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Title: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Sharky on September 15, 2015, 09:30:12 am
I am hearing rumours that you can also play as Nishiki? Unconfirmed though, take it with a pinch of salt. Yakuza 1 remake is for PS3 and PS4. Yakuza 6 is a PS4 exclusive so I am HOPING for a new engine.

Yakuza remake trailer shows how the graphics have been updated:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMw_E_s4Y74
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Nirmugen on September 15, 2015, 01:28:03 pm
Nagoshi is going full throttle with this one.
A Special Chapter explaining Nishiki 10 Years dilemma? Direct relation with Yakuza Zero? "Everywhere Majima System"? What more is gonna show us?!

Is this real life, Aki?
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: TimmiT on September 15, 2015, 01:29:15 pm
Woops, didn't realize there was a thread for this game. Reposting this gif then (source is Hasney from NeoGAF)
(http://i.imgur.com/g74fQtX.gif)
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Pao on September 15, 2015, 01:33:57 pm
They said they're gonna show Yakuza 6 at this TGS, but don't quote me as I may have misheard it in the stream.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Sharky on September 15, 2015, 01:49:58 pm
They said they're gonna show Yakuza 6 at this TGS, but don't quote me as I may have misheard it in the stream.

Very likely they will show something... They have a pretty long Live Stream and they have to fill it with something.

Will stream here:
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv232962190
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on September 15, 2015, 01:51:22 pm
So much for giving the team 2 + years to make a sequel. After the hope its the same old SammySEGA
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Sharky on September 15, 2015, 01:55:25 pm
Debbie downers arrived.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on September 15, 2015, 02:12:59 pm
Debbie downers arrived.

Give it a rest SEGA Boy . Looking over you don't own a PS3 or PS4. Looking over Nagosi-san said the Yakuza Team would have 2 year for the next instalment. We be lucky to see Yakuza 6 in the west in the next 3 years

Either way its lame and just more the same from Sammy
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: pirovash88 on September 15, 2015, 02:22:58 pm
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Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Bit, on September 15, 2015, 02:24:24 pm
Do we even know when the Yakuza team started development on Yakuza 6?
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Bit, on September 15, 2015, 02:32:46 pm
Looking over Nagosi-san said the Yakuza Team would have 2 year for the next instalment.



We don't know how long this project has been in development, we've just heard of this today. This project could have been in the work's longer than we know of. Either way, I understand you are mad at this but the release date can always change depending on the state of the project.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on September 15, 2015, 02:34:09 pm
Do we even know when the Yakuza team started development on Yakuza 6?

Well seeing as the game is out next year and the team only just finished 0 . I think its safe to say they have
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on September 15, 2015, 02:37:08 pm

We don't know how long this project has been in development, we've just heard of this today. This project could have been in the work's longer than we know of. Either way, I understand you are mad at this but the release date can always change depending on the state of the project.

Zero only came out in March and that had to use PS3 tech . The Team  is only 160 odd strong and are not super human . They are not be given the time to really improve the tech and move the series forward . To make a real AAA game takes a team of 200 people some 2 to 3 years worth of hard work on nothing but that game .
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Aki-at on September 15, 2015, 02:41:59 pm
The everywhere Majima mode sounds funny.

Dislike the idea of remasters, but a remake I can get behind.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Sharky on September 15, 2015, 02:53:57 pm
Give it a rest SEGA Boy . 

You know where you are, right?
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Bit, on September 15, 2015, 02:54:22 pm
Zero only came out in March and that had to use PS3 tech . The Team  is only 160 odd strong and are not super human . They are not be given the time to really improve the tech and move the series forward . To make a real AAA game takes a team of 200 people some 2 to 3 years worth of hard work on nothing but that game .
I went to look back at the Segabit's page for the yakuza announcement and it seems like Yakuza 1 Extreme is set to January 21'st 2016, However Yakuza 6 is set to release in Fall 2016. The odd thing i find about this is that 2 project's are currently announced so it leads me to more questions on the development of both games.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Bit, on September 15, 2015, 02:58:45 pm
You know where you are, right?
Im well aware Team know's where he is. He probably just got mad because you called him a downer after he replied with a quite reasonable reason to be worried about these game's development time.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Trippled on September 15, 2015, 03:00:47 pm
Zero only came out in March and that had to use PS3 tech . The Team  is only 160 odd strong and are not super human . They are not be given the time to really improve the tech and move the series forward . To make a real AAA game takes a team of 200 people some 2 to 3 years worth of hard work on nothing but that game .

