The RYU GA GOTOKU 3 KENZAN! // YAKUZA 3 Thread! (DEMOS OUT! / JPN VER OUT 03/06!)

[MarkMan]

UPDATE 01/08/08

MARCH 6, 2008! = DAY OF KENZAN!

If anyone is interested in importing the game... Play-Asia has preorders up for both the Asian and Japanese version. The main difference is the Asian version has either Chinese/English added to the instruction manual. The Asian version is usually cheaper as well.

$74.90 - Japanese Version
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-bp-49-en-15-kenzan-70-2fsi.html (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-fku-71-bp-49-en-15-kenzan-84-j-70-2fsi.html)

$64.90 - Asian Version
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-bp-77-1-49-en-15-kenzan-70-2gfq.html (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-fku-71-bp-77-1-49-en-15-kenzan-84-j-70-2gfq.html)

Usually with preorders on P-A, the Asian version ships a day or two before Japanese street date. So if you want to get it ASAP, go with the Asian version. I already preordered mine with the fastest shipping available. Can't wait!

If anyone wants, I have three $5 off $50 coupons I will give if ppl decide to import this game! PM me!

And if Play-Asia isn't your flavor you can import the game at NCSX, which is based in New York...
$73.00 - Japanese Version
http://mgrsti3030s.seamlesstech.biz/default.asp (http://mgrsti3030s.seamlesstech.biz/default.asp)

Just check under PS3 preorders.

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UPDATE 01/06/08

Ryu Ga Gotoku KENZAN demos up on Japanese PSN now!

There are two demos. One focusing on exploration much like the original Yakuza/Ryu Ga Gotoku games. The other focusing on mini games and combat action. The demos are 839MB & 964MB respectively.

You will NEED a Japanese PSN account in order to download them. You can learn how to make one by visiting this link:

http://blogs.ign.com/xheavenxsentx/2006/12/09/39684/ (http://blogs.ign.com/xheavenxsentx/2006/12/09/39684/)

Or watch this YouTube user video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0hUJ4rrzi9c (http://youtube.com/watch?v=0hUJ4rrzi9c)

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UPDATE 09/22/07

I'm super excited for Ryu Ga Gotoku 3! I imported/played the first two and after watching what Sega has in store for part 3, I am shittin' bricks....

Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 takes place in the Edo period, which is the birthplace of the Yakuza in Japan. The story centers around Kiryuu Kazumanosuke as the main character. He lives in the Rion region and pretty much does whatever he wants and lives a carefree lifestyle. It's not until a certain series of events that he sets off from Rion to go to other places in Japan.

Basically Kiryuu is the legendary Miyamoto Musashi... BUT during his peaceful times in Rion, someone has been causing terror all over Japan using his name. So this imposter Miyamoto Musashi has been giving Kiryuu a bad name and a little girl who Kiryuu meets with sees how strong he is and begs of him to "Please KILL Miyamoto Musashi"... It is only then when Kiryuu realizes there is someone using his name.

Also if you noticed in the trailer it shows Kiryuu fighting against another swordsman and is having trouble against him... he asks him "WHO ARE YOU!"... the man replies... "I am Sasaki Kojiro!" Crazy!

Can't wait for this game!

Ancestor of Kiryuu Kazuma = Miyamoto Musashi = hot...

Also you can see Majima's ancestor in the trailer lol!

[whoknows]

Can't believe no one posted in this thread yet.

I can't wait either, but I'm not as cool as you so I haven't played Yakuza 2 yet ;)

[blackjaw]

I'm still praying Yakuza 2 makes it this way sometime soon.

[whoknows]

I'm still praying Yakuza 2 makes it this way sometime soon.
It's coming next year, already been confirmed. Voice will be Japanese this time with subtitles.

[imascrub]

I've played part of Yakuza2 but I think I got stuck somewhere cuz I couldn't figure out where to go next lol.

Can't wait for Yakuza2 to come here locally either.

[Rei no Otaku]

I really liked the first game despite the horrible choice to dub it. I'm kind of leary about the 3rd one though. Not sure if I like this shift to the Edo period.

[RelentlessRolento]

dont forget the trailer is on the JPN PSN.

I'm going to play the series backwards.

Yakuza 3, Yakuza 1, then 2...

[imascrub]

yea despite the dubs, Yakuza was still the first game that I couldn't stop playing and finished in a long time.

[whoknows]

The dubs didn't bother me too much, besides Eliza Dushku (her voice is really annoying. Had to mute the TV everytime she talked) and I looked at who did Haruka's voice...bad idea. That kinda ruined her character for me.

