Anime games, or games dedicated to anime IP, are becoming more and more common nowadays, with publishers like Bandai Namco, Sega, Koei Tecmo and more creating titles that bring interactivity to many fans’ favorite anime and manga franchises.
Yet, more often than not those games aren’t that great. In this week’s episode, we discuss the reasons behind that, why we’re seeing so many anime games nowadays, and whether it’s possible for them to be really good or not, with quite a few positive and negative examples.
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Now, without further ado, you can listen to the DualShockers’ Weebcast below, either on YouTube or Soundcloud. You can also listen on iTunes if you so wish. In case you missed it, you can also check out the previous episode, and hear what we thought of the performance of Japanese games at E3 2018.