Yakuza 3

[Consignia]

Yakuza 3 has a Western release date now set, prepare to smash thugs' heads into bonnets in March 2010:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/yakuza-3-dated-for-all-the-west

[DiGiKerot]

Between this and FFXIII, I may as well go ahead and book all of March off work now...

[Nork22]

Yakuza 3 has a Western release date now set, prepare to smash thugs' heads into bonnets in March 2010:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/yakuza-3-dated-for-all-the-west

FUCK YEAH!!!!

[Rhodes]

Now if only they said it will be on a shiny blu-ray disc :)

I hope a disc version is released in some markets with English subs... I fear a NA DL only option.

[AdyHart]

This news made my day, I just hope it is released in disc format and everything will be perfect. The start of 2010 is looking to be excellent for games.

[Njr Scrawl]

Hopefully like Yakuza 2, it will be Japanese dialogue with English subtitles.

I'm still hoping for the samurai, historical, RGG game which has been released in Japan, & is truly absorbing.

[Rhodes]

Hopefully like Yakuza 2, it will be Japanese dialogue with English subtitles.

I'm still hoping for the samurai, historical, RGG game which has been released in Japan, & is truly absorbing.

It is JP audio with English subs.

[SunWuKong]

According to X-Button (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-x-button/2009-12-09), there's a rumor going around that Sega might remove the Hostess mini-games from the international release. :depressed:

I would consider that a suicidal move on Sega's part considering there isn't a real big audience for the Yakuza series to begin with.

[Consignia]

According to X-Button (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-x-button/2009-12-09), there's a rumor going around that Sega might remove the Hostess mini-games from the international release. :depressed:

I would consider that a suicidal move on Sega's part considering there isn't a real big audience for the Yakuza series to begin with.

I think that rumour was quashed sometime a go. This thread on eurogamer (http://www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=123817&start=240) implies that it is going to have the hostess stuff in, and will be a retail game. Apparently it's quite big data wise, so was unlikely to be a PSN game in the first place.

[Rhodes]

I think that rumour was quashed sometime a go. This thread on eurogamer (http://www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=123817&start=240) implies that it is going to have the hostess stuff in, and will be a retail game. Apparently it's quite big data wise, so was unlikely to be a PSN game in the first place.

Game is up at Amazon Germany already but still a disc release in EU does not mean a disc release in the US.

Aragrest for instance is on disc in UK but DL only for US. :(

[Nork22]

Aragrest for instance is on disc in UK but DL only for US. :(

That is a special case since it's translated and publish by 2 different studios/publishers.

I haven't seen a SEGA game that was not publish by SEGA themselves (prove me wrong though)

[Kaikou]

Not sure if I'll be picking up this game or not, but will definitely give it a rental. Should be interesting to see how Japan is portrayed in the game.

[Nork22]

Not sure if I'll be picking up this game or not, but will definitely give it a rental. Should be interesting to see how Japan is portrayed in the game.

If you played the previous 2 games, it's so Japanese, it's not even funny. Right down to all the mini-games.

[Kaikou]

Not sure if I'll be picking up this game or not, but will definitely give it a rental. Should be interesting to see how Japan is portrayed in the game.

If you played the previous 2 games, it's so Japanese, it's not even funny. Right down to all the mini-games.

I'm more interested in the detail of the streets, buildings etc., as obviously the game would be Japanese in nature. :P

I never did play the previous games, but the graphical upgrade of this release, has peaked my interest.

[Consignia]

I'm more interested in the detail of the streets, buildings etc., as obviously the game would be Japanese in nature. :P


The resemble to Kabuki-cho of the Tokyo based segment is uncanny. Feels exactly like the place. Seriously, this aspect is one of the games greatest achievements.

[Rhodes]

Aragrest for instance is on disc in UK but DL only for US. :(

That is a special case since it's translated and publish by 2 different studios/publishers.

I haven't seen a SEGA game that was not publish by SEGA themselves (prove me wrong though)

You forget about he leaked Sega/Sony meeting notes... it talked about Sega games coming to the PS3 as DL only... I am a bit paranoid since there have been 2 JP games that was released on disc in EU/UK but only as DL here in the US... Aragrest and Battle Fantasia I think.

