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Yakuza: Like a Thread

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  • RadiusRadius Registered User regular
    why won't anyone rank Dead Souls on their Yakuza lists

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  • hoodie13hoodie13 punch bro Registered User regular
    cause no one's played it maybe they should put it out here

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    Me seeing they put an entire rhythm game segment in Y5*

    "Ooohhhh no!"

    Also its time to become an idol!

  • Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    dead souls is better than 4, but the best yakuza game is fist of the north star: lost paradise

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    Hmm you know playing 5 I think I kind of get where the dissatisfaction with 6 might be coming from.
    I mean Yakuza has always been a soap opera

    But it does feel weird to give Haruka this big story about trying to be a Idol only to get her teen pregnant and put her on a bus the next game.

  • NitsuaNitsua Gloucester, VARegistered User regular
    hoodie13 wrote: »
    cause no one's played it maybe they should put it out here

    I have it on my PS3, so it’s here, for various definitions of here. I got it on a whim at Best Buy for $20 not knowing what Yakuza was, tried playing it and realized there was a lot of story behind these characters that I was missing and decided to start finding the real games. Now I own all but Judgment (well, except for the Japan exclusive ones). I even have Fist of the North Star, now that is a perfect fit for the engine. I’m still playing through Kiwami 2, but I hope to have them finished sometime this year.

  • Crippl3Crippl3 oh noRegistered User regular
    https://www.gematsu.com/2020/09/new-yakuza-title-to-be-announced-on-september-27
    Co-host of the Sega TGS stream said that there's a new Yakuza announcement and then deleted the tweet 🤔

  • Crippl3Crippl3 oh noRegistered User regular
    Crippl3 wrote: »
    https://www.gematsu.com/2020/09/new-yakuza-title-to-be-announced-on-september-27
    Co-host of the Sega TGS stream said that there's a new Yakuza announcement and then deleted the tweet 🤔

    Oh, well
    Seeies producer Masayoshi Yokoyama said in another tweet this was a mistake, no new game announcement on the stream

  • PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    edited September 2020
    For reasons unclear even to myself, I've decided to replay Yakuza 0 and go for the Platinum. I recognize this as a foolhardy and potentially impossible endeavor - mahjong looms like an goliath on the horizon.

    BUT, my attempts thus far have already borne some unexpected fruits. Playing on Legendary has given me an appreciation for Rush mode, for instance. When I first played Y0, I got Beast mode and never looked back. But it turns out that, when swarmed by goons that can stun lock you into oblivion in seconds flat, "not getting hit" is pretty fuckin' useful!

    I've also found all sorts of shit that I didn't even know was in the game, just from slowly working my way through the Completion List. Pool has puzzle challenges, where you make trick shots for money! Bowling has a challenge mode where you knock down tricky splits! Baseball has a high-stakes, one-miss-and-you're-out challenge course! Mama from Earth Angel can be recruited as a Real Estate advisor!

    Y0 was my first exposure to the Yakuza series. I knew, intellectually, that it was a massive, sprawling thing. But I didn't appreciate on my first playthrough just how deep it was. How packed to the fucking gills it is. How content it is to let you not even be aware of full-ass mini-games it has. Gosh, what a game.

    Telephone Club and Catfighting still suck complete shit, tho

    Poorochondriac on
  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    Yes the telephone club minigame is bad BUT the qte to answer the phone rules

  • H0b0manH0b0man Registered User regular
    I think that by far the hardest part of my Y0 plat was the climax battles.

    Mahjong was a daunting wall, but I watched a few basic "how to" videos online and while I'm still trash at mahjong I was able to grasp enough to get the completion list done. Honestly some of the other Japanese gambling games gave me about as much of a challenge since I'm not familiar with how they play. I still couldn't tell you wtf I was doing in Koi-Koi, but I somehow managed to finish it on the list.

    The climax battles are some shit though. I remember sitting down one weekend to clear them and it was like 3am the next morning by the time I was able to beat them all.

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  • Kristmas KthulhuKristmas Kthulhu Currently Kultist Kthulhu Registered User regular
    koi-koi rules when you understand how to play. I legit looked up ways to play against humans online after I read through a rules guide on gamefaqs and played a bunch against the AI

  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    Y5 stuff
    Man every time I like a female character in Yakuza this happens...

  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QJZGvIlO-I

    All it's missing is a counter.
    "You look dee-li-cious..." Hamill is always a highlight.

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  • AshcroftAshcroft LOL The PayloadRegistered User regular
  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    Yeah, I notice how random Japanese words get slipped into that script somehow...

    "That motherfucking bastard disrespected you, ANIKI-KUN"

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  • Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    Odd thought: after watching Beastars, I'd totally be up for having Kiryu's dub voiced by Legoshi's VA (Jonah Scott). I'd miss that rumbly baritone, though.

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  • YaYaYaYa Decent. Registered User regular


    hrm

    hrm

    I mean, whatever, I was fully intending for the first game I complete on my PS5 to be PS4-ass Y7, it's just weird to me that the upgrade is that far out

  • H0b0manH0b0man Registered User regular
    Have they said what the PS4/PS5 version differences will be beyond "it'll be prettier"?

    I'd be interested in seeing a comparison video.

