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[Data West]

I'm a Fisting Expert

 

[mileS]

No physical copies around my area (nfld, canada) looks like I'm going digital

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

She's barely in 4 and that's one of the best games in the series.

She's not in it much, but her scenes in 4 are really fucking good.

 

[lucebuce12]

She's not in it much, but her scenes in 4 are really fucking good.

That was so fucking awkward.

 

[VeryGooster]

DELIVERED. LET'S DO DIS

 

[atlusprime]

Any tips for the dancing mini game? I seem to keep missing the prompts.

Oh, and Kazuma is just adorable. I love how happy he is when winning a pocket racing tournament against children. Or how dejected he is when he loses. And the little inner monologues at the end of substories are cute as well, reminds me a lot of Gravity Rush 2 and how Kat would sum up her feelings at the end of a side mission, often on a positive, optimistic outlook.

It's always a half a beat longer than you initially think, but listening to the music and timing out how many steps helps don't rush to the next square if its got a long timer, take some extra steps. Oh, and if you hit the edge it'll actually stun you a bit. I personally found Friday Night the easiest song to practice on.

 

[Niks]

Sooo tempted to buy this game... But so many good games coming out right now.(and so little time and money)

Decisions decisions..

 

[danowat]

Any tips for the dancing mini game? I seem to keep missing the prompts.

Use the D Pad, analog stick is rubbish for (many) mini games.

 

[ChanMan]

Very tempted to skip playing 5 and just play this. Still have to beat FF XV as well.

 

[JJShadow]

rofl at the

Spoiler

Dominatrix

sidequest, I'm dying

 

[Rymuth]

Ahhhh UFO catcher.

My old nemesis....once again, you stand before me.

 

[oneida]

Very tempted to skip playing 5 and just play this. Still have to beat FF XV as well.

skip 5.

 

[Recall]

So Amazon promised a delivery today yet sent it via Royal Mail. It's after 4pm, it ain't coming is it?

Hopefully join in on the good times tomorrow.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Very tempted to skip playing 5 and just play this. Still have to beat FF XV as well.

I mean, 5 is a fantastic game, but it also sounds like 0 is great, too. You should definitely play both, and it's not like either one would spoil the other.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

I'm a Fisting Expert

Im really pleased for you haha

 

[davidwhangchoi]

on my way to grabbing my copy

 

[The Artisan]

I gotta wait a couple fuckin more weeks for this game but does the back of the cover say 1-2 players?

 

[8bit]

I gotta wait a couple fuckin more weeks for this game but does the back of the cover say 1-2 players?

Probably, there are minigames you can play with others such as Darts & Pool.

 

[RoryDropkick]

Work is not over yet..... and my copy is not delivered, so I cant leave early to play anyways.

 

[FriedCalamari]

Just wondering at what point do you gain access to the Pocket Circuit Stadium? I'm at the beginning of Chapter 2, btw.

Anyone?

 

[The Artisan]

Probably, there are minigames you can play with others such as Darts & Pool.

which is awesome, i'm glad that they included that

it would've been perfect if they also included a 2 player coop fighting mode where you and a friend can take on a mob

 

[Son Of Sparda]

It's always a half a beat longer than you initially think, but listening to the music and timing out how many steps helps don't rush to the next square if its got a long timer, take some extra steps. Oh, and if you hit the edge it'll actually stun you a bit. I personally found Friday Night the easiest song to practice on.

Those are some good tips, John. Now if you could just give me a few Space Harrier cheat codes... I promise I won't tell anyone

Spoiler

I was so close to getting that high score but I crashed into one of those futuristic looking pillars in the 4th level.

 

[M.W.]

Sooo tempted to buy this game... But so many good games coming out right now.(and so little time and money)

Decisions decisions..

Yeah, I feel ya. I could definitely see this game lasting me until March. I haven't had a lot of time to game lately, but this just looks super entertaining.

 

[poipoipoi9]

Thanks for the dancing tips.

Another question, how do you pass Miss Tatsu's Classes? The game doesn't seem to give you enough time to destroy all the manequins.

 

[Son Of Sparda]

Sooo tempted to buy this game... But so many good games coming out right now.(and so little time and money)

Decisions decisions..

Yeah, I feel ya. I could definitely see this game lasting me until March. I haven't had a lot of time to game lately, but this just looks super entertaining.

It is super entertaining. Trust me, you guys won't regret buying this.

 

[hughesta]

Impulse bought this while picking up RE7 last night. Been interested since Yakuza 4 but had no PS3, and it just wouldn't feel right not to jump in now.

 

[JJShadow]

Thanks for the dancing tips.

Another question, how do you pass Miss Tatsu's Classes? The game doesn't seem to give you enough time to destroy all the manequins.

I didn't have any trouble regarding time tbh, always had like 40-50 seconds left (at least for the two initial training lessons). Each manequin needs 2 boxes (6 hits in total) or so to get broken, make sure you execute the full square combo and it lands on the manequin

 

[MSMrRound]

my store's yet to receive it..may I ask what's the amount of memory space that's written on the back of the box for Yakuza 0? Thank you.

 

[bleaker]

my store's yet to receive it..may I ask what's the amount of memory space that's written on the back of the box for Yakuza 0? Thank you.

Not sure about that, but the game is around 23 gigs.

