Yakuza 3 (PS3) $39.99 @ Best Buy

[quote name='Naramie']Not for everyone it shares some similarities with Shenmue.[/QUOTE]

This is what Yakuza has basically been since it started. Completely fails in comparison to Shenmue but it's the closest thing we have, so we play it.
 
DLC card didn't come with my copy but since I don't even have online in my room, not big deal.

Also nitpickers & baby cryers should look at it this way; 2/3 the price for 2/3 the game hurr durr. Now stop whining.
 
[quote name='UberNinjaz']DLC card didn't come with my copy but since I don't even have online in my room, not big deal.

Also nitpickers & baby cryers should look at it this way; 2/3 the price for 2/3 the game hurr durr. Now stop whining.[/QUOTE]

Maybe you should join some fanboy site. This is cheap ass gamer. We want things as cheap as possible. Paying $40 for an incomplete game isn't much of a deal. I'll bite when this hits $20 or less which it will.
 
Only 5% of the game is missing still has dating at fast food places, mini games are all in the game like baseball, golf, ect. and most of the sidequests.


Stop crying already.
 
[quote name='DeathBringer']Yeah you keep waiting this game will be out of print like the last game (yakuza 2) and prices will skyrocket.

Good luck with that![/QUOTE]

Sure, like that's gonna happen. Yakuza 2 was available for literally a year or more at $20 with some locations as low as $10 on manager's special. It might be hard to find now, but it hit rock bottom prices and there were plenty of copies available for a long time. Yakuza 3 will be the same way. Smart CAGs don't jump at mediocre deals.
 
[quote name='DeathBringer']Only 5% of the game is missing still has dating at fast food places, mini games are all in the game like baseball, golf, ect. and most of the sidequests.


Stop crying already.[/QUOTE]

It's not 5%. If it was only 5%, Sega would have just spent the small amount of money and time and localized those sections. It bleeds over into other present sections of the game without explanation or continuity and the Best Buy copies don't even include the DLC card which Sega has to date failed to release for free per their promises to do so. As such, buying this game at $40 is straight up foolish.
 
I ended up buying this game today. It was a gamble between waiting for it to go lower and risking it not being available anymore or buying it now and getting it for sure. I also came into some money recently so $40 is good enough for me.

I'm also not a supernerd who cares about Mahjong and cuts that aren't relevant to the main story so the game as-is is fine with me.
 
[quote name='DeathBringer']Waiting for the price to drop further is foolish, it will be hard to find later.[/QUOTE]

Sure, that's what everyone said when it was still $60. A game that has major retail chain distribution including Best Buy, Gamestop, Toys R Us, Amazon and many other on-line retailers will never be hard to find, at least not during the first year or two of distibution. How many of you bought Valkyria Chronicles at $60 thinking the same thing? That game had the same distribution pattern as Yakuza 3 and can be readily found for $20. Sega just doesn't make rare games on current systems and is more than happy to do a reprint at budget prices if needed. Yakuza 2 only became hard to find two years after release and after several price drops. It also was for a previous generation system which naturally reduced demand and therefore reduced the number of copies Sega pressed. That is not the case here.
 
[quote name='bojay1997']It's not 5%. If it was only 5%, Sega would have just spent the small amount of money and time and localized those sections. It bleeds over into other present sections of the game without explanation or continuity and the Best Buy copies don't even include the DLC card which Sega has to date failed to release for free per their promises to do so. As such, buying this game at $40 is straight up foolish.[/QUOTE]

No, no it doesn't. If there are parts that are affected by the missing content I haven't encounted them in the time I've spent with the game.
 
Sorry if this has been posted already, but... For those who want a DLC code, check out this thread at the official Yakuza SEGA forum. The admin there has been giving out free codes, with more to come in the future. I received a code today.
 
[quote name='whoknows']No, no it doesn't. If there are parts that are affected by the missing content I haven't encounted them in the time I've spent with the game.[/QUOTE]

LOL exactly what I have been telling all these trolls, they say the same shit. "but....but.....it's missing stuff! : (" They are not fans of the game anyways so there is no point in arguing. great story, great game, period. I'm 40 hours in and still got 3 chapters to go. Incomplete game? get tha fuck outta here!
 
