Yu Narukami
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I finished the game yesterday. It gets better and then really bad and then really good again.
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Yakuza Community Thread - FEEL THE HEAT!
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purseowner
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Playing it through myself - on Chapter 6 and sick of running away from police.
lucebuce12
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Looking back through our OTs and old Yakuza threads, there are some things that really didn't get the attention they deserve. Like this:
RPGCrazied
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Chapter 10 in Yakuza 3. I like 0/Kiwami better, still has some cool moments though. 4 coming up next.
finished yakuza 3 over the past week (took about 30 hours), i didn't mind the orphanage scenes too much. i also started 4 (about 1 hour in). i don't feel like i missed too much skipping 2, sucks i dont know much about sayama tho.
4 looks alot less blurry and it has a bunch of QoL improvements from what i've seen.. not sure about 4 playable characters, might be too hard to remember everything. i know exactly nothing about yakuza 5, so that's a treat.
i'd really like to platinum a yakuza game one day but it's just too hard =/ perhaps i'll go for 6 since i'll no longer have a "yakuza" backlog. maybe 0, because it makes sense to replay it with a new perspective.
really loving the series, no burnout here.
4 looks alot less blurry and it has a bunch of QoL improvements from what i've seen.. not sure about 4 playable characters, might be too hard to remember everything. i know exactly nothing about yakuza 5, so that's a treat.
i'd really like to platinum a yakuza game one day but it's just too hard =/ perhaps i'll go for 6 since i'll no longer have a "yakuza" backlog. maybe 0, because it makes sense to replay it with a new perspective.
really loving the series, no burnout here.
Shadowman16
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Interesting. Those do sound kinda legit, at least they don't sound to outandish withing the source material. Really hope the video game one is true, I'd love that to pieces
6 is the easiest in the series to plat. Quickest to. And if you keep a save file before the final fight you can clear the game and reload that fight, up the difficulty and just clear that on the hardest setting rather than play the game through twice. 4 is fairly easy to plat compared to others as it has no 100% completion list requirements, though I believe the hostess trophies are missable.
Yu Narukami
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70 bucks for Y4 and Nier. I paid less for Y0 and Kiwami lol.
lucebuce12
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You're not truly one of us till you pay a somewhat exorbitant amount of money for a physical copy of a Yakuza game.
(Paid 60$ total for two copies of Yakuza 3, one of them was used and cost 10$).
ONE OF US, ONE OF US.
Yu Narukami
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How about 40 bucks for Y5? I think it was at 10 a few months ago during a sale.
Started Y4. Already miss Kiryu even though I finished Y3 yesterday.
Started Y4. Already miss Kiryu even though I finished Y3 yesterday.
CannonFodder52
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Paid $90 Canadian for Yakuza 2 a couple years ago, was worth every penny
It got reprinted recently, so it's not nearly as annoying to get nowadays.
It got reprinted recently, so it's not nearly as annoying to get nowadays.
IrishNinja
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It's in the reveal trailer. He'll have a new episode where he's playable and Makoto is back as well.
IrishNinja
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off to watch this trailerrrrrrrrr
Yu Narukami
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Is my Y4 copy bugged? The sound is really low. Didn't have problems with other games.
RPGCrazied
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Just beat 3. Holy shit dat ending. Can't wait to play 4 now.
And just saw the after credit scene. Some much for that.
purseowner
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Hokuto ga Gotoku is up for preorder now on Amazon, but annoyingly doesn't ship outside Japan for some reason.
Hopefully that changes in the coming days and is simply because it's a new listing.
Hopefully that changes in the coming days and is simply because it's a new listing.
purseowner
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Dead Souls is underrated - I loved it.
Ditto. I think I read somewhere about a new version of the original anime theme song? Let's hope Kiryu is singing it haha
EDIT: Nvm, got it all wrong
Special Edition:
1. Play as Kiryu Kazuma from RGG. (I presume this is a skin as it says it's only in gameplay and not cinematics).
2. Additional BGM tracks: "Ao wo Torimodose" by Crystal King ; "Tough Boy" by Tom Cat. So the first two anime OPs.
3. Special in-game Items:
4. PS4 Theme designed by the original mangaka and HnK avatar set.
5. Copy of the game
DOUBLE EDIT: I see Gacha-pin already went over the SE
CannonFodder52
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Yeeees!!! That game is incredible. At the very least, it has the best final battle of all the Yakuza games. That song yooo
And yea, Dead Souls, is ok. It's pretty hampered by FPS issues. I doubt it will ever get a PS4 port, but it would be most benefited by one.
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I need that SE
Interesting. Those do sound kinda legit, at least they don't sound to outandish withing the source material. Really hope the video game one is true, I'd love that to pieces
And if the rally racing is the mini-car racing equivalent, we will see Fighter in the wasteland.
https://youtu.be/dBbzOkUceXw
Etrian Oddity
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Just in Chapter 2 of Kiwami.
The level-up/skill system being drastically different from Yakuza 0 is throwing me off, lol. I have to farm xp now.
The level-up/skill system being drastically different from Yakuza 0 is throwing me off, lol. I have to farm xp now.
