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Like a Dragon: Ishin |OT| Bath Kyodais
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Binge played the whole series during this last 2 years, so I'm very excited to play this. Spacially since this one seems to play very similar to 0 and 5 which are my favorites.
That said, Denuvo + Unreal Engine + Japanese devs... I'm worried that the PC version might be fucked at release.
That said, Denuvo + Unreal Engine + Japanese devs... I'm worried that the PC version might be fucked at release.
TrueLegend
Member
Finally a game which appreciates me petting cats.
PS: The first sensible PC requirements I have ever seen.
PS: The first sensible PC requirements I have ever seen.
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zokie
Member
thank you OP for the awesome OT
please consider this for a catchy OT title
ishin with me , baby!
story of seasons with ishin
ishin does everything
ishin has a big cock ( see video below , near the end )
https://yakuza.fandom.com/wiki/Nugget#:~:text=Involvement-,Yakuza 0,Real Estate Royale mini-game.
please consider this for a catchy OT title
ishin with me , baby!
story of seasons with ishin
ishin does everything
ishin has a big cock ( see video below , near the end )
https://yakuza.fandom.com/wiki/Nugget#:~:text=Involvement-,Yakuza 0,Real Estate Royale mini-game.
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Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
OT| Enter the Kiryu
TrebleShot
Member
Wheres the best place to start? I tried recently with Judgement and kind of bounced off of it.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
The Yakuza series? 0, no doubt. You can keep playing the games in chronological order after that.
Judgment is pretty cool tho, if you didn't enjoy that one I don't know if you'll like the Yakuza games.
Housh
Member
This is the reason I'm sticking with PS5 version for this one.
Orbital2060
Member
This is awesome but Im gonna have to wait until Ive got time to play it. Busy with Persona games and then Wo Long in a few weeks.
Seriously awesome that it got a western release.
Seriously awesome that it got a western release.
Imru’ al-Qays
Member
I loved 0 but haven't been able to get into a Yakuza since. Tried Kiwami 1-2, Judgment, Like a Dragon. They all just took too long to get going, whereas with 0 I remember the intrigue and plot twists started right away
cormack12
Gold Member
Only just getting back after work, looks like someone must have reported and a mod added one of the others. I don't think we can edit titles once we've posted - or we didn't used to able to.
anthony2690
Banned
Looking forward to this, my missus preordered this for me for valentine's day 
That being said, now I'm decorating the flat, gaming has been put on hold a few days, can't wait to play more Hogwarts legacy and then jump into wild hearts and this in the future
That being said, now I'm decorating the flat, gaming has been put on hold a few days, can't wait to play more Hogwarts legacy and then jump into wild hearts and this in the future
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gela94
Member
The performance is a bit weird, I get stuttering and slowdowns randomly, on pc with RTX3070. Seems there is some censoring going on *Bathfight*
I really hate that they still keep that stupid ring noise with the dialog boxex and there is also some slow button appearing to continue the dialog, like yes I want to go to the next box!!!
But the game itself, I like it so far.
I really hate that they still keep that stupid ring noise with the dialog boxex and there is also some slow button appearing to continue the dialog, like yes I want to go to the next box!!!
But the game itself, I like it so far.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Try adding -d3d11 to the game's launch options on Steam. I did so with the demo and it ran better for sure.
struggler_guts
Member
0 for sure, the remasters have been great. I like yakuza but played judgement demo and didnt like it either.
Ishin has been fun, about an hour in and its yakuza but with swords and guns! My biggest complaint though is the camera, both in and out of combat its impossible to get it to stay behind the character
xrnzaaas
Member
I don't know if I should be surprised by this, but the game feels more budget than recent Yakuza/Judgment games. There's a lot of text without dubbing and most of all quite a lot of low quality textures and object models (like the loot containers or the dogs/cats up close). I don't think it's just the effect of learning UE after abandoning their own engine.
Thankfully the story seems very interesting, the fighting styles are cool (even though Wild Dancer feels op) the and I've enjoyed all of the "returns" so far (I'm at the beginning of chapter 4).
Thankfully the story seems very interesting, the fighting styles are cool (even though Wild Dancer feels op) the and I've enjoyed all of the "returns" so far (I'm at the beginning of chapter 4).
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Companion Cube
Member
If I had to nitpick, I'd complain about:
-lack of player/npc shadows in some areas
-textures that pop in when the camera cuts to another angle (at least in 4k on XSX)
-camera control can be a bit janky
I'm not sure how much of that can be attributed to the original being a PS3 game, but I find these things particularly jarring since they weren't issues I had with LaD7 or any of the Judgement games but it's still enjoyable so far and most of the time looks pretty damn great due to good art choices.
