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Yakuza 3 Reviews
GamePro
04/2010
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Yakuza 3
Even with the infamous "cut content" issue lurking overhead, Yakuza 3 is still an expertly crafted crime-drama jam-packed with pulse-pounding fights and a gripping narrative brought to life by a living, breathing Okinawa. EDITOR'S NOTE: After reading the review, be sure to check out the second page for a detailed look into the cuts Sega made to the US release of Yakuza 3 and how that affected Heidi's perception of the game. It surprises me that the Yakuza series is often compared to Grand Theft Auto. Both games involve criminals in some way, but that's about where the similarities stop. If you're looking for a game where you can carjack and cause mayhem as you please in a Japanese setting, you're going to have to wait until Rockstar heads to the Far East for the next Grand Theft Auto. If what you are looking for, however, is a spiritual successor to the fan-beloved Shenmue series that improves significantly on just about every aspect of those two titles, then you should definitely look at Yakuza 3. The Yakuza series tells the story of Kazuma Kiryu, a notorious mobster who, despite his best efforts, can't seem to leave the life of organized crime behind him.
Acegamez
03/2010
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Yakuza 3
Having recently returned home from Tokyo and witnessed the media blitz that is currently supporting Yakuza 4’s release in Japan (yes, you read that right – Yakuza 4), it is only now that I can truly understand the Yakuza series position as the GTA of the east – from the giant billboards strewn across Akihabara to Yakuza perfume sitting on stall shelves (yes, you also read that right – Yakuza perfume), the Yakuza series is every part the cultural phenomenon in the east that GTA is in the west. So, as you can imagine, it seems somewhat strange returning home and having to not only review Yakuza 3 (a title that has already been out for over a year in Japan), but also refer to it as a niche title, because, regardless of its popularity in the land of the rising sun, that’s exactly what it is on our side of the world. Being a huge fan of Sega and something of a Japanophile, it would be easy for me to get carried away while reviewing Yakuza 3 - I loved the original Yakuza on PS2, and Yakuza 3 basically delivers more of the same with a fresh coat of paint and some flashy new features – consider me sold. Problem is, that’s not going to be enough for many gamers and certainly won’t serve to win over those who simply didn’t ‘get’ the first two games in the series.
Yakuza 3
Modern Japanese culture isn't exactly known for its subtlety. Spiky blue hair, tentacle sex, upended tea-tables, blaring pachinko parlors, and gigantic robots litter the bright neon thoroughfares of a land once known for its stoic warrior class and serene Zen temples. Combine that with gaming culture—which is generally about as "subtle” as a two-ton bomb—and you end up with games that fall on the subtlety scale somewhere between a deafening screech and Willy Wonka's Technicolor chocolate factory. Not so with Sega's Yakuza series. It's consistently been one of the most subtle, intelligently written, delicately constructed, and astonishingly moving video game series ever made. The series has had its rough spots in terms of its combat mechanics and overall design, but the story and cutscene cinematography have always been among the best in the business. In Yakuza 3, most of the odd design quirks and structural issues have finally been hammered out, and a number of welcome additions have been made. Series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu is now running an orphanage in Okinawa, attempting yet again to leave behind the criminal underworld that has dogged him for most of his life.
Yakuza 3
If I'm to believe Yakuza 3's depiction of Japan, a visit to the country would consist of being constantly accosted by punks while walking through markets, being asked out on dates by random beautiful women in burger joints, and performing menial tasks like going from shop to shop looking for dog toys. You'd get the occasional flash of excitement in the form of shirtless fistfights on the rooftops, but these would be few and far between. For a game rooted so heavily in a tale of organized crime, Yakuza 3 is filled to the brim with wholly unexciting errands. In those moments where it does shift into all-out action, the gameplay feels incredibly dated. The brawling feels distinctly last-gen, complete with horrendous collision detection. You'll unlock some vicious finishing moves and techniques that provide more wiggle room in terms of improvisation, but the combat feels downright mechanical when put up against other action games on the market. Leveling up your abilities is a fairly basic ordeal, requiring you to funnel experience into one of four categories. However, these upgrades never do much to significantly change the way you approach combat.
