That might be the stupidest theory I've heard in a long time. A company doesn't need to localize a game to justify to itself that it doesn't need to being any more over while losing a bunch of money. Who in their right mind would think that?
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That might be the stupidest theory I've heard in a long time. A company doesn't need to localize a game to justify to itself that it doesn't need to being any more over while losing a bunch of money. Who in their right mind would think that?
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That's exactly what I want it to be! I mentioned it in another thread
Son Of Sparda
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Don't worry, Irish said that he will use this for OT.
lucebuce12
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Taken from the Community thread..
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"You know, punching yourself in the face REALLY hurts!"
*punches self*
"see? I'll show you again."
*Punches self*
"Still don't believe me?"
*Punches self*
Eh, I doubt that. They probably thought the game would sell decently because zombies were huge back then, plus it had guns.
lucebuce12
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Peroroncino
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I can't wait to exchange experiences and stories on the crazy shit that will go down in 0.
Son Of Sparda
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The entire YakuzaGAF was on the Joe stream lol
You know what, since KH 3D and 0.2 are complete vomit (gameplay wise, not that the story is any better) and i'm quadruple dipping for 2.5 on ps4, i'm probably gonna get this instead.
It looks so insane on every level, I need it.
One question though, can you customize the main characters ? (clothes, hair.. ?)
It looks so insane on every level, I need it.
One question though, can you customize the main characters ? (clothes, hair.. ?)
Peroroncino
Member
Yup, YakuzaGAF went out in force, lol.
btw. did you see the libido guy dance from about 5 minutes ago? It was hilarious xD I bet it's gonna be in the review.
Hierophant
Banned
Punch dudes in the head while Japanese rock music plays
Son Of Sparda
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Hahaha, yeah. And then that creepy smile, oh God, that was amazing LMAO
Son Of Sparda
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Sorry didn't notice this earlier.
You can't customize your look. You will get a few designed costumes later on (after beating the game most likely) but you can't do individual customization.
You can't customize your look. You will get a few designed costumes later on (after beating the game most likely) but you can't do individual customization.
Stream wise he probably chose a bad place to start, at the beginning of Chapter 3, and from my limited knowledge of Yakuza, the beginning of chapters are usually story heavy, so if you're also trying to be vocal to the chat, that might become difficult.
I wonder if he'll even get the game done by embargo, let alone meet his review schedule he set.
I wonder if he'll even get the game done by embargo, let alone meet his review schedule he set.
Son Of Sparda
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Apparently he's been playing the game for the past 6 hours!
Yeah, in the beginning of his stream he and other Joe seemed quite bored. Like part of Majima's tutorial is
literally avoiding a fight lol.
It did seem to ramp up after a while though. He went nuts over
Dancer
Thanks for the answer !
Shame that you can't, but i'll still get it.
I remember playing a yakuza on ps2 but my disc was in bad shape and I couldn't finish it.
Refused to buy ps3 games that late now that I play on ps4.
So I'm gonna get this
.That was one of the best tutorial moments of any game. Hot towel?
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Keep in mind I ain't saying they were right. I'm just saying for a while there, I couldn't blame them for thinking that. Remember, those couple of years when Yakuza 5 was in limbo and it looked like the series was dead in the west were...pretty rough on the fanbase. People kinda started going crazy. :lol
Like, shit, as a fan of both Yakuza and Miku, I'm glad Yakuza is being consistently localized now just so I can stop hearing the "Oh you'll localize Miku but not Yakuza?!" protests from the fanbase. Y'know, despite the fact that Miku games are far, FAR smaller undertakings than Yakuza when it comes to localization. Like I said, people were crazy back then.
Son Of Sparda
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I mean this thread alone has reached 33 pages
(Yakuza 4's entire OT is only 35 pages long)
I canceled my preorder for 2.8 just because I feel it's overpriced, but have you played 0.2 and still feel the gameplay sucks? It looked pretty awesome to me... I hear 3D was wonky thought but I was looking forward to Aqua in 0.2
davidwhangchoi
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midnight EST. 7 days to go!!! just a week away =)
I mean this thread alone has reached 33 pagesso you know the OT for this game is gonna be amazing(Yakuza 4's entire OT is only 35 pages long)
I did a VERY rough estimate a couple of days ago and there were at least ~300 unique people who posted in this thread. A lot of people who are getting into the series for the first time too.
Looks like there's over 500 (511 to be specific), going by the amount of row elements in the "who posted" list.
Son Of Sparda
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I actually did the same thing last night. Over 500 people have posted in this thread!
Edit: Beaten lol
Haha that's what I did, but I counted about 100 and it looked like a third... guess i was way off.
Son Of Sparda
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My Q1 will be Yakuza 0, Nioh and either Mass Effect Andromeda or Nier Automata.
davidwhangchoi
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i'm usually retroGAF collecting and gaming, (where i interact with IrishNinja), but just Yakuza 0 for me while i take a break from retro collecting.
Nier of course
Noisepurge
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Finally finished Yakuza 5, man what a slog but still wanted to get the Itansha decal and finish some sidestuff.
Haruka/Akiyama and Shinada chapters really brought the story to a grinding halt and took way too long to wrap up. Also the final chapter "reveals" were lame and again the threat of firearms and someone getting shot is starting to be really recycled
Combat was mostly frustrating for Shinada atleast due to his weaksauce combat style. Still enjoy Saejima the most as he is just a truck that plowes through everything
That said, CAN'T WAIT FOR ZERO!
but still wanted to get the Itansha decal and finish some sidestuff. Haruka/Akiyama and Shinada chapters really brought the story to a grinding halt and took way too long to wrap up. Also the final chapter "reveals" were lame and again the threat of firearms and someone getting shot is starting to be really recycled
Combat was mostly frustrating for Shinada atleast due to his weaksauce combat style. Still enjoy Saejima the most as he is just a truck that plowes through everything
That said, CAN'T WAIT FOR ZERO!
MarkMan
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Oops. I meant DQ8 LOL.
Noisepurge
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Yakuza 0T - It's just like GTA!
Yeah the action is purposely stylized and over the top. One of the hallmarks of the series!
Peroroncino
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Guys, watch from 6h 16m I dare you!
https://www.twitch.tv/angryjoeshow/v/115217840
That beat after making a donation killed me xD
Story and mission structure is very similar to Shenmue, with the expection of side stuff being more crazy and fun, as for the action, yes, it's often over the top by a fair margin.
https://www.twitch.tv/angryjoeshow/v/115217840
That beat after making a donation killed me xD
Story and mission structure is very similar to Shenmue, with the expection of side stuff being more crazy and fun, as for the action, yes, it's often over the top by a fair margin.
lucebuce12
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Haven't played Shenmue myself so I'm parroting a bit here.
Shenmue is more like an adventure game at heart with action/brawling components.
Yakuza is more like an action/brawler game at heart with adventure and story components.
Yakuza is still incredibly over the top with it's action though and still a very solid game if you're interested in story.
I saw that on stream. It was hilarious lol. The gameplay I've seen of the mini games and side stuff have definitely convinced me to buy Yakuza 0. And I love Shenmue so if the Yakuza series is similar then that's even more perfect.
I look forward to getting into the series starting with Yakuza 0.
ScientificPizza
Banned
Y0, KH 2.8, and RE7 all coming out on the same day is ROUGH
I'm only getting Y0 and will have to wait a little while for the others
And DQ8 coming out a few days before and Nioh two weeks or so after
2017 already too strong
I'm only getting Y0 and will have to wait a little while for the others
And DQ8 coming out a few days before and Nioh two weeks or so after
2017 already too strong
Well that review of his is gonna be a funny one