Yakuza 0 "OUT NOW" (Trailer) & DLC announced.

[V-r0cK]

LivingMetal said:

V-r0cK said:

1. You should definitely get into this! And being that this is the prequel then this should be the best time to start.

2. Unfortunately Sega has always taken awhile for this series to get localized.  Yakuza 2 on PS2 took 2 years to get localized after its initial release in Japan.  So they're getting faster at localizing this but still not fast enough.

Not knowing the details of the series, I've always wondered whether it Sega fearing that it was to "Japanese" for the NA audience or did 0 too so long to localize because of its "questionable" sexual content.  But from your experience, how is the localization?

I think it likely has a lot to do with that.  I've read how some Japanese developers fear of making certain games because it may be too 'Japanese' and then wont sell a lot at all.  (Also one of the reasons why Capcom never made a new Onimusha game).  

The localization has been pretty good.  I know that Yakuza 3 they cut out a lot of content that the Japanese versiona had (ie host clubs and mini games) but they've been pretty good at leaving them as is now with Yakuza 4 and 5.  But the game already provides so many mini games, sidequest etc. that you wouldn't really notice they cut stuff out lol Each game i've put in +100hrs.

Also don't expect English dub as I think only the first Yakuza had English dub but then the rest were all in Japanese with subtitles.

Overall, if you love an indepth story, fun gameplay and interested in the world of Yakuza and crime gangs, this game is a must :)