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quote:YES!  What is Yakuza? Yakuza ("Ryu ga Gotoku", which translates to "Like a Dragon") is a 3rd person action adventure franchise created by Sega, Team Yakua, and is produced by Toshihiro Nagoshi. The best way to describe these games would be to combine the open world nature of Shenmue with the pseudo-JRPG elements of River City Ransom and the action of Streets of Rage all into one game. In some ways, Yakuza is a spirital successor to the ill-fated Shenmue franchise, mainly due to Yakuza's adaptation of Shenmue's "FREE" open world gameplay concept.    The primary location of most games in the Yakuza franchise is Kamurocho. A veritable sin city within the hustle and bustle of one of the largest cities on Earth. Kamurochi is actually a fictional district located in Tokyo, based off a real life district known as "Kabukicho". This district is populated entirely by pedestrian traffic, giving it a sense that it's always packed and teeming with life. Real world marketing is plastered from wall to wall with logos and ads from real life products and brands to help create the feel that Kamurocho really exists in Japan. Dozens of buildings can be explored, from the seedier side of casinos and strip clubs, to every day places like convenience stores and restaurants, and even a few stranger locales like hostess clubs, pachinko parlors, and hot springs can be visited.    Combat in Yakuza is typically melee-oriented and pits you against groups of opponents, typically reserving one-on-one fights for bosses. The fighting system could be considered a cross between Shenmue and Streets of Rage, where players have various combos and special moves that can be performed and upgraded, but players can also utilize the environment itself as a weapon. With the "HEAT" (energy) mechanic, players can also charge up "HEAT" to perform powerful attacks with their body, the environment, or with weapons to inflict massive damage. A car might seem to be an obstacle, but with enough HEAT you could smash someone's face through a window! A pair of plyers might not appear to be the best weapon, but with enough HEAT you could perform some in-battle dentistry! Over time, Yakuza has experimented with different kinds of combat systems such as sword-based in KENZAN! and gun-based in Dead Souls, but the melee battle is the standard draw.    Yakuza offers a hefty amount of content, and it's due to its adoption of Shenmue's "FREE" (Full Reactive Eyes Entertainment) ideology that players are able to fully enjoy it. The story in Yakuza will typically give you all the time in the world to reach the next story segment, usually offering you a simple goal then cutting you loose to do as you will. This even applies (usually) to instances when it might not seem appropriate to take a breather, like maybe rushing to stop a murder or rescuing a kidnapped friend. Yakuza doesn't judge you for what you choose to do in your spare time, whether you choose to follow the story or blow a few hours playing the claw game, Yakuza is totally cool with that.    The sheer depth of optional content is actually a point of pride for Sega and the Yakuza franchise, as each title increasingly ratchets up the amount of fun and exciting mini-games and side-quests players can enjoy. Yakuza truly never throws away any concepts, so once something is introduced it is merely refined and improved for future releases. Some of these mini-games (such as golfing) have the depth of full scale retail version games! The latest title the franchise boldly claims over 100 hours of optional content to enjoy. What games are in the franchise? Where do I start? The franchise currently spans 8 different games, with a 9th game currently in development. Most of these games have official English releases, which can be played legally on specific consoles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IC_z7zvTRo Yakuza The first chapter of Yakuza introduces us to a special man by the name of Kazuma Kiryu, a.k.a. "the Dragon of Dojima". Kiryu is a famed soldier for a family of Yakuza who reside in Kamurocho known as The Tojo Clan, with a brilliant dragon tattoo on his back and unrivalled strength many see him as a shining star for the next generation. Life was sweet for this small time gangster, spending his days as a productive yakuza and hanging out with his two best friends Nishiki and Yumi. Kiryu's life takes a tragic turn on one fateful night when the three of them are caught up in the midst of a terrible crime: the murder of one of the Tojo Clan's highest ranking officers at Nishiki's hand. Taking the fall for his friend, Kiryu stays behind to incriminate himself in the murder and thus publicly announces himself as a traitor to the Tojo and is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. After 