Category: Top Story
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New Year, New Army – Issue 4: March’s High Elves (Warhammer: Age of Sigmar)
Another week, another look at the army I’ve been making for NoVA OPEN come the end of August. For those new to the column, the goal here is to have a 2,000 point army for Narrative events. By the end of February I had 1,100 points done, so I was more than halfway finished. Of […]
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Review: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd (PC)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd Publisher: XSEED Games Developer: Falcom Genre: Turn-Based RPG Release Date: 05/03/2017 I had given up hope that we’re ever see the third entry of Falcom’s acclaimed Trail in the Sky subseries in the west given that XSEED had gone right from its predecessor to Trails […]
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New Year, New Army – Issue 3: February’s High Elves
Well, unfortunately last week’s issue was delayed until this week due to a cat vet emergency. Sorry, but real life takes precedence over blogging about an army I built. Last week, we looked at the High Elven figures I painted for NOVA Open in January. This week we’ll take a look at what I painted […]
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New Year, New Army – Issue 2. January’s High Elves (Warhammer: Age of Sigmar)
As mentioned in our first issue of this column, I decided to start a new army for 2017. One that I could use with older editions of Warhammer Fantasy Battles, but also with Warhammer: Age of Sigmar. Thanks to the extremely affordable and well done box set, Spire of Dawn, I decided to go with […]
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Review: The Walking Dead: A New Frontier (Sony PlayStation 4)
A solid season that cuts back on the developer’s most despised traits.
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New Year, New Army – Issue 1: Preparing for NoVA Open (Warhammer: Age of Sigmar)
Longtime readers of Diehard GameFAN know that I’ve been a wargamer, starting with Warhammer Fantasy Battles, Fourth Edition, roughly 21 years ago. You also probably know that I’m not much of a tournament gamer. Sure at one point I would do Heroclix tournaments, but that was for the pieces you could only get at tournies. […]
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Unboxing Cthulhu Wars Onslaught Two!
Two and a half years ago, I did an unboxing of the original Cthulhu Wars. It was massive. Becayse I purchased nearly everything, there wasn’t much for me to come back for with Sandy Petersen’s second Kickstarter. I could have picked up the stuff from Wave One I didn’t grab the first time around, like […]
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Unboxing the Reaper Bones III Kickstarter (Reaper Miniatures)
Nearly two years ago, Reaper Miniatures launched their third “Bones” Kickstarter. Reaper Bones are for low cost miniatures that are made out of a material that doesn’t need priming. They are almost always a single piece (save for the larger Bones figures), so gluing is rarely needed. I was one of the 13,465 backers that […]
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Review: Spellspire (Sony PlayStation 4/Vita)
A simple, but good enough game.
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Unboxing: Disgaea 5 Complete Limited Edition (Nintendo Switch)
Today marks the official release of Disgaea 5 Complete for the Nintendo Switch. However, those that purchased the Limited Edition direct from Nippon Ichi got theirs a little early. I decided to do an unboxing for you so that you can see what all you get in this edition. They have VERY FEW COPIES LEFT, […]
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Unboxing of Fire Emblem Echoes LE
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Intelligent Systems Platform: 3DS Genre: Tactical RPG Release Date: 05/19/2017 (NA/EU), 04/20/2017 (Japan) “Guess what Dee, you can finally stop playing Trails of Cold Steel II and talking about butai.” At long last, I can drop everything and dust off my 3DS. My 3DS unfortunately has […]
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Review: Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds (Sony PlayStation Vita)
Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds Developer: Idea Factory Publisher: Idea Factory Genre: Visual novel Release Date: 05/16/2017 Hakuoki has gotten prolific in its releases since it was first brought over here on the PSP. It also got a 3DS version and PS3 version (the latter of which I considered the definitive version until Kyoto Winds), and even […]
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Neo Kobe Pizza – On Fandom and Fanboyism (w/Nico Blakely)
Welcome back for another episode of Neo Kobe Pizza, Diehard GameFAN’s weekly topical podcast! This week, we discuss the touchy subject of fandoms and when being a fan goes too far. We discuss specific examples of fans crossing the line, how fandoms can become insular to the detriment of their fanbase, and Kung Pow. Hosted […]
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What We’re Playing Now Volume 2: Caligula Effect (Vita), Hakuoki Kyoto Winds (PS4), Persona 5
Here is what we’re all playing this week!
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Neo Kobe Pizza – On the Evolution of Adventure Games (w/Alex Lucard)
Welcome back for another episode of Neo Kobe Pizza, Diehard GameFAN’s weekly topical podcast! This week, we discuss the evolution of the adventure game genre over the years, from its highs in the 90’s to the current market, and everything in between. We also discuss the evolutionary offshoots from adventure games such as visual novels […]
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Review: The Caligula Effect (Sony PlayStation Vita)
Cool ideas are bogged down by repetitive combat and boring design.
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Diehard GameFAN Presents: Unboxing Dark Souls: The Board Game
While the board game side of things has almost exclusively been Alex’s domain on the site for a long while, due to a significant amount of changes that have come into my life as of late, I’ve begun exploring the idea of getting into the hobby myself a bit. While I’m absolutely not the sort […]
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What We’re Playing Now Volume 1: The Caligula Effect, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Persona 5
Every week, the Diehard Gamefan team plays a wide variety of games. Here is what we’re all playing this week! Lucard Painting-wise, I’ve taken a break due to moving and the packing/unpacking that comes with it, but my gaming room is set up so I’m hoping to start painting my High Elf Dragon Princes next […]
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Neo Kobe Pizza – On General Context in Video Games (w/Matt Yaeger)
Welcome back for another episode of Neo Kobe Pizza, Diehard GameFAN’s weekly topical podcast! This week, we return after a five month hiatus to discuss the importance of context in gaming, in light of PewDiePie’s assertions that context is important. We ruminate on the potential failing points of context, how developers can accidentally (and purposefully) […]
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Review: The Final Station: The Only Traitor DLC (PC)
A worthy addition to one of last year’s little gems.