Sega just announced that a PS4 demo of the upcoming Yakuza Ishin will launch on February 22nd, on the same day as the full game. Since it’ll be the 22nd in Japan in about eight hours, it won’t take long for the trial version to be available for download from the Japanese PlayStation Network.
Western releases of Yakuza Ishin and Kenzan could finally be happening thanks to the overwhelming success of Ghost of Tsushima.
"Sato: Even long before Ghost of Tsushima, I did want to release “samurai” games like Kenzan and Ishin in the West. Unfortunately, after Yakuza 0, we were very busy with remastering the numbering Yakuza titles for the PS4, so we missed the opportunity to work on some of these other games."
The remasters strike again. Easy cash is like a brick wall to new releases.
I don't know that said logic is applicable here... Kenzan and Ishin would not be "new releases" in a meaningful way imo. They released in 2008 and 2014 respectively. Yeah, they never released in the west, but they would effectively be remasters themselves. Additionally, while remastering the numbered games instead of remastering ishin and kenzan, they put out yakuza 6, fist of the north star, judgement, and yakuza like a dragon (all new).
I don't think any of the mentioned games have such mainstream appeal like GoT. GoT worked, because it was made by a western developer.
Perhaps not, but GoT as a new IP killed it - and bringing that era of Japan to the west in an already successful franchise should work now. Yakuza has a drastically larger following compared to 8 years ago when these games originally released.
There's gonna be a lot of fans who wanna get into this spin on the combat and minigames.
For some reason, Sega doesn't think games about ancient Japan would sell in America.
five actually
>Yakuza Online
>Yakuza black panther 1 and 2
>Yakuza Kenzen and Ishin
Black Panther 1 and Kenzan are being translated but i havent heard anything from the fanpatches since last september i guess.
Yakuza Black Panther and Ishin were in my wishlist for a long time. Sega should have had more faith in those games
You might want to work on them investigative journalism skills, bub!
Yakuza Ishin and Kenzan are two spin-offs in the Yakuza franchise that haven't been localized yet. Sega Europe has now confirmed that they don't have any plans to bring them to West.
no plans for these two games, yakuza destroyed with turn based combat. WTF? too much success for Yakuza?
Do we get this here in the states? Im actually looking forward to this game
I download it definitly. I am very excited. The Ps4 is so far the most impressive console ever. So many games launched and launching this year. So much to pick and play. When this have ever been at launchwindow?
i just made my japan account and im downloading random stuff.
i would advise you all do the same since Knack will be free in Japan on launch unless im wrong
Ohh! Gotta download!
WOW this game sucks.
Combat sistem sucks and characters are made of wood