Author: Mark B.
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Diehard AnimeFAN, Vol. 6: Monster Musume, MY Love STORY!!, The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan and more!
I haven’t had a chance to run through a modern anime season or series this week, so we’re going to reach back in time a bit and review one that’s a little older, but still available for streaming, at least through the Funimation website anyway. That’s one thing I definitely appreciate about streaming sites like…
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Review: Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (Sony Playstation Vita)
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls Genre: Third Person Shooter Developer: Spike Chunsoft Publisher: NIS America Release Date: 09/01/15 If you’ve been following along, you know this, but for those who are coming in new, I love the Danganronpa series. I said as much in my preview of this game when I wrote it up…
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Diehard AnimeFAN, Vol. 5: Monster Musume, The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan, Assassination Classroom and more!
Nothing exciting to discuss this week; I finished one series and picked up a new simulcast anime, which will probably carry us for a few weeks at least. Let’s get down to business. Ongoing Series Discussion: God Eater (Five Episodes): Nothing new was released this week, so it turns out that forecast that Crunchyroll may…
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10 Thoughts on… Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (Sony Playstation Vita)
So I’ve been on the Danganronpa train for a while now; the first game was honestly an amazing experience, and writing a walkthrough for the first game as well as a preview, review and walkthrough for the second has in no way diminished my want for more content, or for writing about it extensively. So…
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Diehard AnimeFAN, Vol. 4: MY Love STORY!!, Monster Musume, Assassination Classroom and more!
Another week, another round of commentary on anime for everyone to enjoy. As mentioned last week, I’ve subscribed to the Funimation streaming service, which you can sign up for yourself right here if you’re so inclined (I have no idea what referring people to the service does for me, but what the heck), and it’s…
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Book Review: Resident Evil: Revelations Official Complete Works
Resident Evil: Revelations Official Complete Works Publisher: Titan Books Cost: $19.99 (MSRP)/$14.98 (Amazon.com) Page Count: 200 Pages Release Date: 07/07/15 Get it Here: Amazon.com Well this is certainly an odd surprise, release-wise; while I’m generally interested in Resident Evil artwork, especially concept art, this is a bit of a late release, all things considered. The…
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Diehard AnimeFAN, Vol. 3: MY Love STORY!!, Monster Musume, Classroom Crisis and more!
Another week, another group of anime to talk about. I’m going to try and rotate in new shows every week when possible, and this week was no exception, as I decided to give one of the Simulcasts over at Crunchyroll a go that wasn’t too far into its episode run, because like hell am I…
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Diehard AnimeFAN, Vol. 2: MY Love STORY!!, Monster Musume, God Eater & Bakemonogatari!
We’re back with the second volume, and as promised, I have stopped watching Makuranodanshi entirely, because honestly, what am I going to get out of watching pretty dudes tell me to go to sleep? I have enough trouble sleeping as it is, trying to do it while a dude’s telling me to do it in…
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Diehard AnimeFAN, Vol. 1: Persona 4 The Golden Animation, MY Love STORY!!, Monster Musume: Everyday Life With Monster Girls Reviews & More!
Well, the past seven months have hardly been rife with new game releases; what has come out has mostly been upscaled ports of older games or games that mostly fall into the “good, but” category, and the few games that have come out that were really special weren’t really enough to carry half a year’s…
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Review: Lost Dimension (Sony Playstation 3, Playstation Vita)
Lost Dimension Genre: Turn-Based Strategy RPG Developer: FuRyu Publisher: Atlus Release Date: 07/28/15 Well, here we are, nearly a month removed from our initial coverage of Lost Dimension in a 10 Thoughts piece, and some fifty hours of gameplay later, ready to review the overall experience. It’s been an interesting one, to say the least,…
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Import Review: Persona 4: Dancing All Night (Sony Playstation Vita)
LET’S DANCING!
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Diehard GameFAN Presents: Unboxing the Persona 4: Dancing All Night Crazy Value Pack 3D Crystal Set Famitsu DX Pack
If there’s anything long-time readers know about me, it’s that I love me some Persona in general, and Persona 4 in specific, and I’m frankly just stupid enough to waste money on overly complex limited edition game releases if the extras are worth it. As such, it should come as a surprise to basically nobody…
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Review: Her Story (PC)
Her Story Genre: Detective/Visual Novel Developer: Sam Barlow Publisher: Sam Barlow Release Date: 6/24/2015 Full motion video has always had kind of a weird relationship with video gaming; while its original implementation (through games like Night Trap and Sewer Shark) wasn’t great, people have been trying for years to figure out a way to really…
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10 Thoughts on… Lost Dimension (Sony Playstation 3/Playstation Vita)
Let me get one thing out of the way up-front: despite watching trailers and reading a good bit about it, until about a week ago, I still really didn’t have a clear idea of what Lost Dimension was supposed to be. On a base level it looks like an odd cross between Valkyria Chronicles and…
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Diehard GameFAN Presents: The Snack Box Review – Japan Crate’s Premium Crate, Round Two
For those who missed it, back in January I opted to take a look at the two largest providers of what are essentially random boxes full of Japanese Snacks, in Skoshbox and Japan Crate. Well, Japan Crate has been treating their product as something of a work-in-progress, trying to make good use of the fanbase…
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The Mark B Writing Livestream presents: Persona 4 Dancing All Night, LIVE, 6/27, 8:30 EST!
We here at Diehard GameFAN know that we have some Persona fans out there, and for those of you who’ve been waiting for an opportunity to get a bit more exposure to the upcoming Persona 4: Dancing All Night, we’ve got something going on you might be interested in. Starting at 8:30PM EST today (6/27),…
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Review: Operation Abyss: New Tokyo legacy (Sony Playstation Vita)
Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy Genre: Dungeon Crawler RPG Developer: Experience Inc Publisher: NIS America Release Date: 6/9/15 There are plenty of reasons to remake a game, especially if the first time around the game was made on a shoestring budget as a way to get your name out into the world. That’s how we…
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Why Your Waifu Sucks: (Almost) The Entire Main Persona 4 Cast
Why Your Waifu Sucks: Investigations Into Why Anime/Game Characters Would Be the WORST Romantic Partners. You’d think the prior column would’ve been the “big” challenge; establishing a framework, explaining the concept, all of that, right? To be fair, it wasn’t easy; aside from watching the anime (which, in fairness, wasn’t bad), it also involved doing…
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Review: The Fruit of Grisaia (PC)
The Fruit of Grisaia Genre: Visual Novel Developer: Front Wing Publisher: Sekai Project Release Date: 5/29/15 While more and more visual novels have been finding their way to the US as of late, thanks to increased Western interest and some really quality releases in the genre to spark that interest, it’s worth remembering that the…
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Review: Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed (Sony Playstation Vita)
Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed Genre: Action Developer: Tamsoft Publisher: Idea Factory Release Date: 05/19/15 Let’s get this out of the way up front: Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed isn’t a Hyperdimension game in the same sense as the core games. It’s not even comparable to a spin-off like Hyperdevotion Noire, which is at least…