They have made Y5 alongside Binary Domain tough.

Anxious to see 6.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Sharky on September 15, 2015, 03:09:48 pm
Im well aware Team know's where he is. He probably just got mad because you called him a downer after he replied with a quite reasonable reason to be worried about these game's development time.

Chill, I've known TA since like, 2003. It's all fun and games.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on September 15, 2015, 03:24:36 pm
You know where you are, right?

There's a massive difference to being a fan of SEGA to a blinkered fanboy. You are falling into the trap of the Nintendo fanboys of the worst kind . Don't do it Sharky mate, you're far better than that 
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on September 15, 2015, 03:28:03 pm
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They have made Y5 alongside Binary Domain toug


Yakuza 5 had a 2 year break and it showed .  Yakuza 6 will just be what Yakuza 3 was to the PS3 imo. Still we've let to see Yakuza 5 in english so God knows why people are looking forward to Yakuza 6 , the PS 5 wil be ready by the time we get to play the game in English (if at all)
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on September 15, 2015, 03:30:05 pm
Im well aware Team know's where he is. He probably just got mad because you called him a downer after he replied with a quite reasonable reason to be worried about these game's development time.

No I get bored of fanboy defence mode . There is no one here  that loves SEGA more than me (belive you me). Its just that Sammy is killing the SEGA I loved with each passing year
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Trippled on September 15, 2015, 03:39:11 pm


Yakuza 6 will just be what Yakuza 3 was to the PS3 imo.


Eh, that's good to me.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Sharky on September 15, 2015, 03:41:53 pm
There's a massive difference to being a fan of SEGA to a blinkered fanboy. You are falling into the trap of the Nintendo fanboys of the worst kind . Don't do it Sharky mate, you're far better than that 

I don't think I am being a fanboy anymore than anyone else. When it comes to games I don't like I voice my distain quite loudly, Sonic Boom shit for example.

This though doesn't bother me much, would I prefer a new IP yes. But I like Yakuza games... My biggest gripe so far has been the engine looking old. I am hoping that Yakuza 6-- being a PS4 exclusive-- will also boast a brand new engine.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on September 15, 2015, 03:42:39 pm
Eh, that's good to me.

SEGA used to be better than that . Yakuza 3 tech was poor and not much of step up over the PS2 game Ingame and for animations and Yakuza 3 wasn't a patch on Yakuza 2 game wise either 'for me'
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Trippled on September 15, 2015, 03:44:38 pm
Hm, it was stiff in aspects, but collectively over the web in TGS 2009, Yakuza 3 was a highlight.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on September 15, 2015, 03:46:04 pm
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I don't think I am being a fanboy anymore than anyone else. When it comes to games I don't like I voice my distain quite loudly, Sonic Boom shit for example.


You'll look back one day and see what I mean . Its not meant as a dig, as I was once a fanboy myself . Now you can love a team and want them to do so well so much, but don't have to support and cheer every sh*t move the Team make , ask any poor Newcastle or Sunderland fan that.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on September 15, 2015, 03:48:42 pm
Hm, it was stiff in aspects, but collectively over the web in TGS 2009, Yakuza 3 was a highlight.

For me it was a huge step backwards, after some of the old SEGA Japan-magic was in full effect with valkyria chronicles
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Bit, on September 15, 2015, 03:57:16 pm
So Yakuza 6 is set to release in Fall 2016 and  Yakuza Zero was released in March so it's safe to say development started somewhere in April or May so by the time Yakuza 6 will be released if there is no further delay's, it would have been in development for around 16 to 18 months. Hopefully it will be delayed atleast till christmas 2016. Even if it isn't, i'm pretty sure they have enough time to work on most of the feature's and refine them and if not, they can always delay the game.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Bit, on September 15, 2015, 04:17:15 pm
Basically I think if they can delay Fire and Ice to 2016, i'm sure they will delay Yakuza 6 to 2017 so that it could be on the same level as Yakuza 5.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Barry the Nomad on September 15, 2015, 04:26:10 pm
Can you guys edit existing posts to add thoughts rather than double posting?
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: George on September 15, 2015, 04:34:47 pm
We haven't seen anything about Yakuza 6 or even know who is developing what. Plus, like they said in the past interviews, Yakuza team right now is over 150 developers and they are hiring more right now. Its safe to say they have the system down.