10 long years in prison, Kiryu is released to the modern day to find that Kamurocho and the world have become very different. The most shocking of all is the people he cared about have changed so much! Nishiki, former fellow foot soldier, is now the bloodthirsty leader of his own family within the Tojo, and Yumi has vanished without a trace. To make matters worse, Kiryu's release occurs just as the Tojo clan is the victim of a theft to the tune of 10 billion yen! Kiryu will not flee from his past, and so he marches onwards to make amends with his former clan who views him as a traitor, murderer, and a thief. Amidst all the mystery, Kiryu comes face to face with someone he never expected: a little girl by the name of Haruka, who claims to be Yumi's daughter! Yakuza was released exclusively for the PlayStation 2. As the launch pad for a new franchise, there are many parts of it which are not fully fleshed out and there are still many "kinks" to the formula. Yakuza 2, 3, and 4 all contain a digest video which explain this game's plot, meaning that you can skip it provided you're willing to watch said video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYD8cgOwhKQ Yakuza 2 A year after the events of Yakuza, the Tojo Clan is now feeling the effects of the violence that embroiled their family. Without a strong leader at the helm, the Tojo are falling apart financially and are seen as week by rival families. It isn't long until they find themselves facing down a powerful group from the West known as the Omi Alliance, which threatens to take control of everything they worked so hard for. Kiryu and Haruka, having managed to put the previous year's events behind them, attempt to live peacefully outside of the reach of the Tojo Clan. This hard fought peace is soon destroyed when a visit to the cemetary turns violent as a major Tojo Clan officer is gunned down in broad daylight by Omi assassins before their very eyes. In a desperate bid to prevent an all out war from erupting across Japan's criminal underground, Kiryu is asked to save the Tojo by heading to Osaka to make a deal with the Omi Alliance. Travelling from Kamurocho to the hectic district of Sotenbori in Osaka, Kiryu soon finds that the situation out West is just as volatile as it is at home in Tokyo. The Omi Alliance is embroiled with bitter internal disputes, feuding families, and power struggles. In the center of all this is just one man: Goda Ryuji, a.k.a. "the Dragon of Kansai". As the violence escalates, the police soon force their way into the middle of the battling clans and Kiryu finds himself making an unlikely alliance with a strange female police officer. In between investigations, kidnappings, and murder, two Dragons must rise to the occasion and face one another while their clans burn down around them. Yakuza 2 was released exclusively for the PlayStation 2, and expands greatly on the original with even more content. Both Yakuza 3 and 4 contain a digest video which explain this game's plot, but due to the incredibly well put together nature of this game coupled with some of the franchise's best moments it's worth going out to try and play it. Yakuza 2 currently has no PS2 Classic, so it must be played on a PS2 or backwards compatible PS3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayNEaxIO5-U Ryu ga Gotoku KENZAN! Japan, 1600. After decades of strife, the greatest battle in the Sengoku era is about to be joined. Two clans march against one another on the field of battle, where brother would fight brother in the name of a unified Japan. In the name of peace, two men lead thousands to their deaths in pursuit of this lofty dream: Ieyasu Tokugawa and Mitsunari Ishida. Amongst the tens of thousands of men ready for battle, heroes rise to the call and prepare to fight and die for their beliefs. There was one man at this battle who came from humble beginnings, but would one day become a legend: Miyamoto Musashi. Ieyasu defeats Mitsunari at what would be known as the Battle of Sekigahara and unofficially puts an end to a hundred of years of conflict. Miyamoto Musashi, having fought under the banner of Mitsunari, is left defeated and dishonored as a samurai. He flees from the battlefield to the city of Kyoto, starting a new life in the dense, bustling district of Gion as a thug for hire. For five years, Musashi lives under the alias of "Kiryu Kazumanosuke" and leads a directionless life with no goals, passion, or dreams. His stupor is broken on one fateful day when he's approached by a young girl by the name of Haruka. Tired, desperate, and covered in dirt and blood, Haruka offers him a sword paid with her life savings to do one thing: Assassinate Miyamoto Musashi! Ryu ga Gotoku KENZAN! (Like a Dragon Arrives!) was released exclusively for the PlayStation 3 and is a stark change from the modern day yakuza crime drama that fans are used to. KENZAN! is often considered by the Japanese to be one of/if not the best entry to the Yakuza franchise, but unfortunately it was never localized overseas and it never will be. The upside is that this title is a spinoff that is not required to fully understand later titles! For those without Japanese language skills, you can play the game with the help of a translation guide or simply watch the game be translated before your very eyes thanks to our very own Egomaniac's Let's Play of KENZAN! