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TGS: Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition looks like Yakuza 3 I took a few minutes today at Tokyo Game Show to have a peek at how the HD re-release of the first two installments in the Yakuza series are shaping up. It's looking good, folks. Crisp and sexy, I think players will struggle to tell the difference between this release and the later installments developed for the PlayStation 3. I couldn't, after all. That is to say, I couldn't tell the difference in terms of assets like characters and environments. The user interface elements appeared to be placeholders in the demo, looking a little crude. I do hope sincerely that these are just temporary because they stick out like sore thumbs against the otherwise stellar presentation. Regardless, it's looking like a great opportunity for players who haven't been introduced to Yakuza to get on board and have a more consistent experience across the whole series. I'm pretty sure I'll pick it up. Of course, this means that I'll start from the beginning of the series again and, therefore, have to start Yakuza 3 for about the fifteenth time. I'm never going to finish that game at this rate. Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)Already own 1 and 2 on the PS2, but will still pick this up if it goes local, so I can play them all on PS3. How convenient! I was just thinking to myself "I only own Yakuza 3 and 4 and I wanna play the first 2 before I get into them." I think you're just forgetting how good they looked first time round. The main problem is that 2 won't run though component. The English VA in the first had a certain charm motherfucker. Mark Hamill was great as Majima! A already have Yakuza 1 - 4 (4 courtesy of Dtoid), so I might have to pass on it.
But that's not to say I don't want it. 1 & 2 are very beautiful games, so slap on some HD, and some twaeks to interfaces and it sounds very appealing. I advise anyone wo hasn't played Yakuza 1 or 2 to pick this up... if it comes out in the west this is. Famitsu poll: PS Vita is Japan's most desired consoleAccording to a poll by videogame magazine Famitsu, Sony's ailing PlayStation Vita is the most desired console in Japan. The survey found that 64% of respondents wanted a PlayStation Vita. The second most desired system ... more 'Amazing ATB' in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIIIThe latest issue of Famitsu [via Game Nyarth] reveals several new battle systems details in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. There's not a solid name for the new battle system yet, so they're calling it "Amazing AT... more Meet the Shin Megami Tensei IV protagonist, a samuraiFamitsu has the scoop on the main characters and setting of upcoming 3DS game Shin Megami Tensei IV. Forget the modern-day setting we've grown accustomed to. This new one takes place in the distant past, in 1492, in medeval-i... more Vita Muramasa port will support new DLCThat Oboro Muramasa port announced last week for the PlayStation Vita at Tokyo Game Show isn't going to be a straight-across port. The early word is that this week's issue of Famitsu is set to reveal details on brand new down... more Yakuza 5: Haruka's dance off battle systemIf you've been following Yakuza 5 you'll know that series character Haruka is all grown up now. And what do grown up girls do as primary characters in a fighting game about Japan's crime underworld? They dance! Sega has revea... more Atlus staff focused on Persona 5BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY! Persona 5 is making progress says Team Persona producer Katsura Hashino. In this week's Famitsu he says that his staff is currently focused on the next numbered entry, and master artist Shi... more Metal Gear Solid 4 to be patched with Trophy support soonHideo Kojima has told Famitsu that the long-long-long-long-awaited Trophy support for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is on the horizon. It only took twenty-five thousand years! A new budget version of the game is sc... more Dead or Alive 5 new character: Canadian guy named RigFamitsu scans reveal a new Dead or Alive 5 character, and it seems he has a crap name. Right now details are limited, but according to scans found on CVG we do know he's Canadian, and that his name is Rig. Rig. Let that echo ... more Vita game Soul Sacrifice teased in Famitsu adA six page ad in the upcoming issue of Famitsu teases a new PlayStation Vita game called Soul Sacrifice. Japanese site Sinob gets an early look at the magazine and says that the ad's only image shows four characters... more Meet Labrys, Persona 4 Arena's new characterIn case you were thinking that Persona 4 Arena's character selection might be a little thin, there's no need to worry, because a new challenger has appeared. Her name is Labrys, and her giant axe has jet engines on it. A... more |     Dtoid is... Dale North Editor-in-Chief Jim Sterling Reviews Editor Hamza Aziz Dir. Communications Conrad Zimmerman Managing Editor Jordan Devore PC Editor Andy Dixon Community Manager Rick Olson Dtoid.TV Producer Niero Gonzalez Publisher Editors Meet the team Our sites Flixist Japanator Tomopop Contact Us Suggest News Advertising General Info  |
12:30 PM on 09.21.2012
