My OF THE END (hardest difficulty setting) save file is sitting on 20 hrs. Keep in mind I think I skipped cutscenes when I played through on OF THE END.
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Yakuza: Dead Souls |OT| MAJIMA GORO TIME YOU GUYS
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My OF THE END (hardest difficulty setting) save file is sitting on 20 hrs. Keep in mind I think I skipped cutscenes when I played through on OF THE END.
I'm sure someone can easily completely everything in way under a hundred hours.
Its a full Yakuza game. You won't feel shafted when you complete it. You have the sidequests, minigames and other difficulty levels to play with. Its really no different than the others in terms of having extra content to explore.
Are they bad or are you just the type of gamer who doesn't care for cutscenes?
The cutscene/story moments are my favourite part of the Yakuza series games.
It's possible that he imported and didn't understand them or understand them enough
slaughterking
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Very cool. Looking forward to DS much more now.
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
The cutscenes are as good as in previous Yakuza games. Some of them are a bit more tongue in cheek here however.
I skipped through them because it would have been my third time watching them through. I played the game through on Hard, then EX-Hard and then OF THE END. There's nothing wrong the with the cutscenes. They're perfectly fine.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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Dang I still don't even have Yakuza 4 yet!
Slacking
Slacking
distantmantra
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I had a lot of fun with OF THE END, just don't expect the same old RGG experience you've had the last couple of times out (ie. battle system).
Oh that's great. I was worried for a bit there.
I'm totally in for a bit more silly Yakuza. I enjoyed what little there was in the demo, but I would enjoy anything with Akiyama.
The funny thing is I think the combat in Yakuza is the part that excites me the least. I like the more Shenmue-like aspects better.
dakkumauji
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I was very intrigued by the trailers, but I need to start and finish Yakuza 4 first before I buy this.
Dang I still don't even have Yakuza 4 yet!
Slacking
Me too
Hopefully there will be a demo like with 3 and 4.
Yep. I don't hate them as much as I'm tired of them.
I will basically buy it for that majima karaoke scene.
More hyped now that I read through this topic and saw the point about it still being a fairly full Yakuza game. 20+ hours seems excellent, as long as the shooting isn't boring or lame.
VeryGooster
Banned
"Hey! Did you just bump into me? Give me your fuckin' braaaainnnnssssss...."
Gonna try to get this within the month.
Gonna try to get this within the month.
xXBetter Off DadXx
Member
I played the Japanese demo awhile back, and I remember being put off by the controls at the beginning, but then once I played it further into the game it became a non-issue. Will be picking this up ASAP, as Yakuza 3 and 4 have given me my moneys worth many times over.
disappeared
Banned
Was this the version of Yakuza that had earthquakes that were cut after the disaster last year? Or am I thinking of another game entirely?
#1 defender
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You're probably thinking of Disaster Report 4, which got cancelled. Ryu Ga Gotoku Of The End (japanese version of Yakuza: Dead Souls) just got delayed due to the disaster, along with Motorstorm: Apocalypse.
slaughterking
Member
I don't think it has earthquakes. It still has a very catastrophic theme, though, that was just inappropriate for the time.
quinntendopower
Banned
i approve of this thread, and plan on purchasing it day one so i can get my platinum
distantmantra
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It's not necessary, but having played RGG/Yakuza 2 helps a little bit. More than just Gouda.
immortal-joe
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I've one a great job of staying away from media / trailers for this game since I knew they were eventually going to localize it.
But I must ask: is there any hand-to-hand combat in the game?
They've done so much good work in polishing their fighting engine, so I find it hard to believe they would completely dump it.
But I must ask: is there any hand-to-hand combat in the game?
They've done so much good work in polishing their fighting engine, so I find it hard to believe they would completely dump it.
R_thanatos
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No the focus is on guns
immortal-joe
Member
Thanks. Pretty ballsy of them, but fuck it. Yakuza = Day one
distantmantra
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Guns.
There is one section with hand to hand.
