My girlfriend loves her some Facebook games and very little else. I managed to convince her to play through Uncharted 2 and she loved it. She almost made it through Assasins Creed II before Farmville beckoned her call again. So, to my surprise she wanted to pre-order FFXIII because she really likes Japanese stuff and she thought she might enjoy that as well. 
From what I have seen of Yakuza 3 from demos and the quick look of the demo she might really enjoy this one because it IS Japan. 
 
BUT!
 
She is not really into watching me play a brawler. I thought she would enjoy the more non-beatng-up type stuff like the mini-games, the japanese stores, and the hostess club. I know some things got cut out of te US version, so I am wondering if there is still enough in here that might get her to watch or, heaven willing, get her to play this one? Or is it now just mainly a brawler with the cutting of the other stuff?

Yakuza is probably a boring ass game to watch sense it doesn't offer full-voice overs.

Yeah, she lost interest while I was playing the demo during the fight in the club scene. I was quickly trying to find the karaoke club, but could not do it fast enough.

The game is mainly a brawler so she would not like it.

Why does it matter if your girlfriend plays or enjoys video games?

I'd rather a GF that doesn't force the things she knows I don't like down my throat, and I don't expect her to like things just because I like them.
 
I find my relationships go better when we're both not spending all our time pretending to enjoy things for each other's benefit. It a waste of both our times if we're not being straight with each other and pretending to be excited for things like Twilight (or video games). In the long run, you end up just resenting each other and longing for someone who's honest about their interests.
 
Maybe this isn't a good example, but it's like getting a blow job from a girl who doesn't really enjoy giving blow jobs. While you appreciate the effort, it's just not the same if there's no genuine enthusiasm.

I'm actually pretty surprised that someone who was into little more than Facebook games took so quickly to games like Uncharted 2 and Assassin's Creed II, but good for her. I haven't played Yakuza 3 myself but from what I've read I'm not sure there's going to be enough non-brawler gameplay in there to keep your girlfriend interested. I'm sure there are plenty of other Japanese-themed games she might enjoy though.

" @JokerSmilez: A BJ is a BJ.  =D

Why don't you two have sex instead?

that sounds weird somehow man

If your girlfriend is trying to take an interest in on your hobby, don't try and use that as a way to force her to watch video games. Let her choose what she wants to watch you play, unless she explicitly tells you that she wants to watch you play a game, but she can't think of any. Just take it slow. 
 
 
I would also say Yakuza 3 is a pretty terrible game for a girl to watch, even without the hostess bars.

It's ok, she has been playing FFXIII for a few days now. She has about 15 hours into it. And... she told me she doesn't want to watch Yakuza after watching me play the demo. So I punched her and now I'm single. 
 
...I mean, I said ok, and that I love her, and we went on with our lives. 
 
I wasn't forcing her. I don't know how it came out that way. I just wanted her to watch it, and she doesn't. I just wanted to know if there was a lot of japanese culture in the game or if it was just a brawler in Japan. Thanks for all the comments. And for all those concerned, I believe our 4 year relationship will survive this trial.