Shadowman16
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Ok. This needs to happen. GOTY 2018 confirmed if they manage to get him appearing in the wasteland somehow!
CannonFodder52
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If I find Wasteland Fighter! I think I'd cry.
SpikedGunner
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A new trailer for Kiwami 2 is out. sound mixing is messed up though it's like oddly low in some places.
New Fist of the North Star trailer too, but no sound issues.
New Fist of the North Star trailer too, but no sound issues.
I haven't even tried it myself and I'm super excitement at this coming back lmao.
CannonFodder52
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lucebuce12
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They got CHAOS last time for the clan, now it's Suzuki-gun and Bullet Club's time to shine.
電脳戦機バーチャロン Virtual on in Kiwami 2
https://www.famitsu.com/news/201709/21142261.html
sega tgs streaming playing K2 currently
https://youtu.be/YdEgKPAmUBE
https://www.famitsu.com/news/201709/21142261.html
sega tgs streaming playing K2 currently
https://youtu.be/YdEgKPAmUBE
lucebuce12
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First look at Ryu ga Gotoku ONLINE:
Taking place after the events of Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, Kasuga Ichiban returns to Kamurocho in 2018 only to discover that the one man who once protected his life, has changed.
lucebuce12
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No, a new character. Ichiban's story is shown off in the prologue video they released.
Here's the english translation of that prologue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5aFoPJJmLA
Shadowman16
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That RGG Online art continues to be really nice. And also I guess that solidifies that the character model shown off last month is for the new Yakuza game staring Ichiban. Looking forward to both Kiwami 2 and FOTNS getting released so they can start hyping that up.
Totally makes sense they go with Virtual On. Guess that replaces the arcade game that was originally in 2, and I can't say I'm disappointed at this switch! Hopefully its not the only arcade game included though, I want a couple more in there.
Gang creator returning is an interesting choice, if they flesh it out I've no issues with it returning. As I liked the concept just not how basic it was. Also surprised at how much Majima stuff is in, I assumed it'd be a very short segment, but that suggests he has some pretty lengthy side content...
Totally makes sense they go with Virtual On. Guess that replaces the arcade game that was originally in 2, and I can't say I'm disappointed at this switch! Hopefully its not the only arcade game included though, I want a couple more in there.
Gang creator returning is an interesting choice, if they flesh it out I've no issues with it returning. As I liked the concept just not how basic it was. Also surprised at how much Majima stuff is in, I assumed it'd be a very short segment, but that suggests he has some pretty lengthy side content...
lucebuce12
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So it seems the Playspots for Hokuto ga Gotoku include embracing your role as Japanese Jesus and healing the lame and sick, Driving around and killing people Mad Max style, Classic arcade games and managing a hostess club in the Post-apocalyptic world sounds legit.
Shadowman16
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Well leave it up to the RGG team to manage to upstage themselves, I'm not sure if I'm more hyped for the remake of 2 or FOTNS.
Anyway, skimmed the conference while playing some Splatoon 2, things I noticed:
Kiwami 2:
Weapons are back! Yay! I saw a sword, smaller staff, long staff, kali sticks, taser at least. All with heat actions as well by the looks of it.
Speaking of which, a few more heat actions were shown off - I noticed some players in the background were pulling off a few different hand to hand heat moves, I see that the "grab one enemy and chuck him on a fallen enemy" makes its return (don't think that was in 6?)
Majima's style looks mainly like his fourth fighting style from 0, but he has at least one new heat move (solo knife heat move)
I need to go back and check, but I did see what looked like Virtua Fighter 2? being played while the conference was ongoing on one of the demo stations. So that might be returning? *Edit* Yeah, see 22.45 in the live stream Gatcha-pin posted above. One of the monitors in the background has someone playing Virtua Fighter, looks like 2 from what I can tell. So a VF game looks to be included. Hopefully we get a full list of playspots soon.
Gang creator looks far, far better than previously. Having more control and mission structure should hopefully do wonders for this game.
As for FOTNS, its looking great so far. The combat looks Yakuza styled but a bit more dramatic, looks like you might be able to do air combos as well. Using circle and not triangle to pull off some of those moves will feel darn weird though... The mini games sound interesting so far, glad to see hostess management returning and I can't wait for the retro gaming stuff (even if the games aren't all that great, I've only played the MD FOTNS game before the Koei release) - I'm doubling down on wanting Arc Sys to have their fighting game included in this no matter how impossible that is!
Anyway, skimmed the conference while playing some Splatoon 2, things I noticed:
Kiwami 2:
Weapons are back! Yay! I saw a sword, smaller staff, long staff, kali sticks, taser at least. All with heat actions as well by the looks of it.
Speaking of which, a few more heat actions were shown off - I noticed some players in the background were pulling off a few different hand to hand heat moves, I see that the "grab one enemy and chuck him on a fallen enemy" makes its return (don't think that was in 6?)
Majima's style looks mainly like his fourth fighting style from 0, but he has at least one new heat move (solo knife heat move)
I need to go back and check, but I did see what looked like Virtua Fighter 2? being played while the conference was ongoing on one of the demo stations. So that might be returning? *Edit* Yeah, see 22.45 in the live stream Gatcha-pin posted above. One of the monitors in the background has someone playing Virtua Fighter, looks like 2 from what I can tell. So a VF game looks to be included. Hopefully we get a full list of playspots soon.
