Iceman2343
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Could some one Yakuza my avatar up please? It would be appreciated.
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Yakuza 0. 1/24/17 Less than a month to go. Let's make a difference.
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SanguineShark
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Will I enjoy the combat in this one if I really liked Sleeping Dogs? I don't want a button smasher, it doesn't have to be overly complicated, but I'm not looking for incredibly simple.
Son Of Sparda
Member
Combat isn't close to DMC/Bayo stuff, but it has a nice depth to it. I recommend watching this trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te_1icBCuIc
j0hnnix
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SolidSmiech
Neo Member
Another one for the Yakuza avatar treatment, please. I wanna feel the heat!
And I must say that it's wonderful seeing so much excitement for the Yakuza series! I've got a really good feeling about Yakuza 0's performance!
And I must say that it's wonderful seeing so much excitement for the Yakuza series! I've got a really good feeling about Yakuza 0's performance!
Iceman2343
Neo Member
Combat isn't close to DMC/Bayo stuff, but it has a nice depth to it. I recommend watching this trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te_1icBCuIc
Awesome, thanks! I am currently playing through Yakuza 4 right now (currently on Tanimura's section). I will transition to this game when it comes out and probably jump into Yakuza 5 afterwards.
TheWorthyEdge
Member
Pretty hyped for Tuesday!
Gonna stream it with my new capture card to show it off a bit!
Never played a Yakuza before.
Gonna stream it with my new capture card to show it off a bit!
Never played a Yakuza before.
xXBetter Off DadXx
Member
Figured out a way earlier today to make it work financially!!!!
PRE-ORDERED
PRE-ORDERED
RedRedSuit
Member
Totally new to the series. 0 arriving for my birthday in a few days.
Noob tips?
P.S. Reviews are very very positive. Since it's a pretty obscure Japanese game, an average of 85 is more like 90 correcting for unintentional western bias.
Noob tips?
P.S. Reviews are very very positive. Since it's a pretty obscure Japanese game, an average of 85 is more like 90 correcting for unintentional western bias.
NightShift
Member
Yeah! Managed to scrounge up enough money to get both this and Resident Evil 7 tomorrow.
Can someone please "Yakuza supporter" my avatar so I can show my colours?
Can someone please "Yakuza supporter" my avatar so I can show my colours?
Freezasaurus
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NightShift
Member
Thank you.
Son Of Sparda
Member
Had to make a little adjustment so the text would be readable on the red background.
Sounds like they sold out.
Noob tips are - the pacing in Yakuza games in the past can start slow, so don't worry if you're wondering at the beginning if you're limited in doing only things the game asks you. The game will open up soon enough and then you can explore and do different things before you ultimately want to push the main story forward.
The combat is different to Sleeping Dogs even though they are both brawlers. In Sleeping Dogs a lot of the combat is based on reversals. In Yakuza its more about side stepping and dodging (that's how I play at least). Both have awesome finishers (heat moves in Yakuza). There's way more combos and moves in Yakuza to try out, you'll need to unlock them though. And there are three move sets for both Kazuma and Majima in Yakuza 0 and they handle differently.
In the past, many of the street random battles are relatively the same. But in mission, you do get tested with a variety of bad guys, some with different weapons, movesets, larger enemies and that sort of thing.
SolidSmiech
Neo Member
Had to make a little adjustment so the text would be readable on the red background.
Thanks for putting in the extra effort! Much appreciated.
Shame the dodging and sidesteeping isn't a touch more reactive, it feels quite slow and the window for dodging is very, very small, plus you can't dodge break an enemies attack string once it's started, so it can feel a little cumbersome.
I'm having a real blast with the game, seriously, so much fun. Spent the last 3 hours just running around Kamurocho doing sidequests and minigames
I really love how detailed the sidequests are, lots of context and dialogues, and most of them end up with a moral lesson lol They also teach you a lot about Japanese culture in the 80s-90s, and I was shocked about one specific quest about this
PD: Beast combat style is so brutal, always the way to go
I really love how detailed the sidequests are, lots of context and dialogues, and most of them end up with a moral lesson lol They also teach you a lot about Japanese culture in the 80s-90s, and I was shocked about one specific quest about this
burusera thing where girls sell their used school uniforms or used underwear to adult people. Is this still a thing in Japan or was it abolished in some way?
PD: Beast combat style is so brutal, always the way to go
Yes the Yakuza games so far, I feel the combat COULD be better (after all they've had enough goes at it), but its still a bit clunky after all this time. It is especially noticeable during some hardcore boss fights where the boss has better (read: invincible frames) moves than you. I've learned to live with it though.
The combat looks to be retooled for Yakuza 6 and looks very smooth from what i've seen in videos, so hopefully its much better. Here's a video - Not the best video - maybe you can find something better.
lucebuce12
Member
Oh man, the game is installed and waiting to be unlocked so I can play. This last stretch might be the hardest.
I always thought it was more of an urban myth.
But yeah, everything is more detailed in terms of story telling, dare I say some of it is bordering on a visual novel...........if anyone is going into the game expected GTA : Tokyo, they are going to be seriously shocked!
My copy was fortunately delivered on Saturday.
