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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the longest Yakuza game yet: "If you go at it continuously, you'll get sick"
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SimTourist
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I wish you could switch to realtime combat, that turnbased stuff is boring as hell.
Toots
Gold Member
Im so out of the loop (while having finished every yakuza except the rpg one, i still have standard), that i did not know NaGOATshi has been replaced by this sorry looking weirdo.
To think we went from this metrosexual god
to this
Anyway for the doubters, here is the metrosexual god personal life part on wikipedia :
"Nagoshi grew up in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi in a small port town. He had a close relationship with his grandmother more than anyone else. His father was known to be in perpetual debt, something for which Nagoshi was frequently ostracized by other children. As an adult, he elected to leave his hometown for Tokyo and enroll into Tokyo Zokei University. Nagoshi has said that his interest in video games and game development was sparked when his girlfriend at the time gave him a Famicom with a copy of Super Mario Bros.. After gradually working his way up at Sega, he decided to return to his hometown in an effort to repay all of his father's numerous debts. In a tragic turn of events, a fire burned down his childhood home and claimed the life of his grandmother. His parents were physically unscathed, though his mother was left mentally scarred to such an extreme extent that she allegedly could not even recognize her own family. As a result of this, Nagoshi's relationship with his father deepened. Nagoshi has said that these events served as the primary source of inspiration for Yakuza's narrative.[11]
Asked about his personal appearance, fashion style and how it changed over time, Nagoshi says he adapts to what his current girlfriend is into."
On one side he is a real life yakuza character who faced hardships only someone with the mental fortitude of Kazuma Kiryu could endure, and lived a life few could compare to, on the other he's a total simp and not afraid to tell everyone. He is the metrosexual goat i tell you
(obviously for this last one his girlfriend at the time was really into twinks )
To think we went from this metrosexual god
to this
Anyway for the doubters, here is the metrosexual god personal life part on wikipedia :
"Nagoshi grew up in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi in a small port town. He had a close relationship with his grandmother more than anyone else. His father was known to be in perpetual debt, something for which Nagoshi was frequently ostracized by other children. As an adult, he elected to leave his hometown for Tokyo and enroll into Tokyo Zokei University. Nagoshi has said that his interest in video games and game development was sparked when his girlfriend at the time gave him a Famicom with a copy of Super Mario Bros.. After gradually working his way up at Sega, he decided to return to his hometown in an effort to repay all of his father's numerous debts. In a tragic turn of events, a fire burned down his childhood home and claimed the life of his grandmother. His parents were physically unscathed, though his mother was left mentally scarred to such an extreme extent that she allegedly could not even recognize her own family. As a result of this, Nagoshi's relationship with his father deepened. Nagoshi has said that these events served as the primary source of inspiration for Yakuza's narrative.[11]
Asked about his personal appearance, fashion style and how it changed over time, Nagoshi says he adapts to what his current girlfriend is into."
On one side he is a real life yakuza character who faced hardships only someone with the mental fortitude of Kazuma Kiryu could endure, and lived a life few could compare to, on the other he's a total simp and not afraid to tell everyone. He is the metrosexual goat i tell you
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SimTourist
Member
I was worried too but the ending to Like a Dragon Gaiden shows me that the team still has it and understands the characters perfectly.Im so out of the loop (while having finished every yakuza except the rpg one, i still have standard), that i did not know NaGOATshi has been replaced by this sorry looking weirdo.
