Can Yakuza Make A Comeback In The West?

Culture is more than just a difference in language or traditional outfits, it’s also about taste and perception. In gaming, that cultural divide is best exemplified by the division in the East and West when it comes to what defines a blockbuster game. In Western countries, the uncontested king, every year, is Call of Duty. In Japan, however, it’s the Yakuza series that proves to be one of the biggest draws for console gamers. But here’s where we run into a curious barrier.