Timestamps:

2:33 Games We've Been Playing: Guest: Kevin: FF14, Resident Evil 2, Dino Crisis || Erroll: Monster Hunter Rise, FF XIV, Pac-Man 99 || Jason: Monster Hunter Rise, Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, Disgaea RPG, the "next gen slot machine"

25:23 J-List

40:15 Recommended Content:

Review: Balan Wonderworld Should Have Been a Movie by Jenni Lada, Siliconera

How (and Why) to Capture Monsters - Monster Hunter Rise Wiki Guide by Casey DeFreitas, IGN

Godzilla vs. Kong's bonkers battles pull from the best Godzilla movies by Zach VandeZande, Polygon 

Shinso is My Hero Academia's New Best Boy - ANN Aftershow with Jacki Jing, Lynzee Loveridge, and AJ/ The Cartoon Cipher 

NEO: The World Ends with You details Shoka, Kariya, and Uzuki, Replay and Pins systems, enemies, more by Sal Romano, Gematsu

Ask Iwata Book, Now in English, is a Fitting Tribute to the Nintendo CEO by Graham Russell, Siliconera

41:49 News Rundown

41:49 Bad-Ish News

53:31 In Other News

1:34:29 Main Topic: Resident Evil 8 Showcase

No Listener Questions this week

Intro: Dance With me - City Pop & Funk Type Beat by Dayz Musiq: https://youtu.be/4y-GD57PBjU

Outro: Daybreak 8-bit Community by DontGoChinaTownMe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIvqgT2rC3Y

Background Music: Anime Vibes | Kawaii, Chill, Happy, Fun | Vlog No Copyright Free Music | Music To Study, Relax To: https://youtu.be/jmuJp29d57Q

Artist: KODOMOi Track info: 0:03​ Cloudy 3:27​ Daffodil 7:41​ Futari「二人」 12:23​ Green Tea Latte 16:00​ Hanabi「花火」 19:50​ Holiday 24:00​ Joyful Love 28:58​ Lollipop 33:05​ Memory of Summer 37:29​ New Day 41:04​ Obento「お弁当」 44:41​ Popsicle 49:01​ Sayonara April 52:42​ Sunny

In this edition of our interview series, Erroll interviews anime & video game voice actor Sean Chiplock, whose roles include Revali from Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild & Age of Calamity, Rean Schwarzer from the Trails of Cold Steel series, Subaru Natsuki from Re: Zero, Mishima from Persona 5, and more!

Interviewer (s): Erroll Maas @ErrollM on Twitter www.errollmaaswriting.wordpress.com

 

Interviewee: Sean Chiplock @sonicmega on Twitter & Twitch

 

Podcast Twitter: @infromjapan Podcast email: [email protected]

 

Parallax Media: www.parallaxmedia.one

 

IFJ Interviews is a podcast where we interview past and future guests and those who may not have time in their schedules to join our main podcast, as such it is separate from the main podcast

 

Intro Music: Orange Peel by Dayz Musiq: https://youtu.be/SgFI8hMWOso

On the first episode of Kaiju Zoo, Erroll and Fogi ramble about the latest entry in the Monsterverse for about an hour.

Zoo Curator & Host: Erroll Maas @ErrollM on Twitter. errollmaaswriting.wordpress.com

 

Guest: Fogi @fogi_bear on Twitter

 

Podcast Twitter: @infromjapan

 

Intro music:  Dark Techno / EBM / Industrial Type Beat 'Kaiju' | Background Music by Aim to Head Official: https://youtu.be/54zS8qBkraU

Podcast Info: Kaiju Zoo is a podcast all about discussing the giant monsters we all know and love andvarious media they appear in such as movies, TV shows, video games, and more!

Erroll and Jason discuss Monster Hunter rise still selling like hotcakes (dango-cakes?), Inazuma Eleven's latest delay, and a number of digital events coming up in the next few months.

