[Like a Dragon]: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii coming February 21!

Grey Ghost

LIKE A DRAGON

It's the best video game series ever made. On this I think we all must agree. But it hasn't had a lot of pirates before.

Until... now

https://youtu.be/GCmDF0NqZQc?si=eeFgcRMZJZnP0BMe

https://youtu.be/viAEO_cMqfU?si=qAoUGEfg8guh84x2

WheatBun01

I'm on the last (I think) section of Yakuza 4 and I think this might be my least favorite? At the very least I think it had too many protagonists and there was one particular moment that was so gross and jarring that it almost made me stop playing.

What was up with the casual implication that Saejima was a pedophile? And also that Kiryu was just kinda ... fine with it? That shit was awful, and I'm hoping nothing like it ever comes up again, though I'm nervous knowing Haruka is playable in 5.

Grey Ghost

I'll be honest I mostly started the new thread because I want to talk about my new favorite part of Yakuza lore: Joon-gi Han

Spoilers for 6, LAD and I guess Online?

there have been several Joon-gi Hans. Obviously we first see the one in 6, and the one in LAD is specifically his body double, but RGG Online has another Joon-gi operating in Tokyo in 1999 and it's mentioned he was trained by a previous Joon-gi

And the one in LAD makes it clear he's going to continue the tradition and train a new one

Joon-gi Han is immortal

Grey Ghost

WheatBun01 wrote: »

I'm on the last (I think) section of Yakuza 4 and I think this might be my least favorite? At the very least I think it had too many protagonists and there was one particular moment that was so gross and jarring that it almost made me stop playing.

What was up with the casual implication that Saejima was a pedophile? And also that Kiryu was just kinda ... fine with it? That shit was awful, and I'm hoping nothing like it ever comes up again, though I'm nervous knowing Haruka is playable in 5.

I think it's just supposed to play like, he's been in prison for so long and this is the first girl or woman of any age he's seen in years and he reacts in... a certain manner

I don't think that scene needed to exist though!

But it's not an ongoing thing or, far as we know, a preference of his, and absolutely nothing in that vein ever comes up again

WheatBun01

Grey Ghost wrote: »

WheatBun01 wrote: »

I'm on the last (I think) section of Yakuza 4 and I think this might be my least favorite? At the very least I think it had too many protagonists and there was one particular moment that was so gross and jarring that it almost made me stop playing.

What was up with the casual implication that Saejima was a pedophile? And also that Kiryu was just kinda ... fine with it? That shit was awful, and I'm hoping nothing like it ever comes up again, though I'm nervous knowing Haruka is playable in 5.

I think it's just supposed to play like, he's been in prison for so long and this is the first girl or woman of any age he's seen in years and he reacts in... a certain manner

I don't think that scene needed to exist though!

But it's not an ongoing thing or, far as we know, a preference of his, and absolutely nothing in that vein ever comes up again

That's good to know! I liked him outside of that, but it was so jarring that it kind of took me out of his entire section. I really liked his tearful speech about how much he regrets killing those people, but it was just so ... weird. Thank you for the clarification.

Cello

I am on the second to lost boss fight and am eager to click spoilers but must abstain

But Yakuza 7 is real good, y'all

Grey Ghost

I think I was really pleasantly surprised by how positive and idealistic LAD is in the end. The other games aren't exactly downers but the way LAD committed to this uplifting story of underdogs was really just what I needed right now

Poorochondriac

Grey Ghost wrote: »

I think I was really pleasantly surprised by how positive and idealistic LAD is in the end. The other games aren't exactly downers but the way LAD committed to this uplifting story of underdogs was really just what I needed right now

Letting Judgment lean hard into the noir freed mainline Yakuza up in a REALLY satisfying way

Diarmuid

I started playing the Fist of the North Star game over the weekend

I'm pretty sure that bartender minigame was designed just to break controllers

Mysst

Diarmuid wrote: »

I started playing the Fist of the North Star game over the weekend

I'm pretty sure that bartender minigame was designed just to break controllers

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Poorochondriac

Mysst wrote: »

Diarmuid wrote: »

I started playing the Fist of the North Star game over the weekend

I'm pretty sure that bartender minigame was designed just to break controllers

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The Lovely Bastard

Mysst wrote: »

Diarmuid wrote: »

I started playing the Fist of the North Star game over the weekend

I'm pretty sure that bartender minigame was designed just to break controllers

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you are already drunk

cj iwakura

I had some Takoyaki in Little Tokyo. The exterior is delicious, but I'm not fond of the chewy texture of octopus.

