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ORIGINAL: Mr_Kuwabara

This is how GTAV should look like.

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ORIGINAL: sonarus

@LJ shenmue is gone embrace what you have

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ORIGINAL: sonarus

How can anyone say these visuals are bland
Hey no tales of crappy ps3 gpu here though

Their in game cut scenes look like f'in CGI

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/41278.html

After the confusing story details (confusing for a non-Japanese speaker anyway), the presentation moved onto gameplay, and we must say it looked expansive to say the least. The game will have your character move around the streets of the fictional Kamuto-cho, with Yakuza 3's attention to detail to the city at this preview stage looking like it could rival Grand Theft Auto IV in terms of realism. The city scenes we saw looked extremely detailed, from real-life stores that you'd expect to see in Tokyo streets (such as a Club Sega arcade) to ads for real Japanese brands (like Suntory). The buildings, footpaths, pedestrians, and neon signs looked very realistic, and we can't wait to see it close-up when we get our hands-on the game itself.

The brief scenes of combat we saw featured some impressive armed and unarmed combat with Kazuma. As well as fighting with fists and feet, we saw Kazuma take on mobs of gangsters with nunchucks, poles, and even a bicycle. The violence was also quite extreme--in one fight, Kazuma literally stomped on a downed opponents face with both feet, sending blood spurting dramatically. It seems like Kazuma will also be able to learn new moves as the game progresses. In one example, Kazuma witnessed a woman being groped by some passing pervert. The woman promptly elbowed her attacker to the face and sent him packing. Kazuma can apparently record such scenes on his in-game mobile phone, learning them in the process and being able to use them in the next fight.

But what was even more impressive was the amount of non-fighting content the game looks set to have. Just like GTA IV again, Yakuza 3 seems to let you take a break from all the ultra-violence once in a while thanks to the inclusion of mini-games. The ones featured in the video presentation included billiards, bowling, mahjong, baseball, poker, and even skill tester claw machines. Romancing various young ladies also seems to have some sort of mini-game element, as well as some customisation as the video showed players being able to adjust the make-up of their chosen female companion.
From the presentation, Yakuza 3 not only exhibits good graphics, but looks to have the potential to be a top action game for 2009. We'll bring you more updates on this title in the coming months, so keep checking GameSpot for more details.

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ORIGINAL: Odion

how can you tell its a massive cut scene?

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ORIGINAL: LJWooly

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ORIGINAL: Odion

how can you tell its a massive cut scene?

You mean, how can he tell it's not a massive cut-scene? Well, there's no way to be 100% sure, but I'd like to remain optimistic.

Or, did you only watch the video until about thirteen minutes in? Because I'm fairly sure everything up to there is cut-scene.

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ORIGINAL: LJWooly

Hmm... I just watched it over again... perhaps this might fill the Shemnue-shaped hole in my heart... or perhaps not, but it'll still be a great game nonetheless. We'll have to see.

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ORIGINAL: Steven Colbert

However SEGA R-U-L-E-S

...22 days...

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ORIGINAL: Le-mo

Thank you Sega for giving us Valkyria Chronicles. <3

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ORIGINAL: Steven Colbert

However SEGA R-U-L-E-S

Haven't they always? They were one half of the duo that brought gaming back from the dead, and made it more popular than ever before.

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ORIGINAL: Steven Colbert

@Wooly

I will try it but its just I dont got no PSN funds right now for Qore.Dont worry though,I'll check it out