YAKUZA 2!!! 9/9/08!!!

[Himu]

Yakuza won the war. I don't see a Okami 4 coming out!!!

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[Tundra]

Yakuza won the war. I don't see a Okami 4 coming out!!!

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In riddles you speak, young grasshopper... 

[Ninja]

Awesome, I didn't realise this had a date in Europe too. I loved the first one, Yalkuza 2 will be mine on day 1. STEP DA FOCK OP

[Kagari]

Day 1 along with 3 other PS2 games this year... jeez.

[Beezy]

Day 1 along with 3 other PS2 games this year... jeez.

What are they? The only PS2 game coming out that I know of is Persona 4.

[Kagari]

Day 1 along with 3 other PS2 games this year... jeez.

What are they? The only PS2 game coming out that I know of is Persona 4.

Persona 4, Ar Tonelico 2, and Eternal Poison.

[cool breeze]

From what i'm hearing, it sounds like some people got fired for bringing this over

Really? Did they sacrifice themselves to bring this over, or is it something else?

[Himu]

From what i'm hearing, it sounds like some people got fired for bringing this over

wtf

[demi]

10k sold

[Tucah]

Will buy day 1.

[cool breeze]

I'm grateful to them then.

[demi]

especially since PS2 games wont even run on new PS3s, lmao

[cool breeze]

Apparently there is software BC coming to the PS3 now.  Probably will be out in the distant future.

[Ninja]

Anyone in the UK/Europe who wants to pick this up cheap, PLAY.com have it for £14.99 ~21EURO

http://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation2/4-/5376588/-/Product.html?P36=9Q56GL

That's a steal.

[Third]

Anyone in the UK/Europe who wants to pick this up cheap, PLAY.com have it for £14.99 ~21EURO

http://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation2/4-/5376588/-/Product.html?P36=9Q56GL

That's a steal.

My Ps2 doesn't play original games anymore. Otherwise I'd be all over that, since I've also imported the first game.

Can't wait to play this game.

[The Sceneman]

fuuuck yes. Will buy

Yakuza 1 was a fucking masterpiece. The finale was soooo  I was like 

[Third]

It is strange to hate on Shenmue but to like Yakuza? 

I totally can't stand Shenmue but loved Yakuza...

[Lucretius]

It is strange to hate on Shenmue but to like Yakuza? 

I totally can't stand Shenmue but loved Yakuza...

In many ways, Yakuza is what Shenmue should have been.  So it makes sense to be frustrated with the ambitious stumblings of Shenmue but appreciate how those aspects were refined and streamlined in Yakuza.

[Sho Nuff]

Apparently there is software BC coming to the PS3 now.  Probably will be out in the distant future.

Yes, if you like SINGSTAR

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

I'm so buying this.  Loved Yakuza 1, but it wasn't quite perfect.

The random encounters became bothersome halfway through, the VA's weren't so great, the plot got kinda ridiculous...

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Evilguy: LOL, I always knew he was going to betray me, I was counting on you getting out of prison and stirring shit up and killing all the other bad guys, including my boss and subordinates so I can grasp even more power somehow.
Kiryu: Enough of this shit, time for some face-smashin!

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But on the whole, it was pretty great.  Much more fun then say, Assassins Creed, for instance.  Thank you Sega, you're back on my cool list.

[TVC15]

Can any of the forum homojapuals tell me how Yakuza 2 compares to the first game in regards to quality?

[Himu]

1. Faster loading!! Random battles in the street still take place, but they take just a second to load. Story based battles take a little longer, but it's not as bad as in Yakuza 1.

2. You can cancel your move mid combo and change directions so you don't end up hitting air! Yes!  No more hitting air!

3. The Japanese voice acting REALLY adds to the game a lot. I watched the 20 minute or so long recap of Yakuza 1, it all has voice acting and every thing, and damn the voice acting really adds to the game. The English voice acting for the first game wasn't even *bad* per se, it was just that the script was awful! They flung the word fuck every sentence! This has been decreased dramatically. The only time Kazuma has even said "fuck" so far was in a flashback which was taken right from Yakuza 1 anyways. The only person so far that even uses curses is a punk. Even then, he doesn't use it nearly as much as people did in Yakuza 1.

I just ran into a thug in Yakuza 2 and he says "Guy like you should know yer place. Quit strutin' around like a damn peacock." The dialogue choices are: "Oh, sorry about that" and "I peacocked your mom."

omg

[cool breeze]

Apparently there is software BC coming to the PS3 now.  Probably will be out in the distant future.

Yes, if you like SINGSTAR

I'm buying Singstar Queen, so maybe.

[TVC15]

Does there seem to be as much side shit to do as in the original?  New locales or anything?  Does the majority of the game take place in the same neighborhood?

[Himu]

Does there seem to be as much side shit to do as in the original?  New locales or anything?  Does the majority of the game take place in the same neighborhood?

There's a new city, and the old city too.

I'm on chapter 2 and it's already pretty much opened up a bit. Went to Club Sega, did a UFO catcher sidequest for some guy and got 30,000 yen as a reward. When to play golf and talk to people. I imagine it'll open up even more later on.

The lip syncing rocks.

[Himu]

this game is fuck amazing omfg.

[Lucretius]

The video quality in the cut scenes is super compressed... they look like crap.  I wonder if this is a result of going from two DVDs in the Japanese release to one DVD for the US release.

I'm not that far into the game yet, but I'm loving it so far. 
I'm so glad they released this in the US.  I went to pick it up today at a local Gamestop.  I hadn't preordered and was hoping they'd have an extra copy.  The guy there said nobody had preordered it and they only got one copy in their shipment.  Lucky me.

[demi]

this game sucks, sent it back today. the sequel does nothing to improve the horribleness of the first one. sega tards remain on suicide watch.

[WrikaWrek]

I can't get into this game because the fighting style of the dude is horrible, and the battles happen like it was a RPG with random encounters, there's a loading screen and shit.

Until they change those two things, i won't be able to enjoy the game.

It is strange to hate on Shenmue but to like Yakuza? 

I totally can't stand Shenmue but loved Yakuza...

I love shenmue and i think Yakuza ain't got shit on it. And shenmue was about martial arts, Yakuza is about beating people with bats and shit, ugh, horrible.