To think we went from this metrosexual god
to this
Anyway for the doubters, here is the metrosexual god personal life part on wikipedia :
"Nagoshi grew up in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi in a small port town. He had a close relationship with his grandmother more than anyone else. His father was known to be in perpetual debt, something for which Nagoshi was frequently ostracized by other children. As an adult, he elected to leave his hometown for Tokyo and enroll into Tokyo Zokei University. Nagoshi has said that his interest in video games and game development was sparked when his girlfriend at the time gave him a Famicom with a copy of Super Mario Bros.. After gradually working his way up at Sega, he decided to return to his hometown in an effort to repay all of his father's numerous debts. In a tragic turn of events, a fire burned down his childhood home and claimed the life of his grandmother. His parents were physically unscathed, though his mother was left mentally scarred to such an extreme extent that she allegedly could not even recognize her own family. As a result of this, Nagoshi's relationship with his father deepened. Nagoshi has said that these events served as the primary source of inspiration for Yakuza's narrative.[11]
Asked about his personal appearance, fashion style and how it changed over time, Nagoshi says he adapts to what his current girlfriend is into."
On one side he is a real life yakuza character who faced hardships only someone with the mental fortitude of Kazuma Kiryu could endure, and lived a life few could compare to, on the other he's a total simp and not afraid to tell everyone. He is the metrosexual goat i tell you
(obviously for this last one his girlfriend at the time was really into twinks
Toots
Gold Member
I believe you, plus Gaiden was unanimously praised as a great entry.
(it was kind of an excuse to pull out some old TGS nagoshi x babes pics
... To be fair the new director has exactly the kind of weird but elaborate style Nagoshi had... Like a gay mob boss or something so im pretty sure he's the right man for the job)
LordCBH
Member
Father in Heaven, forgive me for what I am about to do
SirTerry-T
Member
Im so out of the loop (while having finished every yakuza except the rpg one, i still have standard), that i did not know NaGOATshi has been replaced by this sorry looking weirdo.
To think we went from this metrosexual god
to this
Anyway for the doubters, here is the metrosexual god personal life part on wikipedia :
"Nagoshi grew up in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi in a small port town. He had a close relationship with his grandmother more than anyone else. His father was known to be in perpetual debt, something for which Nagoshi was frequently ostracized by other children. As an adult, he elected to leave his hometown for Tokyo and enroll into Tokyo Zokei University. Nagoshi has said that his interest in video games and game development was sparked when his girlfriend at the time gave him a Famicom with a copy of Super Mario Bros.. After gradually working his way up at Sega, he decided to return to his hometown in an effort to repay all of his father's numerous debts. In a tragic turn of events, a fire burned down his childhood home and claimed the life of his grandmother. His parents were physically unscathed, though his mother was left mentally scarred to such an extreme extent that she allegedly could not even recognize her own family. As a result of this, Nagoshi's relationship with his father deepened. Nagoshi has said that these events served as the primary source of inspiration for Yakuza's narrative.[11]
Asked about his personal appearance, fashion style and how it changed over time, Nagoshi says he adapts to what his current girlfriend is into."
On one side he is a real life yakuza character who faced hardships only someone with the mental fortitude of Kazuma Kiryu could endure, and lived a life few could compare to, on the other he's a total simp and not afraid to tell everyone. He is the metrosexual goat i tell you
(obviously for this last one his girlfriend at the time was really into twinks
Remember that time he was going out with that really plain looking girl.....
NanaMiku
Member
Also don't forget the Animal Crossing mode. I think the island is pretty big
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Nagoshi was making cool games when he looked different too, he didn't have to become a real life Yakuza character (obviously stylistically only, not like he does crimes) to keep doing so but chose to (probably the money with his new roles/success helped) and it's fine. Not everyone has to. Dude you're trying to insult over his appearance has been with the series from day one and pretty integral to it. Obviously Nagoshi wasn't making the games by himself and they've proven they have what it takes even without him and even when they do radical changes you wouldn't think would work.
And what makes you think he's gay? Or why do you even care if he is, you mention that out of the blue, are you in love? I believe he's married with kids, not like you'll ever meet him though. I'd think he qualifies as metrosexual too, doubt that image is all without extensive grooming anyway, he dyes his hair and everything and is only ~10 years younger than Nagoshi, maybe Kiryu's new look is even a bit based on him, what, just because there are more casual every day photos too? Though again I dunno why that matters at all or why you imply it has anything to do with the quality of the series.
