Yakuza 5 – Diehard GameFAN

Diehard GameCAST: Episode 74 – Yakuza 5, God Eater 2, Xenoblade Chronicles X, and more!

Happy New Year! We talk games of 2016, the latest Nintendo Direct, and the lack of a new Assassin’s Creed and Scalebound this year.

The New 3DS XL and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate just released and we share our thoughts on that. Oh, and some other stuff happened.

A discussion about narrative vs gameplay mechanics ensues, along with coverage of the latest Nintendo Direct.

We discuss the concept of “objective” reviews as well as the latest Super Smash Bros. and Valkyria Chronicles news.

This week brings much TGS 2014 discussion as well as a bunch of niche Japanese titles.