Trailer Review: Yakuza 3

John Constantine — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:00:00 GMT

Kazuma Kiryu and I are going to hang out. We’ll go out and he’ll show me the sights, take me to a hostess club, and we will laugh and laugh. Chances are, some dudes in puffy winter jackets will start some shit. I will hold their leader in a headlock and Kaz will drop kick that mofo so hard that Canadian children will say, “Ow” in their living rooms, thousands and thousands of miles away. We’ll high five each other then, before listening to a hardboiled detective tell us of intriguing and nefarious dealings in the Tokyo underworld. It’ll be sweet when the jazz rock starts playing. That heady day will only end when I’m woken up in my study, a firm bionic hand on my shoulder and a disapproving voice asking if I’m “dreaming of that Celestial roustabout” again. I will lie, of course. A white lie to soothe my beloved Commando’s nerves. But I will treasure that dream all the same.

Yakuza 3, as you can see from this trailer, looks totally frigging rad. As to what’s happening here, I have no clue. Kazuma Kiryu is hanging out with some kids, which I assume are from the orphanage he patronizes in Yakuza 2, on a beach, there’s a protest of some kind, some political intrigue, the flashy graphics are shown off, and many familiar faces appear, much to my delight. At one point, it looks like Kiryu’s beating the crap out of Albert Wesker from Resident Evil. I want this to be the case very badly. If you have yet to try either of the Yakuza games on PS2, this might look like a boring cutscene fest. Let me assure you, there is a monumental amount of game in the Yakuza series. There are many lengthy cutscenes, but Yakuza is one of those very rare instances when they’re actually a treat. The stories, while more than a little melodramatic and overblown, are well written and exciting, provided crime drama is something you enjoy.

Sega, please bring this here. Please.

(Link: Siliconera)

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Trailer Review: Yakuza 3