The Weekly Stuff #157 - Reviewing Persona 3 The Movie #4 – Winter of Rebirth

If you’ve listened to us for any length of time, you’ll know that our favorite video game here at the Weekly Stuff is Persona 3. You’ll also know that, as the four-part anime film adaptation has been coming out in Japan over the past three years, we’ve devoted an entire episode to each new installment – and now, with the fourth and final movie in the series, Winter of Rebirth, finally available on home video, it’s time for our final review. We dive in great depth not only into this final film itself, but also to the series as a whole, and how vastly it has surpassed whatever expectations we initially had. Persona 3 was, is, and shall always be a great game – but this four-part film series has, miraculously, earned a place on the shelf alongside it, something that is a welcome surprise indeed.

The Weekly Stuff #156 – News Round-up, Suicide Squad Review, and Discussing No Man’s Sky (Fixed)

This week starts with Jonathan talking about his unexpected journey with the now 15-year-old Final Fantasy X, and Sean continuing his assassination adventures with Hitman, before we dive into some recent news, such as the passing of Star Wars’ Kenny Baker and the delay (now confirmed) of Final Fantasy XV. Then, for our main topics, we review Suicide Squad – or, at least, Jonathan despairs over the movie while Sean remains glad he was never stupid enough to go watch it – and discuss No Man’s Sky, the game that everybody in the world seems to be talking about, but perhaps for the wrong reasons. 

Time Chart

Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:08:45

Jonathan talks Final Fantasy X: 0:08:45 – 0:31:30

Sean talks Hitman: 0:31:30 – 0:40:35

News round-up: 0:40:35 – 1:06:50

Suicide Squad PTSD flashbacks: 1:06:50 – 2:15:30

Discussing No Man’s Sky: 2:15:30 – 3:08:20

The Weekly Stuff #155 – Reviewing Jason Bourne, Talking NX Rumors, DC Shenanigans, and lots more!

This week is a bit of a grab-bag, as our main topic involves our spoiler-filled review of Jason Bourne – a disappointing and frustrating sequel that is nevertheless interesting to talk about – but we have a solid two hours of other assorted conversations before we reach that point. I talk about a few video games I’ve been playing recently – including I am Setsuna, Stardew Valley, and Abzu – while Sean talks about his experiences with the new episodic Hitman; I review the new Harry Potter story, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and both of us talk about DC’s disastrous Killing Joke movie and the negative hype surrounding the upcoming Suicide Squad. And finally, we break down the latest reports about Nintendo’s upcoming NX system, and whether this sounds like a good direction for the company to take.

Enjoy!

Time Chart:

Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:08:18

Jonathan talks Video Games, including I am Setsuna and Abzu: 0:08:18 – 0:29:08

Sean talks Hitman: 0:29:08 – 0:40:00

Sean talks Stranger Things: 0:40:00 – 0:51:02

Jonathan talks Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: 0:51:02 – 1:05:52

Batman: The Killing Joke Discussion: 1:05:52 – 1:26:17

Suicide Squad Shenanigans: 1:26:17 – 1:47:10

Nintendo NX Reports: 1:47:10 – 2:00:02

Reviewing Jason Bourne: 2:00:02 – 2:45:38