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[revolverjgw]

Oh baby, what an awesome cover. Makes the Yakuza 3 tragedy even more inexplicable.

 

[kuYuri]

Boxart is badass. That alone makes me want to skip Yakuza 3 and go straight to 4.

 

[Vard]

Nice! The box art is indeed better and I will be buying.

 

[Deadly Monk]

BOX ART:

Sega has learned :O

Can someone pleeeeeease turn this into a wallpaper?!! That would be amazing...(1920x1080 )

 

[Lindsay]

btw Does this game also have a huge forced install like Y3 did?

 

[Hcoregamer00]

Sega already said they won't cut anything.

Day freaking one

 

[kiryogi]

btw Does this game also have a huge forced install like Y3 did?

Yes

 

[Totobeni]

ok this boxart is pure awesome and way better than the Japanese one , look like SEGA hired actual professional to do it this time ( thanks quarter profit).

 

[Baby Milo]

eh don't care about the boxart

i wanna know if content is gonna be cut

 

[.la1n]

Awesome cover but no awesome subtitle? Boo!

Will buy but let remain sealed as I carefully watch the Segac forums to see if people playing notice stuff missing like last time around.

fantastic idea, wish i'd thought of that. Never again after Yakuza 3 will I buy something based on gaf hype then end up with a butchered title.

Spoiler

which was admittedly fun anyway

but that boxart still haunts me at night even now

 

[RockmanWhore]

Holy crap, that is a sexy cover.

I came to post this :lol

 

[Iron E Man]

Thank you sega...thank you

 

[AAK]

WTF, I can't be the only one who noticed this:

I see who they're trying to sell this to... but I dunno if this is false marketing or what... never played the series.

 

[Lindsay]

Yes

bleh

fantastic idea, wish i'd thought of that. Never again after Yakuza 3 will I buy something based on gaf hype then end up with a butchered title.

Spoiler

which was admittedly fun anyway

but that boxart still haunts me at night even now

Don't forget to pre-order it at gamestop to get dlc that was free in another region or else you'll have ta buy it 5+ months later for $4!

 

[RockmanWhore]

WTF, I can't be the only one who noticed this:

I see who they're trying to sell this to... but I dunno if this is false marketing or what... never played the series.

You don't like sexy girls?

 

[TheExodu5]

BOX ART:

Sega has learned :O

That is possibly the best box art I've seen this gen.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

WTF, I can't be the only one who noticed this:

I see who they're trying to sell this to... but I dunno if this is false marketing or what... never played the series.

The game is set in what is practically Tokyo's red light district. It's not false advertising. If anything the game is massively tame compared to the real Kabukicho.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Wait, is that Yaguchi on the front cover? She made the US cover? :lol

 

[get2sammyb]

Cool. And despite bad demo impressions from gaffers, I want Yakuza psp too.

Really? GAF didn't like the PSP demo? I thought it was fantastic.

 

[AAK]

The game is set in what is practically Tokyo's red light district.

Ah, OK, that makes sense :lol

 

[Glix]

Hey gaf, I've always been interested in this series, but I briefly tried Yakuza 1 on PS2 and the load times really really turned me off.

Which is the best game to start with? Is 3 worth it? Or should I wait for 4?

Is Yakuza 2 a PS2 game? Does it have the technical shortcomings of the first one?

 

[MrBeggar]

Just finished ryu ga 4 last nite/ platinum finally.
It was a great experience you pps will love it.
Only gripe is the darts... b.s.

The funny thing about that cover is I love going to Kabukicho..ALOT
for korean food or karaoke at Pasela and I don't really notice signs that say "sex" in english everywhere lol I guess I just filtered them out by now.

 

[sohois]

Hey gaf, I've always been interested in this series, but I briefly tried Yakuza 1 on PS2 and the load times really really turned me off.

Which is the best game to start with? Is 3 worth it? Or should I wait for 4?

Is Yakuza 2 a PS2 game? Does it have the technical shortcomings of the first one?

