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Gaming => General Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: Aki-at on December 06, 2014, 01:24:17 pm
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Just announced.
ITS COMING GUYS.
HOLY SHIT.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
GAME OF THE FOREVER IS COMING!
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Info and trailer here: SEGA and Sony co-publishing... I'll buy it just for support. Don't even have a PS3/4...
http://blogs.sega.com/2014/12/06/sega-sony-partner-to-launch-yakuza-5-in-the-west/
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Thank you Sony.
I'll buy it just for support. Don't even have a PS3/4...
"Mr Nagoshi, I have bad news. We fell short of our Quota for Yakuza 6 Development by one retail sale. I'm very sorry... WAIT A MINUTE!"
Also I'm pretty sure it's digital only, so not sure how you'll buy it without a console.
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As if I was going to put away my PS3 anytime soon.
See y'all in the Summer. This is probably one of the best possible outcomes from #buildingthelist as far as my personal preferences, if not the best.
Huzzah
Info and trailer here: SEGA and Sony co-publishing... I'll buy it just for support. Don't even have a PS3/4...
http://blogs.sega.com/2014/12/06/sega-sony-partner-to-launch-yakuza-5-in-the-west/
a hero hath arrived =3
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Great news! It does seem to be digital only, I guess not everyone will be happy about that, but I'm not complaining. The fact that the game is being localized at all is something that I wasn't expecting.
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Hey look.
Good news
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SEGA is listening. Never gave up hope!
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highlight of the conference! Nice to see Sega presence.
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Taking back my ps3 from my brother it seems. Best news of the show indeed!
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Will be buying this to support as well, incredibly great news.
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Thank you Sony.
"Mr Nagoshi, I have bad news. We fell short of our Quota for Yakuza 6 Development by one retail sale. I'm very sorry... WAIT A MINUTE!"
Also I'm pretty sure it's digital only, so not sure how you'll buy it without a console.
you can buy PlayStation games digitally without owning the consoles through the web store.
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Great news! I haven't played much of the series, but the Japanese trailers for this game made it look ace! Much want.
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Digital Only? Better than nothing, not sure if I'll get it with such a small HDD on my PS3.
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All right! This is the best news I've heard in a while. Digital-only isn't my favorite scenario, but I'll take what I can get.
Regarding the trailer - I'm glad to see they featured some dialog with subtitles. With the Western Yakuza 4 trailers, it almost seemed like they were trying to hide the fact that the game is subtitled. This is the proper way to go - just do the trailer like a foreign film. At this point there's plenty of gamers who can appreciate a subtitled game rather than a badly dubbed one.
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So a NeoGAF member posted this from the PR contact list from Sony's press site:
(http://i.imgur.com/1HBclmg.jpg)
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=142109689&postcount=689 (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=142109689&postcount=689)
Note the "Yakuza franchise (Y5 and Y0)".
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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!! So excited!
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Seems like were back on we were before, the samurai spin-off is ignored :-(
Sony should of stepped in for a partnership way back in 2008 for Kenzan.
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So a NeoGAF member posted this from the PR contact list from Sony's press site:
(http://i.imgur.com/1HBclmg.jpg)
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=142109689&postcount=689 (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=142109689&postcount=689)
Note the "Yakuza franchise (Y5 and Y0)".
He writes for Gematsu as Sal Romano. There was a later post in that same topic where he writes about Sega PR getting back to him and says "sorry that was a mistake blah blah" but...
=)
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He writes for Gematsu as Sal Romano. There was a later post in that same topic where he writes about Sega PR getting back to him and says "sorry that was a mistake blah blah" but...
=)
Mistake, ehh? We really gonna accept that? Hell no!!
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Hell of a specific mistake to make!
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Well, they're not lying about it being a mistake. Obviously they didn't intend to announce it yet if Yakuza Zero really is being localized. :V
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It'd make sense for SEGA to start publishing Yakuza 0 after Yakuza 5 is out of the way. A lot of things that was holding that title from coming over (Biggest in series, Haruka dance segments, SEGA's restructuring issues.) isn't present in Yakuza 0. If they were happy enough from the sales of Yakuza 3 and 4, however little they might have been, than I don't see any reason why they wouldn't greenlight the sixth installment to be localised, especially after SEGA Sammy's recent comments that next generation consoles are doing favorably in the West.
I mean, it's not a foregone conclusion, they'd/Sony still would want to see some good sales from the fifth game but it's not as far fetched anymore.