The current studio head has been the series writer since day one so, obviously.
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Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
There’s a lot of ways to get into it, and remember you control your time.
I personally tried 0 in the past, and a few chapters of like a dragon.
This year Ishin came out which has no connection to the other games. I played that and loved it.
You could :
Play Ishin to start
Could play just Judgement and Lost Judgement which are separate but have same gameplay
You could play Yakuza 0
You could just start with Like a Dragon, then go back to 0 after.
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The games are fairly confined if you don’t go balls deep in mini games and side quests. The main story seems to cap out at 30 hours for most of these titles if you focus on them. That’s fairly digestible .
I personally would recommend Like a Dragon if you want a turn based rpg filled to the brim with charm , humor, and a well done story full of well written characters.
Or, shit, fire up the man who erased his name and just enjoy the ride.
Moriah20
Member
Im so out of the loop (while having finished every yakuza except the rpg one, i still have standard), that i did not know NaGOATshi has been replaced by this sorry looking weirdo.
To think we went from this metrosexual god
to this
Anyway for the doubters, here is the metrosexual god personal life part on wikipedia :
"Nagoshi grew up in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi in a small port town. He had a close relationship with his grandmother more than anyone else. His father was known to be in perpetual debt, something for which Nagoshi was frequently ostracized by other children. As an adult, he elected to leave his hometown for Tokyo and enroll into Tokyo Zokei University. Nagoshi has said that his interest in video games and game development was sparked when his girlfriend at the time gave him a Famicom with a copy of Super Mario Bros.. After gradually working his way up at Sega, he decided to return to his hometown in an effort to repay all of his father's numerous debts. In a tragic turn of events, a fire burned down his childhood home and claimed the life of his grandmother. His parents were physically unscathed, though his mother was left mentally scarred to such an extreme extent that she allegedly could not even recognize her own family. As a result of this, Nagoshi's relationship with his father deepened. Nagoshi has said that these events served as the primary source of inspiration for Yakuza's narrative.[11]
Asked about his personal appearance, fashion style and how it changed over time, Nagoshi says he adapts to what his current girlfriend is into."
On one side he is a real life yakuza character who faced hardships only someone with the mental fortitude of Kazuma Kiryu could endure, and lived a life few could compare to, on the other he's a total simp and not afraid to tell everyone. He is the metrosexual goat i tell you
(obviously for this last one his girlfriend at the time was really into twinks
this is genuinely one of the weirdest posts on this website
geary
Member
Thats how i play Ubisoft games and actually enjoy them. If you rush on these very long games you’ll get burned out and start resenting the games
Cyberpunkd
Member
I on the other hand value my time and life, so fuck this shit.
Toots
Gold Member
Where did i mentioned him being gay ?
Metrosexual doesn't mean gay.
I cannot stand ignorant boomer homophobic views.
Educate yourselve you queer bashing homo.
.......
Just kidding this woman told me
When we were dating a while ago...
At the time I was looking a little bit like-a this
(but really i never said he was gay, why should i even care about what is going on in his pants ? We're talking style and fashion only here, like real men. So please sashay away
)You're too kind
Hudo
Member
I love how you begin with "I am out of the loop".Im so out of the loop (while having finished every yakuza except the rpg one, i still have standard), that i did not know NaGOATshi has been replaced by this sorry looking weirdo.
To think we went from this metrosexual god
to this
Anyway for the doubters, here is the metrosexual god personal life part on wikipedia :
"Nagoshi grew up in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi in a small port town. He had a close relationship with his grandmother more than anyone else. His father was known to be in perpetual debt, something for which Nagoshi was frequently ostracized by other children. As an adult, he elected to leave his hometown for Tokyo and enroll into Tokyo Zokei University. Nagoshi has said that his interest in video games and game development was sparked when his girlfriend at the time gave him a Famicom with a copy of Super Mario Bros.. After gradually working his way up at Sega, he decided to return to his hometown in an effort to repay all of his father's numerous debts. In a tragic turn of events, a fire burned down his childhood home and claimed the life of his grandmother. His parents were physically unscathed, though his mother was left mentally scarred to such an extreme extent that she allegedly could not even recognize her own family. As a result of this, Nagoshi's relationship with his father deepened. Nagoshi has said that these events served as the primary source of inspiration for Yakuza's narrative.[11]
Asked about his personal appearance, fashion style and how it changed over time, Nagoshi says he adapts to what his current girlfriend is into."