[Nork22]

You forget about he leaked Sega/Sony meeting notes... it talked about Sega games coming to the PS3 as DL only... I am a bit paranoid since there have been 2 JP games that was released on disc in EU/UK but only as DL here in the US... Aragrest and Battle Fantasia I think.
Battle Fantasia is publish by 505 Games in the EU/UK while the US is Aksys Games, which not surprisingly is also doing Agarest.

I'll wait for something first before jumping to some conclusion.

[tadakichi]

This Kotaku post (http://kotaku.com/5422444/yakuza-3-impressions-in-english-partly) seems to indicate that they're keeping the localization to a bare minimum, basically subtitles and translated onscreen text, nothing more. Probably a cost-saving decision first and foremost, but I definitely prefer the minimalist approach in games as well as anime.

Incidentally, if this does come out at retail as a sub-only game, it'll quash the theory about Agarest being download-only because Sony USA demands dubs for retail games.

[Kaikou]

Incidentally, if this does come out at retail as a sub-only game, it'll quash the theory about Agarest being download-only because Sony USA demands dubs for retail games.

Game Informer had a rumor regarding Sony wanting Sega to release various Dreamcast games on their download service. They also talked about past Sega PS2 games being released once they have perfected their PS2 emulation. (Sony wants all back catalog PS2 titles to be released on their network, so the rumor is)

They also mentioned the Yakuza series to be available for download via PSN. Now again this is just a rumor, but it could mean the new title or just the previous titles.

[distantmantra]

I wish Sega of America would've announced plans for a localization earlier. I gave up on Sega back in July and picked up Ryu ga Gotoku 3 and beat it over the summer. Seeing how Ryu ga Gotoku 4 comes out at the same time as Yakuza 3, I'll be passing on playing an English version of a game I've already played through and pick up the new one instead.

[Njr Scrawl]

I remember enjoying Shen Mue on DC & XB for the virtual real-life simulation.

Has anyone played the Japanese Yakuza 1 release?

[Rhodes]

$60 with a estimate of 2010/4/1 street date.

I am thinking this is prelim since the trailer said March.

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=76648

I hope this is true and is a disc release... then Arksys will have nothing to hide behind with their DL only crap cause it is sub only.

[distantmantra]

It's definitely worth $60, there's loads to do in the game. Not a whole lot of improvements from the first two titles, but it's still a lot of fun. Too bad Kenzan appears to be stuck in Japan forever, it's a great change of pace from the modern day titles.

I still wish Sega had said something earlier. If they had even said "we're looking into it" or "we're working on a localization, but it's going to take some time," I wouldn't have imported Ryu ga Gotoku 3. Instead, all we got were blurbs about how it's never coming to North America, solidifying my decision to pick up a Japanese copy. Oh well, I'll get to play RGG4 in just a couple months.

[Rhodes]

Based on the podcast it seems that the US ver may have a US dub...

EU ver is sub only with JP Audio...

if US version is DUB only I will import this. God I love region free gaming.

US dub speculation is from the 1UP pod cast with Sega US's Constantine Hantzopoulos'...

http://forums.sega.com/showthread.php?p=5450999

[Kaikou]

Based on the podcast it seems that the US ver may have a US dub...

EU ver is sub only with JP Audio...

if US version is DUB only I will import this. God I love region free gaming.

US dub speculation is from the 1UP pod cast with Sega US's Constantine Hantzopoulos'...

http://forums.sega.com/showthread.php?p=5450999

I'll be importing this as well, if it turns out that the US release is dub only.

[tadakichi]

Based on the podcast it seems that the US ver may have a US dub...

EU ver is sub only with JP Audio...

Heh, maybe the "Sony USA demands English dubs on PS3 disc releases" theory is true after all.

Kind of weird that they would go to the trouble of producing a dub and then leave it off the EU release, though.

[Shibi]

Based on the podcast it seems that the US ver may have a US dub...

EU ver is sub only with JP Audio...

