1. Yakuza 3 & 4
Perhaps youve heard of Yakuza, or Ryu Ga Gotoku as it is regionally known in Japan. Then again maybe you havent, being that due to these two instalments not catching on Yakuza 5 is not getting a Western release date, having already been out for almost a year in native Japan and garnering a perfect 40/40 score in Famitsu. The Yakuza series was something of a misnomer back when the original first hit on PS2. With it being advertised as something of a Grand Theft Auto-meets-the-Yakuza game of wanton crimes and gang-related activity, the majority of players were put off by its insistence on character-building, and a definitively Eastern sense of humour. The best way to describe Yakuza 3 or 4? Its like the ridiculous character-infused battles you see on Dragonball Z, interspersed with a bone-breakingly intense fighting system, all wrapped up in the craziest Japanese soap-opera-turned-martial-arts storyline put to game. Theres a reason the series is critically acclaimed, and when you have a plethora of memorable characters, four of which are playable in the fourth instalment, all with intersecting storylines and Metal Gear-esque dialogue that reeks of quotability and memorability, investing upwards of forty hours into either game is time most definitely well-spent. Check out this franchise, and with any luck the love Sony is showing for its fans will transfer across into getting a release of the fifth instalment some point in the near future. So if you guys know of any gems hidden or otherwise that maybe didnt get great critical acclaim, or went by without adequate discussion as to their appeal, whack em down in the comments below!