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[Shadowman16]

Yes, Yakuza 5. The issue was released on December 2nd. They were especially complaining about the textures.

I'd be interested in reading that review. I've put in 130+ hours on the Japanese retail version of 5 and the textures aren't really pretty on that one. Plenty of parts I can think of where there was low res textures, with some text pretty unreadable (mainly small posters in the windows of shops etc.). That doesn't really sound like a new problem with the game, I'll have to compare my two copies after I get the game downloaded on Tuesday.

 

[SpikedGunner]

Gathering impressions from import threads now. If anyone knows of any, let me know.

I mean, I know it's late but if you need any further impressions, I could provide one to help.

Heh, this is so going in the OP.

HAHA YES! Oh that goofy watch!

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can't believe there is an entire substory regarding that.

 

[cj_iwakura]

I mean, I know it's late but if you need any further impressions, I could provide one to help.

Sure. Also, I could use some translation help with the bios as well, if you're willing. Otherwise I'll be winging it based off what I know. I'm not going wiki diving.
Never mind, I've got it.

Here's the impressions I have so far:

Story-wise, it pretty much ties with, maybe even surpasses, Yakuza 2 for me, which was my previous favorite. Gameplay-wise, it's definitely the best. So much stuff to do, with so much variety. Easily my game of the year.

finished it today, took me 115 hours!! The main story turned out be very good. And also, there are lots of funny and corny moments as usual. But I'm not sure it's as good as the second one. I'll get back RGG2, around cp.7 currently, later to see how it is.

Not to put words into anyone's mouth, but for me this is without doubt the best in the series. It has more content, more variety and a great story.

1) haruka, haruka, haruka. she may just be one of the best-developed secondary characters in gaming. very consistent from game to game, &, within the context of the series, very believable. her section of the game was surprisingly fun (& i suck at rhythm games), & funny...
2) not a big saejima fan, but his section was my favorite (& his 'other drama' was the only one interesting enough to get me to complete it)...
3) both the voice work & soundtrack were, as always, excellent. it's a tribute to the quality of the voice work that i could follow as much of the story as i was able to...
final impressions: well worth the effort. some of the usual elements ('tons of enemy' type fights, shirt-removal) felt a little tired at this point, but, hey, i'd probably complain if they weren't there at all, so i don't know

http://www.gamekult.com/jeux/test-yakuza-5-J112061t.html#ps3

Too full of good ideas, Yakuza 5 tries to do better than the previous title, forgetting that the best is the enemy of the good. Constantly interrupting his story with countless sub-quests as useless as wacky, Nagoshi and his army are drowning in a rich "bouillon". Certainly, there is over a hundred hours of fun in terms of content, but the main game, which is a scripted fighting game is too soften to eventually float correctly, erasing any priority in tasks. We had fun with Yakuza 5, but this great funny and badly paced mess will not make you dream like the previous title. You can get hooked by it, but dont get stung.

I may scrap the last one, unless that makes me look biased.

 

[Eien1no1Yami]

Man, why can't we preorder from the EU store yet?
It still keeps saying dick onlyt on the description

 

[Xieldos]

Do we know what the UK price will be on Tuesday?

 

[Ramune]

I guess it's a sort of mixed blessing I had to replace my MGS4 bundle PS3's HDD. It was obviously damaged as well when my console Yellow Lighted. It was actually pretty simple and painless a procedure too! 500GB from 80GB means, I'm more than ready! Bring it!

 

[Lightning Count]

Finally, well I better get my ass in gear and wrap up Fallout 4, because everything is going on hold until I finish Yakuza 5.

 

[immortal-joe]

Finally, well I better get my ass in gear and wrap up Fallout 4, because everything is going on hold until I finish Yakuza 5.

Damn fucking straight.

 

[Arex]

I only have 40GB PS3

They should release this for PS4 too, then I'll just get the PS4 for this and 0 :\

 

[oneida]

They should release this for PS4 too, then I'll just get the PS4 for this and 0 :

never going to happen

 

[Noisepurge]

I only have 40GB PS3

They should release this for PS4 too, then I'll just get the PS4 for this and 0 :\

original was never made for the PS4, would be waaaay too expensive to port it.

 

[Trace]

I only have 40GB PS3

They should release this for PS4 too, then I'll just get the PS4 for this and 0 :\

It took them 3 years to even localize the damn thing, where do you think they would get the money to port it to PS4?

 

[JMFangio]

hey this supports preload? cause its letting me download the game

 

[oneida]

hey this supports preload? cause its letting me download the game

wait what
are you sure? or is it just in your download queue? the game has been sitting in everyone's queue since august.

