>Game is a yearly franchise
>Every game improves on the previous one
How is that even possible? Did Sega make a deal with Satan or something?
>>321740701
It doesn't on every aspect in each installment, there are bad decisions too like no clear save data through Premium Adventure too.
So it's just like every single other annual series.
It's not hard to improve on it from a gameplay standpoint, they keep everything and add a just a bit more to it each time, with mini-games or combat mechanics.
The hardest thing with a series like yakuza is keeping that clusterfuck of a story going.
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>>321740930
3 and 4 had a terrible plot can't say much about 5 since i haven;t completed it yet but so far it's bad unless it picks up after saejima arc.
>>321741132
It's [YUME] [YUME] [YUME] [YUME], foreseeable plotwists and silly keikaku crap.
>>321741249
Guess you can't trust people who say no.5 has the best plot since 2. I swear nothing will ever top the first 2 games in plot. It had the right amount of plot twist and betrayals now it seems as if everything is so predictable that you might as well just watch a modern day drama
I think 3's story isn't that bad if you remove Oyassan clone, Wesker and the whole arms dealer subplot. I really quite liked Mine and his Daigo obsession.
>>321741435
Technically that's right since it's all crap.
Although I have to say Dead Souls had a plot better than the mainlines and it was actually pretty decent.
>entire Tojo top brass changes every game so Kiryu has new people to beat up
They should have new mainstays in the top brass aside from Daigo. Kashiwagi was great, but they killed him off in one of the worst ways possible. Hell, Kido should have been in 5 since his betrayal in 4 was under Daigo's orders.
>>321740701
>>321740930
>>321741132
>>321741435
5's story is pretty average. On the other hand, the latest two games (Ishin and 0) have excellent stories, best of the series imo and still pretty great when compared to other games even. Though they do sometimes slip in a few stupid Yakuza tropes, but at least for me those are part of the series' charm.
>>321741531
For me Wesker had a nice finale since he's been in Yakuza 1 and Yakuza 2.
>We have to protect this important boss during this snow festival
>Oh look, an air show, lets all look up
>Huh, where did our boss go?
REMOVE T-SET remove T-SET
you are worst idol. you are the idol idiot you are the idol smell. return to osaka talent. to our osaka talent cousins you may come our company. you may live in the zoo….ahahahaha ,mai we will never forgeve you. cetnik rascal FUck but fuck asshole idol stink mai sqhipere shqipare..t-set genocide best day of my life. take a bath of dead idol..ahahahahahMAI WE WILL GET YOU!! do not forget princessleague .azusa we kill the idol , azusa return to your precious osaka talent….hahahahaha idiot mai and azusa smell so bad..wow i can smell it. REMOVE T-SET FROM THE PREMISES. you will get caught. kiryu+saejima+akiyama+shinada=kill t-set…you will princessleague/ haruka alive in dyna chair, haruka making album of dyna chair . fast dance haruka dyna chair. we are rich and have gold now hahahaha ha because of haruka… you are ppoor stink idol… you live in a hovel hahahaha, you live in a brothel
haruka alive numbr one #1 in nippon ….fuck the t-set ,..FUCKk ashol idols no good i spit in the mouth eye of ur group and company. haruka aliv and real strong top idol kill all the t-set farm aminal with idol magic now we the haruka rule .ape of the zoo producer manda san fukc the great satan and lay egg this egg hatch and t-set wa;s born. stupid baby form the eggn give bak our clay we will crush u lik a skull of pig. dyna chair greattst company
Its because nagoshi and amusement vision are great devs. He loves daytona and super monkey ball, go play those too.
>>321742298
This was the dumbest moment in Y5 to me. Hardest point to try and suspend my belief. In general I just love how over the top and ridiculous this series sometimes gets but this was almost too stupid even for me.
Yakuza 5 is my first Yakuza game, though I'm familiar with the series and story.
Why does anyone bother fighting Kiryu?
>>321742369
>inserts self cameo in game
>everyone recognizes him because of his orange-ness
>>321742559
They can't see his tattoo. Tattoo gives them power.
Is it worth playing all the entries including Kenzan and deadsouls? Simple yes/no will suffice.
>>321742559
To prove they are stronger than the Dragon of Dojima and thus gain a spot at the top of the underworld. Or they just don't know who he is.
>>321743138
Definitely yes. If you have played any of the games you already know whether you like the series or not. If you haven't played any of them, you'll know after playing any of them.
>>321742559
They can't afford to go to the dentist.
>>321743304
I've played Yakuza 1-4
Really enjoyed 2 and 4 but the dub ruined 1 and 3 was slow as fuck. Haven't played any spinoffs. So I'm wondering if those and 5 are worth it as well as Ishin and Zero?
>>321742559
Because the japanese are intimidated by anyone over 5 feet tall so those people feel the need to beat the shit out of things theyre not used to.
