Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) attempt to make heads or tails of the wild, obtuse, time-bending, strange, and mind blowing story of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. We go somewhat into the story or as much as we can, discuss our favorite characters and some of their best moments, how the mech gameplay isn’t good, and Jared’s notes he had to take while playing.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to their annual March tradition of putting things into a tournament bracket to see what is the best. This year, we’re finding out what’s the best song from Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club. Will one of the group songs come out on top or will it be one of the many solo songs? You’ll have to listen to find out!

If you would like to fill out your own bracket, you can click here and do just that!

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) look to tackle a game they both sort of dogged on over the course of 2020 in Final Fantasy VII Remake. We discuss the changes, new additions, how the game makes good on expanding upon parts of the opening of the original game (and how it isn’t as good), where we think the next games will go, and whether or not we’ve had a change of heart about the game.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) breakdown the little bit they want to talk about from the latest Sony State of Play, before diving into AL’s experience with Yakuza Kiwami 2. That, of course, involves talking about Yakuza 0, pro wrestling, and shocking twists and turns!

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) have a wide swath of topics to breakdown this week. First we briefly talk about the latest Nintendo Direct and how it was not the best showing from Nintendo. Then, we give a definitive and objective ranking of characters from all the Love Live! series thus far. Finally, we dive into AL’s first experience with Yakuza Kiwami, aka the remake of Yakuza 1.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) kick off the first installment of a new series where AL is going to be led through all of the Yakuza games as Jared plays through them. We start with Yakuza 0 since that’s the chronological starting point of the series and discuss all of the wild side stuff, watching sexy videos, and of course the story.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) witness a game be brought back from the dead with the complete edition of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game. We discuss the legacy of the game with its delisting and eventual return, how it compares to both the graphic novel and movie, and whether or not it’s aged particularly well.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) come together to try and determine what were the ten best songs that Aqours and Saint Snow put out in 2020. Of course, that’s only out of fifteen songs, but that doesn’t mean we won’t get into any hotly contested debates about what’s the best of the best!

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) continue catching up on various games they played recently. We talk about two games we played cooperatively with Streets of Rage 4 and Overcooked 2 and how we were able to work together to beat up folks and cook food. After that, Jared talks about one of the first big 2021 games in Hitman 3 and how he thinks the game wraps up the World of Assassination trilogy.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) work together to bring spirits to the afterlife, while also dealing with the management aspects of building a boat to accommodate the various folks you have to ferry. We discuss the overall story and our various escapades when it came to navigating the very heavy themes of the game.