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ALFbrot
Apr 17, 2002

Steve Yun posted:

Why hasn’t Shangri-La been cleaned up over the last decade

It’s been in the same ruins with the same crazy dude there for the last 10 years

It is pretty wild that so much of 0 is about how valuable every square inch of real estate in Kamurocho is, and then a massive building that takes up most of a block lies in ruin for years and years

I know it's post-boom, but you think SOMETHING would take its place

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DMorbid
Jan 6, 2011

With our special guest star, RUSH! YAYYYYYYYYY

ALFbrot posted:

It is pretty wild that so much of 0 is about how valuable every square inch of real estate in Kamurocho is, and then a massive building that takes up most of a block lies in ruin for years and years

I know it's post-boom, but you think SOMETHING would take its place
But where else would they store ultragimp

Carlosologist
Oct 13, 2013

Revelry in the Dark

Policenaut posted:



Judgment coming on June 25th, digital buyers get early access to start playing on the 21st as well as a static theme if they pre-order. Also dang I like that US box art way more than the Japanese one.

this is exactly how I plan on starting my summer vacation

I need to know if anybody from the main series cameos here

Vikar Jerome
Nov 26, 2013

I believe Emmanuelle is shit, though Emmanuelle 2, Emmanuelle '77 and Goodbye, Emmanuelle may be very good movies.

Carlosologist posted:

this is exactly how I plan on starting my summer vacation

I need to know if anybody from the main series cameos here

from what i've heard no, but i think i remember reading fake kiryu is back or something about a grey suit red shirt.

Deadguy2322
Dec 16, 2017

Greatness Awaits

Steve Yun posted:

Why hasn’t Shangri-La been cleaned up over the last decade

It’s been in the same ruins with the same crazy dude there for the last 10 years

It’s implied that the rich and powerful have been doing unsavoury things there and kept it from being cleaned up.

Horace Kinch
Aug 15, 2007

Steve Yun posted:

Why hasn’t Shangri-La been cleaned up over the last decade

It’s been in the same ruins with the same crazy dude there for the last 10 years

Majima drives a truck into it weekly until his construction company gets the bid to repair it.

Sakurazuka
Jan 24, 2004

NANI?

That crazy dude owns it and likes it just the way it is

Vikar Jerome
Nov 26, 2013

I believe Emmanuelle is shit, though Emmanuelle 2, Emmanuelle '77 and Goodbye, Emmanuelle may be very good movies.
i like how its always the same top room that is intact with a bed.

Carlosologist
Oct 13, 2013

Revelry in the Dark

Kiryu why did you leave Sunshine you big idiot :qq:

gimme the GOD DAMN candy
Jul 1, 2007

Carlosologist posted:

Kiryu why did you leave Sunshine you big idiot :qq:

because mirei park wanted to destroy kiryu's family for her own benefit, so she made kiryu think that doing so would be sacrificing himself for the sake of his family. he's always up for big dramatic gestures involving self-sacrifice.

derra
Dec 29, 2012
Controversial opinion: Park's actions were necessary for Haruka's dream to occur. Sure, Haruka spends most of 5 realizing she'd rather be with Kiryu than an idol after all, and Park did have some self interest in pushing her, but both Haruka and Kiryu told Park they wanted her to be on the stage, and Park actually succeded there.

I mean, Kiryu was obviously so good at not being drawn back into the criminal world, or keeping his family out of harm's way. Yup.

Haruka could've (maybe, possibly, well, there's a chance at least) lived a quieter life and still be around Kiryu, but not as an idol. Majima figured this out 0; it takes Kiryu much longer to realize it.

Policenaut
Jul 11, 2008

On the moon... they don't make Neo Kobe Pizza.

It's still kind of bullshit that Haruka came to that realization at the worst possible time and threw Dream-Line under the bus as a result of it. People got seriously hurt and died getting Haruka to the Japan Dome and it's there that she decides to pull a Kiryu on everyone?