Whyd you think the japs are sp xenophobic?
>>321743431
being a manlet has it advantages then
>>321743392
Kenzan and Ishin are available only in Japanese, if that isn't an issue then I would definitely recommend them. I haven't actually completed Kenzan myself, but it is said to have a great story and fun gameplay. For Ishin I can confirm that from my own experience. I only have basic understanding of japanese but I thoroughly enjoyed Ishin.
Zero and 5 are both great and a must for anyone into this series.
Dead Souls is basically fanservice wrapped in zombies.
>I'm a pig, oink
>Please forgive me, oink
This has to be the weirdest random encounter defeat quote.
>>321742559
Apparantly it's mentioned in one of the PSP spinoffs that fighting "this one dude in a white suit who comes to Kamurocho once a year" is some sort of hazing ritual for the gangs there and shit
No idea if this is true since I haven't played it myself, it's just what someone on here said
>>321741132
I liked Kiryu and Shinada's sections a lot. Saejima's section was trippy and all sorts of weird, and Haruka's and Akiyama's sections were dull for me.
That being said both with 4 and 5 I've gotten burnt out on building up my character again when I have to switch by the time I get to the 4th/5th character, I think that Zero's approach of having two playables and just switching between them every couple of chapters seems like a better way to go.
>>321740701
Yeah but aside from Yakuza 3 they also don't make many drastic changes between each other. It's not hard to improve things when it's always in the same city with a few minor things added.
For dudes who make a living off of their faces hosts sure are eager to get them smashed in.
>>321744018
>when it's always in the same city with a few minor things added.
That only applies to 4 though. 5 has several cities, and Zero has two but revamps them and has more mechanics-based changes than any game in recent history.
>>321744163
Fuck you don't prove me wrong asshole.
>>321740701
>Make game with lots of small badly tough out elements whether it comes to combat system, menu navigation, or just general mechanic.
>Keep improving it in small steps and still, later games have things that makes you thing devs never even played their own game.
I am not sure whether its a thing worth praising.
heh
Nice final chapter of the game you've got there Yakuza game, it'd be a shame if something happened to Kiryu
>>321744297
The hell was with that ending for 3? It's like they wanted a bad ending route but ditched out on that idea at the last minute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPbQaANgHJo
Anyone feels that Kiwami is going to be their laziest game yet?
>take Y0
>take only one town and remap it to 2005
>use cutscenes animations from original Yakuza, don't even make face animations less stiff
>we made Majima playable in latest game with lots of moves? How about we reuse him as random encounter?
One town is original's Y1 though, it's a remake after all, but I'm still hype. I doubt they'll release it on the west though.
>>321744965
Yeah. it's clearly just a quick cash grab while they work on 6.
I started picking up keys as Haruka in Sōtenbori. Am I screwed?
>>321745639
Yes
You probably didn't pick up anything too important though so whatever
>>321744965
I'm interested in more information on the new chapters
>>321743765
Did you play Ishin and Zero on ps4 or ps3? Have some spare cash and I'm not sure if the difference would be that drastic. I've heard people say 5 is pretty lackluster in terms of its story is that true?
>>321746892
5 drags in the middle but is otherwise fine
The latter plot twists are dumb but it doesn't go full ayylmao like 3 or 4 does
>>321740701
So i just beat Yakuza 4 and it says i only have 5.90 completion total. What the fuck did i miss?
>>321747029
side stories, mini-games, unlocking all the lockers there is a metric SHITTONNE of shit to do in Yakuza 4 and unless you're a really hardcore player its probably not worth your time except maybe the sub-stories.
>>321744965
I love Yakuza 1 and even when I look at the video and see how most of it is re-used Y0 assets I still want to buy it to see the new story content and music.
Also looking at the video they slightly improved the combat and the styles switch really fast now.
Fuck all this idol bullshit, ima tell the world that im going back to Kiryu who is a yakuza IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
>>321741132
>>321741249
The games always had silly yet entertaining plotsKurosawa being the mastermind wasn't that foreseeable since part 3 makes it seem like its Katsuya. Him being the Omi chairman was totally unexpected. Majima being the one who sent Saejima the expulsion letter was also a nice twist
>>321740701
>Game is a yearly franchise
Nope
>>321748091
It is and the amount of reused content makes CoD and Assassin's Creed look good in comparison.
Still love it though.
>>321747876
>tfw 6's plot is Kiryu having to protect Haruka from angry sponsors and their hitmen since she bailed out on the concert which resulted in huge financial losses
>>321748091
>>321748219
Going by JP dates since not everything is localised:
Yakuza 1: 2005
Yakuza 2: 2006
Yakuza Kenzan: 2008
Yakuza 3: 2009
Yakuza 4: 2010
Yakuza Dead Souls: 2011
Yakuza 5: 2012
Yakuza Ishin: 2014
Yakuza 0: 2015
Yakuza 6: 2016
It missed an entry 2007 and 2013 but its basically yearly.
