Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA
384 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 15 hours ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsA podcast where Jared Clemons and Dr. Anne Ladyem McDivitt discuss their thoughts on video games, anime, and manga.
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Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #184 - PlayStation 5 Event & Shantae and the Seven Sirens
June 20, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) talk about all the games shown at the recent PlayStation 5 event along with our thoughts about the look of the console and what we think the pricing might be. Following that, AL talks about the latest Shantae games and how it wasn’t what she was looking for.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #183 - Xenoblade Chronicles
June 13, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss a ten year old game that has had new life breathed into it. We discuss the bizarre history of the game coming out in America, AL gushes about how much she enjoys the definitive edition, Jared talks about what didn’t click for him, and we both praise the new epilogue, Future Connected.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #182 - Comfort Food (Video Games & Anime)
June 06, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) have a very casual conversation about the merits of comfort food with regards to video games and anime as pieces of media you utilize when you’re feeling down or things aren’t going great. A lot of them are things we’ve discussed previously, but we give thoughts on why these work in this specific context as comfort food. https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #181 - Steins;Gate 0
May 30, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) revisit a game Jared talked about 177 episodes ago! AL finally played through the game so we discuss our various experiences with it, the interesting aspects the game brings to various characters and their arcs, how this game is as a sequel, and what the anime adaptation provides for the story.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #180 - Ranking of Final Fantasy Games (That We've Both Played)
May 23, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 52 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) have decided to have a nice civil conversation about the best Final Fantasy games that they’ve both played. We figure out what is the best, what’s the worst, and what’s in between. And of course, it’s very civil, until we reached the middle of the list.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #179 - Trials of Mana
May 16, 2020 16:00 - 58 minutes - 39.8 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at an old game that’s been reborn as new. AL played through a portion of the story in Trials of Mana before learning that maybe it was a game that was better off left in the past and could’ve done without it’s bizarre voice acting. We also do some trivia to kick off the episode.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #178 - The Best Year In Video Games
May 09, 2020 16:00 - 3 hours - 129 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) decide for a more chill episode and attempt to figure out what was the best year in video games. That chill podcast ended up being one of the longer episodes we’ve done some how, but we go from 1978 to 2019 and determine once and for all, the best year in games. If you don’t want to listen to all three hours of the pod, which we get, that’s a long time, you can go to around 2:48:00 where we begin our final deliberations.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #177 - Resident Evil Code: Veronica X
May 02, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of Resident Evil as they discuss the game that could’ve been Resident Evil 3 at one point in time, Code: Veronica. We discuss the game’s strange development history, how it should get a remake before RE4, the bizarre nature of where the series goes after this game, and what we would’ve liked to have seen from RE4 and beyond taking into account what happens at the end of this game.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #176 - Sailor Moon (PCE-CD), Totally Reliable Delivery Service, Metal Gear Solid 2 (Novel)
April 25, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) go through a wild variety of things to talk about. First, Jared discusses the PC Engine CD version of Sailor Moon that recently got an English translation and where the story lines up with the original anime. We both discuss Totally Reliable Delivery Service and the ridiculous hijinx that we got into. Finally, Jared breaks down the novelization of Metal Gear Solid 2 and how bizarre it is.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #175 - Hi Score Girl II
April 18, 2020 16:00 - 54 minutes - 40.1 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the late 90s and the world of Hi Score Girl to see how the series wraps up. With the latest episodes finally hitting Netflix, we breakdown the rest of the series and how we feel with the way the show ends.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #174 - Steins;Gate
April 11, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) go on a time travelling adventure after AL played through Steins;Gate for the first time. We discuss the various endings, the wild ins and outs of the story as a whole, and how the series has a bonkers ending that does some fun stuff with player manipulation.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #173 - Doom Eternal
April 04, 2020 16:00 - 45 minutes - 34.5 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) talk about one of their more hotly anticipated releases of the year thus far in Doom Eternal. We talk about the gameplay, how it compares to its predecessor, and why we came out of this game feeling disappointed rather than excited to continue ripping and tearing.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #172 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Trails in the Sky SC & The 3rd
March 28, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) get cozy before diving into some very story driven games. First, Jared talks about his initial experiences with the latest entry in the Animal Crossing series. After that, AL breaks down the rest of the Trails in the Sky series and how the last two entries set up what’s to come later on.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #171 - Aqours Madness
March 21, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) bring forth the only March Madness to occur now as we attempt to figure out what is the best Love Live! Sunshine!! song out of the best 64 options. We go through each individual matchup and give our thoughts, opinions, and get into a few arguments. If you want to figure out what is the best Love Live! Sunshine! song in your opinion, fill out a bracket right here!
