The Yakuza franchise has been going strong lately. Yakuza 3 was well-recieved in the states, Yakuza 4 is already out and successful in Japan, and a new zombie-filled installment, Yakuza of the End, is in the works. But that doesn't mean SEGA is ready to sit back and relax. Handheld gamers will soon be able to experience the dark and dangerous world of Japanese gangsters, too.
Lots of videos here, including stuff for Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, Yakuza: New Chapter, Two Worlds 2, The Last Story, and others.
Yeah, it seems pretty promising. Yakuza games deliver, man.
My only beef was that the areas of the city are a little small, causing a bit of camera jump too often. A very small complaint in the face of all the fun that the Yakuza series tends to produce though :)
From this list, I'm looking forward to the portables: Golden Sun DD, Radiant Historia, and Yakuza.
(Actual sexiness may vary)
KH: BbS Final Mix, Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki, God Eater Burst, ToP Narikiri Dungeon X, Monster Hunter Portable 3, Shining Hearts, Yakuza New Chapter, Criminal Girls, Tactics Ogre, Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity, Valkyria Chronicles 3, and Radiant Mythology 3.
From that list, I want...
Phantasy Star, Yakuza, Monster Hunter, Valkyria 3 (even though I'd prefer PS3 >_>), and Tales: Radiant Mythology 3.
"With Kurohyou: Yakuza New Chapter out, Famitsu and Dengeki have some things to show us." -RPG Land
I hope it will. How have PSP games been selling in North America lately? Like Birth by Sleep, Ys Seven, and Valkyria 2? They been doing alright? I hope so. Good numbers on other PSP RPGs might give leverage for bringing this one over.
