NegativeCero
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Huh, I didn't know 2 was rare. I think I still have my copy somewhere and could put it up for sale I guess.
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Limited reprints of Yakuza 1-4 now available
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Fox Mulder
Member
Neat that you can still get ps2 reprints.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Grabbed 2 and 4. Don't have any experience with the series but those seem like the best bets.
This is amazing, got a copy of Yakuza 2 and also got a used copy of Yakuza 1 since that was still cheaper than the reprint. I have a long laundry list of PS2 games I still want to pick up but Yakuza 2 was I think the only one on it that crossed the $100 mark (and by a lot, too) so this reprint is perfect. Now I just have to make time to actually play them!
That's why I used Paypal this time.
Honestly just kinda caught off guard by the fact that a retailer can just get PS2 games reprinted so suddenly in 2017. Though iirc I think Atlus did some library reprinting not too long ago, so maybe it's not too surprising.
In any case if you've gotta snag any of em, Yakuza 2 is the one to get, I've seen it getting close to $100 for just a loose disc in the past year or so
In any case if you've gotta snag any of em, Yakuza 2 is the one to get, I've seen it getting close to $100 for just a loose disc in the past year or so
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I assume they'd be on that PS4 streaming service if they existed at all.
AkelisRain
Member
Fuck, I am so broke! Really want 2!
Demoskinos
Member
I mean they do have the remade version for the WiiU that is only in Japan. I'm assuming that is the version they are porting to the PS4.
Porting the Yakuza 2 remake doesn't seem like totally impossible.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
They're reprints, you can still get them used for like $20
CrichtonKicks
Member
If Yakuza 2 comes to PS4 it will probably be a total remake like Kiwami, perhaps using the 0/Kiwami engine since most of the assets are already done.
The Wii U version (which wasn't a remake like Kiwami but just an HD remaster) was also released on PS3 so it's very doubtful that they would bring that version to PS4.
Demoskinos
Member
Oh? Well I just got learned. I totally thought Kiwami was just a HD re-release basically.
KingdomHeartsFan
Member
Yakuza 3 is $50 on Amazon.ca and Yakuza 2 is $60. I think Ill get 3 but I can't justify paying $60 for a PS2 game.
but it's better than Y3 get it instead
matrix-cat
Member
Yakuza 2 really is excellent on PCSX2. I mean, it's excellent to begin with, but emulation gets rid of a lot of the foibles of the PS2 version like long load times and low resolution, and being able to Quick Save and Quick Load is godly for cheating at gambling and minigames 
Though it does seem like a Yakuza 2 remake is almost inevitable at this point.
Though it does seem like a Yakuza 2 remake is almost inevitable at this point.
KingdomHeartsFan
Member
I looked up some gameplay that fixed camera on Y2 is really turning me off. I don't mind it in some games but for an open world game like this I feel like it would get on my nerves eventually. Plus I feel like 2 has a way better chance of being remade than 3.
Well, if you're gonna get one of the PS3 games, at least get 4. 4 is one of my favorites.
KingdomHeartsFan
Member
I'm literally playing 4 right now lol.
matrix-cat
Member
The thing that would really get on your nerves is that the ambient background noise track when you run around Kamurocho is literally a four second loop. In both Yakuza 1 and 2. I played through them both late last year and I found it infuriating
Sparrowhawk
Member
How does $150 sound?
Here, hope this helps.
http://coolconversion.com/math/ordinal-cardinal/How-to-pronounce_150_in+English
davidwhangchoi
Member
pretty cheap in usd
Meme Master Flux
Member
This is the cheapest it's been in a long time, and these are new copies.
Remapped88
Member
This is honestly unexpected but freakin' awesome! Get them if you can(especially Yakuza 2), all are great! I personally never had Yakuza 1 in my collection and I'm thinking of getting it just for having a complete Yakuza collection even though Kiwami is coming out this summer.
Got all of those, but this is a good chance for anybody who has not played them. I would buy a physical copy of Yakuza 5 if they would sell it in North America.
The forklift sequence is one of the worst thigns I've experienced in a game so far this decade.
The forklift sequence is one of the worst thigns I've experienced in a game so far this decade.
Sparrowhawk
Member
Lmao, thanks dad.
Benzychenz
Member
But I just bought a preowned copy of 2 for $80.
I also live in Australia so this isn't relevant to me anyway.
JoeyJungle
Banned
FYI Gamestop has Yakuza 3 used for $18 http://www.gamestop.com/ps3/games/yakuza-3/76648
Spooky Scary Skeleton
Member
They really should make Y2 Kiwami and bring it over here, since
Y6's story is heavily tied to Y2
Y1 and Y2 has aged badly and janky as hell in terms of gameplay.
IrishNinja
Member
best news all day! hope everyone waiting on 2 to be accessible dives in
haha...harsh, but fair
man, this warms my heart <3
LISTEN TO THIS MAN
what's the story here?
that one's great, i went with the master system style grid cover...did the same for 5, can't resist that style!
have you seen what 2 goes for now? it's a steal here
we might be getting kiwami 2, still to early to say
as for 3-5 that might be wishful thinking but i'd love it, hell just to see them all on PSN would be a great start
haha...harsh, but fair
man, this warms my heart <3
LISTEN TO THIS MAN
what's the story here?
that one's great, i went with the master system style grid cover...did the same for 5, can't resist that style!
have you seen what 2 goes for now? it's a steal here
we might be getting kiwami 2, still to early to say
as for 3-5 that might be wishful thinking but i'd love it, hell just to see them all on PSN would be a great start
Rickenslacker
Banned
Haven't played a Yakuza game but I've got a friend that gushes about them so this might be an opportunity. Curious though before I pull the trigger, how do Yakuza 1 and 2 handle on the software BC PS3s?
It was posted a few pages back, but on another topic a lot us us found the correlation between using a card on VGP and getting some fraud charge on it. Happened to be around the time that they released a bunch of rare reprints. For me, I had some charge of some website loan for like $50 or something. First and only time I've had fraud for something like that.
Seriously though, they really really need better site security.
Let's add a little more background to show how incompetent VGP is. 5 years ago VGP had a major security breach where all customer data was stolen and they didn't tell anyone about it and took almost 2 weeks to even acknowledge it and never emailed all their customers about it. It was reported no financial data was lost but considering their present incompetence where customer CC info is regularly breached shortly after making a purchase there I really doubt that was true either. If you're going to make a purchase on that site then protect your CC info by using PayPal instead.
Crazy, I never heard about that one. Sucks though, that they are the only ones doing the reprints :/ I just wish there was a way for them to acknowledge their wrongs and fix things...
davidwhangchoi
Member
glad at least it's being offered through amazon and ebay as alternatives if people don't want to use their site.