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projecthalaxy
Dec 27, 2008

Yes hello it is I Kurt's Secret Son


Considering Akiyama spent time as a bum and has, according to Y4, at least, spent years of his life getting jumped by 3-7 rival loan sharks every ten minutes or so, it makes sense that he has some skill.

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The Macaroni
Dec 20, 2002
...it does nothing.
Question about Saejima's hunting missions: After a couple of tutorials, there's a mission where you're supposed to go find an injured man and the village leader (Nakima?) on the mountain. No matter what I do, Saejima collapses in the blizzard next to the injured man. Is there a way to succeed at this, or is it a 100% fail that just leads to the other missions?

Samurai Sanders posted:

Honestly I expected her to want to be a schoolteacher, but afaik there's no yakuza influence in that so it wouldn't have been appropriate for this series.
There's a pretty good Japanese TV drama about the granddaughter of a yakuza leader who decides to become a schoolteacher. Now that I think about it, it's a lot like a Kiryu side story mission.

Edit: The lead actress is Yukie Nakama, who is pretty cute but has spent most of her career in roles where she's supposed to be "ugly" or plain. Kind of like how a Western actress puts on glasses and ties her hair up in a bun, then suddenly she's the least attractive character in the universe.

lets hang out
Jan 10, 2015

The Macaroni posted:

Question about Saejima's hunting missions: After a couple of tutorials, there's a mission where you're supposed to go find an injured man and the village leader (Nakima?) on the mountain. No matter what I do, Saejima collapses in the blizzard next to the injured man. Is there a way to succeed at this, or is it a 100% fail that just leads to the other missions?
There's a pretty good Japanese TV drama about the granddaughter of a yakuza leader who decides to become a schoolteacher. Now that I think about it, it's a lot like a Kiryu side story mission.

That's just the way that mission goes

ntan1
Apr 29, 2009

sempai noticed me
Im close to finishing Yakuza 0 (finally) and I'll say that it has a better plot than 5.

Yechezkel
Oct 5, 2004

Fun Shoe
Yakuza Kiwami is now out on PSN:

Hong Kong (cheaper version):
PS4 Chinese version HK$378 , which converts to around US$48 / CA$70 / £34 / €44 / AU$70. This includes future access to Yakuza 6 demo, coming out on the 28th.

Japan:
PS4 Japanese version
PS3 Japanese version
Both are ¥7,009 each, which converts to around US$60 / CA$86 / £42 / €55 / AU$86.
Both include future access to Yakuza 6 PS4 demo, coming out on the 28th.

Samurai Sanders
Nov 4, 2003

Pillbug
I'm already over it. It's already a somewhat different Kiryu than I have seen for a while, as a proper, experienced yakuza officer. I'm happy to be back.

edit: but Majima back to being a loving ghoul is bizarre, coming from either 5 or Zero.

Samurai Sanders fucked around with this message at 03:28 on Jan 21, 2016

Butt Ghost
Nov 23, 2013

Samurai Sanders posted:

I'm already over it. It's already a somewhat different Kiryu than I have seen for a while, as a proper, experienced yakuza officer. I'm happy to be back.

edit: but Majima back to being a loving ghoul is bizarre, coming from either 5 or Zero.
Kiwami is going to be... interesting. Yakuza 1 and 2 were written by a novelist, right? I'd like to see how the new editions to the plot mesh.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

:hmmorks: :orks:




Amazon JP ran out of stock and Rakuten has had Kiwami on the top of their chart since release. Good signs.

projecthalaxy
Dec 27, 2008

Yes hello it is I Kurt's Secret Son


I haven't played it, but isn't Kiwami the one that has the whole subsystem where at any time, Majima can burst out of a nearby trash can or vending machine or hostess and attack you?

The Macaroni
Dec 20, 2002
...it does nothing.
Please let that be true.

"Oh Kiryu, you're funny! Hey, I'm so hungry, can we order some chi-WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
[Majima leaps from the hostess' cleavage]
"KATATE KOI, KIRYU-CHAN!"

The Macaroni fucked around with this message at 16:04 on Jan 21, 2016

Random Hajile
Aug 25, 2003

projecthalaxy posted:

I haven't played it, but isn't Kiwami the one that has the whole subsystem where at any time, Majima can burst out of a nearby... hostess and attack you?

