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Taiko Drum Master playable in Yakuza 5
- Thread starter SolidSnakex
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maquiladora
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Hypereides
Member
Hunter-Zero
Member
I´m not so sure about that...taiko is godly with this baby
(Not my pic, i own one like this though)
slaughterking
Member
I don't think so. Aside from the IQ (which I'm not sure will be like that in the game) it looks pretty much identical to the other games. Very flat geometry with photorealistic textures. I mean I still like how it looks and maybe they've improved the lightning a bit, but there really hasn't been a big leap from the other games.
Seeing Kamurocho again kinda pisses me off, though. lol
IrishNinja
Member
lke this if you u wish club sega was in ur hometown
real talk, id be there 4-5 nights a week
slaughterking
Member
like dis if u cry every time u realize Yak5 wont com out in the west
Riposte
Member
Exactly.
I still don't get it.
Persona 4: Arena was region locked because it was releasing in the states.
PansenHansen
Banned
Oh my glob. Please bring it to eu or us!!!
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
Yup, been playing the game this gen without the drums on PSP, Wii, DS and now 3DS (although the stylus' that come with the DS/3DS versions are fun to use on the touch screen drum) and it's taken nothing away from my enjoyment of them.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
I never played this series but Ive always been interested... is there a good spot to jump in at?
Riposte
Member
Depends on how deep you want go in. The stories are heavy and reference each other often (especially with side-quests), but are rarely essential.
3 or 4 are probably the best starting points if you don't have an urge to play more than one or two games. 3 is a harder game (though not really a hard game), but 4 has more variety.
Spring-Loaded
Member
If you can, play them all. If you can't/don't want to, then it doesn't really matter. Each sequel has thorough recaps of the previous games' stories.
What does matter, however, is ignoring absolutely everything that a user named Totobeni says. His perception of reality is seriously warped.
I completely disagree. I bought a Tatacon when I was in Hong Kong because I completely fell in love with the game when I played it in the arcades. Since there are no arcades where I live it's the closest thing to what makes Taiko actually fun IMO. I have absolutely no problems with the handheld versions considering that I own them, but they're nowhere near as fun as the actual thing.
R_thanatos
Member
Well i'm very happy by this news
Can I EXPECT BOXCELLIOS 3 too ?
Can I EXPECT BOXCELLIOS 3 too ?
Acquiescence
Member
If this doesn't get localised then I'll be nothing short of devastated. I love the Yakuza games, but this... this looks like a huge step-up from past installments and then some.
Acquiescence
Member
That's correct.
SolidSnakex
Member
Yes. It'll stay that way (well, at least stay on PS systems) according to Nagoshi.
Shadow Hog
Member
So I'm not that up-to-speed with the Yakuza series (no real interest in playing them, honestly)... is Taiko Drum Master the first time you could play arcade games in the game, or did it go all Shenmue on us and have classic Sega arcade titles as well?
IrishNinja
Member
I know I'd play the shit out of a Taiko-inspired level in NSMBU.
LongDongJunon
Member
Given Sega even brought over Of the End... I don't see why they wouldn't.
SolidSnakex
Member
I think people are only worried because Sega has since shifted toward just releasing major titles like Sonic and their Total War games through retail. Anarchy Reigns may be one of the only exceptions and it was announced way before they made that decision. But even if they don't release it through retail they could still do a digital release. Same for the HD Collection.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
God, if this game doesn't come stateside, I'm literally going to kill people.
Callibretto
Member
it's only a matter of time till virtua fighter 5 will be playable on future Yakuza games hahaha
I started with 3 but it's kind of a meh game. Not terrible but it's not really that fleshed out either. The orphanage parts are awful IMO, but I hate kids.
I just started 4 the other day and I already like it a lot more. There's a feature on the main menu where it will play clips of each Yakuza game that sums up the main stories. My save file reads 6 1/2 hours and I haven't even done any main story stuff yet outside of the little bit they force you to do early on. Once the city opened up I just spent hours doing the insane amount of side stuff there is. I think I'm actually addicted to the golfing game, I just wish it had a full 18 holes instead of 9.
There's definitely an improvement, I've just been playing Yakuza 4 and Dead souls, especially in lighting and textures.
Also I don't think we should judge until we see it in motion, that can make a big difference. (how quick it loads when a fight comes up, new gameplay, how graphics look while animated etc)
Every time I read a comment like this it annoys me, I don't know why people are assuming the worst. Unless they say so it's still coming here. Why are people always so negative on gaming forums? (actually all over the internet lol)
Shadow Hog
Member
So they can be pleasantly surprised, as opposed to being extremely positive and then feeling the burn of a letdown.
LOL, better to be positive than a party pooper. I'm just happy it's coming out.
Spring-Loaded
Member
Augemitbutter
Member
photo-realistic taiko things.
DeliciousDoc
Member
I think it's worth mentioning that according to andriasang this game is retailing at 8,800yen (the price you pay at stores with point cards, "discounted" everywhere else except import shops). That's 111 Canadian dollars for the regular edition of a game (plus shipping and possibly customs). A bit more and for game companies, 1 Japanese sale= 2 NA sales. Game prices have steadily climbed from 5000-6000yen to this now during the ps3 era. Yen was also weaker than the dollar around the beginning of the ps3 days so importers are paying a lot more for games than they used to.
(I think ff13 retailed for over 9000 yen but the price dropped like a brick within a few months. bought mine for like 2000).
(I think ff13 retailed for over 9000 yen but the price dropped like a brick within a few months. bought mine for like 2000).
The shelves looks very nice.
Spring-Loaded
Member
I couldn't even tell that was a screenshot. Damn.
disappeared
Banned
Yeah I had to do a double-take at that one.