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New Yakuza english trailer (no longer asstastic?)

shuri said:
What the, that cover is AWESOME, and the japanese one is fucking crap.
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You sir have no idea, and have probably not played the game.

JP cover= kickin shit in the face, correct?

Kickin shit in the motherfuckindamn face is what Kiryu kazuma does. And he makes a living off of it. What do you do? work in BK?
 
I kinda like it - at least, it's more direct that it's all about Yakuza, rather than a soccer game. ;) While it's lacking in aesthetic - but it's bold, red title and showing off the tattoo on the back, pretty much sums up the content. As for a cover art, it does its job. It won't win the box art of the year award - but it's passable... and I've seen much worse artworks. (Shenmue II Xbox artwork, anyone?)
 
Sept 26... so much for a summer release. So let me get this straight within that one month span I will probably be able to get this game, Okami, PSU, FFXII, Super Paper Mario, Zelda: TP, Metroid Prime 3, and a Wii. Not to mention DS games and if you have a 360 even more titles.

Thats too much.
 
lachesis said:
I kinda like it - at least, it's more direct that it's all about Yakuza, rather than a soccer game. ;) While it's lacking in aesthetic - but it's bold, red title and showing off the tattoo on the back, pretty much sums up the content. As for a cover art, it does its job. It won't win the box art of the year award - but it's passable... and I've seen much worse artworks. (Shenmue II Xbox artwork, anyone?)
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Yeah I don't mind the boxart at all, I think it is good for the American market, at least an attention getter.

But damn the JP one is so simple and sexy. <3 Kazuma.

Oh and when I originally read 'I kinda like it' I mistook that for your feelings on the game and almost pushed the quote button and went into full on 'Full heat gauge, smash your head into a flaming barrel and then step on your face' mode....

Thankfully I kept reading.
 
BudokaiMR2 said:
You sir have no idea, and have probably not played the game.

JP cover= kickin shit in the face, correct?

Kickin shit in the motherfuckindamn face is what Kiryu kazuma does. And he makes a living off of it. What do you do? work in BK?
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If they used the cheapo black and white cover in america, the game would sell 20 copies. It's cheap and simply looks dumb. It's not artistic at all (not that the american cover is artistic) and makes the game looks like a budget title.
 
BudokaiMR2 said:
Yeah I don't mind the boxart at all, I think it is good for the American market, at least an attention getter.

But damn the JP one is so simple and sexy. <3 Kazuma.

Oh and when I originally read 'I kinda like it' I mistook that for your feelings on the game and almost pushed the quote button and went into full on 'Full heat gauge, smash your head into a flaming barrel and then step on your face' mode....

Thankfully I kept reading.
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Worry not. I am a firm believer that Ryu ga gotoku was the best game of 2005 for PS2. :)
 
lachesis said:
Worry not. I am a firm believer that Ryu ga gotoku was the best game of 2005 for PS2. :)
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Yeah I remembered you from the original thread because of your avatar.

Kiryu is the real GOD OF WAR!

I really wish I had .gifs of some of the final moves you get in the game...Be so great to use on gaf... :D
 
Cover schmover. Dub shmub, it can't be that bad. Even translation wise I'd give a bit here or there... I'm more concerned about any kind of censorship - you know how much SoA loves to censor *snip snip* stuff, especially with a lot of stuff that's well, on the line both violence wise and adult wise. RGRGHRG
 
Himuro said:
EXPLAIN.
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Aw man you don't know about hostesses? They are basically hookers that you don't sleep with(most of the time...I think..)

You pay to sit down at nice clubs and have drinks with them, and then you sweet talk them all night(it is actually pretty fun in the game, although I really suck at doing it in Japanese haha never got too far) and I think in some cases one thing might lead to another....and...yeah :D
 
Himuro said:
Come someone please confirm what all you can do in this game and how big the city is? Apparently it only takes place at night? =/ No day/night cycle?
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It's not huge but there is quite a bit to do. It is nothing as big as GTA but it has a lot more personality. A lot of the NPCs are there for a reason, A good majority of the buildings are enterable. Stuff like that.