Yakuza 3 Review
The Far East has an undeniably huge influence on video game design; from quirky role-playing experiences such as Shin Megami Tensei and Disgaea, to huge, million-selling franchises such as Final Fantasy and Pokémon. No other country has such profound ties to our beloved industry as Japan. As a setting itself however, Japan is a fairly under represented location in games, with but a handful of titles set in a virtual land of the rising sun. The Yakuza series is perhaps the most notable of those titles, and the third instalment offers the most faithful representation yet. And for that, we must say 'Arigato' to SEGA for bringing it to European shores.Yakuza 3 welcomes back Kazuma Kiryu, an ex-Yakuza who has escaped the criminal underworld of Tokyo to run an orphanage in the tropics of Okinawa. The drastic career change is reflected in the picturesque location and opening few hours of gameplay, both of which are far calmer than the turbulent transactions of Tokyo's Yakuza scene. Sunshine Orphanage comes with a few problems of its own, however, including school bullies, stolen pocket money and playground romances.
Yakuza 3
Legend has it that the term "yakuza" derives from the classic Japanese card game hanafuda. Of the many combinations of cards you can draw as a hand, the worst is eight-nine-three -- pronounced, in an old dialect of Japanese, "ya-ku-za." In order to win the game with such a hand, you would need a combination of trickery, luck, and courage -- qualities that the gangsters who took the name as their own held in high esteem. Despite being the worst of society, they would use those strengths to attain power, wealth, and respect. Centuries later, the U.S. version of Sega's Yakuza 3 has been dealt an equally bad hand. Released without several of the features of its Japanese counterpart, Yakuza 3's Western release has generated enough nerd rage to intimidate the Incredible Hulk, and has suffered from a bungled, half-assed marketing effort that has failed to engage anyone beyond the series' cult following. Nevertheless -- and pay attention now, because this is important -- Yakuza 3 has what it takes to overcome the hype and go down as one of the PS3's all-time great titles, but only if you will give it a chance.
Yakuza 3
Yakuza 3 is a gritty, free-roaming adventure game that thrusts you fist-first into the Japanese underworld. But while it preaches violence to bend you to its will, it rewards players who uphold the hierarchical bonds of its namesake organisation. The juicy soap opera story, striking visuals, and kooky Japanese humour will suck you in, and though the game stumbles with some combat quirks, the abundance of peripheral activities will allow you to lose yourself in the city and will have you heading back to belt out one more karaoke tune long after the credits roll on the main story. The story picks up a year after the events of the second game, and you reprise the role of Kazuma Kiryu, Yakuza and former fourth chairman of the Tojo Clan. After leaving the criminal world seeking a life less bloody, you establish an orphanage in Okinawa and play foster father to a handful of local children. In this role you do all the things parents do--confront school bullies, navigate the treacherous waters of teen dating advice, and extol the value of money. It's these seemingly banal exchanges peppering the storyline that reinforce the importance of family and represent the tradition and moral code of the Yakuza that Kazuma is witnessing being thrown by the wayside by gangsters seeking money and power.
Yakuza 3 Review
I just finished Yakuza 3, and I'm pretty sure that I love it. The game looks a bit dated because it was released in Japan a while ago and SEGA took its sweet time getting it over here, the "beat all these guys up" gameplay can get repetitive, and the entire thing's in Japanese so you better be ready to read some subtitles. But, despite all of that, Yakuza 3 is a blast. A blast where my first playthrough clocked in at more than 20 hours and I only completed 11 percent of everything there is to do in the game. Yakuza 3 continues the adventures of Kazuma, a former bigwig in the Japanese mafia known as the Yakuza. After two games of dealing out beatdowns, Kaz has retired to the sunny shores of Okinawa to found an orphanage and live out his days rocking Hawaiian shirts. However, when a resort/military base proposal threatens his home for kids and some of Kaz's friends get shot by a guy that looks just like his dead dad, this former Yakuza chairman is out of retirement and busting jaws to get to the bottom of what's going on. I've previewed Yakuza 3 a lot, but I think I've finally settled on describing it as a Grand Theft Auto/JRPG love child.
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Yakuza 3 | $21.84 | See it |
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Yakuza 3 (PS3) [UK IMPORT] | $26.23 | See it |
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Yakuza 3 (sony Playstation 3, 2010) New/sealed | $30 | See it |
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Sega 69039 Yakuza 3 Ps3 | $43.75 | See it |
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Yakuza 3 - Playstation 3 | $55.99 | See it |
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Yakuza 3 | $56.99 | See it |
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Sega Yakuza 3 Action/adventure Game - Playstation 3 (69039) | $61.64 | See it |
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