Like A Dragon/Yakuza: Kyodais Rock

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Captain Walker: Apr 7, 2009; Mother knows best
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Marogareh posted:

Wow that catfight skill were it doesn't matter if you win or lose is prime horseshit.

I'm surprised to see so few people complaining about this minigame. It's like they took Saejima's dojo from 4 and removed everything that had an element of enjoyment or player control to it.

E: I guess they thought players wouldn't notice because of the gratuitous t&a

Captain Walker fucked around with this message at 15:45 on Feb 3, 2017

# ¿ Feb 3, 2017 15:28

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# ¿ May 22, 2024 19:17

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B-but the trophy for winning 10 tournaments

Fake e: you're correct in that it's totally eclipsed by real estate and Mr. Shakedown as a grinding method, despite how it's introduced., but it's the principle of the thing for me

# ¿ Feb 3, 2017 16:09

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Lord_Pigeonbane posted:

The final Rush training was a little insane. It wasn't super hard, if you can keep your opponent on camera. The insane bit is that every shot that you dodge is hitting one of the people that have gathered around to block your view of the fight!

You pass the training even if you get hit, as long as it doesn't kill you outright.

# ¿ Feb 10, 2017 18:03

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It's a very small store in a light shade of yellow that blends in with the other buildings in the area. It's easy to overlook.

# ¿ Feb 18, 2017 21:23

Captain Walker: Apr 7, 2009; Mother knows best
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Buy accessories from the pretty princess dress up sim in the makeover menu, each one counts towards that total

# ¿ Feb 27, 2017 19:19

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Ryuga Death posted:

I thought I was half decent in this game until I hit a brick wall with Ultimate Battle 2. Going up against three bosses in a row with Majima has been kicking my rear end.

I feel like Majima in general has a really hard time with enemies that block, at least without using Heat actions. If you're in Thug style you can grab but that takes forever, and don't ask me how the hell you're supposed to break through in Breaker style.

# ¿ Mar 1, 2017 07:36

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StarkRavingMad posted:

Bat style's nunchucku thing with the bat itself murders the gently caress out of people who try to block, especially if you unlocked the ability to make that move last longer.

That works fine in normal fights but in Climax battles it takes way too much time. I was having trouble with 2-6 (the Breaker melee battle) anyway. Thanks for the tip, though; that move is indeed really good

# ¿ Mar 2, 2017 03:01

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Colostomy Bag posted:

Weird one for me is substory 1 for Kiryu. Doesn't exist for me right now, reading a guide says to complete something in Majima's area first. Is this normal?

That one requires you to complete Majima's substory called Rise of the Dragon.

# ¿ Mar 11, 2017 02:27

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nerdz posted:

I think they laid the tragedy a bit too thick in Yakuza 0, but overall the plot is really good. I don't know who's the biggest punching bag in the game

I can't wait for Makoto Makimura and the Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day: Let's Play Yakuza 0 in a couple years.

Unfortunately everything past the point of no return in the story is considered a "blocked scene" by the PS4's Share function, so it can't be recorded without other hardware.

# ¿ Mar 28, 2017 20:58

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verbal enema posted:

Also when I equip weapons why does nothing change? Kiryu still bashes cats with his fists.

Down on the D-pad.

This has nothing to do with anything, but you mentioning ranged tasers reminds me we really need another Syphon Filter game.

# ¿ Apr 1, 2017 05:34

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If that applies to the digital version as well I may weep manly tears of joy. It's also a drat smart move for a remake of a 12 year old game. Anyone know when Scott Strichart's birthday is? Man deserves some fine sake or something.

# ¿ Apr 12, 2017 16:43

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Josuke Higashikata posted:

Bad things about Yakuza 0
- No Kamurocho Lullaby karaoke

This, but Machine-Gun Kiss

# ¿ May 4, 2017 19:16

Captain Walker: Apr 7, 2009; Mother knows best
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# ¿ May 8, 2017 22:59

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Vanquish is getting a PC port, you never know with SEGA.

# ¿ May 12, 2017 16:54

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It's your own drat fault for not using a sword

# ¿ Jun 8, 2017 05:21

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Snak posted:

What the gently caress, how do I get past these two gunmen on the boat? They just kill me from a hundred feet away...