But I digress, a lot of this is touched on in 6 in the case of Kiryu Is Actually Not a Great Father Figure.

derra
Dec 29, 2012
Was trying to be vague intentionally because some people are going through 6 but yes.

God I loved 6 so much, how it stripped out a lot of series baggage to tell a really personal story about Kiryu and his families and for sake of the people playing through now I'll stop there.

Policenaut
Jul 11, 2008

On the moon... they don't make Neo Kobe Pizza.

This is kind of egregious. The last piece of Final Fantasy 15 DLC is basically Kamurocho.

Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
The year is 2022. Every game is now just Yakuza.

univbee
Jun 3, 2004




Feels Villeneuve posted:

The year is 2022. Every game is now just Yakuza.

Finally, gaming is good.

Pablo Nergigante
Apr 16, 2002

Feels Villeneuve posted:

The year is 2022. Every game is now just Yakuza.

Good

Ainsley McTree
Feb 19, 2004


Policenaut posted:

This is kind of egregious. The last piece of Final Fantasy 15 DLC is basically Kamurocho.



Well, both games have powerful food porn elements, so it only makes sense.

Gorn Myson
Aug 8, 2007






Kiwami is so good but all keep thinking is "...godamn 0 is a masterpiece".

Crabtree
Oct 17, 2012

ARRRGH! Get that wallet out!
Everybody: Lowtax in a Pickle!
Pickle! Pickle! Pickle! Pickle!

Dinosaur Gum
Kiwami's only sin is that it was made before 0 and thus has to try its best to tie new elements into the first Yakuza. Well that and still making you fight against the firing squad. When you're already making Nishiki more of a character, you can improve one of the worst fights in the game.

Vikar Jerome
Nov 26, 2013

I believe Emmanuelle is shit, though Emmanuelle 2, Emmanuelle '77 and Goodbye, Emmanuelle may be very good movies.

Carlosologist posted:

Kiryu why did you leave Sunshine you big idiot :qq:

wait til you play 6 and find out the orphanage is called MORNING GLORY now. :eyepop: :eyepop: :eyepop: :eyepop:

Vikar Jerome fucked around with this message at 16:50 on Mar 6, 2019

gyrobot
Nov 16, 2011

derra posted:

Controversial opinion: Park's actions were necessary for Haruka's dream to occur. Sure, Haruka spends most of 5 realizing she'd rather be with Kiryu than an idol after all, and Park did have some self interest in pushing her, but both Haruka and Kiryu told Park they wanted her to be on the stage, and Park actually succeded there.

I mean, Kiryu was obviously so good at not being drawn back into the criminal world, or keeping his family out of harm's way. Yup.

Haruka could've (maybe, possibly, well, there's a chance at least) lived a quieter life and still be around Kiryu, but not as an idol. Majima figured this out 0; it takes Kiryu much longer to realize it.

Unfortunately Mirei has a point, Kiryu is torn between the obligation to take care of Haruka as he said that Haruka and Sunshine was the only thing that gave him meaning in life since the whole mess in his absence was his doing that got the three people in his life killed. Haruka was the only good thing to come out of all of this.

And even then Daigo did everything to make sure Kiryu's exile is as comfortable as possible for him, even hooking him up with a woman who bears a resemblence to Yumi. Had Kiryu not found out that she was the daughter of a crime boss he may have accepted his stay in Fukuoka, that was until the Tojo decided to drag him out to serve their own needs.

Sneaks McDevious
Jul 29, 2010

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
drat I want to play Y3 so freaking bad

Pablo Nergigante
Apr 16, 2002

julian assflange posted:

drat I want to play Y3 so freaking bad

Same

univbee
Jun 3, 2004




julian assflange posted:

drat I want to play Y3 so freaking bad

You can play it right now!



Alternatively, you can also play it right now on PS4 in Japanese or Chinese.

Jackie D
May 27, 2009

Democracy is like a tambourine - not everyone can be trusted with it.


univbee posted:

You can play it right now!



Alternatively, you can also play it right now on PS4 in Japanese or Chinese.

