PSP #285: Binging Studio Ghibli Dubs / Watchin' Spring Anime Premieres / MiitoNO

Marc starts off the show remembering their lovely cat, Pokey, and the five years that have passed since he, well, passed, and then wishes their father a very happy birthday. After that, Marc dives deep into the world of anime, first talking about their favorite anime of 2016 (so far), then their thoughts about a handful of Studio Ghibli dubs, and then a smattering of new spring anime--including the Phoenix Wright anime and the much-anticipated adaptation of My Hero Academia. Once Marc gets all the anime out of their system, they move onto games, including Miitomo (not a game), Lords of the Fallen, and Pneuma: Breath of Life. Cheers and enjoy the show.

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PSP #284: Learning to Not Multitask While Trying to Love My PS4; Also, Spring 2016 Anime Preview Spectacular OMGobs

Marc starts off the show talking about exercise, falling asleep in the shower, and violence/crime because why wouldn't they, eh. After that, Marc talks about the spring anime their most looking forward to this year and a few of the winter season finales, including the pretty-much-perfect finale of Boku dake ga Inai Machi (Erased). And then, after anime-ing all over the place, Marc talks about a few games while trying to love their PlayStation 4 (and the exclusive games that call it home). Cheers and enjoy the show.

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Being Stupid in Killzone: Shadow Fall

PSP #283: Don't Play Sadame, Just Watch Anime Until Dawn

Marc starts off the show talking about an amazing little movie project called Loving Vincent, which is all about Vincent Van Gogh and is the first feature-length painted animation and incredibly beautiful--honestly, it's ridiculously beautiful and worthy of being called "breathtaking." After that, Marc talks about how much they want the new Pokemon 3DS before talking about a few anime finales and ending with a handful of games as usual, including one of the worst games they've played in quite some time--the title says it all.

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Effin' Until Dawn

The Division: Going Rogue in the Dark Zone - It's a Thing

Watch Marc go rogue for the first time in The Division after someone else takes their dropped items. It was a hell of a thing. Sarah Palin would be so proud (she probably actually would).

Trackmania Turbo Gameplay - It's a Thing

Watch Marc play Trackmania Turbo for the first time on Xbox One. You can check out the beta for yourself on either Xbox One or PlayStation 4 right now, and I'd definitely recommend doing so if you enjoy games like Trials.

Tembo the Badass Elephant Gameplay - It's a Thing

Watch Marc survive a ridiculous initial load time before playing a few levels of Tembo the Badass Elephant on Xbox One. It's a thing, a very pretty thing. So pretty.

PSP #282: Going Back in Time and to the Future with Digimon and LEGO Dimensions

Marc starts off the show talking about the new Ghostbusters trailer, which leads to a discussion about Melissa McCarthy's work, how she's the female version of Jack Black, and how nice it would be to see her taking on more serious roles. After that, Marc talks about who they want to see in the role of young Han Solo, recommending, once again, Kingsman: The Secret Service to anyone who still hasn't seen it. And then comes the meat of the show, starting with a good chunk of anime--including the weekly Shin Atashin'chi segment--and a hefty topping of video games, including more chatter about The Division and a game about a badass elephant.

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We Are The Dwarves Preview (PC)

I was hoping We Are The Dwarves would be a fun, real-time tactical action game--like a strategic Diablo--but after a little over two hours with the game, finicky controls and a surprising level of difficulty quickly pushed me away, saying, "I think you've had enough," and I can't help but agree.

The story of We Are The Dwarves is light and poorly voice-acted, incredibly poorly voice-acted, making it hard to care about anything going on with this band of dwarven astronauts as they journey to find a new star and avoid extinction, and the funny thing is, I actually wanted to care about the story because I like the sound of dwarven astronauts, but what I experienced during my time with the game was as empty as space. But who needs a great story if the game itself is great? (I'll take great gameplay over a great story any day of the week.) That said, if the story isn't great, it forces the gameplay, mostly, to make up for what the rest is lacking and, as I mentioned earlier, We Are The Dwarves suffers from more than just a bad story.

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