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=648FfC4SrAI Yakuza 3 It has been years since the conflict with the Omi Alliance and Kiryu has finally managed to distance himself from his bloody past with the Tojo Clan. He no longer acts as a major force behind the scenes, rather as a distant tie to the family who is respected and honored by not only the Tojo but the people of Tokyo and Osaka. The bright lights of Kamurocho are traded for the warm sands and blue sea of Okinawa, where he attempts to make amends for his sordid past by establishing the Sunshine Orphanage. Kiryu and his adopted daughter Haruka spend their days in peace and quiet, taking care of the children they have taken in from violent homes. The peace is short lived however as Kiryu and his neighbors soon find themselves being pressured and coerced by the local Okinawan yakuza family to sell their land to the Japanese government, who purportedly wish to build a world-class seaside resort along the coast. Kiryu's struggle against this small time family lead to befriending their rival family and digging deeper to expose the truth behind the land deal. Just as things can't seem to get any worse, news arrives from Tokyo that a strange assassin had made an attempt on the Chairman of the Tojo Clan's life. Past and present collide in a way that will push Kiryu to his limits, as he must battle a conspiracy that goes beyond the shores of Japan. Yakuza 3 was released exclusively for the PlayStation 3 and is a return to form for the franchise, bringing back the usual modern day crime drama. The cheap price and decent print number make it relatively easy to seek out and buy for cheap, but the game is summarized in Yakuza 4 with a digest video for those who don't. It should be noted that Yakuza 3 has an incredibly slow beginning, but it does pick up after a few hours. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JPGXmCIb3M Kurohyo: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinsho Kiryu Kazuma is not the only man in Kamurocho with a story to tell. Another man lives a dangerous life in another time, fighting in another place to forge his own destiny. Tatsuya Ukyo is a young high school dropout who lives his life on dangerous terms, making a living through street fighting and petty crime on the streets of Kamurocho. Ukyo lives life on the edge, with little to no care for his own safety or the people he hurts. Yet another directionless Japanese youth, Ukyo bounces from job to job just to get by. Thug, bouncer, mugger, hired fighter, wage slave. Ukyo lives for the moment, even if he has no friends or a home to call his own. Ukyo was simply just another punk picking fights on the streets of Kamurocho, but all of this changed on one fateful night. A daring midnight break-in to a wealthy Chinese loan shark is interrupted when a group of armed, suited thugs come across Ukyo. The powerful youth raises his fists in defence to defeat them and claim yet another well deserved victory, but this one is bittersweet at the horrifying revelation he makes afterwards. The blows he landed onto one man were fatal, and the person laying dead in a pool of his own blood was no regular man. He was Toda Naoki, a high ranking officer of the Tojo Clan's Kuki Family. A simple street punk had crossed a line none ever should, and soon afterwards Tatsuya Ukyo is violently dragged into the bloody world of the Yakuza. Kurohyo: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinsho (Black Panther: New Chapter of Yakuza) was released exclusively for the PlayStation Portable. The game makes some very odd design decisions by changing elements and scaling down parts of the game to better fit the PSP. Kurohyo was never localized overseas and no translation patch or Let's Play currently exists. There are no plans to ever localize Kurohyo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqmHxp3pst8 Yakuza 4 The more things change, the more they stay the same. Kamurocho may grow but it's still as chaotic as it ever was. The Tojo Clan feuds amongst themselves and other clans vye for control while the government begins putting on the pressure. In the middle of this turbulent time, there are four men who come from very different backgrounds who will come together for a single