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #170 - COVID-19's Impact on the Gaming Industry & A King of the Hill Game
March 14, 2020 16:00 - 54 minutes - 40.1 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss the recent cancellation of E3 due to the Coronavirus global pandemic and how that will have a ripple effect on other aspects of the industry. After that, we dive into something a little more light hearted and discuss the singular King of the Hill video game.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #169 - Final Fantasy 7 Remake Demo & Erased
March 07, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) played through the demo of Final Fantasy 7 Remake and don’t have the best impressions about what the game seems to be. After that, AL watched and read Erased recently and goes through the story of the series.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #168 - Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars (Global) & AL Sees Love Live! Fest
February 29, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) talk more about Love Live! this week. First, AL went to a delayed screening of Love Live! Fest and discusses her experience. After that, we dive into the global release of Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars and talk about some of the more confusing aspects of the game and try to explain them better than the game does while also getting into the story of Nijigasaki.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #167 - Dreamin' Sun & Doc AL Goes to Washington (The Division 2)
February 22, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) go through two completely different types of stories. First, AL discusses the manga, Dreamin’ Sun and how she had an up and down relationship with the story after reading the whole thing. After that, we played some of The Division 2 after it was very cheap and we talk about the most intriguing aspect of the game we’ve found thus far: the accuracy of their versions of actual museums.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #166 - Persona 5 Scramble Demo, Trails in the Sky, Stranger Things 3: The Game
February 15, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) play catch up on some games they played recently. First, Jared discusses the Persona 5 Scramble demo that hit Japan and how it is compared to other licensed musou games Omega Force has made lately. AL finally got through Trails in the Sky and gives us a breakdown of the first game in that series. Finally, Jared and AL played the Stranger Things 3 game and it’s not a good sign for licensed games.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #165 - Building An Aqours Setlist
February 08, 2020 17:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) become fantasy bookers this week as we look to build a setlist for an Aqours live show that we’d both want to see. Of course, the key is that we’d go see anything, so we tried to stay in line with their format they’ve used in the past and come up with something that had a flow and energy that was consistent throughout. Spotify link to playlist (not everything is on there unfortunately and this is the easiest way for it to be preserved)
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #164 - Are Video Game Accessories Dying?