You're playing through the whole series, right? Which game is this in?

e: seems like you figured it out

# ¿ Jul 11, 2017 04:54

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Detective No. 27 posted:

Kiwamani

This is an amazing typo and totally fitting for the series

# ¿ Jul 11, 2017 16:39

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gyrobot posted:

untagged spoilers

Didn't you do this upthread and act smug and lovely when called on it?

e: my bad, it was a different asshat who posted the earlier spoilers

Captain Walker fucked around with this message at 06:23 on Jul 15, 2017

# ¿ Jul 15, 2017 04:34

Captain Walker: Apr 7, 2009; Mother knows best
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They also reuse a lot of fictional areas for set piece Battles like Tojo HQ, Kamurocho Hills, Millennium Tower, the Okinawa arena, etc. I do appreciate this because every level designer and artist not spending time designing a new area is a person free to work on new and exciting ways for Kiryu to destroy a man's bones.

At least in the final battle of 3, when Kiryu sent someone to the ER, it was a short trip, and possibly literal as well as figurative.

# ¿ Jul 21, 2017 16:00

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kirbysuperstar posted:

Very excited for Binary Domain 2.

You mean Binary Domain 10, a co production with Square Enix.

# ¿ Aug 21, 2017 17:07

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Detective No. 27 posted:

I'd be alright if a new Yakuza game just had a pandering American character named Marty Hamilton that was modeled after and performed by Mark Hamill.

Hamilton is a surviving member of Black Monday who left the country to try and rebuild the organization before challenging Kiryu, so he would not throw away his...shot.

Content: I would kinda like to see Black Monday come back in some form, maybe as a subplot in the online game. It's not like the franchise's US fan base would really care about the unsubtle ultra-nationalism associated with that particular plot thread, and I really enjoyed the Wesker-wannabe from 3.

SpacePig posted:

I would love it if Majima was the only character in the game speaking english, and that fact was never explained or even addressed. Everyone just goes along like business as usual.

Doesn't Nioh do this, basically treating English like the alien languages from Star Wars?

Captain Walker fucked around with this message at 16:00 on Aug 29, 2017

# ¿ Aug 29, 2017 15:58

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Fat Samurai posted:

Real yakuza do the Heat Action for a weapon once and then punch their way through the game

Kiryu isn't a yakuza for most of this game :kamina:

# ¿ Sep 2, 2017 15:28

Captain Walker: Apr 7, 2009; Mother knows best
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Really digging the new translation. I know it's a twelve year old script but the Atlus folks did a stellar job squeezing every inch of life and character out of it. Although I did miss "I did feel like hitting a few balls today"[spoiler] in chapter 6, I immediately followed up that story scene with the bar tab collection and its reference to [spoiler]"when you don't pay your debt, I'm what you get" and all was well.

# ¿ Sep 7, 2017 03:42

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gyrobot posted:

He said find any job. His place is always looking for people doing whatever job but the wife was one of those choosy ones in a situation where you cant afford to choose.

The other wife is in the same situation as she was and she literally beg for any kind of job so her husband can get a loan.

Are you literally one of those people Kiryu has to beat to a pulp to fix their attitude

# ¿ Sep 7, 2017 15:36

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I'm in chapter 11 and trying to get rich quick, but I also want to do Haruka's Trust later. Is there a gambling cheat item I can use that won't make a task that I need to do to befriend my nine year old fake daughter needlessly difficult?

# ¿ Sep 14, 2017 17:02

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Caitlin posted:

My personal preference is usually save scumming roulette with one of the green sure-land items.

The Zero Jewel, right? Seems like a good idea, I just wanted to make sure that I won't have to do roulette legitimately later.

fake e: this page says that the only roulette requirement for Haruka is winning 1000 chips which is trivial.

# ¿ Sep 14, 2017 17:30

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Captain Walker posted:

The Zero Jewel, right? Seems like a good idea, I just wanted to make sure that I won't have to do roulette legitimately later.

Trip report: the casino no longer lets you trade chips for plates. You have to trade for expensive weapons instead and hope that they sell for enough to fund your trips to the hostess club or whatever. That's Our Yakuza! *laugh track*

# ¿ Sep 15, 2017 04:45

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I really miss Kiryu's old finisher Heat action from 4; there's something visceral about the close-up of him stomping on a dude's face forever. The face punch just doesn't do it for me in the same way, I dunno.

