There, in the distance, is a Yakuza 3 trailer

by Justin McElroy { Sep 20th 2007 at 8:45AM }

How long will it be until you get to play Yakuza 3? Well, let's see, when did Yakuza 2 come out here? ... Oh, that's right. It hasn't. So, you're at least one game away from getting your hands on Yakuza 3. Until this new trailer from TGS, that didn't seem like that big of a deal. Like rocket sneakers, we knew it was on the way, but it was so far off that we weren't troubled. Now, to continue the analogy, our rich neighbor just imported a pair.

Maybe it's just us, be we love games with samurais and old men stopping swords with two fingers. So to say that we're intrigued by this trailer would be putting in mildly. Also, why is Yakuza in feudal Japan? The last time we checked it was about urban gangsters. If Yakuza 2 features some sort of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III time travel hi-jinx we just got even angrier that we haven't played it.

Tags: tgs07, yakuza, yakuza3

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Jon @ Sep 20th 2007 8:54AM

Well this is about gangsters in feudal Japan.

OnimushaSoki @ Sep 20th 2007 9:21AM

I suppose it's apt, since it doesn't seem likely that "Way of the Samurai 3" will be released anytime soon, LoL.

Castle @ Sep 20th 2007 10:27AM

Yakuza's find their root in feudal Japan. Even the term "Yakuza" originates from that time period.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakuza

AoE @ Sep 20th 2007 3:58PM

You guys hit the nail on the head. Justin, it may be hard to believe, but most organized crime isn't actually a product of the 20th century. Rather, these organizations have roots that in some cases (such as with the Yakuza) stretch back centuries.

ThornedVenom @ Sep 20th 2007 10:40AM

I'm happy to find some Kodaichi love in videogames other than GunZ. ^^

Jesse @ Sep 20th 2007 10:41AM

but yet we still don't have Shenmue III, thanks a lot sega

blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Sep 20th 2007 10:48AM

why is this trailer just a big black box without the controls or anything, but i can watch the batshit crazy trailer above it just fine?

b @ Sep 20th 2007 11:10AM

" Also, why is Yakuza in feudal Japan? The last time we checked it was about urban gangsters"

the original author needs to remember the non-japanese versions of the game are called Yakuza. the original Japanese name is Ryū ga Gotoku which means "like a Dragon". so while the name makes little sense in America, in Japan it would be okay.

EMaster @ Sep 20th 2007 4:48PM

It appears the origins of the Yakuza date waaaay back (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakuza). So it makes sense. Since Yakuza Members (especially the high bosses) are passed through generations of their families it makes sense that this game plays out to the ancestors of the characters of the Original Yakuza game.

I am desperately awaiting Yakuza 2 here. According to Wikipedia (not a reliable source though) used to say it was coming out this fall. But there is nothing to back that up. I think "some reporters" need to start asking Sega some questions. This would be the last PS2 game I buy if it were to come out in NA.

zenprism @ Sep 20th 2007 5:06PM

Who cares if we never get Yakuza 2, #3 is the hotness. Anyway, #2 is last gen. Just give #3 a snappy now-gen name for the USA and don't even refer to the Yakuza brand.
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