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Yakuza 0 |OT| Yes, you can start with this one!
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Looks like this update fixes a certain character's voice to what it was originally in the Japanese version instead of what was used in Chinese dub.
ENDGAME SPOILERS BELOW!
The voice is Lao Gui's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlkacDVhZh4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlkacDVhZh4
Gai Murakumo
Member
The incident of 1995 is what causes Kiryu to go to prison for 10 years then in 2005 he is let out of prison. This is all told in Yakuza 1.
Yes
SkylineRKR
Member
I gave up dancing against that guy, i hate that minigame. Took the 10% loss and actually went to try pocket circuit. Its pretty fun. I thought you had to win every cup to max friendship but apparently you can do the beginner track over and over. Anyway I did win most cups until what I think is the last one (king of speed).
eyeball_kid
Member
This is my main complaint with the dance minigame. It actively tries to distract you from following the beat because you have to tap out a rhythm of extra notes that are separate from the rhythm, while still trying to beat-match with the note tiles.
It's a similar problem with the karaoke game, where the note lines change speed and throws off my sense of rhythm and when I'm supposed to tap. It's like they try to make you fail by throwing up distractions, instead of just making more complicated rhythms.
USC Trojan
Banned
I finally reached the finale. Can't wait to finish it tonight after class.
Yeah, see, my problem with this is that although they may have heard of eachother, they certainly had no idea what eachother looked like. But it appeared as if Majima recognized him almost instantly, as if he had seen him before.
I know I'm overthinking it and it was likely just a nod to the fans, but it's hard not to nitpick when everything that came before it was so well written and thought out. It just seems like a silly oversight.
Just finished the game, what a ride man, what a fucking ride. My first proper Yakuza game and I can say it has become by its own merits one of my favourite series, it is truly something special and you can see in every little detail how much love was put into this game and into its characters
Thanks to all the YakuzaGAF community for being such an awesome community and spread the Yakuza love everywhere, Kiwami and 6 can't come soon enough!
Thanks to all the YakuzaGAF community for being such an awesome community and spread the Yakuza love everywhere, Kiwami and 6 can't come soon enough!
Following post-game/
conversation:
Y1 Spoiler addition to Y0 After:
after credits
My interpretation is that this is pretty much a literally reference pander and it is just an random instance within actual Yakuza 1 timeframe.
Y1 Spoiler addition to Y0 After:
In Y1 Majima manages to get his own family, and even if he doesn't know Kiryu's face and name he would've heard about the Dragon of Dojima taking out the entire Shibusawa/Tojo raid on that boat amongst other things. Kiryu eventually is able to start his own family, and Majima is too high up in the chain to not be able to hear about it, shit Kiryu probably would have to pay respects to him directly during the coronation ceremony.
Laevateinn
Member
It's not that inconceivable. He may have seen a picture of him or had a family member point and say "see that large, brooding man with a bad suit? That's Kiryu, the guy
who took down Kuze and Shibusawa
CertifiedFP
Member
So, what was the issue here? Both voices are speaking in Chinese, yes? And honestly I'm having a hard time telling the two versions apart.
Licensing issues with Atlus using clips from the Chinese dub?
Well, it is set in the 80s so it's not like they could just pull up
Kiryu's
Kiryu
I do like the idea that it actually takes place within the context of Y1 though, and is set quite some time in the future
Very worth the 60. You can get a lot of mileage out of a Yakuza game.
It's worth double that.
chrominance
Member
They're pretty different voices (the Japanese VA is much deeper). One happens to be consistent with the rest of the character's lines as spoken by the Japanese version's VA, and one isn't because it's actually for a different dub. That's it.
I'm not nearly familiar enough with Mandarin to know which VA speaks it better, but it'd be funny if the Japanese game's VA was less authentic than the one that mistakenly made it into the original NA release.
I jumped into 5 less than a week after 0, despite Horizon's impending release, and have zero regrets. In fact, I'm kind of glad my copy of Horizon hasn't shipped yet because it means I can keep spending all my time on Yakuza 5 instead.
It's worth way more than that. Also my first game in the franchise. It's something special, trust me.
SkylineRKR
Member
Its worth 120.
The game throws so much at you. In a fun way.
Its a real game. What I mean with that is, some things are ridiculous but it all fits within this universe. Its serious when needed, but also bat shit insane. The kind of character a lot of other modern era games lack. Sometimes you'll nearly cry manly tears, but another time you're running around town with a pizza and a countdown timer so that it doesn't get cold. There is so much to be found in this, I have clocked around 40 hours now and still experience completely unique stuff. The insanity is saved for side content which is brilliant, you can ignore it all though thats not advised. You can pause the story and get into the most idiotic situations, and you get to like those side characters.
I skipped RE7 and Berseria because of this game. And not planning on getting Horizon at launch either, not before I wrap this up which won't be before next week. So this game saved me money, lol.
Laevateinn
Member
My favorite side-quest ever.
SkylineRKR
Member
Well there are quite a few candidates.
The cult was completely excellent. Or the girl selling underwear. Or the dominatrix..
The ending to that sidequest is hilarious.
SkylineRKR
Member
Also the way Kiryu picks up a telephone. Its ridiculous but just very cool and gamey. Or the way characters shake when they get aroused. It gets me every time.
chrominance
Member
My favourite character animation in the whole game is when
Video Boy gets rejected by the not-girl-in-the-video girl and he freaks out.
I need a pizza to work.
If you want a game with great character development like yakuza I recommend not skipping Berseria. Both games are fighting for GOTY title for me and I don't know which to choose.
SkylineRKR
Member
I def. gonna buy it. Probably this spring or so and its gone cheaper.
