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Ace Attorney Anime Season 2 New Details

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Jul 092018
 

When the second season of the Ace Attorney anime was announced, we discussed various possibilities for its content. Now, we have some answers.

Anime Expo took place last week, and it resulted in a ton of news (including the localization of The Caligula Effect: Overdose and several visual novels). An Ace Attorney panel revealed new details about the anime, reported by Court-Records on Saturday.

In addition to adapting Trials and Tribulations, Season 2 of the anime will include The Lost Turnabout, which the Justice for All adaptation skipped over.

It will also feature original content, including an episode set on a train.

I enjoyed the original episode written for Season 1, so I’m excited to hear that Season 2 will do the same.

Season 2 of the Ace Attorney anime will begin on October 6 in Japan. Are you looking forward to it?

Dr. Frank’s Build a Boyfriend is Cute and Hilarious

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Jul 062018
 

Considering my love for mad scientists, maybe it’s no surprise that my first BL visual novel would be something called “Dr. Frank’s Build a Boyfriend.”

Dr. Frank’s Build a Boyfriend follows a mad scientist named Dr. Frank, who devotes himself to the typical sorts of Frankenstein-style experiments you’d expect.

Then his boyfriend steals his research to present as his own, and Dr. Frank comes up with the only logical revenge: building the world’s best boyfriend!

If you haven’t guessed, this game doesn’t take itself too seriously.

As Dr. Frank prepares his dubious revenge, with his poor assistant Iggs helping out despite his better judgment, they go from one absurd situation to another. Digging up graves while hoping no one sees, dealing with the fact that the monster considers Dr. Frank to be his father, finding a replacement arm when they lose one…

While it’s mainly a visual novel, it’s a bit of an adventure game hybrid as well, with a few sections that let you explore Dr. Frank’s house to find the items you need. It has a nice built-in hint system where you can ask Iggs for advice if you get stuck.

There’s plenty of humor in these sections as well.

Dr. Frank is a funny (and often immature) character, but there’s also a serious message beneath all the silliness as his character develops.

This visual novel was cute and a couple parts made me laugh out loud. The only downside is that it’s pretty short. It took me a little over an hour to get both endings. On the other hand, it’s also free, so it’s hard to complain.

If the developer ever makes a sequel to Dr. Frank’s Build a Boyfriend, I’d be happy to see where this dubious mad scientist’s journey takes him next.

Twitch Prime’s Month of Free Games

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Jul 042018
 

For a while now, Twitch and Amazon have partnered for a program called Twitch Prime. Basically, it’s an extra benefit of Amazon Prime. If you’re a member, you get free games (and sometimes in-game items) each month.

Twitch has announced a special series of giveaways in July, in honor of Prime Day.

Each free game will be available for a few days during the month, but once you get it, it’s yours to keep forever. Yesterday I picked up Pillars of Eternity, the first of the free games.

(At the time that I’m writing this, some of the dates in the announcement seem to be slightly off, but the dates in the image match the dates given for the games available now.)

Twitch Prime’s free games in July:

  • Pillars of Eternity: July 2-4
  • QUBE 2: July 3-4
  • Battle Chef Brigade: July 4-10
  • Manual Samuel: July 5-11
  • GoNNER: July 6-12
  • Next Up Hero: July 7-13
  • Uurnong Uurnlimited: July 8-14
  • Hue: July 9-15
  • Deponia Doomsday: July 10-16
  • Observer: July 11-17
  • Tacoma: July 12-18
  • The Bridge: July 13-26
  • Brutal Legend: July 14-27
  • The Red Strings Club: July 15-21
  • Tyranny: July 16-17
  • Broken Age: July 17-31
  • The Framed Collection: July 18-31
  • Serial Cleaner: July 18-31

The last two aren’t included on the image for some reason.

Metal Slug 3, The Last Blade, and Twinkle Star Sprites will also be available through August 2.

There are some great games included in this month’s giveaways. Pillars of Eternity caught my attention right away, and I’m also interested in Observer, Tacoma, The Red Strings Club, and Tyranny.

Battle Chef Brigade is also a pretty cool game. I reviewed it here.

Anyway, if you’re already a member of Amazon Prime, all you have to do is log into Twitch to get your games. If you aren’t, you can always join now or sign up for a free trial.

Are you going to pick up any of the free games from Twitch Prime this month?

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