Yakuza series

[Raithos]

Yakuza 5 is free on PS Plus next month

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/07/ ... gust-2016/

[Henry Spencer]

^YES! Glad I waited it out now.

Yakuza 0 launches on January 24th in NA and EU
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/07/ ... ly-on-ps4/

Give your shoes a pump, set your pager to vibrate, and get ready to crank your Walkman, because Yakuza 0 has a release date — you’ll be able to introduce street thugs’ faces to the exquisite pavement of Kamurocho on January 24, 2017, exclusively on PS4 in North America and Europe. (That lead sentence was full of eighties references, since Yakuza 0 takes place in 1988.)

Same day as RE7. I know which one I'm going with.

Kazuma>Zombies

[OL]

^^If RE7 even involves zombies, that is.
But yeah, same here. Yakuza is always day-1 for me. Has been since the very first game.

[Raithos]

Physical is up on Amazon already

https://www.amazon.com/Yakuza-0-PlaySta ... s=yakuza+0

[GYO6161]

Kazuma>Zombies

Why not both?
XD

[Hyo Razuki]

0 will be a day one purchase for me. I hope they'll bring number 6 to the West too.

[Ryuuji95]

The one franchise ill never ever get to play.

[Crimson Ryan]

The one franchise ill never ever get to play.

I won't hear of it. Explain!

I'm wondering if there will be a digital pre-order this time? Sega Europe appear to be their own awkward selves again with no pre-orders live on Amazon UK yet..

[we420]

I'm already super excited for Yakuza 6. I am really upset however that it'll end Kazuma's story

[Hyo Razuki]

What?! It's gonna end Kazuma's story? That's kind of shocking. I didn't know that. On the other hand, it's probably better to end it in a dignified manner than dragging the character's storyline on for dozens and dozens of games.

[OL]

Yeah, he has been trying to stay out of yakuza business for what seems like 58 years now, only to be pulled back in over and over. Had to end sometime.

[south carmain]

Personally I had already seen enough of Kazuma by Yakuza 4. Actually I wouldn't mind seeing a Yakuza game with an all new cast to fresh things up a bit.

[Let's Get Sweaty]

It's about time Haruka became a pistol whipping, ass kicking machine.

They could have a big fight scene where she's rooted to the spot with a weapon in her hand, and a constant stream of goons advancing towards her. Half of them can only be hurt with a jab of the weapon, the other half with a swing, so you have to press either X or Y at the most opportune moment as each one approaches. Which, coincidentally, is in time with the background music.

[Riku Rose]

I used to be all for keeping it as Kazuma's story since Y1-3 was a nice ark for him.

It's gotten to the point now where I can imagine a Yakuza turning up on his door without saying a word and Kaz will just sigh and grab his white suit jacket.

[south carmain]

You know what would be an awesome spin off for yakuza? A cyberpunk themed one. We have had modern, feudal and zombies I think it would be awesome if the next spin off was a futuristic gritty one.