It was an unexpected happenstance, and that's what made is so infuriating. Panda was watching the anime "Ancient Magus Bride" at Ninja's request. She was only a couple of episodes in when, suddenly, she was enveloped in tears and grief. Memories of previous hard times washed over her at the same time that she was awash in her own tears. There was only one solution: To blame her sister for the whole thing. That's the tale Panda tells in this week's podcast, along with her other observations about the anime. She and Ninja also discuss more about the upcoming PAX […] The post ESH Cast #571: It was so sad, I got mad at my sister appeared first on ESH - ElectricSistaHood.

Opinions are just like the Sistahs from ElectricSistaHood -- everybody has one. It doesn't matter if you agree or not, anyone who has listened to us for the past 11 years knows that we have an opinion about everything. Even things we don't know anything about. But one thing we do know about is video games. And we know about anime. And we know what we like. And now you do, too. We're back with a live show this week after having to deal with the flood that swallowed up Ninja's house a few weeks ago. Ninja's still in temporary […] The post ESH Cast #570: I’m known as the girl who has all the opinions (No, we are) appeared first on ESH - ElectricSistaHood.

This week there's a lot of singing. Last week there was a lot of rain. That's how we came up with the title of this week's show. If you were looking for a show last week, we're sorry to disappoint you. A water pipe froze in Ninja's house and it rained for three hours before somebody finally managed to shut it off. Now Ninja's holed up in a hotel for a few months while her house is getting repaired and is still too discombobulated to do a new episode. As you might expect, there hasn't been a lot of game […] The post ESH Cast #569: Singin’ in the rain appeared first on ESH - ElectricSistaHood.

One of the truths we hold self evident is that we all know just how addictive video gaming can be. Heck, almost anything that we enjoy could become addictive. But when the World Health Organization said it was studying the possibilty that gaming was addictive, long-time gamers were up in arms. How dare could you accuse gaming of something so heinous? But, as we discuss in this week's podcast, the WHO study is probably a necessary and good thing. We've certainly seen addictive personalities ourselves, and if it ends up being classified as a disease, it will be easier to […] The post ESH Cast #568: No one likes to be slapped with the truth stick appeared first on ESH - ElectricSistaHood.

After a year as timultuous as this one, what's a better way to end it than with a collection of balls? At least, that's what we've been asking ourselves. Although this week's episode of the ElectricSistaHood podcast is not a new one, it's filled with stuff that will be new to you. It's one of our "cutting room floor" clip shows in which we present segments from episodes that were previously excised because the show was running a little too long. See, we're both winners here! Panda and I get a week off, and you get a podcast full of […] The post ESH Cast #567: We begin with a collection of balls appeared first on ESH - ElectricSistaHood.

The annual game awards show comes on conveniently at the end of the year, and for the past several years, the Sistahs have watched the festivities and delivered their opinions about it. They admit that they are usually disappointed by the thing. Either the show is too much over the top or the categories are wrong or the winners that have been chosen are wrong. But that wasn't the case with this year's effort. As you will hear on this week's show, the game awards folks have finally gotten the thing right. The show was good, the categories were good […] The post ESH Cast #566: The 2017 Game Awards: You doin' it right appeared first on ESH - ElectricSistaHood.

Panda is very demanding about anime. They must be animated well. They must be interesting. And they must have a good story. And she's found that with the anime game Doki Doki Literature Club. And she doesn't mind that, even with the word "Literature" in the title's name, the thing's not really about reading books. Oh, they read books in the anime, but they don't talk much about them. The anime's not about literature criticism. There are harems, there is horror, there are girl-problems, but there's not much literature to be found there. Panda delivers her thesis on the anime […] The post ESH Cast #565: This Doki Doki game is not necessarily okey dokey appeared first on ESH - ElectricSistaHood.

There are two truths you should always abide: Never watch an elevator being repaired and never watch sausage being made. You just don't want to know what goes into either service. You may never ride an elevator again, and you may never eat sausage again. Panda found a third truth this past week: Never expect anything good out of the anime King's Game. You can hear all the sordid tales on this week's show. You'll also hear of Ninja's disappointment with the anime Evil or Live, which she still can't decide the proper pronunciation of the word "Live" in the […] The post ESH Cast #564: You can’t put crap in one end and get a good anime out of the other appeared first on ESH - ElectricSistaHood.

Electronic Arts learned the true meaning of infuriation this week. They crossed the wrong people. And who are the wrong people? The video game players who also frequent social media. I don't need to explain it all here. Ninja and Panda lay it all out very succinctly in their podcast this week, so you can here it all in there. Suffice it to say that EA won't be making as much money as they would have liked. Players may have to spend a little more time with the game, but they'll be able to afford plenty of caffeinated drinks along […] The post ESH Cast #563: They should’ve called it Star Wars: Money Grab appeared first on ESH - ElectricSistaHood.

For the Sistahs of the ElectricSistaHood, playing video games used to be hunting and killing. But as they've grown older, there's a new aspect of gaming that overrides merely taking aim. They demand that the game has a worthwhile story. That aspect of gaming shows up in both the games the girls have been playing lately. For Ninja, the game is Assassin's Creed Origins. Although Ninja says the game forces the player to become an inventory clerk, she's certain that there's a good story there. She has as yet to find it. Panda is certain of the same thing in […] The post ESH Cast #562: There’s a very good story in here somewhere appeared first on ESH - ElectricSistaHood.