Yakuza 2 Comments by Kristan Reed
Better late than never.
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Godz_Mercenary
19/09/08 @ 10:50
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Image viewers fine, stop moaning.
Nice review, I want this game so bad. |
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McBradders
19/09/08 @ 10:53
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1. Image viewer IS balls.
2. Can we have Shenmue 3 if this and Yakuza 3 sell? Please? |
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squarejawhero
19/09/08 @ 10:58
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Every time I click on the image viewer, it doesn't bring anything up other than a darker screen. Then I click again and a preview image to bring up what I wanted to view in the first place.
It never used to do that. |
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andywilkie35
19/09/08 @ 11:06
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I bought the first one off ebay a few weeks ago, haven't had the chance to play it yet but I'll give that a whirl, then maybe pick this up if the first one is any good
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CordableTuna
19/09/08 @ 11:15
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About that image viewer.
When you click on a picture, the current viewer displays a marginally larger picture off-screen. Then you have to scroll down, check the picture and go back. This is clumsy and unnecessary. Still, it's better than the previous version that used to display a completely different picture. Have you guys considered a function where clicking a picture just displays a bigger version of the same picture? This used to be possible in the Web1.0 era, so it might be considered passé these days. Still, it was magnificent. The precisely same picture you clicked on, except at the top of the screen and in full resolution! A bit like magic, actually. |
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McBradders
19/09/08 @ 11:16
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RE: Image viewer
As the newer shots are positioned low on the page, clicking on the review images brings up the image page, greyed out, and I have to scroll down to view my selected magnified image. Kinda irritating. Also if you browse the images using the pointers on the enlarged viewer, when it goes up a "tier" then the larger shot moves up there too so you're constantly chasing your selected view around. |
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Ornithophobe
19/09/08 @ 11:29
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@Krudster if it's like the original don't forget bicycles,giant traffic cones...
It's in my car waiting for me, tempted to skip gym after work..... |
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BrokenSymmetry
19/09/08 @ 11:31
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The image viewer is terrible for me as well (on IE7): When I click on an image in the review, I see a dark page, with the selected image completely on the bottom, and half obscured by the bottom menu.
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Image viewer aint fine, it's terrible.
Just add an extra little link for every thumbnail in the gallery that just loads the full size image straight away in a new window, by itself, with none of the borders or javascript bollocks. That way anyone that likes the gallery can use it, and anyone that doesn't want to can just use that button, and everyone'll stop complaining. Like me. |
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FabricatedLunatic
19/09/08 @ 11:50
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That's a great review. Given that nobody cares about the PS2 any more, I was expecting little more than a one-page synopsis.
I'm pleased to hear that the story is good. Even GameCentral, the miserable hard-to-please bastards, heaped praise upon it. |
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The_Inquisitor
19/09/08 @ 12:28
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My copy only got sent out yesterday so I didn't get it today, but I've waited this long, a few more days won't hurt.
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GuitarWolf
19/09/08 @ 12:42
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nooooooo, just looked up and it's on a DVD9. My old PS2 refuses to play DVD9 >=(
I waited so long for this. |
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"It's a gritty, accessible beat ‘em up with RPG overtones.."
What RPG overtones? I don't think the review mentioned anywhere what that means? Do you get to develop your character? Character customization? Do I get new moves when I have enough experience points to gain the next level? WHAT'SITALLMEAN?? |
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FabricatedLunatic
19/09/08 @ 12:59
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"What RPG overtones?"
Experience points are used to upgrade health, defence, moves, etc. |
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yakuza is essentially a straight-up JRPG with a brawler for the battle system. it features:
random battles levelling up enemies that drop potions sidequests to an essentially linear storyline excessively overwrought and complex plot a lot of cutscenes minigames characters that you can shoot, stab and curbstomp in battle yet will stay alive as long as they don't die in a cutscene japanese people no argument. |
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BillyBrush
19/09/08 @ 14:06
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Loved the first one..going into stores and hearing 'yoshuntsei' (i know that's totally wrong, sue me), reading the nuddy mags, and beating up people with a bike - combat was ace slo mo stamping on someones balls, love it...and the cool name and rank bit that would come up whenever a badass showed up..
the stores even had those lucky cat things in...it was like a trip to Japan this one...may buy it actually, but it's shockingly late |
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BillyBrush
19/09/08 @ 14:08
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who didn't like Michael Madsen making a kung fu master sound like he was a mobster? i loved it!
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thank god they've kept the original japanese audio track and just added english subtitles. a game like this shouldn't have luke skywalker doing voiceovers.
that said i'm really looking forward to playing this after pay day. /rubs hands. EDIT: Les & jellyhead: +1 to the oldschool gamers
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