Sega has gone to city on the remake.
Yakuza 6 releases in Japan this week, and whereas we’ve seen a number of tidbits right here and there which have piqued out interest, a western launch hadn’t been confirmed.
Welp, Sega has announced that sure, it will likely be coming to the west in early 2018.
They broke the information at PSX over the weekend, and followers of the collection obtained much more thrilling information with the revelation that Yakuza Kiwami would even be making its means westward in 2017.
“Yakuza Kiwami is a ground-up remake of the original Yakuza game, which first launched on PS2 back in 2005,” and the “extreme” overhaul features a ton of recent stuff.
- A Family Patriarch’s Ransom of New Content – Not only a easy graphical improve, Kiwami provides almost 30 minutes of cutscenes alone, offering all-new perception into the sport’s plot and creating frequent threads with collection prequel Yakuza zero. There’s additionally added distractions (Pocket Circuit automobile racing, MesuKing: Battle Bug Beauties, new hostesses, and extra), facet quests and fight updates to carry the unique Yakuza sport into the most recent console era.
- A Place for Newcomers and Veterans – Yakuza Kiwami is the last word bridge within the collection: newcomers or these whose Yakuza expertise began with Yakuza zero can have acquainted, exacting controls, top-notch SEGA localization, and a stable start line for getting into the Yakuza franchise recent. Veterans will expertise a well-recognized Kamurocho and plot, however with new ranges of story depth and graphical polish.
- But it was me! Majima! – Completely new to Kiwami is the “Majima Everywhere” system, the place the collection’ deranged, one-eyed maniac will continually shock and problem Kiryu to fight when he least expects it. We’re speaking “popping out of a goofy costume” ranges of shock, so gamers should keep on their toes and be able to defend themselves from Kiryu’s chief rival.
- Extreme Revitalization – Kiwami is rebuilt from the bottom up with all new HD belongings, unique Japanese voice audio re-recorded by the collection solid, and extra; optimized for the PlayStation four and operating in 1080p/60fps. And following go well with with SEGA’s dedication to the Yakuza collection, the sport will launch in each bodily and digital codecs within the west.
Yakuza followers are in for a deal with.
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