Yakuza: Of the End video proves the game still holds surprises

by JC Fletcher on Oct 18th 2010 3:00PM

Okay, after watching this eight-minute Yakuza: Of the End gameplay trailer, we can now think of the game in a different way. Our bemusement is reduced and our interest increased. Instead of a really strange Yakuza game, we now look at it as a cheesy zombie game with great production values -- like Onechanbara, but less embarrassing and with a better budget. Kamurocho is still a great setting for games, and now it's a setting for a zombie game!

Well, maybe it's just marginally less embarrassing. For some reason, the dating, hostess club, table tennis, and mahjong minigames are still present -- and for some reason, Goro Majima finds an opportunity to sing. With backup dancers.

Via: Andriasang
Source: Ryu-Ga-Gotoku.com

Tags: playstation, ps3, sega, yakuza, yakuza-5, yakuza-of-the-end

Reader Comments (21)

1000x YES!

I *really* hope they add in Zombie hostesses just to mess with everyone's head.

(waits...)

I liked Bikini Zombie Slayers. It was also very fun with a friend.

@The Aquacharger The camera was awful.

@Faceless Troll
Yeah, but I bought it for $20 new so not really complaining. It could've been a much better game had it taught you how to clean your sword off in stage one, better camera control, and use of Classic or GCN controller. Even with Wiimote only it was still good.

Goro Majima singing with backup dancers? Goddamnit. Now I'm actually interested in the game.

And is that 4-player split screen coop I see?

OMG, please put in four-player offline and online co-op!

I keep saying I'm getting tired of the whole zombie fad lately, but screw it, this looks awesome.

This game already looks like it has more extreme fishing than Neir.

@PreGHz

Nier*

Loved Yakuza 3, eagerly awaiting 4. This one looks like a refreshing change of pace, since all the games have similar gameplay. Zombies blend surprisingly well with Karumocho. I'm glad minigames are still in there, they were surprisingly deep in 3. I spent maybe 15 hours completing them all, that's double the time it takes to complete a modern FPS game, craziness.

This looks awesome. Driving the forklift, I'll be sure to keep Ryo Hazuki in my mind as I finally get to pretend that Shenmue 3 will still happen.

Is this going to be released outside of Japan or have they not released those details yet?

"For some awesome reasons the dating, hostess club, table tennis, and mahjong minigames are still present"

FIFY.

I can't go to my night class now, because I have an erection that won't go away

With mini games like that you gotta give it move support. wow killing zombie with move support nothing more than epic

This looks like it might be even more over-the-top and fun than Dead Rising by a mile. And it's a neat concept, taking awesome characters and putting them in a game based on, but not part of, the main series. Yakuza is pretty much the only Sega franchise I still love, so this is a day 1 purchase for me if it gets released.