So. If you were listening in to our podcast on September 10th, you’ll notice, towards the end, we discussed Tokyo’s awarding of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. It took all of a few minutes before we (and the article) noticed that the anime Akira also had, as its backdrop, the 2020 Summer Olympics; hell, the […]
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Otakon 2013 — The Halls are as Clogged as My Lungs
I may have mentioned it once or twice in past reviews, but I feel the need to mention it again here: there is always a line between real life responsibilities and fantastical indulgence, such as what we do at anime conventions and the like…and many times that line is the breadth of a strand of […]
Game Review—Nintendo 3DS StreetPass Four-Pack
Publisher Nintendo System Nintendo 3DS Genre Various Release Date June 2013 Rating n/a I’m more than willing to admit that the 3DS’ StreetPass function seems more of a novelty at times, but only because it seems generally underutilized. Sure, being able to invisibly and automatically pass information about games you play is nifty, but that’s […]
Project × Zone
Publisher Banpresto / Namco-Bandai Games America System Nintendo 3DS Genre Turn-based Strategy Release Date June 25th 2013 Rating T In 2005, Namco cooked up an idea for a turn-based strategy game that involved all the myriad licenses/universes the company owned. But during production, they realized that what they had didn’t meet their specifications, so […]
Penny Arcade Episode 4
Publisher Zeboyd Games System Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Mobile Genre RPG Release Date June 11th 2013 Rating n/a The series that bares the Penny Arcade name has had a turbulent history. The first two episodes were much larger affairs, and their status as “full” games was denoted by having achievements, miscellaneous avatar awards, what have […]