The English dub really wasn't that bad imho
>that Date
>that Majima
Muh dick
is there a patch to play it with japense voices?
>>322655014
People have tried to make one but its too much work under the hood apparently.
>>322655217
A friend of him is doing some application that will make the translation easier (he's supposed to move thousands of files to get it work)
>>322655613
source.
I just played through it for the first time last week
The fucking acting from most of the cast felt phoned in but Mark Hamil as fucking Majima was so perfect that it's sad that it's only dubbed in the first game and won't return for Yakuza Extreme
>>322655792
http://yakuzapatch .tumblr
He's a poster on various Yakuza threads and mentioned the friend helping him.
He dropped the undub project for some "shit's 2deep" problem which has explained on the link
>>322654440
Those horribly forced f-bombs were though and kiryu's VA couldn't pull them off for the life of him.
>>322656281
But this a translation for a spinoff, isn't it? or is the guy translating both?
Thanks anon, i'll monitor this anyway.
"Nishiki" was on point, the highlight of the game. Yumi's VA was very, very bad. Kyriu's was somewhere in the middle. The other characters were generally great (Date, Majima, Haruka, "Kage", etc.)
>>322657242
He's translating Kenzan,he tried to undub Yakuza 1 but failed.
He pretty much confirmed that he's gonna translate Ishin unless someone will try or Sega decide to get their shit togetherwhich may actually happen
![yakuza-20060905115720815-000[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/gVw7oJU.jpg "yakuza-20060905115720815-000[1].jpg")
>>322654440STUPIDOLDFUCK
>says shit like oyabun
>no TL notes
It's fucking shit
>>322657783
well shit, guess i'll just play the dubbed version.
>>322657783
>which may actually happen
why would they go back and do Ishin now, they skipped ahead to Zero? hell we're probably not even getting Zero until mid-late next year at the absolute earliest either
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYNOmbx9ZCc
zozzle t b h
[Spoiler] STUPID [/Spoiler]
>>322658025
Don't forget Yakuza remake is going too, they might as well translate Kiwaki first and then Ishin and release it as "spin-off"
What the fuck is an 'aniki'?
My gaijin brain is too stupid to understand this word.
Mark Hamill was the only good one. Loved that he got to be Majima.
>>322658385
Kiwami has a small chance of happening I suppose
I don't see Ishin coming over at all though. Maybe when it didn't have other games in the series to compete with it did, but not now.
>>322658750
"bro", essentially
>>322655217
>A friend of him is doing some application that will make the translation easier (he's supposed to move thousands of files to get it work)
I posted that about Kenzan. I decided not to do undub since I'll have to edit ~1800 audio files manually because when Sega made translation they split some of them and merged others.
>>322658283
OLD FUCK
>>322658919
>Sega made translation they split some of them and merged others.
For what fucking purpose
>>322657889
I remember I had a fansub of Kanon that literally left Watashi untranslated and at the top had the TL notes saying "Watashi means I".
I don't know if its some meme I don't get
>>322661360
Imagine faggots who speak an language then start pouting shit on another fucking language then they expain it that the word means even if you know it.
That's the subtitles version.
why won't Sega let me give them money for this game.
I just want to play the first two before I play the others :(
>>322657889
>Hey, let's change that stupid dog's name from Mame to Rex
I don't know which shit is worse.
I have started this. Should I skip all the side stuff and just keep getting through the games? 2 is expensive everywhere.
>>322663314
Side stuff is one of the most fun parts of Yakuza games. Don't skip side-stories, play minigames if you like them.
>>322663314
>should i skip the things that make Yakuza great?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lITBGjNEp08
The English voice for
>Date
>Majima
>Kazuma
Were pretty good. Otherwise it was all shit.
>>322663517
>>322663559
With side stories and minigames, how long does each game last?
The combat of the first game was absolutely atrocious, the second game fixed the biggest issue but didn't add enough depth to the combat to make it good
>2/3rds done with Yakuza 1
>Just find out there is a fucking remake made
WHAT THE FUCK DID I WASTE MY TIMEEEEEE
>>322663736
depends actually.
I finished Yakuza 4 with like, 60 hours
Yakuza 3 with less, 40h, but it also have a shitlods of cut-content too (16 quests, all the "japanese" minigames)
I don't remember how much time i wasted on 1 and 2 but it's pretty similar to it
>>322664660
There's a remake now?
>>322664660
Do you know Japanese?