February 01, 2020 17:00 - 57 minutes - 41.1 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a trip down memory lane to reminisce about the weird and unusual video game accessories they had growing up, why we think there are less strange accessories currently, and talk about some of the most bizarre pieces to come out and how they worked or didn’t work.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #163 - I Want To Eat Your Pancreas (Anime Film)
January 25, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to a story we talked about via two different forms of media last year in I Want To Eat Your Pancreas. This time, we checked out the anime adaptation to see how it differs from the novel and manga, how this might be the best version for people coming to the story fresh, and how we ended up laughing a lot at one particular scene.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #162 - Grab Bag (A Whole Bunch of Stuff)
January 18, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) pull out the grab bag again and talk about a bunch of stuff they’ve played, watched, and read over the past month and a half. There’s so much stuff that if I tried to list it all, I’d probably forget some things! So, here’s a bunch of thoughts on various games, anime, manga, and books.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #161 - The Outer Worlds & Life Is Strange 2: Episode 5
January 11, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) continue with their catch up from last year as we discuss two games they finished in December. First, we go to space and talk about our experiences with The Outer Worlds and trying to take down capitalism. We follow that up by discussing the series finale of Life Is Strange 2 and the wild way it wraps up.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #160 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
January 04, 2020 17:00 - 3 hours - 132 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) kick off 2020 by talking about one of the best games of 2019 in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III. We breakdown the very long story, as you’ll see by the runtime, talk about our favorite moments and characters, new additions, and where we see the series going next.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #159 - 2019 Game of the Year Awards
December 28, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 66 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) break down the best of the best when it comes to video games in 2019. We start off with our supplemental awards that we give out for various aspects such as Best Character, Best Opening, and Best Moment. Finally we break down our top 10 video games of the year and give our reasonings behind these choices. For more on these lists, check out the written portion of our lists here and AL’s over here.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #158 - Snatcher
December 21, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) gather around for the holidays and play a game that’s based around Christmas. We dive into Snatcher, one of Hideo Kojima’s more prolific non-Metal Gear games. We talk about the minimal story, how much it basically copy and pastes from Blade Runner, the problematic and gross portions of the game, how much AL suffered through the game, and why the soundtrack is great.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #157 - The 2020 Preview
December 14, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at pieces of media that are going to come out in the next year. We talk about various games with and without release dates and some anime that will be hitting next year. Of course, like last year, we recorded this before The Game Awards, so none of those announcements are in this episode. Sorry, Xbox Sex.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #156 - The Best Games of the 2010s
December 07, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) look back at the previous decade with regards to games and try to determine what were the best games from the 2010s. We have a lot of honorable mentions to discuss before we get into our own top ten best games of the decade. Then, we rank any overlap that we had.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #155 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure OVA
November 30, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) turn back the clock and see what it would have been like to be a JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure fan before 2012. We watched and discussed the 1993 and 2000 JoJo OVAs that were released as an adaptation of Stardust Crusaders. With that, comes a very interesting dub, how it came to adapting Stardust Crusaders despite its much shorter episode length, and how much more violent it is.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #154 - Old Man's Journey & Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets
November 23, 2019 17:00 - 57 minutes - 41.2 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) go in two different directions this week. First, we take an old man on a journey involving manipulating terrain and falling down multiple waterfalls. After that, we discuss the live action adaptation of Hyouka and how it’s decent at adapting the source material, but is very bizarre with some of its direction and shot choices.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #153 - Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest & Final Fantasy XIV
November 16, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at some of the times Square went weird with Final Fantasy. We begin with one of the more controversial Final Fantasy games with Mystic Quest. We discuss how this game isn’t as bad as most people like to say it is, how it can work in some respects with being a beginner’s RPG, and how the soundtrack is one of the best in the series. Following that, Jared attempts to tell the story of Final Fantasy XIV in about fifty minutes or so, which for a ...
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #152 - Luigi's Mansion 3
November 09, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) find themselves stranded in a hotel that’s become very spooky! Luckily, Luigi and Gooigi are here to make sure that any ghosts that are here get taken care of. We discuss the latest entry in the Luigi’s Mansion series as it makes its way to the Switch. Is this one of the best looking games on Switch? Does the charm carry its way through the entirety of the game? How good is Gooigi? These questions and more are answered!
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #151 - I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin' Good Dating Simulator
November 02, 2019 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.1 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) decided to see what was up with that KFC dating sim, so we played it. It may have only taken us two hours, but it was two hours where we were pretty unimpressed with everything that the game had to offer. So, what went wrong? Is this truly as wacky as people thought it was going to be or a game that falls flat?