Heh, maybe the "Sony USA demands English dubs on PS3 disc releases" theory is true after all.

Kind of weird that they would go to the trouble of producing a dub and then leave it off the EU release, though.

Maybe because the US version will be edited, which was the initial rumor when localization was confirmed.

[grgspunk]

Didn't the guys over at SEGA say that the US version was going to have a sub track to satisfy the purists?

Based on the podcast it seems that the US ver may have a US dub...

EU ver is sub only with JP Audio...

Heh, maybe the "Sony USA demands English dubs on PS3 disc releases" theory is true after all.

Kind of weird that they would go to the trouble of producing a dub and then leave it off the EU release, though.

Maybe because the US version will be edited, which was the initial rumor when localization was confirmed.

I thought that was a rumor. I know there was some talk about the European version potentially being censored according to some Spanish site which was rather dubious, as the subject matter have not been reported on by other news sources. Has there been anything to confirm suspicions of the US version will be edited? It's odd, because I remember the Sega community manager had stated a while back on Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/5422444/yakuza-3-impressions-in-english-partly) that nothing to his knowledge had been cut out.

[Shibi]

Didn't the guys over at SEGA say that the US version was going to have a sub track to satisfy the purists?

Based on the podcast it seems that the US ver may have a US dub...

EU ver is sub only with JP Audio...

Heh, maybe the "Sony USA demands English dubs on PS3 disc releases" theory is true after all.

Kind of weird that they would go to the trouble of producing a dub and then leave it off the EU release, though.

Maybe because the US version will be edited, which was the initial rumor when localization was confirmed.

I thought that was a rumor. I know there was some talk about the European version potentially being censored according to some Spanish site which was rather dubious, as the subject matter have not been reported on by other news sources. Has there been anything to confirm suspicions of the US version will be edited? It's odd, because I remember the Sega community manager had stated a while back on Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/5422444/yakuza-3-impressions-in-english-partly) that nothing to his knowledge had been cut out.
It is just a rumor. I was only supposing it as a possible reason to leave the english dub off the european release. It could also be that there is not enough space to include both languages on the BD, but I don't know how large the game is.

[Rhodes]

Didn't the guys over at SEGA say that the US version was going to have a sub track to satisfy the purists?

Based on the podcast it seems that the US ver may have a US dub...

EU ver is sub only with JP Audio...

Heh, maybe the "Sony USA demands English dubs on PS3 disc releases" theory is true after all.

Kind of weird that they would go to the trouble of producing a dub and then leave it off the EU release, though.

Maybe because the US version will be edited, which was the initial rumor when localization was confirmed.

I thought that was a rumor. I know there was some talk about the European version potentially being censored according to some Spanish site which was rather dubious, as the subject matter have not been reported on by other news sources. Has there been anything to confirm suspicions of the US version will be edited? It's odd, because I remember the Sega community manager had stated a while back on Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/5422444/yakuza-3-impressions-in-english-partly) that nothing to his knowledge had been cut out.
It is just a rumor. I was only supposing it as a possible reason to leave the english dub off the european release. It could also be that there is not enough space to include both languages on the BD, but I don't know how large the game is.

The game is not that large... MGS4 was the 1st game I think to go to double layer...

If the game was pushing the limits of single layer then maybe that could be true, but until we get more info on the US release... we will see then.

[Rhodes]

http://www.vg247.com/2010/01/06/sega-of-america-confirms-japanese-vos-english-subs-for-yakuza-3/#more-72663

Sega US confirms JP audio and English subs for the US release, no English voice overs.

Well safe to buy now... just hope there are no cuts to the game.

[tadakichi]

http://www.vg247.com/2010/01/06/sega-of-america-confirms-japanese-vos-english-subs-for-yakuza-3/#more-72663

Sega US confirms JP audio and English subs for the US release, no English voice overs.

It doesn't look very good for their guy on the 1UP podcast to be so misinformed. Whether or not an upcoming game is going to be dubbed is hardly a minor detail.