>>321747876
To be fair, pretty much everyone immediately recognized that Kiryu was a yakuza anyway
like a third of his substories somewhat revolve around that fact even despite Kiryu insisting that he's just a taxi driver
Why is all this Haruka's stuff soboring?
>>321746892
PS4. While I'm not the first to compare frame rates or anything, I do have to admit that Ishin plays beautifully on PS4 and hopping back to Y5 took some adjusting afterwards. It simply looks and feels better. Silky smooth 60fps and no performance drops anywhere. That said, the content is exactly the same and it's not like PS3 Yakuza's look bad or anything.
>>321748506
Originally Ishin for PS3 was going to be December 2013 as well, but due to some problems they decided to postpone it and release it along with PS4 version same day.
>>321748654
If you're bored by it you can easily blaze through her part since you don't even have to win the Princess League
>>321748823
>you don't even have to win the Princess League
Thank god!
>>321748764
Yeah I think I'm going to buy Kenzan, Dead Souls and 5 and power through those and then get a ps4 and go through Ishin, Zero and 6.
I don't know about that familia
Yakuza 5 is good but it has some things i miss from 4.
Every character only has one revelation for example.
And on fight intros there's no QTE's
>>321742576
>>321744965
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQZq7HHK5sc
>Funk goes on remix absolutely disgusting.
>>321749235
Was that option at the start letting you choose between the PS2 soundtrack and the new one?
>>321748991
Agreed.
Kiryu lost quite a lot of heat moves.
Dragon Spirit is annoying and can't taunt in heat.
Akiyama is weaker and his heat attacks are too long. His aerial combat is pretty annoying as well.
Though Saejima's been improved and his heat attacks are now easier to use. He's too OP actually.
Why is it that Yakuza's only recognize the legend Kiryu after being told that it's him
Also, has Kiryu finally reached god status in Y5, fighing off like a 1000 dudes while dodging missiles
>>321749310
I think that was Premium New Game.
Still the Kiwami soundtrack sounds garbage.
>>321748936
ishin has a fan translation here
http://khhsubs.com/projectsryugagotokukenzan.html
unfortunately no patch
>>321749310
>Start new game
>Start new game with clear data
>>321749337
Pretty sure that was the whole context of the gang hunting in 4. Everyone wanted to take down Kiryu cause he was a legend.
Also Kiryu was a god since the first game. Step forward if you want to die pretty much established it.
>Hit level 20 on a character
>Still missing some abilities
This is triggering me so hard
People in these threads were saying that Saejima doesn't have a parry type move
he totally does, it's the second-to-last skill he unlocks from training with that mountain wizard
>>321749538
actually the other way around but yeah
>>321749313
>The rolling heat action with the dragon kick removed.
>Based bitch slap heat removed.
>The hurricarana heat action removed.
>Enemies in 2 bowed down to you when you were overleveled.
>>321749575
You need to go to Komaki to raise the cap and Minamida for the rest of the soul points since just hitting level 25 won't give you enough souls.
>>321749598
Tiger drop headbutt is new though, not that he needs it.
![2015-11-20 19-10-06.mp4_snapshot_00.43_[2015.11.20_19.12.31].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/15NIWl9.jpg "2015-11-20 19-10-06.mp4_snapshot_00.43_[2015.11.20_19.12.31].jpg")
>>321749473
It's for Kenzan. Ishin only has a guide for now, but will get full translation soon too. Maybe it will get a patch too, but only for PS3 until PS4 will get hacked.
>>321749575
Have fun with playing IF8 over again. Fuck that shit.
>>321749656
What's that pic from. Did I miss an event
>>321749854
Karaoke
>>321749854
Saejima's karaoke movie.
>>321749724
Really hope Shimano gets a proper fight in Kiwami. His fight was really disappointing for a guy who was the most senior member after Sera in the first game
>>321749724
ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA
>>321744163
The cities in 5 are pretty half-assed. Tsukimono has practically nothing but karaoke and restaurants
>>321749470
The dubstep meme in Japan is killing it all
>>321750326
But all those snow sculptures on the top of the map.
>>321749710
>"""""""""""""""""""soon"""""""""""""""""
You mean in a decade, right?
>>321750446
3-4 years.
>>321750379
I saw this mentioned yesterday in conjuction with Zero's soundtrack. Where exactly is the dubstep? I've gone through both discs of the OSTs and can't find it. I couldn't hear it in the trailer either.
>>321750564
It's not like it's pure dubstep only but for example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ndhPb0nQ5k has a lot of influence from it.
>>321750512
When it comes out I'm hacking it right away
>bought PS3
>don't want to CFW it because online
>only online game I played was Metal Gear Online
>servers shut downed 2 years later
And now CFW PS3 gets undubs, translations and even ability to play MGO on fan servers.