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SEGA is listening. Never gave up hope!
Sony is listening.
Either way I'm excited for this. Would re-buy a PS3 if I'm not back home by the time it comes out.
Looked up the trailer, it's quite good. Comments never fail to be wonderful too:
(http://i61.tinypic.com/a3mdn8.png)
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So if Sony hadn't stepped in Y5 wouldn't get translated....and people are happy about this? Have to see how it sells..but this is similar to the BAY2 situation. Would the ones who can't read japanese ever have gotten to play it if they had to wait for Sega..and Sega alone?
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So if Sony hadn't stepped in Y5 wouldn't get translated....and people are happy about this? Have to see how it sells..but this is similar to the BAY2 situation. Would the ones who can't read japanese ever have gotten to play it if they had to wait for Sega..and Sega alone?
We are fans of the game, so we don't care who translates it so long as we can play it. But I agree, we should be thanking Sony not Sega.
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We are fans of the game, so we don't care who translates it so long as we can play it. But I agree, we should be thanking Sony not Sega.
But i'm really talking about the next time..you all get Y5 ..yay..so what about the next YAKUZA game..what if Sony doesn't step in with that? And sega carries on doing what they have been doing? It means the situation hasn't really changed..or been addressed..
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So if Sony hadn't stepped in Y5 wouldn't get translated....and people are happy about this? Have to see how it sells..but this is similar to the BAY2 situation. Would the ones who can't read japanese ever have gotten to play it if they had to wait for Sega..and Sega alone?
I don't think SEGA would have but I'd be interested to see how the deal went down.
Is Sony alone responsible for it? Did SEGA try to push Sony to be more active in promoting this franchise in the West as they are in Japan? What's Sony's profit split and what are their plans for the rest of the series? Is Yakuza 5 the only one they are looking to bring over or is SEGA looking to take responsibility for that once Yakuza 5 has been released? If this sells well do we get retail discs next time round? Is this just another title to beef up SEGA's digital revenues? So many questions.
Either way it's good to see the series has another chance, perhaps it's last one. Hopefully it gets some good marketing behind it now that Sony is more involved.
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I think it's great. Sony's brand is much stronger than Sega's these days, especially in the west. The game might even do better this way.
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In the beginning of SEGA 3rd party life, we saw the console holders supporting SEGA, then we had Sammy backing things, but then they also backed out. Come on Nagoshi, remove your pride and let Sony help you in the west!
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Honestly i'm just as grateful towards sony as I was towards nintendo with bayo 2. I can finally enjoy a new yakuza game. I played 3 and 4 straight after each other but felt fatigued at the end of 4 tbh. But after such a long break I couldnt be more excited! Hope Sony does this for 0 as well. Not sure if ishin is still gonna be localized since reception wasnt that great for the game from what i've read
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One thing for sure, this game will need the same push that had VC last month.
It's not gonna be the same situation and price but at least something similar if we really want Y0 in the West.
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One thing for sure, this game will need the same push that had VC last month.
It's not gonna be the same situation and price but at least something similar if we really want Y0 in the West.
Agreed, the fact that the fan effort during the campaign actually got the attention of Sony should be a good sign/first step, fans AND SEGA need to continue pushing to create awareness/interest if they want this to succeed even with Sony handling this.
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Either way it's good to see the series has another chance, perhaps it's last one. Hopefully it gets some good marketing behind it now that Sony is more involved.
Not going to happen This will be lucky to sell in any great numbers really . Nice to see it coming to the west, but its too late in the PS3 lifespan to make any major impact and you can bet in a few months time this will be given away free to PS+ users - which may make it see many new users come to the series.
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Agreed, the fact that the fan effort during the campaign actually got the attention of Sony should be a good sign/first step, fans AND SEGA need to continue pushing to create awareness/interest if they want this to succeed even with Sony handling this.
There was a Yakuza 5 campaign? Because this is from Sony's Gio Corsi holding his own campaign in which he asked people on Twitter what games they'd want localized or on Playstation systems.
Speaking of which, someone on GAF met him at the Playstation Experience, and apparently the game that got the most requests was Shenmue. (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=142174021&postcount=499) However, there are a lot of issues preventing it from being released. (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=142176208&postcount=502)
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Imagine it has to be the licensed tech SEGA used to produce the game with.
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There was a Yakuza 5 campaign? Because this is from Sony's Gio Corsi holding his own campaign in which he asked people on Twitter what games they'd want localized or on Playstation systems.
