Shrygue
March 12th, 2010, 17:47
via Computer and Video Games (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=238856)
Early purchasers of the western version of Yakuza 3 are discovering that a huge amount of content that was in the Japanese version has been cut.
It was previously known that the Japanese original's hostess bars would be chopped, as Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/5491650/yakuza-3-players-say-a-lot-more-was-cut-than-hostess-bars) reports, but it seems reams of other content, including several sub-quests and mini games, are missing from the western version.
It's reported that the cuts were due restricted development time, despite the game arriving here over a year after the Japanese release with no English-language voicing (subtitles only).
Posters on the game's official forums (http://forums.sega.com/showthread.php?t=319876) have put together a list of stuff they've notice missing:
Chapter 3, 4
I Wanna Go to Tokyo pt. 1
The Brewer's Treasure
Make the No. 1 Cabaret Club Girl!
English Conversation Solicitor step 1
English Conversation Solicitor step 2
Love's Cupid
Love's Cupid Continues
Love's Cupid Continues Again
A Trip Before Marriage
Chapter 5
Manga Artist Debut (Mangaka Debut)
The Runaway Phone Chat Girl (Terekura Iede Musume)
I Wanna Go to Tokyo pt. 2
Great Genius Showdown
Is she talking about me...?
Ayukawa Rina***
***You cannot date her. In the RGG3 you can date 10 girls, for whatever reason 1 of them didn't make it overseas.
Chapter 6
No cuts (!!!!!!)
It still looks great though. CVG sister mag PSM3 slapped a 9/10 on the end of their praising Yakuza 3 review. Check it out through the link (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=238249).
Early purchasers of the western version of Yakuza 3 are discovering that a huge amount of content that was in the Japanese version has been cut.
It was previously known that the Japanese original's hostess bars would be chopped, as Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/5491650/yakuza-3-players-say-a-lot-more-was-cut-than-hostess-bars) reports, but it seems reams of other content, including several sub-quests and mini games, are missing from the western version.
It's reported that the cuts were due restricted development time, despite the game arriving here over a year after the Japanese release with no English-language voicing (subtitles only).
Posters on the game's official forums (http://forums.sega.com/showthread.php?t=319876) have put together a list of stuff they've notice missing:
Chapter 3, 4
I Wanna Go to Tokyo pt. 1
The Brewer's Treasure
Make the No. 1 Cabaret Club Girl!
English Conversation Solicitor step 1
English Conversation Solicitor step 2
Love's Cupid
Love's Cupid Continues
Love's Cupid Continues Again
A Trip Before Marriage
Chapter 5
Manga Artist Debut (Mangaka Debut)
The Runaway Phone Chat Girl (Terekura Iede Musume)
I Wanna Go to Tokyo pt. 2
Great Genius Showdown
Is she talking about me...?
Ayukawa Rina***
***You cannot date her. In the RGG3 you can date 10 girls, for whatever reason 1 of them didn't make it overseas.
Chapter 6
No cuts (!!!!!!)
It still looks great though. CVG sister mag PSM3 slapped a 9/10 on the end of their praising Yakuza 3 review. Check it out through the link (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=238249).