Totally not single like you chumps, but whatevs ;)

Thanks, Michael, Julian and I tag-teamed the music on this one, Nash/Hall style.

On the anime tip, other than the Street Fighter film Jules mentioned, I don't really remember too many. The Dead Space one wasn't bad, I guess. Halo Legends works. It's not great, but it works.

Be nice to see more games get the animated film treatment. I've got one kicking around in my dome, but I don't know animators and the game is almost 20 years old, lol.

When I say "obvious", it's merely meant to get people thinking instead of regurgitating the same answers. Chun-Li and Samus remain safe answers. They just feel lazy to me, in terms of narrative design. Tenenbaum is a great choice.

Let me just say that Lisa is absolutely fantastic on this show. We're looking forward to having her back!

I don't know what "admiGigi's" means, lol. Fucking Apple autocorrect.

Perfect write-up for this one, Julian. My love for you is a ticking clock.

I promise you, dear listeners, Patrick will succumb to my enticements.

Still tired.

Fuck, I hate The Boondock Saints. Worst example of "Trying To Be Tarantino"-itis. "Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead" comes close, too. *farts*

She's pretty. Your points are invalidated by Felicia Day.

Catnis and Mystique = Same broad!

Also, is that out of 4 or 5 stars?

Oh, come on, The Hunger Games was solid. Solid solid solid. Even if Mystique from First Class has a huge neck.

Listen, don't make promises you can't keep, amigo. You promise to turn me on, you better do it. ;)

I have "Sexy Boy" on my P90X mix, along with D-Lo Brown's theme, too. "You lookin' at the real deal now! WHOOOOOOOOOOO!" Lol.

See also: P90X is kicking my ass and I'm loving it.

Bro, I got geekier, too. Vagina opened a wave of nerdiness that I never knew existed, though I do keep that shit hidden until I'm with my like-minded nerds (Julian, Patrick and other friends included).

For the record, I love Delocated. "Farina was here? I missed Farina!?"

If I'm honest, one of my favorite things post-podcast is reading Michael's feedback/praise/points. If you want a solid, atmospheric, J-horror inspired title, look no further than Calling for the Wii. I won't play it with the lights off.

Michael, I rate people in life. Some are rated higher than others. You're one of those people.

And yet we hear that Nintendo is "in trouble", which is what was part of the discussion was about. I, personally, don't care what Nintendo does. They don't interest me, personally, and until they do, I'm done with 'em, but at the same time, Japanese gaming can't be mentioned without mentioning Nintendo. The podcast was about Japanese gaming as a whole, not just waht's wrong with it. They do plenty right, obviously, a new Mario game or Zelda game drops and everyone pees themselves and buys it. That's great, nothing but love for franchises that still dominate.

Everyone is taking the "darker" tone thing out of proportion here. It's one example for ONE game. And it's only ONE person's (my) opinion. I don't care if people agree, I don't care if you argue, but understand, I'm not looking to see Mario engage in a seriously-toned or "dark" FPS or see Zelda and Link engaged in brutality at a Dragon Age level. I just want to see the Zelda franchise, specifically, go to a darker place.

Thus endeth my participation in this free-for-all madness, lol.

For sure, for sure. I never said the contrary.

Totally valid. I have a few friends who were super-offended by it. Guys who never read anything about it leading up to it, they just knew it as another RE title. Everything has two sides, so I'm actually glad to hear you weren't offended by it. I, personally, don't get offended when I watch The Jersey Shore or The Sopranos (I'm Italian), but I understand why people who do get offended do. "Do do", lol

Hence my entire argument on the 'cast. 

You can have a fabulously lush and colorful game permeated by an impossibly dark tone. It's been done before. Nintendo could easily pull it off.

Missing the point, gents. I want a Zelda game with the typically classic Nintendo-y mechanics set in a dark universe. Dark by no means in the sense I mention it related to visuals or story. It's tone. As "dark" as previous Zelda games may or may not have been, the tone was never quite there. I don't want to play Darksiders or Demon's Souls to get a "dark" Zelda experience.

That was my point. 

It looks very Fable-y, which is fine.

I love the Clint Mansell music in there. That's about it.