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Ayumi-chan 3rd happiest man in Connecticut from Iacon City (Experienced Trainee) Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
3rd happiest man in Connecticut
#1326: Oct 26th 2023 at 4:58:34 AM

[up][up] That was a big surprise. The last time I saw that green guy was in a Granblue Fantasy event [lol].

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MightyKombat I am he as you are he as you are me and we are a from in mai mouffff (Ten years in the joint)
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are a
#1327: Oct 26th 2023 at 4:40:02 PM

I know what those characters are meant to be but thanks to the internet I cannot help but only know them as, and I'm very sorry and I love you all, dsfargeg.

Are explosions science?
terumokou Pitiable and Illegally Dumped Object from In a bamboo forest full of bunnies, California Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Mu
Pitiable and Illegally Dumped Object
#1328: Oct 26th 2023 at 5:53:41 PM

I expect roulette Gachapin!

Burning love!
omega2900 Jemerald of Brainrot from The Midwest, where everything is MID! (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: In my bunk
Jemerald of Brainrot
#1329: Oct 26th 2023 at 6:21:05 PM

I just noticed Gachapin and I haven't thought of him in years.

Get taxed. Idiot.
Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, bitch! from In a Cultivation World (Ancient one) Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Face me now, bitch!
#1330: Nov 8th 2023 at 12:56:51 PM

For those who wanted to know, here's Like a Dragon Gaiden's Baka Mitai:

The Photo this time is of Kiryu and Old Pocket Circuit Fighter from 6 in the same vein as in Yakuza Kiwami 1 with Young Kiryu and Young Pocket Circuit fighter from 0.

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Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#1331: Nov 8th 2023 at 1:03:04 PM

You know, if 8 is going to be Kiryu's last ride, I hope that Bakamitai is used for the closing credits. That way, the meme can be put to rest in a fitting way.

The legend has returned.
omega2900 Jemerald of Brainrot from The Midwest, where everything is MID! (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: In my bunk
Jemerald of Brainrot
#1332: Nov 8th 2023 at 5:41:33 PM

Not sure if anyone is watching AEW Dynamite, but the apron is advertising Gaiden.

Get taxed. Idiot.
LoneCourier0 The Wandering Geek from A Diverse Land (Unitroper) Relationship Status: How YOU doin'?
The Wandering Geek
#1333: Nov 9th 2023 at 9:32:48 AM

https://twitter.com/YongYea/status/1722333842344980675

Ok, here's the first look at Yong Yea's take as Kiryu in the dub.

Not quite the baritone that we usually expect and kinda younger than needed, but he plays the part well in most aspects, at least in my opinion.

Then again, he said he once tried a deeper tone but he observed it felt forced.

He also mentioned the performance got more refined in time, so it means that the performance may sound a bit different in the other parts of the game and Gaiden as well.

Edited by LoneCourier0 on Nov 9th 2023 at 6:35:26 PM

"Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try."
dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#1334: Nov 9th 2023 at 10:25:30 AM

I hope he had fun voicing Kiryu, especially given how excited he seemed to land the role. I know some people gave him a hard time over one of his initial readings, but hopefully he managed to make things click.

"I squirm, I struggle, ergo I am. Faced with death, I am finally, truly alive."
MarkVonLewis Since: Jun, 2010
#1335: Nov 9th 2023 at 12:00:54 PM

Oh man, seeing that island-building mode for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth makes it a day-one buy for me. Still need to finish Like a Dragon, though.

Cris_Meyers reluctant author, willing misanthrope from Chicagoland (Fifth Year at Tropey's) Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
reluctant author, willing misanthrope
#1336: Nov 9th 2023 at 9:05:29 PM

Finally got to get some playtime into The Man Who Erased His Name. I don't know why, but it didn't unlock until after 10pm yesterday, so I only got to it today.

Right now my only remaining concern is how much playtime I'm going to get out of this. Not because it's throwing signals that at chapter 2 I'm halfway thru or anything, but because it is a gaiden game so I'm just expecting a truncated story.

Substories exist, but they're handed out by the obligatory "business you build up" (a kinda pseudo-fixer) of the game. Looks to be about 30 of them, but I haven't gone past the first one yet. Which was the "here's how the cabaret club works" tutorial so its not a good example of how the rest will look.

The cabaret club went full FMV, by the way. Honestly, it just seems weird.

Kiryu, sorry, Joryu, starts of pretty powerful so the game kinda throws you in head first. Just two tutorial fights and off you go. Both styles are pretty fun to use. Agent is a bit quicker and gives you access to gadgets like Scorpions harpoo...I mean, your watch threads. The other is his Dragon style with an ability to charge your attacks. Right now I'm spending money to buy upgrades, but other currency might be needed later.

The mainstay activities are there: darts, pool, arcade, cabaret club, karaoke, etc. I'm in Sotenbori right now, so the golf center is there. Karaoke has five songs fully sung. I aced Baka Mitai the first time through.

There still seems to be done stuff I haven't unlocked yet, but it won't be much longer. Story's ok so far. I'm interested to see what's happening, but its not setting my world on fire or anything.

Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, bitch! from In a Cultivation World (Ancient one) Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Face me now, bitch!
#1337: Nov 10th 2023 at 11:31:10 AM

No offence to Yong Yea, but having listen to his clips i REALLY don't find him a good fit for Kiryu, especially a Kiryu thats already aging considerably. Daigo or even 0 Kiryu would have fit better, but even then, I listened to his English Karaoke and...No...Just, sorry, it sounds awful. Doxing him was pretty bad, but his acting for Kiryu is just not good, IMO

I really feel like Daryl Kurylo, even though he was the OG dub actor in a rather subpar dub, was infinitely better in 7, short of a role it was, and I easily would have preferred him to come back, as he has the proper tone for Kiryu to match Kuroda's.

