Scanline Talks

Seeking a respite from a relentless year, Six and Jen retreated into the world of farming games. A newcomer to the field, Jen opted for Ooblets, and found a variety of choices that left her feeling a bit cold. Six is more of a longtime fan of farming titles, and opted for a return to an old home with Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town. In the end, it turns to a discussion of the odd conservative instincts of a friendly genre.

Sucker Punch, a studio that is at least in our circles infamous (ha!) for bad representation and thoughtless portrayals of minorities, has made a game about Japan! Oh boy. Well, it's not as bad as you might think...? From a gameplay and art perspective, it's great! From a writing and cultural context perspective, it's a bit more messy. Six and Jen played all the way through, and now sit down to spoil and discuss it together.

The intro music for this episode is the title theme from Ghost of Tsushima.

We've decided to give a formal name to this recurring Snackline Media feature where we talk about the best of a given food: Jenny's Chow! On this episode, Jen, Six, and Nick discuss the best appetizer!

Six and Jen return with some gaming updates! Desperados 3, Terraria, Dishonored 2, and more! Join us!

The internet's favorite queer toku podcast (unverified claim) returns! Returners from episode 01 Six and Crass are joined by Abnormal Mapping's Em for a conversation on why tokusatsu should be your Sometimes entertainment. Making your hobbies your work is bad, actually!

If you want to find us on Twitter, Em is @em_being, Crass is @crasspants, and Six is @sixdettmar.