>>321740701
>>Every game improves on the previous one
Not really... it's mostly the same shit. Only difference is they added a 1 new character with new combos and nobody cares about the dancing battles.
It's pathetic how they still use the exact same few arm/hand motions to show feelings on all their npcs since the first game.
>>321750805
>>321750564
There are actually quite a lot of tracks with dubstep influence in them.
So is Kiwami now the best place to get into yakuza?
Or should I emulate 1?
>>321750839
Good luck finding a PS3 capable of CFW.
>>321750889
There's no real best place. But there is worst, 3.
>>321750889
in 4 you can watch the entire story of 1,2 and 3
>>321750889
The most important question is: do you speak Japanese?
>>321750839
Kenzan translation patch will come before Ishin, maybe even in 2016.
>>321750889
Wait for Kiwami.
Start with 3 and play through 5. It does a good job filling in the gaps and shit. You're not really missing out on much except some plot points but that's covered in the game.
>>321750919
It's possible with mine, but I need to get someone CFW it for me.
I could when first CFW came out, now I regret I didn't.
>>321750564
Better examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ukzUE3U3c8&list=PLVYSPfjXLtnY5B4HkEdlnr0KnGLKuqkJy&index=16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DKHd_526b8&index=10&list=PL6tEKS4ytBEMMPkj31m_waqdXku3Vjo63
Even the best boss battle theme starts in a dubstep way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpNz-xx_sCo&index=38&list=PL6tEKS4ytBEMPAQn8kR0KVc1KKmzRg9oH
>>321750889
Get 0 if you have a PS4. It's coming out next year, not sure about Kiwami.
>>321742359
Too bad T-Set win :^)
>>321751297
>mfw Tset on screen.
>>321751297
mfw T-Set turn out tobe bros
>>321749656
The bitch slap would have been great as red heat action instead of the lame kick. And now we don't even have heat action for stunned enemies. Stunning is even more useless.
And what is the hurricarana heat action?
>>321750919
>Good luck finding a PS3 capable of CFW
Took me literally five minutes.
>>321751735
The drunk pole dance heat action where Kiryu spins around his victim's head by his legs
>>321751403
Its a wonder these men don't die because fucking hell
Remember, it's last Yakuza game with pure and innocent Haruka.
>>321751060
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpNz-xx_sCo&index=38&list=PL6tEKS4ytBEMPAQn8kR0KVc1KKmzRg9oH
But that's fucking rad. I wish it kept thta initial speed for the whole thing.
>>321751830
In Odessa there are stores that sell NEW Slim Ps3s with CFW for same price.
>>321751871
>Essence of Face Grating
>Essence of Bell Ringing(The one where Saejima rushes his opponents head into a wall)
>TIGER ESSENCE OF BRAINING
>>321752038
>TIGER ESSENCE OF BRAINING
>That fountain of blood from guy's mouth.
It's horrifying.
>>321751735
RIP bitch slap:
https://youtu.be/e2nzQi0X-ZU?t=569
Also most red heat actions from Y3 now need low health to do, they are now pretty much garbage one time deal for the 100 % completion.
>>321751871
Wait, what about Akiyama? He also had it in Yakuza 4.
How is the default balanced style from 0 comparing to Dragon of Dojima style? Do they have any different purpose?
>>321750919
>3 is worst meme
Can we please stop this already? I know there are plenty of others beside me who originally got into the series with 3. It's no worse than any of the others, all the games have self contained stories even if they reference older games. Besides, 3 has the reminiscing option for 1 and 2. A first time player also won't be so much affected by the slow pace at the start since a first time player will definitely miss some, if not most side content on a first playthrough (unless they're playing with a guide).
Damn, I miss the funny messed up faces after a heat action from Yakuza 3 and 4.
Now everything is too fast and clean. Can't feel the pain.
>>321741249
part of the charm
>>321752205
Both have exclusive heat actions. Dragon of Dojima is stronger due to the combo throws obviously, but you need to complete Money Island which is a huge timesink. Thug style has counter attacks though. As in, you can attack after you get hit. The Tiger Drops are different. Thug style has no double finishing blow except for one string, and a bunch of other stuff I can't remember right now
>>321750805
>>321751060
Actually now that you point it out I can definitely hear it. It's mostly a few things here and there, except Fiercest Warrior is pretty heavy with it. I guess I sort of filter it out when listening, as a whole most of the soundtrack is absolutely stellar and really gets you into ass kicking mood.
>>321751839
Even from Akiyama?
>>321752481
So potentially in Y6 they could ditch Thug style for something new?
>second healthbar
>red health moves
Why?
>>321752592
How nostalgic.
