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

[Jinn]

As of 25 hours into it, Kiwami has been such a joy to play. I have played the first Yakuza prior to this, but I'm really enjoying the addition of 0 style gameplay. With the tighter focus, the economy seems much better, and the spikes in combat difficulty here and there feel really nice.

I'm in the midst of chapter 6 at the moment, and I'm taking my time just as I did in 0. At this rate without extraneous mini-game playing, I'm expecting a good 60 hour playthrough, which is a relief. Same great story with the extra layer of gameplay draped over it to really flesh out the experience. And the Majima moments are pure gold of course.

 

[Reinhardt]

Goromi-chan best girl!

 

[HoboForEternity]

I am not playing it yet, because my better judgement is to playother games i have thats like 20 hours or below in my library.

 

[Misco Jones]

 

[Ivan]

"kick faces"

 

[a bear named spigot]

judgement actor gets arrested for doing coke, sega pulls the game in japan, and re: english release "Sega is currently discussing its course of action regarding the western release of Judgment, and that a decision has not yet been made"

https://gematsu.com/2019/03/sega-ha...-in-japan-following-actor-pierre-takis-arrest

 

[LESS T_T]

Method acting, that was.

 

[HoboForEternity]

i finally play yakuza kiwami

this series always never fails to amuse me

 

[Hobo Elf]

judgement actor gets arrested for doing coke, sega pulls the game in japan, and re: english release "Sega is currently discussing its course of action regarding the western release of Judgment, and that a decision has not yet been made"

https://gematsu.com/2019/03/sega-ha...-in-japan-following-actor-pierre-takis-arrest

Hope this doesn't affect the western release date.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Impossible to say, but considering the protocol they'll probably do the same thing they did with Yakuza 4 and redo the voiceovers and character model (of course, we still haven't seen the remasters of 3-5 in the West, or hear when they'll be hopefully coming). It seems Japanese entertainment business is really brutal (to the point of absurdity, IMO) about the drugs=unperson thing.

(Doubly absurd in that large portions of said business is controlled by yakuza and ex-yakuza)

 

[Misco Jones]

judgement actor gets arrested for doing coke, sega pulls the game in japan, and re: english release "Sega is currently discussing its course of action regarding the western release of Judgment, and that a decision has not yet been made"

https://gematsu.com/2019/03/sega-ha...-in-japan-following-actor-pierre-takis-arrest

 

[flyingjohn]

I have spent 30 hours on yakuza 0,and i am only in the second chapter.Loving all the stuff you can do(minus specific minigame).
Also just caught a great white shark with a fishing pole,and it provided less resistance then a suitcase somehow.

 

[flyingjohn]

 

[karoliner]

https://games.sega.com/survey/

Make sure to let Sega know you want a new Virtua Fighter.

 

[flyingjohn]

Does anybody here have any experience dealing with dds files?I just want the board pieces to resemble something more easier on the eyes for people ho don't now kanji.
Something like this minus the arrow directions:

I found a guide that explains how to edit dds files,but still having no luck making any changes show up ingame:
https://www.reddit.com/r/yakuzagames/comments/94ch81/pc_mod_modding_guide/

The file name is mg_shogi_all_texcmn.par.It seems to contain all the dds files for shogi.

 

[Terra]

Through judicious use of the "other" section for each question I bitched at Sega for not making an actual tactical Shining "Force" game in years while Fire Emblem's creators laugh all the way to the bank, advised them to set a more sensible base price for future Valkyria games on PC, told em not to cut content in future Yakuza games, port all remaining Yakuza titles (plus Ishin and Kenzan) to PC, told em to commission a Sonic Mania 2, port and translate all Shining Force 3 scenarios, remake/remaster Shining Force 2, port the Phantasy Star remakes from PS2 to PC and make a new, Phantasy Star like the originals. I eagerly await the results.

Does anybody here have any experience dealing with dds files?I just want the board pieces to resemble something more easier on the eyes for people ho don't now kanji.
Something like this minus the arrow directions:

I found a guide that explains how to edit dds files,but still having no luck making any changes show up ingame:
https://www.reddit.com/r/yakuzagames/comments/94ch81/pc_mod_modding_guide/

The file name is mg_shogi_all_texcmn.par.It seems to contain all the dds files for shogi.

.PAR files are likely a proprietary archive format used by the game engine, you'd need to create/use an unpacker/repacker for changes to show in game. Brief google search reveals this, so following these steps would likely be your best bet: https://www.reddit.com/r/yakuzagames/comments/94ch81/pc_mod_modding_guide/

 

[Misco Jones]

Yakuza 5 for PS4 launches June 20 in Japan
The final Yakuza PlayStation 3 port dated.

The PlayStation 4 version of Yakuza 5 will launch on June 20 in Japan for 3,990 yen, the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu reveals.

Yakuza 5 first launched for PlayStation 3 in December 2012 in Japan, followed by the rest of the world in December 2015.

https://gematsu.com/2019/03/yakuza-5-for-ps4-launches-june-20-in-japan

 

[Sukhāvatī]

New Yakuza game starring Ichiban Kasuga announced for PS4

https://gematsu.com/2019/03/new-yakuza-game-starring-ichiban-kasuga-announced-for-ps4

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Well, at earliest it'd be like late 2019, but probably 2020, seeing as that also includes auditions for by the sound of it female lead of the game.

 

[Misco Jones]

Yakuza 5 for PS4 trailer:

 

[HoboForEternity]

i memorized all the characters just in around 1 day of playing. it isn't too much an effort than you are putting to mod the game into alphabet seriously. jeez. i even have a shogi app i occasionally play in my phone.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

I still haven't managed to figure out Mahjong, or those Japanese card games myself. It isn't so much the symbols (although remembering them all is difficult), but the rules. It's the sort of stuff where you'd need someone to actually teach you by hand I feel, just reading things isn't cutting it.

 

[Punch]

Mahjong in particular seems crazy with all the scoring rules and different hands, I don't think I'll ever be able to sit down at a legitimate smoke-ridden mahjong parlor in my life. Shogi is just chess but I'm a brainlet that can't think more than 1 step ahead in those games so that's another game I'll never enjoy truly

 

[flyingjohn]

Mahjong in particular seems crazy with all the scoring rules and different hands, I don't think I'll ever be able to sit down at a legitimate smoke-ridden mahjong parlor in my life. Shogi is just chess but I'm a brainlet that can't think more than 1 step ahead in those games so that's another game I'll never enjoy truly

The thing that make shogi much more complex is the fact that you can use captured pieces as your own .It brings a whole new dimension of complexity compared to chess.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Mahjong in particular seems crazy with all the scoring rules and different hands, I don't think I'll ever be able to sit down at a legitimate smoke-ridden mahjong parlor in my life. Shogi is just chess but I'm a brainlet that can't think more than 1 step ahead in those games so that's another game I'll never enjoy truly

It does remind me of a pretty amusing exchange I had once about the subject:

"Mahjong's really hard, I'll have to use the auto-win tile to beat this sidestory."

"Aren't you a fan of Legend of Koizumi? Shouldn't you know something about Mahjong?"

"THEY ONLY CHEAT IN MAHJONG IN LEGEND OF KOIZUMI"