On one side he is a real life yakuza character who faced hardships only someone with the mental fortitude of Kazuma Kiryu could endure, and lived a life few could compare to, on the other he's a total simp and not afraid to tell everyone. He is the metrosexual goat i tell you
(obviously for this last one his girlfriend at the time was really into twinks
Elysium44
Banned
Same, I was foolish enough to buy several Yakuza games at once because they sounded so great. Started playing from Yakuza 0 (on PC) and could never get into it. I've played 8.5 hours total in 6 years
I thought they would be similar to GTA or Sleeping Dogs but set in Japan. I didn't realise all the games were carbon copies of each other (essentially) and most of the story was told through text messages like a visual novel. Nor did I realise how tedious the gameplay mechanics were. Same goes for the Persona games which I also can't get into. But they are apparently gigantically popular so what do I know.
Fbh
Member
Hopefully they can pull it off.
Yakuza has always done length well IMO because the main story is decently paced and not overly bloated. They still offer 60+ hours of content but a lot of it is optional so you can decide which content to engage with.
It used to be that if you spent 65 hours playing a Yakuza game it's because you decided to spend a lot of time on the optional stuff, not because the game was dragging you along through some never ending bloated main story like Persona 5.
There's very few studios that can pull off these 60 hours main stories well, hopefully this team is one of them
Yakuza has always done length well IMO because the main story is decently paced and not overly bloated. They still offer 60+ hours of content but a lot of it is optional so you can decide which content to engage with.
It used to be that if you spent 65 hours playing a Yakuza game it's because you decided to spend a lot of time on the optional stuff, not because the game was dragging you along through some never ending bloated main story like Persona 5.
There's very few studios that can pull off these 60 hours main stories well, hopefully this team is one of them
crackajack
Member
Another reason to ignore it.
Even games I love would get worse by lengthening them, way below that "get sick" mark. Games rarely have content for more than 10 hours, 20 max. So 30 to 40h should only be reached when multiple playthroughs are required/encouraged. I almost never like longer games, the quality always suffers in one form another. Max Payne, Wolfenstein, Ryse, Superhot, Hotshot Racing, Matterfall everything that did not overstay their welcome was always nice for the days they lasted, while everything that goes on and on and on over weeks tarnishes itself by stretching everything and leaving a sour taste behind.