Host: Erroll Maas @ErrollM on Twitter www.errollmaaswriting.wordpress.com

Co-Host: Jason Courtar @Shin_Megane_kun on Twitter

Podcast Twitter: @infromjapan Podcast email: [email protected]

Parallax Media: www.parallaxmedia.one

Timestamps:

0:00 Housekeeping

2:09 What We've Been Playing: Erroll: Monster Hunter Rise || Jason: Monster Hunter Rise, Final Fantasy XIV

 13:08 J-List

23:44 Recommended Content:

Talking Point: Nintendo And The Industry Needs To Get Serious About Game Preservation by Thomas Whitehead, Nintendo Life

Revealed: The 138 PlayStation games that won't be available anywhere after store closures | VGC by Chris Scullion, Video Games Chronicl

Interviews: Cris Tales' Kira Buckland Talks About Voice Acting Challenges by Joel Couture, Siliconera 

Capcom tries again with Monster Hunter Stories 2 -- but why? By Ishaan Sahdev, Gamesindustry.biz

25:00 News Rundown

25:05Bad-ish News

31:35 In Other News

1:04:42 Main Topic: E3 going All-Digital for 2021

No Listener Questions this week

Intro: Dance With me - City Pop & Funk Type Beat by Dayz Musiq: https://youtu.be/4y-GD57PBjU

Outro: Daybreak 8-bit Community by DontGoChinaTownMe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIvqgT2rC3Y

Background Music: Anime Vibes | Kawaii, Chill, Happy, Fun | Vlog No Copyright Free Music | Music To Study, Relax To: https://youtu.be/jmuJp29d57Q

Artist: KODOMOi Track info: 0:03​ Cloudy 3:27​ Daffodil 7:41​ Futari「二人」 12:23​ Green Tea Latte 16:00​ Hanabi「花火」 19:50​ Holiday 24:00​ Joyful Love 28:58​ Lollipop 33:05​ Memory of Summer 37:29​ New Day 41:04​ Obento「お弁当」 44:41​ Popsicle 49:01​ Sayonara April 52:42​ Sunny

This week, Erroll and Jason discuss their thoughts on Monster Hunter Rise so far, the delay of the Analogue Pocket, more Japan Studio devs jumping ship, and their favorite monster designs in games.

Host: Erroll Maas @ErrollM on Twitter www.errollmaaswriting.wordpress.com

Co-Host: Jason Courtar @Shin_Megane_kun on Twitter

Podcast Twitter: @infromjapan Podcast email: [email protected]

Parallax Media: www.parallaxmedia.one

Timestamps:

0:00 Housekeeping

4:20 What We've Been Playing: Erroll: Monster Hunter Rise || Jason: Monster Hunter Rise, Final Fantasy XIV

23:54 J-List

32:03 Recommended Content:

The Double A-Team: Godzilla: Save The Earth was the best Kaiju game we've ever seen by Henry Stockdale, Eurogamer

Nier Replicant Is The Revamp Needed To Retell Its Emotional Story by Michael Higham, GameSpot

One Year Later: How the Pandemic Has Affected the Video Game Industry by Imran Khan, Fanbyte

Mistwalker Doesn't Want to Remaster Lost Odyssey, And That Makes Me Sad by Ash Parrish, Kotaku

Interview: SNK vs Capcom Devs Talk About Preserving & Porting Classics by Joel Couture, Siliconera

Interview: Preparing Persona 5 Strikers and Maintaining Its Atmosphere by Siliconera Staff

Interview: Pioneers of Olive Town and Encouraging a Pioneering Spirit by Jenni Lada, Siliconera

A Closer Peek Into The Legend Of Dragoon Community: Upscale Project And More Actively Underway by Stephanie Minor, The Gamer

34:12 News Rundown

34:12 Bad-ish News

50:59 In Other News

1:20:00 Main Topic

No Listener Questions this week

Intro: Dance With me - City Pop & Funk Type Beat by Dayz Musiq: https://youtu.be/4y-GD57PBjU