What.

I'm picturing the scene from Family Guy where Lois opens her top and an angry raccoon jumps out, but instead it's Majima.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

:hmmorks: :orks:






The Macaroni posted:

[Majima leaps from the hostess' cleavage]
"KATATE KOI, KIRYU-CHAN!"

Get this stuff right, you baka gaijin.

Saoshyant fucked around with this message at 15:21 on Jan 21, 2016

SpacePig
Apr 4, 2007

Hold that pose.
I've gotta get something.

Saoshyant posted:






Get this stuff right, you baka gaijin.

:vince:

What are the chances that this comes to the west? Because I absolutely need this poo poo. Oh my god.

Random Hajile
Aug 25, 2003

Would.

Crappy Jack
Nov 21, 2005

We got some serious shit to discuss.

SpacePig posted:

:vince:

What are the chances that this comes to the west? Because I absolutely need this poo poo. Oh my god.

Buy Yakuza 0 when it comes out this year and we'll see, I suppose. A few months ago, I'd have said not to get your hopes up, but now it seems anything is possible.

Sinners Sandwich
Jan 4, 2012

Give me your friend's BURGERS and SANDWICHES, I'll put out the fire.

probably high of Yakuza 0s western release keeps up momentum .


They could skip it for 6 if they wanted too though

SpacePig
Apr 4, 2007

Hold that pose.
I've gotta get something.

Crappy Jack posted:

Buy Yakuza 0 when it comes out this year and we'll see, I suppose. A few months ago, I'd have said not to get your hopes up, but now it seems anything is possible.

I mean, duh. I'm buying 0 anyway, whether I have a PS4 at the time or not. I'm fully on board for the Yakuza brand at this point.
e: I can't believe 0 isn't coming until 2017. That's nowhere near soon enough.

projecthalaxy
Dec 27, 2008

Yes hello it is I Kurt's Secret Son


Saoshyant posted:






Get this stuff right, you baka gaijin.

Haha I had only read about it, this rules.

E: thinking about it more, it would probably be super annoying if you were at low health, no items, just trying to limp back to Serena when a basketball on the street starts whispering Kiryu-chaaaaaan

projecthalaxy fucked around with this message at 15:53 on Jan 21, 2016

The Macaroni
Dec 20, 2002
...it does nothing.

Saoshyant posted:

Get this stuff right, you baka gaijin.
Fixed, senpai. ~~~~~uguuuuuu

Crappy Jack
Nov 21, 2005

We got some serious shit to discuss.

projecthalaxy posted:

Haha I had only read about it, this rules.

E: thinking about it more, it would probably be super annoying if you were at low health, no items, just trying to limp back to Serena when a basketball on the street starts whispering Kiryu-chaaaaaan

You step into a restaurant to eat some gelato and get your health back, and as you take a bite, Majima appears out of nowhere and shoves it into your face.

Samurai Sanders
Nov 4, 2003

Pillbug
It concerns me that Majima is in my purikura pictures but apparently not in the booth with me.

FutureFriend
Dec 28, 2011

you go into the purgatory park bathroom and majima pops out of a stall to give you a swirlie

SpacePig
Apr 4, 2007

Hold that pose.
I've gotta get something.

Crappy Jack posted:

You step into a restaurant to eat some gelato and get your health back, and as you take a bite, Majima appears out of nowhere and shoves it into your face.

Server brings out human-sized gelato cup. Majima crawls out, covered in it. Fights you as is.

Lucinice
Feb 15, 2012

You look tired. Maybe you should stop posting.
When they open up the vault on top of millennium tower the 10 million yen isn't there, only Majima.

KingShiro
Jan 10, 2008

EH?!?!?!
I like how easy the batting center stuff is with Shinada, except for the final mission, that might take a few tries.

Samurai Sanders
Nov 4, 2003

Pillbug
Oh snap, Kiryu's crusher style now has a charge function like Saejima's.

FutureFriend
Dec 28, 2011

So are the styles in Kiwami for Kiryu the ones he has in 0 or are any different styles put in there?