    Of course I still have to finish Y3 and then play 4-6 before 7 so I guess I'll just wait for the ps5 version anyways. I highly doubt I'm going to get through the series in time for the ps4 release.

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  • YaYaYaYa Decent. Registered User regular
    H0b0man wrote: »
    Have they said what the PS4/PS5 version differences will be beyond "it'll be prettier"?

    I'd be interested in seeing a comparison video.

    Of course I still have to finish Y3 and then play 4-6 before 7 so I guess I'll just wait for the ps5 version anyways. I highly doubt I'm going to get through the series in time for the ps4 release.

    just looking at the video they linked there it looks like a smoother framerate is the main thing

  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    I'm still deep enough in Yakuza 5 and will need a break from this series after mainlining it this year, so I probably won't get 7 until the PS5 version drops anyway

  • miscellaneousinsanitymiscellaneousinsanity grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and brother, i hurt peopleRegistered User regular
    i stalled out on Y6 and have instead been playing judgment! i like it! it's a nice streamlined Yakuza Experience™, though while i am generally focused on the main plot i do have to dock points for the lack of karaoke

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  • DaebunzDaebunz Registered User regular
    edited September 2020
    I dont plan on waiting for 7 on ps5 but I am also bad with money and prefer physical so I guess I will sell my copy toward that one when it's out

    Daebunz on
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  • DiarmuidDiarmuid Amazing Meatball Registered User regular
    YaYa wrote: »


    hrm

    hrm

    I mean, whatever, I was fully intending for the first game I complete on my PS5 to be PS4-ass Y7, it's just weird to me that the upgrade is that far out

    Microsoft bought time limited exclusivity on the upgrade.

    Video games are dumb.

  • Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    Finally overcame my distractions and beat Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise. Goddamn, that final run is tense and nuts and wonderful.

    This game got unfairly slept on, I feel. And do did the soundtrack, which contains this Absolute Banger.

    https://youtu.be/w4Km-16EJRw

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    North Star was a lot of goofy fun, as someone who has no history with that franchise myself

  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    Lost Paradise asks very little of you, franchise-wise

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  • Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    I'm miffed that the Lost Paradise soundtrack isn't on Spotify. This shit is so good.

    https://youtu.be/rZTKGGNY7vg

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  • PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    I have progressed far enough in my replay of Y0 that I've gotten to the eastern gambling games, none of which I even touched first go-round.

    Cee-lo would be super fun in person, with my friends, shittalking and goading each other into terrible bets. Absolutely miserable digital, against AI.

    Oichu-kabu? This shit rules. Genuinely compelling. Glad I'm on this quixotic quest, because now I know it's dope.

  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    Crippl3 wrote: »

    what do you think the yakuza do

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  • Crippl3Crippl3 oh noRegistered User regular
    Crippl3 wrote: »

    what do you think the yakuza do

    Good wholesome things! Saving people from muggers! Helping down-on-their-luck hostess clubs! Buying porn for minors!

  • Zilla360Zilla360 21st Century. |She/Her| Trans* Woman In Aviators Firing A Bazooka. ⚛️Registered User regular
    Crippl3 wrote: »
    Crippl3 wrote: »

    what do you think the yakuza do

    Good wholesome things! Saving people from muggers! Helping down-on-their-luck hostess clubs! Buying porn for minors!
    Helping a random dude on the street demonstrate his new bag-phone!

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  • Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    Zilla360 wrote: »
    Crippl3 wrote: »
    Crippl3 wrote: »

    what do you think the yakuza do

    Good wholesome things! Saving people from muggers! Helping down-on-their-luck hostess clubs! Buying porn for minors!
    Helping a random dude on the street demonstrate his new bag-phone!

    Helping a dominatrix perfect her skills! Busting an oddly familiar-looking panty thief!

    I really do have to wonder what the side quest writers room at RGG looks like. How they make 80+ unique quests every time is mind boggling.

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  • PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    Zilla360 wrote: »
    Crippl3 wrote: »
    Crippl3 wrote: »

    what do you think the yakuza do

    Good wholesome things! Saving people from muggers! Helping down-on-their-luck hostess clubs! Buying porn for minors!
    Helping a random dude on the street demonstrate his new bag-phone!

    Helping a dominatrix perfect her skills! Busting an oddly familiar-looking panty thief!

    I really do have to wonder what the side quest writers room at RGG looks like. How they make 80+ unique quests every time is mind boggling.

    Well, more like 79

    They save a bit of time by copy and pasting the "Pretend to be my boyfriend" template once a game

    (The best version of that, by a country mile, is in North Star)

  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    I like to think that somewhere in Japan, a Yakuza boss has played these games and passed down an ultimatum for his underbosses to start going around helping random people.

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  • miscellaneousinsanitymiscellaneousinsanity grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and brother, i hurt peopleRegistered User regular
    i remember they did interview some actual yakuza and they thought that the characters' fashion sense was terrible

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  • H0b0manH0b0man Registered User regular
    https://boingboing.net/2010/08/10/yakuza-3-review.html#more

    Ya they really didn't like Kiryu's shirt.

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  • PhillisherePhillishere Registered User regular
    Kiryu being a crappy dresser is canon. There’s an entire quest in Yakuza 0 based on it.

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