We also don't know if they are developing the remake or not.

We have also not seen anything of Yakuza 6 yet, so lets not pretend is a lower quality title just yet.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Nirmugen on September 15, 2015, 06:45:04 pm
One thing or another, it's always entertaining reading everyone impressions and speculating a little . It makes me Smile a bit :)
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Phantasos on September 15, 2015, 06:48:23 pm
So much for giving the team 2 + years to make a sequel. After the hope its the same old SammySEGA

And yet they actually managed to produce high quality games within that development cycle consistently, while having time to work on Binary Domain and Dead Souls (Which granted, that last one was pretty shitty).

Yakuza is easily the best yearly game series I can think of. Shit like Assassin's Creed doesn't even begin to compare or hell, Metal Gear Solid 5 which despite having a giant development cycle, was released blatantly unfinished.

Who gives a shit about the release schedule? Nagoshi's team tuned Yakuza game development into an art. It's clearly not hampering quality. They should be applying that new methodology to other game series and less experienced teams.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Centrale on September 15, 2015, 08:01:49 pm
I agree. There haven't been any bad Yakuza games, and each one has introduced new areas and new play mechanics. It's an example of iterative game development done right. Strike while the iron is hot. Kudos to the team for establishing a hit series and keeping it going like a well-oiled machine.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Aki-at on September 15, 2015, 08:44:22 pm
I agree. There haven't been any bad Yakuza games, and each one has introduced new areas and new play mechanics. It's an example of iterative game development done right. Strike while the iron is hot. Kudos to the team for establishing a hit series and keeping it going like a well-oiled machine.

Yep, I do like how they've managed to keep the series fresh with each new entry, new gameplay systems in 3, multiple characters in 4, an expansion of everything in 5. Can't wait to see what they have in store for 6.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: CrazyT on September 16, 2015, 11:47:02 am
This trailer confirmed to me that I like the Ps2 visuals/artstyle better.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Pao on September 16, 2015, 11:49:49 am
This trailer confirmed to me that I like the Ps2 visuals/artstyle better.
I also like PS2 Kiryu more.  He looks less grumpy.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Aki-at on September 16, 2015, 12:43:14 pm
Yakuza 3 Kazuma Kiryu is still my favourite Kiryu.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: CrazyT on September 16, 2015, 01:16:54 pm
Its the same character but the transition to HD kind of changed his looks a bit. Im fond of the more calm look as well hehe. I should probably play those games again, because ive only gone through them once. Its too bad the only way to play the games in HD is to emulate them tho(here in the west i mean). I might do that because I wonder how well they hold up
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Phantasos on September 16, 2015, 05:36:36 pm
This trailer confirmed to me that I like the Ps2 visuals/artstyle better.

He looks much more expressive than just the "grumpy, manly japanese face" that current gen Kiryu can muster.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Nirmugen on September 16, 2015, 11:46:45 pm
The famous Beat Takeshi is going to appear in Yakuza 6!!!
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: pirovash88 on September 17, 2015, 12:26:56 am
The famous Beat Takeshi is going to appear in Yakuza 6!!!


Now that is something I can get behind, that is cool.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on September 17, 2015, 01:44:54 am
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We haven't seen anything about Yakuza 6 or even know who is developing what. Plus, like they said in the past interviews, Yakuza team right now is over 150 developers and they are hiring more right now. Its safe to say they have the system down


What is this Geroge ? . Back in the old days Smilebit were 120 odd staff and had 4 lines and could work on the likes of JSRF,GV, Orta all at the same time , but that was different age and even a game like Orta took 2 years to develop and that's just for a shooter. These days to make a real good game and add new gameplay and gfx into the mix you need to give the team at least 2 years for the project .