>>321752751
Maybe. Thug style is supposed to be Kiryu's before he refined it, so it'd be really out of place on Kiryu in 6. They could give it to a new guy though.
>>321752751
In Kiwami, they've shown Kiryu has his Dragon of Dojima style as a 4th one from the get-go, and it gets upgraded specially through the Majima encounters.
I'd say Thug is different enough, though. It's a nice way of slugging it out without being hulking slow, really fits a lot of his QTEs in general.
Reminder Akiyama is a cuck.
>>321753243
reminder 2 suck my dik lol
So, what's the point of Shinada's ability? I don't really get it, damage is low and it just burns heat. Will he unlock some coll stuff out of it later?
I finished Y5 yesterday. I really liked the final bosses, being Majima the best.
Shinada is cool, Akiyama is forever my husbando and if he's not in Y6 with a better treatment I'm gonna be pissed.
My favorites to play with goes as follow
Akiyama > Kiryu > Shinada > Saejima
I didn't like Saejima in 4, he was a tad better in 5, but is still boring as all hell, never chose to play as him when given the choice.
>>321754020
You can charge an enemy targeting other dudes, throw him or do a finishing move. It's quite useful for crowded fights, since it also makes you temporally invincible and hence easier to avoid heat.
>>321754020
You'll get an upgrade that lets you hit people when you tackle them into a wall. You can get bosses stuck in a pattern this way, and are the only times I've found the tackle useful.
>>321754096Dude, spoiler that shit, even though it's pretty obvious he'd never die offscreen.
Saejima got the best bosses in the game, again. I'm not mad though, I like him.
>>321740895
>no clear save data through Premium Adventure
It's not a big deal for those who don't care about Trophies and Completion Rate.
>>321752273
Not only does it have an extremely slow start it's plain boring as fuck, especially in retrospect.
>>321740930
Ishin is a massive revamp of the combat systems. And Zero seems to bring a lot of chances as well.
>>321752523
For me it's pretty much the worst soundtrack the series has had, the memorable tracks are very, very few for me. Mostly just Reign.
>>321754803
You can't use alt suits outside the PA either.
>>321754803
>>321754952
To add, PA is almost completely pointless when you can't do anything with your save data. Why should you go waste time there at all?
>>321754803
Especially since after 4 they've pretty much spelled out to you when the last chance to finish everything in story mode is so you can just make a save there and complete what you haven't yet. Only problem is missable stuff, but in 5 there's basically only Haruka's stuff and fishing at different times. Afaik Ishin and 0 don't have any missables.
>>321754952
I'd say Ishin has the best overall soundtrack, but Zero definitely has quite a few new favourites.
>>321755212
On top of fishing there's also dining. I hate that shit because there's no way to know when and how some of the menu items are unlocked or if they're only eatable during night or day and so on.
I did the one substory as Akiyama where you beat on thugs harassing a store owner and he said about having new menu items unlocked but by the end of part 3 he still doesn't have them unlocked.
It's fucking stupid.
>>321755082
Completion. At first I was a bit mad about not being able to create clear data after PA, but it's not like I'm going to use anything from it cause I rarely ever do Premium NG in the first place cause by the time I'm done with everything in the game I'm really burnt out on it and need a rest from Yakuza games.
>>321755473
Oh and fuck Sotenbori food menu as a whole.
Everything costs and with that, heals so much that even if you had only inch of your hp left you'd only be able to purchase maximum of two food before it's back full again.
>>321748219
> the amount of reused content makes CoD and Assassin's Creed look good in comparison
Nah, Yakuza has more content on a technical level. More mini-games, more sidequests, more stuff to do.
Locations are smaller, though, but they feel better because of it.
>>321755473
None of the dining is missable apart from Cafe Alps which has a morning menu and evening menu.
>>321755541
Appstim RX makes everything so much easier though. No need to eat bait for piddly health decreases anymore.
>>321755598
Pronto is the one with the Day and Night menu, not Cafe Alps
>Shinada's shrimp costume
Spend good 2 minutes laughing at it. Best.
>>321755587
Doesn't change the fact, that lots of assets from Y5 were still used from Y3.
I'm not talking about fun or feel, I'm talking about content. Even western yearly releases don't reuse that much.
>>321755659
>>321755598
I had eaten everything I can at Café Alps and I was still missing some.
Also, while Appstim RX makes you health go down you will still get full health from just one food so you go in -> eat -> take RX -> eat -> RX... This for gorillion times just plain sucks.
>>321755587
Yakuza recycles shittons of assets, anon.
>>321755659
>eat bait
How did I now know about this?
>>321755659
>>321755850
In Ishin and Zero they finally introduce an ability you can buy at shrines that let's you eat even if your health is full.
How do you beat the Komakis with Akiyama? He's so shit compared to the other characters.
>>321755939
Shotgun and plenty of repair kits.
