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themcnoisy

@Quintumply cheers bro, will begrudgingly pass the introduction section.

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Kogorn733

WHY IS THIS NOT IN THE GOLDEN WEEK SALE?!?!?!??!!

Guess I'll have to get Nier: Automata instead

Kogorn733

themcnoisy

@Kogorn733 ohhhh tough choice. I can only vouch for Yakuza Zero and its brilliant. I'm 45+ hours in and am loving it if you haven't guessed from my above comments. It starts a bit slow and your character is a tad under powered, but opens up into an elaborate character filled story with some of the best mini games, which could be smaller releases on the PSN. Shogi, Mahjong, pool, darts (my favourite so far), scalextric, phone dating, night club running, Outrun, super hang on, space harrier, claw prize machines, karaoke, disco dancing, poker, blackjack, roulette, fishing, breakfighting, fantasy zone, eating and drinking.

I just wish I had more time to play. Roll on October when my job quietens down. I may finish it then!

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Fight_Teza_Fight

So my amazon order which I placed over a month ago for Yakuza 0 has been 'unexpectedly delayed'.
New estimated arrival date:
December 20 2017 - December 22 2017

There are genuinely no copies of this game available anywhere.
Sort yourself out Sega!
Digital it is.

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themcnoisy

Finally bought the most expensive building in the game. That optional property management sidequest has lasted weeks! Almost finished now I think and then onwards with the story.

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themcnoisy

Finally finished the story off! Woo hoo. What an ending. If anyone is still to reach the end make sure you have at least 2 hours before you take on the final mission as it's a beast with no save points and you need to stock up on tonics!

In retrospect just like FF15, the games many faults especially the bloat and occasional grim last gen texture would make it an 8/10, but it's story and characters are up there with the best TV shows and films.

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themcnoisy

@Quintumply My Goty so far, I wish some of the RNG elements were removed especially end game trophy hunting (phone dating / model car parts / weapon crafting parts) as it's stopped me wanting to platinum the game. But it's a brilliant experience. I may finish with the colessium trophy and bow out.

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Kogorn733

@themcnoisy

Took your advice and got the game and I like it so far. The fact that there's no English VA stopped bothering me after about 30 minutes or so.

Only thing I don't like is that there isn't as much room to explore as it first looks like there is, but the fact that there's so much to DO kinda gets around that.

Kogorn733

themcnoisy

@Kogorn733 how far are you in? There's a few different locations in the game.

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themcnoisy

@Kidfried It was inside a different thread.

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themcnoisy

@Kidfried @KratosMD Ive just checked @th3solution post history and he has gone silent since Thursday and the post was deleted or removed. I seen it too. Hope your okay bro!

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Ralizah

Started playing Yakuza 0. I'm on Chapter 2 now. It's... fun. It's like a weird cross between GTA and a JRPG.

Kiryu is a delicious piece of beefcake. The whole game is full of these ridiculously macho yakuza guys being overdramatic about everything, so the story scenes are a lot of fun to watch.

The battle system is simplistic but good fun, and the visceral blows combined with truly brutal attack animations when you interact with objects in your environment keep the constant fights with thugs around Kamurocho from feeling irritating.

Where do you sell objects? I got these gold and silver plates from a clown, and it says they fetch a good price, but I haven't seen a "sell" option in any of the marts.

Currently Playing: Fields of Mistria (PC); Cookie Clicker (PC); Metaphor: ReFantazio (PC); Overboard! (PC)

Ugh. Men.

PSN: Ralizah

themcnoisy

@Ralizah The pawn shop. Its in the south middle of the map.

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Ralizah

Another thing I like so far is the dry humor. The people in these games take themselves VERY seriously, but it's pretty clear the game itself is often smiling at them. This is particularly the case during some of these side-quests I've done.

Kidfried wrote:

Technically it's pretty underwhelming and often the game can feel like it could've been released ten years ago as well. The game has some style to make up for it, but nowhere near the style of games like Persona or anything. From minute to minute the gameplay can be a bit simplistic. But there's just so much going on that you won't ever feel bored.