Don't toy with me

Deadguy2322
Dec 16, 2017

Greatness Awaits

Jackie D posted:

Don't toy with me

He isn’t. If you want to play it so bad, just grab a used PS3 and get to it.

Sneaks McDevious
Jul 29, 2010

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
I have the PS3 but since I know the remaster is almost certain to arrive I want that instead

Pablo Nergigante
Apr 16, 2002

julian assflange posted:

I have the PS3 but since I know the remaster is almost certain to arrive I want that instead

Same

Ainsley McTree
Feb 19, 2004


I like yakuza but not enough to buy a console for it, I’ll just wait

I wanna play 0 again anyway

Deadguy2322
Dec 16, 2017

Greatness Awaits

julian assflange posted:

I have the PS3 but since I know the remaster is almost certain to arrive I want that instead

The upgrade won’t be all that huge. If you find a cheap disc copy, just go for it!

THE AWESOME GHOST
Oct 21, 2005

Vikar Jerome posted:

from what i've heard no, but i think i remember reading fake kiryu is back or something about a grey suit red shirt.

Policenaut posted:

This is kind of egregious. The last piece of Final Fantasy 15 DLC is basically Kamurocho.



What why

Is it good

gimme the GOD DAMN candy
Jul 1, 2007

derra posted:

Controversial opinion: Park's actions were necessary for Haruka's dream to occur. Sure, Haruka spends most of 5 realizing she'd rather be with Kiryu than an idol after all, and Park did have some self interest in pushing her, but both Haruka and Kiryu told Park they wanted her to be on the stage, and Park actually succeded there.

I mean, Kiryu was obviously so good at not being drawn back into the criminal world, or keeping his family out of harm's way. Yup.

Haruka could've (maybe, possibly, well, there's a chance at least) lived a quieter life and still be around Kiryu, but not as an idol. Majima figured this out 0; it takes Kiryu much longer to realize it.

it was park's dream, not haruka's. kiryu supported it because park told him how good it would be for haruka despite having been an idol herself. the idol industry sucks! even in y5 the industry sucked!

haruka was never nearly as into being an idol as she was pleasing park, as demonstrated by how she threw the whole mess away once haruka fulfilled the letter of her promise with park. it's pretty clear that she really, really wanted a mother figure, and since her dad is a celibate eccentric park was the first person haruka had met in years who even vaguely fit the bill. how is "i couldn't become a successful idol, so i want this random girl i found to become one instead" not simply living vicariously?

man nurse
Feb 18, 2014


Ainsley McTree posted:

I like yakuza but not enough to buy a console for it, I’ll just wait

I wanna play 0 again anyway

The Yakuza games being localized is what got me to buy a PS4.

Vikar Jerome
Nov 26, 2013

I believe Emmanuelle is shit, though Emmanuelle 2, Emmanuelle '77 and Goodbye, Emmanuelle may be very good movies.
wait for the remasters, stay strong. it will be worth it, a lot needs retranslating to make kiryu sound more like kiryu and the uncut substories and that poo poo substory wiped away.

4 and 5 need translation/rewording tweaks too to bring it more in line with 0/kiwamis/6

Inexplicable Humblebrag
Sep 20, 2003

release the remasters on PC, sega

do it, cowards

widespread
Aug 5, 2013

I believe I am now no longer in the presence of nice people.


Yakuza 5: Mirei Park Did Nothing Wrong for the 5 remastered thread.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Inexplicable Humblebrag posted:

release the remasters on PC, sega

do it, cowards

Please... just.... come on Sega.... please :negative:

derra
Dec 29, 2012

widespread posted:

Yakuza 5: Mirei Park Did Nothing Wrong for the 5 remastered thread.

Park did plenty wrong ... but so did Kiryu, Haruka, and virtually everyone in these games.

Except Shinada, Shinada rules.

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gimme the GOD DAMN candy
Jul 1, 2007
shinada was purely a victim, and he didn't even mind that much because him getting hosed maintained the illusion that pro baseball is clean. he actually enjoyed his life as the sleaziest bottom feeder alive.

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