[quote name='bullet time']Sorry if this has been posted already, but... For those who want a DLC code, check out this thread at the official Yakuza SEGA forum. The admin there has been giving out free codes, with more to come in the future. I received a code today.[/QUOTE]


Good catch bro, this has not been brought up, this will help many people looking for it. thanks.
 
[quote name='Nerv_001']LOL exactly what I have been telling all these trolls, they say the same shit. "but....but.....it's missing stuff! : (" They are not fans of the game anyways so there is no point in arguing. great story, great game, period. I'm 40 hours in and still got 3 chapters to go. Incomplete game? get tha fuck outta here![/QUOTE]

These are the same people who think that DLC costumes or map packs on the disc mean they're also being sold an incomplete game. Wah, wah, wah, unnecessary stuff being cut does not mean the game is incomplete.
 
[quote name='Nerv_001']LOL exactly what I have been telling all these trolls, they say the same shit. "but....but.....it's missing stuff! : (" They are not fans of the game anyways so there is no point in arguing. great story, great game, period. I'm 40 hours in and still got 3 chapters to go. Incomplete game? get tha fuck outta here![/QUOTE]


I agree with you. I'm happy to see this game brought over to English speaking nations. Even with cut content, it's better than not having the game or having to learn Japanese in order to play. I hope they bring Yakuza 4 to the states as well even with cut content, sure it sucks but it beats not having a game.
 
[quote name='whoknows']No, no it doesn't. If there are parts that are affected by the missing content I haven't encounted them in the time I've spent with the game.[/QUOTE]


The only part where people will even remotely notice it is when the girlfriend missions just end after the third date. Other than that without knowing about the cuts, people wouldn't even recognize content is missing. This is coming from someone who OWNS the game, has played it and beaten the whole thing. Do not listen to the people complaining about the cut missions, they have not even played the game nor do they own it. Would you listen to review from someone who has never even touch the product their reviewing? I know I wouldn't.

If the cut content actually mattered or dramatically impacted the quality of the game I would not be recommending this game to other people.
 
[quote name='Naramie']The only part where people will even remotely notice it is when the girlfriend missions just end after the third date. Other than that without knowing about the cuts, people wouldn't even recognize content is missing. This is coming from someone who OWNS the game, has played it and beaten the whole thing. Do not listen to the people complaining about the cut missions, they have not even played the game nor do they own it. Would you listen to review from someone who has never even touch the product their reviewing? I know I wouldn't.

If the cut content actually mattered or dramatically impacted the quality of the game I would not be recommending this game to other people.[/QUOTE]

Again, you're missing the point. This was not a reasonable editorial decision based on an inability of western audiences to be able to understand what was happening. This was a pure monetary decision on Sega's part. Based on that, like many other CAGs, I have decided I will not pay $60 or $40 for the game. I may bite when it hits $20 which it will sooner or later. At $20, I can accept the fact that part of the game is missing. Perhaps to you it doesn't matter, but to me it does. To many other people it does as well. I just find it really ridiculous that people on this thread are trying to scare others into biting at a not very cheap price when there is no basis for assuming that this game won't last to $20 or less.
 
[quote name='bojay1997']Again, you're missing the point. This was not a reasonable editorial decision based on an inability of western audiences to be able to understand what was happening. This was a pure monetary decision on Sega's part. Based on that, like many other CAGs, I have decided I will not pay $60 or $40 for the game. I may bite when it hits $20 which it will sooner or later. At $20, I can accept the fact that part of the game is missing. Perhaps to you it doesn't matter, but to me it does. To many other people it does as well. I just find it really ridiculous that people on this thread are trying to scare others into biting at a not very cheap price when there is no basis for assuming that this game won't last to $20 or less.[/QUOTE]

You're such an idiot.
 