[Rhodes]

http://www.vg247.com/2010/01/06/sega-of-america-confirms-japanese-vos-english-subs-for-yakuza-3/#more-72663

Sega US confirms JP audio and English subs for the US release, no English voice overs.

It doesn't look very good for their guy on the 1UP podcast to be so misinformed. Whether or not an upcoming game is going to be dubbed is hardly a minor detail.

yeah but he could of been talking about alpha protocol or about dubbing costs for games in general.

[Rhodes]

Yakuza 3 EU version is pulling an Atlus... bonus content included free... Soundtrack CD and 4 DLC bundled in... and relationship guide for those new to the series... in every copy.

US edition is barebones... no bonus content of any kind unless you go to Gamestop and pre-order for their exclusive DLC... which is different from what EU version is getting.

May import this instead of buying this locally.

[Kaikou]

Yakuza 3 EU version is pulling an Atlus... bonus content included free... Soundtrack CD and 4 DLC bundled in... and relationship guide for those new to the series... in every copy.

US edition is barebones... no bonus content of any kind unless you go to Gamestop and pre-order for their exclusive DLC... which is different from what EU version is getting.

May import this instead of buying this locally.


Can you provide a url for where you got this information?

Does the EU version feature the original Japanese audio with English subtitles?

If it does feature the Japanese language track, I might consider importing the EU version as well.

[Rhodes]

no prob... got it from Kotaku.

http://kotaku.com/5464760/yakuza-3s-pal-collectors-edition-is-also-its-regular-edition

here is the link to gamestop for the US version for their exclusive DLC...

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=76648

Edit: as for audio... Yakuza is only JP audio with English subs... <- not sure if the EU version will have french/german or whatever else they might support.

[Rhodes]

Sega USA blog mentions that preordering will get you the pack in card with code for the 4 DLC pack... seems to be the same DLC that the UK/EU version is getting. Only no enchanced CD with soundtrack or relationship guide... so that is exclusive to the UK version.

http://blogs.sega.com/usa/2010/02/10/yakuza-3-pre-order-bonuses/

Gamestop has additional preorder bonuses... odd thing is the Europe Sega ad/trailer mentions the bonus costumes but the DLC doesnt mention it. Gonna assume these are the same costumes that Gamestop is getting.

[Nork22]

It's available at the Europe stores now to download. It's a massive 1.4GB demo though.

[Senku]

It's available at the Europe stores now to download. It's a massive 1.4GB demo though.

Yep, still downloading...

So if I like the demo, Yakuza 3 will be the first game of the series for me. I guess the question is, "What do I need to know as a first-timer?"

[Nork22]

It's available at the Europe stores now to download. It's a massive 1.4GB demo though.

Yep, still downloading...

So if I like the demo, Yakuza 3 will be the first game of the series for me. I guess the question is, "What do I need to know as a first-timer?"

It's a brawler first and foremost. It takes a bit to get use to the fighting mechanics as there's no real lock-on when fighting a mob of yakuza gang members. There's a lot of things you can pick up and use as weapons. Build up your HEAT bar quickly to dispatch a few lowly thugs or take huge damage off the "leader".

Try out a couple of the mini-games at Club Sega when you get a chance. Also hit up the Hostess bar and the Karaoke bar too.

[Kaikou]

Just got done playing through the demo and was impressed by the visuals and attention to detail. Combat was a bit bland and felt little more than button mashing at times.

I found the translation to be lacking as well, as it didn't translate everything that was being said or it just altered what was actually be said.

Might wait on purchasing this one used or when a really good deal comes around.

[Rhodes]

hostess bar, mah jong and the trivia mini games are cut from the demo that was released... the demo is a port of the jp demo so it is weird... even the hostess bar location on the mini map is gone.

not sure if i want to buy a cut game... especially when you can import the best version for less.

edit: also backing this is that the trophies are different, missing the ones from the cut content from the demo...

[Nork22]

hostess bar, mah jong and the trivia mini games are cut from the demo that was released... the demo is a port of the jp demo so it is weird... even the hostess bar location on the mini map is gone.

not sure if i want to buy a cut game... especially when you can import the best version for less.

edit: also backing this is that the trophies are different, missing the ones from the cut content from the demo...

