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Yakuza 3 Players Say A Lot More Was Cut Than Hostess Bars

Sega has made cuts to the Western version of gangland brawler Yakuza 3. The publisher says that hostess bars are gone. People playing the game say a lot more than that is missing.

Sega's official message board for the site is home to complaints from early-bird purchasers of the game, who say that along with the hostess bars and Japanese trivia quiz, scores of other content is missing, including Mah-jong games and, more importantly, scores of the game's side missions.

DigitalAnalog5171d ago

I..I...really don't know what to say. I'm still buying the game though OUT OF RELUNCTANCY.

-END RANT

andron5170d ago

If you really want the full japanese experience you can always import it.

And if you read further on the cuts on the forum, there's been 15 of 123 side missions cut. So there's still a lot of content there. I doubt many will see it all. I never got to see all of the first Yakuza...

SuicidalTendencies5170d ago

I played the game for the first time when I downloaded the demo. I got instant Shenmue nostalgia and decided I was going to buy it. I don't really care what was cut cause I enjoyed the gameplay.

muddygamesite5170d ago

I will Still be buying this game, but I must say I am very dissapointed with SEGA lately. The simple reason is this: I AM STILL WAITING FOR NEWS ON VIRTUA FIGHTER 5:R. i HAVE WAITED TOO LONG FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT SEGA. PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN. I CANNOT BEAR TO PLAY TEKKEN ANYMORE!!

Michael-Jackson5170d ago (Edited 5170d ago )

There's no point of waiting for Virtua Fighter 5:R because they announced another revision last month, Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown for the arcade. Maybe there's a better chance of this revision coming to consoles but I still can't see it happening, imo.

_vx5170d ago

i dont really understand why japans like to cut sh!t if the game is rated 18+???
i mean look we have GOW3/ Heavy rain and so on with fully naked women, sex scenes, and other 18+ contents ,, :(

andron5169d ago

We don't know for sure why it was cut, but it was definitely not for censorship reasons.

There was a lot to translate in this game so Sega dropped some side missions and a hostess mode. Some has suggested they didn't have the rights to use the likeness of some models outside Japan as one reason.

It's too bad, but there is still a lot of content in the game, more than most...

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"Unlock the Force: Get the Cantina Band Jam Track in Fortnite's Star Wars Event

Discover how to acquire the iconic Cantina Band Jam Track in the Fortnite x Star Wars collaboration. Gear up for an intergalactic musical journey in Fortnite's latest event.

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PlayStation Plus Hidden Gem: Magic Orbz

“I thoroughly enjoy retro-style games and with that, Magic Orbz modernises the classic brick breaking formula and it has held up beautifully.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.

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KentBlake3d ago

This game deserves a remaster for current consoles. It was awesome on PS3.

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Games That Were Bad on Release, But Are Now Great

BLG writes, "Some of the most popular games have had a rough start, with some of them being downright unplayable.

Despite that, developers have managed to turn it around for them and make their game worth playing. Here are some games that had a rough start but were pretty great."

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Terry_B4d ago

Good list..hoped to see Street Fighter 5 there..and it is.

Vits4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Sea of Thieves... I'm not disagreeing that the game has improved in terms of content. But I feel that the most significant change between now and its release is actually the public perception. Nowadays, most people are aware that the game is a multiplayer PvP-focused experience first and foremost, and not "Black Flag made by Rare". Consequently, people dismissing the whole experience because the single-player aspect is lacking or the story is plain are much less common.

darthv724d ago

Several years ago, i submitted an idea to Rare that would change up the mechanics of battling opponents in the game. whereby if you died in battle, you turned into a skeleton warrior and had to fight your way back to the land of the living. It was an interesting twist on respawning and would allow the player to experience both sides of a battle.

I keep hoping to see something like that get added to the game.

Kaii4d ago

They consider FO 76 & ME Andromeda to be great now 🤭

anast4d ago

Every game in the last 2 decades...

INMATEofARKHAM4d ago

It's sad that this quick retort is more often than not true... The industry's acceptance of release and patch has gone too far.

gunnerforlife3d ago

Days gone! By the end of the game I couldn't drop it down! I went around so many hours killing zombies! It was addictive by the end.

S2Killinit3d ago

That game was just plain good game. It didnt improve, it was just good.

gunnerforlife3d ago

I don't know, I got it abit late, and struggled for a few days, and then all of a sudden it just got good!!

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