cause. The homeless man who became a billionaire playboy loan shark: Shun Akiyama. The convicted mass murderer who escaped from his own execution: Taiga Saejima. The corrupt cop who breaks the law and distorts the rules for his own gain: Masayoshi Tanimura. The yakuza who turned his back on his own family: Kiryu Kazuma. These four men are drawn together by a single woman, who demands 100 million yen for a mysterious purpose. Echoes from the past can still be heard today, as men who shed blood and tears long ago must face their inner demons and rise up to overcome them together. Yakuza 4 was released exclusively for the PlayStation 3. Yakuza 4 contains digest videos for the first three games, making it the perfect starting point for people interested in getting into the franchise. You can also now get it on the PlayStation Network! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RE-cWHtWNE Yakuza: Dead Souls It was a night like any other for Shun Akiyama, blowing off work yet again to wander the streets of Kamurocho. What could have been a regular night on the town becomes violent when a shootout spills out from an office building into the street. A crowd gathers around a slain man in fear, only to find he's not as dead as he appears to be! The "deceased" begin to fall from the office and attack the innocent, turning those bitten into people like themselves. Akiyama is merely a bystander at Ground Zero, and soon finds himself on the run as a full scale zombie apocalypse blossoms in Tokyo, Japan! The government marches in to contain the situation, barricading blocks of Kamurocho and censoring the media to hide the truth of the situation. All those inside, living or dead, are now trapped in a hellish nightmare while the neon jungle burns around them. In the face of the end of the world, four men join forces to break the law and fight back against the zombie hordes. Shun Akiyama, the loan shark with a heart of gold. Goro Majima, the Mad Dog of Kamurocho. Goda Ryuji, the disgraced ex-Yakuza and former Dragon of Kansai. Kiryu Kazuma, former Chairman and the Dragon of Dojima. When fists alone cannot quell this threat, these four men march into the burning city with guns in hand to save not only their town but the world itself! Yakuza: Dead Souls (Ryu ga Gotoku OF THE END) was released exclusively for the PlayStation 3 and is the second major PS3-based spinoff. It exists as a separate non-canon entry to the franchise and does not contain any digest videos for previous games. The biggest change is the adoption of a brand new over-the-shoulder style gun combat system. It is also available on the PlayStation Network. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kZq1fGUqc Kurohyo: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura-hen Tatsuya Ukyo believed he had it all: money, fame, respect, power. After conquering those who would call them the strongest in Japan, his white hot rage could no longer be contained on the small island nation. His ambition drives him to become the strongest in the world, and so he travels overseas to the melting pot that is the United States of America in search of greater challenges. At long last, his violent nature was controlled as he begun a career as a successful MMA fighter. The young man would return to Kamurocho years later as a different person, with faded dreams and a heavy heart. Disillusioned by what he saw during his stay overseas, Ukyo takes a trip through his home town to the place where he got his start: The Dragon Heat, only to find that things had changed more than he thought. The Dragon Heat was now controlled by a violent street gang, perverting that which he considered to be his true place. The rage that once burned in Ukyo's heart became uncontrollable and he sets out to reclaim that which was rightfully his. With a new purpose in life, he abandons his career in the States and raises his fists to destroy all those who threaten his home. His actions gain the ire of a secretive group in Osaka who lie in wait for their chance to strike back, and Ukyo won't be able to handle this new threat on his own. With three new friends who stand by his side, Ukyo takes the fight from Kamurocho back to Sotenbori! Kurohyo: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura-hen (Black Panther: Yakuza Ashura Chapter) is the proverbial Yakuza 2 to Shinsho's Yakuza 1. It builds extensively on the works presented in the previous title and re-introduces Osaka's Sotenbori as a locale, while also going all out to add 3 brand new playable characters for 4-player co-op. As with Kurohyo: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinsho, there are no plans to localize this title nor are there any translation guides, patches, or Let's Plays. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Oa6vam8sc Yakuza 5 Years have passed since Yakuza 4, everyone has drifted apart from one another to the winds. Kiryu Kazuma has hit rock bottom and works as a cabbie in Fukuoka, while Saejima has returned to prison in Hokkaido to carry out his sentence. Haruka, having grown up, flies out to Osaka to pursue a career in J-Pop idol stardom, while Akiyama jets off there as well for a business trip. Joining our cast is newcomer Tatsuo Shinada, a disgraced baseball star who was thrown out on accusations of gambling. There are five stories to be told across five cities in the largest Yakuza game ever made, and at the center of it all is a crime war that threatens to destroy both the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance. A tenuous truce between the Tojo Clan and the Omi hangs by a thread, the leader of the Omi lies on his deathbed and with his passing means the end of the ceasefire. The Omi, with its superior numbers and illegal firepower, looks poised to completely overwhelm the weakened newly reformed Tojo. With precious little time, the Tojo rush to form their own alliances with the smaller, older clans forgotten by the Omi to try and create an Alliance that can rival the Omi, but can they fight off this monstrous group without the help of the Dragon of Dojima? Yakuza 5 is our glorious return to the franchise in years after Dead Souls killed it in the West, all thanks to Gio Corsi and the good people at Sony third party production. Thank you Sony, for saving us from Sega! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMVUp4E5b1U Ryu ga Gotoku ISHIN! The second of Yakuza's bizarre medieval Japanese spinoffs, Ryu ga Gotoku ISHIN! takes place in the 19th century during the dying days of the samurai. Kiryu Kazuma plays the role of a famous Shinsengumi secret service samurai Ryoma Sakamoto, disguised as "Hajime Saito", on a quest for revenge as he attempts to slay the man who murdered his father and teacher, Toyo Yoshida. ISHIN! is the weird experimental game from Team Yakuza. It does so much that it goes well beyond any other Yakuza game in terms of content. From sphere grids, weapon blacksmithing, cooking, farming, archery, gambling, horse riding, collectable trading card games, and actual dungeons, ISHIN! throws everything at the wall to see what sticks. It's for PS3 and PS4, and probably never coming overseas. Yakuza may seem like a super serious franchise from what you might have just read, but it's really not. The plot for most Yakuza games is very cheesy, with shirtless manly men fighting for burning passion and honor as they cry hot tears of spirit with Japanese soap opera-y presentation. There's quite a bit of silliness, buffonery, hijinks, and other assorted hilarious moments that punctuate the darker nature of the games too. Karaoke dance troupes, fat diaper-clad gangster battle royales, clumsily shoehorned razor product placement, and beachside luchadore fights are just some of the stranger moments and there's still more to see for yourself! Policenaut fucked around with this message at 15:05 on Dec 12, 2014 |
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 Sega to reveal Yakuza 5 on May 24th Andriasang posted:Something's going down in Kamurocho. Sega appears to be planning some sort of announcement for the series, as indicated by all the construction work that's going on in the cityscape at the official site.
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Goddamn I hope they have something on display at E3 this year.
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Great OP. I can't wait to see the news for #5, even if the recent problems at Sega have me a bit worried about a US release. EDIT: Oh yeah, you all may already know but there's a live-action drama currently ongoing of Kurohyou 2 in Japan (the first was done last year). Website: http://kurohyo2tv.jp/ Commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgI0CMKD1zo There was also a movie of the first game that has gotten an official US release so you can probably find it at Netflix and/or your local video store if you still have one. Egomaniac fucked around with this message at 06:58 on May 18, 2012 |
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I remember when there were people on this forum petitioning for the western release of Yakuza 3, which had looked pretty unlikely due to the poor sales of the first two games. Now, we're getting consistent releases of the main titles, without any cut content. As much as I'd like to play Kenzan, watching the LP is much better than playing with a translation guide. That is, except for the combat. I knew I had to get this game as soon as I saw this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBoUZ92EkEA
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Hooray, the new thread is up! May 24th can't come soon enough.
