Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) attempt to figure out what’s the best game in the Legend of Zelda series, out of the games we’ve played. We cover most of the mainline titles here on both console and handheld as we determine what’s the best of the best and what’s the worst of the worst.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) begin to catch up on games they’ve played recently with two very different games. First, we talk about Donkey Kong Country 3 and how it stacks up to the other games in the trilogy, while also offering the most variety the series has seen. After that, we talk about Jared’s 2020 Game of the Year in Kentucky Route Zero and how the game manages to be a wide critique on the dangers of capitalism, but also have some elements of narrative design that differ from most narrative choice games.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) kickstart 2021 by revisiting some games they played near the end of 2020. Jared discusses what it means to be family with Fast and Furious: Crossroads. After that, he talks about the latest game in Sony’s Spider-Man game franchise. Finally, AL breaks down the latest Hyrule Warriors game which ended up being more of a disappointment for someone who’s a big Zelda and Musou fan.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) are ready to end the year on a more positive note by discussing the best games of 2020. We give out seven supplemental awards each, present the first inductee into the Seasonal Anime Checkup Hall of Fame, and then breakdown our best games of the year.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) celebrate the holidays by watching a film that neither of us have ever watched. We breakdown the wild Ace Attorney live action film adaptation that is able to capture the spirit of the games in a surprising way, but unfortunately won’t be replicated if they were ever able to make a sequel.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at a variety of media presumably coming out next year and see which one’s we’re interested in and which still might not make it next year.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) look back at the first season of story in Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars that sees the girls of Nijigasaki go through a lot of drama, try and run a festival, and we see how much character development of Shioriko.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) see what happens when a brawler series decides to change its course and become a Japanese RPG. We talk about the wild and wacky story of the latest iteration in the Yakuza series, the new protagonist, and whether or not the switch in gameplay manages to work.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of otome as AL tells about the latest big otome release that sees you hanging out with dudes from other worlds while drinking coffee and getting up to some shenanigans.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) spend a few hours breaking down the final iteration of the Trails of Cold Steel series. We discuss the intricate story, our favorite moments, what we predicted correctly from the previous game, and where we see this whole series going forward.