I don't think there's any set number of copies. They've already brought Yakuza twice over and it hasn't worked so well. Clearly it's not as if Japanese Ryu Ga Gotoku sales are translating into US/EU sales.
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I don't think there's any set number of copies. They've already brought Yakuza twice over and it hasn't worked so well. Clearly it's not as if Japanese Ryu Ga Gotoku sales are translating into US/EU sales.
Damn you last gen gamers ! Just subtitling will do. I don't need no full localization.
Did you buy Yakuza 2? That was out just last year.
Well, I think that was the test, yes, but I'm not sure buying it 4 months late will help. It's also a really good game, if you can play PS2 games.
ShadowRunner
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Me too!
I was a PS2 gamer and yakuza would have been right up my street, problem was it came out at a point were i just wasnt buyin any PS2 games anymore i didnt even know it existed! It was released in US 2 months before PS3 (360 almost a year old!), most of the people that would be interested in the game would have been moving on to 360/PS3, and to those people it could have been easily overlooked simple because it wasnt new and impressive looking compared to what was being hyped up on the next-gen consoles.
I think the market is there right now for the game to be successful, regardless of how well the previous games did.
Take a game like say Bioshock or fallout 3, they have been very successfull but i doubt they would have been as successful had they been released on PS2 at a similar stage to yakuza... I think.
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That's my main hope: Yakuza came out in late 2006, Yakuza 2 in late 2008, maybe Sega won't see it as a rejection of the franchise, rather than the audience for those games having moved onto next-gen consoles. Of course, this being a PS3 title can't instill great confidence, either. Also, I've heard that SCEA requires games to have English VAs -- I'm one of those who'd play the game subtitled anyway.
Considering that the game is set in Japan, I think it's perfectly fine to enjoy the game the Japanese way. The only barriers are the menu options and dialogue. Heck, if they want to, they can make it fan sub.
[size=-2]Come, run it by the Home community. They'll love this sort of things.[/size]
[size=-2]Come, run it by the Home community. They'll love this sort of things.[/size]
If Sega sees sales of Yakuza 2 climb dramatically they will bring Yakuza 3. But the serie's accumulated sales probably don't support this (yet).
Silent_Buddha
Legend
Dang this game puts games like GTA 4 and Saints Row 2 to shame.
And, can they pack more mini games into it?
Golf
Bowling
Fishing
Mahjong
Chinese Chess
Pick the stuffed animal out of the machine
Girlfriend sim
Dress up woman sim
Gambling games (Black Jack, Roulette, dice, some japanese games)
What looks like a Japanese quiz game show
Batting cage
Karaoke
Photograph the beautiful girl sub game
Fighting simulator (sorta like the Matrix style virtual reality)
Cage Fighting/Tag team Cage fighting
Boxing
And then all the standard GTA/Saints Row type of stuff.
Jeez, it's too bad this will probably never make it to the US.
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SB
And, can they pack more mini games into it?
Golf
Bowling
Fishing
Mahjong
Chinese Chess
Pick the stuffed animal out of the machine
Girlfriend sim
Dress up woman sim
Gambling games (Black Jack, Roulette, dice, some japanese games)
What looks like a Japanese quiz game show
Batting cage
Karaoke
Photograph the beautiful girl sub game
Fighting simulator (sorta like the Matrix style virtual reality)
Cage Fighting/Tag team Cage fighting
Boxing
And then all the standard GTA/Saints Row type of stuff.
Jeez, it's too bad this will probably never make it to the US.
Regards,
SB
Why, what did you do to the hostesses ? ^_^
Can't try demo properly (in a relaxed way). I have too many things to do right now. In fact, I may not have time to play KZ2 during the first week too.
[size=-2]I saw you playing Nobi Nobi, how was it ?[/size]
Actually, the "harder"comment was related to the fighting.
About the hostesses, the chatting seems more involved and there are times when you can "look" at them. Also, they have facial expressions now! I was a bit dissapointed that Shizuka Muto was not included in the demo, but I guess that is something I have to look forward to in the real game
Also, if there are enough songs I could see myself liking the karaoke mini game.
The demo is full of jap text, so if you don't know japanese it will be hard to enjoy it. I gave up following the story halfways, then I had to quit when I met the CIA-agents.
But overall, I am really looking forward to 3!
About the hostesses, the chatting seems more involved and there are times when you can "look" at them. Also, they have facial expressions now! I was a bit dissapointed that Shizuka Muto was not included in the demo, but I guess that is something I have to look forward to in the real game
Also, if there are enough songs I could see myself liking the karaoke mini game.
The demo is full of jap text, so if you don't know japanese it will be hard to enjoy it. I gave up following the story halfways, then I had to quit when I met the CIA-agents.
But overall, I am really looking forward to 3!
I did a quick demo run.
The fighting mechanics is rather engaging, deeper than I thought. I like to pick a fight in the streets to earn extra $$$.
The two Club Ageha hostesses are butt ugly. They are "older" than I expected (The KTV girls I met were younger and more hip). Cannot stand their big hair and husky voices. >_< Also got lost in the dialog. I wanted to get all the love icons just to see what's next though. They should have drinking games like real KTVs. Where did you find the Karaoke mini-game ?
Found a cafe, but they have nothing to sell me (yet).
Can't find the other mini-games (Mahjong, Chess, Stuff Toy grabbing, ...). Pretty interesting. I'll have to revisit the town later.
The fighting mechanics is rather engaging, deeper than I thought. I like to pick a fight in the streets to earn extra $$$.
The two Club Ageha hostesses are butt ugly. They are "older" than I expected (The KTV girls I met were younger and more hip). Cannot stand their big hair and husky voices. >_< Also got lost in the dialog. I wanted to get all the love icons just to see what's next though. They should have drinking games like real KTVs.
Where did you find the Karaoke mini-game ?Found a cafe, but they have nothing to sell me (yet).
Can't find the other mini-games (Mahjong, Chess, Stuff Toy grabbing, ...). Pretty interesting. I'll have to revisit the town later.
Answering my own Karaoke question. Found an English guide for the Y3 demo:
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3dlgames&thread.id=136855
Location of Street 4:
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3dlgames&thread.id=136855
Location of Street 4:
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