Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio (Yakuza, Judgment, Binary Domain + more!) Discussion Thread

[Abu Antar]

I'm thinking that they are not happy with sales. It has sold 400k in the Asia region, so far.

 

[Terra]

I'm not sure what they were expecting, changing genre like that for a mainline entry is gonna lose a certain percentage of the core audience you'd think.

 

[Deflowerer]

Doubt it's attributable to the genre that much. The sales of Yakuza series, as is the case with almost every franchise in Japan, has been steadily decreasing.

 

[Kaivokz]

It's a shame what they are doing with Yakuza: Like a Dragon.

NG+ and hardest difficulty will be sold as DLC. The Yakuza Team is one of my favorite studios around, but that is a very shitty move. As much as I love the series, I can't turn a blind eye to the greed. Most likely, I won't buy the game day one.

A couple of things to note:
The "hardest difficulty" only seems to be available on NG+, designed specifically for NG+, you don't have to pay to unlock the hardest difficulty for first playthrough.

NG+ & higher difficulty mode were not available on release in Japan (and may still not be out yet?) — if they're spending time and money over and above the base game to provide a NG+ mode and a well tuned new difficulty setting, I'd take that over a boring "free" NG+ with no reason to play it.

As far as I can tell, it is unannounced whether western releases will include the DLC for free, if it will be a day 1 paid DLC or if it will even be available.

So I wouldn't get too upset yet; it's not like they released the game and had a NG+ mode built, but made you pay more for it.

From trailers, I'm actually considering day one purchase of like a dragon. The gameplay looks original and the class mechanic could be really fun.

 

[Theodora]

FotNS on PC whennnnnnnnnn

So I started Yakuza 0, never played a yakuza game and..

[That's rad.]

I love everything about this

More and more I find myself recommending Y0 for all sorts of requests and situations. It just stands alone so well, and never seems to garner a negative reaction. Really has the whole Shakespearean comedy-tragedy back-and-forth sussed out.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

My nephew and I are meeting up this weekend just so we can do the karaoke.

 

[Modron]

I got ptsd from Karaoke in Yakuza Kiwami 1 that grill wanted me to get 95%+ on the most brutal song, after getting 94% 14 times I gave up and uninstalled it just short of getting the last achievement.

 

[Aqualung]

release plz

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Yakuza 7 will cure coronavirus.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

release plz

A singalong to the singalong where you singalong? Damn.

 

[True Ukrainian]

Yakuza 7 will cure coronavirus.

You need tiger drop for that.

 

[Reinhardt]

Yakuza 7 will cure coronavirus.

You need tiger drop for that.

Git gud!

 

[Misco Jones]

SEGA will be at IGN Summer of Gaming digital event in June. I hope they announce Yakuza 345 for PC.

https://www.ign.com/articles/ign-announces-summer-of-gaming-event-in-june

 

[LESS T_T]

I'd assume PC Gaming Show will do a digital event in June too. If there will be Yakuza for PC announcement, I think it would be there (like they did in 2018).

 

[HoboForEternity]

also judgement and FONS pls

 

[Belegarsson]

Are you motherfuckers ready for early Christmas?



https://steamdb.info/app/1235140/
What if SEGA is dropping all games at the same time

 

[Your Order Has Arrived]

Are you motherfuckers ready for early Christmas?



https://steamdb.info/app/1235140/
What if SEGA is dropping all games at the same time

That sounds extremely stupid. I am certain that they will do it.

 

[LESS T_T]

From Xbox announcement: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/yakuza-like-a-dragon

Platforms:

Xbox Series X ● Xbox One ● Windows 10 PC

Yakuza: Like a Dragon launches Day 1 on Xbox Series X!

So I assume Steam and Windows 10 version will be released on the same day, the launch day of Xbox Series X.

 

[sullynathan]

 

[InD_ImaginE]

Still no Yakuza 3 - 6 to Steam

 

[LESS T_T]

Official website: https://likeadragon.sega.com/home.html

Yakuza: Like a Dragon launches in the West later this year on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Windows 10 PC, PlayStation 4, and Steam!

Well this is the first true multi-platform release for the franchise. (Swtich users weep.)

 

[LESS T_T]

Aaand, Steam page is live: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1235140/Yakuza_Like_a_Dragon/



From SEGA with Denuvo.

 

[Belegarsson]

Region locked for me (Vietnam), wtf.

 

[LESS T_T]

Region locked for me (Vietnam), wtf.

Interestingly they have some Asian localization listed in achievement languages, but not on the store page: https://steamdb.info/app/1235140/info/

Maybe some kind of exclusive deals with Sony or Microsoft?

 

[Azalin]

Where are my Yakuza 3-6 pc ports Sega?