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Will this happen at 7 o' clock by any chance?  If anyone out there wants to see all of the cutscenes of the 4 main Yazuka games, but don't have a PS3 or can't find copies to buy, a user on Youtube has uploaded all of the cutscenes to watch. Yakuza, starting video at the bottom Yakuza 2, starting video at the bottom Yakuza 3, starting video near the middle Yakuza 4, starting video around the middle. I just finished 3. After finishing all of the substories, I'm going straight to 4. ..or maybe I'll finish the sporting trophies ...and the minigame trophies  oh man I might get a platinum on this. Stupid picking up trash on the beach trophy takes forever. 3 was pretty good. I was worried that it would be a short game because the maps of Okinawa and Kamurocho looked small to me, but the massive amount of missions and optional substories proved that wrong. Yes, the first few hours are slow and involve a lot of introductions. Around Chapter 5 or 6 is where action starts to really pick up. Tip to anyone playing 3 right now: If you have a mission where you need to take a taxi to a hospital, there are no save point from there until the end of the mission, which takes around an hour to an hour and a half. Make sure to save and have some free time before taking that taxi. Here's an ad made a few months ago. I'll make a new one for this thread soon. Yechezkel fucked around with this message at 07:49 on May 18, 2012 |
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Getting off on a bit of a tangent to start, but has anyone played the PSP games? They're more fighting-centric and developed by Syn Sophia (aka Aki) so I'm curious as to how they stand up. I tried the demo on the first one before my PSP bit it, and it seemed promising. I wonder how likely Sega would be to do a digital-only release of a localized version, with the Vita in mind? It's not like everyone isn't just using those things to play PSP games anyhoo
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OnimaruXLR posted:I wonder how likely Sega would be to do a digital-only release of a localized version, with the Vita in mind? Sega of America has withdrawn all support for the PSP. Valkyria Chronicles 2 was their last big game for it and it really didn't go so well for them. Those games are pretty much lost causes now, but if they get around to making a new Black Panther for Vita then you might see that one stateside.
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I need to finish Black Panther. It's the only Yakuza game I haven't beaten. I don't speak Japanese nor read Kanji, but I had no issues finishing Kenzan and Dead Souls. But blimey - Black Panther was horrid to stumble through. I just gave up in the end. The game did come with a lovely fold out map of Kamurocho though.So I guess that's something. But, knowing me - I'll still grab a copy of Black Panther 2. Gotta get my Yakuza fix.
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I'm really hyped for Yakuza 5, but some small part of me is worried they're biting off more than they can chew. Revamped fighting system, five different cities, the possibility of multiple playable characters...it seems like they're stuffing so many things into the game that the overall experience will suffer for it.Egomaniac posted:There was also a movie of the first game that has gotten an official US release so you can probably find it at Netflix and/or your local video store if you still have one.
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Hexempaler posted:How is the movie? I saw it browsing Netflix one day and thought "woah is this a Yakuza movie?" but didn't really pay it any mind afterwards. Considering it's directed by Takashi Miike, it's disappointingly reserved. They played it very safe. It's not bad, but nothing special.
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Hexempaler posted:How is the movie? I saw it browsing Netflix one day and thought "woah is this a Yakuza movie?" but didn't really pay it any mind afterwards. The movie is fun to watch, even though it really has barely anything to do with the game series, and tends to be a bit disjointed. The guy they got to play Majima is flawless though.
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I liked it when Majima domed a guy with a Hadoken baseball.
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It was good, which is rare for a video game movie. My sister liked it and never played or watched me play a Yakuza game before.
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I think as a movie, Like a Dragon was kind of weird and had some unnecessary parts, but certain individual scenes were so awesome you don't really mind. It also has a couple Crazy Ken Band songs. 
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If you didn't catch this in the previous thread: For Dead Souls, the Densetsu and Patriot Packs are now available for everyone in the North American Playstation Store for free. In Europe, only the Densetus Pack is available.
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According to this (warning: anime as gently caress ads), 5 will take place in five cities and have five main characters. Its subtitle is "the one who makes dreams come true" or something. It will go on sale over there in December.
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Well, the five cities thing was known for a little while now but five main characters? drat I want to see what Sega's cooked up this time. I'd like to see Majima playable in a good game.
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May 23, 2012 00:47
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Majima better be playable, drat it.
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Ryuga Death posted:Majima better be playable, drat it.
