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Judgment's western sales surpassed expectations, the team would like to make sequels
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I didn't know there was a demo, I couldn't find it on the PS store.
I think it covers the whole first chapter? The demo is quite long. I didn't finish it, because I didn't want to go further until I get the full game.
Awesome news. Judgment is my favorite GOTY so far mostly because of its characters so a sequel would be great.
I'm glad it sold well since I had some concerns that them spending more money on localization with English VO would just cut into profits but wouldn't actually get them more sales. If it exceeded expectations maybe it actually did reach some players that weren't already Yakuza fans.
I'm glad it sold well since I had some concerns that them spending more money on localization with English VO would just cut into profits but wouldn't actually get them more sales. If it exceeded expectations maybe it actually did reach some players that weren't already Yakuza fans.
I was kind of worried about this one maybe flying under the radar. I'm glad it did well enough for them, but also man they have to be one of the most efficient studios out there to release a game of that quality, that doesn't break into any Western sales charts, and is still beating their expectations.
Yep. Sadly it was nowhere to be seen in NPDs.
Nowhere on the most downloaded PSN games list for its month either :(
I don't own the game yet, but I will in the future. And I will gladly support sequels as long as they support the games with a english cast.
If that happens it will be the second time I'll buy a Yakuza game since their first NA release back on PS2.
If that happens it will be the second time I'll buy a Yakuza game since their first NA release back on PS2.
Almost like every title has a different budget and rankings/hard numbers don't mean anything at the end of the day huh. The company's expectations are all that matters.
Really hate comments like that. Wish more people understood that not every game needs to sell millions to be successful.
God we've come such a long way from the days of yakuza 3 and worrying every single time if the next title in the series would come over. Now they wont stop and I fucking love it.
Amazing game, but trailing missions can go die in the dumpster fire where it belongs. I don't even think the concept is salvageable.
I am pleased for their success. As somebody who doesn't generally. play Japanese games whatsoever. I have completed 3 Yakuza games and about to finish Judgement this week within the last year and will continue to play the rest of the series.
I have definitely got a soft spot for this developer , especially with them doing PC ports which got me into the series.
I have definitely got a soft spot for this developer , especially with them doing PC ports which got me into the series.
This is great news. Between this and the recent success of the Yakuza series in the West it's funny to think that it wasn't too long ago that the series seemed dead in the West.
I have not got around to it yet? Judgement has a dub not japanese subs? is japanese subs still an option?
It has Japanese voice with subtitles as well as an English dub.
Actually has two sets of subs/translations. One that is closer to the original Japanese script, and one that is a little more English friendly? (not quite sure how to describe it). That's on top of having both a English dub and of course retaining the original Japanese voice track. Basically, this game has a ton of nice options in this regard!
Wasn't much about this game smaller, though? One city, fewer mini-games, etc? (But huge emphasis on localization, playing a character on the right side of the law.)
Happy for their success.
As a side note, I'm currently playing through Kiwami 2 on PC and I wonder which will come out first: Remaster package of 3/4/5 or Judgment.
Happy for their success.
As a side note, I'm currently playing through Kiwami 2 on PC and I wonder which will come out first: Remaster package of 3/4/5 or Judgment.
Thank god RGG games just would not feel right in English and i usually love dubs
Agreed, I just can't play the series with dubs, even though Judgments actually had a fair lot of work put into it with great VAs.
Judgment is still a big game within the series I think. One city but lots of new areas to go into/explore both for mini games and for story reasons, and the mini game count is comparable to most other Yakuza games (the arcade alone is basically the best in the series with its fleshed out list of games included). Combat is basically redone as well for Yagami - with a couple of new fighting styles and tons of new heat moves (as well as some returning ones). Basically it sorta reminds me of a single character version of Yakuza 4 - focusing only on Kamurocho but giving you tons to do in the city.
Great news! Truly hope that EN dub will now be a standard feature in all RGG games.
I liked the games in Japanese, but it's too stressful to read dialogue all the time.
Sometimes I want to mess around with my phone or look away from the screen, couldn't do that in previous games.
I liked the games in Japanese, but it's too stressful to read dialogue all the time.
Sometimes I want to mess around with my phone or look away from the screen, couldn't do that in previous games.
Good. I mean, I'm way behind on the Yakuza series already, let alone even touching the first Judgement, but more sequels is always a good thing.
There's something special about this game where I really enjoy just doing side quests and mini games, seemingly more so than the Yakuza series.
Congrats to Sega and the team!
Congrats to Sega and the team!
Agreed. Started YK0 on PC over the weekend and will gradually play all the way through the PC releases. My hope is that by the time I get through them the next PC release is not far behind.
Excellent news. I'll buy a sequel if it gets made.
One thing I hope they bring back in a sequel is the ability for the minimap to rotate with the camera. It was in all other Yakuza games and FOTNS as far as I know, so I've no idea why they took it out of Judgment.
One thing I hope they bring back in a sequel is the ability for the minimap to rotate with the camera. It was in all other Yakuza games and FOTNS as far as I know, so I've no idea why they took it out of Judgment.
Thanks. Wonder if it picked up after launch then.
Had a pretty good opening in UK tho.
That's why I LOVE the game's design with it's constant recaps. It's wonderful how the team knew the player would most likely need them.
Also, over the moon that it's a sales success. Currently on Ch.5 at around 20 hrs, and yeah, it's def got it's hooks in me. It's surprisingly a great game to jump and jump out due to being able to save anywhere and activities that can range from 5 to 30 mins. It's like, the perfect dad game :)
I hope they make more, it was a really interesting ride.
However I really wish the studio would knock it off with the 'goofy' side quests involving certain subjects, like, the parts with the 'twisted trio' and the follow up made me pretty uncomfortable.
Its never fun to have to recommend a game, but then add in like 'oh hey, but there is this part thats yikes' to people.
However I really wish the studio would knock it off with the 'goofy' side quests involving certain subjects, like, the parts with the 'twisted trio' and the follow up made me pretty uncomfortable.
Its never fun to have to recommend a game, but then add in like 'oh hey, but there is this part thats yikes' to people.