Something I feel something that really elevates Yakuza’s appeal more than even Nagoshi might realize is what Kazuma Kiryu represents. Kiryu *mostly* embodies a sense of positive masculinity. He’s always trying to do right by others, understanding different points of view and giving whatever he does his all, be it…

Isn’t P.F. treatable? I got it early last year and it went away pretty easily.

Her is a pretty good get but yeah their lineup is really anemic.

February can go suck a lemon, Resident Evil 2R and Kingdom Hearts 3 come out in January and that’s all that matters.

February can go suck a lemon, Resident Evil 2R and Kingdom Hearts 3 come out in January and that’s all that matters.

Nope, they definitely hyped it up. Worse yet? They posted that picture of the Air Buster boss on a monitor a few weeks ago. They shouldn’t have done that so close to E3 if they didn’t want people to set expectations.

That’s terrible attitude.
Making games is hard even if you love it like, for example building bridges is hard even if you love it.
Just because you love something doesn’t take away the averse effects of reality, time and money.

That’s terrible attitude.
Making games is hard even if you love it like, for example building bridges is hard even if you love it.
Just because you love something doesn’t take away the averse effects of reality, time and money.

To be fair, their former CEO was nothing short of an abject mismatch as to what Square as a company represented.

Yeah, anyone who says FFVII doesn’t hold up isn’t worth listening to.
Is it the best JRPG? Probably not. But it’s a great combination of solid themes, characters, gameplay, music and aesthetics.

I think they did a great job redesigning the characters and made great choices on the actors for the mocap.
I’m torn as to whether I like Claire’s member’s only jacket more than her red biker vest. It’s definitely more stylish and modern but nostalgia is a tough thing to beat.
Either way, I’m super excited. This and…

This particular time has a good reason, though. The new Resident Evil engine uses facial capture for more accurate animations so things are going to veer more towards realism for their bigger budget games like this and DMC5.

North Korea’s nuclear ability was severely handicapped when they inadvertently blew it up. You’ll be fine, don’t hang up your coat yet.

I’m not really sure why you hate this ending as much as you do. I agree it would have been a satisfactory tragic ending to have Kiryu die a logical death while protecting his wards. But I also think I have problems with your opinion of this game’s story in general and maybe you’re not seeing it in context? It echoes a…

Yeah I’m really not sure why Luke hates this ending so much. It’s the most Yakuza ending that we could get and while it’s not exactly a surprise, it still hits a bittersweet note that not only gives Kiryu room to come back as a supporting character but also gives us a conclusion which, let’s face it, was inevitable…

Yeah this was a terrible comparison to make. FFXV seems to have gone full steam in attracting newcomers, somewhat at the expense of longtime fans.

Black Panther has the same problem Batman does, especially in a film medium; when you spend much of your time being terse and stoic because you’re a cold, purposeful seeker of justice, you’re going to be upstaged by charismatic villains who are making crazy shit happen because they’re driven by usually melodramatic…

Been to Japan two times with my girlfriend and I *knew* I found something special in Fuji Sanroku. It’s an incredible value for such a good bottle, and you’re right; I usually drink it in highballs or with an ice ball. Can’t wait to read your new book!

Yakuza 0 is a very good game and very skillfully representative of the Yakuza “genre” of entertainment.

3 was on the PS3 and is the only on there that you can’t buy digitally, unfortunately. It’s worth hunting down a copy though.