Hawaii has a large nikkei population, no? It makes a lot of sense as a location.
― I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:24 (seven months ago) link
the Hawaii bit in Persona 5 is just a long cut scene where not much happens tbf
― no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:24 (seven months ago) link
Oh btw the fishing mechanics in Y3 are truly cursed, I was wrestling a tuna out of the deep sea for like five straight minutes at one point and that was after I got good at it.
― I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:25 (seven months ago) link
i get why Hawaii makes sense and i'm sure it'll get an excellent Like a Dragon spin put on it, i'm just less excited for wandering around there because i'm a sad weeb
― no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:25 (seven months ago) link
ooh, as if by magic
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth / PlayStation 5 / Sega / 2024 pic.twitter.com/8yqF3bUhYE— Cool Box Art (@CoolBoxArt) October 4, 2023
― no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:27 (seven months ago) link
They’ll probably do at least one Japanese city tbf and you’ll be able to travel there instantly just like you can from Okinawa to Tokyo in 3. I’ve really enjoyed each new locale introduced tbh, they do a great job of making them feel distinct and memorable.
― I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:28 (seven months ago) link
oh and my boy Joel was telling me last night the antagonist in Infinite Wealth is some kind of vtuber so let the lols begin
― no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:29 (seven months ago) link
yeah they've said there will be some Japanese locations too
I looked up infinite wealth on Wikipedia and I’m not sure about those plot points mentioned ladshttps://i.postimg.cc/tThnrwBP/IMG-6958.jpg
― I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:31 (seven months ago) link
i'm gonna have to play Like a Dragon again before this drops in a futile effort to remember all the plots twists i'll inevitably keep forgetting
― no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:34 (seven months ago) link
- chocolate business- the power of friendship- coin locker baby- sticky tissue disposal- failed punch perm
― I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:35 (seven months ago) link
They were missing the classic Yakuza trope “secretly Chinese” but more then made up for it with HE COULD WALK ALL ALONG
― I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:36 (seven months ago) link
they nearly went with "secretly Korean" tho iirc
― no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:37 (seven months ago) link
also in every Yakuza ever: "the bad and hated Omi Alliance"
― no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:38 (seven months ago) link
Yeah Secretly Korean is up there but I think Secretly Chinese has more lineage. Did you ever watch classic C4 series Utopia? If so the reveal that Anya isn’t Russian in the last episode of s1 made me SHRIEK irl. I’m such a sucker for these sloppy plot points.
― I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:38 (seven months ago) link
i haven't seen it but i read the spoiler anyway :D
― no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:39 (seven months ago) link
- ambiguously gay- unambiguously gay, actually played entirely seriously (this applies to antagonists in at least two games)- does Kiryu know how to use his dick? He seems very naive- cut to shot outside love hotel yes
― I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:40 (seven months ago) link
xp it’s pure magic, she’s this minor helpless Russian woman in the other episodes and then in e6 she drops the accent in a key scene and is actually a posh English woman - history’s true villains as we know - and there’s absolutely no hint of it beforehand and it’s incredible
― I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:42 (seven months ago) link
tbh i'm still not certain what Kiryu gets up to in those love hotels
― no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:44 (seven months ago) link
pulls out his hanafuda deck
― I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:46 (seven months ago) link
gotta think that's the most likely option
― no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 11:47 (seven months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50NuiQGcrZc
― chihuahuau, Saturday, 21 October 2023 00:02 (six months ago) link
^^love that.
Yakuza 4 atm, akiyama-san is my main man. Feels even cheesier than normal but I’m all about it. Majima up to some dirty. Not a whiff of the dragon of Dojima yet but we all know he’s on his way. Millions falling from the millennium towers. One of the worst hostess mini games of the series. All in all, I love every part of it.
Bout to find out what this Saejima guy is all about.