Outro: Daybreak 8-bit Community by DontGoChinaTownMe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIvqgT2rC3Y

Background Music: Anime Vibes | Kawaii, Chill, Happy, Fun | Vlog No Copyright Free Music | Music To Study, Relax To: https://youtu.be/jmuJp29d57Q

Artist: KODOMOi Track info: 0:03​ Cloudy 3:27​ Daffodil 7:41​ Futari「二人」 12:23​ Green Tea Latte 16:00​ Hanabi「花火」 19:50​ Holiday 24:00​ Joyful Love 28:58​ Lollipop 33:05​ Memory of Summer 37:29​ New Day 41:04​ Obento「お弁当」 44:41​ Popsicle 49:01​ Sayonara April 52:42​ Sunny

In this week's shorter episode, Erroll and Jason share their thoughts on the price of the Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Remaster, the possibility of Microsoft buying Discord, the importance of game preservation and the rumors of the PSP, PS3, and PS Vita stores closing.

Host: Erroll Maas @ErrollM on Twitter www.errollmaaswriting.wordpress.com

Co-Host: Jason Courtar @Shin_Megane_kun on Twitter

Podcast Twitter: @infromjapan Podcast email: [email protected]

Parallax Media: www.parallaxmedia.one

0:00 Housekeeping

2:06 What We've Been Playing: Erroll: Persona 5 Strikers, Yu-gi-oh! Duel Links PC || Jason: FFXIV, Romancing SaGa Re;Universe, Romancing SaGa 3, Pokémon Shield

13:55 J-list

25:03 Recommended Content:

Father of PlayStation Ken Kutaragi on Rumors, the Industry, and Nintendo by Oni Dino, Siliconera

The Best Game Boy Advance Games to Play in 2021 by Siliconera Staff

Assembling Alisaie: Bethan Walker On Giving Life To Final Fantasy 14's Best Character by Jade King, The Gamer

Review: Monster Hunter Rise Is One of the Best Entries Yet by Kazuma Hashimoto, Siliconera

5 Things We Learned About New Pokémon Snap by Evan Langer, GameSpot

The Disappearance of ULTRAMAN TIGA | Vintage Henshin EXTRA by Mach Dent 

Asian American Game Developers Are Dreaming of Their Own Minari Moment by Matt T.M. Kim, IGN 

Story of Seasons' Localizers Are Driving the Series' Newfound Celebration of Same-Sex Relationships by Reb Valentine, IGN

Dota: Dragon's Blood Season 1 Review by Miranda Sanchez, IGN  

Sony Shutting Down Old PlayStation Stores Portends a Dark Digital Future by Kenneth Shepard, Fanbyte

28:58 News Rundown

29:05 Bad-Ish News

31:01 In Other News

Main Topic: Game Preservation and the possible closing of the PSP, PS3, and PS Vita stores

No Listener Questions this week

Intro: Dance With me - City Pop & Funk Type Beat by Dayz Musiq: https://youtu.be/4y-GD57PBjU

Outro: Daybreak 8-bit Community by DontGoChinaTownMe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIvqgT2rC3Y

Background Music: Anime Vibes | Kawaii, Chill, Happy, Fun | Vlog No Copyright Free Music | Music To Study, Relax To: https://youtu.be/jmuJp29d57Q

Artist: KODOMOi Track info: 0:03​ Cloudy 3:27​ Daffodil 7:41​ Futari「二人」 12:23​ Green Tea Latte 16:00​ Hanabi「花火」 19:50​ Holiday 24:00​ Joyful Love 28:58​ Lollipop 33:05​ Memory of Summer 37:29​ New Day 41:04​ Obento「お弁当」 44:41​ Popsicle 49:01​ Sayonara April 52:42​ Sunny

This week, Erroll and Jason are joined by Lucas White of Prima Games to talk about the new PSVR controllers, Super Bomberman R Online, some of the games from the Square Enix presentation, and the peculiarity of the SaGa series.

