if I had to choose between both Y3 and FFXIII and to which I'd like to get first, it would have to be Yakuza 3, played demo and liked it a lot, this is as close to Shenmue as it gets, great series. didn't like how the demo was limited in options, but then again - it's just a demo and not indicative of final product.
Yeah, There is just something about the combat in this game that keeps you going. When fighting the viper, I was getting beat and had to replay it 3-4 times but each time I never got frustrated, I just got angry I was loosing and wanted to kick his ass! Hell I even enjoy the story (liked the story of 2 so far, need to go finish it) but the start is really confusing (since it kind of jumps a head to then jump back). Also I haven't picked up FF13 yet. I originally wanted to but once it was clear this was in early march and not a late march/early april title, I changed to buying this in stead. I can always find FF13 in the future, not sure i'll see Y3 on shelfs by the end of the month (hell local eb was sold out when I went by at lunch). Hahah hell checking out ebgames.ca right now the closest store to me with it is 55 miles away (local futureshops still seem to have them).
I mean, what's not to love about beating a man senseless with a leather sofa, going fishing, finding a "soggy magazine" on the beach then going to the shops and buying beer? All FFXIII has done for me so far is hold forwards and tap X while watching FMV's of annoying emo's and *shudder* Vanille... the worst character in the history of FF games...
Went to pick up this game today, had the day off so around 10am went to a Gamestop. Game was sold out. I commented to the employee that they must have gotten a small number of copies, he said they had plenty I just had to pre-order (uh huh, right). Second Gamestop had a copy and when the employee went into the drawer to grab one, they only had about 5 there. This store also had a Yakuza 3 poster in front, guess they were into the series and ordered them for their store. For a game to be sold out a day after it hits stores is really rare, and means limited distribution to be sure. So this is either going to be a tough game to find or maybe it will pick up like a sleeper hit. I played through the beginning and really enjoyed it, loved how you could watch the backstory of the previous games. As much as I like FF 13, this actually has much more of an rpg feel then that game, kinda interesting.
Lost so much money on Cee-Lo last night... didn't win a single game to make my adopted "daughter" happy. Really annoyed they left the Mahjongg club in there but you can't play the game (there's just a locker key in there) I would much rather Mahjongg than bloody Cee-Lo... Got my arse handed to me by the weapons trainer last night as well, but despite all this failure, I still loved every second of it!
They cut mahjong? Playing it in part 2 is how I learned the game. I was looking forward to playing it again in part 3. That really sucks.
Yeah, they left the stupid dice games nobody has ever heard of, golf, pool, karaoke, etc and took out Mahjongg... I was looking forward to it as I heard they only took out the hostess management and the Japanese history quiz.
More then that ! 21 sub quests were cut. Chapters 3-4 I Wanna Go to Tokyo pt. 1 The Brewer's Treasure Make the No. 1 Cabaret Club Girl! English Conversation Solicitor step 1 English Conversation Solicitor step 2 Love's Cupid Love's Cupid Continues Love's Cupid Continues Again A Trip Before Marriage Chapter 5 Manga Artist Debut The Runaway Phone Chat Girl I Wanna Go to Tokyo pt. 2 Great Genius Showdown Is she talking about me...? Chapter 6 A Satisfying Yakuza Chapter 7 The Mars Fighter Invades Tokyo Chapter 10 Love's Cupid - The Finale I Wanna Go to Tokyo pt. 3 English Conversation Solicitor step 3 English Conversation Solicitor step 4 The Couple Who Wouldn't Learn Plus the massage mini game and no NONE of the cut content is ever being "restored" by DLC. The DLC is the free updates that SEGA delivered in Japan, mostly bonus items and such. It'll be released for free in awhile they said.