[MarkMan]

Ryu Ga Gotoku KENZAN demo up on Japanese PSN now !~

Two demos...

839MB

&

964MB

!

[RelentlessRolento]

oh shit! I saw the OP title in my control panel and immediately ran to my PS3... downloading now... and are they 2 demos? if so damn nice!

[whoknows]

How English friendly are they also which is better?

[RelentlessRolento]

just download both... the whole game is badass.

plus if you watched the latest trailer you should know by now.

[MarkMan]

One is action based, the other is exploration/interactive based...

Both are based on hot sex....

[Rei no Otaku]

I really don't feel like downloading 1GB of stuff if it's not easy to understand what's going on.

[blueweltall]

How do you download demo form the Japanese Store?

[MarkMan]

You will need to make a Japanese account first... here's a quick tutorial on how to do it:

http://blogs.ign.com/xheavenxsentx/2006/12/09/39684/

[RelentlessRolento]

I'm all for hot sex. one is still left downloading... I may wait a bit more and then play em in a bit.

[Zoglog]

lols

I love the insertion of random J-drama stars into the mix.

Is it just me or does the main character look like Nagase Tomoya?
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Nagase_Tomoya

This fool I recognized also
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Matsuda_Shota

And i think I saw this dood
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Takenaka_Naoto

[suko_32]

I spy Rolento playing Rya Ga Gotoku 3 as I'm waiting for my download to finish.

Also heard you needed friends on the Wii, I'll add you.

[NamPaehc]

Haven't finished downloading yet, but here is an enlish mini-guide that might help. (http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3dlgames&thread.id=67813)

[RelentlessRolento]

I got through both demos... the one with the main character wearing white is more of what the game will feel like while the dark clothed one gives you a good idea what all the action oriented parts and geisha stuff will be like.

[The Mana Knight]

Sucks I woke up kind of late, since my internet speed at my apartment starts to slow down throughout the day.

Yeah, I'm downloading the demos now. Probably won't finish until tomorrow, but I'm excited. :D

[Pratt75]

I'm thinking about trying to create a Japanese account. Is there a lot of content in the Japanese store that isn't available in the US store?

[RelentlessRolento]

yep. alot of the better things the PS3 has to offer are on the Japanese PSN Store.

you will cry when you see what they offer when compared to the US.

[MarkMan]

I really enjoyed the demos. I'm glad they kept the gameplay similar to Ryu Ga Gotoku 1/2...

I'm definitely going to import this come March... next day air and everything lol...

I played through Ryu Ga Gotoku 1/2 in Japanese and even though I didn't 100% understand the game, it was some of the best gaming I've had on PS2.

I hope this is the same for KENZAN!

PS3 is lookin' good this year for me... 2007 and 2006 were asstacular as a whole... 2008 I already have 5 games that I'm hyped for!

[Pratt75]

Dam, there is a lot more psp/ps3 games in the japan store.

[MarkMan]

^^ Seriously. I just purchased Biohazard: Director's Cut and Biohazard 2 off there lol.

[Blackout]

When is Yakuza 2 coming to the US?

[Pratt75]

^^ Seriously. I just purchased Biohazard: Director's Cut and Biohazard 2 off there lol.
Cool! Are those in english/japanese or both?

[The Mana Knight]

yep. alot of the better things the PS3 has to offer are on the Japanese PSN Store.

you will cry when you see what they offer when compared to the US.IMO, great PS1 games, but lacks the demos on PSN game number we have. Really hard to say which I prefer in all honesty.
PS3 is lookin' good this year for me... 2007 and 2006 were asstacular as a whole... 2008 I already have 5 games that I'm hyped for!I don't really agree with you on 06 and 07, but I do agree 08 looks really great. :D

Anyway. I played the first demo. Definitely enjoying it. It does seem like the graphic engine was ported from PS2 (by looking at the character models), but there's no slowdown really and the textures looks great. Definitely enjoyed the demo, although I did not understand any words. I'll download the mini-game demo tomorrow.

[imascrub]

good stuff good stuff
downloading right now :D Can't wait for Yakuza2 to hit here as well as Kenzan.

Kenzan is being released pretty soon in Japan isn't it?

[simplygriff]

I'm thinking about trying to create a Japanese account. Is there a lot of content in the Japanese store that isn't available in the US store?

Just a head's up if you haven't already tried it, There's now some kind of survey or something after all the steps listed in that ign guide when you try to set up a JPN account. I did it last night. Basically you just make a bunch of random choices and keep hitting the bottom right button to move forward. Eventually you'll get to the store. Just takes a few extra steps.
-G

[Pratt75]

I was able to successfully create a japanese account yesterday. PSN just got a lot better to me. Thank you for the helpful hints griff.

