|
Oh god...  WHY. This looks amazing.If it's an early PS4 game, maybe Sega will be up for booting it to localization for quick cash. Maybe...  Oh god who am I kidding.
|
#
?
Aug 18, 2013 14:46
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 19, 2024 09:45 |
|
|
Basically, if you want to continue being a Yakuza fan, you need to learn Japanese. I've pretty much given up being a Yakuza fan because Japanese is too hard to learn for the sake of a video game series.
|
|
#
?
Aug 18, 2013 15:47
|
|
|
You know, I almost wouldn't give up on Ishin coming over entirely. After all, Sega could just market it (Hahahaha) under more of a Swords 'n' Samurai kind of pitch, which is a lot easier of a sell than the really dodgy "Japanese GTA" thing I've heard a few too many times from people trying to sell copies of the mainstream titles.
|
|
#
?
Aug 18, 2013 16:02
|
|
|
Did I miss something about whether a historical Yakuza game is more or less likely to come out in English than any other? I thought they said they were totally done with Yakuza in English.
|
|
#
?
Aug 18, 2013 17:39
|
|
|
Jamesman posted:Basically, if you want to continue being a Yakuza fan, you need to learn Japanese. I have actually been on the whole "Learn Japanese" train for couple years now, it's fairly slow going due to time availability manually, but the language itself is not all that difficult. Now, Kanji is a bitch, true, but even that is all right with some discipline and Heisig's book. That said, I really wish Sony would moneyhat the localization for Yakuza. It would be quite awesome to have for the first year of PS4, and who knows, it might bootstrap the series in the West, stranger things have happened (hey there Ni No Kuni).
|
|
#
?
Aug 18, 2013 22:49
|
|
|
Japanese grammar isn't anywhere near as different from English as people give it credit for, but Japanese reading and writing is a total bitch. So is English reading and writing for that matter. Both of them are top class as far as difficulty to learn the writing system for.
Samurai Sanders fucked around with this message at 23:09 on Aug 18, 2013 |
|
#
?
Aug 18, 2013 23:02
|
|
|
Jamesman posted:Basically, if you want to continue being a Yakuza fan, you need to learn Japanese. I've actually begun to passively look into some of the basics in the hopes of getting to play 5 someday once I'm learned up, may as well chalk up Kenzan and Ishin on the hopes board while I'm at it. 
|
|
#
?
Aug 19, 2013 01:40
|
|
|
Ryu ga Gotoku ISHIN will be in this week's issue of Famitsu. Will it be the Vita game that Nagoshi said he was doing back in '11? Or maybe that "research" into "next gen" will bear fruit for the PS4? Perhaps it's a swan song for the PS3? Comedy answer: Mobage mobile phone/browser game, everything is terrible. Toshihiro Nagoshi will also be hosting a live stream on the 26th to talk about ISHIN with the viewers and answer any questions they might have. I doubt he'll show any gameplay footage but hey maybe he will. I kind of want to get a mod to rename this thread, I dunno maybe something like "Yakuza: Abandon hope all ye who enter here". I'm saving that PM though on the offchance the Vita gets a price drop and I need to rename THAT thread.
|
|
#
?
Aug 19, 2013 12:47
|
|
|
I vote PS3 swan song, I think that would generate by far the best results. The difference between that and a social game would be the difference between eating a delicious hamburger and eating a photocopy of a delicious hamburger.
|
|
#
?
Aug 19, 2013 17:04
|
|
|
Psyche! You're not getting a platform this time! Better luck at TGS next month, everybody! Here's what you DID get. Two confirmed cast members: Ryoma Sakamoto and Hajime Saito. Two confirmed cities: Tosa and Kyoto. Scans when I can find them. edit: Hajime Saito is apparently Majima. Policenaut fucked around with this message at 05:01 on Aug 21, 2013 |
|
#
?
