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[xXBetter Off DadXx]

Hahaha, all I will say is sidestory+ability to toss guys off of roofs=hilarity.

 

[IrishNinja]

reposting: can someone explain to me how to pull off Saijam's hits from the tutorial? holding triangle and hitting square just regular hits for me, i must be fucking up the timing or something.

 

[fudgey_lumpkins]

reposting: can someone explain to me how to pull off Saijam's hits from the tutorial? holding triangle and hitting square just regular hits for me, i must be fucking up the timing or something.

I'm pretty sure there is no part where you need to push square while holding triangle. There is, however, a hold triangle after pushing square combo.

 

[kiryogi]

Hahaha, all I will say is sidestory+ability to toss guys off of roofs=hilarity.

I think what was awesome that I still haven't seen since Yakuza 2 was throwing people out of windows. I also loved how they named it "Eviction".

Bought, thanks.

Why didn't you get it at launch from Best Buy

 

[CatPee]

Picked this up from Amazon for $15 today after using my $25 Amazon credit. Super excited to play it after reading all of the positive reactions here.


Now I just need to hurry up and finish the last 2 chapters of Y3. >_>

 

[Edgeward]

Ugh, I really don't know how to get Saejima's lariat move to work. I know square, hold triangle gets the bounce, but I never get the prompt. Should I not be fully charging the triangle to get the heat prompt?

 

[xXBetter Off DadXx]

I think what was awesome that I haven't seen in Yakuza 2 was throwing people out of windows. I also loved how they named it "Eviction".

I did not know you could do that. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[slaughterking]

Ugh, I really don't know how to get Saejima's lariat move to work. I know square, hold triangle gets the bounce, but I never get the prompt. Should I not be fully charging the triangle to get the heat prompt?

You want to do that move after the second, "smaller" bounce. The first, big bounce wont give you the prompt.

 

[kiryogi]

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/04/07/yakuza_4_hostess_av/

Elena is now also an AV star! XD

 

[Data West]

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/04/07/yakuza_4_hostess_av/

Elena is now also an AV star! XD

Obviously it's one of Akiyama's tests

 

[warpaint]

I'm loving this game more and more everytime i play it. Ok let's just take now I've got 5 cards off of 5 hostess and the lines in some points of the game are funny

 

[Die Squirrel Die]

I'm hopelessly addicted to the fighter maker minigame, but I've got the 4th apprentice maxed out and goddamn he is shit. By the time the first three reached this point they could cream anyone in a 4 star exhibition match and mildly struggle in a 5 star, but this guys getting beat down by 2 star opponents.

 

[IrishNinja]

ugggh hate fighting with seajima...im at the part where

Spoiler

bumrushing Majima's crew before meeting him, and i can handle everyone but the red-pants punk gets down to about 3/4 of his final health bar and gets cheap as shit, just constant combo spam + immolating an i can barely touch him.
suggestions? should i be going for the grab (doesnt seem to work) or what? i hate having to start all over without having a plan, but i just cant fight with seajima worth a shit, keep wishing i could tag in Akiyama or Kaz here.

 

[GeoramA]

ugggh hate fighting with seajima...im at the part where

Spoiler

bumrushing Majima's crew before meeting him, and i can handle everyone but the red-pants punk gets down to about 3/4 of his final health bar and gets cheap as shit, just constant combo spam + immolating an i can barely touch him.
suggestions? should i be going for the grab (doesnt seem to work) or what? i hate having to start all over without having a plan, but i just cant fight with seajima worth a shit, keep wishing i could tag in Akiyama or Kaz here.

In every tough fight with Saejima, I just spammed the helicopter spin attack (hold down triangle for a couple seconds)

 

[Die Squirrel Die]

So at the end of the fifth fighter my previously high opinion of the fighter maker has plummeted. The AI on the last two apprentices is balls, they just don't even try to press the attack. I've watched as my guy has gone from having the enemy down to less than 20% health and having over 70% of his health, to being beaten because he literally does not attack, even when he dodges a combo and has the opponent primed for a counter.

 

[teacupcopter]

Here is the lowdown

I loved Shenmue 1. Never played Shenmue 2 I hated Heavy Rain, mainly because it was a fuck stupid plot that tried to be cool and the twist made no sense. I barely know what kind of game Yakuza is but I've heard it's good.

