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Gutcruncher posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o-YC4hrHZk&t=327s edit: I'm playing NG+ on Yakuza 4, starting with 300k yen. I can now drop stupid money at hostess clubs, it's an altogether new experience. 30,000 yen bottle of champagne? Sure, why not.
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Geez all this Yakuza 2 talk has kinda made me want to attempt a 1-4 mega playthrough. So many fun little mini games, from playing a host in 2 to training up fighters in 4 the amount of extra content these games have are staggering and I've probably missed a lot of them as I don't think I've come close to 100% in any of em. I can't even remember what 1 had. It's been a long time since I've tried 1 though, and while I didn't mind it at the time, the dub might be a little jarring after getting used to the Japanese VAs.
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I hope we get the HD release of 1+2. I've wanted the Japanese voice tracks for Yakuza 1 since I first played it. I'll admit I didn't care for the English at first but the ridiculous-ness of it helped draw me in. It just sounds so disconnected. I loving love Yakuza 2. My favorite of the entire series. Also, if people are watching those videos (I say this 3-4 years after uploading them) I might want to re-organize them, or rename them, or make it less lovely to navigate.
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The official RGG youtube channel put up a bunch of interviews and stuff about 5, but as far as I can tell they're just talking about the characters and voice acting, and not gameplay. I really want to know if they fixed some specific things, especially about boss fights. Bosses that never hitstun ever, and all of their attacks are unblockable and knock you down with every hit, are not fun. Samurai Sanders fucked around with this message at 20:32 on Jul 19, 2012 |
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Jul 19, 2012 20:30
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Edmantium posted:I loving love Yakuza 2. My favorite of the entire series. Hear hear. 4's pretty badass, sure. But nothing's as badass as Yakuza 2.
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Crappy Jack posted:Hear hear. 4's pretty badass, sure. But nothing's as badass as Yakuza 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El8LasOO-3Q&t=64s How does it feel to be so wrong? 
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Xoidanor posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El8LasOO-3Q&t=64s Uhhhh, 2 had Kiryu punching tigers, and Majima beating up pretty much the entire Omi alliance. So, you are the one who is wrong.
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Xoidanor posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El8LasOO-3Q&t=64s I have no idea, but I'm sure you could tell me. That doesn't look like a castle made out of solid gold that is secretly hidden inside an identical castle and is full of samurai warriors and live tigers, so obviously you posted the wrong video by mistake.
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SpacePig posted:Uhhhh, 2 had Kiryu punching tigers, and Majima beating up pretty much the entire Omi alliance. So, you are the one who is wrong. I dunno, this scene from Yakuza 3 is easily as good as punching tigers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6ZznA4g5-U
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Policenaut posted:Sega showed off 6 new cast members today. There are many more shown in the revamped official site, under Cast. Not mentioned: Under Daigo: Yuu Morinaga Masato Aizawa Goro Majima Minoru Aoyama Masaru Watase Under Mayumi: Youtarou Nakajima Tadashi Madarame Under Baba: Seiji Kousaka Mirei Paku Mai Sanada Azusa Osawa
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Samurai Sanders posted:edit: I'm playing NG+ on Yakuza 4, starting with 300k yen. I can now drop stupid money at hostess clubs, it's an altogether new experience. 30,000 yen bottle of champagne? Sure, why not. What, you mean you didn't sell all the expensive crafting stuff/cheat at gambling the first time? I always had like 500k yen at all times from mid-Akiyama's story through the rest of the game.
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I always feel a little bad when I am responding to the request for "gorgeous" or "gal" girls while doing the hostess thing, because I am deliberately dressing them like a clown and then sending them out to be seen by people. Seriously...precision posted:What, you mean you didn't sell all the expensive crafting stuff/cheat at gambling the first time? I always had like 500k yen at all times from mid-Akiyama's story through the rest of the game. edit: I'm entering Saejima's chapter now, but knowing what I now know changes everything...or makes it make no loving sense when it made perfect sense at the time. Seriously you guys, of all the stupid last-minute hack-jobs to do on the story. I hope there's nothing like that in 5. Samurai Sanders fucked around with this message at 04:24 on Jul 21, 2012 |
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Jul 21, 2012 03:29
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Samurai Sanders posted:I keep hoarding crafting items because I keep thinking something awesome is going to show up on the craftable list, but it never does. Other than making a golden gun or a bottomless modified lighter, what is worth it? I actually didn't do any crafting at all my first time through (because REAL MEN don't use weapons!) but I'm doing a bit this time and all I have to say is: Electrified loving Nunchucks.
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Oh yeah, I meant to ask before, are the people with strong central-western accents in the series (Majima, Sayama, etc) translated differently in the English version? edit: precision posted:I actually didn't do any crafting at all my first time through (because REAL MEN don't use weapons!) but I'm doing a bit this time and all I have to say is: Electrified loving Nunchucks. Samurai Sanders fucked around with this message at 22:51 on Jul 22, 2012 |
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Jul 22, 2012 22:46
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Samurai Sanders posted:Oh yeah, I meant to ask before, are the people with strong central-western accents in the series (Majima, Sayama, etc) translated differently in the English version? I can't remember about Sayama, but Majima is most definitely more casual in his manner of speaking, tending to say stuff like "ya" instead of "you" and things like that. Same with Saejima, for example.
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Jesus! I can't believe how much replay value is in Yakuza 4. I still have a bunch of substories left on Saejima and Kiryu until I face Amon. I think once I finish Amon that's gonna be enough Yakuza for a while. Can't wait until 5
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Kiryu better not be cheating on Sayama. 
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Bocc Kob posted:Kiryu better not be cheating on Sayama.
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Relieving tension.
