Yakuza 5 reveal planned for next week

richymcdermott

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/348291/yakuza-5-reveal-planned-for-next-week/
Easily one of my fav franchises, yakuza 5 is suppose to be getting an update in both graphics and gameplay, i be interested to see what yakuza team has installed

corcaigh07

you mean shenmue 3, right?! I dont give 2 ****es about yakuza and yet there has been freaking 5 games, or is it 6 with that zombie one?

Why just they not make 2 of those yakuza games and lump it into shenmue which will create a much bigger stir?

johnny_ultimate

Yakuza sells bucketloads in Japan. Shenmue didn't (go in to Super Potato Akihabara and see the dozens of unsold copies being fobbed off for 200 yen a pop). The niche Western Market demanding Shenmue 3 are, alas, not the largest target audience, especially for cash strapped Sega. Yakuza is a guaranteed cash cow in its homeland: the trashy soap opera gangster stuff an easy sell.

That said, it needs the kick in the nads this is rumoured to offer. Working on the same engine and basic structure for several games now is getting tiring. Yakuza surprisingly remains the most accurate portrayal of walking around and living in Japan (with more random battles and subquests, naturally) right down to tiny details like traffic light noises. With the scope and tech improved, this could be special. But it really needs to be more ambitious than previous sequels have been.

richymcdermott

http://segabits.com/blog/2012/05/23/yakuza-5-announced-5-playable-characters-and-a-brand-new-engine/#more-23006

New details announced , new engine as predicted also has more content than previous yakuza games coming out in japan this winter, i expect it to come out in the west in 2013

johnny_ultimate

Some info: http://kotaku.com/5912562/yakuza-5-is-a-brand-new-yakuza-ready-to-punch-your-face-in/gallery/1. Multi-city as expected, including Hokkaido (I'm guessing they mean Sapporo by that - but snow!), Nagoya (commerce!), Osaka (mini-Tokyo!) and Fukuoka (Ramen! Sumo!). New engine and new characters too - including, oddly, orphan Haruka.

(or as above: I are too slow!)

richymcdermott

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Some info: http://kotaku.com/5912562/yakuza-5-is-a-brand-new-yakuza-ready-to-punch-your-face-in/gallery/1. Multi-city as expected, including Hokkaido (I'm guessing they mean Sapporo by that - but snow!), Nagoya (commerce!), Osaka (mini-Tokyo!) and Fukuoka (Ramen! Sumo!). New engine and new characters too - including, oddly, orphan Haruka.

(or as above: I are too slow!)

Worth a mention the second time :pac:

richymcdermott

Screenshots look amazing , kazama kiryu getting older







looks of more at the link below , so pumped

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=283338#top_banner

Gunmonkey

So where would be the best place to get into the series? Always heard good things but never dipped me toe, as it were. I would say hunting down the first 2 on PS2 is a fools errand at this stage, so Y3 on PS3 best point to jump in?

richymcdermott

Gunmonkey wrote: »

So where would be the best place to get into the series? Always heard good things but never dipped me toe, as it were. I would say hunting down the first 2 on PS2 is a fools errand at this stage, so Y3 on PS3 best point to jump in?

first 2 yakuza games for the ps2 are still amazing to play today, but you could jump into yakuza 3 no problem , they let ya know what happens in the first 2 with the story so ya wont be left wondering whats going on , if you enjoy 3 then you love yakuza 4 more and less the same but has way more content and mini games.
you wont be let down by the series, it has so much charm

Gunmonkey

Huh, checked Amazon and it actually has the first 2 games (plus 3,4 and Dead Souls) and each game is under 20 quid. Would have thought they would be harder to find

Zero-Cool

Gunmonkey wrote: »

So where would be the best place to get into the series? Always heard good things but never dipped me toe, as it were. I would say hunting down the first 2 on PS2 is a fools errand at this stage, so Y3 on PS3 best point to jump in?

Same as yourself, I remember playing Yakuza 1 a generation ago and people seem to go mad for the latest offerrings on PS3. It's gonna be a dry summer, games wise anyway, so wouldn't mind giving something like this a go.

caspa307

corcaigh07 wrote: »

you mean shenmue 3, right?! I dont give 2 ****es about yakuza and yet there has been freaking 5 games, or is it 6 with that zombie one?