Various different stores to go to, arcades with UFO catchers, batting cage, bars, fighting arena, gambling, and somewhere in the range of 100+ subevents most of which are really interesting. A good example is one that I haven't even seen myself, heard about it from Thetrin:

You see a salaryman threatening to jump off of a rooftop because he lost all his money or tired of life or something, and you go up and talk him out of jumping.
 
Drumroll please.... the voice cast announced:

SEGA Europe Ltd and SEGA of America, Inc. today announced the celebrity cast for its upcoming video game, Yakuza. Slated for release on Sept. 5th 2006, the critically acclaimed game is currently being localized for a western audience. To ensure a fully cinematic experience for players, the game will feature the distinctive voice work of Hollywood actors including Michael Rosenbaum, Michael Madsen, Eliza Dushku, Rachel Leigh Cook, and Mark Hamill to compliment its stunning visuals and engaging storyline.

Yakuza, scripted by noted Japanese novelist Hase Seishu, features an intricate storyline driven by loyalty, honor, and revenge. The seasoned Hollywood cast will bring the widely varied characters to life with both subtle and impassioned performances. Adding his signature voice to the cast, Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs, Sin City) plays Shimano, a physically imposing Yakuza boss who relies on brutality to achieve his selfish goals; Michael Rosenbaum (Smallville) voices Nishiki, a ruthless Yakuza member who has turned against his childhood friend, Kazuma, out of bitter jealousy; Eliza Dushku, (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Bring It On) voices Yumi, who grew up with Nishiki and Kazuma in an orphanage, and is at the center of the mystery; Rachel Leigh Cook (She’s All That) plays Reina, owner of the Serena hostess bar, whose secret love leads her down a road of betrayal; and Mark Hamill (Star Wars, Batman: New Times) voices the insane Majima, a violent Yakuza boss with a twisted sense of honor.
 
sooo... they didn't bother to include english subs in the jap one did they?

no, they did not :(
 
Jim said:
Drumroll please.... the voice cast announced:

SEGA Europe Ltd and SEGA of America, Inc. today announced the celebrity cast for its upcoming video game, Yakuza. Slated for release on Sept. 5th 2006, the critically acclaimed game is currently being localized for a western audience. To ensure a fully cinematic experience for players, the game will feature the distinctive voice work of Hollywood actors including Michael Rosenbaum, Michael Madsen, Eliza Dushku, Rachel Leigh Cook, and Mark Hamill to compliment its stunning visuals and engaging storyline.

Yakuza, scripted by noted Japanese novelist Hase Seishu, features an intricate storyline driven by loyalty, honor, and revenge. The seasoned Hollywood cast will bring the widely varied characters to life with both subtle and impassioned performances. Adding his signature voice to the cast, Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs, Sin City) plays Shimano, a physically imposing Yakuza boss who relies on brutality to achieve his selfish goals; Michael Rosenbaum (Smallville) voices Nishiki, a ruthless Yakuza member who has turned against his childhood friend, Kazuma, out of bitter jealousy; Eliza Dushku, (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Bring It On) voices Yumi, who grew up with Nishiki and Kazuma in an orphanage, and is at the center of the mystery; Rachel Leigh Cook (She’s All That) plays Reina, owner of the Serena hostess bar, whose secret love leads her down a road of betrayal; and Mark Hamill (Star Wars, Batman: New Times) voices the insane Majima, a violent Yakuza boss with a twisted sense of honor.
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:o

Believe.
 
EviLore said:
:o

Believe.
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It could turn out nicely, but it worries me that they haven't mentioned who is doing Kazuma's voice.

But it will never live up to the Japanese version is the problem. The Japanese version seriously contains some of the best voice acting in a game. Ever.
 
