Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) got very excited about the recent Nintendo Direct so we talk about all the ridiculous announcements from it. We also talked about some of the new endings in Catherine: Full Body and our time fighting physics and puzzles in Human: Fall Flat.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) dive into a spooky mystery in World End Syndrome. We breakdown the story as a whole, all of the different routes you go through to get there, and how it’s very similar to 7’Scarlet. We also briefly talk about Final Fantasy VIII Remastered and give our incredibly accurate predictions for the latest Nintendo Direct.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the land of otome as AL discusses the latest big mobile otome release in Mr. Love. She breaks down the multiple features the game has, it’s ridiculous story, and then looks up some future releases for the game and is baffled.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) reach the end of their K-ON! watch as we discuss the follow up movie that is another take on the television finale. We talk about how the trip to London goes, the wild shenanigans, and what we think of K-ON! as a whole.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) reach the final of the television series of K-ON!! as the third years graduate and give Azusa a gift as they depart.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) sees how the Light Music Club spends a whole day at school just roaming around and drinking tea as they relax a bit before graduation happens.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) see how Yui attempts to try and get her yearbook photo changed, a mystery in the class photo is revealed, and the Light Music Club are just plain weirdos in the beginning.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) see how the seniors handle their university entrance exams while Azusa struggles to figure out when to give them chocolates.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) sees what happens when the Light Music Club tries to create a new recruitment video for the club.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) see how Yui goes through a bad time when she tries to change up her hairstyle for the yearbook photo and things go horribly wrong.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) kick back and relax as we get a whole dang episode dedicated to After School Tea Time’s final school festival performance.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) bare witness to the senior’s performance of Romeo and Juliet and Yui shines in her role as Tree G.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) see how Ritsu and Mio handle being cast in the lead roles of their class production of Romeo and Juliet.

Kyoto Animation are known for their brilliant work in animation, but the way they are able to utilize the original soundtrack of a production is also one of their strong points. Case in point, a less than three minute scene from Tsurune that captures the feeling of relief and adulation, but quickly becomes one of heartbreak and dread. How are they able to pull off that quick and sudden change so swiftly? Click through to learn more!

A simple trip to Tokyo is at first seen as a big opportunity for Aqours, but becomes the biggest turning point of Love Live! Sunshine!!. How are Aqours able to come back from the brink of failure and how were they set up to fail from the beginning? Clickthrough to see why this arc is where the series really kicks off.

Ayano Hanesaki has been through the ringer during her journey in HANEBADO!, but how does her journey end? Does the match with Nagisa end up helping or hurting her in the long run? Will she finally break free of her mother’s chains or does the show fumble that encounter? Clickthrough to see exactly what I thought about how HANEBADO! wraps up.

2018 was a year full of personal growth and new opportunities, but still not great for society. It’s very hard to come off a banger of a year like 2017, so it’s no surprise this year was slightly weird for games and not as impactful. Even with that, there was A LOT of video games released this year and here are some of my favorites. Like most years, there might be spoilers scattered throughout, so if you haven’t played through something I write about, be forewarned.

Boy, 2017 sure was bad. Video games were one of the few bright spots of the year. As per previous years, there will be supplemental awards first before we dive into the Top 10. There will be spoilers so please beware as you read.

It’s no secret there is a divide within the entirety of the Persona franchise. A large and vocal majority came with the releases of Persona 3 and Persona 4, with even more coming in after the recent release of Persona 5. Of course, as the names of those games suggest, they are not the beginning of the series. For that, you have to go back all the way to September and November of 1996 to the release of Revelations: Persona in different regions. Both versions of Persona 2 would come even later with Innocent Sin coming in June 1999 for Japan and Eternal Punishment in June and December 2000 for Japan and America. One of the big reasons that people have a hard time going back to the first three games is that they are different than the games that would come later. The battles, demon negotiating, dungeons, and lack of social links make the split in the series a large divide. If you were like me and somewhat disappointed with Persona 5, perhaps now is the time to take a look back and see exactly what makes up the earlier games and in particular, Persona 2 Eternal Punishment.