>>322664660
It probably won't even be localized, to be fair.
The Nishiki backstory stuff in it seems interesting, it's a shame.
>>322654440
Mark Hamill, bro. Mark Hamill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=778VDaSLeX4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaXXG0cNMVc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RtxNl23rFg
>>322663993
>depth
I hear this word a lot in these thread, but not one I've heard examples of how to make Yakuza's combat "deep".
It would be a waste of resourses BTW.
>>322667059
Here's a start, make it so that I have more than one combo of hitting square multiple times then triangle
I just started yakuza 4 as my first in the series and there are some things im a little confused about.
the way people talk through text. It was kind strange at first ,especially when your walking around the city, the things people say remind me of pokemon or some old RPGS, even a lot of the important convos between characters arent voiced. I can understand they have constraints and I dont think the text dialogue is bad, it just kind caught me off guard since i wasn't sure what to expect from this game.
The whole thing reminds me of a lot of other games ive played from different genres. I enjoy it but so far it feels like things havent come together in a meaningful way yet.
Like what else is there to do when you're walking around the city? or is it just like an overworld? do I just need to play more until It opens up more and I get a feel for it? It seems like there isnt that much interaction to be had with the world besides finding keys buying stuff.
in games like GTA you can go around and get into trouble and have fun. yakuza doesnt seem like that, but I could be getting ahead of myself here.
The actual fighting is alright though, there probably is a lot more there I havent explored yet but it still feels kinda weird cuz ive never played one of these games before.
So far the whole experience reminds me of dark souls how when I first played it the game felt so weird and different from what I was used to in a kind of off-putting way. Im determined to keep playing though since ive heard so much praise for these games. I watched the hyperbithero youtube video on the series and he made it sound like the best thing ever.
I want to know what other people think of this stuff and why they find these games appealing.
Some things that also helped for me were changing the minimap so it rotates with you character, like how most games have it.
Then I lowered the brightness. that made the game feel more dark gritty and kind reminds me more of GTA4.
sorry for the rant.
>>322668632
Game is pretty restrictive at first.
>Like what else is there to do when you're walking around the city?
I dunno, man
>baseball
>pool
>fights in arena
>darts
>karaoke
>datesim with hostesses
>sidequests
>management for some characters
Do we really need to hold your hand? Finding stuff and thinking "wow, this game have that too?" is actually pretty nice feeling.
>in games like GTA you can go around and get into trouble and have fun
You can do it in Yakuza too.
This is one of the better game series out there, but it's niche and some people just don't get the game.
Think of it as a Japan Simulator with fighting and crime drama to make it more exciting.
Goddamn, how long is Saejima's section? I appreciate the environment, i like the feel of snowy qnd lonely mountains, but not after escaping jail and punching bears
So is the guy gonna give me newspaper or did he just rip me off?
Go!
Kill that arrogant
MO
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>>322671254
Hunting is pretty long, story-wise you're actually barely even required to be there though. His chapter is paced weirdly, you spend a while in prison -> take a stop in a mountain village -> spend a little time in this christmas-y town and then his chapter suddenly ends, if you ignore all the side stuff
>>322671396
you fucked up, look at substory in the menu
>>322668632
>I just started yakuza 4 as my first in the series
>4
>first
>story heavy game
>not even Y3 at least
>>322671634
4's a way better starting point than 3. It's main plot is more self-contained and requires less background knowledge whereas 3 constantly references 2 in it's main plot.
>>322671634
I did just that 4 years ago, it's alright.
>>322654440
There's an english dub? I could've sworn I played it Japanese in mt European version.
The series will never have an antagonist as good as Goda. Man, why can't they set up the major antagonist earlier instead of worrying with last minute plot twists?
I want a character that i can look and say that that is the guy i will fight shirtless over honor and shittl, a true rival like Nichikyama or Goda.
>>322671841
I hope you have at least played 2 after it
>>322672424
The daigo fight at the end of 4 was pretty fuckin rad
>>322673312
It was cinematic in a good way, but i felt like the motivation behind it was poor. I think the only struggle i felt emotionally attached to was Saejima's
Michael Madsen is pretty funny.
I think the only people who hate the dub are actual weaboos, so fuck them that shit was hilarious.
ARR
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>>322671634
He should've started with 1, but 4 is a much better starting point than 3 with it's HORRIBLE pacing.
>>322658078
I hope they add some scenes earlier in the game involving Jingu.