McBacon said:
What do Luke Skywalker, Bob from SinCity, Faith from Buffy and Tifa Lockhart have in common?

YAKUZA
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And Lex Luthor from Smallville.

All star cast or not, I'm super pissed they won't/can't just leave the original dub in there. Even as an option. ****, I buy a Region 1 DVD with 3 language tracks, why not a game? I'll never understand Sony's hangup on this.

I can't import it, because I don't have a modded PS2 or an interest in modding it. I

Maybe I'll just skip this game altogether. SHENMUE III PWEAZE
 
Really odd that they have yet to announce the VO actor for Kazuma. Either some no-name, or they are negotiating with someone good :)
 
Mark Hamil's Joker voice will be perfect for Majima. The rest of the cast is pretty good too. Not announcing Kazuma's voice is a big question mark. Who could they be negotiating with for the role? I don't think they should go for an unknown in this particular case because Kazuma isn't particularly someone you relate to as "yourself" but very bit as much a character in the story as everyone else. Whoever it is, it has to be someone whose voice can stand up to Nishiki's every step of the way. There are some great scenes that would be a total waste if Kazuma's voice can't carry them.
 
Who was the person who stated that American's can't read and watch a movie at the same time when the duel for sub vs dub in anime was unleashed?

I seriously hope Sega of Europe somehow pull out the stops but I doubt it :(
 
i'm still not convinced that this should have english voices at all, but at least they're taking the dubbing seriously. a shenmue-quality dub easily could've ruined it. mark madsen rox. i hope he sounds completely drunk. and hamill should do the joker voice whoever he's cast as.
 
Sho Nuff said:
I'd be more concerned with who's translating Yakuza, because the best actors in the world can't save crappy localization
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well, if they're spending however much money on name actors, i'd assume they're handling the translation with some care. but this is sega we're talking about. this is sega. :/
 
Sho Nuff said:
I'd be more concerned with who's translating Yakuza, because the best actors in the world can't save crappy localization
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What I played read well at E3. It was censored at the time, but Sega said that it was only for that event, and the final release won't be censored. So at least the dubbers should have a pretty good script to work from.
 
Sho Nuff said:
I'd be more concerned with who's translating Yakuza, because the best actors in the world can't save crappy localization
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This is true.

I am just really worried about who will be doing Kazuma. His Japanese VA is so amazing that it will take someone great.

David Hayter? Please? Pretty Please?
 
All star cast or not, I'm super pissed they won't/can't just leave the original dub in there. Even as an option. ****, I buy a Region 1 DVD with 3 language tracks, why not a game? I'll never understand Sony's hangup on this.
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"Sony's"? I don't think this has anything to do with any specific company here. Quite frankly, in most cases, it is a disc space issue. There have been plenty of games with both Japanese and English included with the US version. In fact, a number of Sony's own games have shipped in the US with a whole slew of European languages (voice acting included) on top of Japanese and English. If the disc can support it, a lot of developers will go for it.

Another recent example is *shudder* Shadow the Hedgehog. The PS2 and XBOX versions (on DVD) include both dubs while the GC version only includes the VA corresponding to its respective region. Disc space issue.

This US release of the game certainly does have a high quality cast, I must admit...but I'm not convinced it will match the feel of the game. The original has absolutely incredibly voice acting and writing that perfectly captures the feeling of its subject matter. It's going to be a very challenging product for the localization team to handle.
 
Juice said:
I can't import it, because I don't have a modded PS2 or an interest in modding it.
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ALl you need is any cheap HDD, and HDLoader disc. No modding, no nothing, 95% of imports work and load faster at that.
 
Marconelly said:
ALl you need is any cheap HDD, and HDLoader disc. No modding, no nothing, 95% of imports work and load faster at that.
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That works with the PSTwo over USB?

dark10x said:
"Sony's"?
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Supposedly, in the same secret document where SCEA said "no" to 2D on PS2, they placed a moratorium against licensing games with any Japanese in them (some 1st party games have gotten a pass). (Edit: I realize this isn't a hard-and-fast rule, nor acknowledged by SCEA themselves.)

