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[Nankatsu]

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[tommycronin]

 

[jshackles]

Lovely OT, thanks Nankatsu

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

Starting it up now...Let's go Ichiban!

edit: uhhh so many damn extras...are the tennis and lineback jobs included in the master vacation pack?

edit: looks like no

 

[tommycronin]

I hope Mahjong is apart of the main quest in this game and people are forced to play a whole round.

 

[mortal]

Fantastic OT!

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

Now that Yakuza is a Jrpg, it's a bit weird Persona and Yakuza are releasing so close together as they're even more similar than ever. Ichiban even has a social stats chart to raise traits on now like charisma and kindness

 

[Punished Miku]

I need catch up and buy this.

Sega x Hawaii JRPG is just a dream concept.

 

[bender]

 

[Alexios]

Fired it up earlier, looks good, there are even split screen modes. Letting you enable FSR3's frame generation on a GTX1080 must be a mistake, it's laggy as shit and desyncs the audio from the video and stuff, I'm sticking to just FSR3 Quality @ 1440p and mostly maxed settings which gets me 60fps.

 

[vagabond-]

beautiful OT. Can't wait to play tomorrow. Gaiden got me hyped the fuck up

 

[Ocean Dweller]

Can I jump right in or do I need to play the last game with Ichi?

 

[RNG]

For those with Nvidia 4xxx series graphics cards Frame Gen causes stuttering every time you pick up an item and sometimes you can't even pick up some briefcases. Turn it off and it'll run smooth as butter.

 

[DeVeAn]

Was able to get the Deluxe version about half price. Doesn’t include pre order stuff but is does have the vacation pack which is what I really wanted anyway. Also got it started by going to New Zealand with my Xbox. OK

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Great OT

Waiting for my physical copy to arrive over the weekend but no worries, Tekken 8 will keep me busy until then. See you soon Ichiban!

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

Nankatsu OT is great job and thank you!

 

[Vyse]

Amazing job on the OT!

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

Can I jump right in or do I need to play the last game with Ichi?

You don't absolutely need to, the game is designed so you don't, with the opening hours have been reintroducing the characters and getting things caught up...but. That was a really great game with a great story focused on Ichiban's introduction. I personally think it would be a very good idea to play Like a Dragon first.

 

[jshackles]

Finished the first chapter - only cried once!

This game is something else.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

dammit, it's an evil vtuber !

so much for 2d girls being nicer than 3d girls

 

[StereoVsn]

You don't absolutely need to, the game is designed so you don't, with the opening hours have been reintroducing the characters and getting things caught up...but. That was a really great game with a great story focused on Ichiban's introduction. I personally think it would be a very good idea to play Like a Dragon first.

Yep, and I would add it’s worth it to catch up on Kiryu’s story and play Gaiden as well.

 

[ssringo]

Played a bit under 6 hours tonight. Long enough to get to Hawaii and being able to wander a little. Absolutely loving it. Nanba and Adachi had me rolling with their dating advice. Poor Ichiban...

Really wish they'd gotten someone else for Kiryu's English VA. Everyone else ranges from fine to good but YongYea was a big miscasting choice. I finished Gaiden before they patched in the English VA so I didn't really get to hear it previously. I have no real opinion about what he does outside of voice acting, he's simply the wrong sounding voice for Kiryu.

 

[NecrosaroIII]

Ichiban is the man I want to be.

 

[BWJinxing]

I'd like to play BUT....

Humble bundle can't get it's shit together and get keys.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Great OT. My body is Ichiban.

Copy is in transit and expected today, don't let me down Royal M(F)ail.

 

[Labadal]

Should have my copy in the mail later in the day. While I did pre-order this, I am still somewhat disappointed with SEGAs DLC practices.

Unlocking NG+ and a post-game dungeon behind a €20 pricetag, while your game is €70 is offputting enough to not D1P any future games.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Is this out today?

I'm ill and dilerious.

 

[TheGreatMusashi]

I don’t watch trailers for movies or games I’m excited for, other than an announcement trailer or something like that. It’s been a long time since I’ve been excited for a game like this.

Just started it a few hours ago blind, it’s exactly what I wanted it to be and so much more.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Fuck me I've just bought it and I have so many games on the pile of shame. This takes priority though.

It's gonna be a yakuza, pal world weekend.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

Ichiban is the man I want to be.

then you better start believing in your friends or something corny like that

Yeah he's a really great hero. Game is off to a great start

 

[TheAssist]

I'll be playing this after I am done with Rebirth sometime end of march. Looking forward to it and it will help me cope with the fact that I am done playing through my most hyped game ever. I loved the first one, especially the characters.