Why just they not make 2 of those yakuza games and lump it into shenmue which will create a much bigger stir?

have you ever played any of the yakuza games? there completely different from shenmue the yakuza series is probably one of the best available on the ps3

caspa307

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Huh, checked Amazon and it actually has the first 2 games (plus 3,4 and Dead Souls) and each game is under 20 quid. Would have thought they would be harder to find

which amazon?

RobertFoster

caspa307 wrote: »

which amazon?

.co.uk:

Yakuza £16.19
Yakuza 2 £17.04
Yakuza 3 £16.72
Yakuza 4 £22.50 (second hand)
Yakuza Dead Souls £14.99

caspa307

RobertFoster wrote: »

.co.uk:

Yakuza £16.19
Yakuza 2 £17.04
Yakuza 3 £16.72
Yakuza 4 £22.50 (second hand)
Yakuza Dead Souls £14.99

lol this is gonna sound stupid but do they ship to ireland i didnt think amazon did?

Gunmonkey

Yeah they do. There was a point a few years back where they stopped but seems to have been reversed.

caspa307

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Yeah they do. There was a point a few years back where they stopped but seems to have been reversed.

tried to get dead souls and 4 but they cant deliver to ireland

Zero-Cool

Saw this promo copy of Yakuza 3 on ebay for 12 quid with delivery. Any chance this might not be complete code as it is a promo copy?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Yakuza-3-New-PS3-/140754312689?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item20c59c5df1

Zero-Cool

After a nice tip from Caspa, I picked up Yakuza 3 in xtravision. Gonna give it a lash tonight. I will probably be asking for some tips so might give a mighty resurrection to the Yakuza 3 thread.

Lets see how this goes....

sheehy83

sheehy83 wrote: »

After a nice tip from Caspa, I picked up Yakuza 3 in xtravision. Gonna give it a lash tonight. I will probably be asking for some tips so might give a mighty resurrection to the Yakuza 3 thread.

Lets see how this goes....

What price was it? Saw a copy of it in town today for 40 euro preowned, Been meaning to pick up a copy to replace the one that was borrowed and never returned.

Zero-Cool

20 quid 2nd hand

Edit: and it came with some bonus cd including the soundtrack and DLC but i'm guessing that might be used by now, will chance it anyway though.

richymcdermott

sheehy83 wrote: »

After a nice tip from Caspa, I picked up Yakuza 3 in xtravision. Gonna give it a lash tonight. I will probably be asking for some tips so might give a mighty resurrection to the Yakuza 3 thread.

Lets see how this goes....

if ya have any questions sheehy send me a message on psn of write here and i help ya out

Zero-Cool

Sound Richy!

johnmcdnl

No mahjong please

that is the most confusing mini game I've ever played in my life...

johnny_ultimate

It's worth learning Koi-Koi though. Best card game ever.

Like A Dragon is a Takashi Miike film is based on the Yakuza series and is well worth a watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjIuhaGn3FY

Potential-Monke

I started on Yakuza 3, and they go into great detail of explaining the back story, however if you've never played them before it can be a bit of an info-overload!

Great game though, spent many hours just walking around and getting into random fights/picking up random sub-quests, finding locker keys (I may have got some small internet help on that one), and the orphanage plot is really well implemented.

Started Yakuza 4 there a while ago (picked it up cheap on play i think), and would still be playing it now if it wasn't for the Witcher 2 getting in the way.

Looking forward to Yakuza 5, but have to wait until i'm home to check out everything posted above, thank you work firewall...

Also, i absolutely love the crane game music in 3!!!!

Zero-Cool

I started Yakuza 3 and info overload is an understatement. I'm finding it very hard to remember/recognise peoples names, even my own. Gonna try finish my Arkham City platinum before heading back into this. I am enjoying wandering the streets getting into fights. Much better than the demo I played ages ago!

richymcdermott

sheehy83 wrote: »

I started Yakuza 3 and info overload is an understatement. I'm finding it very hard to remember/recognise peoples names, even my own. Gonna try finish my Arkham City platinum before heading back into this. I am enjoying wandering the streets getting into fights. Much better than the demo I played ages ago!

