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Japan don’t play when it comes to drugs. This actor will likely end up being blacklisted now.

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Yeah I know that, but damn. I thought dude got busted doing lines in his apt. but it was a drug test off an anonymous tip. I don’t like coke either but still.

The memes are already out as well, some good stuff so far.

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He’s cooked. Just like the dude from Yakuza 4.

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Japan is weird. I dont give a shit if some dude doing coke in his own personal time, long as he ain’t out here murdering ppl, raping bitches or some other heinous crimes, it shouldn’t matter🤷🏾

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I’m sure they say the same thing about us when we cut a DOA stream due to some jiggling T&A. Different strokes for different folks.

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Murika: No fapping; only Coke strokes.

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Nagoshi comment excerpt:

Switching the main character from Kiryu Kazuma to Kasuga Ichiban also was a good idea for this change. If the personality differs, the objective changes, if the objective changes, the game itself changes. They speak differently, and they think and act differently.

Changing the main character would open up new paths and help change the notion of “it’s a Yakuza game right? You just walk around a city right?”,that many have.

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Nnnnnnn at Sega making me spend money on Yakuza again…

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If anyone hasn’t picked up Yakuza 6

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excerpt highlights:

  • Nagoshi does not consider Judgment to be a spin-off from the Yakuza series as “the characters from Yakuza do not appear in Judgment , and while it’s set in the same city district of Kamurocho, we wanted to make something different.”
  • Hosokawa was “a little worried that fans may be fed up of seeing the same location again” in Judgment , but the Yakuza series’ Kamurocho was used as it “has become a location the studio that we are familiar with,” because “it would suit the character and make the game much more fun to play,” and due to “cost and scheduling.”
  • Parts of Judgment began localization began about a year before the Japanese release, which allowed the western release to launch just six months after the Japanese release, according to Hosokawa. Nagoshi added that a simultaneous worldwide release was possible, but that from a business perspective there are so many big releases in the west that sales data takes time to properly forecast. “If Judgment sells well overseas then we will have the data so that if we do end up making a sequel, it may become possible to consider a simultaneous worldwide release next time,” Nagoshi said.
  • The localization for Judgment would be finished by now if they did not have to change the character model and actor for Kyohei Hamura. The western release is currently in QA.
  • A PC version of Judgment has yet to be decided, but other formats are being considered. “It’s not impossible, but I can’t say either way,” said Hosokawa.
  • There are “no plans at the moment” for a Yakuza game for Switch, according to Nagoshi.
  • Regarding the new Yakuza starring Ichiban Kasuga, Sato said, “I can’t go into detail yet, but in the near future we’ll be able to reveal something that will make you think, ‘Wow, that really does look different’. The continuity of the previous titles in the series still stands. We still have the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance yakuza organization, and when the game is released it will be set the appropriate number of years after the previous games. Unlike Judgment , this will be a continuation of the Yakuza series. But as for what’s new about it, you’ll just have to wait and see.”
  • Regarding some of the same locations from Judgment appearing in the new Yakuza game starring Ichiban Kasuga, Sato said, “You may see some of the same shops and bars, and if we can use some of the characters in a way that feels natural, it’s possible that we’ll see those appearances. I don’t intend to force it though. Judgment and Yakuza are separate series.”
  • Regarding Ichiban Kasuga, Sato said, “Kasuga is the polar opposite of Kiryu. They’re both strong men, but Kazuma Kiryu is a taciturn person who doesn’t speak without reason. He starts out in a coveted position within the yakuza, albeit an ill-fated one; he is seen as having a future within the yakuza, and we see him fall from grace and start a life of hardship. But even then, he has good friends who believe in him. On the other hand, Ichiban Kasuga starts out with absolutely nothing. He is not respected as a yakuza; he was born and raised on the streets of Kamurocho without any parents – well, Kiryu is also an orphan. But nobody looks up to Kasuga at all. He has to work his way up from rock bottom. We’re aiming for a character who contrasts starkly with Kiryu. I hope players will come to love him.”
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I don’t think they make much Yakuza merch but here is some.

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Search?Brand=7732

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Redone Kyohei Kamura…

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A quick interview with Greg Chun…English voiceover for Yagami.

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Hyped for Judgement…

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https://www.gamestop.com/ps4/games/judgment/171243

Lamestop currently has Judgement on sale for $40…

…and Amazon too.

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Does anyone know if they are planning to release those remasters of Yakuza 3/4/5 for the USA PS4?

Its been pretty quiet on that front.
2017 saw release of Y0 and Kiwami1.
2018 had Y6 and Kiwami 2.

It seems strange that there hasnt been a Yakuza game released this calendar year in the west.

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Last I heard the series director said if they did bring the other core Yakuza games over they likely wouldn’t get the Kiwami treatment because of how time consuming it is and they’d rather work on new installments of the series or other projects.

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Finished Judgment this week. Honestly the best Ryu ga Gotoku game since Yakuza 0.

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