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WE ARE THE GAMES WE PLAY
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First Impression: Gods’ Games We Play
The gods are bored—very bored. So to alleviate the tedium, they have decided to challenge humanity to games. The system is pretty simple: the gods give some humans…
Gods’ Games We Play – Episode 1
Play a game with the gods and take a gamble on this just okay premiere that debuted with day-one dubs in multiple languages.
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Last month I discussed and possibly even lionized Clockwork Aquario , the adorable arcade action game resurrected over two decades after We...
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Why do we Enjoy Difficult Games? This is a video looking at why we enjoy and play video games that are difficult to play... I go over what…
We Built This City on Card Games
Video games like to use cards for just about everything. The GameCube seemed to love them for RPGS like the Lost Kingdoms and Baten Kaitos games, where cards…
The Lost NES Dragon Ball Game
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Overlooked Licenses of the NES Era
Just about anything could become a game on the Nintendo Entertainment System. By the early 1990s the NES dominated the console market, and e...
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How We Ragequit 3 Sonic Games in a Row
So I decided to finally tackle my steam backlog and to take a break from otome/rpg I decided to jump into the 3 sonic games I had purchased…many…
This Week in Games - We Never Asked for This
The reaction to Square-Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda's New Year's letter discussing NFTs in gaming was swift and profoundly negative – it felt like everyone was dunking on its…
My 7 Most Hated Ghibli Movies
Though my stance on Ghibli has softened in recent years, there are still plenty of films competing to be most hated Ghibli movies.
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Why Akaza is So Hated/Loved!
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The Ending to Ghostbusters (NES)… But in Japanese
This game's notoriously bad translation is somehow an improvement over the original. Here's why.
Dragon Goes Househunting #01 — Obligatory NES Status Screens
No. Bad anime. Stop that. Impressions: Boy, not a great showing for supposedly subversive fantasy humor today, on either the production front or the "understanding what a…
This Anime is HATED For a Reason
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian is good. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:30 What it's about 1:24 The characters 4:52 Why does it work This anime is a romantic comedy anime. I'm a…
This Week in Games - We Finally Arrived At The Sony Factory
Welcome back! I hope you guys had a great week! Progress was halted on Xenoblade this week because of a number of projects that came my way. We…
This Week in Games - In Which We Discuss a Nintendo Direct
Not only is Forgotten Land looking cute and fun as heck, it's also got this adorable abomination that nobody knew they needed in their lives until right now:
Spiraken Video Game Review Ep 001: We Finally Hit Video Games
Finally, Spiraken has decided to focus on a subject that all the cohosts are good at and what are we talking about...Video Games!!! In this 1st episode of…
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Akiyama Toyohiro: The Japanese Astronaut Who Hated Space
In 1990, journalist Akiyama Toyohiro became the first Japanese astronaut in space. Too bad he had such a rough time of it.
The 5 Anime I’ve Hated Watching The Most
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When A HATED Franchise Makes a GOOD Anime
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Episode 425, "We Are! We Go! We Can! We Poop!"
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The Most Hated Villain Ever In Anime And Manga.
Griffith from Berserk. The most hated and some could say the most vile villain in anime and manga. Devoro: https://bato.to/series/164190/devoro Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maskedasura Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/masked_asura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_masked_asura/?igshid=OGQ2MjdiOTE%3D 0:00 Intro 10:22 (My Manga) Sponsor 11:09 Griffith ► "Copyright…
[One] “My most hated self” — A return to xxxHolic
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The Great Zelda Playthrough Part 1: The Legend of Zelda (NES)
In preparation for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, I’ve decided to play through all the main series Zelda games (all of them that have an…
Gods’ Games We Play Season One Review: The Spirit Of The Game Shines Brightly
This was one of those shows that I saw a preview for and immediately loved what I saw about it enough to give season one a try. God’s…
This Week in Games - "We Have Odin Sphere and Final Fantasy Tactics At Home"
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The Things I Loved, Liked, Disliked and Hated about: Bleach
The first post was a success so I want to keep the thing going! Welcome back to ‘The Thing I loved, liked, and disliked,” where I go over…
The Things I Loved, Liked, Disliked and Hated about: Naruto
A brand new week means a brand type of post! I like to keep things short and sweet here on Shallow Dives in Anime, but sometimes there is…
The Promised Neverland Season 2 Episode 9 – Crow Hated It
Quick Summary of The Promised Neverland Season 2 Episode 9 In The Promised Neverland Season 2 Episode 9, “Episode 9,” Norman’s biological weapons prove extremely effective on the…
The Things I Loved, Liked, and Hated about: Fairy Tail
We are back with this! This time around we are talking about a series that I have such a difficult time with. I’ll be frank: I don’t like…
Metal Storm (1991) NES game & collector’s edition review by Craig (2019 Re-release)
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The Things I Loved, Liked, Disliked and Hated about Code Geass.
I’ve spoken about Code Geass or: How to constantly screw over your best friend six ways from Sunday before, a series that is a landmark for the fansub…
The Things I Loved, Liked, Disliked and Hated about Mirai Nikki
I’ve recently been watching Akame ga Kill, a show that was sold to me as the quintessential “I’m 13 and this is deep” series. I’m about halfway through…
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There are not many new yuri VNs and titles I am aware of coming this Fall that I have not already mentioned. If so I’ll add them to…
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The Things I Loved, Liked, Disliked and Hated about Sword Art Online.
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We Rent Tsukumogami
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We asked contributors, friends, and colleagues to tell us about an OVA they love. Here's what they shared.
What We Carry
Step into stirring tales that echo real emotions, where every choice matters and the most powerful journeys begin from within. Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara Kimi to, Nami…
Shall We Dance? (Shall we ダンス?, Masayuki Suo, 1996)
A dejected salaryman rediscovers his joie de vivre after taking up ballroom dancing in Masayuki Suo’s charming dramedy