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Title: Yakuza 2 to the US.
Post by: T234 on September 21, 2007, 10:41:02 AM

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/821/821915p1.html (http://ps2.ign.com/articles/821/821915p1.html)

Title: Re: Yakuza 2 to the US.
Post by: bud on September 21, 2007, 10:46:07 AM

wow, shane was actually right lol. he also said that game would have jpn va with english subtitles, but the article doesn't confirm that. i'd imagine they'd just use the jpn va instead of recording the english ones, because it would be a waste of time and money--the game is going to bomb anyway.

Title: Re: Yakuza 2 to the US.
Post by: Himu on September 21, 2007, 03:48:40 PM

:)

Title: Re: Yakuza 2 to the US.
Post by: demi on September 21, 2007, 03:50:56 PM

Who wants to put money on this selling less than the original?

Title: Re: Yakuza 2 to the US.
Post by: demi on September 21, 2007, 03:51:46 PM

Also lol @ them funding more of these, while Shenmue gets left behind.

Title: Re: Yakuza 2 to the US.
Post by: T234 on September 21, 2007, 03:52:37 PM

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Title: Re: Yakuza 2 to the US.
Post by: Robo on September 21, 2007, 03:55:25 PM

If I were as stoned as I would like to be, I could stare at that for hours.

Title: Re: Yakuza 2 to the US.
Post by: bud on September 21, 2007, 03:57:04 PM

i can see certain patterns if i stare at it long enough

Title: Re: Yakuza 2 to the US.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on September 21, 2007, 04:02:52 PM

Quote from: demi on September 21, 2007, 03:51:46 PM

Also lol @ them funding more of these, while Shenmue gets left behind.

The series does well in Japan, much better than Shenmue did.

The US, other hand...  :lol :lol

I'm just glad that all 13 of us North Americans who bought the first one can play through the sequel.

Title: Re: Yakuza 2 to the US.
Post by: The Sceneman on September 21, 2007, 05:48:18 PM

Quote from: demi on September 21, 2007, 03:50:56 PM

Who wants to put money on this selling less than the original?

Yeah I dunno, youd assume so but Yakuza seems to have a bit of a cult following/fanbase so It might do ok...

Title: Re: Yakuza 2 to the US.
Post by: demi on September 21, 2007, 09:38:28 PM

Becauase he is hysterical

Title: Re: Yakuza 2 to the US.
Post by: Oblivion on September 21, 2007, 09:44:16 PM

How the fuck do you greenlight a sequel to your most expensive game of last generation, when it didn't even break even? Sega  :duh

Edit: and on PS3! :duh :duh :duh

Title: Re: Yakuza 2 to the US.
Post by: TVC15 on September 21, 2007, 09:49:46 PM

So what was the issue with the second game that kept Japanese gamers from soiling their panties on the sequel?  I remember that on announcement, it looked like the sequel was setting up a promising plot, tying up the areas of the first game with a plot involving the Korean equivalent to the Yakuza.  International intrigue usually means good things.  Was Yakuza 2 simply a case of rushing a sequel out too soon?  The original game took quite a bit of development, and the sequel was cooked a year later, which had me suspicious on announcement, and indeed, the sequel doesn't have the rep of the original.

Title: Re: Yakuza 2 to the US.
Post by: Himu on September 22, 2007, 02:34:35 PM

i've heard the sequel is as good as the first one