Gai Murakumo
Member
Personally I eventually said screw it and just finished the story. I completed what I feel the majority of the game which was most of the side stories, Kiryu's Real Estate and Majima's Cabaret Club stuff.
I'm 33 hours into the game and I'm not even halfway through the story.
I'll end up paying less than a dollar per hour for the entertainment by the time I finish.
chrominance
Member
Shogi frightens me and I actively avoid it. Same with mahjong. Some of the gambling games are easier to wrap your head around, though.
I learned everything but Shoji (the CP for it can be cheesed by making specific moves on the first challenge and doing it 5 times). Mahjong was the hardest one to grasp, everything else didn't take longer than a couple hours.
Laevateinn
Member
I got really into the gambling games especially koi-koi. Mahjong I started to wrap my head around but still kept losing. I have no idea how shogi works although that's probably the easiest one to learn the rules of since it's so similar to chess. I'm sure I'd lose at regular chess too.
I finished the game during the weekend and I just wanted to drop by to say how much I loved this game.
I already played a few hours of the first Yakuza but this one was the first I really delved into. The gameplay is great but the main thing that made me love the game was the writing and the presentation.
I'm sure some people might look at the series thinking "oh Japan you so wacky", but the writing is legit good and the most impressive part of it is that it nails so much tones. When it tries to be badass, goosebumps arise. When it tries to be funny, I laugh. When it tries to be sad, I cry manly tears.
There is so much characters and every one of them is well developed and I can feel for them even though the story is full of bad people. The only thing that I think could have been handled better is
I truly respect how the team is able to manage their budget in a way that each scene feels as good as it should. Sure there are a lot of dialogues that are either not voice acted or directed with actual cinematography, but these scenes wouldn't need all that and that means that they can afford making those glorious and flashy cutscenes when shit is getting real. Yakuza's cutscenes have some kind of flair that is reminiscent of the ones seen in Metal Gear Solid, where I could watch two people talk about random nonsense for 10 minutes just because of how cool it all looks.
I will definitely buy Kiwami, I grew way to attached to the suave dragon of Dojima.
I already played a few hours of the first Yakuza but this one was the first I really delved into. The gameplay is great but the main thing that made me love the game was the writing and the presentation.
I'm sure some people might look at the series thinking "oh Japan you so wacky", but the writing is legit good and the most impressive part of it is that it nails so much tones. When it tries to be badass, goosebumps arise. When it tries to be funny, I laugh. When it tries to be sad, I cry manly tears.
There is so much characters and every one of them is well developed and I can feel for them even though the story is full of bad people. The only thing that I think could have been handled better is
the transition between cool Majima and crazy Majima.
I truly respect how the team is able to manage their budget in a way that each scene feels as good as it should. Sure there are a lot of dialogues that are either not voice acted or directed with actual cinematography, but these scenes wouldn't need all that and that means that they can afford making those glorious and flashy cutscenes when shit is getting real. Yakuza's cutscenes have some kind of flair that is reminiscent of the ones seen in Metal Gear Solid, where I could watch two people talk about random nonsense for 10 minutes just because of how cool it all looks.
I will definitely buy Kiwami, I grew way to attached to the suave dragon of Dojima.
PS : Sega please localize Ishin.
I think this gets used again with another character but I can't remember which. He runs around in circles slapping himself in the head with both hands.
One of my favourite things is when sex gets implied in the arcade girl's stories and it just zooms in on their respective genitals while a 'sexy noise' plays. The pay offs for those friendships are some of the funniest parts in the game for me.
platypotamus
Member
Finished the story with 28% completion, haha. I felt like I was slacking off on the story pretty hard for awhile midway through.
How do I reliably find substories for each character? I only did about half of them, and I'm not really bumping into any anymore. I know some flow out of friendships/minigames etc... but I'm not really going for 100% completion so much as just playing the content I like
Are there any in the "other" city for each character, or are they all in their home base?
How do I reliably find substories for each character? I only did about half of them, and I'm not really bumping into any anymore. I know some flow out of friendships/minigames etc... but I'm not really going for 100% completion so much as just playing the content I like
Mahjong!
SpikedGunner
Member
So question about the new patch (which is weird but also awesome because this is the first English patch I have EVER seen for a Yakuza game) regarding the fixed audio bugs...Does it correct the
Though I should have brought up this bug with the Mr. Shakedowns earlier when the game came out (and John was still around):
if you exit the game during the fight (like quit to the title screen) and reload the file, when it loads it appears like you've just lost the fight and thus you lose you money upon the reload. Happened to me like twice early on, and the second time actually crashed my game. It's not a permanent issue, you just have to reload the file again and you're back to normal.
Lao Gui problem where his Sam Lee voice is heard throughout his boss fight?
Though I should have brought up this bug with the Mr. Shakedowns earlier when the game came out (and John was still around):
if you exit the game during the fight (like quit to the title screen) and reload the file, when it loads it appears like you've just lost the fight and thus you lose you money upon the reload. Happened to me like twice early on, and the second time actually crashed my game. It's not a permanent issue, you just have to reload the file again and you're back to normal.
Son Of Sparda
Member
Thank God!
The Artisan
Member
thank you to whoever made my avatar. i'm gonna retire it for now but i'll save it to my computer and bring it back when kiwami comes out
There was a point in the penultimate chapter where it felt like I was on the road to seeing Majima's sanity fall apart with no return but it never quite reached that destination. His special feature in Kiwami is played for laughs so I wouldn't worry too much about any possible accusations of flanderisation.
davidwhangchoi
Member
Wow 195 pages!!! Almost at 200 =)
Of course this happens right after I finished the game and took a bazillion screenshots.
SpikedGunner
Member
Frankly, I'm just surprised that we got a post-release patch that's not just a DLC update.