I have the oppurtunity to pick up Yakuza 4 and get Yakuza 3 with it it's some deal at a store here in Australia (So Aus-PAL version if that changes anything)

Do I need to play the others? Any "don't play this if you don't like X" warning?

THANKS

 

[Riposte]

Hahaha! Yakuza is nothing like Heavy Rain. It is more action centric than Shenmue was and its world is much less lively.

 

[Red Blaster]

Here is the lowdown

I loved Shenmue 1. Never played Shenmue 2 I hated Heavy Rain, mainly because it was a fuck stupid plot that tried to be cool and the twist made no sense. I barely know what kind of game Yakuza is but I've heard it's good.

I have the oppurtunity to pick up Yakuza 4 and get Yakuza 3 with it it's some deal at a store here in Australia (So Aus-PAL version if that changes anything)

Do I need to play the others? Any "don't play this if you don't like X" warning?

THANKS

This is one of the more non-sequitur posts I've seen in a while.

Yeah I heard Mass Effect 2 was good. I enjoyed KOTOR but I hated Street Fighter 4.

 

[IrishNinja]

^haha....we could do this all day. "i loved phantasy star IV, yet didnt jibe with katamari...is borderlands for me?"

also, thanks GeoramA - your method totally worked. on to chapter 3! ill come back to mop up sidequests with everybody in chapter 5, then.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Yakuza 4 get.



...


For $20. Someone at GameStop doesn't know how to label 'Yakuza 3' correctly.

I never resist a steal.

 

[Edgeward]

You want to do that move after the second, "smaller" bounce. The first, big bounce wont give you the prompt.

Ugggggghhhh, that's so arbitrary. Thanks for the help.

 

[revolverjgw]

I don't have time to do sidequests right now so I'm plowing through the story, I'll work on the rest later. Goddamn, there's like 60 seconds of gameplay

Spoiler

in every chapter for Kiryu's story, he has nothing to do

, what a bummer.

 

[Riposte]

I don't have time to do sidequests right now so I'm plowing through the story, I'll work on the rest later. Goddamn, there's like 60 seconds of gameplay

Spoiler

in every chapter for Kiryu's story, he has nothing to do

, what a bummer.

The exploration is very backloaded and the actual main storyline content is very short. The first two chapters should have been one chapter and the next hypothetical chapter(which would allow us to run around the city) should have been longer and we should have gotten awhole other chapter to make up for it. Poorly done imo, except for chapter 4.

 

[Facism]

Finished it earlier. Quality game, well worth the time and money.

 

[Audioboxer]

Yakuza 4 get.



...


For $20. Someone at GameStop doesn't know how to label 'Yakuza 3' correctly.

I never resist a steal.

This man/woman was clearly working undercover to spread the Yakuza 4 love.

 

[cj_iwakura]

This man/woman was clearly working undercover to spread the Yakuza 4 love.

Only problem is I haven't played 1, 2, or 3. I do want to track down 2 at some point, I've heard it's the best.

 

[Eiji]

Only problem is I haven't played 1, 2, or 3. I do want to track down 2 at some point, I've heard it's the best.

I think so to.

 

[Mooreberg]

Is

Spoiler

the Saguichi (sp?) boat chase

the last part of Tanimura's chapter? I think I've done all of the side mission stuff that I want to deal with for him as of now.

 

[firehawk12]

Is

Spoiler

the Saguichi (sp?) boat chase

the last part of Tanimura's chapter? I think I've done all of the side mission stuff that I want to deal with for him as of now.

AFAIK, yep. After that, it ends on a pretty big cliffhanger.

 

[Die Squirrel Die]

Gameplaywise 4 > 3 > 2 > 1

Plotwise 2 > 4 > 1 > 3

Overall I'd give it to 4.

 

[firehawk12]

Other than the bullshit

Spoiler

CIA

stuff, I thought 3 had a decent story. They took anxiety over the American occupation (or whatever) of Okinawa and ran with it.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Does 4 fill in the blanks at all, or do I not need to know much besides that Dojima is the hardest of the core?

 

[Trevelyon]

So, where is Amon at again? Done all 62 sub stories and nothing has popped indicating what to do next.

 

[Riposte]

Gameplaywise 4 > 3 > 2 > 1

Plotwise 2 > 4 > 1 > 3

Overall I'd give it to 4.

