Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) go mobile with their otome this time as we dive into Tears of Themis and see how this mobile otome stacks up with others in the genre.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of Trails for a new story arc in the 11th game of the series. We talk about the new characters, new story, and how we feel about this opening to the Calvard story.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of Life Is Strange to see what’s up with Max Caulfield as she’s had to navigate the aftermath of the first game and all the trauma associated with that.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) watched through the television adaptation of the first Yakuza game and talk about where things went wrong with it.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) check out the final DLC for Alan Wake 2 that sets up what could be happening in Control 2.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) try to keep some youths alive in the original version of the horror game Until Dawn. We had AL doing all the choices so we see how she managed in trying to keep people alive and how this compares to the Dark Pictures games.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss the latest Legend of Zelda game that finally features Zelda in the main role. We talk about the new style of gameplay, how we did puzzles differently, and just how much fun we had with the game.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss the first SPY x FAMILY film that brings an original story that features a big sub plot about Anya having to poop.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) kick off the scariest month of the year by talking about an otome game. We discuss how there’s only 3 guys to date and everyone wants to hook up with everyone. A code for this game was provided by the publisher.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) breakdown the latest State of Play from Sony that was surprisingly decent.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) check out the remake of Persona 3 FES’ The Answer expansion with Episode Aigis. We talk about how this is a remake of that for better or for worse, how the fights are still a grind, and why there’s still a good story to be found within.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) are still pleasantly surprised that they made a new Famicom Detective Club game. We discuss how this game fares from its predecessors from over 30 years ago and how this is a very rare instance of an M-rated Nintendo game.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at nearly 40 years of video game console launch lineups and see which console started off on the best foot.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss the latest Nintendo Direct that featured some true surprises and a familiar franchise coming to the Switch.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) celebrate 400 episodes of the SAC OVA by watching eight pro wrestling matches curated by Jared. We discuss their historical significance, how they differ from one another, and why they’re all fun to watch. Matches watched: Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart WWF WrestleMania 13 3/23/1997 Rey Mysterio Jr. vs.…

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) after many years finally talk about the final Shadow Hearts game and how its fresh start doesn’t let it live up to its predecessors.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss the fan disc for Radiant Tale and how out of all the otome games, it sure is one of them.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) play a Zelda game that AL had yet to play yet in the first try at making a multiplayer Zelda game. We discuss how it came to be, why it worked as somewhat of a test, and where we would re-rank it.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) look at a variety of things they’ve been poking at recently. We discuss American Truck Simulator, Jared getting a new PC, PS2 emulation, and strange fishing games.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at the second season of Nijiyon and how it continues the trend of being very silly and including some fun pairings that you don’t often see in the Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club story.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss the latest expansion from Final Fantasy XIV and see how things come together with a brand-new story that takes inspiration from a popular anime/manga genre.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at the second half of the year to see what will be awaiting us and what we’re exciting about.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of Cupid Parasite to see what’s up with these boys now and learn about the impact of lobsterification.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) breakdown the latest Nintendo Direct that saw a new Mario & Luigi, Legend of Zelda, and the return of Metroid Prime 4.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) talk about a good chunk of games that were talked about during the Summer Game Fest, the Xbox Showcase, and Ubisoft as it’s summer and it’s time to announce games.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) breakdown the announcements from Sony’s recent State of Play before we dive into Dragon Ball Z Kakarot and learn how AL feels about the series now that she’s finally experienced it in full.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) finally get to talk about one of the weirdest and controversial game releases of 2024 in the sequel to School idol festival now that it’s officially shut down. We talk about how the game is compared to its predecessors, how the shutdown caused the game to come out earlier than expected globally, and why it was…

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of the live-action adaptation of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan where it is adapting some stories featuring our favorite Italian chef. We talk about how this episode did adapting an episode from Diamond is Unbreakable and a story from the manga, the excellent cinematography, and why this series c…