SEGA isn't given that to the Yakuza team and watch part 6 look much the same, with better gfx (but far from the best looking PS4 game) using the same old buildings and streets, the same old NPC's , the same mini games and I bet even the trailer will be much the same .  Its too much Yakuza and SEGA isn't giving the team the real time to make a new Yakuza that's a true break and a big step up from whats gone on before
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on September 17, 2015, 01:46:08 am

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And yet they actually managed to produce high quality games within that development cycle consistently, while having time to work on Binary Domain and Dead Souls (Which granted, that last one was pretty shitty).Yakuza is easily the best yearly game series I can think of. Shit like Assassin's Creed doesn't even begin to compare or hell, Metal Gear Solid 5 which despite having a giant development cycle, was released blatantly unfinished.
Can you spair us the fanboy talk . I'm sorry there are plenty of games that come out yearly and have kept the quailty bar decent . Assasin Creed did that for more or less everyone of its sequels (even Unity) and all this done even with the likes of AC III and Black Flag which added many parts and where Black Flag was a far bigger open world than Yakuza could ever hope to be and MGS V is a remarkable achievement; not only is a great looking game its a completely  true open world game the kind of which, one would expect to see from Rockstar and not a Japanese developer.

Most of the FIFA, COD keep a decent level of quality .  Also unlike COD, AC Yakuza reuses the same old assets time and time again. To walk around the streets in Yakuza III is very much the same as it to walk around the streets in 0 its the same old look being used . At least with each new AC or COD there is a complete break and totally different part of the world used and moddled (much like with each new Shenmue) . Plus of coruse each Yakuza takes so long to come over here that it doesn't really feel like a year series in the same way each new COD/AC does and that helps with reviews and people views making each game seem that bit fresher that it really is.

Oh and another thing
Ubisoft Montreal can also work and multiuble projects at the same time, not just making the sequels to AC but also sequels to Far Cry and launching new IP like Watch Dogs and that's just one divsion inside the Ubi camp .


Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Bit, on September 17, 2015, 08:18:27 am
Let's keep in mind that Yakuza 6 doesn't have an exact release date at all, this is a sign that the development team have no idea when this game will be finished exactly or they haven't decided on one. I am going for option 1 because many technical issues and problems in development can occur at any time without warning leading me to also believe that the game will be delayed further as a result of this. Where as Yakuza 1 Extreme already has a set target because the team already have the first game to work off on and improve those features in general while adding in some new features as well. Just look at how game's like MGSV and Persona 5 get delayed because of underestimating development time.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Phantasos on September 17, 2015, 08:48:11 am
Can you spair us the fanboy talk.


You seem to be doing pretty good on that, yourself.

I'm sorry there are plenty of games that come out yearly and have kept the quailty bar decent . Assasin Creed did that for more or less everyone of its sequels (even Unity)


Man, Unity really brought that kick to your argument. By being a broken, buggy messy piece of shit that could barely work with a snazzy season pass to boot. Keep that quality bar decent, Ubisoft.

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and all this done even with the likes of AC III and Black Flag which added many parts and where Black Flag was a far bigger open world than Yakuza could ever hope to be


Good thing Yakuza isn't trying to be open world then. A fact that only works for the game's benefit considering the meat of the gameplay is arcade-ish combat.

and MGS V is a remarkable achievement; not only is a great looking game its a completely  true open world game the kind of which, one would expect to see from Rockstar and not a Japanese developer.


Metal Gear Solid 5's "open world" mechanics are piss poor in every regard and this becomes blatantly true in the second part of the game where most of the mission content is shameless copy paste. The open world is profoundly empty besides encampments/bases and the ones scattered along the map don't actually change according to your actions and merely serve as basic excuse to execute gameplay. It's crystal clear that the whole Konami bullshit with Kojima productions fucked the whole thing up, even despite the more than generous development time.

The 2 aspects where MGS5 shines is gameplay, which has never been smoother and the sheer amount of options/gadgetry you can use which is titanic. But the mediocre open world mechanics and that god awful, offensively incomplete plot make this game so much less than it should be.
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Most of the FIFA


Wow, good for them. Love that absolute copy paste of a football game series called FIFA. So much new novelty they bring to the table.

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COD keep a decent level of quality.


By having 3 different studios working on different games, at the same time.

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Also unlike COD, AC Yakuza reuses the same old assets time and time again. To walk around the streets in Yakuza III is very much the same as it to walk around the streets in 0 its the same old look being used.


It's almost like Yakuza has a smaller budget and usually takes place in the same town but revamped in order to present something new to its game.

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At least with each new AC or COD there is a complete break and totally different part of the world used and moddled.


Yes. That really makes me want to play those fun, fun games. Bigger budget, more assets, stale as fuck gameplay, inherently better game! Did you literally just come out of some production line focus group?