Gang creator looks far, far better than previously. Having more control and mission structure should hopefully do wonders for this game.
As for FOTNS, its looking great so far. The combat looks Yakuza styled but a bit more dramatic, looks like you might be able to do air combos as well. Using circle and not triangle to pull off some of those moves will feel darn weird though... The mini games sound interesting so far, glad to see hostess management returning and I can't wait for the retro gaming stuff (even if the games aren't all that great, I've only played the MD FOTNS game before the Koei release) - I'm doubling down on wanting Arc Sys to have their fighting game included in this no matter how impossible that is!
lucebuce12
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Gematsu has the deets: http://gematsu.com/2017/09/hokuto-ga-gotoku-details-story-four-new-characters-play-spots
Regarding the rally racing, my speculation is completely wrong. According to the streaming, the wasteland outside Eden is huge and there are lots of side activies you can do, racing, looking for the items from prewar era etc,
It seems this and nightclub island are the main featured side activities in Kiwami 2. I understand they bring back nightclub island but I haven't seen anyone who says he/she likes or enjoy the clan creator. I didn't expect this one again. I see they earned alot with the DLCs in 6.....
Easily, Hokuto ga Gotoku for me. It's good they brought back weapons and heat moves but the fighting looks very samey with 6. One good thing is I heard is Atenshi's mom is on the friend list in Kamurocho. This means Champion district IS in Kamurocho.
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Te arcade games you can play at club sega nakamachi st are VF2, Virtual On, UFO catcher.
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well, Sotenbori is the original smaller version, not the one from Kurohyo or 0
Shadowman16
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Thanks for the info. Didn't realise that Osaka really was smaller in 2. Oh well, we'll get the second smaller area to explore as well so that'll be nice (just because I've not been there since Yakuza 2 HD on the PS3). Then again, with them doing Osaka from scratch again I'm not surprised they opted for the smaller map.
Any word on other playspots in Kiwami 2? I'm mainly just interested to see if bowling, gambling, golf and anything else originally in 2 is back.
Any word on other playspots in Kiwami 2? I'm mainly just interested to see if bowling, gambling, golf and anything else originally in 2 is back.
matrixman92
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i wasnt really into Yakuza 5 in the beginning, I am now in Saejimas story and holy shit, this ramped up. Bear fighter simulator is great. Never knew what it was like to play a cabela game before.
I really like his city too, the christmas theme is awesome!
I really like his city too, the christmas theme is awesome!
eyeball_kid
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I saw huge golf balls displayed on the building, the same location as the original, and that building has the play spot icon on the map.
And also, Karaoke Snack/カラオケスナック, I don't know this is the same mini game as in 6 Onomichi
Casino/カジノ（四ツ寺会館） as well as 賭場
It's a remake. The same thing happened in transition from 0 to Kiwami 1. The pedestrians have voice audio in 0 but they are silent with text bubbles in Kiwami
Shadowman16
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Cool. That sounds promising play spot wise. Sounds like we are getting the full lot of mini games you'd expect from a remake of Yakuza 2 plus a few nice new ones.
I really hope that snack bar play spot is like 6's. That was easily one of the highlights for me, the characters and their stories etc. Found it way more entertaining than hostesses - which have always had pretty one dimensional stories to each of them, bar Yuki from 0 of course. She rocks. And whoever Majima could date in Dead Souls, the responses Majima could give were hilarious!
Was there much shown off about RGG Online? I saw a brief snippet and it looked kinda interesting but I've not seen any other info. I do really love that artwork though, its one of those games that I might end up watching online at some point just to take a look at the pretty pictures...
I really hope that snack bar play spot is like 6's. That was easily one of the highlights for me, the characters and their stories etc. Found it way more entertaining than hostesses - which have always had pretty one dimensional stories to each of them, bar Yuki from 0 of course. She rocks. And whoever Majima could date in Dead Souls, the responses Majima could give were hilarious!
Was there much shown off about RGG Online? I saw a brief snippet and it looked kinda interesting but I've not seen any other info. I do really love that artwork though, its one of those games that I might end up watching online at some point just to take a look at the pretty pictures...
I'm sitting on a pre-order for now. Not sure I'll stick it out buuut it's a series I really enjoy playing when I bother to play, and I did complete the first game at the very least. And since 0 doesn't have any forwards continuity to really worry about (and I'll just deal with whatever's there) I'm getting back in via that. Though it's not like Kiwami 2 will come out in time for Yakuza 6 in the US, obviously.
lucebuce12
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Yu Narukami
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Maybe I suffer from Yakuza fatigue but the story in Y4 is really weak up until now. I'm at part 4 of the first chapter.
Folks these Yakuza Kiwami 2 CEs on Amazon.co.jp. Which one is it? I see one thats 10,000+ JPY and another that is 12,000+
take a loooooong break before starting yakuza 5. a really long one.
take a loooooong break before starting yakuza 5. a really long one.