The Lovely Bastard

Poorochondriac wrote: »

Mysst wrote: »

Diarmuid wrote: »

I started playing the Fist of the North Star game over the weekend

I'm pretty sure that bartender minigame was designed just to break controllers

MixmixmixMIXMIXMIXMIXMIX

this is still the best moment in any yakuza game

Cello

Just finished LAD and uh longer thoughts later but holy shit

Johnny Chopsocky

Cello wrote: »

Just finished LAD and uh longer thoughts later but holy shit

Emotionally, it's my favorite Yakuza ending. It's what solidified Ichiban as my favorite Yakuza protagonist.

A++++ maximum quality voice acting from all players involved, Japanese and English.

PaperLuigi44

Johnny Chopsocky wrote: »

Cello wrote: »

Just finished LAD and uh longer thoughts later but holy shit

Emotionally, it's my favorite Yakuza ending. It's what solidified Ichiban as my favorite Yakuza protagonist.

A++++ maximum quality voice acting from all players involved, Japanese and English.

I got to that scene at like 11:30pm but I was utterly engrossed in spite of how tired I was.

-SPI-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8al78NOugpg

I... what?

Collecting Staminans instead of bananas is a nice touch.

H0b0man

I have no idea why that Monkey Ball video made me think of this, I guess the idea of putting Kiryu into other video games.

If it doesn't already exist, there should be a RE2 mod that makes you Kiryu and Mr. X Majima with all the appropriate voice lines.

Cello

Johnny Chopsocky wrote: »

Cello wrote: »

Just finished LAD and uh longer thoughts later but holy shit

Emotionally, it's my favorite Yakuza ending. It's what solidified Ichiban as my favorite Yakuza protagonist.

A++++ maximum quality voice acting from all players involved, Japanese and English.

Honestly love how Ichiban is allowed to be openly emotional and cry; the acting and animation was *so good* there

Ichiban truly refusing to give up was on a knife edge of going too far/going on too long and the purity of that emotion really sold you on how far he was willing to go to try and rescue his friend from himself

I'm really surprised how well realized every character was in this game while also being tremendously lovable dirtbags

Especially having played it bit by bit from the Fall to now, I valued how real the relationships felt, and the way the characters connected over drinks or had silly small-talk on the street. It was kind of a hit of the social energy I was missing, having been locked down and all

I've talked about it a bunch with Grey Ghost and Rorschach, but I'm eager to see where they go from here as they've thrown off a lot of the weight of the previous Yakuza games and have really given themselves room to expand in new directions without the Tojo/Omi structure hanging over them, and that's great

Crippl3

-SPI- wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8al78NOugpg

I... what?

Collecting Staminans instead of bananas is a nice touch.

The guy in charge of Yakuza, Toshihiro Nagoshi, was/is the producer and director of the Monkey Ball series

PaperLuigi44

https://twitter.com/TheFantasticIan/status/1428036012907712513

You love to see it

DemonStacey

So Yagami's Master System in Judgment 2 has 8!! games on it.

Below!

Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Fantasy Zone
Penguin Land
Quartet
Enduro Racer
Woody Pop
Maze Hunter 3-D
Secret Command

cj iwakura

Finally started Judgment. Yagami's a lot more interesting than either Kiryu or Ichiban, at least it's a bit different than the norm.

cj iwakura

I spent literally all of Yagami's 13k yen on Fighting Vipers down to 1 yen.

Still didn't beat the game.

True yakuza detective life.

Crippl3

7 minutes of Lost Judgment story:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7ekk-bRKCE

-SPI-

Whoa

https://twitter.com/6d6f636869/status/1432212692006150152

Exclusive: China's NetEase is in final negotiations to poach Yakuza franchise creator Toshihiro Nagoshi from Sega.

