Support NeoGAF

[oni_saru]

Nishiki? Yakuza 1 bad guy? not sure though



hmm a bit different I guess

yeah i thought Nishiki when i first saw this pic. i think it's definitely him.

also is Daigo on those screens? not sure if he's there or not. i think y3's villain is there. i'm loving these cameos!

 

[Miles Quaritch]

is he in Yakuza Dead Souls? I know Goda got his high res model in that game

I don't believe he is. It's been a while since I last played DS though, so I might be mistaken. This serves as a good reason to replay it though,but alas...I doubt I'll have the time with Puppeteer and GTA5 around the corner.

 

[BOTEC]

This game looks fucking great. Will import, like I did with Kenzan. Now the only question remains, PS3 of PS4?

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Looks hot, but those can't be PS4 shots. They don't look that much better than Y5 shots I've seen.

Are the Yakuza cutscenes real-time or engine cutscenes?

 

[distantmantra]

Probably will run at 1080p on PS4 and have higher-res area textures.

The area textures are typically the worst thing with the PS3 games. So ugly up close.

 

[LordBaztion]

Looks good, shame is not coming to the US, since Binary Domain I want to try a Yakuza

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Are the Yakuza cutscenes real-time or engine cutscenes?

In-engine.

 

[publicpwnerer]

I've always dreamt of a Edo / Sengoku game...they only problem is, any game in that period is always arcade like and just doesn't respect the need for good sword combat.


By arcade, I'm referring to Way of The Samurai etc.

 

[distantmantra]

I've always dreamt of a Edo / Sengoku game...they only problem is, any game in that period is always arcade like and just doesn't respect the need for good sword combat.

Kenzan! did a good job.

 

[Host Samurai]

Nishiki being in is a MEGATON. I have Dead Souls but never finished. I did expect him to be in it though

 

[karasu]

Samurai are boring. Bring back Yakuza.

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

This is just getting me so.. Yes! I can't wait for the PS4... November please hurry.

 

[NoirVisage]

Nishiki being in is a MEGATON. I have Dead Souls but never finished. I did expect him to be in it though

Dude..finish it, put it on easy if you have to, but you MUST experience the story..Majima's "ending" is beautiful.

 

[Elios83]

Are the Yakuza cutscenes real-time or engine cutscenes?

In-engine pre-recorded. Screens do not look different from the quality of characters seen in Y4 and Y5.
I really hope this gets localized. Being PS3+PS4 it should help a lot.

 

[atmusfear]

Looking forward to never playing this

 

[SpikedGunner]

So Tanimura is never coming back is he? Nishiki coming back looks good, not THAT unexpected (given the spinoff nature), but a welcomed surprised.

Dude..finish it, put it on easy if you have to, but you MUST experience the story..Majima's "ending" is beautiful.

plus Akiyama being badass...I should finish those dungeons.

 

[Suzuki Yu]

OP lack these

 

[NoirVisage]

So Tanimura is never coming back is he? Nishiki coming back looks good, not THAT unexpected (given the spinoff nature), but a welcomed surprised.



plus Akiyama being badass...I should finish those dungeons.

Akiyama is definitely my favorite of the bunch, so laid back! Although Kiryu refusing to "get with the program" as far as the primary gameplay method is hilarious!

OP lack these
*AWESOME.jpg*

You rule, i hope GAF-kun translates.

 

[Data West]

I hope Rikiya is in this.

 

[Yawnier]

Holy shit, that is an absolute killer ensemble of Yakuza characters. In Verendus we trust.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

OP lack these

Thanks for posting but these are in Japanese so i hope someone can translate them before i add to OP

 

[Prelude.]

No Haruka cosplaying Edo period's Miku?

 

[UnluckyKate]

I need this; We always need more yakuza in our lifes

 

[AnkiRendan]

That is actually a good question. Where the hell is Tanimura? Did something happen with his actor? I figured he'd be a pretty popular character in Japan, and I liked him too.

 

[sn00zer]

Yakuza games always look amazing in stills, wish the animation would catch up

 

[Samurai_Heart]

I hope Sega collaborates with some Samurai based manga and make some costume DLCs from them =D

 

[ReaperXL7]

If GioCorsi and company do not ensure this comes to the US, then they have failed at life, and should be given a good thrashing before they are sacked.

 

[Data West]

That is actually a good question. Where the hell is Tanimura? Did something happen with his actor? I figured he'd be a pretty popular character in Japan, and I liked him too.

Saving him for the sleeping dogs crossover

 

[dragonflys545]

Please localize this!!!