Ummm... Mahjong was never in the JP demo IIRC. Plus if they are cutting out the host club from the demo, why did a hostess call me up to go karaoking? Need solid proof instead of fear mongering by fans.

[Senku]

Plus if they are cutting out the host club from the demo, why did a hostess call me up to go karaoking? Need solid proof instead of fear mongering by fans.

A girl called me up for Karaoke, but I suspect it's only for the player to go check out that mini-game in the demo.

When I went to a place called "Asia" (is that the hostess bar?), there was a man outside I could talk to. He gave me a price to enter, but said that they would be open in the "Full Version".

Don't know what to make of it.

[Rhodes]

The list of trophies are up for the port version of Yakuza 3, it has 5 less than the JP version.

Of those 5 they are related to Mah Jong, the quiz game at the arcade and the hostess management.

JP demo has the hostess bar but not in the demo released... it all ties into the rumor back before this game was announced by Sega... rumor was Y3 is coming but the cabaret aspect is being cut.

I dont know... i guess you can still do the mini quests the girls give you and they all call you on the cell at fixed times? or you can still visit the hostess bars but you just cant run em?

Folks are thinking that you cant get trophies for these cause it's been cut... why else would the game be missing them? Mah jong isnt exactly common place in the US... takes a lot of rules and could be very complicated to folks. Not sure what the quiz game would be about... guess they could all change the questions... but then they would need to change em for each market/language/region? easier to cut?

[Rhodes]

comparison video of the demo vs jp demo....

link to sega forums where post originated...

http://forums.sega.com/showthread.php?t=316675

post has links to youtube vids, this pisses me off.

may just import the jp best version, it retails for less is than the us retail price... could dl all the dlc and follow a walkthru to get thru it... not ideal but may be better than buying a cut game.

[distantmantra]

I've been seeing tons of excuses lately on numerous boards as to why people are suddenly not buying the NA release. I sure hope these same people don't go whining if Yakuza 4 doesn't come out here.

[SunWuKong]

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/107/1071367p1.html

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::angry::angry::angry::ang ry::angry:

[tadakichi]

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/107/1071367p1.html

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::angry::angry::angry::ang ry::angry:

I can definitely understand taking out the trivia game, since keeping the questions as they are would make it impossible for most non-Japanese players, while changing them would be a lot of work and probably piss people off anyway.

Eliminating Mahjong is less excusable, but I'm guessing the Japanese version didn't have any kind of tutorial mode, and most non-Japanese players aren't going to have the first clue how to play. So Sega's options are to add a tutorial (not really practical with a bare-bones localization like this), leave it as is (which would probably hurt review scores), or cut it entirely.

Hostess clubs, though? What's so hard for Western gamers to grasp about hostess clubs? They're places where you can pay to talk with beautiful women while you get drunk. Easy, right? It can't be a content issue, since they left the strip clubs in, so I'm left scratching my head here. Probably won't affect my decision whether or not to get the game, though.

[Nork22]

Hostess clubs, though? What's so hard for Western gamers to grasp about hostess clubs? They're places where you can pay to talk with beautiful women while you get drunk. Easy, right? It can't be a content issue, since they left the strip clubs in, so I'm left scratching my head here. Probably won't affect my decision whether or not to get the game, though.

I haven't read the article yet, but if anything, it would mostly come down to licensing. Club Ageha is based on a different license altogether, so that's a big maybe here why it's not included. Won't affect my decision on getting this game. If I want to play Mahjong, I'll load up Yakuza 2 or play with family and friends every Friday.

[Rhodes]

well time to go cancel my preorder... maybe if I see this used for $5 or so unless I already played the jp/hk import.

[Junker Woland]

Would've sucked a lemon on the Japanese history quiz, but I don't appreciate the Mahjong and hostess club removal. So no deal on this one, SEGA.

[Kaikou]

As much as I was considering this game, I can't support the edits that were made to the game. I might pick it up used at some point, so as to avoid giving support for it to SEGA.

