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[TintoConCasera]

What in the absolute fuck they did to kiryu??

Imagine having like 65 years old and going full japanese effeminate boy band with the haircut...

They said it's story related. Maybe he's going through an emo phase or something.

 

[Labadal]

Ishin will have characters from Y0 and Y7.

 

[Nankatsu]

They're doing a new game (not a DLC) with Kiryu, similar to Kaito Files but a bit bigger.

It will be action focused.

It covers the events between Y6 ending and Y8 beginning, so we can understand what happened to Kiryu by the time Y8 kicks in.

Didn't see that coming at all. Always thought they were done with Kiryu.

 

[saintjules]

I'm a bit confused. Aren't there some character from Yakuza 7 in there?

Game look amazing btw. I just beat Yakuza 5 and man, they sure have stepped their game since then.

Seems some people on YouTube were commenting that they remade this game with adding characters from recent games in it. Additional story bits to fit them in as well.

I haven't played the OG Ishin so this seems pretty cool to me. Just so many Yakuza games to play still...

 

[Nankatsu]

If these guys drop Judgement 3 now, I'm gonna scream like a girl.

EDIT: And they didn't

 

[30yearsofhurt]

 

[Dr.Morris79]

A great game? Released on all platforms? At the same time??

The devils work!

 

[nowhat]

Fuck yeah.

Too bad that is not remade with dragon engine.

Ehh, I dunno. Just replayed 6 and Kiwami 2, and Dragon Engine hasn't heard of the concept of "temporal stability". Surely UE4 can't be worse.

 

[Thief1987]

Ehh, I dunno. Just replayed 6 and Kiwami 2, and Dragon Engine hasn't heard of the concept of "temporal stability". Surely UE4 can't be worse.

They implemented TAA in further games, starting from the first Judgment.

 

[EDMIX]

I wish they skipped this a bring Yakuza like a dragon 2 sooner, but whatever... I will keep an eye on Ishin.

Well it likely won't interfere with any of that. The team likely doing this remake is probably the team that did the remake for 1 and 2 and none of that stopped Yakuza 6 and 7 and Judgement 1 and 2 from existing.

Its likely a just a different team and the team that did Like A Dragon or Yakuza 7 is likely still working on 8.

edit. will buy all 3, Ishin remake, Yakuza Gaiden, Yakuza 8 with steelbook versions lol

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Geishas! Shaman girls!

 

[xion4360]

So have they renamed the series? Or has it always been called like a dragon in jp?

EDIT
Ah so it was always called like a dragon.

 

[reksveks]

https://www.xbox.com/en-gb/games/store/roller-champions/9NF4ZBT6FVK8

Don't know why there is roller-champions in the url but ehh, nice to see continued playanywhere support

 

[LordCBH]

Absolutely unreal. If you’d go back and tell younger me that the future of the series was bright in North America and that we’d be getting multiple games almost every year, I’d have told you to go fuck your self while I stared longingly at Yakuza 5 screenshots on the internet since it wasn’t certain if it would release here or not.

I’m so goddamn happy with where this series has gone in terms of fan base and in terms of support. Y0 really was a turning point.

 

[adamsapple]

3 new Yakuza games announced in a single day and all 3 coming to the west day and date as well.

Who could have thought not too long ago.

 

[NanaMiku]

Hype! Pretty nice they add characters from 0 and 7

 

[TintoConCasera]

Will we get to see Ichiban and Nanba in this one? Wouldn't surprise me since the other characters seem to be in.

Also please, bring back the Korean mommy from 7.

 

[EDMIX]

Absolutely unreal. If you’d go back and tell younger me that the future of the series was bright in North America and that we’d be getting multiple games almost every year, I’d have told you to go fuck your self while I stared longingly at Yakuza 5 screenshots on the internet since it wasn’t certain if it would release here or not.

I’m so goddamn happy with where this series has gone in terms of fan base and in terms of support. Y0 really was a turning point.

Agreed.

Yakuza Zero, remake of 1 and 2, porting to XB and PC. They had a strong push to make the IP more relevant and it payed off big time. I hope they do the same with Persona.

Remaster, remake, new game.

 

[TintoConCasera]

 

[lachesis]

Perhaps Kenzan would get the Kiwami treatment like this one in the future! Crossing fingers.

 

[Aenima]

So have they renamed the series? Or has it always been called like a dragon in jp?

EDIT
Ah so it was always called like a dragon.

They never used the name Yakuza in japan because they dont wanted the game name to be assossiated with the japanese mafia. Guess they changing that now as well to the west.

 

[CamHostage]

Very cool that Ishin is getting remade, and is being brought worldwide.

Gives me hope that some day there will be a remake of the PSP games Like a Dragon New Chapter: Black Panther... although I'd actually want that artstyle kept in the cutscenes and I still want the Aki fighting system so the problems of remaking it start to add up.

 

[wvnative]

A great game? Released on all platforms? At the same time??

The devils work!

Squeenix take note

 

[RNG]

What a great time to be a Yakuz- errr Like a Dragon fan.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Has this video been already posted? It's centered around gameplay, and shows some minigames, some support characters like Ichiban and Shinada and even some very based stuff, like some RL cuties.



Here's hoping those damage numbers can be disabled or modded out.