I'm quite sure Ryu Ga Gotoku team is more than capable of continuing the series without Nagoshi, but it's still a crazy thought.

DemonStacey

I'm not sure what NetEase is but I'm guessing they don't make anything I would want and this is very sad news.

Dragkonias

DemonStacey wrote: »

I'm not sure what NetEase is but I'm guessing they don't make anything I would want and this is very sad news.

NetEase is a Chinese game maker much in the vein of Tencent. Apparently they're trying to make a go at them competitively and are poaching talented game developers cause of it.

As for the Yakuza news it is concerning but I think Yakuza has a formula that the rest of the team should be familiar with by this time. And who know maybe whoever takes over will bring in some good ideas.

Crippl3

NetEase does mobile games, they also publish Western online games in China. They're the ones behind the upcoming Diablo Immortal for phones, and they also publish all of Blizzard's stuff, and are the devs behind a bunch of popular mobile games like Identity V and Knives Out

Crippl3

Lost Judgment is getting some interesting DLC, here's the important bits

https://twitter.com/YakFan/status/1433656775979544583

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Detective life enhancement pack (Free Day 1)
Girlfriend Story Pack (3 additional women to date with exclusive stories), elixir recipes, extra master system games, new colors for your dog, a new skate park, a hover board, drone and an extra hard boss "Super Amon" 3/10

https://twitter.com/YakFan/status/1433656787325100033

Extra Master System Software is:
Fantasy Zone 2, Alien Syndrome, SDI, Darius II
All can be played from within Yagami's office. 5/10

https://twitter.com/YakFan/status/1433656804580466688

The Youth Drama Pack (Release date TBD)
This DLC pack includes new items for your Dance Club (including Yagami with glasses!), an enhanced robot to use in the robot battle club, enhanced bikes for the bike racing minigame, extra partners for the Boxing Gym, and... 8/10

https://twitter.com/YakFan/status/1433656809999544331

An entirely new fighting style for Yagami to use on the streets; Boxing style. The progression of this style will be linked to your level in the boxing gym and will also include a leveling system to unlock Yagami's true power using skill points. 9/10

https://twitter.com/YakFan/status/1433656815695405056

Masaharu Kaito's Casebook (Paid DLC, Release date TBD)
This story DLC can be accessed from Lost Judgment's main menu after purchasing from the PSN store. You'll play as Kaito working to solve an exclusive mystery. No further details have been released as of yet. 10/10

https://twitter.com/YakFan/status/1433665468959797270

To clarify; The DLC packs: Youth drama fulfillment pack, & Detective life enhancement pack, and Kaito story DLC are only free with the Lost Judgment Deluxe edition. The standard edition will be an extra fee.
11/10 (Sorry!)

playable Kaito DLC sounds sick

Diarmuid

Guess I'm buying the deluxe edition then

Grey Ghost

I've seen speculation that the Kaito DLC is them testing the waters for a protagonist change going forward, if that talent agency continues being weirdos

Though I imagine it would've had to be in the works well before that was an issue if it's available day 1

DemonStacey

Bah stupid digital deluxes. Is this one of those things where we can upgrade our physical versions to digital deluxe?

Diarmuid

Looks like the Kaito dlc isn't out until next year

https://twitter.com/PlayStationEU/status/1433777565018251270

Johnny Chopsocky

SEGA gonna fucking SEGA, huh?

Not surprising, if you've ever had a look at Persona DLC offerings

Poorochondriac

Briefly considered replaying Judgment before the sequel comes out, but then I remembered the Keihin Gang and nevermind

Dragkonias

Yeah the way things are sounding this made be Yagami's last game.

Which is a shame since I liked him.

Daebunz

protag swap to kaito was the first thing i thought of when all the talent agency shit started coming to light

i kinda hope that is the case, i like him

Diarmuid

Poorochondriac wrote: »

Briefly considered replaying Judgment before the sequel comes out, but then I remembered the Keihin Gang and nevermind

I replayed it about a month ago.
The Kehin Gang are still really bad.

Poorochondriac

I'm not OPPOSED to Kaito taking over, but I have some small concern that he'd end up feeling like Kiryu Lite