Speaking of which, someone on GAF met him at the Playstation Experience, and apparently the game that got the most requests was Shenmue. (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=142174021&postcount=499) However, there are a lot of issues preventing it from being released. (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=142176208&postcount=502)
I should have been clearer, I was referring to Sony's Build the List campaign and Adam Boyes mentioning Yakuza as one of the top requested titles when he commented on the campaign last year. Of course, Shenmue was also mentioned (along with FF Type-0) so it's not surprising.
Not surprising to hear about the restriction issues however...didn't one of the companies who created the technology close down? causing a lot of legal red tape?
Personally I'd argue if Sony could fund a David Cage project, Shenmue isn't TOO farfetched...but then again neither of those projects had the bombing stigmata that Shenmue carries.
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There was a Yakuza 5 campaign? Because this is from Sony's Gio Corsi holding his own campaign in which he asked people on Twitter what games they'd want localized or on Playstation systems.
Speaking of which, someone on GAF met him at the Playstation Experience, and apparently the game that got the most requests was Shenmue. (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=142174021&postcount=499) However, there are a lot of issues preventing it from being released. (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=142176208&postcount=502)
I don't think there's ever been any sort of concerted campaign. There's a looser one sort of in this NeoGAF thread (http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=515137) but that was just a collection of people hoping for Yakuza 5 and just posting whenever related news would come up. Beyond that you have other stray stuff like people in the official SEGA forums making petitions for Yakuza 5's localization.
In any case SuperSonicEX is probably just talking about fans seizing the opportunity (buildingthelist) to make themselves heard. The timing was such that lots of people were pissed but hadn't quite given up. Leading up to that we also had stray gaming media writers asking for Yakuza 5's localization.
edit: whaaaat...I missed the above post. :X
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In the beginning of SEGA 3rd party life, we saw the console holders supporting SEGA, then we had Sammy backing things, but then they also backed out. Come on Nagoshi, remove your pride and let Sony help you in the west!
That's not true..most of them backed out in the west because Sega didn't perform the way they wanted to. And in reality it was really one who backed out..Microsoft. Sony decided to market Sega games and tie them to an exclusive deal for the next big games because Sega games sold strong on Sony in japan.Nintendo did the same but with Sonic and a few other titles because Sega sold strongh on nintendo. Microsoft didn't. It had to take SOA under Jeffery to position Sega as a strong third party..which they managed to do..until things got messed up again..mainly towards the end of the last cycle and the mass cancellation. If things went correctly they would have been in a more solid position with the console manufacturers in carrying more big game exclusives.
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Like Aki, I do wonder how much Sega lobbied for this. I think it's a interesting move on Sega's part and I wonder if we can expect more. Valkyrie and Yakuza represent a trend, or if they're unrelated to one another
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Like Aki, I do wonder how much Sega lobbied for this. I think it's a interesting move on Sega's part and I wonder if we can expect more. Valkyrie and Yakuza represent a trend, or if they're unrelated to one another
Not much I would bet, but there's always a small core of people inside the group that will really push for moves like to happen (like with Outrun 2) . I wouldn't say it's a trend, just that people have really pushed for it and its suits SONY to have more content on PSN.
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Like Aki, I do wonder how much Sega lobbied for this. I think it's a interesting move on Sega's part and I wonder if we can expect more. Valkyrie and Yakuza represent a trend, or if they're unrelated to one another
Unrelated..its just coincidence..but we don't know if Y5 will sell well on PSN...I wouldn't be suprised if this is also available for Japan as well..which to me would explain Sony helping Sega with the translation. Sega did release VANQUISH on PSN before so its nothing really new..
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(http://i.imgur.com/r8MG2XX.gif)
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Is that a hack?! 8|
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Yes it is a hack.
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Yeah, they hacked a put in Haruka/the T-Set girls in the place of Kiryu, Saejima etc, it's a funny watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV9RrdIUpTI
That's not even the best one though. What happens when you replace Haruka's model with the other cast members of Yakuza 5?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbE43fdr6lA
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my little yakuza cant be this cute
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Actually it would be cool if you could create and customise you're own characters in this game...they were going to give you that option in SHENMUE ONLINE but of course it never came out..only RESONANCE OF FATE and the online PHANTASY STAR games really allows you that option.
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Actually it would be cool if you could create and customise you're own characters in this game.