[Rhodes]

Would've sucked a lemon on the Japanese history quiz, but I don't appreciate the Mahjong and hostess club removal. So no deal on this one, SEGA.

Well I would of sucked as well but you know what... you get to learn a bit about JP that way. That was how it was with the quizzes in school for Persona.

And I dont buy the we didnt have time line they are pulling... the rumor that this game was being ported with edits was spot on 100%... they knew this was gonna happen and withheld that info, they could of said something when they announced it.

It'll be used or an import of the HK/JP version and I'll just use a walkthru.

[Legion]

It'll be used or an import of the HK/JP version and I'll just use a walkthru.

Isn't the PAL version set to be uncut? If so it seems to me that would be the better option

[Junker Woland]

Well I would of sucked as well but you know what... you get to learn a bit about JP that way.
I don't necessarily disagree, but I can see why, depending on how the mini-game is implemented, this type of content might not be the most beneficial to a US audience. Not to excuse cutting the game, particularly being optional material; I'd just have begrudgingly accepted it to support the US release.

[Rhodes]

It'll be used or an import of the HK/JP version and I'll just use a walkthru.

Isn't the PAL version set to be uncut? If so it seems to me that would be the better option

No both the UK(PAL)/US is the same... Sega confirmed that. The materials Sega submitted for review/rating was already cut/edited by Sega and required no further cuts to get the rating it got.

That rumor/article that was out in Europe looks to be 100% accurate. Sega should of fessed up and said this was the case when they announced the port. Then maybe I could of over looked it and accepted it... but now? I am just too pissed off to buy the port new...

Hostess management function was in the 2nd game, why cut it in the 3rd? This game is said to be coming out due to the fans... yet they are giving fans the shaft by cutting this. Makes no sense to me... and they cant add it back in for DLC cause they restructured the game/scripts to accommodate the edits. Yeah no time to port that over but enough time to redo the game scripts and work around the Hostess cuts.

[Nork22]

After reading the reading my article, here's my opinion on the whole matter:

I'm very, actually, hugely disappointed with Sega. If they were honest and mention that they were going to remove that a couple of months before release then I'll be fine and not be annoyed by it. But with this and so close to release as well as not letting us know about it has ruin my mood with Sega. I won't be cancelling my pre-order, but I'll be weary now of any upcoming games.

[Rhodes]

reading thru the comments on the sega usa blog... confirmed is the hostess and quiz cuts... also rumored cut is the mini games for Mah Jong and Shogi (due to no trophies, same as for quiz and hostess) and no massage parlors and the loss of the song "Losers".

I am not sure about the later 2, the massage parlor or the song, but I do believe in the cuts to Shogi and Mah Jong since the trophies are gone.

Once I get home I need to check the HK-PSN store to see about getting all the DLC for the game from that region and importing the HK or JP version, about $40 retail for the best version. Could tack it on to my next import order.

Edit: HK-PSN store has zip... need to go to the JP-PSN store but all you will find is the demo for 3 and two trailers for 4. Seems all the DLC for 3 is via automatic updates... so once you insert your disc it should automatically update and download DLC. Even all the Gamestop exclusive stuff is included...

[Mazinkaizer]

I feel sorry for my friend (who is a die hard Yakuza fan), who spent hours explaining the game system & style to me and finally getting me excited to buy this game. Apparently i won't :sweat:

I can't believe that in such day & age you find some genius working at SEGA with ideas and mentality from 50 years ago !! :puke:

[distantmantra]

Edit: HK-PSN store has zip... need to go to the JP-PSN store but all you will find is the demo for 3 and two trailers for 4. Seems all the DLC for 3 is via automatic updates... so once you insert your disc it should automatically update and download DLC. Even all the Gamestop exclusive stuff is included...

There's an option on the title screen to check for downloadable content. It doesn't autmotically update like a lot of PS3 titles.

[Rhodes]

multiple side/mini quests cut from Y3 as well...

so far folks who bought the game have found a number of quests that got cut from the game... they are up to chapter 4 and the list is growing.

thread about it on sega forums...

just trivia and hostess bar.... yeah right.

shogi
mah jong
hostess bar
arcade quizzes
X number of side quests

[Legion]

:sigh:

I really wish they weren't trimming content. I wouldn't be opposed to having those side quests added back to the game via free DLC, but I know that's not in the cards.