Even games I love would get worse by lengthening them, way below that "get sick" mark. Games rarely have content for more than 10 hours, 20 max. So 30 to 40h should only be reached when multiple playthroughs are required/encouraged. I almost never like longer games, the quality always suffers in one form another. Max Payne, Wolfenstein, Ryse, Superhot, Hotshot Racing, Matterfall everything that did not overstay their welcome was always nice for the days they lasted, while everything that goes on and on and on over weeks tarnishes itself by stretching everything and leaving a sour taste behind.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
I meant you called the new studio head gay, not Nagoshi that you called metrosexual, it's clear who I was referring to if you read - I did google what's the meaning of the stupid words you were spouting to put the "new" (that has been series writer since the beginning) guy down before replying
So, you are the one who put "metrosexual" (obviously straight, as above) Nagoshi vs "gay mob boss" Yokoyama as if it matters and yes, after telling you he too is metrosexual and I believe married with kids too, that's all I asked too:
Seems you agree even though you try to pin it on me (while attempting to insult me with the pejorative slang term "homo") and say you were just speaking about fashion etc. when, again, both qualify as the definition of metrosexual (doubtful he looks like that at 47 without taking care of himself).Toots said:
Sure, you're so progressive, that's why while trying to call me out for hating gays with zero evidence you also in the same line try to insult me (clearly you weren't praising or being tolerant with me) as a "homo" after being the one to bring anybody's sexual orientation up in the first place
I just pointed out some ways you were wrong about a guy you bashed based on a photo because you were ignorant of who he is, how integral to the series he's been and how like everyone, Nagoshi too, he has other photos and all you said to me is omg you hate gays and you're gay. Whatever
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MasterDerico
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Toots
Gold Member
But where did i say that the new studio head was gay ??I meant you called the new studio head gay, not Nagoshi that you called metrosexual, it's clear who I was referring to if you read - I did google what's the meaning of the stupid words you were spouting to put the "new" (that has been series writer since the beginning) guy down before replying
So, you are the one who put "metrosexual" (obviously straight, as above) Nagoshi vs "gay mob boss" Yokoyama as if it matters and yes, after telling you he too is metrosexual and I believe married with kids too, that's all I asked too:
Seems you agree even though you try to pin it on me (while attempting to insult me with the pejorative slang term "homo") and say you were just speaking about fashion etc. when, again, both qualify as the definition of metrosexual (doubtful he looks like that at 47 without taking care of himself).
Sure, you're so progressive, that's why while trying to call me out for hating gays with zero evidence you also in the same line try to insult me (clearly you weren't praising or being tolerant with me) as a "homo" after being the one to bring anybody's sexual orientation up in the first place
I just pointed out some ways you were wrong about a guy you bashed based on a photo because you were ignorant of who he is, how integral to the series he's been and how like everyone, Nagoshi too, he has other photos and all you said to me is omg you hate gays and you're gay. Whatever
Wait... I get it now.
When i said "on one hand he had a life like a yakuza character, and on the other hand he is a total simp" i was talking about the same person : Nagoshi !
I love the way he can be two extremely different things at the same time.
The other dude i just called a weirdo.
English isn't my first language so maybe i wasn't clear enough ?
About the "we're talking about fashion and style like real men" "Educate yourself you queer bashing homo" you said it yourself best
And i was using queer slang usually only used by queer persons (sashay away).all you said to me is omg you hate gays and you're gay. Whatever
it was a troll, the kind you do when someone takes your silly posts seriously.
In fact im always trying to walk the fine line between totally serious and totally stupid (sometimes it works sometimes not).
I see that my "educate yourself" was not silly enough so everyone could understand how stupid it was and could be taken at face value. I don't think you're a boomer or homophobic or anything, i just said that because you reacted. It was silly banter don't take it personally.
NeverYouMind
Member
Joke is on him. I always do random battles and arcade stuff while doing side missions. I play the main story missions once in a blue moon.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
I literally quoted you there, do you still not see it after not remembering you wrote it or what is wrong with you? No, I'm not talking about when you were speaking about Nagoshi, no I don't think you called Nagoshi gay, no I never thought metrosexual is gay. Just read your own damn posts.
Ctrl+F, gay, and the first result is your own dang post. Anyway, I'm done with this, ignored.
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Toots
Gold Member
You are dense.
I never called anyone gay you moron, i said "To be fair the new director has exactly the kind of weird but elaborate style Nagoshi had... Like a gay mob boss or something so im pretty sure he's the right man for the job".
It is only in your head that anyone here cares about who's gay or not.
I try to get you to understand where you went wrong and you come back with one of the most stupid argument possible ("i searched a word out of context and found it in your post, it means i'm right"). Your level of bad faith is at tantrum throwing kid, it's ugly to watch.
All in all I think your poor understanding of the english language prevents you to see how dumb your uber serious stance on a obvious joke post is.
Still, as a parting gift for you, here's my artist rendition of the whole ordeal
PS : Love your control+Gay command. Did you learn it in queerputer science 101 ?
Anyway I also tried it and on the page and all your posts came out (
). Go figure.