I don't think that would work in a story rich game like Yakuza, - I'm not a big fan of it either truth be told and not a big fan of these Open World RPG's . To me RPG's should be all about the story and the characters not on sandbox gameplay
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I agree with TA, I don't think custom characters fit the Yakuza games.... at least not the main story! What would be cool is a 'Let's make a fighter' mini-game like in Y4, where you could build your own guy, then train him to fight in the underground arenas.
Yeah, they hacked a put in Haruka/the T-Set girls in the place of Kiryu, Saejima etc, it's a funny watch.
NeoGAF is boycotting the game, because they think this is 'cut content' because Sega didn't want the West to have 'Strong female characters' :-\
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So.. Should I finish 3 and buy 4 in order to play 5?
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So.. Should I finish 3 and buy 4 in order to play 5?
Yes.
You should finish 3 and buy 4 regardless, they are just good games.
What are you up to in 3?
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Last thing I remember doing was helping some little nerd whom had a crush on one of the older girls at the orphanage.. It's been a while since I've played it.
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Id skip to 4... 3 was the worst game in the series for me. 4 On the other hand was great.
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Id skip to 4... 3 was the worst game in the series for me. 4 On the other hand was great.
Really? I loved 3! I hear most people don't like it as much, but I actually liked it better than 4 I think. I preferred one character than having 4 different ones. Also really loved the two cities as opposed to the 3 levels of one city.
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Really? I loved 3! I hear most people don't like it as much, but I actually liked it better than 4 I think. I preferred one character than having 4 different ones. Also really loved the two cities as opposed to the 3 levels of one city.
I'm behind you on this one, I loved the third one more than the fourth one. Both are good games but I preferred sticking to one single character but I guess it'll come down to how much you like rising the kids. It was a nice change of pace for me.
But yeah Piro, I'd definitely recommend trying out the third one before the fourth.
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3 still gets a bad rap due to matter of the excised content, but the atmosphere of the Okinawa parts of the game is wonderful. I also found the fishing minigame at the beach to be surprisingly fun.
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The game was still absurdly long with the cut content. Wasn't most of it dating game bullshit anyway?
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Why skip a numbered Yakuza game anyway? It's not like we're dealing with Final Fantasy here. It's not a large number of games to get through. Play the first four games before the fifth one comes out is my goal. I'll probably pass on Dead Souls or play it after playing 5.
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Why skip a numbered Yakuza game anyway? It's not like we're dealing with Final Fantasy here. It's not a large number of games to get through. Play the first four games before the fifth one comes out is my goal. I'll probably pass on Dead Souls or play it after playing 5.
Dead Souls was shit. I quit the game before even getting half way.
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I've heard that Dead Souls might be worth playing if you're a fan of the series already as it has a lot of fanservice, but that outside of that it's a pretty bad game.
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The game was still absurdly long with the cut content. Wasn't most of it dating game bullshit anyway?
Yeah, the hostess clubs. I've never been able to get into those because they mostly seem like trial-and-error to me. Some people have told me they are winnable if you pay close attention to what the hostesses say, but the things they say aren't really very specific, and the way to 'win' them is to figure out what gifts they want based on their vague statements, or what kind of cologne to wear, etc.
Now, the massage minigame is actually kinda fun and funny, win or lose.
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A friend is selling me Dead Souls for $6, worth it?
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I enjoyed Dead Souls. It was fun. Controls hold it back from being perfect though.
Think Yakuza 4 crossed with Zombie Revenge.
I'd say it's worth having for 6 bucks.
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eh, it had it's moments (most of them involving Majima and sometimes Akiyama), the controls weren't the greatest which is especially true when dealing with bosses. If you can put up with it, then yea, $6 is okay I suppose...at least Premium Adventure mode is still there and you can run around with the DLC costumes.
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(http://40.media.tumblr.com/c87fd4b9ba09612fb16bde6b7afe7cc9/tumblr_nnzs8afvzA1qkz8azo1_500.jpg)
(http://41.media.tumblr.com/bda2c883b83bd3cb95cad94e3a2e34ec/tumblr_nnzs8afvzA1qkz8azo2_500.jpg)
http://carlaayatsugi.tumblr.com/post/118378169215/look-what-i-just-saw-at-work-legitimately-marked
Looks like Sony is advertising the game in US stores now.
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That's one benefit of 1st party getting involved. Probably the most exposure Yakuza gotten in North America since the first game. lol