I think Yakuza does a pretty good job with its presentation. Big story moments are rendered in cutscenes with almost photorealistic visual quality, but the game dials back from that in normal gameplay, and smaller dialogues aren't even animated. In general, the game still looks good, though, and they don't spend a bajillion dollars making every single moment of the game look real.

The only thing I was really disappointed by was the omnipresent pop-in, but it's not a big deal. At least it's not like Xenoblade Chronicles 2, where you'll warp to a location and literally watch the environment slowly load the textures around you.

I wish the Western market would release more of these AA games. With a few exceptions (such as Hellblade), everything seems to be either tiny indie projects or budget-busting AAA blockbusters. Yet the best games in previous generations have often been somewhere in-between: low-budget enough to take big risks, but still able to take advantage of the tech advances of that console generation.

Imagine if the only movies to choose from in theaters were billion-dollar Marvel epics or obscure independent films!

@themcnoisy Thanks!

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Currently Playing: Fields of Mistria (PC); Cookie Clicker (PC); Metaphor: ReFantazio (PC); Overboard! (PC)

Ugh. Men.

PSN: Ralizah

themcnoisy

@Kidfried absolutely terrible at Shogi, to be expected as its Japanese chess with even more potential move combinations so dont feel too bad. Some of the games bamboozle me, the game were you announce chi or pon with the tiles. No idea what was going on there.

The good thing is, if you want to learn its a good starting point. I play a version of the dice pot gambling game with my daughter for fun all thanks to Yakuza!

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Multiplat 2018: Horizon Zero Dawn
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Multiplat 2015: Final Fantasy 7

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Ralizah

I love how diverse the side-scenarios are in this game. The one with the dominatrix was hilarious, and definitely my favorite so far.

Also enjoy the befuddled "nani?" Kiryu utters every time a situation starts to get ridiculous.

[Edited by Ralizah]

Currently Playing: Fields of Mistria (PC); Cookie Clicker (PC); Metaphor: ReFantazio (PC); Overboard! (PC)

Ugh. Men.

PSN: Ralizah

Th3solution

So I started Yakuza 0 this weekend and thought I’d drop some first impressions.
Overall I’m liking the game. I’m only on Chapter 2 so this is very early. I can’t say it’s ‘hooked’ me yet, but I think I’ll enjoy it. I actually wish I could play the game with English dubbing. Although there is some value in hearing the native Japanese, the constant reading kind of wears me out a little.
The combat is more fun and satisfying than I thought it would be. I can tell there will be a lot more depth the longer I get into it.
The story is good so far. A nice set up and has built good tension.
All the famous side quests and mini-games haven’t really opened up yet, so I know I’ve got a long ways to go.
I do have to agree that the graphics are a strange combination of excellent facial rendering and wonderful vivid colors and detail in the streets and signs... yet there is some textures that are just awful. For example the hair is often poorly rendered and especially some of the the thugs will sometimes have the shiny short curly dew that looks like a greasy bad wig. It’s a stark contrast to the excellent detail down to facial scars and pores on the skin that you can see on the main characters. The lesser graphics don’t bother me too much but it’s just sometimes shocking and even a little unintentionally hilarious looking.

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Th3solution

On Chapter 3 and I continue to enjoy the game. I’m finally growing accustomed to the subtitles, although I get tired head a little quicker having to read so much. This game has a lot more story than I realized! I wasn’t expecting this many cut scenes and dialog. I thought it would be more about running around in am open world, chasing collectibles and side quests and occasionally doing a main quest for a minute before going back into the open world to roam around. On the contrary, so far it feels like the roaming around is the smaller portion. I am still early, so maybe the frequent cut scenes and long dialog will cool off later in the game after all the characters and story is established. I’m not complaining, in fact I quite enjoy the story and I just love Kiryu and Majima, but I was just not expecting this.
One thing that I do not like and can not get tolerant of is the weird save protocols. The fact that saving the game takes me out of the game screen and onto the PS4 save screen not once, but twice to watch the processing bar go across and then beep at me twice is just plain annoying. But it’s a small thing in an otherwise fun game so far.

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JohnnyShoulder

Is there an option not to have subtitles and English voices?

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