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Ineffiable posted:All these new posts and I thought we had some bit of news about Yakuza 1/2 HD or Yakuza 5. I don't want to get my hopes or anyone else's up too high but this happened a month ago: quote:“I sent an email to sega asking for any news for Y5 and while I didn’t get any they sent me an amusing haiku, here’s their response:
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Jul 9, 2013 19:08
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After that haiku, I was hoping for E3 news, but nothing happened  Much like Valkyria 3, I don't know if we'll be getting it.
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Jul 9, 2013 19:42
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There's always Gamescom next month, and Tokyo Game Show in September. Anyone else remember that Sega of America announced Yakuza 2 was coming overseas at Tokyo Game Show '07?
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Jul 9, 2013 19:44
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It begins!! I'm gonna marathon 1-3 then probably end up picking up Dead Souls.
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Jul 10, 2013 19:00
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Dead Souls takes place after 4 narratively, not that it really matters since Saejima and Tanimura are only briefly referenced. And most of its story callbacks are from 2. Play the other games sequentially though; slog through 1 so you can enjoy the combat improvements in 2 and 3.
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Jul 10, 2013 19:05
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Yardbomb posted:Wonder how this is gonna turn out. Obviously Kiryu, Haruka, Daigo, Majima, Akiyama and all those other big players are gonna take the top spots, but I'm hoping some of the other guys like Rikiya and Date get higher scores too. Everyone vote for Sayama! (Also Tanimura) EDIT: And apparently you can vote multiple times for a person? PunkBoy fucked around with this message at 19:13 on Jul 10, 2013 |
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Jul 10, 2013 19:10
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I finished 4 recently and played the Japanese version of 1 briefly when it came out. I heard 2 is a real gem.
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Jul 10, 2013 19:10
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Captain Walker posted:Dead Souls takes place after 4 narratively, not that it really matters since Saejima and Tanimura are only briefly referenced. And most of its story callbacks are from 2. I played everything from 4 onwards and yeah, going back to 1 is pretty painful then
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Jul 10, 2013 23:15
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Housh posted:I finished 4 recently and played the Japanese version of 1 briefly when it came out. I heard 2 is a real gem. 2 has some amazing stuff involving tigers! You should really grab it asap.
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Jul 10, 2013 23:33
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Gutcruncher posted:2 has some amazing stuff involving tigers! You should really grab it asap. Got it already but I gotta play through 1 first. OMG I can't believe this game has English dub. Intro video and Kiryu is dropping mad F-bombs. This is going to be hilarious. Can't wait until my component cables come in the mail though. PS2 isn't looking so hot on my HDTV.
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Jul 10, 2013 23:45
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Yakuza 1's dub is incredible if only for Majima being voiced by Mark Hamill and shouting MOTHERFUCKER all the time.
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Jul 11, 2013 00:22
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As well as featuring the choices of Bill Farmer (Goofy), Michael Rosenbaum and WhatsernameFaithfromBuffy.
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Jul 11, 2013 03:52
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I dunno what folks are talking about. I'm 4 hours in the first Yakuza game and I'm having a blast busting people's faces in. The strip club assassin was hilarious. DIE LIKE A MANNN!!
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Jul 11, 2013 04:03
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The intermediate results are...not so surprising. edit: after spending her entire childhood surrounded by the manliest men ever, how could Haruka NOT grow up into a hard-boiled gangster slayer?
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Jul 13, 2013 02:18
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 YOU HAVE LET HIM DOWN, INTERNET
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Jul 13, 2013 02:23
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Just finished Yakuza 1 and it made me appreciate the length and scope of 4. I'm gonna take a few days off before I start 2 cause I hope my PS2 component cables come in the mail next week. It was interesting playing that rail shooting sequence. It really reminded me of Binary Domain.
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Jul 13, 2013 03:12
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Samurai Sanders posted:The intermediate results are...not so surprising. Aw, but Date and Rikiya are 11th and 12th  Voting Arai and Kido every day.
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Jul 13, 2013 11:42
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Haha, everyone shits on Tanimura.
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Jul 13, 2013 14:49
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http://operationrainfall.com/vote-to-localize-sega-konami-polls/ Operation Rainfall has entered a partnership with Language Automation Inc, a game localization company, and put up a couple polls consisting of several currently Japan only games. Language Automation is going to offer to localize the winner of each poll to the company that owns said game at a discounted price. There's a Konami and a Sega poll, and both Yakuza 5 and Yakuza HD Collection are a part of the Sega poll. At the moment Valkyria Chronicles 3 is winning at 1,129 votes, with Yakuza 5 in second at 479. The Yakuza HD Collection is in fourth/last at 118 votes, behind Shining Hearts' 453. There's no guarantee either of the companies would accept the offers, but there's no reason not to vote!
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Jul 16, 2013 06:13
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TechnoSyndrome posted:http://operationrainfall.com/vote-to-localize-sega-konami-polls/
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Jul 16, 2013 06:15
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What? Why are they voting for Valkyria Chronicles 3?! It's being fan translated! Go for something with no chance like Y1&2 HD or a Shining game!
