WatanabeKazuma

@Shun_Akiyama said:

@WatanabeKazuma said:

@Shun_Akiyama said:

@Demoskinos said:

I've been in love with Yakuza since I played 3 but I think I might skip this one.... the gun play doesn't look nearly as tight as the regular combat system. And its a non-cannon side story anyways. =\

Binary Domain's shooting actually is based on this game, considering this game came out more than a year ago in japan..

Is it? I read some reviews for Binary Domain that suggested otherwise, basically that its a surprise that game has decent shooting, considering its pedigree.

Well Dead Souls came out first, so it could not be the other way around.

I was referring more to the fact that Binary Domain's shooting feels solid, whereas this...not so much.

@Shun_Akiyama said:

@Demoskinos said:

I've been in love with Yakuza since I played 3 but I think I might skip this one.... the gun play doesn't look nearly as tight as the regular combat system. And its a non-cannon side story anyways. =\

Binary Domain's shooting actually is based on this game, considering this game came out more than a year ago in japan..

Is it? I read some reviews for Binary Domain that suggested otherwise, basically that its a surprise that game has decent shooting, considering its pedigree.

@SlightConfuse said:

call me when they localize

/ryu-ga-gotoku-kenzan/61-24054/

...Never gonna happen!

:(

Even as a self-proclaimed "Big fan!" of the series, this release has totally passed me by. I thought I'd come into here to soak in the pre-release buzz, but you know, I'm kind of out in the cold here.

So am I only the one (in)sane enough to even be bothering with the game at this point? I know the shooting mechanics are going to be all over the place, especially if previous attempts are anything to go by, but I don't care. The Yakuza series stands out enough on its own, that it more often than not is deserving of my attention, even if it has become a little long in the tooth. I can't not support this sheer lunacy, I need to see how the trademark melodrama melds with zombies.

Who's with me? FORGET MASS EFFECT 3, THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE HOT TICKET!!!

@mylifeforAiur said:

I will strangle the next person who besmirches Dragon Age 2.

Pfft, I enjoyed it but its clearly an extremely flawed game. It did some interesting things narratively, but the overall execution was just so lacking. Yes, it did suffer from a rushed development, but they shouldn't have put themselves in that position to begin with. Also the PR leading up to its release was tantamount to suicide, those quotes.

@Cloudenvy said:

@LordXavierBritish said:

@Cloudenvy said:

Oh don't you worry, my lord. I was out well before this thread due to one of my friends saying that ME3's story ruins Mass Effect (his favorite franchise).

I'll just wait a month and then get it from my library! problem solved.

Holy shit your library rents games?

Indeed they do! libraries pay a pretty expensive license here to do so!

They stock up on new releases every month or so.

I'm not going to lie, the fact that libraries do that at all is a huge surprise to me, and recent releases too no less! Impressive.

@AyKay_47 said:

The reviews will say that it's a great game, just like they said DA2 is a great game.

Who said that? I'm not being facetious (okay maybe a little), but I would like to know!

@Neurotic: Ah, that's the one, I thought I may be getting a little muddled somewhere along the way! Agreed, Fuuka is great, monotone delivery be damned!

@mutha3 said:

@Neurotic said:

@mutha3 said:

Characters in P3 were way too melodramatic for my tastes, I guess. Your entire team consists of orphans!(even the goddamn dog!) Even with some of the missteps the P4 writers made, their down-to-earth characterizations still resonated a lot more with me than the 3rd time we heard someone's parent died in P3 :P

This. Although, to be pedantic, not all of them are orphans. Junpei has at least his dad, Mitsuru too (for a while), Yukari still has a mother and Fuuka has both of her parents, she just doesn't like them. They're still estranged from them though so it's all the same really.

Yeah, I said "orphan", but that was just a lazy shorthand for "lost at least one parent". Good point about Fuuka, though. Forgot all about her parents.

They were doctors weren't they? Her circumstances were more a result of the pressure placed upon her, much like Mitsuru (for the most part). Starting off I found Fuuka's backstory to be pretty heartbreaking, she just doesn't fit in, at all.

And man, Yosuke a bad character?! Someone hold me back! Yes he is a dick, and he does display a homophobic sentiment on more than one occasion, but that's kind of his deal. Not that I'm going to say I condone that, but he is supposed to represent the average teenager by all accounts, and on that front he is an astounding success. I mean, just how much does he have to remind everyone that going into the Bathhouse is not cool. His declarations come off as forced more than anything, its his way of dealing with the awkwardness of being confronted with such a situation. Anything regarding sexuality is all about perception, especially when you're a teenager, I would not expect him to be fully capable of dealing with that situation.

This would be unforgivable if he did not mature and progress as a character, but he does, and my opinion followed suit. Yes, he is far from likeable initially, but he grows (for the most part) out of those childish conceits by the story's end, and it felt natural.

His default personality of being an utter snarker is precisely because of his initial insecurities, and past the opening jibes before you really meet Kanji, I felt his jokes were of the light-hearted variety. I'd understand the other side of the argument if he was a bigot, but his prevailing attitude is more a consequence of his immaturity over any genuine beliefs. At least in my opinion.

The characters of P4 worked for me because they more or less began as defined Anime tropes and managed to invert those, especially when contrasted to a good chunk of the P3 cast.

I'm feeling strangely ambivalent about all this. I never make a purchase from Game, except when convenience is an absolute priority, but we're not exactly swimming in other alternatives on the high-streets.

Up until recently they been marking up certain games close to, or even above the RRP. Its not hard to see why they find themselves in this situation, especially when they aren't competitive at retail in the slightest. Their stores are glorified libraries currently, I never really see anyone actually buying anything.

@FluxWaveZ said:

@mutha3 said:

BTW, anyone else notice the Gekkoukan logo on Labris' left leg in those screenshots

Didn't notice it before you pointed it out, but it sure looks like it. Maybe she actually is one of those anti-Shadow weapons developed by the Kirijo corp.

I always liked the idea that there were more weapons still out there,but they pretty much debunked that theory though. Although that said, I wouldn't say that continuity is really paramount here.

The overall design is weird in so much that it doesn't even look remotely passable as a human, at least Aigis sort of did, maybe, I dunno.

@Neurotic said:

but why the school uniform? I guess until we find out how she fits into the game, we can't comment too much.

She is the Student council president.

And she looks like a BlazBlue character, not that I'm speaking from experience, but what (little) I have seen of that ilk always suggested to me that there was zero restraint in their overall character designs. Like Marie, it looks as though she has been designed by committee.

@mutha3 said:

I also dislike the concept of robot girls in the Persona world.

Yep, although I think the Aigis design is great, it was the one thing that felt as though it was conspicuous to me.