Host: Erroll Maas @ErrollM on Twitter www.errollmaaswriting.wordpress.com

Co-Host: Jason Courtar @Shin_Megane_kun on Twitter

Guest: Lucas White @hokutonolucas on Twitter

Podcast Twitter: @infromjapan Podcast email: [email protected]

Parallax Media: www.parallaxmedia.one

0:00 Housekeeping

What We've Been Playing:  Guest: Lucas White: Saviors of Sapphire Wings/Stranger of Sword City, Neo Geo Pocket Color Collection || Erroll: Monster Hunter Practice: Generations Ultimate & Rise Demo  || Jason: FFXIV, Romancing SaGa Re;Universe, Romancing SaGa 3, SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions, FF: Brave Exvius, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

No J-List

26: 13 Recommended Content:

Pokemon TCG's Battle Styles Expansion Strikes Hard and Fast by Graham Russell, Siliconera

Which Farming Games Are Worth Playing? By Siliconera Staff

Best Japan-Exclusive Games You Can Play Without Learning Japanese by Austin King, Screenrant

Great Pokémon Games That Aren't Actually Pokémon Games by Austin King, Screenrant

Rune Factory 5 details battle system, more townspeople by Sal Romano, Gematsu

The Unofficial Guide to Getting a COVID Vaccine by Gita Jackson, VICE

28:07 News Rundown

28:10 Bad-Ish News

33:00 In Other News

1:13:28 Main Topic: The SaGa JRPG Series

No Listener Questions this week

Intro: Dance With me - City Pop & Funk Type Beat by Dayz Musiq: https://youtu.be/4y-GD57PBjU

Outro: Daybreak 8-bit Community by DontGoChinaTownMe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIvqgT2rC3Y

Background Music: Anime Vibes | Kawaii, Chill, Happy, Fun | Vlog No Copyright Free Music | Music To Study, Relax To: https://youtu.be/jmuJp29d57Q

Artist: KODOMOi Track info: 0:03​ Cloudy 3:27​ Daffodil 7:41​ Futari「二人」 12:23​ Green Tea Latte 16:00​ Hanabi「花火」 19:50​ Holiday 24:00​ Joyful Love 28:58​ Lollipop 33:05​ Memory of Summer 37:29​ New Day 41:04​ Obento「お弁当」 44:41​ Popsicle 49:01​ Sayonara April 52:42​ Sunny

Erroll AND Jason interview Alexa Ray Corriea and talk about her career, Final Fantasy, what it's like to write a book on Kingdom Hearts, and more!

Interviewer (s): Erroll Maas @ErrollM on Twitter www.errollmaaswriting.wordpress.com

Jason Courtar @Shin_Megane_kun on Twitter

Interviewee: Alexa Ray Corriea @AlexaRayC on Twitter

Podcast Twitter: @infromjapan Podcast email: [email protected]

Parallax Media: www.parallaxmedia.one

IFJ Interviews is a podcast where we interview past and future guests and those who may not have time in their schedules to join our main podcast, as such it is separate from the main podcast

Intro Music: Orange Peel by Dayz Musiq: https://youtu.be/SgFI8hMWOso

This week, Erroll and Jason discuss the new Monster Hunter Stories 2 news, Square Enix stuff, and game development.

Host: Erroll Maas @ErrollM on Twitter www.errollmaaswriting.wordpress.com

Co-Host: Jason Courtar @Shin_Megane_kun on Twitter

Podcast Twitter: @infromjapan Podcast email: [email protected]

Parallax Media: www.parallaxmedia.one

Erroll: Dragon Quest Tact (gem collecting, taking awhile to do second rank up), Zone of the Enders 2nd Runner || Jason: FFXIV, Romancing SaGa Re: Universe, Project Triangle Strategy, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

16:26 J-List

24:51 Recommended Content:

Definitively Ranking the Top Ten Bizarre Videogame Music Collabs by Lucas White, Prima Games