Not to say disc space isn't an issue, I'm sure it is. But seeing how few games actually use a full DVD-9, I doubt it's the reason, to be honest.
 
Supposedly, in the same secret document where SCEA said "no" to 2D on PS2, they placed a moratorium against licensing games with any Japanese in them (some 1st party games have gotten a pass).

Not to say disc space isn't an issue, I'm sure it is. But seeing how few games actually use a full DVD-9, I doubt it's the reason, to be honest.
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There are far more games on the PS2 with Japanese in tact than any other machine, you know. You also should know that usage of the DVD-9 is EXTREMELY rare (only a handful of games use them). A lot of PS2s really seemed to struggle with DVD-9 games and, as a result, developers chose not to use them. Xenosaga was on a DVD-9 while the sequel was on two single layer DVDs.

I think it is a mix of publisher intent and disc space, personally. I don't think Sony, MS, or anyone has anything to do with it. I'm sure all three demand an English dub in most cases, but I don't think any of thsoe companies are preventing them from including both.
 
dark10x said:
There are far more games on the PS2 with Japanese in tact than any other machine, you know. You also should know that usage of the DVD-9 is EXTREMELY rare (only a handful of games use them). A lot of PS2s really seemed to struggle with DVD-9 games and, as a result, developers chose not to use them. Xenosaga was on a DVD-9 while the sequel was on two single layer DVDs.

I think it is a mix of publisher intent and disc space, personally. I don't think Sony, MS, or anyone has anything to do with it. I'm sure all three demand an English dub in most cases, but I don't think any of thsoe companies are preventing them from including both.
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As soon as I posted that I remembered that Sony's moratorium isn't on Japanese itself, it's against games who only sub but don't dub Japanese games into English. It isn't that the Japanese dub can't remain, it's that an English one has to come alongside it (and probably be default). And yeah, since you've provided that they're using DVD-5s, they would certainly run into space issues.

So sorry about that.

I didn't know that DVD-9 never caught on, I couldda sworn in 2003 that switch was being recommended to pubishers, though given your Xenosaga anecdote, perhaps they renegged after some PS2s choked.
 
Awesome cast. Mark Hamill alone makes it great.

And jeezus dark10x, tone the **** down on the sony damage control.
 
How about Haruka? I wouldn't want anybody too whiny as she plays some important roles as well... my biggest worry is still on censorship, SoA's traditionally been the SNIP SNIP type.
 
That's actually a really excellent voice cast and something I'd never have expected modern-day Sega to have pulled out of a hat.

This could be good, real good and not the disaster that Shenmue US was.

Mark Hammil FTW. And for a good non-Joker Hammil voice just look at Gabriel Knight.
 
If the FFXII script worker is localizing Yakuza then I have complete faith in it. He is after all the guy who localized Phoenix Wright! I cannot believe Sega is doing something right for once.
 
I prefer actual VA actors over 'names' (see MGS vs. True Crime), but I'm heartened to hear that Sega is throwing some decent coin at Yakuza. It'll probably get a decent marketing push as well, shame about the english only though.
speedpop said:
Who was the person who stated that American's can't read and watch a movie at the same time when the duel for sub vs dub in anime was unleashed?

I seriously hope Sega of Europe somehow pull out the stops but I doubt it :(
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more then a few GAF-ers prefer dubs to subtitles, and I will import a english subtitled version of Yakuza, just something to keep in mind there Sega.

Note to Sega: I really, REALLY want the Miike directed live-action prequel-shorts to be included with Yakuza. Why not include an extra DVD to the package, hmm? Stretch the game out over 2 DVD's, get both languages and the films in there, people would be knocking down your door to drop $50 for that. That way, everybody's happy.
 
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