Author: Anne Lee

Pixel x Pixel Special: Sweet Pool Spectacular

Sweet Pool Zenya screenshot

Here it is, our long-awaited sweet pool special episode! If you haven’t played the game yet, don’t worry, you can still tune in for the first part of the show, where we discuss sweet pool developer Nitro+chiral and boys’ love (aka BL) manga and games in general. Then, with plenty of forewarning, we get into our full spoiler-filled impressions of the game and a discussion of the broader themes touched on by the game in general!

Warning: The entire episode has a content warning for discussion of rape and violence/gore.

Anne’s Sweet Pool review
Marcus’ Sweet Pool review

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20:36 – Start of spoilers: Overall impressions
54:33 – Diving Deep: Discussion of themes

♫ “Willie Lomans,” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta, “chills01,” “sorrow” from Sweet Pool Soundtrack by Zizz Studio

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Sweet Pool Review

Sweet Pool review Chic Pixel

Sweet Pool, the first of JAST Blue’s Nitro+chiral BL game localizations, is finally out in English! Not only did I have the very exciting opportunity to contribute very slightly to its release as a PR consultant, but I’m thrilled to share my thoughts on the full game with you in this review. It’s not often we get an official English BL game release, so Sweet Pool‘s release is definitely cause for excitement!

When the news was first announced that Sweet Pool was going to come out in English in time for its 10th anniversary, I was thrilled, albeit surprised. As the first Nitro+chiral game to come out officially in English, it’s a rather interesting choice… because Sweet Pool is quite notorious for its dark horror themes and grotesque, body horror elements. So, while Sweet Pool is billed as a BL game, I would recommend anyone interested in it solely for the BL elements to tread with caution.

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DuckTails: Remastered Giveaway for #DisneyGameMonth

DuckTails Remastered Giveaway Community Game-Along

Not sure what to play for the Disney Game Community Game-Along? You’re in luck! To celebrate the first Game-Along of 2019, I’m giving away 1 Steam key for DuckTales: Remastered! Simply enter using the widget below.

The giveaway is open worldwide until 11:59 PM PST, January 20th, 2019. After that, a random winner will be selected and I will send the code to the email address provided. Good luck!

DuckTales: Remastered Giveaway

Pixel x Pixel Episode 8

Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep

Happy New Year! In the first Pixel x Pixel episode of 2019, we discuss our new year’s resolutions (or lack thereof), Anne’s motivational running anime Run like the Wind, starting Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep for the Disney Game Community Game-Along, and the upcoming Visual;Conference for visual novel developers. Grab a cup of your favorite drink and join us for some new year’s cheer!

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17:30 – Media Minutes: Run like the Wind, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, sweet pool code woes
30:30 – Notable News: SouljaBoy consoles no longer available for sale, Catherine coming to PC, Visual;Conference♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 7

Pixel x Pixel podcast sweet pool Christmas

Happy holidays from Pixel x Pixel! In our final episode of the year, Marcus and I discuss what we’ve been playing lately, which happens to be the exact same thing! We give our first impressions of our highly-anticipated BL visual sweet pool and the Katamari Damacy HD remaster, and also mix things up by getting rid of news for this episode and reflecting on the year in gaming as a whole.

The Chic Pixel 2019 Content Poll is now closed, but you can view the results by clicking the link! Feedback is always appreciated!

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13:20  – Media Minutes: Katamari Damacy Reroll, sweet pool
29:45  – Year in Review: Katamari Damacy Reroll, Killer7, Monster Hunter: World and Generations Ultimate, Usotsuki Hime to Moumoku Ouji, Aggretsuko

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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