Soon to arrive Japanese PS3 title, Ryu ga Gotoku 3 (or Yakuza 3), the latest in the series of highly acclaimed story driven yakuza simulators, will allow you to create your own 3D bar hostess as well as partake in numerous activities with her, to say nothing of the usual violence and intimidation the game faithfully promises.
The trailers should give you an idea of the game as a whole:
This time the series will be back in the present day (the last game was set in the Tokugawa period), and will be shifting from Tokyo to Okinawa, so expect bikinis aplenty.
Activities include bowling, karaoke, darts and pool. Interaction reminiscent of a typical eroge will be present as well, in the form of a wooing simulator.
No information is currently available regarding what kind of “action” will occur after playing with your hostess, but the customizable aspect looks quite appealing regardless.
Via Netharuka.
The series has been doing extremely well in Japan, and will likely be well worth picking up. Release is on February 26th. Of course, whether it can compare to GTA is another matter…
The videos aren’t working.
BTW, American & European version are already out.
The game looks awesome, can’t believe the game is coming out in less than a year after Yakuza 2. Loved Yakuza 1 a lot and pretty much finished the game. Too bad I can’t play Yakuza 2 on my PS2, can’t read certain NTSC games for some reason. =/
um yakuza 2 came out in japan 2006 so its been 26 months since yakuza 2 was finished. It just took two years for the game to be released in north america and then we still need to get ryu ga gotoku kenzan first.
hmmm I didn’t think these kinds of games were popular in Japan.
Is not similiar to GTA,this game is the son of SHENMUE and instead is GTA similiar to shenmue…
solomon yo. . . ore ga kaettekita!!!
lolwut? so it’s gato seiyuu huh? 🙂
damn. . . if only i have ps3 orz
this is just so unfair~~~ ( T^T )