Aug 21, 2013 04:29
|
|
|
It's weird, I only imported four games this entire generation (Kenzan, EX Troopers and the two Jump Stars DS games). But with the PS4 staying region free who knows what other good stuff might fall through the cracks as Sega and other publishers are less financially able to take risks. It's weird as we go back in time I have systems like the Turbo Graphx or Dreamcast where I probably own double the number of Japanese games than I do US ones, but I feel like this gen North America and even Europe both did really well getting almost all the good stuff in some form. I do think this will be the PS3's final super rad game rather, but I'd be shocked if it didn't get a PSN release on PS4 at some point. The Yakuza games have a enough of a cult following that we'll be seeing "The Best" and "DreKore" reprints for a long time to come. 
|
|
#
?
Aug 21, 2013 04:41
|
|
|
Okay, this is getting weird.quote:Earlier this week, Sega announced the next Yakuza game in Japan, titled Yakuza Restoration, with a teaser poster showing the series’ Kazuma Kiryu in the form of Sakamoto Ryoma, a prominent figure during the Bakumatsu period of Japan. This week’s Famitsu magazine shares details surrounding the upcoming game.
|
|
#
?
Aug 21, 2013 05:32
|
|
|
Literally everything I know about the Bakumatsu period comes from the Shinobi chapter in Live a Live. Early 19th century, right? I think I broke Sakamoto out of prison. He was a pretty cool dude then, especially when he helped me take out Musashi's berserk ghost resurrected by a demon lord. E: after TGS and whatever news occurs there I might spring for a new thread, if Policenaut is ok with it. I'm hoping to bring new people to the series so they buy more copies and aren't immediately put off by how very Japanese it all is. Captain Walker fucked around with this message at 05:49 on Aug 21, 2013 |
|
#
?
Aug 21, 2013 05:44
|
|
|
My motivation to remember all my college Japanese has suddenly flooded back.
|
|
#
?
Aug 21, 2013 06:12
|
|
|
You say weird, I say it couldn't be more awesome. Time to don the blue and white and fight for a hopeless cause!
|
|
#
?
Aug 21, 2013 06:15
|
|
|
ALRIGHT! HERE WE GO Y'ALL! Ryu ga Gotoku ISHIN is confirmed to be on PlayStation and will be properly revealed on the 29th at PlayStation Blitz. But wait! There's more! SCREENSHOTS!             We are confirmed for PS3 or better at this point. I'd be willing to believe that's launch era PS4.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2013 13:36
|
|
|
Welp, my game's here.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2013 17:36
|
|
|
Samurai Sanders posted:Welp, my game's here. Sanders please teach me Japanese. The game looks  so far and I need to un-bookmark this thread so I don't keep getting sad about this awesome game I'll probably never get to play.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2013 17:44
|
|
|
Whatever happened to White Male Privilege? I should be able to understand and enjoy these games because the world belongs to me, dammit. 
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2013 17:55
|
|
|
Crowbear posted:Sanders please teach me Japanese. Idea, game devs should just link to Google Translate if they don't want to do localization. Got to be possible, especially on PS4. I would love to see the hilariously badly translated dialogue.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2013 18:06
|
|
|
Sony Hong Kong actually did that with Aquanaut's Holiday on PS3. A lot of it was directly translated with Google Translate so you get weird aqua life like "internet sea slug". It also had WHAT YOU SAY?! as a legitimate line of dialogue.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2013 18:08
|
|
|
Crowbear posted:Sanders please teach me Japanese.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2013 18:09
|
|
|
Jamesman posted:Whatever happened to White Male Privilege? I should be able to understand and enjoy these games because the world belongs to me, dammit. It's still a Yakuza game, just press buttons until the words go away and you can put your fist/foot/sword into the other guy's face. 
