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Despite it's nonsensical plot, I vastly prefer Yakuza 4 over Yakuza 3 for several reasons.

1. It's combat is way more balanced outside of the 1st Saito fight.

2. It's way better paced than 3 as it's faster & doesn't dawdle anywhere near as much as 3 did.

3. It has better minigames

4. It gave us "Machine Gun Kiss"

5. It was the PS3 era Yakuza game to have an animated install screen (only if you play the original PS3 version)

6. Akiyama

7. The sex symbol Tanimura

In the PS3 era batting cage minigame, pay more attention to whoever you're playing as rather than the ball.

Whoever you're playing as will do a clenching animation whenever the ball gets close enough & that's your visual indicator to hit.

Do that & you'll never miss a single shot.

I actually find the PS3 era batting cage minigame to be far easier than the Dragon Engine batting cage minigame for that very reason.

I want him bad.

humble bundle has sleeping dogs definitive edition for 3 dollars, if you haven played it, enjoy.

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/agecheck/sleeping-dogs-definitive-edition?hmb\_source=search\_bar

edit 1: if there is someone that hasnt play it and is in a bad finacial situation and cant afford it im willing to give out 1 or 2 keys for free. only for ppl who REALLY cant afford it lets be good players here and support those who cant since I cannot verify their financial situation anyway dm me

I rlly like the idea of adding a new crustacean every game

Link: https://x.com/STH_JP/status/2089004997325533669?s=20

This news dropped 4 days ago, and nobody has posted this yet, so I might as well drop this to raise awareness about it.

Pre-registration has opened from August 17 to August 23. The winners will be announced via a lottery, with results shown in late August-early September. This is for JP residents only, so JP-kyodais lurking here, you might wanna try out.

Pre-register here: https://cloud-pass.jp/entry/r/a3b3a569d41ac0b419f4605752d9e72835426887f7e59eab88780027d213d855

Winners chosen will get the first screening of never-before-publicly-seen music video performances, including unreleased tracks from the game at the Stranger than Heaven TGS 2026 booth. The winners will get to choose one of three performances:

1. Makoto Daito/Yu Shinjo/Takashi (voiced by Yu Shirota, Dean Fujioka, and Satoshi Fujihara)
2. Keiko Shirai (voiced by Ado)
3. Suzy Day (voiced by Tori Kelly)

Anyway, confirmation that more songs will be in the game. Generational RGG OST inbound.

Until just a few years ago, Yakuza was a PlayStation exclusive, but with the series' growing popularity, it's now available on virtually every platform, giving us a lot of freedom to choose. Which platform do you think is the best?

I liked the recent post with the meanest Yakuza mugs and since there's the inevitable rainy streak in my holiday I challenged myself to draw them all. During the last two days I made it to 12 so far but the quality is starting to decline rapidly so here are only 9 of them (which don't make me cringe too hard: Shimano, Awano and Kuze were really 🫣).

I started with Shibusawa and as I was highly motivated I spent the most time with the sketch.

"If we start talking about 'Yakuza,' this interview will go on forever (laughs). And I'd be thrilled if this interview reached RGG Studio. Some people ask, 'Doesn't the game glorify the yakuza world?' But after playing it, I felt it actually portrays the cowardice, ugliness, and dark side of that world in a raw, honest way. 'Yakuza' is a story about the beliefs you try to uphold. It's a story about people who crumble because of misguided beliefs, and others who are driven by them.

I'm really looking forward to 'STRANGER THAN HEAVEN,' coming out in 2027, and I'd love to help out in any way I can, even if it's just a cameo appearance. I'm rooting for everyone at RGG Studio!"

https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/plus/drama/entry/202608/19752.html

Hi all! I’ve been grinding away in dark ties, however there’s a point in chapter 2 where Mine wants to train in Hell’s arena. My game doesn’t progress at all when I enter. I Completed all of the survivval Hell challenges when they became available. How can I progress? Any help would be appreciated!

Don’t you guys just love the balaclavas?