I've put about 3-4 hours into it over the weekend and it feels fantastic and the side missions have been even more bonkers than they usually are so far. The Story started off strong but has slowed down a lot over the past hour so that has been somewhat so-so. I'm still in the setting the premise phase though so not much is happening.
Combat feels pretty good, I'm still getting used to beating opponents without mashing square, square, square, triangle or using heat events
Blocking and counters are tricky! The graphics and performance have been pretty good so far about from the pretty rough LOD/pop-in which the games have always suffered with but it seems pretty bad in Yakuza 0 at times.
I can't wait to play more but I feel so overwhelmed by the game in how much there is to do and how deep each side mission and mini game can be.
I've put about 3-4 hours into it over the weekend and it feels fantastic and the side missions have been even more bonkers than they usually are so far. The Story started off strong but has slowed down a lot over the past hour so that has been somewhat so-so. I'm still in the setting the premise phase though so not much is happening.
Combat feels pretty good, I'm still getting used to beating opponents without mashing square, square, square, triangle or using heat events
Blocking and counters are tricky! The graphics and performance have been pretty good so far about from the pretty rough LOD/pop-in which the games have always suffered with but it seems pretty bad in Yakuza 0 at times.I can't wait to play more but I feel so overwhelmed by the game in how much there is to do and how deep each side mission and mini game can be.
Combat feels pretty good, I'm still getting used to beating opponents without mashing square, square, square, triangle or using heat events
I'm still quite early in, only just learnt beast mode, but I am guessing the combat gets deeper the further along you are in the game?, so far I also just use Sq, Sq, Sq, Sq, Tr, and a heat move when available.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Im on chapter 2 and have no idea where I'm going next...
Couple of NPCs will be talking about where you need to go. Look for people with speech bubble over their heads and overhear their conversation then go to the place mentioned.
No, the game hasn't officially released yet, so the trophies aren't updated.
I think for bosses you need to plan your moves a little more carefully but I've always sucked at fighting in games and with Yakuza I struggle to read tells in animations and such so I tend to brute force my way through situations and drink a lot of health drinks
I've unlocked 2 different stances but I tend not to switch between them during fights all that much but I've recently expanded some of my counter moves which are pretty good but hard to pull off for me. Still smashing peoples faces into walls is still pretty satisfying even if it is a one button press.
thelurkinghorror
Member
Put about 25 hours into this over 2 days so far and it's absolutely brilliant. I would definitely place this so far after 2 as my favourite Yakuza game though combat wise it's better. Hell it'll be in with a good shout as my favourite game this year and I know it's only January. I do love the combat style switching, it's fantastic. My only complaint is that it's not instant, meaning the character does a very quick pose when changing to a different style/stance and there's a very short delay (like 1-2 secs). Part of me was hoping it would be instant leading to some awesome combos. However I realise this isn't DMC so it's not even that huge a complaint. For a brawler RPG it's pretty fucking awesome still
Story is pretty great and straight forward so far without being too convoluted. Nice mix of characters in general. One of my favourites being Riki Takeuchi from the DOA films (and plenty of other japanese films of course) Substories continue to be hilarious in the Yakuza series. I don't know the number of times I've actually laughed at loud at the silliness of it all. I won't go into too much detail, these substories are always fun to discover on your own.
Basically if you're already a Yakuza fan it's brilliant, it's you're playing a Yakuza game for the first time it's brilliant
I spent at least 30mins alone deciding what would be the best clothes for one of the hostess' to wear. Strapless or classic dress. It's a dilemma.
Story is pretty great and straight forward so far without being too convoluted. Nice mix of characters in general. One of my favourites being Riki Takeuchi from the DOA films (and plenty of other japanese films of course) Substories continue to be hilarious in the Yakuza series. I don't know the number of times I've actually laughed at loud at the silliness of it all. I won't go into too much detail, these substories are always fun to discover on your own.
Basically if you're already a Yakuza fan it's brilliant, it's you're playing a Yakuza game for the first time it's brilliant
I spent at least 30mins alone deciding what would be the best clothes for one of the hostess' to wear. Strapless or classic dress. It's a dilemma.
Norwegian_Imposter
Member
I assume it will be up in the PS Store update tomorrow for the Nordics I went to preorder it this weekend but couldnt
Oh god, I just realized it might not actually release on midnight or somewhere around that time. I was planning on leaving my PS4 to download it for the work day and come home to a hopefully completely installed Yakuza 0.
Sony, you cocks. Shoulda just let me pre-order the game.
Norwegian_Imposter
Member
yeah luckily I have 500/500 internet so it wont take long. If Sony didn't bottleneck the download speeds I would pony up the extra Kronor for gigabit up and down
The perfect Dark
Banned
Yup, you're right, mine have shown up on Truetrophies.
Kingpin Rogers
Member
Copy has just shipped! Should be getting it tomorrow, can't wait.
SlickShoes
Member
I have an amazon UK voucher and was going to use it for this but it seems the game is totally sold out.
lucebuce12
Member
what policy is that?
Impulsor
Member
Ouch...
Release date delivery
You select 2-day shipping at checkout as a prime member and it's guaranteed to be there on release date. If it doesn't get there on release date your prime gets extended by 1 month.
If your not a prime member and you do this, your shipping fees get reimbursed.
I've had my prime extended 9 months in the last 12, berseria looks like it's going to make that 10 months