As much as I hate to support a localization that is incomplete, I really want to play this game.

[Randall]

multiple side/mini quests cut from Y3 as well...

so far folks who bought the game have found a number of quests that got cut from the game... they are up to chapter 4 and the list is growing.

thread about it on sega forums...

just trivia and hostess bar.... yeah right.

shogi
mah jong
hostess bar
arcade quizzes
X number of side quests

Not surprised about the shogi or mah jong since those games aren't very popular or at least no where near as popular as they are in Japan as in like America but still wish it was there.

Hostess bar missing is quite a shame really because that's probably 1 of my favorite ones that was cut out.

But the side quests and the arcade quizzes kind of baffles me on why to cut those off as well.

[Fencedude]

thread about it on sega forums...


It would be helpful if you would link to the thread in question.

[Rhodes]

thread about it on sega forums...


It would be helpful if you would link to the thread in question.

http://forums.sega.com/showthread.php?t=319740

[Rhodes]

Cut content from the western version of Yakuza 3 includes:

-”Loser” (Japanese theme song by Eikichi Yazawa)
-Wooing women in hostess clubs
-Managing a hostess club
-Mahjong mini-game
-Shogi mini-game
-Massage parlor mini-game
-Answer X Answer trivia game
-Convenience store magazine browsing
-A handful of sub-missions

Cut and pasted that info from Sega forums...

Also I am surprised they cut the magazine browsing from the convenience stores... they had that since the 1st game... Guess guys in the west dont browse mags with hot woman :)

[ic14]

Got this yesterday, never played any of the previous games in the series, so im glad it had a couple of catch up videos.

Really liking it though :)

[Shibi]

Complete list of confirmed cuts to US release of Yakuza 3 (compiled from Sega Forums and Gamefaqs)

Features
Hostess clubs
Massage Parlors
"Loser" Theme Song
Managing Hostesses sidequest
1 hostess completely cut from game (Ayukawa Rina)

Minigames
Answer x Answer
Mahjong
Shogi
Massage game.


Submissions

Chapters 3-4
I Wanna Go to Tokyo pt. 1
The Brewer's Treasure
Make the No. 1 Cabaret Club Girl! (same as managing hostesses sidequest)
English Conversation Solicitor step 1
English Conversation Solicitor step 2
Love's Cupid
Love's Cupid Continues
Love's Cupid Continues Again
A Trip Before Marriage

Chapter 5
Manga Artist Debut (Mangaka Debut)
The Runaway Phone Chat Girl (Terekura Iede Musume)
I Wanna Go to Tokyo pt. 2
Great Genius Showdown
Is she talking about me...?
Ayukawa Rina***

Chapter 6
A Satisfying Yakuza (Iyashiikei Yakuza)

Chapter 9
The Mars Fighter Invades Tokyo (Toukyou Shinryaku Kasei Fighter)

Chapter 10
Love's Cupid - The Finale (Koi no Cupid Kanketsuhen)
I Wanna Go to Tokyo pt. 3 (Toukyou ni Ikitai Dai 3 Hanashi)
English Conversation Solicitor step 3 (Eikaiwa no Kan'yuu step.3)
English Conversation Solicitor step 4 (Eikaiwa no Kan'yuu step.4)
The Couple Who Wouldn't Learn (Korinai Futari)

in total 4/20 minigames, 22/123 submissions, the Hostess clubs, massage parlor and the theme song to the game have been confirmed to be cut. I'm not sure if more has been cut but will update if needed.

[Njr Scrawl]

I will play it through then maybe get a Japanese release for the cut content.

[Randall]

I will play it through then maybe get a Japanese release for the cut content.

The cut content could be released as DLC if Sega wants to.

[Legion]

I will play it through then maybe get a Japanese release for the cut content.

The cut content could be released as DLC if Sega wants to.

If they do it damn well better be at the low-low price of free.99.