Samurai Sanders
Nov 4, 2003

Pillbug

FutureFriend posted:

So are the styles in Kiwami for Kiryu the ones he has in 0 or are any different styles put in there?
Improved versions of the ones in Zero, plus the "dragon of Dojima" style which is Kiryu's usual. The others can be leveled up with xp but that style's ability points only come from studying under Komaki and fighting Majima.

Sinners Sandwich
Jan 4, 2012

Give me your friend's BURGERS and SANDWICHES, I'll put out the fire.

was Kiwami supposed to come with a demo for 6? do we know if 6 is a reboot or a post 5 game yet?

Sakurazuka
Jan 24, 2004

NANI?

Access to a demo, its not out til later though I don't think.

Samurai Sanders
Nov 4, 2003

Pillbug

Sinners Sandwich posted:

was Kiwami supposed to come with a demo for 6? do we know if 6 is a reboot or a post 5 game yet?
Seeing as he's still dressed like a cab driver, I think it's a sequel to 6. And yeah, the demo is supposed to come out in a few weeks or something? I forget.

I know I ask myself this every Yakuza game, but why do people keep making me hurt them??

Dunban
Jul 4, 2012

OH MY GOD GLOVER
Akiyama better be playable in 6.

projecthalaxy
Dec 27, 2008

Yes hello it is I Kurt's Secret Son


Dunban posted:

Akiyama better be playable in 6.

He's the real star. That old cab driver? Pfeh.

Selenephos
Jul 9, 2010

Sinners Sandwich posted:

probably high of Yakuza 0s western release keeps up momentum .


They could skip it for 6 if they wanted too though

They could but it'd be stupid considering too many people want to get into the series but either can't play the PS2 games, or won't play them because Yakuza 1 especially is janky and outdated. Then again, this is Sega and they don't make smart business decisions so I could very well see them skip over Kiwami for 6. I just think it'd be a mistake since Kiwami and 0 would introduce a whole lot of new people to the franchise in the west.

Captain Walker
Apr 7, 2009

Mother knows best
Listen to your mother
It's a scary world out there

Mr. Fortitude posted:

They could but it'd be stupid considering too many people want to get into the series but either can't play the PS2 games, or won't play them because Yakuza 1 especially is janky and outdated. Then again, this is Sega and they don't make smart business decisions so I could very well see them skip over Kiwami for 6. I just think it'd be a mistake since Kiwami and 0 would introduce a whole lot of new people to the franchise in the west.

Ugh, I don't want to think about it, I'm just gonna wait till 2017 for Zero and hope for the best. Let's go back to talking about wandering Majima encounters.

Lucinice posted:

When they open up the vault on top of millennium tower the 10 million yen isn't there, only Majima.

Vampire: Bloodlines, but Majima is in the sarcophagus.

Crappy Jack
Nov 21, 2005

We got some serious shit to discuss.

Lucinice posted:

When they open up the vault on top of millennium tower the 10 million yen isn't there, only Majima.

When the tower explodes, millions of tiny Majimas rain down onto the city streets. A homeless Akiyama rushes to grab as many of them as he can, using them to start a business where if you are able to perform a task of his choosing, he'll let you have a tiny Majima to stab whoever you want.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

:hmmorks: :orks:


I think that's the plot of Yakuza Dead Souls 2.

projecthalaxy
Dec 27, 2008

Yes hello it is I Kurt's Secret Son


Crappy Jack posted:

When the tower explodes, millions of tiny Majimas rain down onto the city streets. A homeless Akiyama rushes to grab as many of them as he can, using them to start a business where if you are able to perform a task of his choosing, he'll let you have a tiny Majima to stab whoever you want.

Now I'm just picturing Hana pouring a big bag of Majima Chow into a fish tank of tiny surly cyclopes.

Dunban
Jul 4, 2012

OH MY GOD GLOVER

Crappy Jack posted:

When the tower explodes, millions of tiny Majimas rain down onto the city streets. A homeless Akiyama rushes to grab as many of them as he can, using them to start a business where if you are able to perform a task of his choosing, he'll let you have a tiny Majima to stab whoever you want.

Keep going, I'm almost there

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mikeycp
Nov 24, 2010

I've changed a lot since I started hanging with Sonic, but I can't depend on him forever. I know I can do this by myself! Okay, Eggman! Bring it on!
Tiny Majimae are the only currency accepted at the secret ramen casino now.

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