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Oh and another thing Ubisoft Montreal can also work and multiuble projects at the same time, not just making the sequels to AC but also sequels to Far Cry and launching new IP like Watch Dogs and that's just one divsion inside the Ubi camp .

Huh, several points there. Much bigger publisher. Much more money. Much bigger studio. Much more teams. Much *larger* teams.  And plenty of which released broken, buggy as hell shitty games like a slew of Assassin's Creed games and *especially* Watch_Dogs, another piss poor excuse of a open world game.

How the fuck can you even stand up for some of the worse AAA publishers of the industry today and even begin to bitch about Yakuza's development, considering the restrictions and limited budget that it has? It's fucking mind boggling to me. The only decent open world game series they have is Farcry. And Yakuza, even far from perfect as it is and as a cheaper series in general, does more when it comes to gameplay than any bland flavor of the month, empty as fuck, cash cow open world game out there.

Except Witcher 3. That game is just bizarrely good.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Centrale on September 17, 2015, 10:09:48 am
Also unlike COD, AC Yakuza reuses the same old assets time and time again. To walk around the streets in Yakuza III is very much the same as it to walk around the streets in 0 its the same old look being used.

Yakuza 5 features five cities. The side-story entries feature completely new (well, in fact, completely old) settings.

COD, developed by three separate studios, changes settings but re-uses environment assets (including entire buildings).

In some ways, I feel sympathy for you, TA. You have some sort of heartbroken fanboy complex which causes you great anguish. Sega isn't what you want them to be, yadda yadda yadda. But you're devolving into a cynical troll who just tries to throw a wet blanket onto every discussion on this forum. Honestly if there was an 'ignore' feature you'd be the first to get it from me.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on September 17, 2015, 12:27:04 pm
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Let's keep in mind that Yakuza 6 doesn't have an exact release date at al


2016 . Not a lot of time, more so given that zero only came out in March.


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Yakuza 5 features five cities. The side-story entries feature completely new


They all look pretty much the same , even the Arcades looks much the same , everything in the Yakuza games looks familiar. Yakuza 5 had some really nice tech though.


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Man, Unity really brought that kick to your argument


How people kicking the game actually own it ? Sure parts weren't finished . But this wasn't a train wreck of a game. The main game was really good and the scale of the game was quite amazing  where you could go into almos any room and it was all moddled and 1 to1 scale . The new AS creed looks total crap in comparsion and a sequel too far imo.


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Good thing Yakuza isn't trying to be open world then
Its never been a open world game, its just a RPG in a modern day setting and hardly a thing as changed since the 1st game. Shenmue is far more advanced game really.


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Metal Gear Solid 5's "open world" mechanics are piss poor in every regard and this becomes blatantly true in the second part of the game where most of the mission content is shameless copy paste
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Its a true open world game and a amazing achievement for a Japanse developer. The game and series is not really for me . I'l not play down what the amazing job the team done with the title.
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Wow, good for them. Love that absolute copy paste of a football game series called FIFA


The quailty bar has been good for the last few FIFA titles - that is my point . There's no much new with each Football Manager game, but the quailty bar is still there. Its not just the Yakuza team that does it.


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Yes. That really makes me want to play those fun, fun games


Some of them are great games and some of them are a bit rubbish .


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Huh, several points there. Much bigger publisher. Much more money. Much bigger studio. Much more teams. Much *larger* teams


That's what you need if you want to play in the big world of AAA game and make yearly sequels . But then SEGA have much more money than most and yet even the likes of Fromsoftware can out do SEGA of late on the consoles


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How the fuck can you even stand up for some of the worse AAA publishers of the industry today and even begin to bitch about Yakuza's development,


Which publishers are worst . EA and Activsion I take it , Dear God grow up








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Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Trippled on September 17, 2015, 02:23:55 pm
Awesome new info on Yakuza 6.

"There is a trailer for Yakuza 6 playing in the closed theater part of Sega's booth. It has no gameplay, but a bunch of scenes hinting at the story direction. Akiyama, Haruka, and two new characters are apparently the leads. The game supposedly takes place in both Kamurocho and America. Beat Takeshi is the only new cast member announced so far."

People are excited about Takeshi...but really a Yakuza game in America!?? Now that is something.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Aki-at on September 17, 2015, 02:50:40 pm
Trippled can you please edit the spoiler parts in that!