 

[Skifi28]

I hope Mahjong is apart of the main quest in this game and people are forced to play a whole round.

Only if you make a tutorial how it works.

 

[Alexios]

Aw, I went to the arcade but I had wasted all my money (my OCD tells me to always buy at least 1 of every item in these games lol) so no Sega Bass Fishing yet. Man, I adored 7 but I wasn't sure if they can pull it off again and yes they can, it's awesome and Ichiban is likable as ever and it starts off way better than either of the Gaiden demo bits too, with being at Isezaki Ijincho and messing around with the old cast. It's so good. I wonder how they've optimized their cut scene making cos there's shit here that would be 100% skipped/glossed over in any other title I think. Like all the detail with the security job of a guy you help get hired in the beginning, you'll know when you play it, at first I was even ok this is too much exposition on something pointless, get on with it, but then it quickly reintroduced another member of the old cast so yeah, probably perfectly paced too.

 

[cormack12]

Nankatsu and mortal doing heavy lifting on the HD OTs

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Dayum I've bet you've done OT work for this OT. Grats on putting out another awesome OT my bud Nankatsu !

 

[Nankatsu]

Thanks for the lovely comments guys .

I really have a feeling this game is gonna be special, both for newcomers and folks who have played the series from start to finish.

Had to go the extra mile .

PS: Thank you, my gold benefactor.

 

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[bender]

The first two hours of this game are magical. I can't remember the last time I've laughed as much. Ichiban is so endearing.

 

[Nankatsu]

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Thanks for sharing, already subbed.

This is gonna be a long working day.

Just wanna go home and deliver some food in Hawaii (minigame looks super fun).

 

[Isa]

Great OT!!!!

Managed to play a little bit this early morn, but have to go to work. Ichiban is amazing as always. Had to spend a few minutes at the Love Shop to hear that banging tune, its comfort food for me lol.

 

[Alexios]

Mind the game works perfectly fine on HDD, no performance issues or anything, but the loading times on area jumps and such did annoy me a bit so I'm moving it to SSD for that.

 

[Maximus D. Meridius]

Just bought it, Installing it on both Xbox and PC, loved the previous one.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Play for almost 3 hours yesterday. Soon as I get my morning spiel done I'm going right back in. I'm so glad to be back in the world and it runs like a dream on PC.

As was noted in the other thread, regarding performance, it runs at 4K 120 on a 7800 x 3D 4090 combo WITHOUT DLSS.

 

[saintjules]

Awesome job with the OT, OP!

Now that Yakuza is a Jrpg, it's a bit weird Persona and Yakuza are releasing so close together as they're even more similar than ever. Ichiban even has a social stats chart to raise traits on now like charisma and kindness

I don't think it's weird at all. Still different fanbases and both games are achieving different objectives.

Now, I have to play through Gaiden before I get to this. Have to find out when...

 

[Maximus D. Meridius]

Just bought it, Installing it on both Xbox and PC, loved the previous one.

After checking, happy to report that it's cross save between the Xbox and windows store versions at least. That was unclear.

 

[Nankatsu]

Guys, just a heads up, and sorry for the bigger text (I might add this to the original post later):

Please, if you intend to talk about the narrative or potential sidequests, always use the spoiler mechanics within the forum.

Remember you're not the only one playing the game, and each one of us plays the game at different paces.

Yakuza / Like a Dragon games are extremely plot sensitive, and part of their charm is experiencing them first hand.

Thanks.

 

[DosGamer]

Anybody know the size of this on the PS5?

 

[Alexios]

So the bits be4 going to Hawaii are pretty sizable and involving it's not just a matter of how he got a letter so he goes there and meets Kiryu out on a mission. Although that's probably just ahead. Poor Ichiban, things go amazingly and then he gets his heart broken and gets kicked while down too...

 

[Ocean Dweller]

You don't absolutely need to, the game is designed so you don't, with the opening hours have been reintroducing the characters and getting things caught up...but. That was a really great game with a great story focused on Ichiban's introduction. I personally think it would be a very good idea to play Like a Dragon first.

ty! With that said, anything in like a dragon that I can skip doing to not waste time?

 

[geary]

The nailed the introduction of Ichiban in Like a dragon...One of the best "pass the torch" of main protagonist in any IP.