-
RSS Links
Tags
action artwork atlus bethesda buy games capcom consoles disgaea dlc e3 figure guest blogger history housekeeping how to japan konami links marvelous merchandise mmorpg namco nintendo ds nintendo wii nis ost persona podcast pokémon pre-order preview ps ps2 ps3 psp review rockstar rpg rumor sega sony square enix sting videos vlogBlogroll
- Albotas
- Araceae
- ゲーム情報！ゲームのはなし
- CtrlAltKill.org
- Damikki
- Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII
- Fort90
- Game Journalists Are Incompetent Fuckwits
- Gamesugar
- Hark! A Vagrant
- hiimdaisy
- LH Yeung.net Blog
- My Game News Flash
- Nope Clothing
- Rumbirds
- Sexy Videogameland
- The Border House
- The Drunken Moogle
- The Vault: Fallout Wiki
Archives
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
Ryu Ga Gotoku 3: I Need a Vacation
I live in New England where it has been demonically cold since November. Today while looking over some screenshots of Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 (or Yakuza 3) I was filled with the intense urge to go on a vacation. The game takes place on the tropical Japanese island of Okinawa, a place near and dear to me and Foxes.
Foxes has a bunch of family in Okinawa who are awesome people. She has bounced back and forth between there and America countless times in her life. I was lucky enough to go with her on two occasions and can say without a doubt it is the greatest place on earth.
In Yakuza 3, Kazuma opens an orphanage in Okinawa attempting to bury his past and start over. If that was all that happened, it would be a pretty lame game. Luckily for us, some thugs decide to muscle in on his new found utopia forcing him to violently defend it.
The story is very typical of yakuza culture: an outcast of the norm of society, fighting for others like him who no one else fights for. Many individuals who were/are yakuza claim that they are the result of Japan’s stringent uniformity, feeling that they cannot fit in, they band together and survive however possible.
In Yakuza 3, the player has nearly unlimited freedom, and can partake in many mini-games including karaoke, golf, darts etc. The fighting system seems to have improved dramatically since the 2nd volume, and has become markedly more violent as well.
The game is released in Japan on February 26th, and I am seriously contemplating importing it. I was disappointed to see that Ryu Go Gotoku Kenzan! was never localized by Sega despite rave reviews and obvious awesomeness. I hope the same fate wont befall Yakuza 3. Extensive translating and voice acting leads me to believe that may be the case.
Related Entries:
Ryu Ga Gotoku, Kenzan! (???? ??!) or Yakuza 3 PS3 Preview
Hide Sites