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Also, although the title lists that this is the business pre-order edition, I ordered it after it came out, and only got the standard edition. The facial expressions are really well done. Graphics are not the best, but they're fine. I'm fine with the Japanese, but wish everything was voiced. Also, note that the voice acting is in Japanese with subtitles, and that the side quests don't have voice over work. I found myself trying to avoid fights and skipping the mini/meta games maybe halfway through the game. They do get repetitive though, and most don't offer rewards that you really need to get through the game (the game is fairly easy). Brawling mechanics are solid, and there are a ton of little mini/meta games (real estate meta game, pool, darts, claw machine, RC car racing, old Sega arcade games, fishing, etc.). The side quests have a more humorous flavor, and I found some of them to be genuinely funny. It feels like a serious 80's noir crime thriller. It was my first Yakuza game, and I found the main story well written. I find, in general, the plots to be labyrinthine and characters unrealistically emotional for me. Japanese games usually don't click with me. HOPEFULLY SEGA WILL LISTEN AND PUT MORE YAKUZA GAMES OUT FASTER IN THE WEST NOW (AND PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2.)
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Finally Yakuaza is getting the recognition it deserves after all these years. Want to spend all your time at an old VHS adult shop? -Do you like drinking Mountain Dew and beating up people to get a kid's video game back? -What about simply just enjoying the food, liquor, entertainment of 80's Tokyo? But all of this.ALL OF THIS is good fun! There haven't been a shortage of side quest that wasn't hilarious / strange / or shocking and this is what videos games should do. Want to spend terrifying nights running away from a overpowered man who is 8 feet tall? Yep that's here. Want to meet a "Steven Spielberg and Michael Jackson?" Its here. Want to meet a dominatrix and help her become better at it? It's here. The combat is downright fun to play to me, its like Shenmue meets Streets of Rage with sprinkled with Final Fantasy on top. The side quest are funny and interesting with each incounter.
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I been a supporter of Yakuza since PS2 and this game is the pinnacle the series have been reaching for. The game is every bit of amazing and it always get better with each game in the series.