Yakuza 2 is still a ps2 game but i beleive it has far shorter load times than the first. Most would probably say that Y2 is a better game than Y3, and i would certainly adovocate starting with 2 though you don't need to; you can skip straight to 3 since it has story recaps. I would advise you play both games.

 

[Xater]

I have to agree that actually is a really good boaxart. Was that so difficult SEGA? Man Y3 was such a hackjob in every way. This time they seem to do the game justice.

 

[thetrin]

Hey gaf, I've always been interested in this series, but I briefly tried Yakuza 1 on PS2 and the load times really really turned me off.

Which is the best game to start with? Is 3 worth it? Or should I wait for 4?

Is Yakuza 2 a PS2 game? Does it have the technical shortcomings of the first one?

1) Yakuza 2 is a PS2 game.

2) Yakuza 3 is the end of Kazuma's story. Yakuza 4 focuses more on the other three characters you play as.

Just finished ryu ga 4 last nite/ platinum finally.
It was a great experience you pps will love it.
Only gripe is the darts... b.s.

The funny thing about that cover is I love going to Kabukicho..ALOT
for korean food or karaoke at Pasela and I don't really notice signs that say "sex" in english everywhere lol I guess I just filtered them out by now.

My gripe was the assholes surrounding the last boss :lol

 

[neojubei]

BOX ART:

Sega has learned :O

Gorgeous

 

[BeeDog]

Stop quoting the same frickin' mega-res pic. The cover's great, but not that great. :<

 

[Xater]

Yes let's quote the huge ass picture a few more times. :lol

 

[Azure Dream]

Can't argue with that box art. Very nice.

 

[Lyonaz]

Sexy boxart is sexy.

Day one just like Yakuza 3.

We did it guys, SEGA will surely bring Yakuza 5 over too.

Spoiler

Positive thinking! Maybe Kenzan too

 

[Yoshichan]

Good job buying Y3 so that we get Y4

That is one of the best cover arts this gen.

 

[AndriaSang]

Wait, is that Yaguchi on the front cover? She made the US cover? :lol

:lol

I wonder if she'll blog about this in Famitsu.

 

[DJChuy]

That is one awesome box art.

 

[Volcynika]

What's cool: The boxart
What's not cool: People being stupid and quoting the huge ass image. Yeesh people, don't make the thread annoying to go through.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

:lol

I wonder if she'll blog about this in Famitsu.

If she hears about it, she'll likely at least comment on it on her personal blog.

 

[Jigsaw]

great cover,day one

<3 sega

 

[C-Jo]

I bought RGG4 after Sega botched Yakuza 3, but I'll support this with my dollars if they do it right (and it looks like they are).

 

[Lafiel]

Awesome cover + no cut content. Sega i forgive you for what you did with Y3.:lol

 

[Oichi]

Wow at that boxart. THEY ARE LEARNING.

 

[Fodder76]

Yup. Lovin that box art. Would eat it if that didn't mean I wouldn't have it to look at anymore.

 

[web01]

Box art is amazing.

 

[Robot 492]

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[hamchan]

Whoa, nice looking cover.

All y'all who skipped 3 need to buy the game this time. 4 is really good.

 

["God's Beard!"]

Can someone pleeeeeease turn this into a wallpaper?!! That would be amazing...(1920x1080 )

It's just a quick hack job, but here you go.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

I have a new wallpaper.
Thank you so much!

 

[xXBetter Off DadXx]

Fuck yeah.

 

[Hours Left]

The boxart is quite awesome. Too bad Sega blew any chance of me getting into this series with their colossal blundering of Yakuza 3.

 

[UnluckyKate]

Now I really want to dress Kazuma with black shirt/suit... I feel cheated: why PSP owner can customize their characters while PS3 still can't ?

 

[AndriaSang]

Did Sega have that artwork made especially for the US version?

I don't recall having seen anything like it for the series so far.

 

[FLEABttn]

Too bad Sega blew any chance of me getting into this series with their colossal blundering of Yakuza 3.

Why?