Yakuza 5

**Mac** · 11-22-2011, 10:14 PM

According to Japanese blog , information circulated out of Famitsu magazine that will indeed launch on the PlayStation 3, as has been the case with previous Yakuza games.

Famitsu also revealed that Yakuza 5 will span across a number of locations in Japan, including Sapporo, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka. Furthermore, notes that Yakuza 5's story will connect in some way to the plot of Yakuza 4. Yakuza 5 will also feature improved load times and camera control.

Lastly, Famitsu confirmed that Kazuma Kiryu will serve as the lead protagonist in Yakuza 5, though no details have surfaced regarding other playable characters.

Yakuza 5 is currently under development. Sega has yet to confirm a release date for Japan.

**Mac** · 05-23-2012, 06:10 AM

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Sega's Yakuza games (above) are wonderful. They have great dialogue. Great cutscenes. And cool combat. Yet, they feel like PlayStation 2 games. They're not—they are PS3 games. But they feel so last gen, due to the tech that powers them.

That is going to change with the upcoming Yakuza 5. According to the upcoming issue of Famitsu, the game is being developed with an entirely new game engine.

That, hopefully, will mean Sega's Yakuza games no longer feel like something out of the PlayStation 2 era. This is also why the developers thought calling it "New Yakuza" would be fitting.

With Yakuza 5, Sega is making all sorts of tweaks. The change between adventure mode to combat mode will be smooth. In-game maps will be significantly bigger, offering much more to explore. The gameplay's dramatic tempo has been improved, too. (I just hope they've ditched the stupid invisible walls that plague previous Yakuza games!)

Yakuza 5 is set in four different locations (Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Hokkaido), and it will have five different protagonists (Kiryu Kazuma, Taiga Saejima, Shun Akiyama, schoolgirl character Haruka Sawamura, and new character Natsuo Shinada). This doesn't include the inevitable unplayable hostess characters and celebrity cameos.

Matching the number of protagonists with each subsequent sequel won't be so easy to keep up once the series hits the double digits.

Yakuza 5 will be out this December in Japan.

**Bird Man** · 05-23-2012, 02:06 PM

:chea

I still want the other one that only Japan got (spinoff). We got the zombie one ported by there was one before that, think it came after 3 that's set in feudal times and they're all samurai and ish it looks awesome

**Mac** · 10-03-2012, 09:48 AM

5 cities sounds cray

**Mac** · 01-15-2013, 07:25 AM

11-22-2011, 10:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mac Nation Of Hip Hop Join Date: Sep 2007 Thanks: 3,698 Thanked 6,980 Times in 4,642 Posts Rep Power: 41167	Yakuza 5 According to Japanese blog , information circulated out of Famitsu magazine that will indeed launch on the PlayStation 3, as has been the case with previous Yakuza games. Famitsu also revealed that Yakuza 5 will span across a number of locations in Japan, including Sapporo, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka. Furthermore, notes that Yakuza 5's story will connect in some way to the plot of Yakuza 4. Yakuza 5 will also feature improved load times and camera control. Lastly, Famitsu confirmed that Kazuma Kiryu will serve as the lead protagonist in Yakuza 5, though no details have surfaced regarding other playable characters. Yakuza 5 is currently under development. Sega has yet to confirm a release date for Japan. __________________ Belle VEX - Lipstick& Lightning Lyric MV

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Mac Nation Of Hip Hop Join Date: Sep 2007 Thanks: 3,698 Thanked 6,980 Times in 4,642 Posts Rep Power: 41167	5 cities sounds cray __________________ Belle VEX - Lipstick& Lightning Lyric MV

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Bird Man Join Date: Sep 2007 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 18,450 Times in 9,923 Posts Rep Power: 999189	:chea I still want the other one that only Japan got (spinoff). We got the zombie one ported by there was one before that, think it came after 3 that's set in feudal times and they're all samurai and ish it looks awesome