[MarkMan]

IMO, great PS1 games, but lacks the demos on PSN game number we have. Really hard to say which I prefer in all honesty.
I don't really agree with you on 06 and 07, but I do agree 08 looks really great. :D


Sorry my 'opinion' doesn't agree with yours... I rarely agree with rabid fanboys. :)

[MarkMan]

MARCH 6, 2008!

If anyone is interested in importing the game... Play-Asia has preorders up for both the Asian and Japanese version. The main difference is the Asian version has either Chinese/English added to the instruction manual. The Asian version is usually cheaper as well.

$74.90 - Japanese Version
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-bp-49-en-15-kenzan-70-2fsi.html (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-fku-71-bp-49-en-15-kenzan-84-j-70-2fsi.html)

$64.90 - Asian Version
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-bp-77-1-49-en-15-kenzan-70-2gfq.html (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-fku-71-bp-77-1-49-en-15-kenzan-84-j-70-2gfq.html)

Usually with preorders on P-A, the Asian version ships a day or two before Japanese street date. So if you want to get it ASAP, go with the Asian version. I already preordered mine with the fastest shipping available. Can't wait!

If anyone wants, I have three $5 off $50 coupons I will give if ppl decide to import this game! PM me!

And if Play-Asia isn't your flavor you can import the game at NCSX, which is based in New York...
$73.00 - Japanese Version
http://mgrsti3030s.seamlesstech.biz/default.asp (http://mgrsti3030s.seamlesstech.biz/default.asp)

Just check under PS3 preorders.

[bballplaya210]

Does the asian version have English subs or is everything in another language? Also, I noticed that Intelligence Qube is on the Japanese PSN. Are the PS1 games all in Japanese or do they have English options?

[MarkMan]

The PS1 games are as they were released in Japan. They did not alter them unless it had to be(due to old copyrights expiring, or other various reasons, etc).

The Asian version of the game will NOT have English subs. :(

[bballplaya210]

Thanks for the quick answer. Too bad it doesn't have English subs. I would have gotten it but I would be completely lost without the subs.

[MarkMan]

I feel you... I played through the first two in Japanese, using online FAQs and reading forums for help/translations... that wasn't too bad... It got me really hyped to replay Yakuza again in English... I'm SO looking forward to Yakuza 2 as well...

[imascrub]

I'm waiting eagerly for Yakuza2 to come out in the US...
Played the japanese version but only got about halfway through the first disc (just guessing), till I think I got stuck and couldn't move on with the story. Tried to follow as much as I could with my limited understanding of the language, but eventually it just became too much for me lol.

[simplygriff]

Does the asian version have English subs or is everything in another language? Also, I noticed that Intelligence Qube is on the Japanese PSN. Are the PS1 games all in Japanese or do they have English options?

I have a semi related question... Can you play the Japanese PS1 games on the PSP just like US ones or do you need any modifications?
-G

[MarkMan]

Game is coming out in Japan real soon...

I'm going to get the Silver PS3 + game bundle!

[MarkMan]

So I guess I'm the only one importing ? :(

[MarkMan]

So anyone else get it yet!?

[imascrub]

not here. $60+ is a bitch much for me when I can hardly understand the dialogue ><
I tried playing RgG2 on ps2 and ended up making it through a good number of hours to it, but I eventually got stuck and by that time I was skipping through all the dialogue cuz I didn't have the patience to pick out the things I understood lol

[Rei no Otaku]

I don't really see the point in importing games when I can't understand them... Especially when it's a story centered game like this.

[cindersphere]

yeah how do you play these games, translated guides off of gamefaqs?

[MarkMan]

Yea, use a translation guide or get help from ppl who can read/understand the key points X_X

[darthbudge]

I would totally import this if they at least had some English Subtitles, but without them. I guess I will just have to hope and wait for a US release.

[imascrub]

yea I will just be getting the game in english lol
Does anybody know when it will hit stateside? And when Yakuza2 will even hit ps2? Presumably it'd be before Yakuza3 yea? But since there is no real connection with 2 and 3...don't know if they will take their time with it and possibly release after the 3rd one...

[Blackout]

Does this game at least have a lock on feature? That is something Yakuza 1 badly needs.

[MarkMan]

Off topic..


My god, the Ryu Ga Gotoku (Yakuza)movie was so shitty... They put in together random elements of the videogame and did not take time to connect the storyline at all.

But it was pretty funny lol.

They really should have kept the same actors from the promotional prequel vids that Miike directed....

[JMEPO]

Its not that hard to get the basic ideas through hand motions and facial expressions of what the charachters are doing. It'll be ok.