Zero Punctuation: Yakuza 4
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I might be mixing stuff up but didn't he (or wasn't it) mention(ed)that he studied erm..."Germanistik" for a while? (I'm sorry, is the English version "Germanistic" or do you just say "I study German"?)randommaster said:
Anyway, loved the review and especially the Nuh!-Duh!-Nani-Remix-idea. Has to be made and put up right next to the Deus Ex-song.
Sad thing is, it's so true, even beyond that game. If people around me would ask "What?" as often as people do in Japanese games/mange/movies I would seriously doubt my ability to articulate myself.
If he were trying he'd go out of his way to review games with titles that would fill the gaps. He's keeping track, but he's not making it his goal. Priorities.ImBigBob said:
OT: I had never before considered a dance mix made solely of reactionary sounds from Japanese games and anime. ... Not sure if want.
I loved this game.
That being said, I haven't skipped so much dialogue since Mass Effect 2. The Japanese dress-up game was weird as well.
The betrayals play like a bad soap opera. "Good" sop operas at least give you a breather in between plot wrenching back stabbing. This game gives them out like candy. One character even comes back from getting shot like a comic book character. He's perfectly fine, and can kick your ass if you aren't careful. A bit like Uncharted 2, actually. Drake gets shot, sleeps for 3 days, good to go!
Overall, great review. Sucks that Japan is shaking to bits. Also a pity that the next Yakuza game has been delayed indefinitely because it was set in earthquake stricken Tokyo. I wonder if the people who thought up the concept have bought lottery tickets yet, or at least gone to a pachinko parlour to turn a wheel to win stuffed animals.
That being said, I haven't skipped so much dialogue since Mass Effect 2. The Japanese dress-up game was weird as well.
The betrayals play like a bad soap opera. "Good" sop operas at least give you a breather in between plot wrenching back stabbing. This game gives them out like candy. One character even comes back from getting shot like a comic book character. He's perfectly fine, and can kick your ass if you aren't careful. A bit like Uncharted 2, actually. Drake gets shot, sleeps for 3 days, good to go!
Overall, great review. Sucks that Japan is shaking to bits. Also a pity that the next Yakuza game has been delayed indefinitely because it was set in earthquake stricken Tokyo. I wonder if the people who thought up the concept have bought lottery tickets yet, or at least gone to a pachinko parlour to turn a wheel to win stuffed animals.
Me too, in a heartbeat.windlenot said:
Watch any one of the cheesier shounen anime series. Along with shouting character names, they take up half the dialogue.redbeta22 said:
It'd be "I study German," I believe. I don't recall Yahtzee ever saying anything about stydying anything from Germany, though.Headbiter said:
It just seems a little late, doesn't it?Chiefwakka said:So, are we fearing karma now Yahtzee?
Does it at least play the Final Fantasy victory tune when you're done smashing faces in random encounters?
Most of what is expressed here is why I find it hard to sympathise with the Japanese in their hard times.
Wierdos.
Wierdos.
Not new, though, did it in a Mario review mid-last year (I think...)Celtic_Kerr said:
OT: To answer: YA-ku-ZA, not ya-KU-za... though you probably already know that, dontcha...
shi-ne!
There's two ways to react negativly to a game when it comes to story and it probably needs to be reworked if you say any of the following while playing;
"Stop interrupting my gameplay with story!"
or
"Stop interrupting my story with gameplay!"
I had actually shoutet the second part while playing Lost Odyssey and it sounds like Yakuza 4 suffers from "Stop interrupting my gameplay with story!".
"Stop interrupting my gameplay with story!"
or
"Stop interrupting my story with gameplay!"
I had actually shoutet the second part while playing Lost Odyssey and it sounds like Yakuza 4 suffers from "Stop interrupting my gameplay with story!".
Most likely the Escapist. My guess is either Yahtzee makes these weeks in advance or he made this ep after the tragedy, but is aware that...Genuine Evil said:
Either way, due to the eathquate and reactor issues, Escapist probably wanted to lessen the chance of Yahtzee rustling any feathers.Nurb said:
OT: The review of this game actually confused me a bit. I haven't played any of the Yakuza games, so I was under the impression that the game's focus was to handle things as realistically as possible (or y'know, about as realistic as a game about gang members can get), but from the sound of this review, Yakuza 4 is a little wacky.
Also, the reaction noise stuff kinda gets on my nerves too. But you know what's even worse? When the characters repeat what someone just said but in the form of a question. If I were an ignorant boob that just judges Japan's culture from what I've seen in anime, I would think that everyone there is hard of hearing.