But yes, Yakuza set in America + 2 new leads makes me think this could work as a soft relaunch of the franchise for the West, IF SEGA America takes this opportunity, I don't know if they would.

Yakuza 5 spoilers: [spoiler]The ending for Yakuza 5 being true and Kiryu dying in Haruka's arms is too tragic :<[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Trippled on September 17, 2015, 02:55:33 pm
I think 0 and 6 will release in the west. Part 3 of the interview hints at 0 (why mention it at all in the interview) and 6 (foreshadowing going overseas).


Also Bayonetta 3, cuz why not.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Aki-at on September 17, 2015, 02:58:31 pm
I think 0 and 6 will release in the west. Part 3 of the interview hints at 0 (why mention it at all in the interview) and 6 (foreshadowing going overseas).

Yeah I think Sony might want 0 but as a Playstation 4 "exclusive" like they did with Dragon Quest Heroes 2 (And it could be used as a sort of origins to 6?) but with Yakuza 6 being set between America and Japan, I'm more confident in that coming over.

Exciting times to be a Yakuza fan, looks like 6 will make a big splash like 3 and 5 did, probably why we had to go through 3 games before we got here. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio had to figure out where they wanted to take the series going forward.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on September 18, 2015, 12:16:46 am
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The game supposedly takes place in both K
People are excited about Takeshi...but really a Yakuza game in America!?? Now that is something.

So its a good move now SEGA Bits  ?. I remember being called all sorts on this board for making out Yakuza needs to have a Western setting to try and make it sell better in the west and give it more appeal.

Good move by SEGA and at last we may see a Yakuza game that looks different now, just a shame there's no One version to help with even more sales 
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: NoirSuede on September 18, 2015, 12:27:10 am
Trippled can you please edit the spoiler parts in that!

But yes, Yakuza set in America + 2 new leads makes me think this could work as a soft relaunch of the franchise for the West, IF SEGA America takes this opportunity, I don't know if they would.

Yakuza 5 spoilers: [spoiler]The ending for Yakuza 5 being true and Kiryu dying in Haruka's arms is too tragic :<[/spoiler]
How are they going to handle random encounters considering that everyone in America has a gun and the streets aren't condusive to fist fights like in Kamurocho ?
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: George on September 19, 2015, 04:50:12 am
... not everyone has a gun in America...

Only 11.1 million out of 300+ million Americans have a permit to conceal a firearm (aka carry one outside their home). Enemies in Yakuza do carry guns too.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Phantasos on September 19, 2015, 06:26:07 am
Well, shit. Looks like Takeshi Kitano is going to appear in Yakuza 6.

How are they going to handle random encounters considering that everyone in America has a gun and the streets aren't condusive to fist fights like in Kamurocho ?

Same way Kiryu handled punks in past Yakuza games that tried to shoot him with a gun.

By beating the shit out of them.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Sharky on September 19, 2015, 10:08:58 am
So its a good move now SEGA Bits  ?. I remember being called all sorts on this board for making out Yakuza needs to have a Western setting to try and make it sell better in the west and give it more appeal. 

You realise we're not just one hive mind all with the same opinion right?
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Tad on September 19, 2015, 11:01:06 am
I was just thinking the same th...wait a minute.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on September 20, 2015, 06:04:41 am
You realise we're not just one hive mind all with the same opinion right?

It just seems when SEGA does it, that makes ok. I was called all sorts of trying to make out Yakuza should take place in a Western city . Now SEGA does it, its like a great move and we call can't wait . Still I was told by most of this board that consoles are dead and SEGA are right to go Mobile, but when SEGA goes on about how great the PS4 is doing, its now right for SEGA to back the console...

When some of us have been saying for ages for SEGA to back conspoles more
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Aki-at on September 20, 2015, 11:25:47 am
You realise we're not just one hive mind all with the same opinion right?

Most people on this forum have been asking for Yakuza to be set outside of Japan for a while, I even wanted a Wild West Yakuza game with Kiryu being a samurai in the old West. I'd argue it's been one of the most common request from Western fans :/
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Pao on September 21, 2015, 04:07:37 pm
Really curious how they will handle America... Very different street culture and roads. 

