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    DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited September 2019
    I have over 150 hours in Yakuza Zero.

    At least 50% of that was me playing Real Estate Tycoon and Part-time Club Manager.

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    Oh

    Oh no

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    rhylithrhylith Death Rabbits HoustonRegistered User regular
    I really didn’t care for the real estate stuff since it was a lot more passive background stuff and way more expensive to maintain, but the cabaret ruled.

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    mxmarksmxmarks Registered User regular
    I didn't like the real estate stuff but I admit I was very, very addicted to it in part because I had a chicken as a manager and that ending cutscene when you beat the final fight for a zone was the coolest thing Ive ever seen anyone do.

    I also never got sick of "I'll buy it....IN CASH!"

    PSN: mxmarks - WiiU: mxmarks - twitter: @ MikesPS4 - twitch.tv/mxmarks - "Yes, mxmarks is the King of Queens" - Unbreakable Vow
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    DepressperadoDepressperado I just wanted to see you laughing in the pizza rainRegistered User regular
    I just taught some band nerds how to be hard af hooligans to impress their fans

    I am become the proud papa

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    PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    Real estate was only intermittently fun, but was SO lucrative

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    DepressperadoDepressperado I just wanted to see you laughing in the pizza rainRegistered User regular
    Yakuza 0 is just so dang charming

    I played the original, the PS2 one, but not much

    but I can't get enough of just running around beating the shit out of dummies and finding side quests and eating sushi and stuff, playing that stupid claw game

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    DemonStaceyDemonStacey TTODewback's Daughter In love with the TaySwayRegistered User regular
    We are getting to see live gameplay stuff 9-13!

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    The payoff for the ‘secret password’ mission in Y0 is EXTREMELY good

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    DepressperadoDepressperado I just wanted to see you laughing in the pizza rainRegistered User regular
    really, the only problem I have with the game is that you have to hold down the button to keep your target

    unless there is like, an option I missed.

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    I had to call @Janson in to see the adult magazine side mission, it’s really good

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    MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    Moriveth wrote: »
    I had to call @Janson in to see the adult magazine side mission, it’s really good

    'don't show your mom, kid'

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    Kristmas KthulhuKristmas Kthulhu Currently Kultist Kthulhu Registered User regular
    really, the only problem I have with the game is that you have to hold down the button to keep your target

    unless there is like, an option I missed.

    There's not, the fighting system is honestly kinda weak in my opinion.

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    Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    Mysst wrote: »
    Moriveth wrote: »
    I had to call @Janson in to see the adult magazine side mission, it’s really good

    'don't show your mom, kid'

    The thing they did with the kid's name made me put the controller down and laugh for several solid minutes.

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    metaghostmetaghost An intriguing odor A delicate touchRegistered User regular
    Yeah, it’s pretty frustrating that after 8+ iterations of the fighting system it has yet to incorporate a useful targeting system.

    It feels like they prioritize having the player whiff attacks over ensuring that the player has fun with combat.

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    So when do I get to buy more businesses in Real Estate Royale, anyway?

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    DaebunzDaebunz Registered User regular
    edited September 2019
    Mysst wrote: »
    Moriveth wrote: »
    I had to call @Janson in to see the adult magazine side mission, it’s really good

    'don't show your mom, kid'

    The thing they did with the kid's name made me put the controller down and laugh for several solid minutes.

    it's been a long ass time since I played 0 and saw that substory, was the joke with his name?

    Daebunz on
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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    Mysst wrote: »
    Moriveth wrote: »
    I had to call @Janson in to see the adult magazine side mission, it’s really good

    'don't show your mom, kid'

    The thing they did with the kid's name made me put the controller down and laugh for several solid minutes.

    it's been a long ass time since I played 0 and saw that substory, was the joke with his name?
    Before you give him the magazine he’s ‘innocent lad’, afterward he is ‘sophisticated lad’

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    DaebunzDaebunz Registered User regular
    i totally forgot that gag and that is good

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    IronKnuckle's GhostIronKnuckle's Ghost Registered User regular
    I'm living in Kabukichou for the next week and hey let's see how closely the games follow real li-
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    Oh, it's real.