― #1 García Fan (H.P), Tuesday, 24 October 2023 09:45 (six months ago) link
Damn saejima really up to no good either. What an intro
― #1 García Fan (H.P), Tuesday, 24 October 2023 09:49 (six months ago) link
I kind of want this to become a neverending youtube meme a la steamed hams
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Thursday, 2 November 2023 18:33 (six months ago) link
LMAO love it
― butch wig (diamonddave85), Friday, 3 November 2023 18:58 (six months ago) link
I’m playing the new Kiryu game. Yakuza 6 spoilers: Even though Kiryu faked his own death at the end of Y6 people everywhere you go immediately recognise him, which isn’t surprising since he looks exactly the same bar a pair of glasses. Good that the Clark Kent trope doesn’t apply in Japan? Very good so far, call backs to a lot of plot points from other series and games, koi-koi remains a great time drain when you’re too numb to do anything else.
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Sunday, 12 November 2023 19:59 (six months ago) link
ah shit it's out? i'm deep in baldur's gate.
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 13 November 2023 10:25 (six months ago) link
Gamepass too. Trying to speed through 4-6 rn to get to it while it's hot
― H.P, Monday, 13 November 2023 10:35 (six months ago) link
it's on my wishlist but given current circs i'm more likely to end up playing Infinite Wealth before i get round to this one
― no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Monday, 13 November 2023 10:37 (six months ago) link
wow I couldn't imagine doing that, Yakuza is so much about getting lost in the world and just hanging out
xpost
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 13 November 2023 10:38 (six months ago) link
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Monday, 13 November 2023 10:49 (six months ago) link
i will never stop trying to hit on cabaret hostesses
― no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Monday, 13 November 2023 10:50 (six months ago) link
there was some dodgy live action footage in Inshin as well
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 13 November 2023 10:58 (six months ago) link
I haven’t actually finished that cos I went from Ishin to Mario Wonder, I’m terrible for that kind of shit, but I will do so
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Monday, 13 November 2023 11:10 (six months ago) link
Oh god yeah there's the Mario too. Too many games!
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 13 November 2023 11:11 (six months ago) link
Yeah I did finish that, btw I really enjoy glasses Kiryu being hilariously reminiscent of glasses Kiryu in 0https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F-O_Ofna8AA92Ei?format=jpg&name=900x900He still comes out with the same dumb shit he always does but he’s got glasseshttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyIOQ1PWAAAgCk_?format=jpg&name=large
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Monday, 13 November 2023 11:17 (six months ago) link
wow I couldn't imagine doing that, Yakuza is so much about getting lost in the world and just hanging outxpost― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 13 November 2023 20:38 (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 13 November 2023 20:38 (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
I've kind of accepted I'm playing these games "wrong" but I'm okay with it. Yakuza to me is pure pulp and screaming KIRYU-SAN at your screen whenever Kiryu does literally anything. I'm in it for the vibes, but I'm just not a minigame guy.
This is also turning into somewhat of a Nov/Dec tradition to plow through a couple while listening to end of year music lists. did 0 and kiwami 1 chrissy 2021, kiwami 2 and 3 2022, so gotta keep the pattern going!
― H.P, Monday, 13 November 2023 12:07 (six months ago) link
New Kiryu game feels so...empty, so far.
― Daniel_Rf, Thursday, 28 December 2023 22:24 (four months ago) link
How far in are you?
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Thursday, 28 December 2023 22:27 (four months ago) link
Very early days, I'm at the homeless camp.
― Daniel_Rf, Thursday, 28 December 2023 22:33 (four months ago) link
It’s a little bit light feeling comparatively. But I’m not finished yet.
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Thursday, 28 December 2023 22:35 (four months ago) link
For all its wackiness, the two most hilarious things in Infinite Wealth for me are:
Kasuga sing shouting the instrumental melody line to Chi-chan's city pop song on karaoke
and
The little shot of Kasuga sitting down when you play mahjong with your crew, holding on the hopeful, oblivious grin of a guy who is def about to get completely fleeced.
― Daniel_Rf, Thursday, 7 March 2024 17:15 (two months ago) link
i know it's reused from the previous game, but i love the animation that plays when kasuga fails a vocational school exam. such a likeable character, ichiban #1!
― gundam wig (diamonddave85), Thursday, 7 March 2024 18:23 (two months ago) link