Scanline Talks – Details, episodes & analysis

Previously exclusive to the Scanline Media Patrons, our friend Boo ran into some financial issues and needs your help! Please check her on @boocanan.bsky.social for more information. In the mean time, enjoy a gargantuan deep dive into the Fate/stay Night Remaster! Click the link for the Patreon and a look at the host's character tier lists.

Fate/stay night is one of the most significant visual novels around: with three lengthy routes and an unforgettable cast of characters, what started as adult entertainment blossomed into an unstoppable cultural behemoth. A game this significant called for a significant shake-up in the way Novel Not New approaches things, so we brought out the big guns: with our special guest and Fate aficionado boocanan, we spent six whole months recording one big mega-podcast! Please enjoy.

Opening Segment Hollow Knight SpikeOut Tengoku Struggle Strayside Wanderstop On Your Tail HASTE: Broken Worlds

Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Content Warning 0:00:16 - Intro 0:26:56 - Fate 2:02:52 - Unlimited Blade Works 3:30:08 - Heaven's Feel 4:41:44 - Questions 5:30:48 - Outro

Here we are- Game of the Year. The big finale. We've had quite enough preamble- let's get to it.

The Nominees Are:

Aotenjo: Infinite Hands of the Devil (Episodes I + II) Dragon Quest I + II HD-2D Remake Dynasty Warriors: Origins Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Fields of Mistria The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment The Legend of Sword & Fairy Pinfeather Rise of the Ronin Skate Story Sonic x Shadow Generations Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3: Community Edition Unbeatable Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O -World Stage-

Our intro and outro music for the Gimmick Awards 2024 is Lay back by Kazuki Kaneko, and our art is a commission from GOMA on Bluesky.

In honor of the 25th Anniversary of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, we have a real treat. Originally for the $5 Patrons, we have unlocked one of our longest and most in depth episodes of Novel Not New, and it's available just in time for the spooky season. We hope you enjoy.

Ahhh, Majora's Mask. A real odd duck in the Zelda series. There are weirder ones, sure: that Tingle DS game is pretty strange. In its own mundane way, Link's Crossbow Training is quite bizarre. But those are mere spinoffs. Majora's Mask adopts its own weird persona while managing to be a full Zelda game. The first Zelda led by Eiji Aonuma. The one that was gonna be for the 64DD. And for my money, one of the best. Let's see what lies behind the mask.

Click here when indicated if you want to watch the 100% No Major Glitches World Record speedrun alongside this podcast for some reason!

This Month's Games! The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

This Month's Guest! Kyrie Page (@kyrie.scanlinemedia.com)

Next Month's Game! Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 

Next Month's Guest! Allen Ibrahim (@chatzpod.bsky.social)

Opening Segment Void Stranger Mobile Suit Gundam U.C. Engage Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless Fate/Samurai Remnant

Kyrie traveled to Crystal City to attend Anime USA, and had a chance to conduct some interviews. She sat down with Emi Lo, an up-and-coming voice actor who's voiced roles in Higarashi, Genshin Impact, and the recently released Cyberpunk Edgerunners! 

Be sure to follow Emi on Twitter (@KitsuneSqueak) and check out their recent roles in The Yakuza's Guide To Babysitting and Shoot! Goal to the Future!

Kyrie traveled to Crystal City to attend Anime USA, and had a chance to conduct some interviews. She sat down with Tiffany Grant, a voice actor and script writer with nearly 30 years of experience in the industry! Known best for her role as Asuka from Neon Genesis Evangelion, she wrote scripts for shows like Den-noh Coil and Parasyte! 

Keep an eye out on Tiffany's website (http://www.tiffanygrant.com/) for the lastest on con appearances and much more. 

And with this third episode, it finally feels like we have a sense of what the rhythm and structure of this first cour will be like. We see another great fight, a pretty sick mobile suit design, and more parents strangling their children with their own petty ambitions. Just because Tomino isn't working on this one doesn't mean this show doesn't think adults suck.

I know this is just weeb hours right now, but Suisei no Majou has really good mouthfeel. So does The Witch from Mercury, but it's a very different feeling! Starting smooth and ending harsh, versus starting harsh and ending with intrigue, maybe? That second one is perhaps a decent description of this episode, which both Allen and Six feel is a downbeat after the very strong first episode, but at least there's plenty to talk about.

We're back with another month in media! Kyrie's keeping it current, and, dare I say, fresh, with Splatoon 3! Six still likes Terraria, but is perhaps better able to elaborate on why! And Jen? Jen is very mad about Yakuza 4. There are briefcases of money, and guns, and bulletproof vests, and guns, and skyscrapers, and guns involved. And mahjong? That part caught my ear.

After three years, Allen and Six are back for more in depth Gundam crit! The launch of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury has people coming out of the woodwork to talk about how it's their new favorite ship, their new obsession, the best Gundam ever, the gayest thing in since sliced bread, the second coming of Utena. We think they all need to calm down. But it IS worth talking about. So let's do that, episode by episode as they come out.

It's Gaming Season again! That's why there's a heat wave, you see. At least in California. Where today is Friday! Funny how that works out. We're back with media we've been enjoying lately, and for all of us it's been time to enjoy some video games! Six is here with Final Fantas- wait don't leave! They're here to talk about the new farming minigame, and Square's general approach to side activities in the MMO. Both Jen and Six have been playing Saint's Row, and they're here to tell you that the mainstream critics have this one wrong! Finally, Kyrie has discovered a new world of fighting games, and now a simple change of controller can reshape your relationship with a game.