[quote name='bojay1997']Again, you're missing the point. This was not a reasonable editorial decision based on an inability of western audiences to be able to understand what was happening. This was a pure monetary decision on Sega's part. Based on that, like many other CAGs, I have decided I will not pay $60 or $40 for the game. I may bite when it hits $20 which it will sooner or later. At $20, I can accept the fact that part of the game is missing. Perhaps to you it doesn't matter, but to me it does. To many other people it does as well. I just find it really ridiculous that people on this thread are trying to scare others into biting at a not very cheap price when there is no basis for assuming that this game won't last to $20 or less.[/QUOTE]


I'd hate to see what your opinions of Super Street Fighter 4 and Halo 3: ODST are.
 
[quote name='Naramie']I'd hate to see what your opinions of Super Street Fighter 4 and Halo 3: ODST are.[/QUOTE]

I will wait on SSFIV until it's below $20 and Halo 3 ODST I got for $26 at Costco. I'm a CAG and like many of us, I have a huge backlog. I don't need to spend more than $20 for most games and certainly not ones that the publisher has cut corners on to save money.
 
meh... as much as I like Yakuza, I'll wait a little longer for a steeper price drop, I go by principle, the cuts were not necessary at all... and everyone is certainly entitled to their own thoughts about the game and whatnot about other's opinions on the cuts (which I myself don't particularly care, yep! WAS a fan) and it's nice to see it brought over rather than nothing, but then again, don't believe SEGA's "buy it or we won't any longer support it" mentality, their PR is always like that... here's to hoping you all get your Yakuza 4 and hopefully Kenzan! & the PSP's Project K/New Chapter Black Panther
 
If you want to wait to buy the game at $20 that's fine. $40 is a steal for this game, the game is well worth the $60 I paid for it. The problem is, the people who are complaining about the "cuts" to the game are not even basing the game on WHAT'S ON THE DISC! You are judging it by WHAT'S NOT on the disc. That's why the people who actually own the game know how blown out of proportion these "cuts" are.

All this thread is, people who own the game telling people how great the game is, and people who don't own the game telling you not to buy it, who are you gonna trust? :)
 
I already got SSIV for under $20 from game stop so yeah you can keep waiting.

Keep waiting and Yakuza3 can go OOP or become hard to find.

Good luck getting it for $20.

lol
 
oh I'm sure most of us know very well what's on the disc and what's not on the disc, we were the first to find out about the game coming stateside and the first to discover the cuts, we've all been participating with many European fans in a campaign to get the game localized before we knew about the controversy, some forgave, some continued to boycott for again, principle... if they run out of prints, then too bad-so shame, but they can always GameFly rent it, borrow it, or buy used ones or even fall back on an import copy... but hey, for those of you with $40 to burn without a backlog of games or no other alternative games to play, this game should be great for those of you as many have stated here
 
Was able to get a copy for $29.99 ( $10 RZ Cert.) before taxes.. Did the pick up in-store option but ony one had it and its far and so far have not had time before work to go in and grab it lol.. at least It's mine and I got 8 days to grab it.
 
[quote name='riskzero']When is Amazon going to match this damnit![/QUOTE]

^ This.

I've been waiting for Amazon to price match this and I've even contacted them about it but they said that they wouldn't and might in the future, but I'm not holding my breath.


I have so much amazon credit, but I might just have to bite at best buy...
 
all these people complaing about the game, dont play it i have the japanese version and the stateside version and loved both of them, i paid 60 for it and loved it. if you want it go buy it, if you want to complain then dont play it period, im tired of people bitching about games......
 
[quote name='bullet time']Sorry if this has been posted already, but... For those who want a DLC code, check out this thread at the official Yakuza SEGA forum. The admin there has been giving out free codes, with more to come in the future. I received a code today.[/QUOTE]

I requested a code also, how long does it usually take?
 
I think the last thing we need is people telling people not to buy the game in any way they want if there's any hope in Yakuza 4 coming over, period. My couple of Fry's loves to always slap some kinda deal on these games, hoping for one soon.
 