>>321755939
>>321755981
What this anon said, though I beat them legitimately with tons of health items.
It's so much easier to just blast them from across the room though. Do the same for Shinada. If you manage to beat them legit with Shinada you're a Yakuza god
>tfw I don't care about 100% in Yakuza games
>tfw only do things I like
>>321740701
fuck off hypershithero
>>321756227
I wish I could play games like you. Sometimes it's fun to go for 100% but most of the time I just get burned out worrying about missing shit and looking back and forth between the game and a guide.
>>321756363
The less missables there are the better. Makes it easier to play at your own pace.
>Naked Katsuya doing press-ups
>>321756363
Kenzan burned me the fuck out on that shit. It's a colossal pointless timesink. The only things I care about are the substories, the masters and stuff like that. Minigames and such I only do for fun.
>>321755850
>Yakuza recycles shittons of assets, anon.
So does CoD and AC and every other yearly release.
I don't hate them, don't blame them, but on a technical level even with reused assets Yakuza has more stuff to do, even if this stuff is mini-games.
>>321749036
He looks more yakuza than a lot of the characters, man.
>>321756627
But even the minigames are 90% recycled and usually new additions are gone in the next game while the "staple" ones remain. Yakuza just reuses so, so, so much stuff it's ridiculous.
>>321756760
Again, I am not saying new stuff, I'm saying stuff in general.
Even going around cities and reading banners can be fun for some people because they are well detailed (look up actors for Tower Battle movie, for example).
I'm not agains reusing content if said content has quality. Like that new space mini-game or Boxelios.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh-1CRDPRAs
I figured out it was not worth tracking down a new copy of Yakuza 3 for the bonus soundtrack and other goodies since the DLCs would have already expired.
There was an anon who uploaded the links for the games OST but i forgot to bookmark the tread. Would someone be kind enough to send me those links again? Thanks!
I'm finding Saejima boring as hell in Yakuza 4 should I power on and finish this or nah?
For anyone else who's having trouble with Puzzle Pool, there's a Japanese guide here. I was stuck on the final table but I beat the minigame thanks to this. One step closer to 100% completion.
http://dswiipspwikips3.jp/ryu5/billiards.html
>>321757378
I'm still mad that they haven't reused that first-person fighting game from Yakuza 2. That was the shit.
>>321758556
Yeah, the Bonus DLC for 3 expired on March 2015. You didn't miss out on much though game-wise, the soundtrack is nice. 4's limited edition bonus DLC should still be valid for a little longer if you don't have that already, but I had a harder time getting a copy of that than I did 3.
>>321758591
You'll probably find Tanimura boring but who knows. Besides the story is pretty entertaining and Saejima has the best bosses in 4 overall.
>>321758556
http://pastebin.com/NqDJwyse
Never say that the Yakuza fans on /v/ don't deliver
>>321758826
I bought the standard edition of yakuza 4 last year and was bumped to find out that the Ntsc DLC was not compatible with the Pal version. What am i missing though other than a few costumes?
3 had an excellent soundtrack and i would rather have the Pal region copy with a bonus disc containing a 18 minutes interview, story synopsis and the soundtrack. But finding a used copy with the bonus disc has proven too much of a hassle especially when [spoilers] EBGAMES [/spoilers] is my only source.
So is there still any chance the Yakuza series will come to PC any time soon? The demand is definitely there, Binary Domain proved the Yakuza devs have familiarity with PC ports, and with Shenmue 3 going to be on PC you'd expect Sega to step up.Yes, okay, I don't have a Playstation and I don't know how to emulate any system that's 64-bit or more. So sue me.
>>321759386
>http://pastebin.com/NqDJwyse
Thanks mate. Yakuza threads are the best threads on /v/.
>>321759594
I highly doubt it will happen any time soon, but who knows. I'd be happy.
>>321759594
Really unlikely cause the series has been a long running Sony exclusive, but never say never. PC could really boost sales like Valkyria did, and that was released with less than 1 week noticeAll that shitposting would be horrible if it ever happened though
>>321759979
>has been a long running Sony exclusive
Well, they tried other consoles too...
>impying I didn't recognize his voice right away
>>321759594
It's highly unlikely. Mainly because PC ports are made exclusively for the Western audience, but SEGA very obviously doubts the series' popularity in the West.
>>321760220
I really doubt they fooled anyone once he started talking. Same with Kiryu at the start of the game
>>321744965
Well this might give us hope that Kiwami will be released overseas as Yakuza Reborn.
>>321760129
It failed because Sega released the collection on the PS3 months before.
Also, it's the Wii U. I got it for Smash, and even I have to admit it's a hard sell.
>>321760220
>taking advice on how to hide your identity from Kiryu of all people
what a dumb fuck
>>321760262
>Localized 5 and 0
>SEGA very obviously doubts the series' popularity
It's kind of weird that the samurai games never came out over in the west. Samurai are surely an easier sell than Japanese Gangsters, right?
