Yakuza 3 Scoring Well

Game Rankings currently has Yakuza 3 at a respectably high rating percentage. The fact that the game is very much an evolutionary stepchild of Sega's Shenmue series makes me very excited to play it. Hopefully I will get my chance in the near future.

I'm hoping to buy a PlayStation 3 soon. E-yup, just to play this game. Am I crazy or what. Well, obviously I'll be playing other stuff on it too but Yakuza 3 will be my personal PlayStation 3 gateway drug. lol

Here's an awesome gameplay clip you must see:



Have you played Yakuza 3 yet? If so be sure to drop a comment to tell us what you think...

Yakuza 3 Trailer: "Locations"

How can you not love this.

Just watch this video clip for Sega's PS3 game Yakuza 3, which went on sale today in North America. Seriously, after watching this you will want to jump into the monitor and enter this world.

Yakuza 3 Video Review

Video Games | Yakuza 3 | Review

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Great. Now I have to buy a PS3.

I have always loved Japanese culture. Back in 1998 I visited Japan on a business trip (Squaresoft event) and it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Since then my fascination with and respect of Japanese culture has only grown stronger.

I was a huge fan of Shenmue on Dreamcast and, to a lesser extent, Shenmue II on XBox. Yakuza 3 looks to be a more fully realized version of that experience — in fact I'm surprised there hasn't been more written regarding their similarities between the two series. I am so wanting to play Yakuza 3. Problem is, like I said, I don't own a PS3.

The game is in stores now and — much like Superman felt when his dad died — I feel powerless to do something about it. I do feel like I have more to say about this game without having even played it so I'm thinking I will probably post more about it later tonight... see you then!