It’s the return of the grab bag! This week, Jared and I get to chat about some games we’ve played lately. First, Jared starts off by talking about Greek Mythology and the roguelike Hades. He then discusses whether he actually likes Super Mario Bros. 35. Finally, we chat about my playthrough of an indie otome game, Joestar Struck, which allows you to date and yell about capitalism with some Joestars from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. Join us next week for our episode #200!!
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This week, Jared and I talk about some games that both have romance in them! And some controversy! Our unintended theme this week. First up, Jared replayed Mass Effect 2 and 3. He gives his thoughts on the games and how they held up, as well as how the warning signs for Mass Effect may have come sooner than people initially thought. After that, I talk about the first fandisc for Collar X Malice, Collar X Malice -Unlimited-. We talk about why it’s controversial, which routes were my favorites, and why it is a little uncomfortable to play at the moment.
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This week, we cover quite a few things. First, Jared and I talk about that weird Ubisoft stream, then Jared talks about watching Lovely Complex. After that, I talk about a non-mainstream otome, Love Letter from Thief X, and man, these dudes need to calm down with their thirst.
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There was a lot of hype surrounding this game when it came out a few weeks ago, and Jared and I finally got around to trying it. After two hours playing the game, Jared and I were entirely unimpressed. We break down the story, the issues, and why we feel the way we do about this very odd dating simulator commercial.
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The Queen of Otome returns!! This week, Jared and I dive into a new otome game I’ve been playing–Mr. Love: Queen’s Choice. (What a champion of a name) I break down the story as best as I can, tell you all about the four guys you can date, talk about all the different features the game has, and I look at some of the future releases for the game and come away completely and utterly bewildered.
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If you’re new to the podcast or have missed the many times we’ve discussed the wildness of the series on it in the past, you may not know how much we love this bonkers otome series. Now we’ve seen the release of the final fan disc of Code: Realize, and so Jared and I are here to tell you about how it all wraps up in ~Wintertide Miracles~. We get to celebrate Christmas on Valentine’s Day as we see the boys spend their first Christmases with Cardia, Sholmés pulling some weird sexist shit, Finis being a sass machine, a brand new route, and the implementation of triangle dates.
Leave a CommentFor this week, we decided to do a mini-grab bag, so we talk about BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle and the most recent otome in the Summer of Mystery–Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk. First up, we talk about BlazBlue (which has no consistent pronunciation) and how fun the story is, how nice it is to see the P4 crew hanging out again, and how neither of us knew a dang thing about Under Night In Birth, but now we’re interested in those characters and story. Next up, we talked about Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk, which really plays more as a straight-up visual novel than an otome. As always, I walk everybody through the wild story, as well as each route and ending (with one flub because I didn’t care about the dude.) You can also check out our twitter for my updated list of otome rankings!
Leave a CommentThis week is WILD. First, Jared and I talk about the Splatoon 2 and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 DLC that launched during E3. We give our overall thoughts on the DLC, how it plays, what it adds, and if it’s worth it. Finally, we take our otome train down a path everybirdie has been waiting for (I’m 10000% positive on this.) We played through Hatoful Boyfriend and its holiday pack, so we talk about how this otome parody nails otome, which was Jared’s best boy bird, and the wackiness that is this amazing game. Plus, Jared on-the-spot had me update my otome rankings.
Leave a CommentThis is a wild and crazy otome week on the SAC OVA! Jared and I kicked things off by talking about the surprise release of the Code Realize OVA, which follows Lupin, Sholmes, and the gang in a unique post-game story. After that, I get to talk about 7’Scarlet, the newest otome game in the Summer of Mystery. I talk about the individual guys, the overall story, and how much I love my newest anime boyfriend. (Spoilers, obviously, in this section) Finally, Jared and I make some E3 predictions, so we can see how right or wrong we are over the next few days!
Leave a CommentIn a very on-brand podcast this week, Jared and I tackle two games very different games that serve up healthy amounts of wackiness and emotion. First, I discuss the most recent otome I have played, Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly. (Say that three times fast!) I discuss the characters, the interesting flow chart mechanic, my favorite of the guys, unexpected sadness, and how completely bonkers the story gets at times. Jared then takes over to finish talking about Yakuza 6. Jared first talked about Yakuza a bit ago, but now that he has completed the game, he talks about the rest of the story beats, playing baseball, how many people he beat up, and also a massive amount of sadness.
Spoilers for both games!
And please enjoy the art that is Jared’s cover art this week.
