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Posted: Sep 20th 2007 8:54AM (Unverified) said

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Well this is about gangsters in feudal Japan.
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Posted: Sep 20th 2007 9:21AM foxhound said

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I suppose it's apt, since it doesn't seem likely that "Way of the Samurai 3" will be released anytime soon, LoL.
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Posted: Sep 20th 2007 10:27AM (Unverified) said

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakuza
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Posted: Sep 20th 2007 3:58PM AoE said

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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.
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Posted: Sep 20th 2007 10:40AM ThornedVenom said

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I'm happy to find some Kodaichi love in videogames other than GunZ. ^^
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Posted: Sep 20th 2007 10:41AM (Unverified) said

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but yet we still don't have Shenmue III, thanks a lot sega
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Posted: Sep 20th 2007 10:48AM (Unverified) said

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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?
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Posted: Sep 20th 2007 11:10AM (Unverified) said

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" 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 Ryƫ ga Gotoku which means "like a Dragon". so while the name makes little sense in America, in Japan it would be okay.
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Posted: Sep 20th 2007 4:48PM EMaster said

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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.
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Posted: Sep 20th 2007 5:06PM St McDuck said

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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.
Samurai Death Kill Revenge. Only on PS3.
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