I expect first screenshots would pop up on a Famitsu issue in a month or two.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Aki-at on September 21, 2015, 04:59:51 pm
Really curious how they will handle America... Very different street culture and roads. 

I expect first screenshots would pop up on a Famitsu issue in a month or two.

I think they might delay it until after Kiwami is released.

(Also American rumour might be false, curse you Duckroll!)
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: George on September 21, 2015, 05:01:38 pm
False information? Is he going to ban himself now?
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: pirovash88 on September 21, 2015, 05:20:39 pm
Dang. Gotta admit an American setting would be fantastic.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: George on September 21, 2015, 05:53:48 pm
I always wanted them to do half the game in China with triads and have one of the playable characters a Chinese person within the triad game that has gone out of control (sorta how Kazuma has to come in and fix shit in his gang). Make this person the Chinese Kazuma, where they eventually met (maybe have them fuck with something where Kazuma is forced to leave Japan to fix in China) and go after the same bad guy. Can even have a twist where some of Kazuma's close friends have been working with triads this whole time or something.

It would work way better than America. 
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Pao on September 21, 2015, 06:30:05 pm
It would've been cool if there was a Yakuza set in early Showa period Japan, in the 40s or 30s. Like if it has the vibes and atmosphere of old Yakuza movies like Drunken Angel, run down and dirty slums.

It will probably happen somewhere down the road, I just hope the protagonist is not "NotKiryuKazuma", and actually some entirely new character with distinct personality and looks.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Aki-at on September 21, 2015, 06:33:31 pm
It would've been cool if there was a Yakuza set in early Showa period Japan, in the 40s or 30s. Like if it has the vibes and atmosphere of old Yakuza movies like Drunken Angel, run down and dirty slums.

It will probably happen somewhere down the road, I just hope the protagonist is not "NotKiryuKazuma", and actually some entirely new character with distinct personality and looks.

No way are we not not getting not Kazuma Kiryu!
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Sharky on September 22, 2015, 11:18:02 am
Im not sure why everyone is so fussed about the US setting, its the most well represented setting in all of gaming, I'm bored of it... I do want to leave the usual setting though. It has come to a point where every time I see that Red sign Kamarocho sign I sigh.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: crackdude on September 22, 2015, 11:42:01 am
Portugal setting when.

Only thing to ever have a portuguese setting was (only) the best James Bond movie ever.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: jonboy101 on September 22, 2015, 06:07:43 pm
Portugal setting when.

Only thing to ever have a portuguese setting was (only) the best James Bond movie ever.

City of God was halfway Portuguese!
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: crackdude on September 22, 2015, 06:38:42 pm
City of God was halfway Portuguese!
If we lived 515 years ago, yea.. :c
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on September 23, 2015, 03:02:38 am
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Im not sure why everyone is so fussed about the US setting, its the most well represented setting in all of gaming


I wouldn't go that far myself . Japan it's self got to be right up there it's self no least From SEGA Japan where loads of games take place in Japan . Anywhere other than Japan would now be fresh for Yakuza - to get rid of that same look to the landscape , the same look when you go into a hotel or Arcade.


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I always wanted them to do half the game in China with triads and have one of the playable characters a Chinese person within the triad game that has gone out of control (sorta how Kazuma has to come in and fix shit in his gang


Agreed you go down a mean Yakuza game there and also maybe use some of the old Shenmue resarch data to help the team too
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Pao on September 24, 2015, 11:40:10 am
They will show the first scene from Yakuza 6 featuring Takeshi Kitano at a NicoNico livestream on the 28th of September.

http://www.siliconera.com/2015/09/24/the-latest-on-yakuza-6-to-be-revealed-on-september-28/
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: NoirSuede on September 25, 2015, 12:01:23 am
They will show the first scene from Yakuza 6 featuring Takeshi Kitano at a NicoNico livestream on the 28th of September.

http://www.siliconera.com/2015/09/24/the-latest-on-yakuza-6-to-be-revealed-on-september-28/
I wonder if Takeshi's character would have his own Golden Palace, considering Takeshi's Castle...
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Pao on September 28, 2015, 09:19:54 am
Graphics look great, I just hope they maintain the same quality through the actual gameplay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd7d_kGzSQQ
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Phantasos on September 28, 2015, 09:42:24 am
Seems more geared to be more hyper realistic than the mix of realism and stylization the earlier games were looking for. Not sure if I'm totally on to it but hey, it still looks pretty gewd.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Sharky on September 28, 2015, 07:09:11 pm
Seems more geared to be more hyper realistic than the mix of realism and stylization the earlier games were looking for. Not sure if I'm totally on to it but hey, it still looks pretty gewd.
I actually think they were always going for that but graphics weren't up to par.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on October 02, 2015, 04:46:54 am
Graphics look great, I just hope they maintain the same quality through the actual gameplay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd7d_kGzSQQ