Bravely Default II is an Audaciously Vanilla Sequel by Graham Russell, Siliconera

Monster Hunter Rise Breaks With Tradition to Tell a More Intimate Story by Steven Strom, Fanbyte

Why Super Mario RPG Remains The Best Mario Experience by Michael Higham, GameSpot 

Soapbox: I'm Tired Of Ports And Remakes - Where Are All Nintendo's New Ideas? By Kate Gray, Nintendo Life

26:35 News Rundown

26:35 Bad-Ish News

30: 38 In Other News

1:00:15 Main Topic: Do you need a certain amount of game-playing experience to be a developer?

No listener questions this week

Intro: Dance With me - City Pop & Funk Type Beat by Dayz Musiq: https://youtu.be/4y-GD57PBjU

Outro: Daybreak 8-bit Community by DontGoChinaTownMe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIvqgT2rC3Y

Background Music:

Luigi's Mansion Credits 8 Bit Remix by Bulby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFKiq...

Jubilife City 8 Bit Remix by Bulby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykkez...

Windfall Island 8 Bit Remix by Bulby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH_hw...

K.K. Cruisin 8 Bit Remix by Bulby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sVR1...

Mountain Pass Calm Adventure Game Music by Heatley Bros: https://youtu.be/lG1OgK3ZKg4

Yo-Kai Watch 4 Ending 8 Bit Remix by Clawnyan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFamFGuFeT8&t=33s

This week, Jacob McCourt joins Jason and Erroll to talk about Sony's weird controller patents, rumors of a new Nintendo Switch on the way, the game announcements from New Game Plus Expo, and the big Pokemon game announcement from Pokemon Presents.

Host: Erroll Maas @ErrollM on Twitter www.errollmaaswriting.wordpress.com

Co-Host: Jason Courtar @Shin_Megane_kun on Twitter

Guest: Jacob McCourt @JacobMcCourt on Twitter

Podcast Twitter: @infromjapan Podcast email: [email protected]

Parallax Media: www.parallaxmedia.one

0:00 What we've Been Playing: Japanese Games We’ve Been Playing: Guest: Jacob: Yoshi’s Crafted World || Erroll: Dragon Quest Tact, Code Vein, Persona 5 Strikers (barely) || Jason: FFXIV, Romancing SaGa Re;Universe, Project Triangle Strategy

30:50 J-List

38:14 Recommended Content:

Preview: Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town Prioritizes Plotting by Jenni Lada, Siliconera

How The Creator Of Final Fantasy Is Evolving The Classic RPG With Fantasian by Michael Higham, GameSpot

Final Fantasy Series Creator Talks Uematsu's Involvement in Fantasian by Kazuma Hashimoto, Siliconera

Anniversary: Nintendo Switch Launched Four Years Ago Today by Ryan Craddock, Nintendo Life

Interview: Junzo Hosoi Says Atelier Ryza 3 'Depends on Everyone's Support' by Jenni Lada, Siliconera

39:02 News Rundown

39:02 Bad-ish News

43:19 In Other News

1:42:46 Main Topic: Pokemon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends Arceus

Jacobs Questions: Favorite Pokemon game and favorite Eeveelution

Intro: Dance With me - City Pop & Funk Type Beat by Dayz Musiq: https://youtu.be/4y-GD57PBjU

Outro: Daybreak 8-bit Community by DontGoChinaTownMe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIvqgT2rC3Y

Background Music:

Luigi's Mansion Credits 8 Bit Remix by Bulby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFKiq...

Jubilife City 8 Bit Remix by Bulby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykkez...

Windfall Island 8 Bit Remix by Bulby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH_hw...

K.K. Cruisin 8 Bit Remix by Bulby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sVR1...

Mountain Pass Calm Adventure Game Music by Heatley Bros: https://youtu.be/lG1OgK3ZKg4

Yo-Kai Watch 4 Ending 8 Bit Remix by Clawnyan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFamFGuFeT8&t=33s