 

[dreamfall]

My GOD- Nishiki?! Really?

Akiyama is the most dope! If only they'd bring this to the West.

 

[jett]

That's a decently sized cast of characters. I've always wondered how much these games cost, considering they only sell around 500k.

 

[DukeTogo1300]

This game really does look incredible, I'm floored.

Cool to see Mine is back. He almost looks like some of Tatsuya Nakadai's samurai roles.

I would also like to see Tanimura return.

 

[Coiote]

Will people ever learn?

They always advertise Yakuza with cutscene graphics. The real gameplay is never nowhere near that.

Hopefully the PS4 version matches the cutscene's graphics this time.

 

[NoirVisage]

Yakuza games always look amazing in stills, wish the animation would catch up

Get out.

 

[DukeTogo1300]

Will people ever learn?

They always advertise Yakuza with cutscene graphics. The real gameplay is never nowhere near that.

And that's perfectly fine.

 

[bagandscalpel]

Are my eyes playing tricks on me, or is Kazuma playing both Ryouma AND Hajime Saito?

 

[Dragon1893]

I want to care, but I just can't.

 

[Shadowman16]

I hope Rikiya is in this.

I'm really hoping that he's in as well. Heck, almost every other notable character in the series so far is in (even guys like Hiyashi that I thought wouldn't be back ever) so if ever there was a good time to bring back Rikiya...

Oddly enough I'm sorta surprised they've not announced Haruka yet (or any other female character yet for that matter). I'm hoping for Yumi or Kaoru to be in as they are bringing back pretty much any Yakuza characters past to present.

 

[DukeTogo1300]

I want to care, but I just can't.

Ok?

 

[NoirVisage]

I want to care, but I just can't.

That was insightful, added absolutely nothing to this thread but yeah.

 

[Callibretto]

I'm really hoping that he's in as well. Heck, almost every other notable character in the series so far is in (even guys like Hiyashi that I thought wouldn't be back ever) so if ever there was a good time to bring back Rikiya...

Oddly enough I'm sorta surprised they've not announced Haruka yet (or any other female character yet for that matter). I'm hoping for Yumi or Kaoru to be in as they are bringing back pretty much any Yakuza characters past to present.

I really hope Kaoru comes back, is she in Kenzan and Dead Souls?

 

[kuroshiki]

I really hope Kaoru comes back, is she in Kenzan and Dead Souls?

No. Kaoru is KIA.

Spoiler

not really but she's as good as dead

 

[SpikedGunner]

I really hope Kaoru comes back, is she in Kenzan and Dead Souls?

Spoiler

There is a series of missions for Ryuji involving a girl who looks similarly to Kaoru.

That's about it, but yea, it would be nice to see her back.

That is actually a good question. Where the hell is Tanimura? Did something happen with his actor? I figured he'd be a pretty popular character in Japan, and I liked him too.

I assume it's probably either him (or rather his actor) being unavailable to return or they've chosen to not bring him back, which is odd seeing as in 4

Spoiler

he becomes Date's partner.

 

[Riposte]

Is that Date?

And... Mine? That's unexpected, but appreciated.

 

[Callibretto]

No. Kaoru is KIA.

Spoiler

not really but she's as good as dead

I want her to come back as Ryoma Sakamoto love interest while Yumi got Hajime Saito or vice versa, lol

 

[DukeTogo1300]

Kind of starting to wish Kaz's character had the traditional samurai haircut:

He could pull it off. Maybe there will be some costume options that allow this. Cutscenes featuring the alternate looks would make for plenty of replays.

 

[Dragon1893]

Ok?

That was insightful, added absolutely nothing to this thread but yeah.

Since we're not getting Y5 and most likely not this either, is what I mean. What's the point for someone who doesn't speak japanese to get excited over this? As a huge fan of the franchise looking at these pics is just rubbing salt in the wound.

 

[dark10x]

PS4. The lighting, modeling and textures are quite a bit above anything that we've seen from the PS3 versions of the series.

Eh...they've always faked cutscenes in Yakuza. All of the cutscenes were always videos.

I hope they actually go realtime with the new game.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Gameplay & Story!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97KPOoqVFfc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKU7ACvcWLc

I'm guessing it's PS3 footage, but still looks great. I doubt the PS4 will look that much better, we'll probably have to wait a while for Sega to update the engine to fully take advantage of the PS4...i

 

[bobbytkc]

Sega really knows how to do 3d models of asian faces. Asian faces in western developed games almost always look like crap.