>>321760498
>What is 3 years of nothing and Sony's bribe for 5's localization
It took a new Sega CEO to make a difference.
So I'm guessing Saejima's final substory pops up later in the game? I've done 14 of his 15 (including the 2 dojo ones in flashback Kamurocho) and I'm not triggering the 15th one
I've just talked to Baba about kidnapping the mob boss guy
So, I just beat the game and pic related was the last cutscene I got. I played on normal forgetting that the game was piss easy on normal, and I'm wondering if there's more to it, or if it literally just leaves that hanging assuming that you've figured out by now thatKiryu simply can't die ever since it's his series.
>>321760220
You can tell it's him from his appearance as an informed player, but even then, the sheer beta fuck up aura radiates from him.
>>321760498
Did you just miss all the trouble they had getting localized? How Yakuza 5 was three years late and Sony had to pay for the whole thing instead of SEGA? How they're doing the same for 0?
SEGA doesn't give a shit. The only reason we're getting them is a mix of fans begging for them and Sony trying to appeal to "hardcore gamers".
>>321760858
Yes
>>321760863
yeah that's the whole endingand yeah he's clearly not going to die, the writers have some sort of fetish for pretending Kiryu gets killed or something
>>321760498
5 was very much a love letter to the fans and a way for Sony to present themselves as a company who listens. It took 3 years and Sony stepping in for Sega to give the okay, and even then, we got it as a digital only title because they didn't feel they could make a decent profit with the physical costs.
0 is a really big gamble for the fate of the series in the west, though if they succeed you can be sure of Kiwami.
>>321760636
The Samurai games are very deeply rooted in Japanese history(Ishin), or folklore based on it(Kenzan). You know how lots of Americans can't appreciate cultures other than their own.
If the games can't sell with a red light district, guys with machine guns, and underground fights, what makes you think geisha, samurai swords, and island showdowns are easier?
>>321760636
CHILD PROSTITUTION
>>321761078
>The Samurai [this part of the post]
Yeah, I get that side of it, but there's also the primal "I'm gonna fuck some guys up with a sword" side of it. It's criminal that any Yakuza doesn't get brought over quickly though.I didn't get Of the End/Dead Souls because the gun play in Yakuza games is ass
>Baseball is the magic that turns dreams into reality
Shinada's entire chapter felt way too comical to take anything seriously.
>>321761048
Alrighty, thanks. I've only played the last three Yakuza games aside from Dead Souls, they all seem to have that going on at the end.If Dead Souls wasn't such trash, I'd finish that one and see if they try to kill off Kiryu in that one too, but holy shit is it awful.
>>321761419The entire part at the docks was good though. Shinada was so distraught that everyone he knew just tried to kill him, and Takasugi helped bring him out of it.
>>321761487Kiryu didn't almost die in 4, also 5 is the first game where they don't show you he's fine afterwards, so that would've been more impactful if you didn't know 6 was coming.
>>321741435
>Guess you can't trust people who say no.5 has the best plot since 2
>because 1 was better
You're a damned idiot.
Did Glico withdraw sponsorship from Yakuza 5 or something? The famous Osaka Glico Man signboard which was present in Yakuza 2's Sotenbori was replaced with that generic Muscle Beer signboard, which is weird as fuck. It just ain't Osaka without a giant neon signboard of a dude running, man.
>>321761419
Most of his sidequests having "happy endings" in them were a pretty clear sign that he's meant to be a less serious than the others.Please excuse me while I shamefully share a clip of such a sidequest that I streamed recently. http://www.twitchDOTtv/portableboredom/v/30922749
>>321761880
Fuck that was cute.
>>321759569
You get the costumes, a Fighting Arena and Boss Survival Challenge Mode, and Undeground Go-Kart racing. I don't think we got the Hostess theme for PSN like America did, but that's it. 3's DLC also had the arena modes and Haruka's Request in Premium Adventure mode.
>>321751403
I miss this one. The new bat heat action is crap.
>>321761487It doesn't happen in Dead Souls, funnily enough. Also it does a really good job of making Kiryu seem badass, Akiyama's chapter aside (which was basically just a tutorial chapter) the story in DS was pretty enjoyable imo.
>>321751871
5's heat actions are nothing, wait until you see Zero's nonsense
I keep hearing how good Yakuza 2 is. The only game I could find is the first Yakuza and something about it feels fucking awful. The fixed camera angles are whatever, but something about it all just feels slow and shitty.
Also where would one find Yakuza 2, assuming the HD re-releases aren't gonna ever make their way over here?
>>321761928
Are 2, Kenzan and Ishin the only games in the entire franchise with decent plots?0's looks good from what I've seen so far, but Majima's portion looks like it gets all the best parts and Kiryu is just kind of there.