 

[mileS]

Did my part!! This will be my first Yakuza game (besides the one that was recently free on PS+, but I didn't even try it) Man oh man it is hard to justify a day 1 full price purchase these days. Something about this one doesn't make me feel as bad. They need to be shown there's a market for this here. We are very lucky to not only get this game, but have the localization be as good as it is. Downloading as we speak, I'll try to post some impressions 2 and 4 hours in later today.

 

[Parakeetman]

my store's yet to receive it..may I ask what's the amount of memory space that's written on the back of the box for Yakuza 0? Thank you.

23.84GB

 

[atlusprime]

Thanks for the dancing tips.

Another question, how do you pass Miss Tatsu's Classes? The game doesn't seem to give you enough time to destroy all the manequins.

So. once you get the hang of Miss Tatsu's classes, all the secrets of the universe will be revealed (chiefly that Beast Mode is best). First thing you should do is pick up a box. Closest box. You can use the square combo to hulkingly pirouette towards the target. Once you get there, smashy smashy with square combos until the box breaks. Grab another box, and repeat. Pay attention to the monetary value on the box too, smash the bigger ones.

But yeah, get used to using square to pick up a box and simultaneously attack with it, and you won't go wrong.

 

[ar4757]

I'm past where the Japan demo ended, story's already very interesting (duh, it's Yakuza)

 

[MSMrRound]

Not sure about that, but the game is around 23 gigs.

23.84GB

Thanks both! Mrgrgrgr...hopefully my local authorities already classified the game...

 

[datwr]

Just started the game, its unbelievably beautiful...

 

[Data West]

There's already two potential OT2 titles

|OT2| That's rad.
|OT2| I used to be a Yakuza like you but then I took a knife in the ribs

 

[8bit]

Anyone?

Almost any time now, pretty sure I went in just at the start of Chapter Two. Maybe need to do some story things first but you're nearly there.

 

[oneida]

There's already two potential OT2 titles

|OT2| That's rad.
|OT2| I used to be a Yakuza like you but then I took a knife in the ribs

|OT2| you can go back and finish 5 later

 

[datwr]

|OT2| you can go back and finish 5 later

|OT2| Nugget

 

[aravuus]

Yeeeeaaah, shogi was pretty hard....

Maybe mahjong is easier. Lol.

 

[Alastor3]

I hate you guys so much....... I was about to only buy Nioh next month but now...... I really want to try a yakuza... i have so little money.... nghhhh

 

[GARlockSpiral]

There's already two potential OT2 titles

|OT2| That's rad.
|OT2| I used to be a Yakuza like you but then I took a knife in the ribs

|OT2| I'm a fisting expert

should be considered

 

[Shadowman16]

I really enjoyed this localization article of Yakuza 0 with Scott Strichart from Atlus.

Article Here

A couple of choice questions/answers -

Its a really interesting article. Nice to have an inside look to how Atlus tackled the translation duties on this game.

 

[FriedCalamari]

Almost any time now, pretty sure I went in just at the start of Chapter Two. Maybe need to do some story things first but you're nearly there.

Good to know, thanks.

Already addicted to OutRun and Super Hang On, once I unlock the Circuit, I probably won't make any progress on the main story until I 100% it, lol.

 

[SephLuis]

To be fair, even brawler feels off without his signature Square x 3, Triangle x 2 combo

It's somewhere in there. You just need to find it. ;D
To get more moves check the spoiler below.

Can please someone explain me how do I unlock the locked tiers for abilities? I have ALL the abilities for Beast/Slugger trees and yet I dont have access to the next tier. I've talked to the girl in the pier to see if I could unlock more but it's a no-go.

Defeating

Spoiler

the 5 billionaires or 5 stars unlocks the tiers

Anyone?

IIRC, the Pocket Circuit is in the northwest part of Kamurocho and there's a woman in front of it that calls you to it. Though I am not sure if you can access it on chapter 2.

I hate you guys so much....... I was about to only buy Nioh next month but now...... I really want to try a yakuza... i have so little money.... nghhhh

You know you want it. And Nioh doesn't come with a business card holder.

 

[alt27]

Ok, just finnished my first 9 hours in a Yakuza game ever.

Impressions -

Wow. What a blast.

- Story is great (i just got mid chapter 5) really engrossing characters (fantastic baddies), amazing voice acting, both Kiryu and Majima are amazing protaginists and I love the switching between stories. Western AAA games should take note of the story telling here

- Game looks stylish as fuck. Cut scenes are superb, graphics are sharp and the 60fps is sweet/ I also like the transation between some of the cut scene types, just gives it a great japanese feel to it

- Fighting styles are great fun and I like switching between them. Every punch feels like it connects, and the upgrade sytem is well thought out.

-Side quests are hilarious as fuck and are good lengths too

- Mini games are superb, disco and karioke are favs so far.

What a well developed great fucking title. Kicking myself for having ignored this series in the past. Bravo Sega

 

[aravuus]

Mahjong? Nah, no fucking idea what I'm doing here either.

I'll stick to fighting and bowling lol.

 

[Gorilla Shark]

I'm really fighting the urge to pick this up after work today...

Quick question (I've never played a Yakuza game)...

After finishing the main story, can I wander around doing side missions, playing arcade games, etc?

 

[ChamplooJones]

This is my first Yakuza get so I dunno what to expect. I'm hype tho.

Edit: I'm keeping the business card case. The design on this thing is sick!

 

[Kingpin Rogers]

Are sidequests still marked on the map like Yakuza 5 or does that not happen any more?