Comments on: Sega tells us why they kept the Japanese voice track in Yakuza 2

By: thaKingRocka

thaKingRocka — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:26:23 +0000

i like to think the two separate, well-organized, and eloquent emails i sent to sega are responsible for them waking the hell up. i made that outcry thanks sega for not being complete idiots. next up, shenmue 3 letters … again!

By: seiya19

seiya19 — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:55:20 +0000

Great interview Spencer.

I liked the fact that you mentioned to them how we appreciate the inclusion of the original voices by the way… And like always, I appreciate the questions about the differences between the original version and the localization.

Anyway, I´m not sure if I should try the 1st one with their english voices (haven´t played it yet) or skip it and go for the 2nd one…

I´ll definitely give a chance to the 2nd one at least, eventually, despite the fact that the game reminds me of GTA… because I´m expecting a different experience than those.

Hopefully the game becomes a success sales-wise.

@Pedro Silva

A re-release would be indeed nice, but I´m guessing that it´s too much work for the sales that the game would get. But well, I don´t know how many people would be interested in that or how much would it cost exactly, so what do I know ?

@Pulstar

Really ? Haven´t tried one of those yet… I heard about the Wii issue, but I didn´t know that PS2 had the same problem… Still, I don´t blame Sega for trying to have the entire game on one disc.

By: Pulstar

Pulstar — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:04:30 +0000

Isn’t anyone here bothered by the fact it’s going to be a DVD9 game? Many PS2s have trouble reading those. Thanks Sega! =(

By: jeffx

jeffx — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:16:04 +0000

@Pedro Silva: You ask for a lot. Why can’t you just be happy with this one?

I’m very happy they’re including a summary of the first one (which will be Jpn-language BTW, Pedro) because I never played it to completion. In fact I don’t see the point anymore, because Yakuza 2 is not only a continuation of the story, but improves every aspect of the gameplay, according to this (excellent) interview.

You’ve got my money SEGA. Now about Thunder Force VI…

By: Carmen

Carmen — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:02:18 +0000

Haha, yea, poor Shenmue :/

By: James A. Calwell III

James A. Calwell III — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:58:14 +0000

I wonder why they didn’t do the same for Shenmue.

By: DarkeSword

DarkeSword — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:53:03 +0000

It really makes sense for a game like this to be in Japanese. I mean, it’s about the Yakuza, for cryin’ out loud.

By: Ryu Kazama

Ryu Kazama — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:05:25 +0000

Ah, can’t wait for 19th!

By: Shuyin

Shuyin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:39:28 +0000

10x for the interview!

Can’t wait to play Yakuza 2

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:09:42 +0000

4 more days!