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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
01/20/09

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Looks like stale ramen in a hot vat of semen :(

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Bukaki-ramen?
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LllusionX Mailed the Fission
01/20/09

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If you have ever price shopped for Top Ramen, you might be a college student. instantrimshot.com

i hate myself for that....
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bakagaijin
01/20/09

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おいしいそうだね。
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Jesse in Japan
01/20/09

@bakagaijin: Those things always LOOK good, but they taste awful.
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bableebooblah-new and improved.
01/20/09

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Sega should sell cooked hedgehogs to promote the next sonic game.

preferably blue.
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Archaotic
01/20/09

@bableebooblah:

That's one of the most morbid things I've ever heard.
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Gutzman
01/20/09

@Archaotic: Yes, meat is murder. That's why I eat the hell out of it.
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Koztah
01/21/09

@Gutzman:

Carrot juice is murder.

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KamikazeSim
01/20/09

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Wouldn't it be great if Sega would do us gamers a nice nod and put English Subtitles on the Japanese version already so the game could come here and be enjoyed the way it should be played with just the Japanese language voices?

Yakuza 3 could come here easily in May or June.
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Archaotic
01/20/09

@Skinney:

Considering Yakuza 2 didn't have English voice acting at all (and Yakuza 3 has English speaking characters in the game already, so they had to have hired a FEW American VAs), they really could just bring it over with just JP voice acting. I'm praying this ends up happening.
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Ad-hominem
01/20/09

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That is the most delicious looking bowl of fictional Video game Japanese Mafia Pork Bone Ramen noodles I've ever seen in my life.

Though I don't actually like pork bone ramen that much.
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Grisaille: Flip it, Ninja!
01/20/09

@Ad-hominem: I feel the exact opposite. When I think ramen, I think broth-like consistency, not yogurt.

Though I just ate and I'm full, so mayhap that has something to do with it.
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Ad-hominem
01/20/09

@Grisaille - The Sweetest Thang since Pootie Tang:

That's because most non-Japanese people, like me, don't like Pork-Bone Ramen. Pork-bone ramen is thick, like yogurt.

Tokyo ramen and other varieties tend to be what Americans enjoy.
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amake
01/20/09

@Ad-hominem:

It is definitely not "thick like yogurt." It's thicker than what foreigners who've only had Sapporo Ichiban are used to, but "yogurt" is way off.
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Ad-hominem
01/20/09

@amake: Just a figure of speech. Just quoting his own words back to him. It works really well in public relations, and I just get into the habit of it.

I can see how I was way off, though.
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Archaotic
01/20/09

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Awesome tie-in for an awesome game. Now how about a US release? You don't even have to dub it! Just translate the text and send it over...I'll buy two copies...please...? ;_;
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Darrisbob1
01/20/09

@Archaotic:

"You don't even have to dub it!"

I'd actually prefer that its not dubbed. Sub's are the way to go after the terrible Voice Acting in Yakuza.
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Archaotic
01/20/09

@Darrisbob1 does what Ninten-Don't:

I never played the original, but I have Yakuza 2 and I just love it. The presentation, the sort of "Japan noir" storytelling, the abject silliness of some scenes, hell, the battle system...it just meshes really well. It's like Shenmue minus the random sailor searches.
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Pult|Ost - Fortune Hunter Edition
01/20/09

@Archaotic:

I kinda agree on the subs part, but their localization haven't been that bad though it probably cost them a lot seeing how most gamers don't know what the Yakuza games are.
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Archaotic
01/20/09

@Pultost:

This is kinda why I hope they just translate it text-only and leave the voicing in Japanese. It's set in modern-day Japan, having the voices in Japanese makes sense in this case. It'd save Sega some money and make the required sales to crack a profit much, much less worrisome.
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PimpNinja24
01/16/09

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My love for my PS2 gets mentioned everytime there is a Sony article. My ENTIRE want for a PS3 is for the titles on the PS2 that i knew would be continued on the PS3, not Blu-Ray, connectivity, the GAMES. And the Yakuza series is one of the top 3 with FF not being counted for obvious reasons....

It's sad to see this series NA release hang in limbo, but honestly short of the PS3 install base being much higher, I'm not sure if anything we do here will convince Sega that the game has a chance to sell.

Here's hoping for the best.
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coalhalo
01/16/09

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I loved Yakuza on the PS2. And although I keep forgetting that Yakuza2 has finally been released here in the west, I just made a note to go get a copy ASAP.

If Sega decides not to release Yakuza3 in North America, I will be pissed and dissapointed to say the least.
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Demonbird
01/16/09

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If KENZAN! gets released in the states, I will buy it, guaranteed. That's pretty much all I can say about this. I want the game, I think it looks fantastic. Sega's call though. I really wish in cases like this english subs/menu options were included in the original released games.
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Diamond_Sutra
01/16/09

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Currently (until Way of the Samurai 3 comes out in the US) there are no samurai/sword themed action/adventure games for the PS3. There were a ton on the PS and PS2 (Onimusha, etc) so I figure it's a market ready to be tapped. I don't see why SEGA doesn't at the least do a "bottom bidder" run for "Kenzan!" ...better than nothing.

If they follow the logic of Yak2, though, we'll probably see the translated version of "Kenzan!" get released in the west about 2 weeks after Way of the Samurai 3, when everyone's "samurai'ed out", it'll tank, and SEGA will just keep their Japanese shit in Japan...
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EnigmaNemesis
01/16/09

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I cry a little more inside.

Sega, this is why you fail. To me.
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CatboyMac's angry girlfriend
01/16/09

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My "Game I'm looking forward to in 2009" list:

Afrika

Bayonetta

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

Brutal Legend

Final Fantasy XII

Final Fantasy Versus XIII

Gran Turismo 5

inFamous

Killzone 2

M.A.G.

Noby Noby Boy

Prototype

The Punisher: No Mercy

Ratchet & Clank Future 3

Resident Evil 5

Savage Moon

StarCraft 2

Street Fighter IV

Tekken 6

Yakuza 3

Games in bold must be taken out, due to news received on Kotaku in the past 24 hours.

Thanks, guys. ;_;
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Black-Dog-Howls
01/16/09

@CatboyMac's angry girlfriend: Good news! Final Fantasy XII was actually released while you weren't looking!
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BritBloke916
01/16/09

@CatboyMac's angry girlfriend: Not an Uncharted fan, or just not expecting Uncharted 2 to turn up in 2009?
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spider2544
01/16/09

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dude this was the game that started to garner my interest in the Yakuza series... WTF Sega how about you dont release Sonic games in the US and ship Yakuza with subtitles sounds like a fair deal to me.
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PimpNinja24
01/16/09

@spider2544:

That's more than a fair trade off, thats actually a win-win.
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Chances
01/16/09

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Goddamnit, I've never wanted to start an internet petition, but this practically demands it.
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d_r_e
01/16/09

@Chances:

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