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Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA

A podcast where Jared Clemons and Dr. Anne Ladyem McDivitt discuss their thoughts on video games, anime, and manga.

tv & film video games

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01:46:46

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #232 - AL...

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2021/06/05

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of Yakuza and drive some taxis, fight a bear, become an idol, and play some baseball, because it’s a Yakuza game. We talk about the wild and very intricate story, all the new minigames and mechanics, and where it ranks among the rest of the series.Also apologies for the audio in the first half. Jared’s mic decided to act on its own and be real loud for no reason!

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00:39:55

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #231 - Like A...

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2021/05/29

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) continue their deep dive into the Yakuza series by taking a look at the live action film adaptation of the first game. We talk about the bizarre storytelling, nearly half of the story being original content, and everything else being a mess.

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01:31:07

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #230 - Famicom...

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2021/05/22

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) become teen detectives and look at a lot of dead bodies between both Famicom Detective Club games. We discuss The Missing Heir which is a tad frustrating gameplay wise, but still a good story, along with The Girl Who Stands Behind which might have the most messed up ending of a Nintendo developed game.

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01:28:53

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #229 - Yakuza 4

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2021/05/15

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) continue their dive through the Yakuza series with Yakuza 4. We talk about all the new characters introduced as this is the first game to introduce multiple protagonists, all of the interconnected and winding story beats, and how this might be the weakest game in the series thus far.

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00:51:14

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #228 - Thus Spoke...

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2021/05/08

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan to discuss the anime OVAs that have recently been put out officially overseas. We talk about the similarities to the live-action adaptation with regards to one episode and then breakdown the three other episodes that differ from that adaptation.

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01:13:52

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #227 - Yakuza 3

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2021/05/01

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of Yakuza with a game that neither of them have experienced. We discuss the new additions, what’s changed from the ps3 to the new remaster, the story, and Kiryu being even more of a dad.

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00:56:14

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #226 - Thus Spoke...

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2021/04/24

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of JoJo, and specifically, live action JoJo with the recent live action adaptation of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan. We discuss all three episodes, how the adaptation works well with the source material, and whether or not we’d like to see this mini series come back.

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00:56:56

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #225 - PlayStation...

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2021/04/17

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) decide to reminisce about an old friend, the PlayStation Vita. We discuss our thoughts on why Sony decided to put it out to pasture very early in its lifespan, the poor decision to make memory cards incredibly expensive, the Vita TV, and some of our favorite Vita games.

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01:19:01

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #224 - Root Film

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2021/04/10

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) put their mystery hats on this week as they dive deep into Root Film, the spiritual successor to Root Letter. Before that, we talk about Sony’s latest kerfuffle around them shutting down the PS3, PSP, and Vita digital stores later this year and how much that will suck for preservation. After that, we discuss Root Film’s fun twists and turns that left us trying to figure things out all the way until the very end of the game.

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00:53:07

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #223 - Love Live!...

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2021/04/03

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) dive into two very different games. We begin with the latest Love Live! game that’s a port of the arcade version of School Idol Festival and how despite it being free, isn’t the Love Live! game you’d want to seek out instead of the mobile games. After that, we dive into It Takes Two and it’s cooperative gameplay which is very good, but has a lot of narrative problems that are a bummer.

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01:27:25

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #222 - 13...

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2021/03/27

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.

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01:17:40

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #221 - Nijigasaki...

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2021/03/20

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!

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01:42:39

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #220 - Final...

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2021/03/13

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.

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01:25:57

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #219 - AL...

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2021/03/06

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!

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01:42:33

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #218 - Ranking of...

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2021/02/27

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.

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01:45:24

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #217 - AL...

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2021/02/20

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.

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00:51:30

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #216 - Scott...

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2021/02/13

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.

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01:14:11

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #215 - Top 10...

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2021/02/06

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!

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01:09:31

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #214 - Streets of...

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2021/01/30

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.

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01:21:35

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #213 - Spiritfarer

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2021/01/23

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.

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