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss Peach’s return to the role as a main protagonist for the first time in nearly 20 years. We talk about if this return is able to live up to its predecessor and other recent Mario platformers or if this unfortunately falls flat.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) dive into a GBA JRPG that AL has been wanting Jared to play for a very long time. We discuss its historical significance, how it holds up today, and how it splits its story into two games.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of otome and this time we got some boys from Hell to deal with. Will 2024 continue to be decent for otome or will we see our first dud of the year?Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at a novel that came out a little bit after Final Fantasy VII Remake that provides some backstory for Tifa and Aerith that has some stuff that is brought up again in Rebirth and also has info that is contradicted in Rebirth.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) attempt to believe in the heart of the cards as we take a look at the second Yohane the Parhelion game, but this time, it’s a deck builder. We talk about the game’s story, how the gameplay manages to change through each run, and whether this ends up being better than BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE.…

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) kick off 2024 otome with a game about making an app. AL walks us through all the boys and whether or not this continues the less than stellar quality of 2023 otome or if things seems to be improving.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss the last new original 2D style Zelda game that was released that’s also a quasi-sequel to A Link to the Past. With Jared having finally played it, we dive into the game and what makes it good as a nostalgia piece, but also its own game, how ALTTP randomizer made Jared better at this game, and why we bo…

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) present our annual March Madness episode as this year we put 64 characters from the Love Live! franchise into a bracket and see who comes out on top. If you’d like to fill out your own bracket to see who you’d pick as the best of the best, you can do so by clicking here!…

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) are now ready to talk about the latest entry in the remake of Final Fantasy VII. We discuss all those new mini-games, the new ways they imagine this story, and that ending.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss a decade old otome game where AL learned about ships, time travelling to World War I, and a dude named Ron.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to talk about more Final Fantasy 7, but not that new release quite yet. We discuss the mobile game Ever Crisis that will eventually cover all of Final Fantasy 7 and whether or not we will actually see all of that, the immense grind the game has, and how it is as a gacha game.…

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of Persona 3 with the recent remake of the game. While we don’t go over the story again, we discuss how the remake enhanced the game, the new changes added to Reload, and why we hope The Answer gets this treatment as well.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) talk about the latest Nintendo Direct that focused on third party games such as some Xbox games coming to the Switch.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) dive into the lengthy next entry in the Like a Dragon series to see what’s up with Ichiban and all his pals. We talk about the many side activities, the story, and the surprising deuteragonist situation the game takes.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of otome with a side story from the My Next Life as a Villainess series to see if there was a second good otome game to come out in 2023 or if it continues the trend of bad otome from last year.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss the absurdity of Love Live! School Idol Festival 2’s global release and end of service of announcement in the same breath while providing context on how all of this happened. We also talk about the January Sony State of Play to see what’s coming soon to the PlayStation.…

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of Science Adventure games to see what it means to be a hacker and how saving and loading can become an interesting gameplay mechanic.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) do their best to be detectives in the latest game from the team behind Danganronpa. We talk about the wild and intriguing story, how it compares to Danganronpa, and why this being on the Switch lets this game down.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) continue to clean up games they played in 2023 as AL lets us return to the world of otome in a game that made her absolutely suffer.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) see what’s going on with the two Spider-Mans with Peter and Miles now teaming up together in third game in the PlayStation series. We discuss the story, whether the gameplay is still good, and of course, Sasuke.Oleh Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) end 2023 by looking at what they thought were the best video games of the year. We give out some supplemental awards first, induct a new game into the Seasonal Anime Checkup Hall of Fame, and then dive straight into our top ten games of the year. You can read both our thoughts on our lists with mine here and A…

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) dive into our annual holiday episode by taking a look at the Kaguya-sama film, The First Kiss That Never Ends. We talk about the weird and goofy Christmas aspects of the film, how the romantic aspects work incredibly well, and why taking a deep dive into the characters is one of the best things they were able …