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Samurai Sanders posted:If he was playable then how would he show up out of loving nowhere and do something insane? That would be the intro to his chapter, when you're done playing the previous character!
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Samurai Sanders posted:If he was playable then how would he show up out of loving nowhere and do something insane? What would stop him from showing up out of loving nowhere and doing something insane anyway? Edit: Instead of random dudes picking fights with him on the street because he looked at them funny, he would instead be the one starting fights with some poor unfortunate fucker and beating them up for lunch money. DeathSandwich fucked around with this message at 01:10 on May 23, 2012 |
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Playable Sayama, maybe? 
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Yechezkel posted:Playable Sayama, maybe? Seriously though Sayama is not coming back because she was dangerously close to being a real love interest for Kiryu and like a Bond movie, that just doesn't work with the structure of the game. edit: unless you want her to die like in Casino Royale. That's really your only option if you want her back. Samurai Sanders fucked around with this message at 02:44 on May 23, 2012 |
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Samurai Sanders posted:How would a (straight) playable female character flirt with hostesses then, huh?!? You still have Stardust!
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Bocc Kob posted:You still have Stardust! edit: or play this game series Samurai Sanders fucked around with this message at 03:03 on May 23, 2012 |
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KIRYU! NEW GUY! AKIYAMA! OTHER NEW GUY! HARUKA!? 
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May 23, 2012 03:22
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The idea of tooling thugs as the adopted teenage daughter of the Dragon of Dojima really speaks to me.
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May 23, 2012 03:23
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Akiyama! Haruka....? Also, Kazuma's outfit! It's kind of depressing looking. Ryuga Death fucked around with this message at 03:29 on May 23, 2012 |
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May 23, 2012 03:27
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Also there aren't two new guys, the guy on the upper right is Taiga Saejima... or so it says. The other new guy is named I think Tatsuo Shinada. Also why does Haruka have the last name Sawamura now? So many mysteries. And yeah, I am completely shocked for all the reasons above that there appears to be a female playable character, unless she's just there to follow Akiyama around.
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May 23, 2012 03:28
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quote:Kazuma Kiryu was already confirmed for main character duties in Yakuza 5. This week's Famitsu reveals the four other main characters: Taiga Saejima, Shun Akiyama, Haruka and Tatsuo Shinada. Source
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May 23, 2012 03:28
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I think I prefer Saejima with the long hair, to be honest. But hey, if any two guys were coming back, I sure am glad it's those two.
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May 23, 2012 03:29
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I'm not 100% positive on this but machine translation of the Hachima article on these scans is claiming Kiryu's like some down and out cabbie in Fukuoka right now. Might explain the new Apollo Justice-ian wardrobe change.
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May 23, 2012 03:31
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Aw man, no Masayoshi? He was my favourite new character due to this unique fighting style. I'm still pretty hyped about Yakuza 5 though. I hope they tweak Akiyama a bit more since he has the most boring fighting style out of all the new the characters in Yakuza 4.
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May 23, 2012 03:31
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Samurai Sanders posted:Also there aren't two new guys, the guy on the upper right is Taiga Saejima... or so it says. The other new guy is named I think Tatsuo Shinada. Also why does Haruka have the last name Sawamura now? So many mysteries. And yeah, I am completely shocked for all the reasons above that there appears to be a female playable character, unless she's just there to follow Akiyama around. When Policenaut first posted that image my first thought was "bummer, no Saejima," so this pretty much makes my day.
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May 23, 2012 03:32
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Policenaut posted:I'm not 100% positive on this but machine translation of the Hachima article on these scans is claiming Kiryu's like some down and out cabbie in Fukuoka right now. Might explain the new Apollo Justice-ian wardrobe change.  What has happened to the great Kiryu?  Please tell me this is getting a worldwide release and that we won't have to wait for a western release.
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May 23, 2012 03:34
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I really liked using Tanimura but a former baseball player should hopefully give us some awesome new heat actions.
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May 23, 2012 03:34
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Seriously Haruka fighting is something we always joked about happening but if it actually does that means that the world has officially gone completely bonkers.
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May 23, 2012 03:35
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