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Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#1338: Nov 14th 2023 at 4:47:57 PM

It's been a year, but Tehsnakerer's Yakuza 6 video is finally out.

The legend has returned.
Zanreo Gizmondo from Glitch City (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Gizmondo
#1339: Nov 14th 2023 at 5:05:46 PM

My Gaiden copy finally shipped, hopefully it won't take too long to arrive

My favorite failed console tbh
MightyKombat I am he as you are he as you are me and we are a from in mai mouffff (Ten years in the joint)
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are a
#1340: Nov 14th 2023 at 5:29:32 PM

[up][up]Guess I know what I'm spending all tomorrow on then.

EDIT: And once again I fuckin love this guy's skills in wordplay.

Edited by MightyKombat on Nov 15th 2023 at 9:51:00 AM

Are explosions science?
VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#1341: Nov 15th 2023 at 10:14:10 AM

When it came to Yakuza 6, I was wondering if Tehsnakerer could provide some well-argued reasons to look at the issues I still have with the game in a more positive or at least well-intentioned light. After finishing the video, I find myself impressed by how much good he was honestly able to get out of certain things in the game but unconvinced to challenge my own initial opinion all the same. It's not a big deal really, just a curiosity I had.

But man, this game made me feel the opposite of 3 so hard it's nuts. In 3 I was not interested in the orphanage stuff and wanted to get to the yakuza plot, but in 6 I was so underwhelmed and uninterested in the crime story that I wished the game stayed away from it as long as possible and I didn't want Kiryu to leave Onomichi. Mind, I still don't really care about the Hirose family, but everything else about Onomichi is great for all the reasons Tehsnakerer laid out in his video. Despite his feelings on it I even preferred Clan Creator's story over the main plot.

The themes of 6 do attempt to tackle much heavier subject matter this time around but not very gracefully. It's that whole issue where the character focused melodrama is when the series is at it's best and stepping outside of that causes the story to fumble. In 5 it was over the limp criticism of the idol industry, but that story overall still worked because the real focus was on the concept of having a dream and exploring that in several lenses. In 6 the heavy themes ARE the real plot, so the ball dropping is impossible to get away from.

And boy does the ball not drop any harder than on the Secret of Onomichi. Past yakuza plot twits had their own silliness to them (even spin-offs like Ishin! aren't exempt from that), but they remained focused on the characters entirely. This kept the plots from losing themselves and the story to still reach satisfying conclusions. The nature of the secret vastly widens the scope past what 6 is going for into something far beyond itself an what it's prepared to tackle, so what should be an international crisis that should encompass the rest of the plot is just blackmail material used by villains that no longer matter as of that chapter. It's the worst big plot twist ever in these games because it's not a bigger deal than it should be.

6 has problems caused by being the first Dragon engine game, and problems from general writing directions. It's a mixed back I lean more negative on and time can't change why for me, but I still respect whatever good things other people are able to get out of it.

MightyKombat I am he as you are he as you are me and we are a from in mai mouffff (Ten years in the joint)
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are a
#1342: Nov 15th 2023 at 10:18:48 AM

like I said, doing another samurai spinoff game first woulda helped avoid the teething problems with the Dragon Engine.

Are explosions science?
VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#1343: Nov 15th 2023 at 11:30:22 AM

[up]Which Kiwami 2 showed. I fully expected tehsnakerer to not have a high opinion on that game compared to the original 2 and accept that, but it's honestly just much more fun a game to play to me than 6 ever was.

MightyKombat I am he as you are he as you are me and we are a from in mai mouffff (Ten years in the joint)
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are a
#1344: Nov 15th 2023 at 12:01:23 PM

I love Kiwami 2 if only because I've played it first without playing the original (I'll find a way) and that probably spoiled me. That and it looked fantastic and played great. Like I said tho if they did a samurai spinoff first before going into Y6, it might have helped a good deal.

Are explosions science?
HallowHawk Since: Feb, 2013
#1345: Dec 7th 2023 at 11:52:04 AM

Almost a week ago, the English dub of the story trailer came out. Video below:

Did they get Debi Derryberry to reprise as Haruka Sawamura or a new voice actress to voice Haruka in English?

Edited by HallowHawk on Dec 7th 2023 at 11:52:29 AM

LoneCourier0 The Wandering Geek from A Diverse Land (Unitroper) Relationship Status: How YOU doin'?
The Wandering Geek
#1346: Dec 7th 2023 at 11:56:05 AM

It is me, or Yong Yea has a slightly better voice in the trailer compared to early footage? Not exactly a deep voice, but fits the grizzled veteran he's going for.

"Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try."
HallowHawk Since: Feb, 2013
#1347: Dec 8th 2023 at 6:20:49 AM

New trailer (two videos because one's in Japanese and one's in English):

LoneCourier0 The Wandering Geek from A Diverse Land (Unitroper) Relationship Status: How YOU doin'?
The Wandering Geek
#1348: Dec 8th 2023 at 6:30:12 AM

...It does really seem to be Kiryu's real swam song.

"Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try."
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#1349: Dec 8th 2023 at 6:34:58 AM

I hope he gets sent off in an impactful way. Just let him spend the rest of his life at Sunshine with his family, that's all I want.

The legend has returned.
arcanephoenix Resident Bollywood Nerd from Bombay, India Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
Resident Bollywood Nerd
#1350: Dec 8th 2023 at 7:17:51 AM

I...I think they're legit gonna kill him off this time.

I wouldn't mind that, exactly, but, yeah.

Officially hand the series over to Ichiban, maybe let the man die with some dignity. Frankly, i think that's what they're building towards, and i am ok with it.


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