Red Sun Gamer - Sun of a Podcast

Woah... 2 weeks on the bounce and you're treated to another episode of the RedSunGamer podcast. Hosts Martin and Steven come to you live (sort of) and direct from Nagoya, Japan, to share their first week experiences with their shiny new 3DSs as well as some first-hand accounts of other people's reactions to the 3DS. Catherine is once again on the menu with the US release date being announced. Then we get into the Yakuza 5 demo which was released on March 3rd, unbeknownst to Martin who got sidetracked by the Catherine and a 3DS-induced RSG gaming frenzy. After escaping the jaws of a crazy zombie attack in Kamurocho we're swallowed whole by a hungry monster a la Innerspace, where we digest our dinners and talk about Pixel Junk's new game, Shooter2. Strap yourselves in, as Episode 22 is about to take off.

After a two month hiatus RedSunGamer is back, back just in time to cover the 3DS launch here in Japan. Steven and Martin discuss Nintendo's new glasses-free 3D hand-held, as well as Level 5's beautiful Professor Layton, Street Fighter IV 3D Edition and Namco's rush job Ridge Racer 3D. We also talk about the awesome puzzle platforming/horror game Catherine by Atlus.

Join Brian and Martin as they enter a land with no agenda. Episode 20 was recorded on the 23rd of December 2010. Steven had already flown to Chicago to be with his family for Christmas and lashing of home-made food. Shane was too busy with his new lady friend, so it was left to Brian and Martin to steer the ship. Video Games, Police and biker gangs included. How did we do? Well, that's for you to decide.

Introducing a friend of the show, please welcome Brain. Shane's off doing what he does best, chasing women and DJ'ing. Steve opens up with a long-winded account of a recent Japanese Bounenkai (End-of-the-year Party) and business trip with Kamurocho-esque hostesses. Then the conversation rolls into a discussion of Kaz's magnum opus, Gran Turismo 5. Afterwards, Steve cracks open the 352 page behemoth Magic Master that comes with Ni no Kuni for the DS and recites some Astrum language deciphered into Japanese and translated into English. Martin and Brian try their best to protect themselves from the deranged otaku. The mood turns celebratory as Martin recounts how he got his wife to finally play and even enjoy a video game using the Kinect, cue Lady GaGa. Then the discussion turns to Kinect and whether it is suitable for Japanese dwellings.

Shane finds out that golden headphones attract the strangest people. Martin goes overboard with Bimbou Hima Nashi (No Money No Time) and Steven introduces us to some very useful software that will benefit anybody who's trying to learn Japanese — and the best thing is, it's free. Japan shows us how not to advertise a western shooter, Microsoft demands GalGun changes, and we finally get a solid GT5 release date.

Shane's back from dropping mushrooms with Mario at last weekend's Halloween party in Nagoya. We discuss Kinect and whether or not it's going to fit in an average Japanese home, and we get into the buy-out of Shinji Mikami's Tango Gameworks studio by Bethseda/Zenimax in his most recent interview in the latest issue of Famitsu, issue 1144.

While Shane is out having fun at a Halloween party, Steven and Martin having both just finished Vanquish, share and compare their separate experiences through this amazingly stylistic 3rd person shooter. Then we move over to the Japanese PSN title Malicious, which did a remarkable job at making us green in the face, due to its terrible targeting camera. We did however have loads of fun playing 3 Big Gun Shoot (Japanese title) using the Move controllers, with Deadstorm Pirates being the stand-out title of the 3 games available on the disc. Steven then recounts how he took a time out from his beloved Halos for a naughty one-nighter with the Killzone 3 multiplayer alpha build. Then he talks briefly about the charming demo, Majin the Forsaken Kingdom, available for both the PS3 and 360. Midnight is certainly not the time I want to be stuck in class for Steven's Lingo Lab. Afterwards, I sleepwalk over to Zasshi Time so Steve can cover an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto about the Super Mario 25th Anniversary, which appears in the 200th issue of Nintendo Dream, and share new info on El Shaddai and Child of Eden from the latest Famitsu Weekly.

And we’re back… after Adrian’s departure we’ve been on the look out for a new co-host and we’ve swapped one Aussie for another — introducing Shane. We look into the wonderful and enchanting Keito no Kirby, AKA Kirby’s Epic Yarn, then we’re off to school for another one of Steven’s Lingo Lab classes. In this week’s Famitsu there’s a prominent theme; surveys. Yes, this week’s Famitsu is filled cover to cover with surveys of Nintendo’s up-and-coming 3DS and a post-TGS survey.

First up, we serve you with our delicious thoughts of quality Quantum Theory, followed by a taster of Front Mission Evolved. Back by popular demand we enter the class room for a spot of Lingo lab, then we jump straight into the magazines with zasshii time. Then we wrap up the show with some bad news, get your tissues at the ready. :( 100 gun salute.

The Red Sun Gamer crew talk about their experience at Tokyo Game Show in this 2 hour 35 minute epic podcast. We also talk about the Child of Eden press event that we were invited too, as well as our impressions of the game and the ugly face competition held by none other than Mr. Tetsuya Mizuguchi. No bathroom breaks were needed during the making of this podcast. Enjoy!

Join is for our special TGS podcast Day 1. The Red Sun Gamer crew has left behind their posh recording studio and their towering stack of Famitsu magazines to make their annual pilgrimage to pay homage to the video game gods of TGS. In this podcast, the sleep deprived RSG crew huddle around Martin's iPhone for a hefty 1.5 hour collective mind dump about our raw impressions of Day 1. Give us a listen and be sure to leave your comments and questions in our forum. Also, tune in again for our Day 2 impressions soon!

In this episode we talk about a slew of Japanese demos, specifically Vanquish and Quantum Theory on the PS3, plus Yakuza PSP and Lord of Arcana. We diving into a spot of of Zasshi Time where Steve gives us the good word on Yakuza 5, Catherine and more.

We're Back! Full-hands-on impressions of the new Vanquish demo for PS3 and 360, info from the Weekly Famitsu September 16th (MH: Portable 3rd and Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories), as well as our Tokyo Game Show on-the-floor coverage strategy.

Recent Japanese 360 shmupfest live-streaming, Ste's Lingo Lab, and Zasshi Time using 3 Japanese magazines to look at Lord of Arcana, Quantum Theory, Metal Gear Rising, and Xbox 360 Famitsu's 100th issue anniversary celebration.

The RSG crew dives right into Lingo Lab for a Japanese lesson on Japanese video game buying. During the Zasshi Time we focus our discussion on the Nintendo 3DS, Ni no kuni, 3rd Birthday and Pacman's 30th anniversary.