>>321762248
>That Kiryu heat action where he breaks something wood in half and stabs his victim with both halves before throwing them over him
I dunno if mentioning Ishin is cheating or not, but Ryoma is MURDERING people in that
game.
>>321762285
Emulation if you don't wanna spend 80+ dollars for a legit copy. 2's gameplay is also significantly faster and smoother
>>321762384
>Kiryu is just kind of there
So like every game since 3. I really wish they'd just retire him already.
>>321762384
I couldn't really understand the plot because my nip is below kindergarden level
but it seems like Kiryu is mixed up in some deep plot-related shit in his own right
>>321762561
That wasn't the case in 5 though
Though I suppose he sorta ended up being the antagonist's personal final boss-type figure instead of it being the other way around as usual, if that makes sense
>>321761880
i struggled like shit to find revelations in Y5
>>321762706
>>321762384
Aside from Kuze being a great rival, some really heavy shit happens to Kiryu in 0.
>>321762285
>where would one find Yakuza 2
For $200 Used on Amazon, or free at the Pirate Bay.
>>321762983
You mean likethe Tojo Clan forcing Nishikiyama to pull a gun on his kyodai?
how come people like these games?
Played first two on the ps2 for a bit.
>pseudosandbox
>gameplay is shit, the main aspect of it which is beat em up gameplay is completely mash any button to win babbytier
>story is meh at best
It only has soundrack going for it, and maybe art style to a degree. Am I missing something here?
>>321763439
A good taste in video games, mostly. Stick to PC gaming, bud.
>>321763439
You forgot to namedrop Assassin's Creed again faggot.
>>321763439
Assuming you're not shitposting, I got into the games mainly due to the heat actions being entertainingly violent, then the story, gameplay, music, and city grew on me from there.
As for the gameplay, you either like it or you don't. If you don't, nothing we say will convince you. This applies to any other game really
>>321763586
>>321763559
>weebshits bootyblasted
Who saw that coming
>>321763713
Not my fault if you keep posting the exact same shit every thread. If you actually applied yourself to baiting less people would recognize you.
>>321763962
Why are you even answering him?
>>321762530
>Kiryu canonically never kills anyone at all in the main games
>Musashi and Ryoma are mass murderers
Kiryu looks so melancholic as Ryoma compared to his pissed as fuck appearance in other games. Now that they've done end-Sengoku and Bakumatsu periods, what's next for a spin-off?
>Taisho era Ryu ga Gotoku, featuring Raidou Kuzunoha from the Devil Summoner™ series
>>321764273
Probably a Heian game with Kiryu as Minamoto no Yoshitsune
>never release it in the West
>exclusive when it suits them
SEGA are shite, but Yakuza is great. Just wouldn't buy a PS4 for the 2 games we'll get this gen.
>>321764553
Three games man. Kiwami's just a glorified mod of 0, ergo it'll run like shit on the PS3.
>>321764432
>Saejima as Benkei
>Nishiki as Minamoto no Yoritomo
Well, it kinda fits really well.
>>321747876
Idols are shit, and Haruka is based for leaving that lifestyle.
>>321740701
>3 improvement over 2
>>321743481
No it hasn't. Put a manlet to fight someone who's tall and you'll see him get his ass kicked easily.
I liked 1 and 2, is it true that they changed writers for the newer games?
>>321765694
Yeah.
>>321765514
No, Kenzan improved in a gameplay department.
>>321764273
Jurassic Kiryu punching out dinosaurs.
>>321764273
>Kyouji Kuzunoha costume
YES, DO IT.
>>321764273
>Taisho era
Sakura Taisen crossover starring Haruka?
are the games one continuous story?
or is each game a different story like the final fantasy's?
>>321766673
Yeah they're continuous except for the spinoffs(Kenzan, Ishin, Dead Souls, Kurohyou)
>92.90% completion
Just a bit moreI am afraid of billiards
>>321743392
Kenzan is fucking horrible, Don't fall for this fanboy bullshit.
It has the worst fucking combat.
Story is kind of interesting though, Just skip it and play Ishin instead since Ishin is really REALLY good
>>321767736
Puzzle tables are super luck just play over and over and you'll get the right shot in eventually. Actual matches are tough, you need to learn how to get the ball where you want it to go. I suck at Pool but I've still beat 2 of 4 needed matches, some of it just depends on your AI partner fucking up. If you get the first shot in 9-Ball and you do it right you can end the match in a single cue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlU5XEMvdS4
Oh boy Majima gets EVERYBODY SAY in 0
>>321769182
It's not charmingly awful like Saejima's though
I might stream a Yakuza 5 EX Hard run soon.
I'm not fond of idol culture at all, and Haruka's chapter isn't changing my mind about that so far. I hope they retain the dance battle system in future games through some sort of minigame though, it's a fun little rhythm game.
