Look, there aren't too many franchises that I'm utterly in love with. The Ryu Ga Gotoku/Yakuza franchise is one of them. The story is fantastic (even with the poor localization in the first game), the characters are believable, the graphics are gorgeous, and the combat is brutally satisfying. Hell, I ran out and imported Ryu Ga Gotoku: Kenzan! the week it came out. I've pestered Sega for Yakuza news at PAX for last couple years. The guy I talked to this year gave me the usual spiel about not giving up hope, trying to gather a community of fans at Sega's website to support the series etc, etc.
I'd just about given up hope until tonight.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3176109 You read that right.
1up doesn't say it's a rumor. It says the game is coming. If this turns out to be untrue, I'll be thoroughly pissed off.
But, as it stands now, the world looks so damn beautiful.
Here's a fun video for you with the game's theme song and some pain.
I really, really want Yakuza 3 to come out. Yet, everytime I walk into my Best Buy and see Yakuza 2 for $30 I go... well, I'll get it when it's $20.... so I guess I'm part of the problem.
None the less! Bring it over! I need an awesome Japan simulator for my PS3!
I picked up Kenzan! for $20 brand new in Akiba this summer, but I should've bought this too. playasia sells it for like almost $80. Would be nice to see them bring it here.
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None the less! Bring it over! I need an awesome Japan simulator for my PS3!
And Yakuza 4... well, I guess I'll just have to wait until 2011 for that.
One of the best franchises I had the pleasure of playing, in fact I was going to learn Japanese so I could import 3 and play it.
ARGH! WHAT?!?!?!
ARRRRRGH!
Ah well, I fapped anyway.
Oh, and that video has to be one of the greatest videos ever. I mean, HE STOPS THE GUYS FIST WITH HIS HEAD!! It was a fun vid none the less.