 

[gela94]

I love you SEGA! Too bad you got rid of the official Sega /Yakuza forum people their would explode with all these news.

 

[ChoosableOne]

Wow. They turned the Yakuza series into FIFA. They change costumes and story and present it like a different game every year. I've played one Yakuza game and that's enough for me, I can't play another.

 

[Thief1987]

I've played one Yakuza game and that's enough for me, I can't play another.

Ok. Very valuable information, thanks.

 

[ChoosableOne]

Ok. Very valuable information, thanks.

You skipped the first 3 sentences, I gave the main useful information there. Please read carefully next time.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Wow. They turned the Yakuza series into FIFA. They change costumes and story and present it like a different game every year. I've played one Yakuza game and that's enough for me, I can't play another.

New story, new setting, new characters, new combat mechanics.

It's a new game you dummy. But hey, it's your loss.

 

[Kazza]

That's great news!. Hopefully a remake of this RGG masterpiece is next:

 

[Ma-Yuan]

Really hyped

 

[Beechos]

I was more surprised at it being on Unreal Real engine, then I was that it was going to be remade....with PS3 era titles, its inevitable and SEGA remastering and remaking so many already, this was more of a when then if situation, but being on Unreal Real was something I would have never guessed.

I thought they'd just put it on Dragon Engine like the other titles.

Maybe they wanted a faster remake process or something. I do hope Kenzan gets the same treatment, but seeing Yakuza's welcoming on PC and XB install base, it seems many really like the series and they'd be right to remaster and remake what they can while working on Yakuza 8.


Day 1. (I already have it in Japanese and that shit STILL a day 1 on PS5....if I can find a PS5 by then lol)

B Beechos lol yessssss I played it in Japanese a few years back when I first started learning it, its a different character, like its suppose to be his ancestor.

Might be showing my age here but....here it goes, its like in those old Matlock episodes where some times the case is set in a different time frame, but Matlock is still the detective but its like his great, great grandfather? lol

You've learned a bit about EDMIX here folks lol

Lol i love that this series doesnt take itself too seriously. i thought like a dragon was the 1st game in this spinoff lol. So exactly how many yakuza games still havent made its way out of japan? Im starting to get the feeling like this is the japanese ass creed/cod with its many sequels and spinoffs.

 

[NeverYouMind]

Having played the original game I found the gameplay to be too repetitive. Also, I generally dislike feudal Japan as a setting, so I will pass on this one.

 

[NT80]

Even the 2024 game is going to be cross gen. I want to see at least Like a Dragon 8 upgrade the way they did with Yakuza 6 and completely move away from Kamurocho. Doesn't look like that'll happen.

 

[NanaMiku]

Perhaps Kenzan would get the Kiwami treatment like this one in the future! Crossing fingers.

Most likely. It's a full on remake, they need time to develop it. So maybe after 8

 

[NanaMiku]

Has this video been already posted? It's centered around gameplay, and shows some minigames, some support characters like Ichiban and Shinada and even some very based stuff, like some RL cuties.



Here's hoping those damage numbers can be disabled or modded out.

Same trailer but in English

 

[YukiOnna]

TGS means return of fun times

 

[Labadal]

10 minutes of gameplay, with English subs.

 

[TintoConCasera]

10 minutes of gameplay, with English subs.

Kinda shitty video, dude playing doesn't seem to be very skilled.

I like what I see tho, it looks like Yakuza alright. Only downside for me is the UI, don't like how it takes so much space on the lower left corner, and I hate those damage numbers.

 

[Thief1987]

10 minutes of gameplay, with English subs.

Not seamless buildings enter? Ehhhhh. And loadings are very long. They are going backwards with this UE4 switch.

 

[RNG]

10 minutes of gameplay, with English subs.

Looks like the gameplay is exactly like Yakuza 0 but ported to UE4 engine, interesting.

 

[Nankatsu]

Can't wait to be playing some edo songs and people barge into my room when semi-naked ladies appear on the screen.

No way you cannot like Yakuza.

 

[YukiOnna]

Good.

 

[saintjules]

Good.

 

[YukiOnna]

Based localization team.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

It would be pretty funny to have some of the more complex scenes dubbed as literally as possible as a bonus or something though. I want to hear a nonsensical word salad spoken as earnestly as possible.

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

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[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

I'm actually really disappointed they're skipping Kenzan, why would they do that?

It's not that I don't want to play Ishin, but I'd rather play them in release order, also Ishin is some historical what if, Kenzan is simply a story set in the world of Yakuza's past, right?

 

[YukiOnna]

I'm actually really disappointed they're skipping Kenzan, why would they do that?

It's not that I don't want to play Ishin, but I'd rather play them in release order, also Ishin is some historical what if, Kenzan is simply a story set in the world of Yakuza's past, right?

Did they say something new? AFAIK they never said they were skipping Kenzan. Last February, Sato said that to bring Ishin and Kenzan to the west, they would have to make them remakes (Kiwami Editions) instead of ports and I think the demand was higher for Ishin as the most recent spin-off release plus being possibly easier to rebuild than Kenzan. Otherwise, they've always talked about them together.

Localization Producer said they will do what Japan wants to do and it's just been a matter of finding time and space.