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    It's just, it's all real huh.

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    Crippl3Crippl3 oh noRegistered User regular
    While you're out can you stop at the Smile Burger and pick me up a shake, thanks

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    Hey man I REALLY need some pocket tissues fast if you can hook me up

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    MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    ok now go find Kyushu No. 1 Star and take a picture

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    PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    Go to Ikinari Steak and take a picture with the company CEO

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    So like, other than the chains like Ikinari Steak, are the little local places like Kyushu No.1 actually there?

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    So are pocket tissues a fucky thing? They're a fucky thing, aren't they?

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    MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    Moriveth wrote: »
    So are pocket tissues a fucky thing? They're a fucky thing, aren't they?

    no, they're an ad thing. but for fucky places

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    Oh okay

    I figured they were at least fucky-adjacent since in Tokyo Xanadu Ex+ you meet someone that says “I’m supposed to give these pocket tissues to people but I can’t give them to you because you’re underage.”

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    metaghostmetaghost An intriguing odor A delicate touchRegistered User regular
    They may be more "fucky" these days, but when I lived in Tokyo between 2005-07, they mostly advertised local non-porn adjacent businesses or were simply for whatever was the nearest Conbini. Genuinely just struck me as "everyone vaguely ill wears a facemask, which is apparently 98% of the population, so of course they all need easy access to free tissues."

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    I have unlocked the cabaret club stuff

    Good god, Yakuza

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    I just didn't get into the cabaret club stuff like everyone else did

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    IronKnuckle's GhostIronKnuckle's Ghost Registered User regular
    edited September 2019
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    So like, other than the chains like Ikinari Steak, are the little local places like Kyushu No.1 actually there?

    There are plenty of chain places and little independent restaurants. Pachislot stuff is all over the place, along with some more traditional arcades. Lots of thinly veiled adult entertainment establishments. At least one convenience store every thirty meters. I'm sure if I could read anything I'd have a better sense of the place.

    In general Kabukichou is an assault on the senses that Akihabara wishes it was. There's just so much, everywhere you go.

    Few hours ago a typhoon went right up the bay. Worst has passed Tokyo by now, but JR cancelled all the trains. Doesn't look like the power went out anywhere, which is incredible.

    Oh and the streets are laid out exactly as they are in the game. It is truly bizarre to be on the other side of the world and just instinctively know how to navigate.

    IronKnuckle's Ghost on
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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited September 2019
    That's all very cool but I want to know if I can walk into a place called Kyushu No.1 Star and get me some ramen

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    IronKnuckle's GhostIronKnuckle's Ghost Registered User regular
    Kyushu No. 1 Star does not appear to exist outside of the games.

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    miscellaneousinsanitymiscellaneousinsanity grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and brother, i hurt peopleRegistered User regular
    okay but can you at least order every item off the menu at a restaurant in one sitting

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    okay but can you at least order every item off the menu at a restaurant in one sitting

    I mean I can do that here

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    IronKnuckle's GhostIronKnuckle's Ghost Registered User regular
    okay but can you at least order every item off the menu at a restaurant in one sitting

    Absolutely and when I did I felt a bit different. I went and prayed at a shrine and now when I punch dudes, more cash comes flying out of them.


    Which is good, cause you can't go more than a block without some biker guys wanting to fight you.

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    PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    Have you purchased a porno for a child, yet?

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    IronKnuckle's GhostIronKnuckle's Ghost Registered User regular
    The "yet" at the end of that sentence is, well, fraught.

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    Okay, so the hostess club stuff is pretty frantic and enjoyable. Thankfully it also doesn't seem to be too terribly difficult.

    I also got myself shaken down, woops. Oh well, I'll get that money back eventually.

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