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Samurai Sanders posted:What do you call it every single time he goes into a hostess bar in Yakuza 2, 3 and 4? Hey, hey, whoah, hold on there, are you saying people go to hostess clubs for anything more than some pleasant conversation? It was really jarring with Akiyama, just chilling out, you know, big pimpin', making hostess girls literally fall in love with him, while allegedly carrying a torch the size of Mt. Everest for his ex.
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Bocc Kob posted:Relieving tension. edit: seriously though, like I said before, they had to remove Sayama from the story because she was dangerously close to becoming a love interest and there's no way Kiryu could go on womanizing in that case. I assume the same thing will happen to this new character by the end of 5, if not before. Samurai Sanders fucked around with this message at 06:08 on Aug 3, 2012 |
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Someone has to help keep the struggling local economy afloat during this time of recession. Kiryu is simply doing his part as a loyal citizen of Japan. It is patriotic and beautiful.  This is some woman in Kiryu's apartment helping him get dressed in the morning. He is flouting society's conventions. Flouting. Bocc Kob fucked around with this message at 05:32 on Aug 3, 2012 |
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that article posted:He believes in resolving things not through fighting but through dialogue.
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quote:He met a drunk and aimlessly wandering Kiryu about half a year back and was so impressed by his manly spirit that he hired him. Yakuza is truly the best series of games ever produced by Glorious Nippon.
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Yakuza 5 will feature playable Taiko Drum Master, making the franchise's debut on PS3. And because I missed it, here are the important folks in the Osaka chapter. I still have absolutely no idea why Akiyama is even in this game.
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Probably to beat up that probably-yakuza idol guy while Haruka busts out some sweet dance moves. e: Also, gently caress yes taiko.
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After the  first 3 hours in Yakuza 2 the game has ground to a screeching halt as I need to scrounge up 300k in cash and the mahjong parlor is a brick wall compared to the one in 4  Is there a good get rich quick scheme? I already bumped into the guy who gives you 100k if you claim broken arm. edit: 'average' skill level my rear end why are you getting riichi so loving fast edit2: I get to beat them all up so hard they have tile imprints on their heads? I love you again, Yakuza 2. Tonfa fucked around with this message at 16:37 on Aug 8, 2012 |
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Policenaut posted:I still have absolutely no idea why Akiyama is even in this game. Someone needed to take Haruka's place during the street segments since they decided she wouldn't be fighting in her part and Akiyama was by far the most popular of the new characters introduced in 4. It's really not that confusing why he's back. 
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Akiyama is my favorite character from Yakuza 4. I'm glad he is back. The ending scared the crap out of me when he got shot.
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Hortism posted:Geez all this Yakuza 2 talk has kinda made me want to attempt a 1-4 mega playthrough. I did this a few months back. I highly recommend it, although 1 is at times no fun at all. If there's an awesome LP out there or you can brace yourself for some pretty crappy gameplay at times, go for it. I have a pretty low opinion of 1's English dub though. It seems to be pretty badly written in comparison to the later games, and the acting at times is pretty loving awful. Many takes seem to be cut together, like they didn't have a decent full take and had to cut 2 of them together. Plus half the actors sound like they're about to fall asleep at the mic. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a dub replacement out there. I'm not one of those Japanese lovin' anime purists or whatever, I don't care about English vs Japanese dubs and will often prefer the English dub. But, Yakuza 1's dub just loving sucks.
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Xoidanor posted:Someone needed to take Haruka's place during the street segments since they decided she wouldn't be fighting in her part and Akiyama was by far the most popular of the new characters introduced in 4. It's really not that confusing why he's back. It's confusing because, as far as I know, Sega hasn't explained what the hell he's actually doing here. Sega and Famitsu have explained everyone except him and 4Gamer did big previews last month for the entire cast except Akiyama. He's connected to Haruka and that's about all I know. Like do you know exactly what he's doing in Yakuza 5? I'd like to know.
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cat doter posted:I did this a few months back. I highly recommend it, although 1 is at times no fun at all. If there's an awesome LP out there or you can brace yourself for some pretty crappy gameplay at times, go for it. Yeah, I don't mind dubs in general, but I'm pretty sure Kazuma comes across as a slightly different dude than the rest of the series. At least from memory. Didn't mind Yakuza's dub though. It actually took me awhile to get use to the Japanese dub in 2 after it. But then again I didn't mind Shenmue's dub either, so maybe I just have low standards.
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Policenaut posted:It's confusing because, as far as I know, Sega hasn't explained what the hell he's actually doing here. Sega and Famitsu have explained everyone except him and 4Gamer did big previews last month for the entire cast except Akiyama. He's connected to Haruka and that's about all I know. Like do you know exactly what he's doing in Yakuza 5? I'd like to know. Maybe they're uh, dating. 
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Bocc Kob posted:Maybe they're uh, dating.
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Policenaut posted:It's confusing because, as far as I know, Sega hasn't explained what the hell he's actually doing here. Sega and Famitsu have explained everyone except him and 4Gamer did big previews last month for the entire cast except Akiyama. He's connected to Haruka and that's about all I know. Like do you know exactly what he's doing in Yakuza 5? I'd like to know. "Uh, I guess..." "Great. Pack your poo poo and brush up on your Kansai-ben." "Uh, can't you ask Daigo instead?" "Are you kidding me? His integrity's crapped out like what, three times now? Guy can't run a Yoshinoya without loving it up."
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Tupperwarez posted:"Akiyama, I need you to watch over Haruka, make sure no scumbags take advantage of her. Idol management is kinda like hostess club management, right?" I would pay good money for this to be the actual conversation and reason why Akiyama is connected to Haruka.
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