After firing off a couple of mini reviews in The Quick and the Dead, the hosts discuss the new adaption of the 30 year old Manga Yaiba: Samurai Legend. Last but not least they present their choices for Best of the Season.

The Quick and the Dead:

Kaiju No. 8 – Season 2 (1:11)

Cultural Exchange With a Game Centre Girl (15:58)

DAN DA DAN – Season 2 (20:06)

Review:

Yaiba: Samurai Legend (30:50)

Yaiba: Samurai Legend - Spoilers (1:17:10)

Best of the Season (1:25:32)

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John comes to regret certain life choices as he tasks himself with reviewing the fourth season of Rent-A-Girlfriend. After that, CC closes a long overdue knowledge gap in his anime library, by talking about the new adaption of the Anne Shirley books.

Reviews:

Rent-A-Girlfriend – Season 4 (1:12)

Anne Shirley (23:51)

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Play Buffet:

Retro pickups from local conventions (1:12)

Mario Kart World & Sonic Racing CrossWorlds (6:41)

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket (29:14)

Umamusume (31:03)

Stella Sora (35:31)

Blaster Master Zero 2&3 (38:02)

Sonic Rumble (48:01)

Bounty Star - The Morose Tale of Graveyard Clem (49:22)

Berserk Boy (53:11)

Captain Toad Treasure Tracker (58:20)

Xenoblade, Xenogears and Xenosaga talk (1:06:02)

Persona 3 Reload (1:13:52)

Pokemon Legends Arceus (1:32:44)

Shinobi – Art of Vengeance (1:46:52)

Mega Man X1/2/3 Route MatriX Randomizer (1:52:30)

ROG Xbox Ally X (1:59:06)

Donkey Kong Bananza (2:05:26)

Newsbits:

The possible death of Xbox (2:15:06)

The likely death of Ubisoft (2:19:16)

AI slop is a problem in Hoyoverse games, Call of Duty, Arc Raiders (2:21:40)

New Valve hardware - Steam Machine, Steam Controller 2, Steam Frame (2:23:12)

1-Up for Discussion:

Our personal gaming histories – Game Boy and early PC gaming (2:31:11)

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