Does take awhile to get used to remembering names of streets and people but when it clicks you be flying in no time.
If you like yakuza 3 you love yakuza 4, basically the same but more mini games and you control 4 characters than just one

caspa307

just picked up 4 and yakuza of the dead for 65 in gamestop

richymcdermott

for those who missed out on yakuza 1 and 2 it has being reported a hd remake is arriving

http://ie.ign.com/articles/2012/07/13/report-yakuza-1-2-hd-coming-to-playstation-3


BUY THESE GAMES

Gunmonkey

Damn, even if they get released here it will be digital wont it....hrm, how am I gonna grind these up and inject them straight into my veins now??

johnny_ultimate

Taiko no Tatsujin to feature in the game!!!111!!!

http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/8/8/3229093/segas-next-yakuza-to-feature-playable-taiko-drum-master

I'd totally put that 'take my money' futurama image here if it wasn't so overused!

johnny_ultimate

Coming out December the 6th in Nippon, probably December 2014 for us

Brief description of the Taiko minigame: http://kotaku.com/5944850/today-i-played-taiko-no-tatsujin-with-virtual-gangsters

richymcdermott

Virtua fighter 2 will be playable in yakuza 5 1p and 2 p

New engine looks glorious

johnny_ultimate

Taiko no Tatsujin and a ramen making mini-game? http://www.siliconera.com/2012/10/10/yakuza-5-has-ramen-making-and-snowball-fight-mini-games/

This game is truly looking like the definitive Japan simulator! If they get accurate JRail jingles in there no-one will ever need to go the country again :pac:

super_furry

Not sure I can go back to Yakuza after playing through Sleeping Dogs. Seemed to do everything that Yakuza had been trying to do, but better.

Haven't played Dead Souls though - worth getting?

richymcdermott

A snowball fight mini game ??? :O

GAME OF THE YEAR

Gunmonkey

richymcdermott wrote: »

A snowball fight mini game ??? :O

GAME OF THE YEAR

There a "yellow snow" weapon upgrade available?

RobertFoster

Gunmonkey wrote: »

There a "yellow snow" weapon upgrade available?

Sounds more like a South Park game

richymcdermott

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/379818/yakuza-5-demo-hits-japan-next-week/

Yakuza 5 demo out next week for japan

johnny_ultimate

Played the demo there. The new engine is a tad disappointing - only a minor step-up visually. The water effects particularly must be the worst to have graced a PS3 game in the longest time.

The game isn't a massive departure from before, although overall seems to be an improvement. The combat (the game, oddly, seamlessly transitions into fights but not out) is even more brutal than usual - one heat move has you grind an opponent's face repeatedly against the ground. It's nastier than it sounds. Random battles, alas, are no less annoying than they were before, especially after the freer exploration of Dead Souls outside the zombie bits. Club Sega is a definite improvement. There is indeed a Taiko no Tatsujin demo - the gameplay is accurate although alas all the recognisable sounds a TnT cabinet have been removed The crane games are as accurately infuriating as ever, and Virtua Fighter 2 is present and correct.

This is still very much a Yakuza game, for better and worse - should please fans, although unlikely to win many new converts.

richymcdermott

Atlus may be bringing yakuza 5 to the west

http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2014/02/rumour_theres_still_hope_for_a_western_release_of_yakuza_5

I must go back and finish Yakuza 4, though at this stage I imagine ill be starting it again. I have both 4 and Dead Souls sat beside my PS3 for the past year and a bit and at this stage it's mocking me. Think I'll have to clear a few weeks and get immersed.

richymcdermott

Deleted User wrote: »

I must go back and finish Yakuza 4, though at this stage I imagine ill be starting it again. I have both 4 and Dead Souls sat beside my PS3 for the past year and a bit and at this stage it's mocking me. Think I'll have to clear a few weeks and get immersed.

I highly recommend beating both games immensely

richymcdermott

It took a while but the good people over at sega and sony are releasing the 5th installment of one of my favourite franchises Yakuza 5 to the west at summer 2015

Wow just wow I am so happy

Sephiroth_dude

Jeez took long enough to come over didn't? I have to finish 3,4 and the undead first though

richymcdermott

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Jeez took long enough to come over didn't? I have to finish 3,4 and the undead first though

DO IT!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq5GyR9sX-E

Sephiroth_dude

Sieghardt

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Jeez took long enough to come over didn't? I have to finish 3,4 and the undead first though

exactly 2 years to the day from release to announcement. Hell of an anniversary present

johnny_ultimate

While we await Yakuza 5, Japan looks forward to having Takeshi ****ing Kitano appear in the next game:

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