-lack of player/npc shadows in some areas
-textures that pop in when the camera cuts to another angle (at least in 4k on XSX)
-camera control can be a bit janky
I'm not sure how much of that can be attributed to the original being a PS3 game, but I find these things particularly jarring since they weren't issues I had with LaD7 or any of the Judgement games but it's still enjoyable so far and most of the time looks pretty damn great due to good art choices.
gela94
Member
Ok thanx I'll try that
Majormaxxx
Member
Did you play Dead Souls and the Fist of the North Star / Judgement?
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
No, yes and yes.
Was Dead Souls ever translated? Haven't looked too much into that one tbh.
STARSBarry
Gold Member
Sadly it seems they censored the bath fight, there is now so much steam that you can't see anything.
Why?!
It's such a weird fucking decision, and iconic thanks to all the gifs
I will admit I'm taking a break from the game, I find it more draining to play than the other Yakuza titles, especially once I found out crafting required not only components and large quantities of money, but also arbitrary blacksmith levels that appear incredibly slow to increase.
Essentially I can't craft a better gun unless I use all my cash crafting worse weapons over and over to level up the blacksmith to craft the only upgrade available for my character.
Why?!
It's such a weird fucking decision, and iconic thanks to all the gifs
I will admit I'm taking a break from the game, I find it more draining to play than the other Yakuza titles, especially once I found out crafting required not only components and large quantities of money, but also arbitrary blacksmith levels that appear incredibly slow to increase.
Essentially I can't craft a better gun unless I use all my cash crafting worse weapons over and over to level up the blacksmith to craft the only upgrade available for my character.
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Majormaxxx
Member
It's translated but ps3 only.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Damn, wish I had a PS3. Have you played it? How is it? Gameplay always seemed kinda jank to me, like a proto Binary Domain or something.
Majormaxxx
Member
I have it but haven't played it in a few years. Gameplay and technical performance is worse than Binary Domain. Story is worse too (Binary Domain had a pretty cool story). But I think it is a fun time nonetheless. I think you nailed it - proto Binary Domain. Good call.
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The Cockatrice
Member
Hopefully they dont use UE for Judgment 3/Yakuza 8.
RainblowDash
Gold Member
This looks so good!!!
Moriah20
Member
We already know that Gaiden and Y8 will be dragon engine at least.
My theory:
RGGS simply went with unreal because they didn't have the time/budget for a full on remake. Kiwami 1 and 2 happened because they could recycle assets from Y0 / Y5 (for K1) and Y6 (for K2). For a historical samurai game they would've had to create brand new dragon engine assets, which they were never gonna do.
Unreal is very flexible and they just imported all their original code into the unreal sandbox and it was a quick, intuitive way to update/upscale assets, switch out character models, etc. This probably would've been a lot more cumbersome in the dragon engine.
So all in all I expect them to continue using dragon engine for the "new" games for a while still at least, while re-releases (maybe kenzan and dead souls?) will go the unreal route.
Isa
Member
Damn I miss that channel! Good review too, fun should be paramount as a factor, and when a game is fun enough it could elevate it above other detractors such as janky controls, bugs etc. I played the demo for Dead Souls years ago and the manual aiming was so different for me it was a quick pass but I regretted not giving it a proper chance. For many years I'd see it at bargain prices at Gamestop but never picked it up, may have to snag a copy online lol.
Nice OT, OP! I could've started it already but I've tried to better at prioritizing certain games for completion but it is really tempting to start this up. Can't wait to dive in!
Nankatsu
Gold Member
Sadly it seems they censored the bath fight, there is now so much steam that you can't see anything.
Can't wait to play this part and someone storms into my room on that exact moment.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
"Your copy has been shipped"
Yeah, finally got a message about my copy shipping."Your copy has been shipped"
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Anybody playing on PC? How's that performance? Any improvements since the demo?
RNG
Member
If you can run Yakuza 0 then you'll have no problems running this one. There's stuttering every time you do a heat move but only for the first time. If you switch to DX11 in the launch parameter you still get some micro stuttering when traversing the city while sprinting.
The digital deluxe bonuses are ridiculous and I actually regret buying them as that stuff seems like its going to completely kill the balance, at least early on. You get numerous upgrade points for the skill trees and a Katana with over 600 power (for comparison the starting Katana only has 80).
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Started this one yesterday. I'm having a blast, combat has clicked with me much better than in the demo, and the game is the usual Yakuza fare of kino story cutscenes and crazy sidequests.
Only downsides so far are the cutscenes which are capped at 30fps, and the Unreal Engine looks like shit at times.
Still, very happy with my purchase so far. It's been 45€ and I can see myself enjoying this game for a while.
Only downsides so far are the cutscenes which are capped at 30fps, and the Unreal Engine looks like shit at times.
Still, very happy with my purchase so far. It's been 45€ and I can see myself enjoying this game for a while.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Loving the battle music. Well, all the music honestly, loving the mix of modern themes and Tokugawa's Japanese themes.
Nope, you have to walk around and find them yourself.