Shogi is also cut from the game. The place where you would play it still exist in the game. it'd be nice if they restored both missing games via DLC in the future (if enough people bitch) but i'm not holding my breath. Playing a bunch of the side games, So far Pool/Billiards is my favorite. It's pretty well done. Golf at the moment has to be my least favorite, the swing bar just goes to ****ing fast to make a reasonable judgment. The driving range in Y2 played better. =| Also I played a **** ton over the weekend. I did a bunch of side quest in Chapter 4 and saved at the start of Chapter 5. The game is going to be super rare (at least in canada). This is what I posted on ign a few days ago. Someone who had a copy decide to send it back to amazon bitching over the cuts and said he will buy it later when it's sold for cheaper. :lol: "And best of luck to you if you think you're going to find this sitting around on shelves for $40 or less a few months from now. The game is scoring pretty well in reviews and looks to have a low print run. As is, it's barely been a week and a lot of the copies here in Toronto are disappearing. Hell today I went by a local store that online told me they had 3 copies left and when I got there the only one left was the display copy. Amazon.ca is out of stock, two of the closest futureshops to me are out, most near by HMVs are down to 1/2 copies with a bunch of others out and one showing 7 (but I'm sure it's less since the one near me said 3 and they only had 1), and the nearest bestbuy still has some (but they had a reasonable stack when I bought mine on release date from there). Again this is just barely a week. Since Yakuza 1 & 2 didn't sell well, I doubt sega did a large print run and a majority of that is probably been sent off to retail." To ad to this, No near by EBGames still has copies in stock. A HMV next to my work and one near my apt had a copy left this morning and now both are sold out, along with a few further away stores. One that had 7 now has only 6. For a while bestbuy.ca & futureshop.ca where out of stock. I'm actually thinking on my way into work tomorrow stop by a downtown hmv/bestbuy and grab another copy to sit on because I think this game will end up rare quickly (unless demand becomes high enough for a reprint but that will take 1-2 months to show up).
I just felt like mentioning that I'm a bastard. I grabbed an extra copy on my way into work to hoard. I'm pretty sure this is going to be a rare game in a few weeks. =)
Don't worry about it, I have only seen one other person I have on my friends list playing it, doesn't seem that popular.
Are they the small place downstairs (not too far from the entrance to the metro)? 10 copies is impressive when there is a Bestbuy across the street and an hmv/futureshop around the block. (futureshop is out and that bestbuy & hmv still have some but a majority of other hmv are still out). Shocking this game could sell better then expected. =)
Ah, I've passed by that place a few times and took a look at the used game section but was not impressed with the quality of the used games. Still seem like a decent store. I didn't noticed they do new games. I tend to go to hmv (since they are everywhere). You work there or know people who work there?
Know pretty much everyone there. Decent folks for the most part, been going there since the Dreamcast era. There's a fair bit of traffic in used games there you can ask one of the guys to look out for something and they'll charge a fair market price. Yeah condition can be hit and and miss but they usually have mulitple copies so you can just ask to see all of 'em. Another place is A&C Videogames Bloor and Spadina subway stop, then south down the west side of Spadina. 5 min walk Lots of retro stuff, not sure on their pricing if it's fair or not. But they have a bunch of stuff probably common but it's a good collection to browse.
Yeah I know of A&C. I pass by it on my way into work every day (I walk from near rosedale subway to queen & spadina). I've gotten a few games from them. The prices are not stellar but over all are very reasonable. It's also nice that on their site they have a somewhat up to date excel of their stock so you sort of have an idea if they do or don't have a game. Pretty nice people as well. Over all I'm loving the game stores in Toronto compared to Montreal (where I use to live last year). Older stuff is not impossible to find and there are good prices all around. In Montreal there is this one chain of game stores that are a total rip off (when a game is out they price them normally and as copies disappear they start jacking up the price, I'm sure if they had yakuza 3 it would be $80 by now). Oh do you know of Game Centre on Yonge st & Charles st west? It's another cool place. I was there one time a few months ago and they had things like DQ8 PS2 new for only $20. I picked up a new copy of radata stories (ps2) for $12 (not bad game) from there.