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #150 - Resident Evil: Damnation
October 26, 2019 16:00 - 59 minutes - 43.8 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of Resident Evil CG movies as we watched the second film they made. Before all of that though, Jared walks us through the very strange NBA 2K20 career mode. After that we dive headfirst into the film where Leon continues to have BDE and we come up with what really happened during “that night” between Leon and Ada.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #149 - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
October 19, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a trip back into the archives of Square to talk about a movie they’d probably want you to forget. We discuss Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and how the film is deserving of its criticism, the very mediocre score it has, and some behind the scenes aspects. There’s also a deep analysis into one of the later scenes in the film and how it relates to Sakaguchi and we theorize on alternate realities where this film was a success.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #148 - Resident Evil: Revelations 2
October 12, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) get prepped for spooks as we talk about the sequel to Resident Evil: Revelations. We breakdown some literature, spooky children that point, Claire being the dumbest protagonist, and some less than stellar co-op.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #147 - Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS & AI: The Somnium Files
October 05, 2019 16:00 - 2 hours - 101 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) breakdown two games they’ve been patiently waiting for. First, Jared talks about the recently released in Japan, Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars and how much it differs from the original School Idol Festival. After that, we discuss Kotaro Uchikoshi’s latest game, AI: The Somnium Files and how it might be his best game to date.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #146 - Untitled Goose Game & Resident Evil: Revelations
September 28, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) honk a lot as we discuss the new hit game where you get to be a goose. We talk about the fun and calming nature behind Untitled Goose Game and afterward AL got scared a lot as we check out what’s up with Resident Evil: Revelations.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #145 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III Demo & Life is Strange 2 (Ep. 1-4)
September 21, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) decided to play through two games that aren’t completely out yet. We first breakdown the Trails of Cold Steel III demo which gives a brief glimpse into what that game is going to be like. Following that, we talk about the four episodes that are out currently for Life is Strange 2 and discuss our choices and the ways that game just goes for it politically.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #144 - Grab Bag (Nintendo Direct, Catherine: Full Body, Human: Fall Flat)
September 14, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBJared 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.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #143 - World End Syndrome
September 07, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBJared 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.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #142 - Mr. Love: Queen's Choice
August 31, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBJared 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.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #141 - Anohana, Violet Evergarden, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Naruto
August 24, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) dive deep into multiple anime series! AL discusses Anohana and Violet Evergarden, where she liked one and disliked the other. We both discuss Kaguya-sama: Love Is War and the wild and wacky ways of that series. Finally, Jared finished up all 220 episodes of Naruto so he talks about that for a bit.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #140 - Zero Time Dilemma
August 17, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of Zero Escape as we discuss the final game in the trilogy. We breakdown each team, the wild ways this game ties into the previous ones, complex motives, and memes.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #139 - Fire Emblem: Three Houses
August 10, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) tactically came together to see what’s up with the new Fire Emblem game. We discuss the one route we went through, the story, characters, and how AL really feels about the new game plus. Perhaps the one differing opinion on the game you will have heard thus far!
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #138 - Wolfenstein: Youngblood
August 03, 2019 16:00 - 51 minutes - 38.5 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) team up together to tackle the Nazi occupation of Paris in 1980 in the Wolfenstein spinoff. We talk about the strange gameplay changes, how the game doesn’t exactly know what it wants to be, the wild twists near the end that set up the next Wolfenstein, and how review bombs and people only playing for an hour don’t quite have the whole picture about this game.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #137 - Judgment & Virtue's Last Reward
July 27, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) breakdown two different games this week. First, Jared discusses the latest game from the team behind the Yakuza series with Judgment. We dive deep into being a detective and sometimes attorney while punching folks in the face. After that, we speed through a discussion of Virtue’s Last Reward after we quickly made our way through the game, so it’s mostly a discussion about the wild endings.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #136 - Resident Evil 5
July 20, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) are back on the Resident Evil train as we cooperatively played through one of the last few mainline games we’ve yet to talk about in 5. We discuss why we were so disappointed with the game after enjoying it when we played it years ago, how it’s a strange bridge in gameplay between 4 and 6, and the allegations of the game being racist.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #135 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
July 13, 2019 16:00 - 58 minutes - 44 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) find themselves in a wildly designed castle having to take out some demons as we played Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Does the game hold up with how it is a game meant to be a nostalgia trip and does it defeat the crowd funding curse? We also preview what else is coming out with regards to games in the second half of this year.