I would say 4 and 3 are neck and neck. 4 has fresher mechanics, but 3 has better encounters. 4 is a joke 80% of the time and never as challenging as 3. The final boss fight might be an exception, but it wasn't really fun/cool...

 

[GeoramA]

So, where is Amon at again? Done all 62 sub stories and nothing has popped indicating what to do next.

You go back to New Serena as Kiryu, and Tanimura gives you a note saying where to meet him. Go to the underground parking garage and there's a car waiting to take you there.

 

[Trevelyon]

You go back to New Serena as Kiryu, and Tanimura gives you a note saying where to meet him. Go to the underground parking garage and there's a car waiting to take you there.

Aha, thanks. Just another one of those weird trigger points you have to stumble onto yourself.

 

[Gravijah]

instead of playing this, irishninja was playing some game called DEF JAM RAPESTAR


the shame

 

[firehawk12]

Does 4 fill in the blanks at all, or do I not need to know much besides that Dojima is the hardest of the core?

Which blanks?

Also, how do you put on the alternate outfits you get from the DLC in Premium Adventure Mode?

 

[GeoramA]

instead of playing this, irishninja was playing some game called DEF JAM RAPESTAR


the shame

Rapestar, eh? May have to check that out.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Which blanks?

I mean the events of 1-3.

 

[Y2Kev]

Finally beat it!

The final sequence

Spoiler

was all out of sequence. Kazuma should have gone last. And it was so lame. I had no healing items as Tanimura. So it was so hard. But I did it!

Best Yakuza, and a great game.

The cutscene graphics are like PS4 shi.

 

[IrishNinja]

instead of playing this, irishninja was playing some game called DEF JAM RAPESTAR


the shame

you'll recall your fan club membership card including one rule: NO SNITCHIN

Spoiler

it just came in today, bought it "used" on amazon for like $18 shipped, but it's unwrapped! good track selection, i stand by this title, will go find the OT soon. bro we should do a video together to biz markie.
wait, rapestar, i think you might have some different expectations here....you into h games brah?

 

[Gravijah]

you'll recall your fan club membership card including one rule: NO SNITCHIN

Spoiler

it just came in today, bought it "used" on amazon for like $18 shipped, but it's unwrapped! good track selection, i stand by this title, will go find the OT soon. bro we should do a video together to biz markie.
wait, rapestar, i think you might have some different expectations here....you into h games brah?

i like my h games like i like my gangster rap

 

[IrishNinja]

*high-fives*
i cant hate you for hating on my Sega-love, Raichus. i checked US PSN today, and you're right, no Outrun 2 to be found, will check the EU one soon.

 

[firehawk12]

I mean the events of 1-3.

Ah, yeah, some of the questions from 1 and 3 are answered I suppose... but it still works as a stand alone story - mostly because of the new characters.

Also, alternate costumes anyone? I feel like I'm missing an obvious menu option to change the costumes.

 

[Edgeward]

Zero Jewel get! Got the Tanimura trophy easily =D And even got the turkey bowling trophy during a hostess date. Goddamn, I felt so happy when I got the 3rd strike. I never thought I would get it.

 

[Noisepurge]

I mean the events of 1-3.

yes, again, there are recaps on previous events and character bios on all major players.

 

[Edgeward]

Also, alternate costumes anyone? I feel like I'm missing an obvious menu option to change the costumes.

You have to be in premium mode and change at Naomi's place I believe. That what Bob A is for.

EDIT: Maybe try at New Serena? It worked like that in Y3.

Tanimura's style is sooo good, like being able to just go into heat after a square combo. It just fucking sucks for IF7-R, I lost to the Akiyama and Saejima simulations because of a time over. I haven't found an attack that is as broken as Saejima's helicopter spin yet.

 

[firehawk12]

You have to be in premium mode and change at Naomi's place I believe. That what Bob A is for.

Weird. I thought I tried going there already and nothing came up. Maybe I'll check again soon.

I think it's hilarious that even though Haruka isn't in the game much, she still has a "favor" meter to build up.

 

[JEKKI]

I've been doing square x 5, triangle, Heat with Tanimura over n over again and I have yet to unlock a followup Heat move!!!

does he not have one for square x 5??? I got followups for all the other lower hit combos...

I also did a sidequest where I fought Maria's entourage of bodyguards named after bball players...

that was kinda cool I guess.