Yakuza: Of The End [PS3]

[Sketcz]

Looks like a victim of the earthquake, Yakuza of the end delayed indefinitely, possibly cancelled:

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/03/14/yakuza_ote_delayed/

Reminds me of what happened with Propeller Arena and 9/11.

I must say I loaded the demo yesterday, and it was kinda eerie, wandering around a destroyed Tokyo.

[Guts]

I'm not saying that the events in Japan aren't tragic, but these sort of things are a complete load of bollocks. I hope the cancellation isn't for good.

[Neon Ignition]

I don't see this being cancelled, and it's more of an easy sell to western markets than the main games so I'd still expect it to roll out here at some point down the line..... Keep that demo!

[Shoju]

Couldn't find the demo on the JP store. Has it been taken down?

[Phar]

Looks that way as there was a link to it on the main page yesterday, it's not under the demo's section either.

[dvdx2]

anyone manage to get a copy of this?

[112]

Im sure there are a few places on the net where you will find it floating around.

And no I have not yet got it

... although my uncle's, neighbour's, daughter's, dog's, bit of the side's, owner's estranged farther's, illegitimate son's, child is on the case...

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[dvdx2]

Im sure there are a few places on the net where you will find it floating around.

And no I have not yet got it

... although my uncle's, neighbour's, daughter's, dog's, bit of the side's, owner's estranged farther's, illegitimate son's, child is on the case...

112

does this mean you have or havent??!!

I want to know how import freiendly it is before i buy

[112]

as I said above, I have not yet got it...

Chill your beans dude... Im sure you will get a copy soon...

Wait you are refuring to the Demo right? I was not aware the game had been released yet. I'm confused.com now.

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[Sketcz]

Based on the demo... it depends. Objectives are shown on the radar and weapons are easy enough to work out. But you'll miss out on some of the subtler objectives. There's a woman who gives you tasks, like get 100 headshots, or whatever, and these might be lost if you can't read basic Japanese.

Also, the plot and dialogue.

[dvdx2]

as I said above, I have not yet got it...

Chill your beans dude... Im sure you will get a copy soon...

Wait you are refuring to the Demo right? I was not aware the game had been released yet. I'm confused.com now.

112

lol - my beans are well chilled...

it seems to be on sale on ebay

[Phar]

None have it in stock though. To say copies have already been manufactured Sega have done pretty well to keep it under wraps, quick torrent search shows nothing and afaik most stores that received stock returned them. Nothing showing on Yahoo Auctions or any of the Japanese online gaming stores I searched either, all just say game delayed.

[Sketcz]

None have it in stock though. To say copies have already been manufactured Sega have done pretty well to keep it under wraps, quick torrent search shows nothing and afaik most stores that received stock returned them. Nothing showing on Yahoo Auctions or any of the Japanese online gaming stores I searched either, all just say game delayed.

Some might be hanging on to see if the price goes up.

You don't reckon Sega would destroy the already manufactured copies, do you? I was thinking yesterday maybe they're doing a recall to remove some bits from it?

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-09-28-yakuza-dead-souls-trademark-spotted

Sega has filed a trademark and logo for Yakuza: Dead Souls which is said to suggest a western release is coming for Of The End

[Guts]

Excellent.