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Jul 16, 2013 06:17
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Policenaut posted:What? Why are they voting for Valkyria Chronicles 3?! It's being fan translated! Go for something with no chance like Y1&2 HD or a Shining game! Wait what?
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Jul 16, 2013 06:41
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I guess people who are ignorant of that, ignorant of how bad VC3 is, and ignorant of how awesome Yakuza 5 is, are the people who are voting.
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Jul 16, 2013 06:42
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Arbite posted:Wait what? Yeah, it's seriously a thing even if it's taking awhile to get there.
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Jul 16, 2013 06:43
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Policenaut posted:What? Why are they voting for Valkyria Chronicles 3?! It's being fan translated! Go for something with no chance like Y1&2 HD or a Shining game! Why would you go for 1&2 HD? A) You can obviously still play the originals in English, and B) why would Sega be willing to pay a third party to translate the games when they're already translated?
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Jul 16, 2013 14:19
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I figured that PSP games at this point were kind of in the past, since we're over a year in to the Vita. I mean, Yakuza 5 is PS3, present-generation. Translating and releasing a PSP title on the PSN wouldn't be as profitable, I'd think. But then again, Yakuza 5 is probably a behemoth to localize  Hmm.
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Jul 16, 2013 14:22
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Geop posted:I figured that PSP games at this point were kind of in the past, since we're over a year in to the Vita. I mean, Yakuza 5 is PS3, present-generation. Translating and releasing a PSP title on the PSN wouldn't be as profitable, I'd think. You'd be surprised to learn that people still actively localize PSP games. Most of the companies doing it are basically vultures but the idea now is basically "Hey we localized this PSP game, play it on your Vita!". unl33t posted:Why would you go for 1&2 HD? A) You can obviously still play the originals in English, and B) why would Sega be willing to pay a third party to translate the games when they're already translated? I'd kind of like to play Yakuza 1 with the proper Japanese voice track, really. That's all.
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Jul 16, 2013 15:44
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I wish they would at least localize a PSP game that was any good, like the Persona 2: Eternal Punishment remake.
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Jul 16, 2013 17:27
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Policenaut posted:I'd kind of like to play Yakuza 1 with the proper Japanese voice track, really. That's all. I would as well, but given the choice between that and getting to play Yakuza 5-that's not even a choice to me. And, again; I'd say Sega pretty much has all the assets they need to localize those games I think the chance of them paying a third party to do it are incredibly slim.
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Jul 16, 2013 18:40
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 Yakuza 5 is now in the lead on that poll! Fingers be crossed.
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Jul 17, 2013 17:26
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Oh god don't toy with my heart Sega 
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Jul 17, 2013 18:01
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VOTE VOTE VOOOOTE
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Jul 17, 2013 18:39
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I need Yakuza 5 in my life!!!! Vote goddammit. Vote!
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Jul 17, 2013 22:10
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Put in my vote for Yakuza 5, although I do hope the HD Collection is released over here for completionist's sake. And because I haven't played them yet.  VOTE DAMNIT
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Jul 17, 2013 22:15
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Yakuza 5 now has a 500 vote lead  Also that Konami game "Beyond the Labyrinth" sounds really cool, but it's losing. It'd be funny if Yakuza 5 wins and that prompts SEGA to say "Actually we've been localizing it for a while now, we just didn't feel like announcing it yet".
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Jul 17, 2013 22:33
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precision posted:It'd be funny if Yakuza 5 wins and that prompts SEGA to say "Actually we've been localizing it for a while now, we just didn't feel like announcing it yet".
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Jul 17, 2013 22:57
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If Yakuza 5 does win, and Sega is already localizing it, maybe they'll offer to localize another Yakuza game instead. We still need Black Panther and Kenzan, god dammit! 
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Jul 18, 2013 04:01
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Jamesman posted:If Yakuza 5 does win, and Sega is already localizing it, maybe they'll offer to localize another Yakuza game instead. We still need Black Panther and Kenzan, god dammit! It's also still the best Yakuza game if you ask me. Besides the unique setting, and Haruka being badass, having weapons be actual meaningful things instead of disposable damage sticks means the world.
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Jul 18, 2013 04:14
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I'm 2 hours in Yakuza 2 for the first time and boy what a huge production jump from Y1. Also, that baby at the beginning is Tanimura, right? I kinda regret playing Yakuza 4 before all the other ones now. I might play the story plus of 4 once I finish Y3 then move on to...gasp....Dead Souls.
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Jul 18, 2013 17:53
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Housh posted:I'm 2 hours in Yakuza 2 for the first time and boy what a huge production jump from Y1. Also, that baby at the beginning is Tanimura, right? I kinda regret playing Yakuza 4 before all the other ones now. I might play the story plus of 4 once I finish Y3 then move on to...gasp....Dead Souls. None of the Y4 player characters aside from Kiryu even existed before Y4, so no. Also, it's a Yakuza plot, so you're not thinking crazy enough.
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