People need to stop complaining about the cuts. Yes it happened. Yes it wasn't what the audience that was going to play Yakuza wanted. We understand. If you thought the game was good before the amount of content cut doesn't justify not purchasing the game. I just hope all these people don't cause Yakuza 4 to not be released in the West. And this was a sweet deal especially since I had a $10 Reward Zone card. $30 + tax for Yakuza 3 is a steal - cuts or not.
 
[quote name='Bootleg Zani'] I just hope all these people don't cause Yakuza 4 to not be released in the West. [/QUOTE]
To be honest I feel Sega US is doing everything in their power to not bring more Yakuza. Unless they are just being complete dumbasses about how to run a video game company:

- Release a niche game in the same week as a heavily overrated pretend-RPG (FF 13)
- Say nothing will be cut out, then annouced every other week that something will be left out as time goes on
- Give out a "will not resonate with western audiences" excuse

I still like it & all though, just despise Sega's business. I feel like Atlus should take publishing rights for 4 if possible, they know what to do when it comes to localizing niche stuff.
 
[quote name='bojay1997']Again, you're missing the point. This was not a reasonable editorial decision based on an inability of western audiences to be able to understand what was happening. This was a pure monetary decision on Sega's part. Based on that, like many other CAGs, I have decided I will not pay $60 or $40 for the game. I may bite when it hits $20 which it will sooner or later. At $20, I can accept the fact that part of the game is missing. Perhaps to you it doesn't matter, but to me it does. To many other people it does as well. I just find it really ridiculous that people on this thread are trying to scare others into biting at a not very cheap price when there is no basis for assuming that this game won't last to $20 or less.[/QUOTE]

Go try to find the first 2 Yakuza new for $20.
 
[quote name='62t']Go try to find the first 2 Yakuza new for $20.[/QUOTE]

Completely irrelevant. I only paid $20 for my original copy of Yakuza 2 and $10 for a second copy at Best Buy. Try finding most niche games more than a couple years old for MSRP or below. It's tough. That doesn't change the fact that this game will fall to $20 at some point and still be available. A year or two from now, it might be hard to find again. That's just how the pricing and demand pattern works. If you're a CAG, you know not to panic and you wait for that low price point and swoop in.
 
[quote name='bojay1997']Completely irrelevant. I only paid $20 for my original copy of Yakuza 2 and $10 for a second copy at Best Buy. Try finding most niche games more than a couple years old for MSRP or below. It's tough. That doesn't change the fact that this game will fall to $20 at some point and still be available. A year or two from now, it might be hard to find again. That's just how the pricing and demand pattern works. If you're a CAG, you know not to panic and you wait for that low price point and swoop in.[/QUOTE]
You're one of the rare lucky ones. The rest of us aren't, buddy.
 
[quote name='KrazyGunner']Hah, redo the 1st one with original voices, 2nd one was perfect. And they both can fit on one BD DISC![/QUOTE]

Exactly, Maybe if SEGA sees some interest from it's "Western Audience" they may be interested in doing something like this.

Petition Time haha
 
[quote name='speedy5044']Since it's SEGA and their titles ALWAYS hit $19.99 in under a year... I'll wait.[/QUOTE]

You just not a fan :D

$39.99 for this when its $59.99 everywhere else? Go for it !!
 
[quote name='Velo214']Sega Forums giving away more Yakuza 3 battle dlc for those that missed it, aka me :)[/QUOTE]

Yeah I was about to say this. More importantly if you bought it from Best Buy you didn't get the DLC card that SHOULD have been in it.
 
[quote name='Derrick1979']Would be Sweet if SEGA would give the first 2 games a HD upgrade like the GOW Collection..

Come on SEGA you can do it !!!![/QUOTE]


It may not be entirely out of the question [longshot, maybe?],
since SONY has been surveying folks as to what series'
they would like to see get the GOWI/II treatment.
Ico/Shadow Of The Colossus probably have a better chance,
though it ain't over for a Yakuza re-do just yet.
 
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