# ¿ Sep 19, 2017 18:15

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She's already half-Chinese, she cannot also be half-Korean, because where would you put the Japanese half? :pseudo:

# ¿ Sep 21, 2017 17:41

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Colostomy Bag posted:

I had to laugh at completing the Jewel/Shine quests.

Pro tip: unlike everything else in the game, the circle button skips those videos.

# ¿ Sep 21, 2017 19:34

Captain Walker: Apr 7, 2009; Mother knows best
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Oh my godddddd these conversations with Haruka in Premium Adventure :3:

# ¿ Sep 22, 2017 17:48

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Poops Mcgoots posted:

I think I've said it before, but I'll say it again: I'm surprised we haven't gotten a game about young Kazama.

Kazama canonically killed people with real cutscene bullets. Too dark and gritty for this family-friendly series about manliness and standing up for your convictions.

# ¿ Sep 23, 2017 06:09

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In Yakuza 5 premium adventure saves can't be used to start a premium new game, for some reason, but that's the exception rather than the rule.

# ¿ Sep 24, 2017 00:13

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SpacePig posted:

There's also an item that makes them more likely to appear, but I can't remember which one it is or how I got it.

Celebrity Perfume, Substory 22 (the match girl).

fake e: the two reasons to visit GameFAQs; comprehensive guides for niche Japanese titles and hilariously idiotic message boards.

double e:

GameFAQs Poll of the Day posted:

Have you ever used a portable container instead of going to the toilet so you wouldn't have to interrupt playing a video game?

Captain Walker fucked around with this message at 16:44 on Sep 27, 2017

# ¿ Sep 27, 2017 16:42

Captain Walker: Apr 7, 2009; Mother knows best
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I think they're talking about oicho-kabu, not actual gaijin blackjack.

# ¿ Sep 28, 2017 15:13

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Discendo Vox posted:

The first genius in Yakuza will be the guy who has Kiryu empty his inventory before agreeing to fight.

The Florist in Kiwami doesn't let you bring weapons or armor into the arena, and he doesn't fight you directly, so that's a start.

# ¿ Sep 30, 2017 16:48

Captain Walker: Apr 7, 2009; Mother knows best
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Dead Souls would be a lot more tolerable if its gameplay mechanics were janky in the charming, Yakuza way, not the frustrating, unpolished way we got. There's a few Kiryu substories where you have to escort NPCs to the exit of the quarantine zone, but the thing is they don't die at 0 health, they just start limping really slowly, and you still have to drag their asses to the exit or you can't leave at all. To add insult to injury, the game still counts them as dead and you get a worse reward for the substory.

At least we'll always have Shotgun Majima.

# ¿ Oct 5, 2017 16:06

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ALFbrot posted:

Just got a PS4 as a gift and have been wanting to get into this series for approximately forever. Kiwami is a good/sensible place to start, right, being that it's actually the first game?

I would strongly recommend starting with 4 if you have a PS3, 0 if you don't. Both games are good natural starting points, 4 because it introduces new characters and has recaps of the earlier titles, and 0 because there's not as much relevant backstory to worry about. Don't bother hunting down the PS2 games (since remakes now exist) or 3 (the only real contribution the story makes to the canon is killing off a minor character from 1 and 2).

# ¿ Oct 12, 2017 17:00

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julian assflange posted:

Haruka�s second karaoke challenge is not possible

I got that score requirement before getting the Haruka task, because I'm stuck on the second pool challenge :argh:

# ¿ Oct 14, 2017 22:39

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# ¿ May 22, 2024 19:17

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julian assflange posted:

That�s like a once in a lifetime performance

Don't worry, I'll never get past this loving pool shark. Last time he won the break shot, sunk eight or so balls before he hosed up an easy shot and basically handed the 8-14 to me. All I had to do was pocket the 15, and the game registered me nudging the right stick slightly as a shot so Kiryu took the world's shittiest, tiniest shot and I lost for like the twentieth time.

I would kill myself or something, but if you're talking self harm nothing is gonna compare to trying to 100% a Yakuza game.

# ¿ Oct 14, 2017 23:42

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