>>322667059
It's not muh Devil May Cry
>>322668632
tl;dr
Whether it is good or bad it doesn't matter, wish the dub defence force would realize this.
>>322674029
Everyone seems to agree that the dub is atleast hilarious.
>>322654440
>English dub apologist
Go fuck yourself
>>322674370
>it doesn't matter
Why?
>>322675380
Grow up.
>>322675539
Why does it matter?
BRING THAT SHIT KAZUMA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoqI_MyccN4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UONHPUcJsV0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PS0_3wuZrcThe original one is still the best, what the fuck man
>grabs still miss for no reason
>heat prompts still keep disappearing
>still no indication who you're locked on to
>bad guys still have the exact same predictable movesets from the first game
>they still stand around doing nothing with horrid ai
When will they fix the core combat instead of adding useless shit like crappy new characters?
>>322671753
I just started with 3 and I watched the reminiscence vids of Yakuza 1 and 2
Im just a little bit confused about the names of certain characters but its nothing I cant handle so far.
>>322677001
not to mention how stiff the combat still is in the fucking FIFTH installment
>>322677001
They don't stand around doing nothing as much in 5, the difference in power between the player character and the enemies is so massive that it doesn't mean much though
low-level Shinada has some trouble fighting off larger groups and it felt really fucking weird in a game where you just stomp everyone to death up until that point
As someone who's never played Yakuza, can someone give me the gist? I get the sense it's like Sleeping Dogs mixed with FF.
>>322677984
River City Ransom (open world beat'em'up) in 3d with minigames, crazy side-stories and cheesy criminal drama.
>>322677864
>They don't stand around doing nothing as much in 5
Yeah they do. The "leaders" and backup are just slightly more active. Slightly.
Low level Shinada on EX-Hard with champions ring is the only good part of this game because everyone else is stupidly OP.
>>322677984
It's basically Shenmue with some River City Ransom thrown in
Sleeping Dogs is more like John Woo's (unfortunately clearly unfinished) take on GTA
>>322677984
>Sleeping Dogs mixed with FF
It's Shenmue with less drawers to open. And where Shenmue plays like Virtua Fighter, Yakuza plays like Tekken.
>>322677984
Basically it's a series about a guy getting kicked out of the Yakuza but still having to deal with shit going on with his clan in Tokyo
Gameplay pretty much comprises of walking around town, minigames and fighting guys with the main element of the game being beating up guys to raise heat, which allows you to pull of special moves, and you can also use shit in the environment as weapons
>>322664660
>Was thirsthy for some Yakuza yersteday
>Decided to play Y2 again because it's my favourite
>PS2 doesn't read my discs anymore
Pls Sega, Sony or whatever, localize the remakes, I need them
>Shinada knows Hell's Floor for some reason
>his head slamming heat move does fuck-all damage
>Leo knows FUCKING TIGER DROP
fuck this
>>322680017
Of course Leo knows how to Tiger Drop since he's an aristocrat, you witless peasant.
>>322679348
Emulate
>>322680187
>knows an awesome move kiryu himself developed fighting two tigers
its fucking stupid
they might as well remove kiryu now because he's just an average joe now
STEP THE FUCK UP
IT'S TIME TO DIE
>>322680454
In all seriousness
on top of updating enemy movesets I reckon they should just compound the interesting aspects of the new characters into one character, be it Kiryu or some new protag I guess. Zero Kiryu's multiple styles pretty perfectly facilitates taking in a lot of Akiyama and Saejima's stuff if need be as it is.
>>322658078
those subs are pretty good
>>322677001
the heat prompts disappearing is the fucking worst as is no lock on indicator
fucking fix this shit before you add more useless shit like fucking dumbass wall throws that nobody fucking needs
>>322680293
My PC is too shitty for the PS2 emulator
>>322675539
Because I want to listen to it in Japanese, use ad hominems all you like I prefer my Japanese games with Japanese voices.
No JP voices = no buy.
I wish Kazuma was my dad to teach me about life and shit :(
>>322681169
also binding climax heat moves to trianlge was a fucking moronic idea
>>322681748
Provided you don't mind getting kidnapped like once a year, yeah he seems like a chill guy to hang out with all day
>>322654440
Had my doubts but they were actually really good. Kind of miss them when I started 2, but japanese voices are better suited for this kind of game
>>322658919
I wish I could play Kenzan in fucking English, I just wanna play an expanded Way of the Samurai
>>322654440
Nah it was awful
