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[j0hnnix]

I am so happy I have this pre-ordered lol.. This is epic.

 

[Peroroncino]

Not bad, never played a Yakuza game but that was pretty funny. Is this pretty common comedy in the series?

In side-stories, yes, almost constantly, in main story, no. Main story is usually pretty serious.

 

[KRaZyAmmo]

Amazing. God bless base Yakuza

 

[TirMcGrey]

Great, now my coworkers are wondering why I'm snickering and holding in laughing like an idiot at lunch.

As of I needed more reasons to get this game.

 

[AuthenticM]

 

[dh4niel]

I'm buying this now.

 

[EmiPrime]

Every problem is solved by using his fists, just got so stale.

That's not true.

He also solves problems using bicycles, street signs and traffic cones.

 

[davidwhangchoi]

That's not true.

He also solves problems using bicycles, street signs and traffic cones.

LOL

 

[Cess007]

In side-stories, yes, almost constantly, in main story, no. Main story is usually pretty serious.

I wouldn't call the main story of Yakuza serious; more like melodramatic. I mean, it's not as wacky as the side-missions but still

 

[xxracerxx]

Fuck yes, Manager Nugget.

 

[Danthrax]

Sega is gonna owe NeoGAF royalties for all the advertising we're doing for Yakuza 0 :lol

Great scene, though. Is that chicken getting paid 300k per year or per month? Because if it's per month then damn

 

[Son Of Sparda]

Is Kiryu an actual hardnosed badass in this one? Towing the line between hero and villain?

Feels like every other Yakuza game has everyone talking about how awesome and threatening he was in his youth, and while he does kick ass, he comes across as kind of bland. Noble and good-natured almost to a fault(predictable), but he kicks good. It kind of soured my interest in the guy after the first three games. Every problem is solved by using his fists, just got so stale.

No disrespect but that's a weird thing to say. It's like criticizing a FPS game like Battlefield or CoD by saying that you fix all the problems by shooting at people. At its heart, Yakuza is a brawler so it makes sense for it to focus on its hand to hand combat. (during cutscenes and outside of them)

 

[djtiesto]

Ridiculous and surreal stuff like this in big-budget games is why I love Japanese games.

 

[antitrop]

That was great.

 

[Jotaka]

holy fuck LOL

 

[Varth]

I want this game. And a crispy chicken roasted to perfection.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

"And its not even a turkey. It's a chicken. Look at it!"

"*surprise face* Oh my, you're absolutely right! How did that happen"

GOTG

 

[pixxxelz]

Man, I really want to play this but there are too many games coming out in the next 3 weeks..

 

[oneida]

Man, I really want to play this but there are too many games coming out in the next 3 weeks..

easy:
play this instead

 

[HarryDemeanor]

I'm so glad I pre-ordered.

 

[TotalMackerel]

Amazing. Already getting it but now this is moving to the top of my pile of games to play.

 

[Varth]

Man, I really want to play this but there are too many games coming out in the next 3 weeks..

Manager Nugget will remember this. He has powerful friends.

 

[mejin]

You guys that don't know Yakuza are in for a treat.

Series is crazy fun.

 

[Betty]

I now accept that this is series is in some way a spiritual successor to Shenmue

 

[Wonko_C]

I tried getting into Yakuza with 4 two years ago, but the battle system and how chunky the game felt sometimes threw me off (I remember liking the first protagonists, though, even though I never ended up completing his chapter).

I think I will give the franchise another opportunity with Yakuza 0, everytime I see something from the game I get more interested.

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Except battle gameplay. Seems like I just don't get what makes the battles fun

They're like Final Fight/Streets of Rage with super painful-looking finishing moves. I guess it all depends on if you were into classic Beat 'em Ups from the early 90's.

Infact the first game was sold to me as the return of Beat 'em Ups with RPG elements. A successor to River City Ransom.

On topic: I need a YouTube video of this so I can share it to my Facebook gaming group!

 

[Tizoc]

Not bad, never played a Yakuza game but that was pretty funny. Is this pretty common comedy in the series?

Yup. One of the side missions in Yakuza 3 and 4 is Kiryu helping a movie crew out. Part of the mission has you recite lines from a script and fighting enemies.
You can either read the script 100% correctly or fumble the dialog and say something ludicrious. This is just an example btw, but yeah expect some pretty funny dialog and scenes in the side missions.

 

[HeelPower]

Are these facial scans?

The character design looks really good.

 

[UnluckyKate]

Turkey hype

 

[ArgyleGamer]

Damn that is hilarious. Must resist urge to preorder...

 

[Baroquemantic]

That was great. Nugget is such a perfect name, too.

 

[D-Man]

Now that's a good ol' comedic Yakuza scene. My hype for this game only gets stronger with each day. This strengthened it a bit more.

 

[Vaga]

Yakuza in a nutshell. Plenty of this amazing shit in each game.

 

[Domaje]

Damn that is hilarious. Must preorder...

ftfy

 

[davidwhangchoi]

Turkey hype

Chicken hype!

 

[Brazil]

Fucking amazing :lol

 

[McMoneyman]

Ignore this

 

[TheWeaponeer]

i trust him with my personal finances

This leads to a DLC chapter where you and the cows from Chick-Fil-A have some issues.

Never change Yakuza series, never change.

I now accept that this is series is in some way a spiritual successor to Shenmue

I completely feel the same way. A lot of feels.

 

[30yearsofhurt]

Need a gif of that stare down.

 

[Jachaos]

Sega is gonna owe NeoGAF royalties for all the advertising we're doing for Yakuza 0 :lol

Great scene, though. Is that chicken getting paid 300k per year or per month? Because if it's per month then damn

A yen is pretty much a penny, so 300k Yen is about 3000$. That's probably per month, but this game is a prequel set in the 80s, so adjusted for inflation, I'd say that's a huge salary for a chicken.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Thread delivers.

 

[specdot]

I'm glad more people are getting into the series. Sega should really consider somehow porting or remaking 2 because that fight with the

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tigers

is still freaking incredible.
Also, since Kiwami is coming out, more people will get to experience the majestic

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GOLDEN BUILDING SURFACING FROM THE FREAKING FLOOR!

.

 

[MadClacker]

Need a gif of that stare down.

Here you go mate! I seriously cannot wait for you all to enjoy this brilliant game!

 

[matmanx1]

Really, nothing can beat this. Already GOTY.

LOL! Absolutely hilarious. Already pre-ordered but this is just good fun and great publicity for a game that needs it.

 

[SirNinja]

Made something.

 

[105.Will]

Holy shit I'm in

 

[Lime]

i trust him with my personal finances

okay that's just amazing

 

[JBourne]

That.... that just sold me on the game. And I'm not even kidding.

Yep. Never really liked Yakuza. Might get this as soon as it's out.

 

[TrojanAg]

...the fuck?

 

[MYeager]

Sega is gonna owe NeoGAF royalties for all the advertising we're doing for Yakuza 0 :lol

Great scene, though. Is that chicken getting paid 300k per year or per month? Because if it's per month then damn

Not even per month, per collection period which is like 5 minutes

 

[themoose5]

This is awesome!

Wish more games had a wackier sense of humor and took themselves less seriously.