AND IT'S HILARIOUS. Kazuma refuses to use guns and keeps trying to beat down the zombies, but they keep getting up.
IrishNinja
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OP updated! thanks to bree & others for actual impressions.
as for Black Panther/PSP games: cat collecting does sound cool, i kinda dismissed the first game after Segata and others commented that it was the weakest of the lot. i'd still love to see us get it one day, but maybe and HD collection of 1 & 2 is more likely? who knows, i never really think this team gets a huge budget but Nagoshi did get that promotion!
aw man, you guys. 4's not even that long, how'd you put it down?! ya'll need to get on that!
buncha bums! haha - honestly im still debating just hitting up gamestop, or more likely, seeing if i can rent a day 1 copy from gamefly, they usually let me keep them at around $45, and i can tell myself i got a new copy & created more demand that way too.
god i hope so! one trailer showed mini-games and bar action, so I can only assume. leaving out scotch would be worse than dropping hostesses, really.
I admittedly also don't get Sega's release date mentality, but i'm just glad to see this series still localized.
guys i know it's a big month with a lotta big games, and this one screams half-off next month! etc, but if you can, try to support it early, as your dollar will have a lot more effect telling Sega we want these games than EA/bioware (for example) who's already gonna sell millions anyway! it's your choice of course, just a suggestion.
i love how these threads attract all the right people.
as for Black Panther/PSP games: cat collecting does sound cool, i kinda dismissed the first game after Segata and others commented that it was the weakest of the lot. i'd still love to see us get it one day, but maybe and HD collection of 1 & 2 is more likely? who knows, i never really think this team gets a huge budget but Nagoshi did get that promotion!
Dang I still don't even have Yakuza 4 yet!
Slacking
aw man, you guys. 4's not even that long, how'd you put it down?! ya'll need to get on that!
buncha bums! haha - honestly im still debating just hitting up gamestop, or more likely, seeing if i can rent a day 1 copy from gamefly, they usually let me keep them at around $45, and i can tell myself i got a new copy & created more demand that way too.
god i hope so! one trailer showed mini-games and bar action, so I can only assume. leaving out scotch would be worse than dropping hostesses, really.
I admittedly also don't get Sega's release date mentality, but i'm just glad to see this series still localized.
guys i know it's a big month with a lotta big games, and this one screams half-off next month! etc, but if you can, try to support it early, as your dollar will have a lot more effect telling Sega we want these games than EA/bioware (for example) who's already gonna sell millions anyway! it's your choice of course, just a suggestion.
i love how these threads attract all the right people.
valentine71
Banned
Great thread. I don't like other playeble characters (not that i don't like actually, i just want Kiryu), i don't like zombies, i know the price will be halfway down in a week or two but i will still get this day one. One of my favourite video game series. One of the most special and detailed game series ever made.
Every Yakuza released outside Japan since Yakuza 2 only has Japanese audio. So yeah, it does.
3 and 4 only had Japanese voice overs. So I would say it's safe to say this one does too.
Lumpy Onion
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I was going to pick this up on release day, but I just got around to buying Yakuza 1-4 a few days ago. I imagine this would just sit on my shelf a while before I finish those. And I am guessing that playing this first would probably spoil some of the twists/deaths in the other Yakuza games. That and I won't know who the hell any of these people are.
distantmantra
Member
Good luck killing some of the bigger enemies with items.
The gunplay isn't bad, but it's not as intuitive as Binary Domain.
Yeah, I don't want 5 either
IrishNinja
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aw man Totobeni why you gotta be here
i wish i could ban you from yakuza and suda threads sometimes
i wish i could ban you from yakuza and suda threads sometimes
I love Yakuza series, Kenzan and Yakuza 3 are in my top 10 this gen I even liked the Spin off on PSP, it's just that Yakuza 4 was really fucking shitty and horrible.
PepsimanVsJoe
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IrishNinja
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4 was like my GOTY last year man! haha...for real though, your opinions break my heart
ps goddammit gravijah stop replaying FF games and get crackin'