 

[Lee Chaolan]

Each game is technically a separate story, however some games do take previous characters/plot points and build on them.

0 is a prequel to the first game, so its technically a decent start point in that regard if you don't mind waiting a year or so for it to be released in English.

1 is technically the best start point in my opinion as it introduces you properly to all the characters.

4 is the next best start point really since it introduces a fresh set of characters and requires less knowledge of the previous characters/plot to get the most out of the game.

Thank you kindly! Wish the remaster of 1 and 2 would come out here, harder for me to want to play the older stuff. Leaning towards waiting for 0.

 

[JMFangio]

 

[oneida]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

 

[Acquiescence]

 

[Kwansu Dudes]

Oh boy.

 

[oneida]

threadworthy?

 

[RoryDropkick]

You better not be trollin boy

 

[JMFangio]

i swear im not trolling, did you guys tried?

 

[oneida]

literally walking home to check. dropped everything i was doing.

 

[Kaname]

Damn, need to change thermal paste and clean my faithful day-one PS3 for this :O
Fans going in space rocket mode after 10 minutes of playing lol

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

hey this supports preload? cause its letting me download the game

Holy fucking shit.

Please update us if it lets you actually play it.

 

[cj_iwakura]

WHAWHAWHAT?

 

[bnx]

Holy crap. Its actually downloading.

 

[Trace]

Just checked, it's downloadable. Dunno if playable.

 

[De_Legend]

It's loading guys.

 

[Past]

It's true, just tried it.

 

[oneida]

fuck it im posting a thread

 

[DualEdge]

Downloading! You just made my Sunday if this is playable today! Still have a long ways to go download-wise though...

 

[Son Of Sparda]

WHAAAAAAAAT?

 

[cj_iwakura]

So long SSFIV install, I hardly played ye.

 

[Infernostew]

How much free space do I need on my ps3?

 

[Audioboxer]

Damn, need to finish 4 this week.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

How much free space do I need on my ps3?

Pic above says 23 gigs, so you'll want to double that so there's room for both the download and the install.

 

[hunterst]

Do we know what the UK price will be on Tuesday?

£29.99

How much free space do I need on my ps3?

its 23gb so you need 46gb for install

 

[Infernostew]

Pic above says 23 gigs, so you'll want to double that so there's room for both the download and the install.

Oh man.. 80GB is killing me!... everything's gotta go

 

[Die Squirrel Die]

So my December gaming is going to consist of a PS3 game, a PSOne and a PS2 game on PS4. What year is it?

 

[drtomoe123]

Downloading! You just made my Sunday if this is playable today! Still have a long ways to go download-wise though...

Same here. Just spent forever cleaning house on the HDD. Fingers crossed this is playable today.

 

[Arex]

never going to happen

original was never made for the PS4, would be waaaay too expensive to port it.

It took them 3 years to even localize the damn thing, where do you think they would get the money to port it to PS4?

Maybe do some limited edition physical release or something! ... Ugh there's no other way except replacing my HDD is it? shit I might just try and do that if it's not hard lol

 

[Infernostew]

Maybe do some limited edition physical release or something! ... Ugh there's no other way except replacing my HDD is it? shit I might just try and do that if it's not hard lol

Never gonna happen... sorry

 

[Yawnier]

Just panic pre-ordered this game in case they take down the pre-order price soon. Lol, I'm so hype!!!

 

[DualEdge]

Just panic pre-ordered this game in case they take down the pre-order price soon. Lol, I'm so hype!!!

The store says that the pre-order price is valid until December 7, so hopefully everyone wanting it does the same!

 

[Burgess_101]

Meanwhile here in England... Not even on the store yet.

 

[oneida]

Maybe do some limited edition physical release or something! ... Ugh there's no other way except replacing my HDD is it? shit I might just try and do that if it's not hard lol

doesnt look too bad, but i wish it were simpler:
http://www.techradar.com/us/how-to/gaming/how-to-upgrade-your-ps3-hard-drive-1285911

 

[SoldierIce64]

Pre-ordered. I probably won't have time to play this because I haven't even finished 4 yet (along with a lot of other games) but I enjoy and support the Yakuza games. I'm glad they are bringing this and Yakuza 0 to the west.

 

[IrishNinja]

fuck it im posting a thread

tempted to post a "too many yakuza threads on gaming side?" thread

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in OT

 

[oneida]

tempted to post a "too many yakuza threads on gaming side?" thread

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in OT

"whats this yakuza series i keep hearing about?"