However, as of early December, Yakuza 5 is getting localised for the Western territories and yet there may never be a place in the Western market for the spin-off games like Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! or its sequel Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin!, probably because most Western players just won't be interested in political dramas set in the Edo or Bakumatsu periods. While SEGA tragically ignored Western fans of Yakuza since the disappointing release of Yakuza: Dead Souls, they were further crushed when missing out on the HD remasters of the first two games on the Wii U, as well as the prequel, Yakuza 0, on PS3/PS4. at its core suggests that the core involves open-ended sandbox gameplay amidst a dramatic story and has life-sim like elements. sub-genre (full reactive eyes entertainment) a concept that helped paved the way for games such as Grand Theft Auto III, Fable, and Deadly Premonition. Yu Suzuki, the creator of Shenmue, was a pioneer of the F.R.E.E. The survey also contains space to write-in more detailed responses if you want to draw their attention to specific titles.The Ryu ga Gotoku series (also known as Yakuza) has frequently been considered SEGA's successor to the Shenmue games. 1600), Kurohyo: Ryû ga Gotoku Shinso and its sequel (PSP games set contemporary with the mainline RgG games but with an independant cast & story). (d) 'the various spin-off titles that have never received Western release' which includes (in decreasing order of our chance of getting them) Ryû ga Gotoku: Ishin! (samurai game set ~1860), Ryû ga Gotoku: Kenzan! (samurai game set ca. (c) 'games created by the Yakuza team team in other worlds, like the upcoming Fist of the North Star game' - since Hokuto ga Gotoku is already localised this likely refers to an in production but not yet announced (expect something in September) title by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio.* (b) 'new games set in the world of Yakuza' which (given the 'purchasing' qualifier rules out RgG Online) basically means Shin (new) Ryû ga Gotoku or whatever the next mainline game with the new protagonist actually ends up being called. (a) 'remakes / remasters of existing Yakuza games' which could include Dead Souls as well as the 3 mainline PS3 games that are getting remasters in Japan. Originally posted by Elfezen:What about Yakuza Dead Souls and Yakuza Shinsho The survey (linked in the article linked by the OP) does not mention specific games by name but refers to:

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