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This weeks episode brings a different round table to the mic as Nayan is off in California for Playstation Experience Dan and Bryan are joined by Bart who is our sound engineer and was more than happy to add his voice to the conversation Besides a riveting discussion of Netflixs new Marvel drama Jessica Jones we take a three fold look at the genre of Japanese 16bit horror First theres a talk about Yume Nikki a psychological horror game thats been on Playism for some time now and is available completely free Secondly we discuss Witchs House a semiknown indie game that Dans been getting frightened by Lastly Bryan talks Memento an upcoming game on Playism thats sure to both scare and enrapture the right crowd It might be December but theres nothing more frightening than the JPlay podcast this week

Episode 9 finds Dan Nayan and Bryan back together to continue talking about games gaming and all things great Nayan is incredibly excited to break down all the things he loves about the MidBoss game Read Only Memories but everyone gets distracted by the things around them From Bojack Horseman to Demon Souls its clear that theres so much to say There are no spoilers contained within but if youre on the fence about Read Only Memories Nayan and Dans enthusiastic examination of the games inner mechanisms and how our own lives are mirrored or at least examined by playing characters as we ourselves would live Its quite the trip and one that you should definitely strap in and enjoy

After an unnaturally long hiatus JPlay returns with a vengeance Dan and Nayan are once again joined by Playism Bryran to sit down and chat about all the amazing things on the horizon We do a small introduction in which Nayan admits that he hates all popular music and has through sheer force of will completely avoided Taylor Swift in any shape or form Then we get a chance to peer behind the curtain and hear the hype and excitement from the lads about upcoming and currently released games Pink Hour and Pink Heaven are discussed as well as a bit about Pixel Studios themselves Additionally a bit about our upcoming game GOCCO of War as well as some anecdotes about future podcast speaker Hugo This is is not to be missed

In our seventh episode the guys are joined by a special guest Playism Bryan of social media acclaim Dan pipes in via Skype so his voice is a bit garbled in comparison but still quite peppy Though the time frame is shorter on this episode than previous ones all three members do their best to talk about Tokyo Game Show and how the experience was for them Nayan defends figure skating while condemning Japanese idols Dan talks about the amazing indie games he played in Hall 9 and Bryan mentions how much of a nightmare the main hall can be on public days Tune in and enjoy this bitesized episode of JPlay A Sea of People

In this episode of JPlay Nayan and Dan resurrect the podcast after returning from PAX Prime We discuss a bit about what Playism is and what the guys do in Playism as well as a bit about what theyve been playing recently Nayan examines the not MGS feel of Metal Gear Solid V while Dan appreciates the meta of The Magic Circle Later on the guys discuss exactly what they saw at PAX Prime and the great things they witnesses in Seattle We appreciate the weather indie devs AAA titles and hard working janitors All this and more on Episode 6 I Can Sprint Forever

Episode five marks the final episode of our Bloodstained campaign The Playism crew welcomes Ben Judd once more to discuss Mega64 the artwork of Yoshitaka Amano E3 and the unique satisfaction of being at the top of your game

Episode four joins the trio of Nayan Dan and Ben as we begin to close in on the finale of Bloodstaineds Kickstarter We marvel at the amazing fan reaction to the very small amount of content currently available for Bloodstained as well as the excitement for the familiar contest and how thisll drive the fans even further for the future Nayan talks about the amazing idea of Manstorm we experience an earthquake and Ben drops absolutely terrible news for everyone concerned Bonus interview with Dan Moore of Fangamer who was a huge part of the Kickstarter campaign

In this third episode Nayan Dan and Ben look at the amazing fan reactions to the Bloodstained Kickstarter Ben reminds everyone that its a good balance of a good campaign and great backers to make a project come to life A big shoutout goes to all the fans whove created all the art for the Bloodstained Tumblr though Dan needs to be censored just a bit Ayami Kojima is officially announced for the Bloodstained project Dan expresses his admiration for Aleister Crowley and we have an extra bonus interview with Takumi Naramura of NIGORO

Nayan Dan and Ben sit back down to discusswell the after effects of their last podcast Dan waxes nostalgic about Tokyo Indie Fest and D4 Nayan absolutely goes fanboy nuts about Bloodstained and Ben sticks true to his word and speaks less than the last cast Well somewhat less Bonus interview with Michiru Yamane the lead composer for Bloodstained and much more

JPlay is a look at personal and professional gaming news and insights from the perspective of Japanese game publisher Playism Join us each week as several members of the team have a roundtable discussion of announcements developments or even just personal anecdotes regarding gaming lifestyle both new and old Warning will sometimes go off on interesting tangents and hilarious sidestories