Most awful
I've had the misfortune to of listened to this podcast a few times whilst it has been on in my office. Not only do their grating and whining accents (Canadian?) annoy, as is typical of North Americans, they simple can't help but to talk over each other throughout. Furthermore, all of them struggle to put a decent sentence together in an articulate way and certainly it is never delivered with any amount of aplomb. Counting how many times each of them say "right" at the end of every sentence per podcast is enough to drive anyone up the wall. None of them seem to have/display much historical knowledge of the subject matter in hand, seemingly only relying on information from on-line. One finds this to be the most bizarre failing here. Their USP is a Japanese national on the cast but she is about as useful as a fifth wheel, only providing a predictable giggle and "yes" in all the right or wrong places. It would be like having a podcast on the maple syrup industry from Canadia produced by a Vietnamese cast with only one Canadian national that said and contributed absolutely nothing of interest. A total waste of time and a fantastic opportunity then. If one is looking for an insight in to the Japanese gaming industry and culture (from Tokyo) then one sadly won't find it here. All one finds is unexperienced amateur pundits that seem smug with their current monopoly. Avoid.Read full review »
ur-quattro via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/07/11
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Skön stämning. Att lyssna på 8-4 är som att somna till vågor som sköljer upp på stranden. Avslappnat och väldigt informativt. Väldigt mycket Japan. Bra cast helt enkelt.
Jayzonone via Apple Podcasts · Sweden · 11/26/10
Absolutely fantastic stuff! My favourite podcast at the moment ... and it totally got me back into Monster Hunter :D
dstretc via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 01/04/12
Fun, good natured podcast with a focus on the Japanese gaming industry, hosted by 8-4, a company based out of Tokyo which translates Japanese games for Western release. It's easy to tell their is great chemistry amongst the members of the podcast, and the insights into life for Westerners...Read full review »
mikekennyb via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/17/11
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