I don't think the small clip looks good myselfs. It hardly looks any better than the likes of Drake or Last of us on the PS4 and they're just remakes
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Centrale on October 02, 2015, 08:57:13 am
So, what you're saying is that it looks marginally better than two games that are generally regarded as two of the best-looking games... so in your mind, that isn't good.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on October 02, 2015, 11:39:01 am
So, what you're saying is that it looks marginally better than two games that are generally regarded as two of the best-looking games... so in your mind, that isn't good.

Last gen games. The likes of The Order, Ryse, Rise of  Tomb Raider, Batman AK, StarWars Battlefront feature better GFX and character models for me.   
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Nirmugen on October 02, 2015, 01:49:34 pm


Last gen games. The likes of The Order, Ryse, Rise of  Tomb Raider, Batman AK, StarWars Battlefront feature better GFX and character models for me.   

Now with the graphics and stuff....I'm sure you expect something more than anything or you didn't play Isolation or whatever. I don't known what "the likes" mean anymore because you include games that haven't been released.

Also Ryse and The Order...they're not the best current gen games out there.

Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Team Andromeda on October 02, 2015, 06:13:20 pm

Now with the graphics and stuff....I'm sure you expect something more than anything or you didn't play Isolation or whatever. I don't known what "the likes" mean anymore because you include games that haven't been released.

Also Ryse and The Order...they're not the best current gen games out there.


I own Isolation on the XBox One thank you very much . It may have escaped your notice that Yakuza 6 isn't out yet, so you've lost me on that one. Btw if I was on about gameplay you're also have a point about The Order... Graphics wise though it's hard to fault and it features some of the best visuals so far
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Phantasos on October 13, 2015, 08:09:34 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlKsBf5I7Cs

Sega uploaded the TGS Yakuza livestream.

You Segabit guys don't know anyone who knows wapanese? Translating this crap would be pretty great.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: jonboy101 on November 29, 2015, 02:03:51 pm
So Sega is making a Fight Mijima Goro Anywhere system for this. Not sure I saw anyone else post, so here it is:

http://www.destructoid.com/you-can-fight-majima-anywhere-in-the-world-in-the-yakuza-remake-323033.phtml (http://www.destructoid.com/you-can-fight-majima-anywhere-in-the-world-in-the-yakuza-remake-323033.phtml)
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Centrale on November 29, 2015, 03:59:36 pm
That would be great if it could happen in real life, too.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Tad on February 08, 2016, 02:21:34 pm
Digital Foundry look at Yakuza Kiwami: https://youtu.be/HtiixXPHbUY
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Barry the Nomad on February 08, 2016, 04:31:29 pm
Cool video, game looks amazing by comparison!

I had to laugh at the video's clickbaity title, adding Shenmue in there. Shenmue and Yakuza have so little in common, I'm kind of getting tired of the comparison being made.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Tad on February 08, 2016, 04:55:14 pm
lol, yeah, it's a bit annoying but I doubt it's going anywhere. I'm not a huge fan of DF when they only look at frame rates, but when they do stuff like this, their great. It's mad to see how far we've come in what really isn't that much time really.
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: George on February 08, 2016, 06:57:02 pm
Game has sold 200k in Japan, Asia got 200k shipment (don't know sales on that yet). I did a article comparing this remake to all the other games release (in terms of first week sales):
http://segabits.com/blog/2016/02/08/yakuza-kiwami-has-sold-over-200k-units-in-two-weeks/
Title: Re: Yakuza Kiwami (Y1 Remake) and Yakuza 6 announced!
Post by: Tad on February 10, 2016, 03:49:36 pm
Digital Foundry have now looked at Yakuza 4:
https://youtu.be/5GzLEmV8hQ4

Also, VGChartz has Yakuza Kiwami in the global charts (US, Europe and Japan) at #4. It also has it at #8 on the PS3?