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2013 18:14
|
|
|
Bocc Kob posted:It's still a Yakuza game, just press buttons until the words go away and you can put your fist/foot/sword into the other guy's face. The story in the Yakuza games is most of the appeal for me. The combat and wacky stuff is loving amazing, but what keeps me compelled is the story that holds it all together. I say this as someone who has only beaten the first game and played up to chapter 5 of the second... Remind me to fix that one day. :/
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2013 20:35
|
|
|
Jamesman posted:The story in the Yakuza games is most of the appeal for me. The combat and wacky stuff is loving amazing, but what keeps me compelled is the story that holds it all together. Fix that one day. Hell, fix that today  .
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2013 21:24
|
|
|
Captain Walker posted:Fix that one day. I'm working on it, slowly.
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2013 01:20
|
|
|
Jamesman posted:I'm working on it, slowly. I have this fantasy of a Yakuza 4 LP where you, Egomaniac, and Geop each play through one of the chapters. I don't know who gets Tanimura yet. Probably Proton Jon.
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2013 01:31
|
|
|
Daigo will be playing the role of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Majima will be Okita Soji. We'll know what platform ISHIN is on before TGS.
|
|
#
?
Aug 26, 2013 16:43
|
|
|
Policenaut posted:Daigo will be playing the role of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Majima will be Okita Soji. We'll know what platform ISHIN is on before TGS.
|
|
#
?
Aug 26, 2013 17:38
|
|
|
quote:In Sega’s Yakuza series, you take on gangs, rival mobsters, and occasionally zombies. In the recently announced game, Yakuza Restoration, you will play as Kazuma Kiryu, who’ll be assuming the roles of Sakamoto Ryoma and Saito Hajime during the Bakumatsu period. This week’s Famitsu magazine shares more details. ISHIN: Apparently more like a JRPG.
|
|
#
?
Aug 27, 2013 13:30
|
|
|
So, every day since the main announcement they have announced new "casting" of existing characters into this historical setting. It's getting pretty weird, to be honest. I can't even remember what role Yahachi, some minor enemy character in Yakuza 5, played, much less who Shinsengumi seventh captain Tani Sanjuro is. edit: and still no Toshizo Hijikata, one of the few names I DO know. Samurai Sanders fucked around with this message at 17:57 on Aug 30, 2013 |
|
#
?
Aug 30, 2013 17:41
|
|
|
http://yakuzafan.com/post/60266209467/jujujuli-while-i-was-at-pax-this-past-weekend-i Sega please 
Crowbear fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Sep 4, 2013 |
|
#
?
Sep 4, 2013 17:19
|
|
|
It's too bad Sega of Japan can't/won't just give the localization and publication rights to another company that knows what they're doing.
|
|
#
?
Sep 4, 2013 17:41
|
|
|
drat it SEGA, just let me give you my money for an English Yakuza 5 already.
|
|
#
?
Sep 4, 2013 17:46
|
|
|
Jamesman posted:It's too bad Sega of Japan can't/won't just give the localization and publication rights to another company that knows what they're doing. I imagine someone like XSEED or NISA would jump at the opportunity. Publishing games with small but devoted Western fanbases is basically their entire business model.
|
|
#
?
Sep 4, 2013 17:50
|
|
|
I still think the problem is one of sheer volume of stuff to be translated, compared to almost anything else.
|
|
#
?
Sep 4, 2013 17:52
|
|
|
No XSEED has no time, they have to localize a series of JRPGs that will never sell and figure out who's going to buy them.
|
|
#
?
Sep 4, 2013 17:57
|
|
|
Actually, come to think of it, does all the trademarked stuff in the series cause any problems/hoops to jump through for localization?
|
|
#
?
Sep 4, 2013 17:58
|
|
|
The only copyright issues I've ever seen was that the West doesn't get the licensed theme music.
|
|
#
?
Sep 4, 2013 18:10
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 19, 2024 09:45 |
|
|
Policenaut posted:No XSEED has no time, they have to localize a series of JRPGs that will never sell and figure out who's going to buy them. Meanwile NISA keeps localizing awful JRPGs thhat reviewers slam. It is a sad world
|
|
#
?
Sep 4, 2013 18:24
|
|